Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Move it AUS Participation Grant: A national evaluation report
Published 2021An evaluation of the nationally-funded Move It AUS Participation Grant Program, funding organisations to design programs to reduce inactivity across target populations in Australia. The purpose of the independent national ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Mendelian Randomization in Cardiovascular Research: Establishing Causality When There Are Unmeasured Confounders
Published 2021Mendelian randomization is an epidemiological approach to making causal inferences using observational data. It makes use of the natural randomization that occurs in the generation of an individual’s genetic makeup in a ...Article -
Should response rules be used to decide continued subsidy of very expensive drugs? A checklist for decision makers
Published 2010Response rules are increasingly used by the Pharmaceuticals Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the U.K. to limit continued subsidy of very expensive drugs to ...Article -
Criteria for monitoring tests were described: validity, responsiveness, detectability of long-term change, and practicality
Published 2014Objective: To describe how evidence from trials and cohort studies may be used to guide choice of test for monitoring patients with chronic disease. Study Design and Setting: Exploration of potential criteria for ...Article -
Assessment of changes to screening programmes: why randomisation is important
Published 2015Screening programmes sometimes need to be adapted as new technologies and treatments become available. Katy Bell and colleagues argue the best way to assess such changes is through randomised trials within the programmesArticle