A5102851292- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Problem and Project Based Learning
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Innovations in Educational Methods
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
University of Edinburgh
2016-2021
College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
2015-2019
University of South Australia
2007-2012
Florida Gulf Coast University
2007
The University of Adelaide
2000-2003
National Institute on Drug Abuse
2002
University of Staffordshire
1992
Women's College Hospital
1983
Background: Testing for sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) is an effective public health strategy that can promote personal control of one's prevent the spread these infections. Multiple barriers deter access to testing including fear stigmatization, inaccurate care provider perceptions risk, reduced availability clinic services infrastructure. Concurrent increases in infection (STI) rates demands on existing clinical make this even more pressing concern. Web-based...
Abstract Myelin loss is associated with axonal damage in established multiple sclerosis. This relationship challenging to study vivo early disease. Here, we ask whether myelin at diagnosis by combining non-invasive neuroimaging and blood biomarkers. We performed quantitative microstructural MRI single-molecule ELISA plasma neurofilament measurement 73 patients newly diagnosed, immunotherapy naïve relapsing–remitting integrity was evaluated using aggregate g-ratios, derived from magnetization...
Objectives Internet-based sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing services reduce barriers through bypassing face-to-face clinical encounters, potentially enabling clients at ongoing sexual risk to test more frequently. To our knowledge, this hypothesis has not been previously tested. We compared the frequency of repeat between Vancouver-based GetCheckedOnline (GCO)—an internet-based STBBI service in British Columbia, Canada—and three (STI) clinics Vancouver for 29...
In computing science, much attention has been paid to generic methods for sharing data in secure infrastructures. These sorts of and infrastructures are, course, necessary healthcare data. The authors however, a long way away from being able realise the potential medical support extensive, data-intensive experiments demanded by precision stratified medicine. A key architectural problem remaining be solved is how maintain control patient within governance local jurisdictions, while also...
This study examines the knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, intentions and experiences of nurses at various stages their careers with regard to patients who have made suicide attempts. It focuses particularly on relationship traditional Shona beliefs about considers how they interact western medical beliefs. A detailed questionnaire covering these elements was administered three groups nurses. They were sampled either beginning or end training after approximately ten years experience. Knowledge...
Internet-based HIV testing offers the potential to address privacy-related barriers and increase frequency of but may result in missed opportunities related sexual health education prevention that typically occur face-to-face encounters. In this study, we assessed test knowledge risk behaviour clients for through
Like any other group of professionals, pharmacy graduates in Australia need good English. The authors teach at the University South Australia. Here they explore factors that appear to affect their efforts help international students improve English skills.
Many rodent models of cocaine sensitization use intermittent high doses pretreatment followed by testing with a single moderate dose. The aim the present study was to investigate rate and extent locomotor-stimulant effects using multiple (5-40 mg/kg). Eight groups male Swiss-Webster mice were pretreated either (40 mg/kg) or saline in home cage, test environment, for 4 days. On fifth day they tested locomotor activity, following dose cumulative mg/kg at 10-minute intervals). All eight...
Due to various regulatory barriers, it is increasingly difficult move pseudonymised routine health data across platforms and among jurisdictions. To tackle this challenge, we summarized five approaches considered support a scientific research project focused on the risk of new non-vitamin K Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants (TSOACs) collaborated between Farr institute in Wales Scotland.In Wales, routinely collected records held Secure Anonymous Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank were used...
<h3>Introduction</h3> Achieving informed consent is integral to clinical testing, and imperative consider when designing online testing services. We incorporated pre-test concepts necessary for into a new STI/HIV service in British Columbia (GetCheckedOnline.com, GCO) assessed the attitudes understanding of this process. <h3>Methods</h3> English-speaking participants ≥19 years were recruited from Craigslist among STI clinic clients usability beta version GCO, which included webpage...