Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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The impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients, their carers and Oncology health professionals: A qualitative study
Published 2022OBJECTIVE: Cancer patients, carers and oncology health professionals have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, but their experiences and psychosocial responses to the pandemic are still being explored. This ...Article -
Growth in emergency department self-harm or suicidal ideation presentations in young people: Comparing trends before and since the COVID-19 first wave in New South Wales, Australia.
Published 2022INTRODUCTION: Self-harm presentations in children and young people have increased internationally over the last decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to worsen these trends. OBJECTIVE: To describe trends in ...Article -
Medical waste management-related factors affecting health and experiences of health risks among medical waste handlers in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol of qualitative studies
Published 2022INTRODUCTION: Medical waste management (MWM)-related factors affecting the health of medical waste handlers (MWHs) and their health risks in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are an important public health concern. ...Article -
Prevention of Osteoporotic Fractures in Residential Aged Care: Updated Consensus Recommendations
Published 2022Osteoporosis is underdiagnosed and undertreated in people living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), even though aged-care residents are at greater risk of experiencing fractures than their community-dwelling ...Article -
Validation of specimen pooling using the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay
Published 2022Article