- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
Flinders University
2010-2019
Deakin University
2017-2019
NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre
2000-2017
Wikimedia UK
2005-2016
Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research
2015
The University of Adelaide
2004-2009
MSD (UK) Limited (United Kingdom)
2009
St James's University Hospital
2002-2008
Repatriation General Hospital
2007
University of South Australia
2003-2005
The National Epirubicin Adjuvant Trial (NEAT) and the BR9601 trial examined efficacy of anthracyclines in adjuvant treatment early breast cancer.In NEAT, we compared four cycles epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil (CMF) with six CMF alone. In trial, CMF, eight alone every 3 weeks. primary end points were relapse-free overall survival. secondary adverse effects, dose intensity, quality life.The two trials included 2391 women cancer; median follow-up was 48...
Journal Article –GIANT-CELL GRANULOMA— AND THE OTHER PITUITARY GRANULOMATA Get access ANTHONY G. RICKARDS, RICKARDS Departments of Pathology, Royal Infirmary, Lancaster, and Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar PETER W. HARVEY QJM: An International Medicine, Volume 23, Issue 4, October 1954, Pages 425–440, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a066711 Published: 01 1954 history Received: 03 May
SA HealthPlus, one of nine national Australian coordinated care trials, addressed chronic illness by testing whether would improve health outcomes at the cost usual care. HealthPlus compared a generic model for 3,115 intervention patients with 1,488 controls. Service coordinators and behavioral care‐planning approach were new. The status (SF‐36) in six eight projects improved, those who had been hospitalized year immediately preceding trial most likely to save on costs. A mid‐trial review...
The Sharing Health Care SA chronic disease selfmanagement (CDSM) project in rural South Australia was designed to assist patients with and complex conditions (diabetes, cardiovascular arthritis) learn how participate more effectively the management of their condition improve self-management skills. Participants were recruited into program offered a range education support options (including 6-week peer-led program) as part Enhanced Primary care planning process. Patient self-reported data...
Objectives: Recent prevalence studies in Australia, the USA and Canada have estimated 1-2% of adult population meet diagnostic criteria for problem or pathological gambling. The Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGTS) provides treatment gamblers key metropolitan rural regions South Australia. aims this study were two-fold: to analyse short mid-term outcomes following provided by SGTS identify factors associated with drop-out. Method: A cohort seeking was recruited through 2008. Repeated...
The impact of long term conditions (LTCs) is an issue for all health care systems in the world today. With aging population and incidence LTCs subsequently increasing, on economics a challenging burden societies. Thus, delivering cost effective high quality major challenge to both payers providers alike. This review discusses various models adopted systems. It then focuses community specialist services respiratory disease context this changing environment concentrates scope evidence support...
A pilot program for Aboriginal people with diabetes on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, aimed to test the acceptability and impact of using Flinders model self-management care planing improve patient self-management. community development approach was used conduct a twelve-month demonstration project. health workers (AHWs) conducted patient-centred, assessment planning. Impacts were measured by patient-completed tool, goal achievement, quality life clinical measures at baseline 12 months....
Objective The 12-item Partners in Health scale (PIH) was developed Australia to measure self-management behaviour and knowledge patients with chronic diseases, has undergone several changes. Our aim assess the construct validity reliability of latest PIH version Dutch COPD patients. Methods 12 items PIH, scored on a self-rated 9-point Likert scale, are used calculate total subscale scores (knowledge; coping; recognition management symptoms; adherence treatment). We forward-backward...
Aims To complete 5‐year follow‐up of an intensive weight loss programme in established type 2 diabetic subjects. Methods Forty‐five obese subjects, Body mass index (BMI) > 30, expressed interest programme. Group 1 comprised 15 who selected very low calorie diet (VLCD), 2, conventional and exercise (ICD), failed to follow either sessions eight subjects continued weekly for 6 months, then monthly 12 months with prospective recording at 3, annually quality life, BMI, waist/hip ratio, blood...
Guidelines stress the importance of simultaneous management multiple cardiovascular risk factors. This can in part be achieved by coadministration lipid-lowering and antihypertensive treatments. Potential pharmacodynamic interaction between drugs should investigated as developing single-pill combinations. The Respond trial assessed whether combining amlodipine to treat hypertension atorvastatin dyslipidemia affected action either monotherapy. A total 1660 hypertensive patients with received...