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Cardiogenic Shock Challenges and Priorities: A Clinician Survey.

Dennis, M Burrell, A Lal, S Ferguson, C French, J Bowcock, E Kruit, N Burns, B Jain, P

BACKGROUND: Cardiogenic shock (CS) is common and survival outcomes have not substantially improved. Australia's geography presents unique challenges in the management of CS. The challenges and rese...

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The effects of COVID-19 on maternal, newborn and child health services in Papua New Guinea.

Vallely, LM Newland, J Neuendorf, N Mek, AK Farquhar, R Kerry, Z Boli-Neo, R Seymour, M Wratten, M Aeno, H Trumb, RN Maalsen, A Homer, CS Kelly-Hanku, A

Papua New Guinea's health system faces ongoing challenges in the provision of maternal and child health and has some of the poorest health indicators in the world. In this paper, we describe the im...

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The effectiveness of an osteopathic manual technique compared with a breathing exercise on vagal tone as indicated by heart rate variability, a crossover study.

Cavanagh, M Cope, T Smith, D Tolley, I Orrock, P Vaughan, B

INTRODUCTION: Parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) function can be inferred by heart rate variability (HRV) providing indications about an individual's health. Manual therapy may influence PSNS fu...

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The need for co-educators to drive a new model of inclusive, person-centred and respectful co-healthcare with people with intellectual disability.

Molnar, C Strnadová, I Dunn, M Loblinzk, J Sarfaraz, S Cathcart-King, Y Tso, M Danker, J Hayes, S Willow, SA Hansen, J Lim, TQ Boyle, J Terrill, B Scully, JL Palmer, EE

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Factors affecting the implementation and sustainability of an Australian community-based doula service: A qualitative study

Khaw, SML Homer, CSE Dearnley, R O'Rourke, K Bohren, MA

Background: Community-based doula support for women and gender-diverse birthing people has a range of benefits in improving maternal outcomes and experiences. However, there is limited research on ...

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Protektem pikinini blong yu trial: protocol for a single arm field trial to assess the effectiveness of treating-all pregnant women with hepatitis B infection with tenofovir prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission in Vanuatu, 2024-2025.

Bell, L Kalulu, A Ameara, K Allard, N Natuman, S Fisher, Z Homer, CS Taissets, A Jackson, K Karan, N Kalmos, K Deed, E Dick, L Obed, L Toa, F Obed, H Taura, BJ Guyant, P Howell, J Iopa, J Pakoa, JG Paul, M Sam, H Spelman, T Stephens, J Vurobaravu, S Hellard, M van Gemert, C

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B infection is a major public health concern in Vanuatu, with approximately 9% of the general population estimated to be living with chronic hepatitis B. Most new infections a...

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Redefining the molecular rejection states in 3230 heart transplant biopsies: Relationships to parenchymal injury and graft survival.

Halloran, PF Madill-Thomsen, K Aliabadi-Zuckermann, AZ Cadeiras, M Crespo-Leiro, MG Depasquale, EC Deng, M Gökler, J Hall, S Jamil, A Kim, DH Kobashigawa, J Macdonald, P Melenovsky, V Patel, J Potena, L Shah, K Stehlik, J Zuckermann, A

The first-generation Molecular Microscope (MMDx) system for heart transplant endomyocardial biopsies used expression of rejection-associated transcripts (RATs) to diagnose not only T cell-mediated ...

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The brief pain inventory-Interference Subscale has acceptable reliability but questionable validity in acute back and neck pain populations.

Jones, CMP Lin, C-WC Zadro, J Verhagen, A Hancock, M Ostelo, R

BACKGROUND: The Brief Pain Inventory-Interference Subscale (BPI-IS) is a subscale of the BPI assessment tool developed to rapidly assess the impact of a person's pain on their function. It is uncer...

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A Review of Elite Athlete Evidence-Based Knowledge and Preparation for Competing in the Heat

Esh, CJ Carter, S Galan-Lopez, N Garrandes, F Bermon, S Adami, PE Racinais, S James, L Stellingwerff, T Adams, WM Chrismas, B Stevens, CJ Périard, JD Brade, C Henderson, MJ Taylor, L

Elite athletes will compete in extreme heat more frequently as global land and sea temperatures increase, alongside more intense, frequent and longer duration heatwaves. Best practices to protect a...

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Information to patients on professional pharmaceutical care services of Community Pharmacy

Baixauli Fernández, VJ Abellán-García Sánchez, F Molinero Crespo, A Prats Más, R Plaza Zamora, J Gaztelurrutia Lavesa, L Bellver Beltrán, S Arranz Esteban, MDM García-Espona Pancorbo, JL Cremades Alcaraz, J Amador Fernández, N

The provision of professional pharmaceutical care services (SPFA) to the patient from the community pharmacy must be carried out by observing a series of previous health and legal guarantees that e...

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