A5055775601- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Radiology practices and education
University of Salford
2024
University of Newcastle Australia
2014-2023
Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health
2015-2021
AB Agri
2021
Hunter Medical Research Institute
2016
Cancer Institute of New South Wales
2010
Mater Health Services
2006
Royal Bolton Hospital
1998
Abstract The issue of medication safety is highly significant when anti‐cancer therapy used as a treatment modality due to the high potential for harm from these agents and disease context in which they are being used. These guidelines provide recommendations on safe prescribing, dispensing administration chemotherapy related cancer. represent multidisciplinary collaboration standardise complex process providing cancer enhance patient safety. consensus based best available evidence expert...
Increasing concerns about global environmental change and food security have focused attention on the need for environmentally sustainable agriculture. This is agriculture that makes efficient use of natural resources does not degrade systems underpin it, or deplete capital stocks. We convened a group 29 ‘practitioners’ 17 scientists with direct involvement expertise in sustainability The practitioners included representatives from UK industry, non-government organizations government...
Integrated care has been posited as an important strategy for overcoming service fragmentation problems and achieving the Quadruple Aim of health care. This paper describes Central Coast Integrative Care Program (CCICP) a complex, multi-component intervention addressing 3 target populations more than 40 sub-projects different scale, priority maturity. Details are provided implementation including activities undertaken each population, in context Local Health District (CCLHD) strategies...
Integrated care implies sustained change in complex systems and progress is not always linear or easy to assess. The Central Coast integrated Care Program (CCICP) was planned as a ten-year place-based system change. This paper reports the first formative evaluation provide detailed description of implementation CCICP, after two years activity, current towards care.Progress achieved by CCICP evaluated using Project INTEGRATE Framework data mixed methods approach included semi-structured...
Abstract Objective This evaluation considered the potential of We‐Yarn, a suicide prevention gatekeeper training workshop, to contribute Aboriginal in rural New South Wales. Design A mixed methods approach included surveys, in‐depth interviews and workshop observations. Setting Wales, Australia. Participants Attendees at We‐Yarn training. Intervention provided culturally safe skills for people those who work with communities persons Training workshops were delivered across multiple locations...
Physical inactivity is fourth in the list of risk factors for global mortality. General practitioners are well placed to offer physical activity counseling but insufficient time a barrier. Although referral an exercise specialist alternative, Australia, these allied health professionals only publicly funded provide face-to-face patients who have existing chronic illness. Accordingly, this trial aims determine efficacy GP insufficiently active (regardless their disease status) (either or...
Limited longitudinal research has examined relationships between depression and injury, particularly in rural contexts. This paper reports cross-sectional analyses from the Australian Rural Mental Health Study (ARMHS) exploring "probable depression" episodes unintentional injury. Participants completed four surveys over five years. Multivariate logistic regressions were employed to assess causal effect of prior on subsequent injury risk. Of 2621 baseline participants, 23.3% experienced a...
Rural Australians experience significant barriers in accessing mental health services, some of which may be overcome by increasing literacy rural communities. This paper evaluates Mental Health Support Skills (MHSS), short training courses developed the Adversity Program (RAMHP). MHSS was designed to build capacity community members and gatekeepers identify people with concerns link them appropriate resources or services.Program data from April 2017 March 2020 were analysed assess reach...
Introduction: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with health and social problems in later life, an early intervention highly desirable for better outcomes.Description: The Family-Referral-Services-In-Schools (FRSIS) is early-intervention case management program children families complex unmet needs, providing access to family support, housing, mental care, and/or drug alcohol services. in-school trial setting was aimed at improving service uptake which low its community...
Advances in outpatient and supportive care increased pressure on hospital bed usage has led to the investigation of home (HITH) management following autologous haematologous stem cell transplantation (AutoHSCT) for patients with multiple myeloma or lymphoma.The Newcastle Mater Hospital Haematology Unit together Acute Care Community Service (MACCS) developed a protocol HITH AutoHSCT.Clinical outcomes were audited: 40% (13) suitable candidates post transplantation. Of these 84.6% (11)...
Suicide prevention remains a priority in rural and remote Australia, where suicide rates continue to be higher than those urban communities. This commentary describes the Good SPACE program, lessons learned from delivering this program over 14-year period.The has been operating New South Wales since 2007. The focuses on educating community members recognise signs of vulnerability, how take appropriate action if they encounter someone considering suicide.Communities are selected receive...
Point of Care ultrasound (POCUS) is rapidly gaining popularity in resource constrained settings. Optimising training important to ensure safe and effective implementation. To expand POCUS expertise Ghana, we co-developed piloted a context specific, multi-disciplinary, blended learning programme, targeted at physicians any grade or speciality providing acute care the public health sector. In this retrospective mixed method study, capture "real world" experience participants, using their daily...
Aim: Natural disasters inflict significant trauma upon the individuals and communities in which they occur.In order to gain an understanding of role community-based disaster recovery support services post-disaster environment, we assessed acceptability perceived effectiveness Warrumbungle Bushfire Support Coordination Service (BSCS) implemented response January 2013 bushfires Shire, New South Wales, Australia.Method: A mixed-methods approach was taken explore perspectives former BSCS users...
Natural disasters inflict significant trauma upon the individuals and communities in which they occur. In order to gain an understanding of role community-based disaster recovery support services post-disaster environment, we assessed acceptability perceived effectiveness Warrumbungle Bushfire Support Coordination Service (BSCS) implemented response January 2013 bushfires Shire, New South Wales, Australia.A mixed-methods approach was taken explore perspectives former BSCS users key...
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has Impact Factor 5.120 (2020 JCR, received June 2021)