A5065355308- Social Work Education and Practice
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Family Support in Illness
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Migraine and Headache Studies
The University of Melbourne
2016-2025
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2022-2024
RMIT University
2008-2024
Centre Val de Loire
2021
Melbourne Health
2012-2021
St Vincent's Hospital
2014-2020
Orygen Youth Health
2016
Curtin University
2016
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
2000-2015
Stellenbosch University
1988-2015
Organophosphate insecticides may cause serious poisoning either accidentally or by deliberate ingestion. Toxic symptoms are produced acetylcholine accumulation at cholinergic receptors. Diagnosis is based on history of exposure ingestion, and signs overactivity a decrease in serum pseudocholinesterase levels. Following diagnosis, grading disease severity identify patients with who should receive treatment intensive care using adequate doses anticholinergic drugs. Complications, particularly...
In a case-control study in 4 hospitals from 1971 to 1981, 134 cases of lung cancer and 402 colon-rectum (the controls) were identified nonsmoking women. All controls confirmed by histologic review slides, status exposures verified interview. Odds ratios (OR) increased with increasing number cigarettes smoked the husband, particularly for at home. The OR women whose husbands 20 or more home was 2.11 (95% confidence limits: 1.13, 3.95). A logistic regression analysis showed significant...
Despite evidence demonstrating that risk-factor management is effective in reducing recurrent cerebrovascular disease, there are very few structured care programmes for stroke survivors. The aim was to implement and evaluate an integrated programme stroke.186 patients with were randomised either the treatment (integrated care) or control (usual group followed up over 12 months. Integrated Care Reduction of Secondary Stroke (ICARUSS) model involved collaboration between a specialist service,...
The previous Core Curriculum for the General Cardiologist defined a model cardiology training in Europe and it has been adopted as standard regulating training, access to specialty (certification), revalidation several countries.1 During last 5 years we have witnessed profound changes cardiological practice. work of both hospital independent cardiologists better integrated with that general practitioners. It taken into account requirements national authorities, re-imbursement organizations,...
Awareness about the specific needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) aged 15-25 with a diagnosis cancer has grown rapidly over past 10 years. To improve outcomes for these patients it is essential that services are developed within youth friendly models. This requires awareness by healthcare professionals unique biological, genetic, epidemiological, psychological, social, cultural factors affect AYA population. study sought to explore oncology understanding preferences AYAs receiving...
Conventional treatment of sarcoidosis is often only partially effective. We examined the effect cyclosporin A (CsA) combined with prednisone for sarcoidosis. Thirty-seven patients biopsy-proven were treated either 20 mg/d in a prospectively tapered regimen (P) or combination therapy consisting and A, 5 to 7 mg/kg/d (P-CsA) up 18 mo an open-label randomized controlled trial. Evaluation was done at baseline 3, 9, degree dyspnea, pulmonary function, chest radiographs, bronchoalveolar lavage...
Abstract Objective: The authors compared the predictive effects of acculturative stressors and meaning life on satisfaction between Chinese students in Australia Hong Kong. Participants: In 2006, researchers recruited 606 studying abroad at University Melbourne 6 universities Methods: Participants completed a questionnaire that included measures stressors, life, satisfaction, demographic information. Results: Australian sample experienced significantly higher level than did Kong sample, but...
Abstract Objective The Regenerate pilot study explored whether a 10‐week, community‐based progressive resistance training (PRT) program could reduce depressive symptoms in depressed chronic stroke survivors. Methods Participants were screened for status using the PHQ‐9 and confirmed by psychiatric assessment. Eligible people ( n = 45) randomised to PRT or waiting‐list comparison group. included two high intensity sessions/week 10 weeks at gymnasium. Depressive status, physical mental health...
Few studies have examined the experiences of carers people with psychosis using a representative sample. Aiming to obtain generalisable results concerning in context increased emphasis on involving Australian mental health service delivery and policy frameworks, this study recruited within second national survey psychotic disorders (Survey High Impact Psychosis, SHIP). Given that most SHIP participants had long-term illness extended relationships carers, wellbeing as group were expected be...
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of mortality globally and ranking among top five causes death in South Africa (SA). Acute coronary syndromes (ACS), particularly ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), contribute significantly to this burden. Despite its importance, SA lacks comprehensive ACS data, limiting detection, estimation cases, understanding patient outcomes. This study aimed assess STEMI care within Tygerberg Hospital (TBH) referral network SA’s Western...
Abstract The mental health of young adults is well recognized as requiring serious attention in research and consequently policy. At the same time, social media has been demonstrated to create therapeutic non-therapeutic opportunities for who access them communication, wellbeing, information seeking, self-management reasons. Social workers broadly need understand both potential risks associated with use, these environments are firmly positioned within psychosocial framework. Concern...
Ten patients with progressive, symptomatic interstitial lung disease of unknown aetiology who were treated cyclosporin A reviewed. Five had clinical and histopathological features cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis five a progressive restrictive characterised by infiltration lymphocytes minimal fibrosis, which could not be classified precisely. Three lymphocytic showed response to initial treatment alone at high dosage, but toxicity precluded further treatment. All 10 then received low doses...
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to compare predictive effects acculturative stressor and meaning life on negative affect in process acculturation between Chinese international students Australia Hong Kong. Method: Four hundred mainland studying at six universities Kong 227 University Melbourne completed a questionnaire that included measures stressor, life, demographic information. Results: Australian sample found have higher level than sample. Acculturative had positive...
This exploratory study focused on the experience and management of vicarious trauma in a team social workers (N = 16) at specialist cancer hospital Melbourne. Respondents completed Traumatic Stress Institute Belief Scale (TSIBS), Professional Quality Life (ProQOL), participated four focus groups. The results from TSIBS ProQol scales confirm that there is stress associated with work role within service, as demonstrated by high scores related to stress. However same time indicated level...