Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Enablers of, and barriers to, optimal glove and mask use for routine care in the emergency department: an ethnographic study of Australian clinicians
Published 2020Background: The risk of healthcare-acquired infection increases during outbreaks of novel infectious diseases. Emergency department (ED) clinicians are at high risk of exposure to both these and common communicable diseases. ...Article -
Pro con debates in clinical medicine Infection prevention and control in cystic fibrosis: One size fits all? The argument in favour
Published 2020This article advocates for a universal approach to infection control measures in cystic fibrosis. The central tenets of infection control include hand hygiene, contact precautions, regular microbiological surveillance and ...Article -
Active surveillance of acute paediatric hospitalisations demonstrates the impact of vaccination programmes and informs vaccine policy in Canada and Australia.
Published 2020Sentinel surveillance of acute hospitalisations in response to infectious disease emergencies such as the 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic is well described, but recognition of its potential to supplement routine public ...Article -
Preventing infectious diseases outbreaks at exercise facilities
Published 2020Exercise facilities play an important role in enhancing physical fitness and in supporting an active lifestyle among users. During the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, exercise facilities have been shut ...Article