Scholarly papers and presentations by staff in the Health Sciences and Medicine Faculty
Documents from 2011
Body site distribution of skin cancer, pre-malignant and common benign pigmented lesions excised in general practice, Philippa H. Youl, Monika Janda, Joanne F. Aitken, Chris B. Del Mar, David C. Whiteman, and Peter D. Baade
Documents from 2010
The use of adhesive tape for recovery of DNA from crime scene items, Mark Barash, Ayeleth Reshef, and Paul Brauner
Assessment of the hemorheological profile of koala and echidna, Oguz K. Baskurt, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Michael Pyne, Michael Simmonds, Ekua Brenu, Rhys Christy, and Herbert J. Meiselman
Seventy-five trials and eleven systematic reviews a day: How will we ever keep up?, Hilda Bastian, Paul Glasziou, and Iain Chalmers
Biocompatibility of individually designed scaffolds with human periosteum for use in tissue engineering, Stephan T. Becker, Timothy Douglas, Yahya Acil, Hermann Seitz, Sureshan Sivananthan, Jörg Wiltfang, and Patrick H. Warnke
Developing advocacy in physiotheraphy students: Working with our Tanzanian colleagues, Mara Bennett
The immune system in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, Ekua W. Brenu, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, and Donald R. Staines
Immune and hemorheological changes in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Ekua W. Brenu, Donald R. Staines, Oguz K. Baskurt, Kevin J. Ashton, Sandra B. Ramos, Rhys M. Christy, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik
Forensic osteology, Christopher A. Briggs, Denise Donlon, and Walter B. Wood
Attitudes to infant feeding decision-making - A mixed-methods study of Australian medical students and GP registrars, Wendy Brodribb, Tony Fallon, Claire Jackson, and Desley Hegney
The relationship between performances at U-14 international youth tournaments and later success in tennis, Jessie Brouwers, Veerle De Bosscher, Hebe Schaillée, Jasper Truyens, and Popi Sotiriadou
Vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment for vertebral fractures, Rachelle Buchbinder, David Kallmes, and Paul Glasziou
Pathaid: The interpretation of common pathology tests and the pathological diagnosis of disease, Warwick Carter
Factors for evaluating the web as a marketing tool in Greek sport, George Costa, Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Shayne Quick, Efi Tsitskari, and George Tzetzis
Interventions for preventing mastitis after childbirth (Review), Maree Anne Crepinsek, Linda Crowe, Keryl Michener, and Neil A. Smart
The inhibitory role of acetylcholine and muscarinic receptors in bladder afferent activity, Donna M. Daly, Russell Chess-Williams, Christopher Chapple, and David Grundy
But what should journals actually do to keep industry sponsored research unbiased?, Chris Del Mar
Urinary tract infections in healthy women: A revolution in management?, Chris Del Mar
Information needs, asking questions and some basics of research studies, Chris Del Mar and Tammy Hoffmann
Has the investment in general practice research been worthwhile?, Christopher B. Del Mar and Mieke van Driel
Novel ceramic bone replacement material CeraBall® seeded with human mesenchymal stem cells, Timothy Douglas, Qin Liu, Andreas Humpe, Jörg Wiltfang, Sureshan Sivananthan, and Patrick H. Warnke
Qualification versus validation of biomarkers, Jenny Doust
Platelet-rich fibrin membranes as scaffolds for periosteal tissue engineering, Volker L. Gassling, Timothy Douglas, Patrick H. Warnke, Yahya Acil, Jörg Wiltfang, and Stephan T. Becker
Emergency care workload units: A novel tool to compare emergency department activity, Audra Gedmintas, Nerolie Bost, Gerben Keijzers, David Green, and James Lind
Reducing the waste in health care research, Paul Glasziou
Cost-effectiveness of lowering blood pressure with a fixed combination of perindopril and indapamide in type 2 diabetes mellitus: An ADVANCE trial-based analysis, Paul P. Glasziou, Philip Clarke, Jan Alexander, Mohana Rajmokan, Elaine Beller, Mark Woodward, John Chalmers, Neil Poulter, and Anushka Patel
Developing the guidelines for preventive care: Two decades of experience, Mark F. Harris, Linda Bailey, Teri Snowdon, John Litt, Jane W. Smith, Beres Joyner, and John Furler
Diagnosis of heart failure in primary care, F. D. R. Hobbs, Jenny Doust, J. Mant, and M. R. Cowie
Questions about the effects of interventions: Examples of appraisals from different health professions, Tammy Hoffmann, John W. Bennett, Mark R. Elkins, Craig Lockwood, Angela Morgan, Sharon Sanders, Alan Spencer, Luis Vitetta, and Caroline Wright
Introduction to evidence-based practice, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, and Chris Del Mar
Non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea caused by ethmoid sinus osteoma, Charlie C.-T. Hsu, Gigi N. C. Kwan, and Sandeep S. Bhuta
Embolisation therapy for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (Review), Charlie C-T. Hsu, Gigi N. C. Kwan, Shane A. Thompson, and Mieke L. van Driel
Assessment of DNA degradation and the genotyping success of highly degraded samples, Sheree R. Hughes-Stamm, Kevin J. Ashton, and Angela van Daal
Sensory system function and postural stability in men aged 30-80 years, Sara Illing, Nancy Low Choy, Jennifer Nitz, and Melissa Nolan
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses (Review), Tom Jefferson, Chris Del Mar, Liz Dooley, Eliana Ferroni, Lubna A. Al-Ansary, Ghada A. Bawazeer, Mieke L. van Driel, Sreekumaran Nair, Ruth Foxlee, and Alessandro Rivetti
Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly, Tom Jefferson, Carlo Di Pietrantonj, Lubna A. Al-Ansary, Eliana Ferroni, Sarah Thorning, and Roger E. Thomas
Manikins across the lifespan: Intertwining scenarios with hi-fidelity simulation to teach medical students clinical skills, Patricia Johnson
BioSMART: An integrated programme to enhance graduate skills in biomedical science, Peter J. Johnson, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Kevin Ashton, John Leggett, Russ Chess-Williams, and Debra Henly
From novice to expert: Building professional acumen through tertiary education programs, Clive M. Jones
Current strategies to repair the injured central nervous system, R. Juneja and K. S. Bedi
The open window of susceptibility to infection after acute exercise in healthy young male elite athletes, Michael W. Kakanis, Jonathan Peake, Ekua W. Brenu, Michael Simmonds, A. Bon Gray, Sue L. Hooper, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik
Doctors' knowledge of patient radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging requested in the emergency department, Gerben B. Keijzers and Charles J. Britton
Does a dedicated pediatric team within a busy mixed emergency department make a difference in waiting times, satisfaction, and care transition?, Gerben Keijzers, Julia Crilly, Benjamin Walters, Rosalind Crawford, and Christa Bell
In vitro release of adenosine triphosphate from the urothelium of human bladders with detrusor overactivity, both neurogenic and idiopathic, Vivek Kumar, Christopher R. Chapple, Derek Rosario, Paul R. Tophill, and Russell Chess-Williams
The effect of strength training and short-term detraining on maximum force and the rate of force development of older men, Dale I. Lovell, Ross Cuneo, and Greg C. Gass
Can aerobic training improve muscle strength and power in older men?, Dale I. Lovell, Ross Cuneo, and Gregory C. Gass
General practice research: Training and capacity building, Parker J. Magin, Marie Pirotta, Emily Farrell, and Mieke van Driel
Mortality rate comparsion after switching from continuous to prolonged intermittent renal replacement for acute kidney injury in three intensive care units from different countries, Mark R. Marshall, Julie M. Creamer, Michelle Foster, Tian M. Ma, Susan L. Mann, Enrico Fiaccadori, Umberto Maggiore, Brent Richards, Vanessa L. Wilson, Anthony B. Williams, and Alan P. N. Rankin
Creatine kinase and endocrine responses of elite players pre, during, and post rugby league match play, Christopher P. McLellan, Dale I. Lovell, and Gregory Gass
Physical function and health-related quality of life of older adults undergoing hospital rehabilitation: How strong is the association?, Steven McPhail, Elaine Beller, and Terry Haines
Reference bias: Presentation of extreme health states prior to EQ-VAS improves health-related quality of life scores. A randomised cross-over trial, Steven McPhail, Elaine Beller, and Terry Haines
Gallstone ileus: A difficult emergency diagnosis!, B. Memon, H. Sharma, M A. Anwar, and M. A. Memon
Assessing the surgeon's technical skills: Analysis of the available tools, Muhammed Ashraf Memon, David Brigden, and Manjunath S. Subramanya
Oral assessment and postgraduate medical examinations: Establishing conditions for validity, reliability and fairness, Muhammed Ashraf Memon, Gordon Rowland Joughin, and Breda Memon
Drug interactions with complementary medicines, Geraldine M. Moses and Treasure M. McGuire
Stakeholders' views on the routine use of n-of-1 trials to improve clinical care and to make resource allocation decisions for drug use, Jane Nikles, Geoffrey K. Mitchell, Alexandra Clavarino, Michael J. Yelland, and Christopher B. Del Mar
Age-related changes in musculoskeletal function, balance and mobility measures in men aged 30-80 years, Melissa Nolan, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, and Sara Illing
Rates of radiologically confirmed pneumonia as defined by the World Health Organization in Northern Territory Indigenous children, Kerry-Ann F. O'Grady, Debbie M. Taylor-Thompson, Anne B. Chang, Paul J. Torzillo, Peter S. Morris, Grant A. Mackenzie, Gavin R. Wheaton, Paul A. Bauert, Margaret P. De Campo, John F. De Campo, and Alan R. Ruben
Undernutrition during either the pre- or immediate post-weaning period does not affect longevity in Quackenbush mice, G. Partadiredja and K. S. Bedi
Undernutrition during the gestation and suckling periods does not cause any loss of pyramidal neurons in the CA2-CA3 region of the rat hippocampus, G. Partadiredja and K. S. Bedi
Assessment of immune function after short-term administration of recombinant human growth hormone in healthy young males, Sandra B. Ramos, Ekua W. Brenu, Rhys Christy, A. Bon Gray, Lars McNaughton, Lotti Tajouri, Mieke Van Driel, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik
Antibacterial prophylaxis in dermatologic surgery: An evidence-based review, Helen Rosengren and Anthony Dixon
Elasmobranch qPCR reference genes: A case study of hypoxia preconditioned epaulette sharks, Kalle T. Rytkönen, Gillian M. C. Renshaw, Kevin J. Ashton, Grant Williams-Pritchard, Erica H. Leder, and Mikko Nikinmaa
Using N-of-1 trials to improve patient management and save costs, Paul A. Scuffham, Jane Nikles, Geoffrey K. Mitchell, Michael J. Yelland, Norma Vine, Christopher J. Poulos, Peter I. Pillans, Guy Bashford, Chris del Mar, Philip J. Schluter, and Paul Glasziou
Effects of Swiss-ball core strength training on strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance in sedentary women, Betül Sekendiz, Mutlu Cüg, and Feza Korkusuz
Exercise & Sports Science Australia Position Statement on exercise training and chronic heart failure, Steve E. Selig, Itamar Levinger, Andrew D. Williams, Neil Smart, David J. Holland, Andrew Maiorana, Daniel J. Green, and David L. Hare
Heart rate variability is related to impaired haemorheology in older women with type 2 diabetes, Michael J. Simmonds, Surendran Sabapathy, Gregory C. Gass, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Luke J. Hassler, Rhys M. Christy, and Clare L. Minahan
High-risk lesions: ALH/LCIS/ADH, Chanel E. Smart, Colin M. Furnival, and Sunil R. Lakhani
The sport development processes in Australia: The attraction, retention/transition, and nurturing of sport participants and athletes, Popi Sotiriadou
A case study validating the attraction and retention of sport club members, Popi Sotiriadou, Shayne Quick, and David Shilbury
Information from pharmaceutical companies and the quality, quantity, and cost of physicians' prescribing: A systematic review, Geoffrey K. Spurling, Peter R. Mansfield, Brett D. Montgomery, Joel Lexchin, Jenny Doust, Noordin Othman, and Agnes I. Vitry
Sudden infant death syndrome: Postulated role of impaired vasoactive neuropeptide-related inflammatory modulation, Donald R. Staines, Ekua Weba Brenu, and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
Emergency intraperitoneal onlay mesh repair of incarcerated Spigelian hernia, M. S. Subramanya, J. Chakraborty, B. Memon, and M. A. Memon
A1C to detect diabetes in healthy adults: When should we recheck?, Osamu Takahashi, Andrew J. Farmer, Takuro Shimbo, Tsuguya Fukui, and Paul P. Glasziou
Differential effects of peripheral vibration on motor-evoked potentials in acute stages of stroke, Sultan Tarlaci, Bulent Turman, Burhanettin Uludag, and Cumhur Ertekin
Using the Multi Mini Interview in the Bond medicine programme: Developing student self-directed learning, Christine Tom
Effects of short-term ethanol ingestion on the expression of neurotrophins and their receptors: No changes in the expression of the glial-derived neurotrophic factor in the mouse hippocampus, Takashi Ueno, Takanori Miki, Zhi-Yu Wang, Toshifumi Yokoyama, Kyoung-Youl Lee, Takashi Kusaka, Katsuhiko Warita, Kazunori Sumitani, Yoshiki Matsumoto, Tomiko Yakura, Jun-Qian Liu, Kuldip S. Bedi, and Yoshiki Takeuchi
Different antibiotic treatments for group A streptococcal pharyngitis (Review), Mieke L. van Driel, An I. M. De Sutter, Natalija Keber, Hilde Habraken, and Thierry Christiaens
Short-term exposure to ethanol causes a differential response between nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor ligand/receptor systems in the mouse cerebellum, Z. Y. Wang, T. Miki, K. Y. Lee, T. Yokoyama, T. Kusaka, K. Sumitani, K. Warita, Y. Matsumoto, T. Yakura, N. Hosomi, K. Ameno, K. Bedi, and Y. Takeuchi
Endocultivation: Does delayed application of BMP improve intramuscular heterotopic bone formation?, Patrick H. Warnke, Hendrik Bolte, Kristina Schünemann, Tobias Nitsche, Sureshan Sivananthan, Eugene Sherry, Timothy Douglas, Jörg Wiltfang, and Stephan T. Becker
Antimicrobial peptide immunity protects human nasal and auricular cartilage against infection, Patrick H. Warnke, Paul A. J. Russo, Martin Hopfenziz, Bodo Kurz, Stephan T. Becker, Eugene Sherry, Ingo N. G. Springer, and Sureshan Sivananthan
Plantar enthesopathy: Thickening of the enthesis is correlated with energy dissipation of the plantar fat pad during walking, Scott C. Wearing, James E. Smeathers, Stephen R. Urry, Patrick M. Sullivan, Bede Yates, and Philip Dubois
Time-dependent conditioning effects are important when evaluating the gliding resistance of flexor tendon repairs, E. Zetlitz, A. M. Hart, A. C. Nicol, and Scott C. Wearing
Presenting a simplified assistant tool for breast cancer diagnosis in mammography to radiologists, Ping Zhang, Jenny Doust, and Kuldeep Kumar
Documents from 2009
Measuring fall risk and predicting who will fall: Clinimetric properties of four fall risk assessment tools for residential aged care, Anna L. Barker, Jennifer C. Nitz, Nancy L. Low Choy, and Terry P. Haines
Endocultivation: 3D printed customized porous scaffolds for heterotopic bond induction, Stephan T. Becker, Hendrik Bolte, Oliver Krapf, Hermann Seitz, Timothy Douglas, Sureshan Sivananthan, Jörg Wiltfang, Eugene Sherry, and Patrick H. Warnke
Consumer health organisations for people with diabetes and arthritis: Who contacts them and why?, Frances M. Boyle, Allyson J. Mutch, Julie H. Dean, Marie-Louise Dick, and Christopher B. Del Mar
Arterial stiffness in insulin resistance: The role of nitric oxide and angiotensin II receptors, Divina G. Brillante, Anthony J. O'Sullivan, and Laurence G. Howes
Predictors of inotropic and chronotropic effects of NG-monomethyl-l-arginine, Divina G. Brillante, Anthony J. O'Sullivan, Martina T. Johnstone, and Laurence G. Howes
Effects of cardiovascular angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on nitric oxide synthase inhibition in patients with insulin resistance syndrome, Divina Gracilla Brillante, Anthony John O'Sullivan, Ruby Esmeralda Brillante, and Laurence Guy Howes
Preliminary results of meta-analysis of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) versus conservative treatment for gall stone pancreatitis, Matthew John Burstow, Rossita Mohamad Yunus, Shahjahan Khan, Breda Memon, and Muhammed Ashraf Memon
Preliminary results of meta-analysis of laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair, Matthew John Burstow, Rossita Mohamad Yunus, Shahjahan Khan, Breda Memon, and Muhammed Ashraf Memon
Outcome of palliative esophageal stenting for malignant dysphagia: A retrospective analysis, M. Burstow, T. Kelly, S. Panchani, I. M. Khan, D. Meek, B. Memon, and M. A. Memon
Treatment options for localised prostate cancer, Charles Chabert and Phillip Stricker
Erythrocyte aggregation and neutrophil function in an aging population, Rhys M. Christy, Oguz K. Baskurt, Gregory C. Gass, A. Bon Gray, and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
Subfascial port placement in gastric banding surgery, Anthony Clough, Laurent Layani, Mayenaaz Sidhu, Lucas Wheatley, and Abha Shah
Ulcerated malignant spindle-cell neoplasm of the finger: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor or desmoplastic malignant melanoma?, Thomas Connelly, Joan Mones, and Anthony Dixon
Informed agreement to participate: Beginning the partnership with children in research, Heather Conroy and Deborah Harcourt
SHOX gene is expressed in vertebral body growth plates in idiopathic and congenital scoliosis: Implications for the etiology of scoliosis in Turner syndrome, Gregory Day, Attila Szvetko, Lyn Griffiths, I. Bruce McPhee, John Tuffley, Robert LaBrom, Geoffrey Askin, Peter Woodland, Eamonn McClosky, Ian Torode, and Francis Tomlinson
Predictors of safety-related enquiries about psychotropic medication in young people and families accessing a medicines information service, Angela J. Dean, Merryn Witham, and Treasure McGuire