A5065076189- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sex work and related issues
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Cellular transport and secretion
- Livestock and Poultry Management
UNSW Sydney
2007-2020
Black Dog Institute
2019-2020
Sydney Sexual Health Centre
2016-2019
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2014
Cancer Council NSW
2011-2012
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
2012
National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs
2007-2011
New South Wales Department of Health
1999-2002
Sydney South West Area Health Service
1999-2000
The University of Sydney
1999
Supervised injecting facilities (SIFs) are effective in reducing the harms associated with drug use among their clientele, but do SIFs ease burden on ambulance services of attending to overdoses community? This study addresses this question, which is yet be answered, growing body international evidence supporting efficacy.Ecological patterns attendances at opioid-related overdoses, before and after opening a SIF Sydney, Australia.A opened as pilot Sydney's 'red light' district aim...
<h3>Importance</h3> Previous unblinded clinical trials suggested that the intranasal route of naloxone hydrochloride was inferior to widely used intramuscular for reversal opioid overdose. <h3>Objective</h3> To test whether a dose administered intranasally is as effective same intramuscularly in reversing <h3>Design, Setting, and Participants</h3> A double-blind, double-dummy randomized trial conducted at Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre Sydney, Australia. Clients center were...
Abstract Background Depression frequently first emerges during adolescence, and one in five young people will experience an episode of depression by the age 18 years. Despite advances treatment, there has been limited progress addressing burden at a population level. Accordingly, growing interest prevention approaches as additional pathway to address depression. can be prevented using evidence-based psychological programmes. However, barriers implementing accessing these programmes remain,...
Abstract Introduction and Aims. The purpose of this study was to document treatment outcomes for methamphetamine users receiving outpatient counselling from the Stimulant Treatment Program (STP) in Australia. Design Methods. Clients attending STP use ( n = 105) were assessed on entry service at 3 86) 6 months 83) after starting treatment. At each interview (days use, severity dependence), other drug health social functioning (HIV risk behaviour, crime, disability, psychotic symptoms...
Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) is high. Risky injecting behaviours have been found to decrease in drug consumption rooms (DCRs) and supervised facilities (SIFs), yet HCV prevention treatment these settings not extensively explored.To determine the range scope options services, we assessed DCR/SIF operational features, their clients' characteristics HCV-related services they provide. A comprehensive online survey was sent managers 91 DCRs/SIFs that...
The Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) is a supervised injecting facility (SIF) where people who inject drugs (PWID) can do so legally, under health professional supervision. majority of clients have low levels education and employment, high rates incarceration unstable housing poor social networks, 70 % not access local services. These factors increase the risk mental health, it has been documented that PWID elevated mood, anxiety, personality psychotic disorders;...
smoking rates among very disadvantaged populations groups are much higher than for the general Australian population. Smoking makes a significant contribution to reduced health and material well-being experienced by these groups. Community service organisations have been suggested as promising setting provide cessation support people, but few initiatives explored feasibility of this strategy.the project involved work with five non-government community demonstration sites integration care....
New strategies are required to reach subpopulations with high smoking rates. This study reports on an evaluation of the Smoking Care intervention-a 2-year organisational capacity building strategy--for social and community service organisations (SCSOs) provide care clients.The intervention consisted of: awareness raising seminars (half-day); cessation training (1 day) and; nicotine replacement therapy grants (3 months). Baseline 3-month follow-up data were collected within participating...
Despite the significant benefits of advising all smokers to quit, hospital patients who smoke do not systematicallyreceive this advice. This study sought determine prevalence smoking, attitudes towards notsmoking while in hospital, and feasibility effectiveness a brief smoking cessation intervention pre-admissionclinic context. Over 230 received intervention, control group(n=114) only free Quit Kit. The age-standardised was 19%; further 3% patientswere recent quitters. Most expect or...
Early research established that the MSIC did not result in a “honeypot” effect, but led to improved and sustained public amenity This year marks 21st anniversary of Uniting Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC). The provides safer place where people who inject drugs can self-administer substances hygienic conditions under supervision qualified staff. was opened 2001, following 1999 New South Wales Drug Summit1 held response 1990s heroin epidemic saw sharp increases opioid...
High smoking rates among the disadvantaged lead to inequalities in health, quality-of-life and financial well-being. Non-government social community service organisations (SCSO) are a promising setting for tobacco control interventions targeting smokers.
To describe presentations to emergency departments during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games for conditions related use of illicit drugs; discuss implications such surveillance and public health action at similar events in future.Identification target sentinel departments; entry data into a purpose-built database; daily electronic transfer central collation analysis.Fifteen greater metropolitan area 38-day period spanning Games.Four hundred twenty-four with drug use.Patient's age, sex, country...
In an attempt to provide academic game development studios with efficient and low-cost data collection system that can be used across multiple games, the Assessment Data Aggregator for Gaming Environments (ADAGE) framework is currently being designed developed by University of Wisconsin Learning Games Network, in tandem Play Consortium [1, 8]. The developers ADAGE hope open-source nature project will encourage collaboration institutions developing investigating use video games as educational tools.
Abstract Issue. While population wide smoking rates are falling steadily the remain high among disadvantaged. The future we face is one where differentials in will continue to widen and flow through increased health inequalities. Approach. How best reduce disadvantaged? Alongside existing level initiatives social policy an urgent need for a targeted, comprehensive approach that acknowledges serious impact of on In 2006 Cancer Council NSW embarked statewide, multi‐component Tackling Tobacco...