Journal articles: 'ACT. Australian Capital Territory'

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Geysen, A., A. Herceg, C. Guest, and R. Bialkowski. "The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) General Practice Biothreat Preparedness Survey." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 20, S1 (April 2005): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00012024.

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Crowe, Bethany, Philip Crispin, Sue Quayle, and Anne McDonald. "Blood Transfusion Prescribing Patterns Across the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)." Transfusion Medicine 15, no. 1 (June 28, 2008): 69–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3148.2005.00554l.x.

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Moore, Anthony M., Sandra Burgess, Hailey Shaw, Carolyn Banks, Irene Passaris, and Charles Guest. "Achieving high immunisation rates amongst children in the Australian Capital Territory: a collaborative effort." Australian Health Review 35, no. 1 (2011): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah10769.

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Background. In September 2008 the ACT achieved the highest childhood coverage rates in Australia with rates of 93.5% (12–15-month age cohort), 94.9% (24–27-month age cohort) and 90.58% (60–63-month age cohort). Purpose. To analyse the key contributing factors and policy initiatives that have likely to have led to high childhood immunisation rates in the ACT. Methods. Data used in this report were sourced from the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) held at Medicare Australia, General Practice Immunisation Incentives (GPII) ‘calculation’ data held at ACT Division of General Practice and internal immunisation databases held at Health Protection Service. Outcomes. Although the reasons for the high coverage rates seen in children are multi factorial (including national and consumer factors), key reasons locally in the ACT include: (a) the implementation of an ACT-wide immunisation strategy; (b) proactive follow up of children overdue for immunisation; (c) more sustainable provision of immunisation services across both public and private health providers; and (d) a centralised vaccine delivery service and ‘cold chain’ monitoring system. Conclusions. Although nationwide immunisation policy has been successful in increasing childhood coverage rates across all Australian jurisdictions, it is important to also acknowledge local factors that have likely to have contributed to the successful implementation of the Immunise Australia Program at the coal face. What is known about the topic? Childhood immunisation rates have risen significantly in Australia since the mid 1990s following a plethora of initiatives at both a national and state and territory level. This article examines in depth the various factors over the past decade that have likely to have contributed to the high childhood immunisation rates currently seen in the Australian Capital Territory What does this paper add? The ACT changed its strategic thinking towards immunisation provision in 2004 with an increased focus on immunisation delivery in general practice. Immunisation coverage rates improved in the ACT between 2005 and 2008 with general practice increasing their contribution to immunisation provision from 35 to 57% during this time period. This was despite of a drop in full-time equivalent general practices (GPs) in the ACT between 2003 and 2008. At face value the initial decision to increase immunisation provision through general practice in the face of a dwindling GP workforce appeared counter intuitive. What this article illustrates is the importance of having the right mix and proportion of providers delivering immunisation (public clinics v. general practice) as well as having well resourced support systems for vaccine delivery, provider education and data analysis. More importantly this paper illustrates that any disruption in any component of immunisation provision is likely to have a negative effect on coverage rates (examples provided in the article). What are the implications for practitioners? Achieving high immunisation in the ACT has been a collaborative effort by a range of immunisation stakeholders. These groups have formed strong partnerships to raise awareness of the value of immunisation and the importance of receiving vaccinations at the correct time. It is this collective effort across the health portfolio that is likely to have contributed to the ACT achieving high immunisation coverage rates amongst children. It is important for immunisation practitioners to retain strong professional networks with clear delineation of roles in order to maintain high immunisation rates. Such networks must also be adequately prepared for challenges on the horizon (i.e. change in government policy, loss of personnel, change in consumer attitudes towards immunisation, etc.) that may pose a threat towards high immunisation rates.

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Linternmans, M. "The Status and Distribution of The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) In the Australian Capital Territory with Notes on Some Localised Declines." Australian Mammalogy 20, no. 2 (1998): 306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am98314.

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Incidental captures of platypuses have been recorded during fisheries research programs conducted in the Australian Capital Territory over the past 25 years. Ad hoc records have also been recorded from Australian Capital Territory Parks and Conservation Service staff and members of the public as part of an ongoing database project known as the ACT Vertebrate Atlas. Information is presented on the distribution and relative abundance of platypuses in the major ACT streams. There appear to have been some localised declines in a number of ACT platypus populations in the Murrumbidgee, Molonglo and Queanbeyan River systems. Possible reasons behind these declines are discussed.

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Roffey, Paul, Keith Norman, and David Royds. "A mobile laboratory for real time analysis during forensic operations." Microbiology Australia 29, no. 2 (2008): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma08091.

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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have developed the Mobilab, a mobile forensics laboratory, to provide on-site support to Australian Capital Territory (ACT), national and international investigations.

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Brawata, Renée, Stuart Rae, Bernd Gruber, Sam Reid, and David Roberts. "Confirmation of little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) migration by satellite telemetry." Australian Journal of Zoology 66, no. 4 (2018): 247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo18060.

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The post-breeding migration of an adult male little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) was followed from south-eastern Australia to the Northern Territory using a GPS satellite transmitter. The bird bred in open woodland habitat on the edge of the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), before it flew more than 3300km in 18 days, to winter in an area of eucalypt savannah in the Northern Territory. It remained there for 59 days, within a range of ~30km2, after which the last signal was transmitted. The bird was subsequently resighted back in its ACT territory at the end of winter, thus completing a return migration. This is the first confirmation of post-breeding migration for the species.

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Low, Elizabeth, Jane Kellett, Rachel Bacon, and Nenad Naumovski. "Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory." Geriatrics 5, no. 3 (September 18, 2020): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics5030055.

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The link between adequate nutrition and quality of life for older persons is well established. With the proportion of older adults increasing, policy regarding support and care for the ageing has shifted emphasis to keeping older adults in their homes for as long as possible. Risk of malnutrition is an issue of importance for this population and, while this risk is well researched within the hospital setting, it is still relatively under-researched within the community-dwelling elderly, particularly with respect to the lived experience. This qualitative study (underpinned by interpretative phenomenology philosophy) explores how the lived experiences of community-dwelling older people living in one-person households in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) influences dietary patterns, food choices and perceptions about food availability. Using purposeful and snowballing sampling, older people (65 years and over) living alone in the community participated in focus group discussions triangulated with their family/carers. Data were thematically analysed using a previously established approach. Participants (n = 22) were interviewed in three focus groups. Three themes were identified: active and meaningful community connectedness; eating well and behaviours to promote dietary resilience. Of these, community connectedness was pivotal in driving food patterns and choices and was a central component influencing behaviours to eating well and maintaining dietary resilience.

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Ouliaris, Calina, and Warren Kealy-Bateman. "Psychiatric advance directives in Australian mental-health legislation." Australasian Psychiatry 25, no. 6 (September 6, 2017): 574–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856217726719.

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Objective: Following the recent widespread reform of mental-health legislation in Australia, psychiatric advance directives (PADs) have now been incorporated in four jurisdictions. We contextualise the potential role for PADs within the Australian legal framework and note their varying introduction across jurisdictions, with a focus on progressive legislation in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Conclusion: The formal recognition of PADs effectively shifts the trajectory of mental-health law towards a stronger recognition of consumer autonomy, albeit to varying degrees across jurisdictions. The most inspiring of these changes may be seen in the ACT Act, where an innovative framing of PAD provisions creates a safe space for clinicians and patients to engage, build therapeutic alliances and develop appropriate frameworks for further change.

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Armstrong, Jennifer, Verity Pacey, and Louise Tofts. "Childhood prevalence of achondroplasia in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 132 (April 2021): S97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1096-7192(21)00231-6.

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Hindle, Don. "Health care funding in the Australian Capital Territory: From hospital to community." Australian Health Review 25, no. 1 (2002): 121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah020121.

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This paper presents an outline of the socio-demographic features of the Australian Capital Territory (the ACT) and of its health care system. I describe how health care resources are allocated in the government sector, present a moredetailed description of the way that hospital services are purchased, and summarise the government's policy directions for health. I argue that the main directions are sensible, and particularly those that support more integrated care that is largely based in the community. There appear to be no major weaknesses in the budget-share output-based funding model used in the purchase of hospital services, although the rationale for some of the components might be clarified.In total, the ACT government appears to be on the right track. However, I argue that more rapid progress might bepossible if there were greater collaboration between the Territory health authority and the relatively powerful private medical profession.

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Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala, and Kate Harriden. "Act On Gender: A Peep Into Intra-Household Water Use In The Australian Capital Territory (Act) Region." Rural Society 18, no. 3 (December 2008): 230–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/rsj.351.18.3.230.

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Behm, Claire, Yanping Zhang, Jane E. Dahlstrom, Paul S. Craft, John M. Buckingham, Angela Rezo, Robin Stuart-Harris, and Carolyn Cho. "Female breast cancer in the Australian capital territory (ACT): a review of new research." Pathology 43 (2011): S55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0031-3025(16)33191-9.

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Behm, Claire, Yanping Zhang, Jane E. Dahlstrom, Paul S. Craft, John M. Buckingham, Angela Rezo, Robin Stuart-Harris, and Carolyn Cho. "Female breast cancer in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT): a review of new research." Pathology 43 (2011): S60—S61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0031-3025(16)33208-1.

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McDonald, David, Adele Stevens, Phyll Dance, and Gabriele Bammer. "Illicit Drug use in the Australian Capital Territory: Implications for the Feasibility of a “Heroin Trial”." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology 26, no. 2 (December 1993): 127–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000486589302600203.

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The National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and the Australian Institute of Criminology are jointly engaged in a study of the feasibility of conducting a trial to provide heroin and other opioids to current heroin users in a controlled manner. (This is referred to by the short-hand of a “heroin trial”.) Heroin and other illicit drug use in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is being researched as part of this process. We present a brief overview of the demographics of the ACT, the patterns of illegal drug use, drug prices, trends in drug use, the impact of illegal drug use and estimates of the number of heroin users in the ACT. Illicit opioid users in the ACT are not an homogeneous group of people and most are far removed from the stereotypical “junkie”. Existing data suggests that the ACT may have some 1,000 dependent heroin users and over 3,000 non-dependent users, but more work is required to develop a more precise estimate of numbers. A combination of quantitative and qualitative data is essential for highlighting the potential advantages and disadvantages of a trial and for determining whether or not a trial is feasible.

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Hopkins, Anthony, Lorana Bartels, and Lisa Oxman. "Lessons in Flexibility: Introducing a Yoga Program in an Australian Prison." International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 8, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 47–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v8i4.1046.

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International research provides support for yoga as a wellbeing intervention in prison. Until recently, no systematic research had been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of a yoga program, or consider the challenges of implementation. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a pilot yoga program at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. This paper draws on comments from the prisoners who participated in the program and the yoga teacher, as well as the perspectives of a prison psychologist and the lead author, both of whom also participated in the program. The paper reflects on the lessons learnt from developing and delivering a prison yoga program and advocates for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons.

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Malik, Laeeq, Yu Jo Chua, Nadeem Butt, and Desmond Yip. "Single institutional series of neuroendocrine tumours managed in the Australian capital territory." Journal of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2012): e14703-e14703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e14703.

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e14703 Background: Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) have been regarded as indolent tumors with significantly variable clinical behavior. Limited information is available on long-term clinical outcome and clinically applicable prognostic factors.We performed a retrospective review of NETS managed in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) over a 12-year period,with examination of epidemiology and various prognostic clinicopathologic factors. Methods: This multicenter analysis included patients in ACT and surrounding New South Wales treated with histologically proven neuroendocrine tumor (lung carcinoids excluded). The cases were identified from hospital databases. Data was analysed according to epidemiological, clinical and histopathological characteristics. Results: The cohort of 107 patients showed slight male predominance. Median age at diagnosis was 62 years and tumour size of 1.2 cm. The most common primary tumour site was jejunum/ileum (32%) followed by rectum (22%) and pancreas (11.2 %). Most patients had localised disease at initial diagnosis (n- 73/107 (68%). Distant metastases were seen in 32% (n-34/107) on initial staging with liver being most common site. Most patients were symptomatic at diagnosis while 22.4% cases were found incidentally. Second malignancies in particular of gastrointestinal origin were diagnosed in 33.6% (n-36/107). Surgical debulking was the most common treatment (59.8%) while 18% had multi-modality therapy. At a median followup of 25 months from diagnosis, 76 patients (78%) were still alive. Median time to first relapse was 15 months. 5 year survival rate was 75% for NETs originating from jejunum/ilieum on Kaplan-Meier analysis. Increasing age, tumor size, male gender, high histological grade, high Ki 67 index, raised plasma chromogranin A and urine 5 HIAA at the time of diagnosis were associated with shorter 5-year survival. Conclusions: The epidemiologic characteristics and long-term outcome in our series was comparable to reported studies from other centers. This analysis confirmed some important prognostic factors that could be considered for risk stratification and therapeutic management in patients with NETs.

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McGeorge, Jill, and C. K. Aitken. "Effects of Cannabis Decriminalization in the Australian Capital Territory on University Students' Patterns of Use." Journal of Drug Issues 27, no. 4 (October 1997): 785–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204269702700407.

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Prohibition has been the fundamental tenet of drug policy in most countries throughout much of this century, despite mounting evidence of its ineffectiveness in reducing production, trafficking, and consumption. Proposals for policies that favor relaxation of criminal penalties for drug use are frequently defeated with the argument that decriminalization will lead to increased use. However, this effect has not been observed in the few countries and states which have decriminalized cannabis. The most recent instance of cannabis decriminalization occurred in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 1992. To evaluate the effect of decriminalization on cannabis use in the ACT, a sample of students at the Australian National University were surveyed to determine their patterns of use before and since enactment of the legislation. A control group was recruited from students at the University of Melbourne. Patterns of cannabis use were found to be very stable over time, with no significant changes discernible for either sample.

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Debus, Stephen Debus, Jerry Olsen, Susan Trost, and David Judge. "Diet of the Australian Hobby Falco longipennis breeding in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, in 2002–2004 and 2005–2008." Australian Field Ornithology 37 (2020): 174–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.20938/afo37174183.

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The diet of the Australian Hobby Falco longipennis was studied in Canberra (ACT), in the summers of 2002–2003 to 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 to 2008–2009 by analysis of prey remains and pellets (28 and 40 collections for a total of 229 and 132 prey items from six and four nests, respectively). The Hobbies’ breeding diet in the first period consisted of 73% birds, 1% microbats and 26% insects by number, and 98% birds, <1% microbats and 1% insects by biomass, mainly parrots (Psittaculidae), Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris and sparrows Passer sp. In the second period, it consisted of 94% birds, 3% mammals (mostly microbats), 2% lizards and <1% insects by number, and was more dominated by Starlings and other introduced birds, with the change perhaps reflecting a recent decline in local insect abundance. The Hobby’s dietary metrics correspondingly shifted to a greater Geometric Mean Prey Weight and narrower food niche. The Hobby’s diet overlapped moderately (42%) with that of the similarly sized Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus in the ACT over the same timeframe, although the two are separated by foraging habitats and methods.

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Mond, Jonathan, Rodney Morice, and Cathy Owen. "Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Australian States and Territories Between July 1995 and December 2001." Australasian Psychiatry 11, no. 3 (September 2003): 267–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1665.2003.00561.x.

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Objective: To examine trends in the use of oral conventional, depot and atypical antipsychotic medications in Australian States and Territories between 1995 and 2001. Methods: For each 6 month interval between July 1995 and December 2001, prescription data obtained were converted into a measure of drug utilization expressed as the number of defined daily doses per thousand population per day (DDDs/1000/day). Data concerning the major specialty of the prescriber were available for the period 1996–2000. Results: In each State and Territory, use of atypical antipsychotic medications increased markedly while use of oral conventional and depot medications declined. Between July 2001 and December 2001, the proportion of total prescriptions for antipsychotic medications accounted for by prescriptions for atypical medications varied from 63.1% in South Australia to 76.1% in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Relative use of atypical medications was higher in the ACT than in other regions, while relative use of depot medications was higher in the Northern Territory than in other regions. During the year 2000, the proportion of prescriptions for oral conventional and depot medications written by general practitioners (GPs) exceeded 75% in all regions other than the ACT. Between 1996 and 2000, the proportion of prescriptions for atypical medications written by GPs increased markedly in all regions but remained lower than for oral conventional and depot medications. Conclusions: Atypical antipsychotic medications have replaced conventional medications as the first-line pharmacological treatment for psychotic disorders in all regions of Australia. Continued expansion of programmes designed to foster collaboration between GPs and mental health services will be essential in achieving optimal prescribing of antipsychotic medications.

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Furst, Mary Anne, Jose A. Salinas-Perez, and Luis Salvador-Carulla. "Organisational impact of the National Disability Insurance Scheme transition on mental health care providers: the experience in the Australian Capital Territory." Australasian Psychiatry 26, no. 6 (November 8, 2018): 590–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218810151.

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Objectives: Concerns raised about the appropriateness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Australia for people with mental illness have not been given full weight due to a perceived lack of available evidence. In the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), one of the pilot sites of the Scheme, mental health care providers across all relevant sectors who were interviewed for a local Atlas of Mental Health Care described the impact of the scheme on their service provision. Methods: All mental health care providers from every sector in the ACT were contacted. The participation rate was 92%. We used the Description and Evaluation of Services and Directories for Long Term Care to assess all service provision at the local level. Results: Around one-third of services interviewed lacked funding stability for longer than 12 months. Nine of the 12 services who commented on the impact of the NDIS expressed deep concern over problems in planning and other issues. Conclusions: The transition to NDIS has had a major impact on ACT service providers. The ACT was a best-case scenario as it was one of the NDIS pilot sites.

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Davis, B. K., M. Schmidt, E. O'Keefe, M. J. Currie, A. M. Baynes, T. Bavinton, M. McNiven, and F. J. Bowden. "8. 'STAMP OUT CHLAMYDIA' PROJECT - BRINGING CHLAMYDIA SCREENING TO TERTIARY STUDENTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY." Sexual Health 4, no. 4 (2007): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/shv4n4ab8.

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Study's objective: Stamp Out Chlamydia (SOC) is a pilot research project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health & Aging to devise and implement a cost effective program for education and chlamydia screening for ACT tertiary students aged 16-26 years at The Australian National University (ANU), University of Canberra and Canberra Institutes of Technology, that may be suitable for national implementation. Methodology: A collaborative clinical outreach project between Canberra Sexual Health Centre, Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT and ANU Medical School, whereby the SOC team attends student-initiated events on ACT tertiary campuses to educate and test young people, using self-obtained urine specimens. Summary of Results: The majority of these outreach events were attended by two Registered Nurses and the Health Promotion Officer. To date they have attended 19 events including Orientation Week activities, BBQ's, Easter Scavenger Hunt, Gay Pride Week events and sports events. Promoting the SOC project has been through word of mouth, SOC 'Champions', convenience and media advertising and a dedicated web site. By May 2007 the SOC project had: Interfaced with 1512 tertiary students and offered them the opportunity to participate in the research Screened 445 for chlamydia Found a chlamydia prevalence of 1.8% Treated eight cases and their contacts Of those screened: Male 240 Female 205 Target group 412 Conclusion: ACT tertiary students accept this outreach approach. Of students approached, over a quarter agreed to have screening. The high profile of the SOC project is leading to an increased awareness of chlamydia. Many students are unaware of the high incidence and/or the consequences of chlamydia, if left untreated and report that they would not have attended mainstream services for screening. Ongoing data analysis will determine if this project is cost effective and feasible.

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England, Danelle O., Marian J. Currie, and Francis J. Bowden. "An audit of contact tracing for cases of chlamydia in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 2, no. 4 (2005): 255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05021.

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Background: Contact tracing is one of the central pillars of the management of sexually transmitted infections. The aims of this audit were to determine the yield of chlamydia infection from contact tracing the sexual partners of individuals diagnosed with chlamydia and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of contact tracing undertaken at the Communicable Diseases Control Section (CDCS) of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health and the Canberra Sexual Health Centre (the clinic). Methods: A retrospective review of the notification records and contact-tracing documentation was undertaken at CDCS and the clinic from 1 September 2002 to 30 September 2003 (13 months). Results: The background rate of chlamydia in those tested in the ACT community is 3–5%. During the study period, 512 cases of chlamydia were notified to CDCS. Of these, 351 were referred for contact tracing, 293 by CDCS and 98 by the clinic. Of the 437 nominated sexual contacts (average of 1.12 per index case), 272 (62.2%) were contacted, 125 (28.6%) were tested and 51 (11.7%; 95% CI 8.8–15.1) tested positive for chlamydia (15.5%; 95% CI 11.5–20.6% in sexual contacts of CDCS index cases and 7.8%; 95% CI 4.8–12.5% in those of the clinic patients). Contact tracing through the CDCS reached significantly more nominated sexual contacts (78.4% v. 41.7%; P = 0.001) and significantly more of the nominated sexual contacts of index cases reported to CDCS were described as tested (34.7% v. 20.8%; P = 0.01). The average time taken to identify each chlamydia-positive sexual contact was 6.8 hours. Conclusions: Contact tracing more than doubled the case finding effectiveness of chlamydia screening, but was time consuming. These results suggest that provider-initiated contact tracing has clinical and public health value, but that the cost-effectiveness of this approach to chlamydia control should be further evaluated.

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Reay, Rebecca, Michael Robertson, and Cathy Owen. "Interpersonal psychotherapy for postnatal depression: a quality improvement approach." Australasian Psychiatry 10, no. 3 (September 2002): 211–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/103985620201000302.

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Objective: To outline the processes involved in establishing an integrated perinatal mental health service in a public mental health setting. Conclusions: The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Mental Health Services established a perinatal mental health service based on coordinated, evidence-based treatments. One of the treatment approaches introduced into the service was Interpersonal Psychotherapy, a time-limited, empirically validated therapy for postnatal depression.

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Bartels, Lorana, Lisa N. Oxman, and Anthony Hopkins. "“I Would Just Feel Really Relaxed and at Peace”: Findings From a Pilot Prison Yoga Program in Australia." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 63, no. 15-16 (June 14, 2019): 2531–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x19854869.

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International research provides support for yoga as a well-being intervention in prison. No systematic research has been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of prison yoga programs. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a weekly pilot yoga program at the ACT prison. This article presents quantitative and qualitative findings from the program. Although the small sample size ( n = 8) is acknowledged, our findings indicate that participants attained statistically and clinically significant benefit from the program, demonstrated by improvements in their levels of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, goal-direction, negative affect, and non-acceptance. They also reported improved flexibility, sleep and relaxation, pain reduction, and identified improvements in their mental well-being, commenting that the program made them feel “calm” and “at peace.” The article concludes by advocating for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons and further research on such programs.

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Luther, Matt, Fergus Gardiner, Shane Lenson, David Caldicott, Ryan Harris, Ryan Sabet, Mark Malloy, and Jo Perkins. "An Effective Risk Minimization Strategy Applied to an Outdoor Music Festival: A Multi-Agency Approach." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 33, no. 2 (March 21, 2018): 220–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x18000195.

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Specific Event Identifiersa. Event type: Outdoor music festival.b. Event onset date: December 3, 2016.c. Location of event: Regatta Point, Commonwealth Park.d. Geographical coordinates: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia (-35.289002, 149.131957, 600m).e. Dates and times of observation in latitude, longitude, and elevation: December 3, 2016, 11:00-23:00.f. Response type: Event medical support.AbstractIntroductionYoung adult patrons are vulnerable to risk-taking behavior, including drug taking, at outdoor music festivals. Therefore, the aim of this field report is to discuss the on-site medical response during a music festival, and subsequently highlight observed strategies aimed at minimizing substance abuse harm.MethodThe observed outdoor music festival was held in Canberra (Australian Capital Territory [ACT], Australia) during the early summer of 2016, with an attendance of 23,008 patrons. First aid and on-site medical treatment data were gained from the relevant treatment area and service.ResultsThe integrated first aid service provided support to 292 patients. Final analysis consisted of 286 patients’ records, with 119 (41.6%) males and 167 (58.4%) females. Results from this report indicated that drug intoxication was an observed event issue, with 15 (5.1%) treated on site and 13 emergency department (ED) presentations, primarily related to trauma or medical conditions requiring further diagnostics.ConclusionThis report details an important public health need, which could be met by providing a coordinated approach, including a robust on-site medical service, accepting intrinsic risk-taking behavior. This may include on-site drug-checking, providing reliable information on drug content with associated education.LutherM, GardinerF, LensonS, CaldicottD, HarrisR, SabetR, MalloyM, PerkinsJ. An effective risk minimization strategy applied to an outdoor music festival: a multi-agency approach. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(2):220–224.

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Smith, E. "Policing protest in the Australian Capital Territory: the introduction and use of the Public Order Act 1971." Journal of Australian Studies 40, no. 1 (January 2, 2016): 92–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2015.1110614.

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Wilson, Tom, and Andrew Taylor. "Alternative methods of determining the number of House of Representatives seats for Australia’s territories." Australian Population Studies 1, no. 1 (November 19, 2017): 13–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37970/aps.v1i1.9.

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Background: Population size determines the number of seats each Australian state and territory is entitled to in the House of Representatives. The Northern Territory (NT) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) were allocated two and three seats, respectively, in the August 2017 determination, but by very small margins. Both territories risk losing a seat at the next determination. This would result in them having considerably more people per member of parliament than any of the states. Aims: This paper (1) provides modelling to support the consideration of alternative rules for determining membership entitlement to the House of Representatives which does not disadvantage the NT and ACT and (2) presents population projections for future determinations under the current and alternative rules. Data and methods: Population projections for the states and territories were produced for three demographic scenarios. The resulting numbers of seats for the NT and ACT were calculated for each scenario under the current and proposed alternative seat entitlement rules. Results: Under the existing rules the NT and ACT would only keep their current number of seats at the next determination if they experienced higher net in-migration than in recent years. Under the alternative seat entitlement rules suggested, the NT and ACT would be very unlikely to lose any seats and would almost certainly gain seats in ensuing decades. Conclusions: There is a case for re-examining the way the states and territories are allocated seats in the House of Representatives.

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Looi, Jeffrey CL, Stephen Allison, Tarun Bastiampillai, and William Pring. "Private practice metropolitan telepsychiatry in smaller Australian jurisdictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary analysis of the introduction of new Medicare Benefits Schedule items." Australasian Psychiatry 28, no. 6 (October 5, 2020): 639–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856220960381.

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Objective: To analyse the smaller Australian state/territory service impact of the introduction of new COVID-19 psychiatrist video and telephone telehealth Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items. Method: MBS item service data were extracted for COVID-19 psychiatrist video and telephone telehealth item numbers corresponding to the pre-existing in-person consultations for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Northern Territory (NT), South Australia (SA) and Tasmania. Results: The overall rate of consultations (face-to-face and telehealth) increased during March and April 2020, compared to the monthly face-to-face consultation average, excepting Tasmania. Compared to an annual monthly average of in-person consultations for July 2018–June 2019, total telepsychiatry consultations were higher for April than May. For total video and telephone telehealth consultations combined, video consultations were lower in April and higher in May. As a percentage of combined telehealth and in-person consultations, telehealth was greater for April and lower for May compared to the monthly face-to-face consultation average. Conclusions: In the smaller states/territories, the private practice workforce rapidly adopted COVID-19 MBS telehealth items, with the majority of psychiatric consultation shifting to telehealth initially, and then returning to face-to-face. With a second wave of COVID-19 in Australia, telehealth is likely to remain a vital part of the national mental health strategy.

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Cameron, Helen E., Frances T. Boreland, Jocelyn R. Morris, David M. Lyle, David A. Perkins, Parker J. Magin, Melanie J. Marshall, and Nicholas A. Zwar. "New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Researcher Development Program 2005–07: modest investment, considerable outcomes." Australian Journal of Primary Health 19, no. 1 (2013): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py11155.

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This evaluation of the Researcher Development Program (RDP) in NSW and ACT aimed to determine whether the RDP was effective in assisting novice researchers to undertake primary health care research. In mid-2008, 47 participants of the NSW and ACT RDP during 2005–07 were invited to participate in a postal survey. The survey included questions regarding previous research training and experience, outcomes during and after participation in the program, and organisational aspects of the program. Follow-up interviews were conducted with selected participants. Interview questions covered time in the program, supervision, organisational support and placement outcomes. Thirty-seven participants responded to the survey and 23 (62%) participants took part in the semi-structured interviews. Seventy-eight per cent of survey respondents felt that the RDP helped them move from novice to a more experienced researcher with effective supervision identified by participants as a key element in determining the success of the program. Many felt that time allocation was inadequate and 20% thought their capacity to maintain their workload was adversely affected by participating. Outcomes were considerable given the modest nature of the program. Notable outcomes were that most participants published their research and presented their research at a conference. Furthermore, one-fifth of survey respondents had enrolled in higher degrees. Several interviewees reported that their research led to changes in practice. Most respondents found the RDP valuable and considered that undertaking the program increased their research knowledge.

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Davies, Sarah, Paul Konings, and Aparna Lal. "Spatial Analysis of the Neighborhood Risk Factors for Respiratory Health in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT): Implications for Emergency Planning." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 17 (September 2, 2020): 6396. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176396.

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The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) experienced the worst air quality in the world for several consecutive days following the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires. With a focus on asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), this retrospective study examined the neighborhood-level risk factors for these diseases from 2011 to 2013, including household distance to hospital emergency departments (ED) and general practices (GP) and area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and demographic characteristics at a high spatial resolution. Poisson and Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression (GWR) were compared to examine the need for spatially explicit models. GWR performed significantly better, with rates of both respiratory diseases positively associated with area-level socioeconomic disadvantage. Asthma rates were positively associated with increasing distance from a hospital. Increasing distance to GP was not associated with asthma or COPD rates. These results suggest that respiratory health improvements could be made by prioritizing areas of socioeconomic disadvantage. The ACT has a relatively high density of GP that is geographically well spaced. This distribution of GP could be leveraged to improve emergency response planning in the future.

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SCHAPER, MICHAEL T. "CREATING INDEPENDENT ADVOCATES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITHIN GOVERNMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER MODEL." Journal of Enterprising Culture 16, no. 03 (September 2008): 299–309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218495808000132.

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This paper provides a critical overview of a recent attempt to create an independent statutory "voice" for small enterprises within the formal government bureaucracy in one Australian jurisdiction. It discusses the creation and eighteen months of activity of the Small Business Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory. In 2003 the ACT government foreshadowed that, as part of its strategy to create the most small-business-friendly location in Australia, it would establish a Small Business Commissioner as a statutory appointment. The Legislative Assembly passed the Small Business Commissioner Act in 2004 and activity began in March 2005. The key activities of the Commissioner have been to examine small business complaints about ACT government agencies; to promote the use of mediation and/or other alternative dispute resolution tools for the settlement of disputes between small enterprises and other businesses; to provide independent advice to the Territory government about laws, regulations and policies that may affect small firms; to oversee the introduction of small business service charters within government agencies; and to establish a more "business friendly" service culture within ACT government agencies. On one hand, it is clear that a Commissioner role has a potentially significant strategic importance for small and medium-sized enterprises, principally through the provision of independent commentary, pushing for red tape and regulatory reduction, and by providing mediation services and investigative functions. However, there are also some current problems with the role. These include potential overlap with other regulatory and investigative bodies; lack of formal compulsive powers; its dependence on political support for its effectiveness; insufficient resources; and the nature of the relationship it has with other government entities.

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Banwell, Cathy, Phyll Dance, Casey Quinn, Robyn Davies, and Dean Hall. "Alcohol, other drug use, and gambling among Australian Capital Territory (ACT) workers in the building and related industries." Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 13, no. 2 (January 2006): 167–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630600577550.

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Goller, Jane L., Jacqueline Coombe, Christopher Bourne, Deborah Bateson, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay, Alaina Vaisey, et al. "Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydia in Australia: can it become part of routine care?" Sexual Health 17, no. 4 (2020): 321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh20024.

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Abstract Background Patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) is a method for an index patient to give treatment for genital chlamydia to their sexual partner(s) directly. In Australia, PDPT is considered suitable for heterosexual partners of men and women, but is not uniformly endorsed. We explored the policy environment for PDPT in Australia and considered how PDPT might become a routine option. Methods: Structured interviews were conducted with 10 key informants (KIs) representing six of eight Australian jurisdictions and documents relevant to PDPT were appraised. Interview transcripts and documents were analysed together, drawing on KIs’ understanding of their jurisdiction to explore our research topics, namely the current context for PDPT, challenges, and actions needed for PDPT to become routine. Results: PDPT was allowable in three jurisdictions (Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory) where State governments have formally supported PDPT. In three jurisdictions (Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania), KIs viewed PDPT as potentially allowable under relevant prescribing regulations; however, no guidance was available. Concern about antimicrobial stewardship precluded PDPT inclusion in the South Australian strategy. For Queensland, KIs viewed PDPT as not allowable under current prescribing regulations and, although a Medicine and Poisons Act was passed in 2019, it is unclear if PDPT will be possible under new regulations. Clarifying the doctor–partner treating relationship and clinical guidance within a care standard were viewed as crucial for PDPT uptake, irrespective of regulatory contexts. Conclusion: Endorsement and guidance are essential so doctors can confidently and routinely offer PDPT in respect to professional standards and regulatory requirements.

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Becker, Joy, Dean Gilligan, Martin Asmus, Alison Tweedie, and Richard Whittington. "Geographic Distribution of Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) in Freshwater Fish in South Eastern Australia: Lost Opportunity for a Notifiable Pathogen to Expand Its Geographic Range." Viruses 11, no. 4 (April 1, 2019): 315. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v11040315.

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Epizootic haematopoietic necrosis virus (EHNV) was originally detected in Victoria, Australia in 1984. It spread rapidly over two decades with epidemic mortality events in wild redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) and mild disease in farmed rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) being documented across southeastern Australia in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria, and South Australia. We conducted a survey for EHNV between July 2007 and June 2011. The disease occurred in juvenile redfin perch in ACT in December 2008, and in NSW in December 2009 and December 2010. Based on testing 3622 tissue and 492 blood samples collected from fish across southeastern Australia, it was concluded that EHNV was most likely absent from redfin perch outside the endemic area in the upper Murrumbidgee River catchment in the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB), and it was not detected in other fish species. The frequency of outbreaks in redfin perch has diminished over time, and there have been no reports since 2012. As the disease is notifiable and a range of fish species are known to be susceptible to EHNV, existing policies to reduce the likelihood of spreading out of the endemic area are justified.

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Lee, Joannah, and Simon J. Walsh. "Population data for the AMPFℓSTR® Profiler Plus™ STR Loci from Residents of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)." Journal of Forensic Sciences 50, no. 4 (2005): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/jfs2005037.

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Weglarz, Natalia. "Canberra’s first ever Parklet." Journal of Public Space, Vol. 3 n. 2 | 2018 | FULL ISSUE (August 31, 2018): 167–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.32891/jps.v3i2.1114.

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In the spring of 2016, The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Planning Institute of Australia’s Young Planners had an idea, to create Canberra’s first parklet. Finally, in June 2018, the Parklet was built! It was a long and complicated journey to provide an urban renewal idea into the ACT, the result was a well utilised and loved piece of Canberra furniture. Although 4 minutes after the last barrier was removed, a car drove into the car space and it was as if the project had never happened! This article will explore the Canberra context, the feedback, how a temporary structure can change the urban fabric of the city and how Canberrans can learn from this experience.

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Cirulis, Brett, Hamish Clarke, Matthias Boer, Trent Penman, Owen Price, and Ross Bradstock. "Quantification of inter-regional differences in risk mitigation from prescribed burning across multiple management values." International Journal of Wildland Fire 29, no. 5 (2020): 414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf18135.

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Fire agencies are moving towards planning systems based on risk assessment; however, knowledge of the most effective way to quantify changes in risk to key values by application of prescribed fire is generally lacking. We present a quantification and inter-regional comparison of how risk to management values responds to variations in prescribed burning treatment rate. Fire simulations were run using the PHOENIX RapidFire fire behaviour simulator for two case study landscapes in interface zones in Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia. A Bayesian network approach used these data to explore the influence of treatment and weather on risk from wildfire. Area burnt, length of powerline damaged and length of road damaged responded more strongly to treatment in the ACT than in Tasmania, whereas treatment mitigated house loss and life loss more strongly in Tasmania than the ACT. The effect of prescribed burning treatment rate on area burnt below minimum tolerable fire interval was similar in each case study landscape. Our study shows that the effectiveness of prescribed burning at mitigating area burnt by wildfire and other key values varies considerably across landscapes and values.

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Sudeshika, Thilini, Mark Naunton, Gregory M. Peterson, Louise S. Deeks, Jackson Thomas, and Sam Kosari. "Evaluation of General Practice Pharmacists: Study Protocol to Assess Interprofessional Collaboration and Team Effectiveness." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 3 (January 22, 2021): 966. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18030966.

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The inclusion of pharmacists into general practices has expanded in Australia. However, there is a paucity of research examining interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness after including a pharmacist into the general practice team in primary or community care. This is a protocol for a cross-national comparative mixed-methods study to (i) investigate interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness within the general practice team after employing pharmacists in general practices in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and (ii) to compare interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness of pharmacists in general practice across Australia with international sites. The first objective will be addressed through a multiphase sequential explanatory mixed-method design, using surveys and semi-structured interviews. The study will recruit general practice pharmacists, general practitioners, and other health professionals from eight general practices in the ACT. Quantitative and qualitative results will be merged during interpretation to provide complementary perspectives of interprofessional collaboration. Secondly, a quantitative descriptive design will compare findings on interprofessional collaboration (professional interactions, relationship initiation, exchange characteristics, and commitment to collaboration) and team effectiveness of general practice pharmacists in Australia with international sites from Canada and the United Kingdom. The results of the study will be used to provide recommendations on how to best implement the role of general practice pharmacists across Australia.

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O'Keefe, Elissa J., Anne Gardner, Marian J. Currie, Suzanne Garland, Sepehr Tabrizi, and Francis J. Bowden. "Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus DNA in a sample of senior school-aged women in the Australian Capital Territory." Sexual Health 3, no. 2 (2006): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/sh05047.

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Background: A strong association between persistent infection with oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer is well established. Small numbers of international studies examining adolescent HPV infection and the risk factors associated are published, but there is currently no evidence on the prevalence and risk factors for HPV in an Australian, sexually active female adolescent population. Methods: To provide prevalence and risk factors for HPV in a female sexually active, senior high school population in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), a convenience sample of 161, 16–19-year-old females attending a senior high school was evaluated. The sample formed part of a larger sample recruited for a study of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in senior high school students. A clinical record was used to collect information about sexual and other risk behaviours, while self-collected vaginal swabs were tested for HPV DNA detection and genotyping using polymerase chain reaction. Results: The prevalence of HPV DNA in this sample overall was 11.2%, with multiple genotypes in 38%. No statistically significant associations were found between HPV DNA and the number of male partners, age of coitarche, time since first sexually active, condom use, smoking or alcohol intake. Conclusions: This is the first Australian study that has examined the prevalence and risk factors for genital HPV in this demographic group. The prevalence of HPV infection is slightly lower than reported in similar age groups overseas and is lower than other Australian studies in older women and those attending sexual health centres. Of HPV-positive young women, high-risk genotypes were found in over half, with more than one-third of HPV existing as multiple genotypes. Large community-based prevalence studies are needed to guide the development of recommendations for the vaccination of young women against HPV and to support other health promotion initiatives.

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Lawlis, Sambell, Douglas-Watson, Belton, and Devine. "The Food Literacy Action Logic Model: A Tertiary Education Sector Innovative Strategy to Support the Charitable Food Sectors Need for Food Literacy Training." Nutrients 11, no. 4 (April 12, 2019): 837. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11040837.

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Food literacy is seen as a key component in improving the increasing levels of food insecurity. While responsibility for providing training falls on the charitable service organizations, they may not have the capacity to adequately reach those in need. This paper proposes a tertiary education - (university or higher education) led model to support the food literacy training needs of the food charity sector. A cross-sectional study comprised of online surveys and discussions investigated food services offered by Western Australia (WA) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) agencies, food literacy training needs for staff, volunteers and clients, and challenges to delivering food literacy training programs. Purposive sampling was used, and ACT and WA charitable service originations (survey: ACT n = 23, WA n = 32; interviews: ACT n = 3, WA n = 2) were invited to participate. Findings suggest organizations had limited financial and human resources to address the gap in food literacy training. Nutrition, food budgeting, and food safety education was delivered to paid staff only with limited capacity for knowledge transfer to clients. The Food Literacy Action Logic Model, underpinned by a tertiary education engagement strategy, is proposed to support and build capacity for organizations to address training gaps and extend the reach of food literacy to this under-resourced sector.

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O’Kane, Gabrielle, and Steffiana Yuliani Wijaya. "Contribution of Farmers’ Markets to More Socially Sustainable Food Systems: A Pilot Study of a Farmers’ Market in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia." Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems 39, no. 10 (August 31, 2015): 1124–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2015.1081858.

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Lal, Aparna, and Paul Konings. "Beyond reasonable drought: hotspots reveal a link between the ‘Big Dry’ and cryptosporidiosis in Australia's Murray Darling Basin." Journal of Water and Health 16, no. 6 (September 12, 2018): 1033–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2018.199.

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Abstract There is little evidence on how the health impacts of drought vary spatially and temporally. With a focus on waterborne cryptosporidiosis, we identify spatio-temporal hotspots and by using interrupted time series analysis, examine the impact of Australia's Big Dry (2001–2009) in these disease clusters in the Murray Darling Drainage Basin. Analyses revealed a statistically significant hotspot in the north of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and a hotspot in the north-eastern end of the basin in Queensland. After controlling for long-term trend and seasonality in cryptosporidiosis, interrupted time series analysis of reported cases in these hotspots indicated a statistically significant link with the Big Dry. In both areas, the end of the Big Dry was associated with a lower risk of reported cryptosporidiosis; in the ACT, the estimated relative risk (RR) was 0.16 (95% confidence interval: 0.07; 0.33), and in Queensland the RR was 0.42 (95% confidence interval: 0.19; 0.42). Although these data do not establish a causal association, this research highlights the potential for drought-related health risks.

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Evans, J. P., F. Ji, C. Lee, P. Smith, D. Argüeso, and L. Fita. "A regional climate modelling projection ensemble experiment – NARCliM." Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 6, no. 3 (September 25, 2013): 5117–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-6-5117-2013.

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Abstract. Including the impacts of climate change in decision making and planning processes is a challenge facing many regional governments including the New South Wales (NSW) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) governments in Australia. NARCliM (NSW/ACT Regional Climate Modelling project) is a regional climate modelling project that aims to provide a comprehensive and consistent set of climate projections that can be used by all relevant government departments when considering climate change. To maximise end user engagement and ensure outputs are relevant to the planning process, a series of stakeholder workshops were run to define key aspects of the model experiment including spatial resolution, time slices, and output variables. As with all such experiments, practical considerations limit the number of ensembles members that can be simulated such that choices must be made concerning which Global Climate Models (GCMs) to downscale from, and which Regional Climate Models (RCMs) to downscale with. Here a methodology for making these choices is proposed that aims to sample the uncertainty in both GCMs and RCMs, as well as spanning the range of future climate projections present in the full GCM ensemble. The created ensemble provides a more robust view of future regional climate changes.

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Regan, Michael, Paul Salmon, Eve Mitsopoulos, Janet Anderson, and Jessica Edquist. "Crew Resource Management Training and Young Driver Safety." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 49, no. 25 (September 2005): 2192–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120504902516.

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Compared to other age groups, young novice drivers have a higher risk of being involved in road crashes. Recent research has indicated that, depending on certain passenger and driver characteristics, passengers can have either a positive or negative influence on driver behaviour and also that the principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training might be beneficial in addressing some of the problems associated with young driver behaviour when in the presence of passengers. This paper describes a program of research that was undertaken in order to investigate the potential application of CRM training principles within young driver training programs in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), a jurisdiction located in South-East Australia. The findings indicate that the application of CRM principles within young driver training is a viable concept to pursue, and that such interventions have the potential to significantly enhance the positive, and reduce the negative effects of passengers on young driver behaviour. In conclusion to this research, a set of recommendations for the development of an ACT-based trial young driver CRM training program are proposed, and recommendations for further research regarding CRM and driver training are discussed.

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Williams, John, and Shane Pill. "What does the term ‘quality physical education’ mean for health and physical education teachers in Australian Capital Territory schools?" European Physical Education Review 25, no. 4 (November 14, 2018): 1193–210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1356336x18810714.

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This research investigated what the term Quality Physical Education (QPE) meant to Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) schools. A total of 14 HPE teachers who taught middle school or above, representing government and independent schools, took part in focus group interviews about their understanding of QPE and the factors that influenced their constructs. Figurational sociology and the concepts of interdependence, habitus, and involvement and detachment, were used to inform the research and interpret the findings. It was found that teachers’ accounts of QPE were largely informed by their individual and collective experiences and their personal ‘philosophies’ of physical education. With the exception of a recently introduced national curriculum for HPE, the teachers in this study did not use, or refer to, any evidence-based documents in forming their ideas about QPE. Further, they did not mention any recognised pedagogical approaches that they used in teaching QPE. The findings from this research are important, because ‘everyday’ or common-sense teacher understandings can negatively impact student learning and threaten the status and credibility of our profession.

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Pockett, Jessica, Bronwyn Orr, Evelyn Hall, Wye Li Chong, and Mark Westman. "Investigating the Impact of Indemnity Waivers on the Length of Stay of Cats at an Australian Shelter." Animals 9, no. 2 (February 7, 2019): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9020050.

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Due to resource limitations, animal shelters in Australia historically have focused on rehoming animals considered ‘highly adoptable’. Increasingly, animal shelters in Australia are rehoming animals with pre-existing medical and/or behavioural issues. These animals are often rehomed with an ‘indemnity waiver’ to transfer the responsibility of ongoing financial costs associated with these conditions from the shelter to the new owner. However, it is unknown what effect these indemnity waivers have on the length of stay (LOS) of animals prior to adoption. The current study used data collected from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Weston shelter located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia in 2017 to investigate the effect of indemnity waivers on the LOS of cats. A restricted maximum likelihood model (REML) was used to determine the effect of breed, age, coat colour, presence of a waiver, waiver type (categorised into seven groups) and waiver number (no waiver, single waiver or multiple waivers) on LOS. In the final multivariate model, age, breed and waiver number were found to influence LOS. Young cats, purebred cats and cats adopted without a waiver were adopted fastest. This study is the first to report the effect of indemnity waivers on the adoptability of cats from shelters.

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Kavanagh, Anne M., Gigi Santow, and Heather Mitchell. "Consequences of Current Patterns of Pap Smear and Colposcopy Use." Journal of Medical Screening 3, no. 1 (March 1996): 29–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096914139600300108.

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Objectives— To describe age specific frequencies of Pap smear and colposcopy use in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and to estimate the cumulative effects of current patterns of use. Setting— Frequencies of Pap smear and colposcopy use were estimated for the financial year from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990. Eligible women were between the ages of 15 and 74, living in the ACT. Methods— Data collected from a 10% sample of subjects enrolled with Medicare and from the only public pathology laboratory in the ACT were used to estimate age specific frequencies. The expected number of deaths from cervical cancer in the ACT in the absence of a screening programme was estimated by applying Australian age specific mortality rates for cervical cancer between 1960 and 1964 to the 1989 ACT population. A life table approach was used to simulate the cumulative risk of colposcopy – given current age specific rates – on a hypothetical cohort of 1000, 15 year old women. Results— Forty four per cent (95% confidence interval (CI) 42.9 to 44.9) of women had a Pap smear and 2.5% had colposcopy (95% CI 2.4 to 2.6). Two and a half per cent of 15 to 24 year old women had colposcopy (95% CI 1.9 to 3.1). The ratio of women having Pap smears to women having colposcopy was 17.8:1 (95% CI 17.7 to 17.9). An estimated 247 women had colposcopy for every cervical cancer death; in the 15 to 24 year old age group this ratio was 47 900:1. A 15 year old woman exposed to current rates of colposcopy (adjusted for hysterectomy) has a 76.8% chance of having a colposcopy during her life time. Conclusions— Many more women will have colposcopy than will develop cervical cancer, which undermines the cost effectiveness of Australia's cervical cancer screening programme.

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Robinson, A. J., P. D. Kirkland, R. I. Forrester, L. Capucci, B. D. Cooke, and A. W. Philbey. "Serological evidence for the presence of a calicivirus in Australian wild rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, before the introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV): its potential influence on the specificity of a competitive ELISA for RHDV." Wildlife Research 29, no. 6 (2002): 655. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr00096.

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The objective of the study was to determine for Australian wild rabbits the specificity of a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) developed in Italy for detecting antibodies to RHDV. Analysis of 657 sera collected before the arrival of RHDV (pre-RHD) indicated that between 17 and 38% appeared to give false positive results depending on the cut-off criteria used. The finding of pre-RHD sera reacting positively in the cELISA prompted the testing of sera in a cELISA using as antigen smooth forms of RHDV (cELISA-sf) and a solid-phase ELISA (spELISA), both of which detect reactivity to an epitope shared by the lagomorph caliciviruses. Testing of a subset of the pre-RHD sera in the cELISA-sf and the spELISA revealed that 86 and 91%, respectively, were positive. Similar results were obtained for a set of sera collected pre-RHD in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Sera collected from wild-stock rabbits born and raised in isolation in an animal house in the ACT were all negative in the cELISA, 6% were positive in the cELISA-sf and 13% in the spELISA. It was concluded that a calicivirus related to RHDV and European brown hare syndrome virus (EBHSV) was present in the rabbit population before the arrival of RHDV, and may still be present. The potential consequences of these findings for epidemiological studies on RHD in Australia are discussed.

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Hossain, Iqbal, Rijwana Esha, and Monzur Alam Imteaz. "An Attempt to Use Non-Linear Regression Modelling Technique in Long-Term Seasonal Rainfall Forecasting for Australian Capital Territory." Geosciences 8, no. 8 (July 28, 2018): 282. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8080282.

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The objective of this research is the assessment of the efficiency of a non-linear regression technique in predicting long-term seasonal rainfall. The non-linear models were developed using the lagged (past) values of the climate drivers, which have a significant correlation with rainfall. More specifically, the capabilities of SEIO (South-eastern Indian Ocean) and ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) were assessed in reproducing the rainfall characteristics using the non-linear regression approach. The non-linear models developed were tested using the individual data sets, which were not used during the calibration of the models. The models were assessed using the commonly used statistical parameters, such as Pearson correlations (R), root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and index of agreement (d). Three rainfall stations located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) were selected as a case study. The analysis suggests that the predictors which has the highest correlation with the predictands do not necessarily produce the least errors in rainfall forecasting. The non-linear regression was able to predict seasonal rainfall with correlation coefficients varying from 0.71 to 0.91. The outcomes of the analysis will help the watershed management authorities to adopt efficient modelling technique by predicting long-term seasonal rainfall.

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Drew, Leslie R. H. "Mortality and Mental Illness." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 39, no. 3 (March 2005): 194–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1614.2005.01543.x.

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Background: The finding by Lawrence, Holman and Jablensky (Duty to Care) that mortality among the mentally ill in Western Australia was 2.5 times that of the general population, seemingly, has great significance for public policy concerning the mentally ill. ‘Mortality’ could be a useful outcome measure for mental health services. Objectives: To replicate that study in the Australian Capital territory (ACT), comparing mortality rates in the mentally ill with those of the total population. Method: A list of all people who contacted the ACT mental health services between 1985 and 2000 was compiled. Using the national register of deaths (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare), persons known to the mental health services who died between 1990 and 2000 were identified and sex, date of birth, date of death, cause of death and place of death were noted. Using Australian Bureau of Statistics data for all deaths in the ACT, deaths in the total population and in the mentally ill population were tabulated for the period 1996–2000. With 1996 data as the base, using total population data from the ABS and mental health population data derived by amending ‘the list’ to remove duplications, pre1996 deaths and post1996 additions, mortality rates for the period 1996–2000 were compared. Results: The gender and age distribution of the mentally ill population and the total population, and of deaths in those populations, were very different. One third of all deaths in the mentally ill occurred outside of the ACT. Compared with the general population, mortality in the mentally ill (including deaths outside of the ACT) was only slightly excessive for ‘all causes’ and ischaemic heart disease but grossly excessive for ‘suicide’. Conclusions: This study did not confirm the excessive mortality rate in the mentally ill reported by Lawrence et al. except for suicide. Many methodological issues in using population studies to attempt to measure the size of the increase were identified. Differences in method between the ACT and WA studies probably explain the differences in results. Caution is urged in using the results of mortality studies as determinants of public policy or to evaluate services.

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Journal articles on the topic 'ACT. Australian Capital Territory'

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