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Hampson, Jill. "Third national convention of the records management association of Australia, 1986." Journal of the Society of Archivists 8, no. 3 (April 1987): 233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00379818709514330.
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Dixon, Deirdre. "Looking After Children in Barnardos Australia: A study of the early stages of implementation." Children Australia 26, no. 3 (2001): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1035077200010324.
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Looking After Children (LAC), a case management system for children in out-of-home care, has been the subject of pilot implementation in several Australian states. Barnardos Australia, in association with the University of NSW, implemented LAC in all of its out-of-home care programs as part of an Australian Research Council (ARC) research grant, in 1997–99.This study looks at the factors affecting implementation of Looking After Children in Barnardos Australia out-of-home care programs during the initial twelve month period (1997–98). Information collected from interviews with eleven program managers, and examination of records containing LAC material on casework files, are used to explore factors which assisted or impeded LAC implementation. Similarities are highlighted between UK and Australian experiences of LAC implementation, and issues are raised of significance to agencies considering using LAC.
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Croll, P., B. Li, C. P. Wong, S. Gogia, A. Faud, Y. S. Kwak, S. Chu, et al. "Survey on Medical Records and EHR in Asia-Pacific Region." Methods of Information in Medicine 50, no. 04 (2011): 386–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.3414/me11-02-0002.
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SummaryObjectives: To clarify health record background information in the Asia-Pacific region, for planning and evaluation of medical information systems.Methods: The survey was carried out in the summer of 2009. Of the 14 APAMI (Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics) delegates 12 responded which were Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan.Results: English is used for records and education in Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Most of the countries/regions are British Commonwealth. Nine out of 12 delegates responded that the second purpose of medical records was for the billing of medical services. Seven out of nine responders to this question answered that the second purpose of EHR (Electronic Health Records) was healthcare cost cutting. In Singapore, a versatile resident ID is used which can be applied to a variety of uses. Seven other regions have resident IDs which are used for a varying range of purposes. Regarding healthcare ID, resident ID is simply used as healthcare ID in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. In most cases, disclosure of medical data with patient’s name identified is allowed only for the purpose of disease control within a legal framework and for disclosure to the patient and referred doctors. Secondary use of medical information with the patient’s identification anonymized is usually allowed in particular cases for specific purposes.Conclusion: This survey on the health record background information has yielded the above mentioned results. This information contributes to the planning and evaluation of medical information systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Johnston, Nicole, and Eric Too. "Multi-owned properties in Australia: a governance typology of issues and outcomes." International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 8, no. 4 (October 5, 2015): 451–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-02-2015-0005.
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to develop a governance typology which identifies governance issues and outcomes. Multi-owned properties (MOPs) are a unique property type due to the incorporation of a private governance association. Although there are jurisdictional differences, these associations are generally responsible for the management, maintenance and control of the commonly owned property; determining the contributions payable by each lot owner to the operation of the association; enforcing the rules of the association; and ensuring that records meet legislative requirements. Legislation for MOP schemes was enacted in different jurisdictions to guide the governance and management of these matters. However, challenges relating to the governance of MOPs have continued to be a problem as identified in the literature and practice. Design/methodology/approach – The study first reviewed the legislation in three Australian states to identify specific governance categories and the legislative requirements related to those categories. To gain group opinion about the specific governance issues and outcomes, the Delphi method was utilised whereby industry experts participated in a two-round survey questionnaire. Findings – A typology was developed as a result of consensus found between participants. The findings identified key governance issues and outcomes for MOPs. Practical implications – The governance typology forms the basis for the development of a more comprehensive audit tool for the assessment of governance quality in individual schemes. Originality/value – This paper is the first of its kind to collate issues impacting upon effective owners’ corporation governance and the potential outcomes associated with poor governance practices in MOPs.
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Fahey, Morgan. "Aircraft Crash Management in Australia and New Zealand." Journal of the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine 1, no. 2 (1985): 139–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00065298.
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In the history of aviation there has never been a period when so much effort has been demonstrated to improve the safety standards of international and national airports. This has come about through the knowledge that aircraft crashes in recent years at some airports have been mismanaged because of bad or non-existent planning for such a disaster, and by poor emergency medical response.We share today a faith in the safety of the aircraft. We share, too, the awareness that more people have survived aircraft crashes than have perished, and that if there are survivors on board, in most cases there will be more survivors than dead (1).The encouragement to improve airport safety and crash management has come largely from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); from the Club of Mainz Association, who in 1979 set up a consultant committee to investigate and improve international airports; from the Flight Safety Foundation and from the US Airline Pilots Association. All these organizations have rightly questioned the quality of existing emergency medical response to an aircraft crash, and have offered expert advice to improve disaster preparedness and management. This article will report our response to this challenge, particularly in New Zealand, but will also concern our neighboring continent of Australia.New Zealand, set in the Pacific Ocean with its two long islands, has international flight contacts through its three major airports with North America, South East Asia, Japan and the South West Pacific. It has its own national aviation hazards of mountain chains, difficult landing approaches from the sea, made more hazardous with strong winds which are a feature of our capital city airport. Despite this, the safety record of New Zealand airports is extremely high.
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Mitchell, Jennifer, and Rosemary Allen. "HIMAA Workforce Survey 1991/1992." Australian Medical Record Journal 23, no. 2 (June 1993): 52–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183335839302300208.
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In 1991, and again in 1992, the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA), formerly Medical Record Association of Australia (MRAA), distributed a Workforce Survey to all members to collect information about the demographic, professional and employment characteristics of HIMAA members. There was a response rate 66.8% in 1991 and 40% in 1992, which rise to 80.9% in 1991 and 51.7% in 1992 for responses from full members. The collection will continue on an annual basis, providing a cumulative database and the opportunity for trend analysis.
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Long, Janet C., Helena M. Williams, Shefali Jani, Gaston Arnolda, Hsuen P. Ting, Charlotte J. Molloy, Peter D. Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Louise A. Ellis, and Jeffrey Braithwaite. "Assessing the appropriateness of the management of upper respiratory tract infection in Australian children: a population-based sample survey." BMJ Open 9, no. 5 (May 2019): e026915. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026915.
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ObjectiveTo assess the proportion of Australian children aged 0–15 years that received care in line with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs).DesignRetrospective medical record review using a multistage sampling strategy.SettingGeneral practices, hospital emergency departments and hospital inpatient service providers in three Australian states.ParticipantsChildren aged up to 15 years who received care for URTI in 2012 and 2013.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary assessment was estimated adherence with 14 indicators of appropriate care as documented in medical records. Indicators were extracted from national and international CPGs and ratified by experts. Secondary assessment was adherence to two bundles of indicators (diagnostic symptoms and medical history taking), where all indicators must be adherent for the bundle to be scored as adherent.ResultsThere were 1653 children with one or more assessments of URTI care to CPG adherence. Over half of the children were under 3 years of age, with roughly equal numbers of males and females. Three indicators had fewer than 25 visits so were not reported. Overall adherence ranged from 0.5% for ‘documented advice around antibiotics’ to 88.3% for ‘documentation of medical history’. Adherence with Bundle A (documentation of all three definitive symptoms) was 43.1% (95% CI 32.8% to 54.0%) and Bundle B (documentation of all four indicators of medical history) was 30.2% (95% CI 20.9% to 40.9%).ConclusionsURTIs in children are common, usually self-limiting, conditions that are allocated considerable resources. The results suggest that there may be a need for more thorough holistic assessment of the patient and improved documentation. Since inappropriate prescription of antibiotics for URTIs is still a known problem in Australia, there is a need for consistent, clear communication around antibiotics’ lack of impact on symptoms and a high association with undesirable side effects.
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Alsenani, Mohammad, Faisal A Alaklobi, Jane Ford, Arul Earnest, Waleed Hashem, Sharfuddin Chowdhury, Ahmed Alenezi, Mark Fitzgerald, and Peter Cameron. "Comparison of trauma management between two major trauma services in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Melbourne, Australia." BMJ Open 11, no. 5 (May 2021): e045902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045902.
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IntroductionThe burden of injury in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has increased in recent years, but the country has lacked a consistent methodology for collecting injury data. A trauma registry has been established at a large public hospital in Riyadh from which these data are now available.ObjectivesWe aimed to provide an overview of trauma epidemiology by reviewing the first calendar year of data collection for the registry. Risk-adjusted analyses were performed to benchmark outcomes with a large Australian major trauma service in Melbourne. The findings are the first to report the trauma profile from a centre in the KSA and compare outcomes with an international level I trauma centre.MethodsThis was an observational study using records with injury dates in 2018 from the registries at both hospitals. Demographics, processes and outcomes were extracted, as were baseline characteristics. Risk-adjusted endpoints were inpatient mortality and length of stay. Binary logistic regression was used to measure the association between site and inpatient mortality.ResultsA total of 2436 and 4069 records were registered on the Riyadh and Melbourne databases, respectively. There were proportionally more men in the Saudi cohort than the Australian cohort (86% to 69%). The Saudi cohort was younger, the median age being 36 years compared with 50 years, with 51% of injuries caused by road traffic incidents. The risk-adjusted length of stay was 4.4 days less at the Melbourne hospital (95% CI 3.95 days to 4.86 days, p<0.001). The odds of in-hospital death were also less (OR 0.25; 95% CI 0.15 to 0.43, p<0.001).ConclusionsThis is the first hospital-based study of trauma in the kingdom that benchmarks with an individual international centre. There are limitations to interpreting the comparisons, however the findings have established a baseline for measuring continuous improvement in outcomes for KSA trauma services.
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Churruca, Kate, Brian Draper, and Rebecca Mitchell. "Varying impact of co-morbid conditions on self-harm resulting in mortality in Australia." Health Information Management Journal 47, no. 1 (December 29, 2016): 28–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1833358316686799.
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Background: Research has associated some chronic conditions with self-harm and suicide. Quantifying such a relationship in mortality data relies on accurate death records and adequate techniques for identifying these conditions. Objective: This study aimed to quantify the impact of identification methods for co-morbid conditions on suicides in individuals aged 30 years and older in Australia and examined differences by gender. Method: A retrospective examination of mortality records in the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) was conducted. Two different methods for identifying co-morbidities were compared: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coded data, which are provided to the NCIS by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and free-text searches of Medical Cause of Death fields. Descriptive statistics and χ2 tests were used to compare the methods for identifying co-morbidities and look at differences by gender. Results: Results showed inconsistencies between ICD-10 coded and coronial reports in the identification of suicide and chronic conditions, particularly by type (physical or mental). There were also significant differences in the proportion of co-morbid conditions by gender. Conclusion: While ICD-10 coded mortality data more comprehensively identified co-morbidities, discrepancies in the identification of suicide and co-morbid conditions in both systems require further investigation to determine their nature (linkage errors, human subjectivity) and address them. Furthermore, due to the prescriptive coding procedures, the extent to which medico-legal databases may be used to explore potential and previously unrecognised associations between chronic conditions and self-harm deaths remains limited.
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Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Penelope M. Webb, Louise F. Wilson, Karen Tuesley, Louise M. Stewart, and Susan J. Jordan. "The Association Between Hysterectomy and Ovarian Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study." JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute 111, no. 10 (February 11, 2019): 1097–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djz015.
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Abstract Background Recent studies have called into question the long-held belief that hysterectomy without oophorectomy protects against ovarian cancer. This population-based longitudinal record-linkage study aimed to explore this relationship, overall and by age at hysterectomy, time period, surgery type, and indication for hysterectomy. Methods We followed the female adult Western Australian population (837 942 women) across a 27-year period using linked electoral, hospital, births, deaths, and cancer records. Surgery dates were determined from hospital records, and ovarian cancer diagnoses (n = 1640) were ascertained from cancer registry records. We used Cox regression to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer incidence. Results Hysterectomy without oophorectomy (n = 78 594) was not associated with risk of invasive ovarian cancer overall (HR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.85 to 1.11) or with the most common serous subtype (HR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.89 to 1.23). Estimates did not vary statistically significantly by age at procedure, time period, or surgical approach. However, among women with endometriosis (5.8%) or with fibroids (5.7%), hysterectomy was associated with substantially decreased ovarian cancer risk overall (HR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.12 to 0.24, and HR = 0.27, 95% CI = 0.20 to 0.36, respectively) and across all subtypes. Conclusions Our results suggest that for most women, having a hysterectomy with ovarian conservation is not likely to substantially alter their risk of developing ovarian cancer. However, our results, if confirmed, suggest that ovarian cancer risk reduction could be considered as a possible benefit of hysterectomy when making decisions about surgical management of endometriosis or fibroids.
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Millar, Jeremy L., Susan M. Evans, Mark Frydenberg, Declan G. Murphy, Damien M. Bolton, Graham G. Giles, and Ian D. Davis. "Quality-of-life outcomes for prostate cancer treatment in Australia." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 6_suppl (February 20, 2013): 143. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.6_suppl.143.
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143 Background: We aimed to use a population based quality registry established in Australia, to review patient-reported health-related QOL after the diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (PCa). Methods: Prospective registry of men with PCa from statutory notifications to the canonical population-based cancer registry in Victoria. An "opt-off" mechanism used. Coverage expanded from 30%-80% of State population over time. Demographics and disease features, management, and outcomes from medical record; men phoned at 12 and 24 months (m), interviewed with script including SF12 and items from standard form (UCLA PCI) for specific QOL outcomes. Urinary, rectal, and sexual function bother (UB, RB, and SB) scores where analysed by univariate and multivariable modelling for relationship of these with presentation or management factors, adjusting for risk. Results: Men from 8/2008 - 2/2011; 1.9% of eligible opted out. Followed 1172 to 12 & 24 m. Median diagnosis age 65 yr; median PSA 6.8 ng/mL; 97.3% clinically localised with 47.7% having NCCN intermediate risk. 520 had treatment with Radical Prostatectomy (RP) (89 also with external beam-EBRT), 171 had EBRT (with or without HDR brachy), and 211 seed implant (SI). 226 had no treatment (NT) in the first 12 m. 52.5% managed in public hospitals, rest private. Univariate analysis: UB associated with management type, and hospital type, and RB and SB associated with these factors, as well as age and disease stage. On multivariate regression SB at 12 m was associated with increasing age (p=0.002) and radical treatment types (RP and EBRT/HDR, p<0.001 and 0.003 respectively)—except SI—compared to NT; RB was associated with SI (0.02) and EBRT/HDR (0.007) and treatment in a public hospital (0.006); and UB was associated with public hospital (<0.001). All associations at 12 m remained significant at 24 m. SF12 physical score had a positive association with RP vs NT (0.014), hospital type (0.001) and younger age. SF12 mental health also showed associations. Conclusions: A large scale registry in Australia assessing patient-reported quality of life outcomes after prostate cancer treatment shows patterns similar to that seen in North American reports.
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Gillespie, Brigid M., Wendy Chaboyer, Rhonda J. Boorman, Ishtar Sladdin, Teresa Withers, and Carl de Wet. "Characterising the nature of clinical incidents reported across a tertiary health service: a retrospective audit." Australian Health Review 45, no. 4 (2021): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah20271.
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ObjectiveReducing the number of adverse patient safety incidents (PSIs) requires careful monitoring and active management processes. However, there is limited information about the association between hospital settings and the type of PSI. The aims of this study were to describe the severity, nature and characteristics of PSIs from an analysis of their incidence and to assess the relationships between the type of PSI and its setting. MethodsA retrospective audit of a clinical incident management system database was conducted for a tertiary health service in Australia with 620000 residents. Records of PSIs reported for patients between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018 with Safety Assessment Codes (SAC) of PSIs were extracted from the clinical incident management system and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. PSIs involving paediatrics, mental health and primary care were excluded. ResultsIn all, 4385 eligible PSIs were analysed: 24 SAC1, 107 SAC2 and 4254 SAC3 incidents. Across reported PSIs, the most common incidents related to skin injury (28.6%), medication (23.2%), falls (19.9%) and clinical process (8.5%). Falls were reported significantly more often in the medical division (χ2=43.85, P<0.001), whereas skin injury incidents were reported significantly more often in the surgical division (χ2=22.56, P<0.001). ConclusionsA better understanding of the nature of PSIs and where they occur may lead to more targeted quality improvement strategies. What is known about this topic?Improving patient safety requires effective safety learning systems, which include incident reporting and management processes. Although incident reporting systems typically underestimate the incidence of iatrogenic harm, they do provide valuable opportunities to improve the future safety of health care. What does this paper add?This study reports the extent and severity of different types of PSIs that typically occur in a large tertiary hospital in Australia. The most common types of incidents are skin injury, falls, medication errors and clinical process. There are empirical associations between the type of PSI and clinical division (medical, surgical). What are the implications for practitioners?A greater understanding of the types of PSI and the settings in which they occur may inform the development of more targeted quality improvement strategies that potentially reduce their incidence.
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Taylor, Lily, and Andrew S. Lane. "Protocol Adherence in the Intensive Care Unit for the Management of Adult Patients Admitted with Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage." Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care 08, no. 02 (May 25, 2021): 99–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1718504.
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Abstract Background There are recognized protocols that exist for management with minimal data regarding protocol adherence. We conducted a retrospective analysis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) to determine whether the level of protocol adherence varied based on patient demographics or specific aspects of management. Materials and Methods All cases of aSAH admitted to a tertiary-level intensive care unit (ICU) from 2014 to 2016 were identified from the Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Core Database as well as the clinical records system. ICU demographic and descriptive data for protocol adherence, were collected from admission to discharge up to 22 days, or until death whichever was earlier. Results A total of 58 cases of aSAH were registered; mean age was 56.7 years, 70.7% of patients were female, and mean length of stay was 12.6 days. World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) scale was documented more than Fisher grading. Of the 58 cases, 63.7% (37) underwent surgical clipping, with 83.7% (30) patients having this surgery within 48 hours. SBP/MAP were the most consistently recorded observations within protocol ranges, with adherence of 82.4% and 82.1%, respectively. Thirty-two percent of temperature measurements were outside of the normothermic range of 36.5 to 37.5°C with a mean adherence of 47.5% (standard deviation = ±0.24, median = 40). There was no correlation between adherence and patient, disease, or admission factors. Conclusion This study demonstrated that there was no association between variation in protocol adherence based on age, admission dates, or disease factors including WFNS grade and Fisher scale. Best protocol adherence protocol for the management of aSAH within the ICU was blood pressure control. Areas for improvement were documentation of the WFNS and Fisher grading, and temperature measurement and management.
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Bliuc, Dana, Thach Tran, Dunia Alarkawi, Weiwen Chen, Robert D. Blank, Kristine E. Ensrud, Fiona Blith, Lyn March, and Jacqueline Center. "Multimorbidity Increases Risk of Osteoporosis Under-Diagnosis and Under-Treatment in Patients at High Fracture Risk: 45 and up a Prospective Population Based-Study." Journal of the Endocrine Society 5, Supplement_1 (May 1, 2021): A248—A249. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab048.505.
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Abstract Background: Management of osteoporosis following fracture is suboptimal. Multimorbidity adds to clinical management complexity in the elderly but its contribution to the osteoporosis treatment gap has never been investigated. Objectives: To determine the impact of multimorbidity on fracture risk and on osteoporosis investigation and treatment in patients at high fracture risk. Design and Setting: The 45 and Up Study is a prospective population-based cohort study in NSW, Australia with questionnaire data linked to hospital records by the Centre for Health Record Linkage (CHeReL) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) data provided by Department of Human Services. Fractures identified from hospital records, comorbidities from questionnaires, hospital and PBS records. Bone mineral density (BMD) investigation obtained from MBS and treatment for osteoporosis from PBS. Participants: 16191 women and 9089 men with incident low-trauma fracture (2000 - 2017) classified in a high and low-risk group based on 10-year fracture risk threshold of 20% from the Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator (age, gender, prior fracture and falls). Main Outcome Measurements: Association of Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) with fracture. Likelihood of BMD investigation and treatment initiation. Outcomes ascertained by logistic regression and re-fracture risk by Cox models. Results: Individuals at high fracture risk were significantly older [women (mean age ±SD) 77 ± 10 vs 57 ±4 for high- vs low risk and men 86±5 vs 65±8 for high vs low risk] and had a higher morbidity burden [women, CCI ≥ 2 40% vs 12% for high- vs low-risk and men 53% vs 26% for high vs low risk]. Being in the high-risk group as well as a higher CCI were independently associated with > 2-fold higher risk of re-fracture. However, in the high-risk group, only 28% (48% women and 17% men) had a BMD investigation and 31% (24% women and 14% men) received anti-osteoporosis medication post-fracture. A higher CCI was associated with a lower probability of both BMD investigation [CCI 2–3 vs 0–1, RR 0.73 (0.65–0.82) for women, and 0.50 (0.40–0.64) for men and CCI ≥4 vs 0–1, RR 0.50 (0.41- 0.62) for women and 0.36 (0.25–0.52) for men] and treatment initiation [CCI 2–3 vs 0–1, RR 0.88 (0.77–0.98) for women and 0.75 (0.60–0.95) for men and CCI ≥4 vs 0–1, RR 0.75 (0.59- 0.95) for women and 0.35 (0.23–0.53) for men]. Conclusion: Multimorbidity, despite being associated with the highest fracture risk, significantly lowers the likelihood of osteoporosis investigation and treatment. These findings suggest that fracture risk is either under-estimated or under-prioritized in the context of multimorbidity. Our findings highlight the need for improved delivery of fracture preventive care in this setting. More generally, they also point out the need for a better understanding of how problems are prioritized in complex clinical situations.
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Chen, Yuqing, Bruce Doran, Sharyn Sinclair-Hannocks, John Mangos, and Philip Gibbons. "Building selection by the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)." Wildlife Research 47, no. 2 (2020): 186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr19106.
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Abstract ContextThe common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a protected native species in Australia that can access buildings in urban areas and cause considerable damage or disruption to building occupants. Although several strategies to discourage this species from entering buildings have been recommended, few have been evaluated empirically. AimsOur study aims to analyse how landscaping and building construction influence occupancy of buildings by the common brushtail possum. MethodsWe collated reports of possums occupying 134 buildings over 12 years on the campus of The Australian National University (ANU), in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). We used generalised linear modelling (GLM) to identify associations between the total number of reported possum-related incidents for buildings and a range of landscape and building characteristics. Key resultsControlling for the effect of building size, we found that the number of reported possum-related incidents in buildings was positively associated with the percentage of tree and shrub canopy cover within the calculated home-range buffer distance of 49m from buildings, length of canopy overhanging roofs and building age, and negatively associated with tree species richness and number of trees with natural hollows and nest boxes within 49m of buildings. There were likely to be more possum-related reports from buildings in areas where the dominant tree genus was native, buildings with parapets (walls extending above the roof), buildings with structures penetrating from the roof, buildings with tile roofs and gable roofs. ConclusionsA combination of suitable habitat surrounding buildings, suitable access to the roofs of buildings and weak points in building roofs (e.g. parapets, roof penetrations), makes them more vulnerable to occupancy by the common brushtail possum. Implications Our results provided clues for managing existing buildings, or designing new buildings, in a way that may reduce the likelihood of occupancy by the common brushtail possum. Our study also demonstrated how building-maintenance records can be used to address human–wildlife conflict over time.
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Monamy, Vaughan, and Barry J. Fox. "Differential habitat use by a local population of subadult common dunnarts, Sminthopsis murina, following wildfire in coastal wet heath, New South Wales, Australia." Wildlife Research 32, no. 7 (2005): 617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr04105.
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Little has been published about Sminthopsis murina, a small insectivorous marsupial encountered infrequently during trapping studies. Individuals favour vegetation associations found in recently burnt heathlands and forests; however, individuals rarely remain in such areas long enough for repeated capture. We report an unusual occurrence of habitat fidelity by a dense population of subadult S. murina in coastal wet heath, New South Wales, Australia. Individuals were captured repeatedly in the first 16 months following wildfire (30 subadults trapped 154 times: recapture rate = 80%). Densities peaked 10 months after fire at 3.75 individuals ha–1. More males than females were captured (23 males, 7 females). Habitat analyses revealed differential use of regenerating coastal wet heathland by S. murina. Significantly more captures were made in areas of high soil moisture in the first six months following fire. Captures then decreased in these areas but increased where soil moisture had been lower and where vegetation had been growing more slowly. Beyond the 1995/96 breeding season, regenerating vegetation became increasingly dense and less patchy and captures of S. murina ultimately declined to zero. This paper records a rare opportunity to examine habitat preferences of a single cohort of subadult S. murina. Habitat use may have been determined by the presence of a narrow range of vegetation structure.
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Whittem, Ted, Andrew P. Woodward, and Margarethe Hoppach. "A Survey of Injuries That Occurred in Veterinary Teaching Hospitals during 2017." Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 48, no. 4 (July 1, 2021): 401–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2019-0152.
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Knowing the frequency, extent or severity of injuries that occur to students and staff within veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) is necessary for proactive management of their safety. This study surveyed contemporaneously-captured incident reports likely to cause or causing injury to students and staff of veterinary teaching hospitals in Europe, the United States of America (USA), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, recorded in 2017. Four different severities of incident were evaluated within four different cohorts of people, precipitated by five categories for cause. Within each cause-category, further subdivision was based on the nature of the incident. All colleges of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) or the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council were surveyed. Responses were received from (7/7, 100%) schools in Australia and New Zealand, 12/30 (40%) the United States of America, 1/4 (25%) Canada, 1/1 (100%) Mexico, and 1/3 (33%) United Kingdom, and no responses were received from the AVMA–COE accredited schools in the European Union. The mean incidence of incidents caused by horses was (0.4/1,000 cases), followed by food animals (0.1/1,000 cases), other animals (0.1/1,000 cases), and small animals (0.074/1,000 cases). Within veterinary teaching hospitals at many institutions, veterinary students and veterinarians are particularly at risk of injuries caused by hand-held instruments, such as scalpels and needles. Non-veterinary staff are more at risk than students or veterinarians from injuries caused by small animals. Recording and reporting of incidents is not uniform and may be lacking in detail. Some institutions’ systems for record management preclude easy evaluation, and therefore may be insufficient for proactive management of health and safety as required by accreditation bodies.
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Islam, Tasneem, Beverly O'Connell, and Mary Hawkins. "Factors associated with transfers from healthcare facilities among readmitted older adults with chronic illness." Australian Health Review 38, no. 3 (2014): 354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah13133.
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Objective Because chronic illness accounts for a considerable proportion of Australian healthcare expenditure, there is a need to identify factors that may reduce hospital readmissions for patients with chronic illness. The aim of the present study was to examine a range of factors potentially associated with transfer from healthcare facilities among older adults readmitted to hospital within a large public health service in Melbourne, Australia. Methods Data on readmitted patients between June 2006 and June 2011 were extracted from hospital databases and medical records. Adopting a retrospective case-control study design, a sample of 51 patients transferred from private residences was matched by age and gender with 55 patients transferred from healthcare facilities (including nursing homes and acute care facilities). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to compare the two groups, and to determine associations between 46 variables and transfer from a healthcare facility. Results Univariate analysis indicated that patients readmitted from healthcare facilities were significantly more likely to experience relative socioeconomic advantage, disorientation on admission, dementia diagnosis, incontinence and poor skin integrity than those readmitted from a private residence. Three of these variables remained significantly associated with admission from healthcare facilities after multivariate analysis: relative socioeconomic advantage (odds ratio (OR) 11.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.62–48.77), incontinence (OR 7.18; 95% CI 1.19–43.30) and poor skin integrity (OR 18.05; 95% CI 1.85–176.16). Conclusions Older adults with chronic illness readmitted to hospital from healthcare facilities are significantly more likely to differ from those readmitted from private residences in terms of relative socioeconomic advantage, incontinence and skin integrity. The findings direct efforts towards addressing the apparent disparity in management of patients admitted from a facility as opposed to a private residence. What is known about the topic? Older adults with chronic disease require ongoing medical care in both community and healthcare settings. They may frequently require emergency admission to hospital for management of exacerbations of their chronic disease. Previous Australian research has found that transfer from a healthcare facility may be associated with likelihood of readmission among older adults. What does this paper add? This research addresses the shortage of research on the link between transfer from a healthcare facility and likelihood of readmission within Australia. Older adults with chronic illness readmitted to hospital from healthcare facilities were found to be significantly more likely to differ from those readmitted from private residences in terms of relative socioeconomic advantage, incontinence and skin integrity. What are the implications for practitioners? The findings may be used to identify older readmitted patients with chronic diagnoses at greater risk of presenting with poor skin integrity or incontinence, and direct efforts towards addressing the apparent disparity in management of patients admitted from facilities as opposed to private residences. Sound discharge planning and clear channels of communication between healthcare facilities are particularly important for patients transferred between facilities.
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Yusuf, Rasaq A., Phoka C. Rathebe, and Wells Utembe. "Study Protocol to Determine Association between Environmental Triggers and Asthma among Children in King Williams Town." Methods and Protocols 4, no. 3 (September 10, 2021): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mps4030064.
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Asthma affects over 330 million people worldwide, with relatively higher disease burdens in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, and South America. The symptoms associated with asthma were reported to be prevalent in children from the period of 1993 to 2013, in many low- and middle-income countries, due to changes in environmental conditions, such as domestic lifestyle, and urban and industrial developments. (1) Background: Several studies have also shown that children are prone to a severe type of asthma, because of their narrow respiratory airways and susceptibility to irritation from environmental agents. This study aimed to assess the association between environmental exposure and asthma among children in King Williams Town, South Africa. (2) Methodology: This study adopted a cross-sectional design method, with an estimated sample size of 262 participants. The eligible study participants were enrolled while attending Grey hospital in King Williams Town, for asthma management. Information will be collected from eligible, stable participants, on asthma treatment, through in-person interviewing in 2021. A semi-structured questionnaire will be administered to the participants. However, as a result of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, data may be abstracted from the asthma medical record of the eligible participants. Multivariate regression will be utilized, to describe the correlation between the variables, and the odds ratio will be calculated as well. (3) Discussion and conclusion: The study will objectively identify the local environmental agents that are associated with asthma among children in King Williams Town, in order to reprioritize treatment and preventative strategies. Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Johannesburg.
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Sadras, V. O., and D. Rodriguez. "The limit to wheat water-use efficiency in eastern Australia. II. Influence of rainfall patterns." Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, no. 7 (2007): 657. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ar06376.
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We investigated the influence of rainfall patterns on the water-use efficiency of wheat in a transect between Horsham (36°S) and Emerald (23°S) in eastern Australia. Water-use efficiency was defined in terms of biomass and transpiration, WUEB/T, and grain yield and evapotranspiration, WUEY/ET. Our working hypothesis is that latitudinal trends in WUEY/ET of water-limited crops are the complex result of southward increasing WUEB/T and soil evaporation, and season-dependent trends in harvest index. Our approach included: (a) analysis of long-term records to establish latitudinal gradients of amount, seasonality, and size-structure of rainfall; and (b) modelling wheat development, growth, yield, water budget components, and derived variables including WUEB/T and WUEY/ET. Annual median rainfall declined from around 600 mm in northern locations to 380 mm in the south. Median seasonal rain (from sowing to harvest) doubled between Emerald and Horsham, whereas median off-season rainfall (harvest to sowing) ranged from 460 mm at Emerald to 156 mm at Horsham. The contribution of small events (≤ 5 mm) to seasonal rainfall was negligible at Emerald (median 15 mm) and substantial at Horsham (105 mm). Power law coefficients (τ), i.e. the slopes of the regression between size and number of events in a log-log scale, captured the latitudinal gradient characterised by an increasing dominance of small events from north to south during the growing season. Median modelled WUEB/T increased from 46 kg/ha.mm at Emerald to 73 kg/ha.mm at Horsham, in response to decreasing atmospheric demand. Median modelled soil evaporation during the growing season increased from 70 mm at Emerald to 172 mm at Horsham. This was explained by the size-structure of rainfall characterised with parameter τ, rather than by the total amount of rainfall. Median modelled harvest index ranged from 0.25 to 0.34 across locations, and had a season-dependent latitudinal pattern, i.e. it was greater in northern locations in dry seasons in association with wetter soil profiles at sowing. There was a season-dependent latitudinal pattern in modelled WUEY/ET. In drier seasons, high soil evaporation driven by a very strong dominance of small events, and lower harvest index override the putative advantage of low atmospheric demand and associated higher WUEB/T in southern locations, hence the significant southwards decrease in WUEY/ET. In wetter seasons, when large events contribute a significant proportion of seasonal rain, higher WUEB/T in southern locations may translate into high WUEY/ET. Linear boundary functions (French-Schultz type models) accounting for latitudinal gradients in its parameters, slope, and x-intercept, were fitted to scatter-plots of modelled yield v. evapotranspiration. The x-intercept of the model is re-interpreted in terms of rainfall size structure, and the slope or efficiency multiplier is described in terms of the radiation, temperature, and air humidity properties of the environment. Implications for crop management and breeding are discussed.
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REED, BARBARA. "Electronic records management in Australia." Records Management Journal 7, no. 3 (March 1997): 191–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb027111.
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Carnegie, Garry D. "The accounting professional project and bank failures." Journal of Management History 22, no. 4 (September 12, 2016): 389–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmh-04-2016-0018.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the strategies and dynamics of the fledging accounting professional project in the context of boom, bust and reform in colonial Victoria. In doing so, the study provides evidence of the association of members of the Incorporated Institute of Accountants, Victoria (IIAV) (1886) and other auditors with banks that failed during the early 1890s Australian banking crisis, and addresses the implications for the professionalisation trajectory. Design/methodology/approach The study uses primary sources, including the surviving audited financial statements of a selection of 14 Melbourne-based failed banks, reports of relevant company meetings and other press reports and commentaries, along with relevant secondary sources, and applies theoretical analysis informed by the literature on the sociology of the professions. Findings IIAV members as bank auditors are shown to have been associated with most of the bank failures examined in this study, thereby not being immune from key problems in bank auditing and accounting of the period. The study shows how the IIAV, while part of the problem, ultimately became part of a solution that was regarded within the association’s leadership as less than optimal, essentially by means of 1896 legislative reforms in Victoria, and also addresses the associated implications. Practical implications The study reveals how a deeper understanding of economic and social problems in any context may be obtainable by examining surviving financial statements and related records sourced from archives of surviving business records. Originality/value The study elucidates accounting’s professionalisation trajectory in a colonial setting during respective periods of boom, bust and reform from the 1880s until around 1896 and provides insights into the development of financial auditing practices, which is still an important topic.
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Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina, Wendy E. Pollock, Susan J. McDonald, and Angela J. Taft. "Impact of violence against women on severe acute maternal morbidity in the intensive care unit, including neonatal outcomes: a case–control study protocol in a tertiary healthcare facility in Lima, Peru." BMJ Open 8, no. 3 (March 2018): e020147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020147.
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IntroductionPreventing and reducing violence against women (VAW) and maternal mortality are Sustainable Development Goals. Worldwide, the maternal mortality ratio has fallen about 44% in the last 25 years, and for one maternal death there are many women affected by severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) requiring management in the intensive care unit (ICU). These women represent the most critically ill obstetric patients of the maternal morbidity spectrum and should be studied to complement the review of maternal mortality. VAW has been associated with all-cause maternal deaths, and since many women (30%) endure violence usually exerted by their intimate partners and this abuse can be severe during pregnancy, it is important to determine whether it impacts SAMM. Thus, this study aims to investigate the impact of VAW on SAMM in the ICU.Methods and analysisThis will be a prospective case-control study undertaken in a tertiary healthcare facility in Lima-Peru, with a sample size of 109 cases (obstetric patients admitted to the ICU) and 109 controls (obstetric patients not admitted to the ICU selected by systematic random sampling). Data on social determinants, medical and obstetric characteristics, VAW, pregnancy and neonatal outcome will be collected through interviews and by extracting information from the medical records using a pretested form. Main outcome will be VAW rate and neonatal mortality rate between cases and controls. VAW will be assessed by using the WHO instrument. Binary logistic followed by stepwise multivariate regression and goodness of fit test will assess any association between VAW and SAMM.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been granted by the La Trobe University, Melbourne-Australia and the tertiary healthcare facility in Lima-Peru. This research follows the WHO ethical and safety recommendations for research on VAW. Findings will be presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.
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Hanna, Fayez, Annemarie Hyppa, Ajay Prakash, Usira Vithanarachchi, Hizb U. Dawar, Zar Sanga, George Olabode, Hamish Crisp, and Alhossain A. Khalafallah. "Real world data on characteristics and management of community patients receiving anticoagulation therapy who presented with acute bleeding to the emergency department at a regional Australian hospital: A prospective observational study." Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases 13, no. 1 (February 26, 2021): e2021017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2021.017.
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Objective: To study patients receiving anticoagulants with or without antiplatelet therapy presenting at a regional Australian hospital with bleeding. The main aims are to explore: (1) patients’ characteristics and management provided; (2) association between the type of anticoagulant and antiplatelet agent used and the requirement of reversal; (3) and the length of hospital stay (LoS) in conjunction with bleeding episode and management.
Methods: A prospective cross-sectional review of medical records of all patients who presented at a tertiary referral centre with bleeding while receiving anticoagulation therapy between January 2016 and June 2018. Data included: demographics, investigations (kidney and liver function tests, coagulation profile, FBC), LoS, bleeding site, type of and reason for anticoagulation therapy, and management provided. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, ?2 association, and regression models.
Results: Among the 144 eligible patients, 75 (52.1%) were male, and the mean age was 76 years (SD=11.1). Gastrointestinal tract bleeding was the most common (n=48, 33.3%), followed by epistaxis (n=32, 22.2%). Atrial fibrillation was the commonest reason for anticoagulation therapy (n=65, 45.1%). Warfarin was commonly used (n=74, 51.4%), followed by aspirin (n=29, 20.1%), rivaroxaban (n=26, 18.1%), and apixaban (n=12, 8.3%). A majority had increased blood urea nitrogen (n=67, 46.5%), while 58 (40.3%) had an elevated serum creatinine level, and 59 (41.0%) had a mild reduction in eGFR. Thirty-five of the warfarinised patients (47.3%) had an INR above the target range of their condition despite normal liver function. Severe anaemia (Hb<80g/L) was reported in 88 patients (61.1%). DOACs were associated with a reduced likelihood of receiving reversal (B= -1.7, P=<.001), and with a shorter LoS (B= -4.1, P=.046) when compared with warfarin, LMWH, and antiplatelet therapy.
Conclusion: Warfarin use was common among patients who presented with acute bleeding, and the INR in many warfarinised patients exceeded the target for their condition. DOACs were associated with a reduced likelihood for receiving reversal and with a shorter LoS when compared to warfarin, LMWH, which might support wider application of DOACs into community practice.
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Nguyen, Mike, Tate Jacobson, Babak Tamjid, Javier Torres, Arvind Sahu, and Alysson Wann. "Potential length of stay reduction with outpatient management of low risk febrile neutropenia in a regional cancer centre." Journal of Clinical Oncology 37, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2019): e18000-e18000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e18000.
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e18000 Background: Febrile neutropenia is a serious complication of chemotherapy. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index score can reliably identify patients with febrile neutropenia at low risk of serious complications. Outpatient management programs utilising protocol based risk stratification, daily ambulatory nursing visits, telephone follow up and early outpatient review have been successfully piloted in other Australian cancer treatment centres. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records for all patients admitted at our institution with febrile neutropenia between January 1 2016 and December 31 2018. We collected information regarding patient characteristics, cancer diagnosis and treatment, determined the MASCC risk index score, and if low risk, we determined the potential eligibility for outpatient care and potential reduction in length of stay. Results: A total of 98 hospital admissions with febrile neutropenia were analysed. Of these, 66 were determined to have a MASCC low risk index score. 58 patients met the eligibility criteria for outpatient management. The median age was 67 years. 71% were female. The most common tumour type was breast cancer. 52% were treated with palliative intent. The median length of stay was 3 days. The median potential reduction in length of stay for each admission was 2 days. The total potential reduction in length of stay was 198 days. No admission resulted in serious complications indicating the safety of outpatient care. Conclusions: Febrile neutropenia is a common complication of chemotherapy and a leading cause of hospital admission. This review demonstrates a significant number of hospital admission days can be avoided with outpatient care. We intend to conduct a prospective pilot study at our centre to institute an outpatient febrile neutropenia program for such low risk groups with potential reduction in hospital bed length of stay. This has significant implications on health resource usage, service provision planning and patient quality of life.
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SCHAUDER, CHERRYL, and JAY KENNEDY. "Records Management in Australia: An Overview." Records Management Journal 6, no. 3 (March 1996): 161–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb027094.
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Braithwaite, Jeffrey, Robyn Clay-Williams, Natalie Taylor, Hsuen P. Ting, Teresa Winata, Emily Hogden, Zhicheng Li, et al. "Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Australia (DUQuA): An overview of a nation-wide, multi-level analysis of relationships between quality management systems and patient factors in 32 hospitals." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 32, Supplement_1 (December 3, 2019): 8–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzz103.
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Abstract Objective The Deepening our Understanding of Quality in Australia (DUQuA) project is a multisite, multi-level, cross-sectional study of 32 of the largest hospitals in Australia. This overview examines relationships between (i) organization-level quality management systems and department-level quality management strategies and (ii) patient-level measures (clinical treatment processes, patient-reported perceptions of care and clinical outcomes) within Australian hospitals. Design We examined hospital quality improvement structures, processes and outcomes, collecting data at organization, department and patient levels for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), hip fracture and stroke. Data sources included surveys of quality managers, clinicians and patients, hospital visits, medical record reviews and national databases. Outcomes data and patient admissions data were analysed. Relationships between measures were evaluated using multi-level models. We based the methods on the Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE) framework, extending that work in parts and customizing the design to Australian circumstances. Setting, participants and outcome measures The 32 hospitals, containing 119 participating departments, provided wide representation across metropolitan, inner and outer regional Australia. We obtained 31 quality management, 1334 clinician and 857 patient questionnaires, and conducted 2401 medical record reviews and 151 external assessments. External data via a secondary source comprised 14 460 index patient admissions across 14 031 individual patients. Associations between hospital, Emergency Department (ED) and department-level systems and strategies and five patient-level outcomes were assessed: 19 of 165 associations (11.5%) were statistically significant, 12 of 79 positive associations (15.2%) and 7 of 85 negative associations (8.2%). Results We did not find clear relationships between hospital-level quality management systems, ED or department quality strategies and patient-level outcomes. ED-level clinical reviews were related to adherence to clinical practice guidelines for AMI, hip fracture and stroke, but in different directions. The results, when considered alongside the DUQuE results, are suggestive that front line interventions may be more influential than department-level interventions when shaping quality of care and that multi-pronged strategies are needed. Benchmark reports were sent to each participating hospital, stimulating targeted quality improvement activities. Conclusions We found no compelling relationships between the way care is organized and the quality of care across three targeted patient-level outcome conditions. The study was cross-sectional, and thus we recommend that the relationships studied should be assessed for changes across time. Tracking care longitudinally so that quality improvement activities are monitored and fed back to participants is an important initiative that should be given priority as health systems strive to develop their capacity for quality improvement over time.
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Cook, Angela. "Health Information Management Association of Australia." Australian Medical Record Journal 23, no. 2 (June 1993): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183335839302300201.
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Pember, Margaret. "The rise of the ‘new age’ records management professional: records management education and training in Australia." Records Management Journal 8, no. 3 (December 1998): 63–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007238.
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Dabscheck, Braham. "Playing the Team Game: Unions in Australian Professional Team sports." Journal of Industrial Relations 38, no. 4 (December 1996): 600–628. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002218569603800405.
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League and club officials in different Australian professional team sports have initiated a variety of labour market controls that have restricted the economic freedom and income-earning potential of players. Since before the First World War, different generations of players in a variety of sports have attempted to use collective action to respond to these and other employment problems. Most of these attempts were abortive or shortlived. It is only in the 1990s that Australian player associations have experienced the successes usually afforded to unionism. This paper examines the historical and contemporary record of player associa tions in Australian team sports. It begins with an examination of the various labour market rules that have governed the employment of players. This is followed by an analysis of problems of organizational effectiveness that have traditionally dogged the operation of player associations. The next section focuses on developments in the 1990s. With the exception of rugby league and baseballers, player associations have solved organizational problems of the past, and have possessed leaders able to develop a bargaining relationship with their respective leagues and clubs.1
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Yanagi, Hisatsune, and Erika Shibata. "Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference 2009." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 2, no. 1 (2010): 75–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2.75.
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Shibata, Erika, and Hisatsune Yanagi. "Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference 2010." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 3, no. 1 (2011): 95–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2011-008.
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Daigo, Ebbe. "The Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand 2017." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 10, no. 1 (2018): 100–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2018-009.
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Daigo, Ebbe. "The Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand 2018." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 11, no. 1 (2019): 61–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2019-006.
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Daigo, Ebe. "The Sport Management Association of Australia & New Zealand 2019." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 12, no. 1 (2020): 64–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2020-006.
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Segawa, Tomoyo, and Catherine Kemper. "Cetacean strandings in South Australia (1881–2008)." Australian Mammalogy 37, no. 1 (2015): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am14029.
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Long-term monitoring of cetacean strandings is essential for good management. This study updates previous summaries for South Australia by adding up to 20 years of comprehensive data, including results of necropsy examinations. A total of 1078 records were examined. Thirty-one species were recorded: 9 (7% of records) mysticetes, 22 (88%) odontocetes and the rest (5%) unidentified. The number of species new to South Australia did not reach an asymptote, with potential for at least five additional species. Small cetaceans were more frequently recorded after 1990, possibly due to increased reporting effort. Stranding records increased markedly after 1970. Records for all species occurred year-round. Beaked whales stranded primarily during January–April, baleen whales during July–January and common dolphins during February–May. Geographic hotspots were identified and related to upwelling and reporting effort. A necropsy program since 1990 resulted in 315 of 856 records being assigned to a circumstance of death, with anthropogenic circumstances accounting for 42% of these. Known Entanglement (21%, 66 of 315) and Probable Entanglement (12%, 37 of 315) were the most recorded anthropogenic circumstances of death. Future research correlating strandings with oceanographic/climatic conditions may help to explain the documented patterns but first the effects of reporting effort need to be accounted for.
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Viola, Cristina N. A., Danielle C. Verdon-Kidd, David J. Hanslow, Sam Maddox, and Hannah E. Power. "Long-Term Dataset of Tidal Residuals in New South Wales, Australia." Data 6, no. 10 (September 23, 2021): 101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/data6100101.
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Continuous water level records are required to detect long-term trends and analyse the climatological mechanisms responsible for extreme events. This paper compiles nine ocean water level records from gauges located along the New South Wales (NSW) coast of Australia. These gauges represent the longest and most complete records of hourly—and in five cases 15-min—water level data for this region. The datasets were adjusted to the vertical Australian Height Datum (AHD) and had the rainfall-related peaks removed from the records. The Unified Tidal Analysis and Prediction (Utide) model was subsequently used to predict tides for datasets with at least 25 years of records to obtain the associated tidal residuals. Finally, we provide a series of examples of how this dataset can be used to analyse trends in tidal anomalies as well as extreme events and their causal processes.
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Michael, Robin. "Paperless Medical Records." Australian Medical Record Journal 19, no. 4 (December 1989): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/183335838901900404.
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Flinders Medical Centre (FMC) in South Australia has a storage problem. The space available for filing existing medical records is full, while the demand for additional storage continues its linear growth. The hospital plans to use this “crisis” as an opportunity to review the entire basis for the management of the medical record and pilot an optical disk system as a precursor to paperless medical records. There are many constraints to this objective, but many advantages if the scheme proves successful. Michael describes the events which precipitated this project and outlines the steps in FMC's planned progression to a paperless record. (AMRJ, 1989, 19(4), 149–154).
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Muneda, Masaya, and Ken Sumida. "20th Anniversary Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference." Japanese Journal of Sport Management 7, no. 1 (2015): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.5225/jjsm.2015-013.
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Ville, Simon, and Grant Fleming. "Locating Australian Corporate Memory." Business History Review 73, no. 2 (1999): 256–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3116242.
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This research note reports on the quantity of business records available in Australia as indicated by a recent survey of the top one hundred firms operating during the twentieth century. The archival work was undertaken as part of a large study investigating aspects of corporate leadership in Australia, conducted Jointly at the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne. We found that the surviving records of Australian businesses cover a wide selection of firm types, and that the comprehensiveness of many archives places business history on a sound foundation for the future.
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Joseph, Pauline. "A case study of records management practices in historic motor sport." Records Management Journal 26, no. 3 (November 21, 2016): 314–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rmj-08-2015-0031.
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Purpose This paper aims to report on empirical research that investigated the records management practices of two motor sport community-based organisations in Australia. Design/methodology/approach This multi-method case study was conducted on the regulator of motor sport, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport Ltd (CAMS) and one affiliated historic car club, the Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC), in Western Australia. Data were gathered using an online audit tool and by interviewing selected stakeholders in these organisations about their organisation’s records management practices. Findings The findings confirm that these organisations experience significant information management challenges, including difficulty in capturing, organising, managing, searching, accessing and preserving their records and archives. Hence, highlighting their inability to manage records advocated in the best practice Standard ISO 15489. It reveals the assumption of records management roles by unskilled members of the group. It emphasises that community-based organisations require assistance in managing their information management assets. Research limitations/implications This research focused on the historic car clubs; hence, it did not include other Australian car clubs in motor sport. Although four historical car clubs, one in each Australian state, were invited to participate, only the VSCC participated. This reduced the sample size to only one CAMS-affiliated historical car club in the study. Hence, further research is required to investigate the records management practices of other CAMS affiliated car clubs in all race disciplines and to confirm whether they experienced similar information management challenges. Comments from key informants in this project indicated that this is likely the case. Practical implications The research highlights risks to the motor sport community’s records and archives. It signals that without leadership by the sport’s governing body, current records and community archives of CAMS and its affiliated car clubs are in danger of being inaccessible, hence lost. Social implications The research highlights the risks in preserving the continuing memory of records and archives in leisure-based community organisations and showcases the threats in preserving its cultural identity and history. Originality/value It is the first study examining records management practices in the serious leisure sector using the motor sport community.
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Stone, M. J. "CONTRIBUTING TO APEA'S RESPONSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES — THE NEED FOR SHARING MEMBER COMPANIES' EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE." APPEA Journal 27, no. 1 (1987): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj86006.
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In early 1986 the APEA Environmental Affairs Committee developed an environmental policy to provide a framework for the Association's response on environmental issues which affect the petroleum industry. To fulfil the aims of this document there is a need for member companies to assist the committee in addressing and promoting the industry's environmental management aims. Environment is defined in broad terms in current legislation. To embrace this definition, APEA must adopt a position that reflects the industry's desire to be represented at the policy review stages of such environmental issues as land use proposals. Since 1971 only eight papers in the APEA Journal have addressed environmental issues. Companies have generally not shared or promoted their individual responses to such issues, although there would be value to the industry as a whole through identifying and discussing environmental management expertise and experience within APEA. Two examples of environmental management practice applied by CSR in Delhi Petroleum's activities in South Australia and Queensland are discussed: a demonstration seismic line within the Witjira National Park, South Australia and the use of rollers for seismic line preparation. Similar examples can probably be identified for all member companies. In generating a pool of operational examples, APEA might better represent the industry's ability and record in this field to governments and to the general public.
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Barry, Michael, and Kevin You. "Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2016." Journal of Industrial Relations 59, no. 3 (May 22, 2017): 288–304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185617693873.
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Employers and their associations were hopeful that the double dissolution election in 2016 would end continuing policy deadlock, which had hitherto stalled progress on their desired industrial relations reforms. But the coalition’s less than convincing victory at the polls dashed any hope that such progress would be swift and comprehensive. Towards the end of the year, the government was finally able to secure the passage of the contentious Australian Building and Construction Commission and Registered Organisations bills that triggered the election. But action on other fronts, like implementing the recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s 2015 Inquiry, had been slow. The Fair Work Commission’s much anticipated deliberation on Sunday penalty rates is also delayed, creating more uncertainties for award-reliant employers at the end of 2016. To aggravate matters further, unions are continuously trying to chip away various key features of casual working arrangements, through Fair Work Commission test cases and by pushing strongly in favour of the inclusion of casual deeming provisions in modern awards.
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Barry, Michael, and Kevin You. "Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2017." Journal of Industrial Relations 60, no. 3 (April 20, 2018): 358–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185618760653.
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Employers saw some progress in their favour in 2017, including the Fair Work Commission's decision to cut penalty rates in various retail and hospitality awards, and the introduction of legislation to repeal the 4-yearly awards review process. But in spite of these advances, progress on their desired wholesale reform of Australia's industrial relations system had taken a back seat. Much of employer activity had been directed at fending off unions' claims for changes, such as the automatic conversion of casuals to permanent employment, paid domestic violence leave and for a high increase to the nominal minimum wage. Employers' defensive stance on the aforementioned matters was in contrast to the unions' more forceful positioning. Consequently, we argue that in 2017, as in the past few years, employers' remained frustrated at a lack of progress in reforming industrial relations in their favour.
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Thornthwaite, Louise, and Peter Sheldon. "Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2018." Journal of Industrial Relations 61, no. 3 (May 1, 2019): 382–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185619834323.
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For employers and employer associations, 2018 was in part a year of submissions to government inquiries, the 4-yearly modern wage review and the minimum wage review. Issues of numerical flexibility, including casual work, the gig economy and labour hire, also consumed much attention. It was also a year in which public discontent with the business world, particularly with big business, in relation to industrial relations and broader socio-political issues, and the questioning of its social licence to operate have escalated. In examining the major issues that concerned employers and their associations during the year, this article also discusses the pressures building for them in expressing and promoting their industrial relations agendas in response to a looming federal election, dynamic trade union campaigning and growing public discontent with the industrial relations system in its current form.
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Sheldon, Peter, and Louise Thornthwaite. "Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2019." Journal of Industrial Relations 62, no. 3 (April 9, 2020): 403–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185620908908.
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The May federal election appeared particularly important to employers’ views of their industrial relations’ interests. Employers and their associations had long steeled themselves against an unwelcome Labor victory, fearing Labor’s promises of substantial changes to industrial relations’ structures, processes and outcomes as well as taxation. Associations appeared busier than ever, representing employers through politics-related public relations, lobbying and media. With enterprise bargaining withering and most wages stagnant, Labor’s defeat encouraged associations and the re-elected government to engage in another, for-now stalled, attack on what remains of unions’ capacity to collectively protect employees. They have also focused on emergent (individual) employment law challenges for employers but have mainly deflected on widespread evidence of wage underpayment. While the political context again strongly favours employers and their associations, they face substantial challenges from rising media and public criticisms over employers’ widespread abuses of their social licence to operate.
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Sheldon, Peter, and Louise Thornthwaite. "Employer and employer association matters in Australia in 2012." Journal of Industrial Relations 55, no. 3 (June 2013): 386–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022185613480747.
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Whitten, Tyson, Melissa J. Green, Kristin R. Laurens, Stacy Tzoumakis, Felicity Harrs, Vaughan Carr, and Kimberlie Dean. "Parental offending and children’s emergency department presentations in New South Wales, Australia." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 73, no. 9 (May 31, 2019): 832–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212392.
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ObjectivesChildren whose parents have a history of criminal offending may be at risk of higher rates of emergency department (ED) presentation, along with other adverse health outcomes. We used data from a large, population-based record linkage project to examine the association between maternal and paternal criminal offending and the incidence of ED presentations among child offspring.MethodsData for 72 772 children with linked parental records were drawn from the New South Wales Child Development Study. Information on parental criminal offending (spanning 1994–2016) and child ED presentations (spanning 2005–2016; approximately ages 2–12 years) was obtained from linked administrative records. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were conducted to examine the association between parental offending and the incidence of children’s ED presentations for any reason and for physical injury, while accounting for important covariates.ResultsChild rates of ED presentation, particularly for physical injury, were higher among those with parental history of criminal offending, after adjusting for covariates. The magnitude of the association was higher for paternal criminal offending (ED presentation for any reason: HR=1.44 (95% CI 1.41 to 1.48); physical injury: HR=1.70 (95% CI 1.65 to 1.75)) than maternal criminal offending (any reason: HR=0.99 (95% CI 0.95 to 1.03); physical injury: HR=1.05 (95% CI 1.00 to 1.10)).ConclusionChildren of parents, particularly of fathers, with a history of criminal offending have an increased incidence of ED presentation, including for potentially avoidable physical injury. These findings require replication and further research to understand the mechanisms underlying these associations.
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Sandi, Steven G., Patricia M. Saco, George Kuczera, Li Wen, Neil Saintilan, and Jose F. Rodriguez. "Predicting floodplain inundation and vegetation dynamics in arid wetlands." E3S Web of Conferences 40 (2018): 02019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184002019.
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The Macquarie Marshes is a freshwater wetland system located in semiarid Australia. The ecological importance of this site has been recognized under the Ramsar convention. Plant associations in the marshes has shown a complex dynamic where some wetland vegetation patches have transitioned to terrestrial vegetation during severe drought, but also quickly responded to increased inflows due to record and near record rainfall accompanied by water releases from an upstream reservoir. Management decisions regarding the environmental flows require the use of predictive tools in order to assess the response of the vegetation. We have developed a vegetation response model that couples hydrodynamic modelling of the northern Macquarie Marshes with watering requirements of different plant associations and vegetation succession rules. The model simulates floods in the wetland during a series of years, after which patches of vegetation are analysed according to water depth, percent exceedance time and frequencies of inundation. During the simulated period, the patch can have adequate watering conditions, or it can have critical conditions that would lead to a succession to another type of vegetation. The predicted vegetation is reintroduced in the model, providing feedbacks for the next simulation period. In this contribution, we implemented the model to simulate changes of wetland understory during the period 1991 to 2014.
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Flack, Anna L., Anthony S. Kiem, Tessa R. Vance, Carly R. Tozer, and Jason L. Roberts. "Comparison of published palaeoclimate records suitable for reconstructing annual to sub-decadal hydroclimatic variability in eastern Australia: implications for water resource management and planning." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 24, no. 12 (November 29, 2020): 5699–712. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5699-2020.
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Abstract. Knowledge of past, current, and future hydroclimatic risk is of great importance. However, like many other countries, Australia's observed hydroclimate records are at best only ∼ 120 years long (i.e. from ∼ 1900 to the present) but are typically less than ∼ 50 years long. Therefore, recent research has focused on developing longer hydroclimate records based on palaeoclimate information from a variety of different sources. Here we review and compare the insights emerging from 11 published palaeoclimate records that are relevant for annual to sub-decadal hydroclimatic variability in eastern Australia over the last ∼ 1000 years. The sources of palaeoclimate information include ice cores, tree rings, cave deposits, and lake sediment deposits. The published palaeoclimate information was then analysed to determine when (and where) there was agreement (or uncertainty) about the timing of wet and dry epochs in the pre-instrumental period (1000–1899). The occurrence, frequency, duration, and spatial extent of pre-instrumental wet and dry epochs was then compared to wet and dry epochs since 1900. The results show that instrumental records (∼ 1900–present) underestimate (or at least misrepresent) the full range of rainfall variability that has occurred, and is possible, in eastern Australia. Even more disturbing is the suggestion, based on insights from the published palaeoclimate data analysed, that 71 % of the pre-instrumental period appears to have no equivalent in the instrumental period. This implies that the majority of the past 1000 years was unlike anything encountered in the period that informs water infrastructure, planning, and policy in Australia. A case study, using a typical water storage reservoir in eastern Australia, demonstrates that current water resource infrastructure and management strategies would not cope under the range of pre-instrumental conditions that this study suggests has occurred. When coupled with projected impacts of climate change and growing demands, these results highlight some major challenges for water resource management and infrastructure. Though our case study location is eastern Australia, these challenges, and the limitations associated with current methods that depend on instrumental records that are too short to realistically characterise interannual to multi-decadal variability, also apply globally.