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The Learning Curve for Competency in Right Ventricular Longitudinal Strain Analysis
(Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 2020)The application of myocardial strain by two-dimensional speckle-tracking to quantify right ventricular (RV) function has recently been endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Cardiovascular ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Left atrial strain imaging differentiates cardiac amyloidosis and hypertensive heart disease
(The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, 2020)Echocardiographic diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) can be difficult to differentiate from increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness from hypertensive heart disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate left ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Assessing species-specific differences for nuclear receptor activation for environmental water extracts
(Water Research, 2020)In vitro bioassays are increasingly applied to detect endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in environmental waters. Most studies use human nuclear receptor assays, but this raises questions about their relevance for ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Immune microenvironment in Barrett’s esophagus adjacent to esophageal adenocarcinoma: possible influence of adjacent mucosa on cancer development and progression
(Virchows Archiv, 2020)The immune microenvironment plays a pivotal role in cancer development and progression. Therefore, we studied the status of immune cells in esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and adjacent Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and their ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Doing our work better, together: a relationship-based approach to defining the quality improvement agenda in trauma care.
(BMJ Open Quality, 2020)BACKGROUND: Trauma care represents a complex patient journey, requiring multidisciplinary coordinated care. Team members are human, and as such, how they feel about their colleagues and their work affects performance. The ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Prediction of gestational age with symphysis-fundal height and estimated uterine volume in a pregnancy cohort in Sylhet, Bangladesh
(BMJ Open, 2020)Objective To improve the accuracy of the prediction of gestational age (GA) before birth with the standardised measurement of symphysis-fundal height (SFH), estimation of uterine volume, and statistical modelling including ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
How do trainee doctors learn about research? Content analysis of Australian specialist colleges' intended research curricula
(BMJ Open, 2020)Objectives Patients do better in research-intense environments. The importance of research is reflected in the accreditation requirements of Australian clinical specialist colleges. The nature of college-mandated research ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Hidden curriculum within nutrition education in medical schools
(BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, 2020)Introduction Previous attempts to enhance medical nutrition education have typically focussed on students’ acquiring nutrition knowledge or skills. Given that medical training uses an apprenticeship model of training, ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Risk of wheezing and asthma exacerbation in children treated with paracetamol versus ibuprofen: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
(BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020)Background: Paracetamol and ibuprofen are the most commonly used medications for fever and pain management in children. While the efficacy appears similar with both drugs, there are contradictory findings related to adverse ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Process evaluation of a workplace-based health promotion and exercise cluster-randomised trial to increase productivity and reduce neck pain in office workers: a RE-AIM approach
(BMC Public Health, 2020)Background: This study uses the RE-AIM framework to provide a process evaluation of a workplace-based cluster randomised trial comparing an ergonomic plus exercise intervention to an ergonomic plus health promotion ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Modifiable risk factors of congenital malformations in bale zone hospitals, Southeast Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020)Background: Congenital malformations are structural, functional, and metabolic defects that develop during the organogenesis period and present at birth or later in life. There has been little research on congenital ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Birth outcomes in a Swedish population of women reporting a history of violence including domestic violence during pregnancy: A longitudinal cohort study
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020)Background: Victimisation of women is encountered in all countries across the world, it damages the mental and physical health of women. During pregnancy and the postpartum period, women are at a greater risk of experiencing ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Yarning about oral health: Perceptions of urban Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
(BMC Oral Health, 2020)Background: Many factors influence how a person experiences oral health and how such experiences may facilitate supportive oral health behaviours. Women in particular face different challenges due to their environment, ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Finding common ground: meta-synthesis of communication frameworks found in patient communication, supervision and simulation literature
(BMC Medical Education, 2020)Background: Effective communication between patients-clinicians, supervisors-learners and facilitators-participants within a simulation is a key priority in health profession education. There is a plethora of frameworks ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Diagnostic evaluation of IgM ELISA and IgM Immunofluorescence assay for the diagnosis of Acute Scrub Typhus in central Nepal
(BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020)BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus is an acute febrile illness caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium, Orientia tsutsugamushi. Immunochromatography (ICT) and IgM ELISA are two of the routinely employed antibody based assays ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Medical and allied health service use during acute and chronic post-injury periods in whiplash injured individuals
(BMC Health Services Research, 2020)Background: Individuals with whiplash associated disorder (WAD) frequently experience neck pain in addition to other physical, psychological and social symptoms. Consequently, treatment is sought from a variety of health ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Immoral, Incompetent, and Lacking Warmth: How Stereotypes of Teenage Fathers Compare to Those of Other Parents
(Sex Roles, 2020)Constructions of teenage fathers largely portray them as absent, criminal, and violent (Johansson and Hammarén 2014; Kiselica and Kiselica 2014), with their identity tied to the role of breadwinner rather than parent. ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Identifying the priority challenges in trauma care delivery for Australian and New Zealand trauma clinicians
(Injury, 2020)Introduction: Injury is a leading cause of death and disability world-wide. Little is known about the day-to-day challenges the trauma clinicians face in their practice that they feel could be improved through an increased ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Identification of risk factors and metabolic monitoring practices in patients on antipsychotic drugs in South India
(Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020)The objectives of this study were to identify the risk factors for metabolic syndrome in patients on antipsychotics and to compare the frequency of metabolic monitoring with evidence-based guidelines. We conducted a ...JOURNAL ARTICLE -
Hypoglycemia in CDG patients due to PMM2 mutations: Follow up on hyperinsulinemic patients
(JIMD Reports, 2020)Background: Phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency (PMM2-CDG) is the most common congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG). Hypoglycemia has been reported in various CDG including PMM2-CDG. The frequency and etiology of hypoglycemia ...JOURNAL ARTICLE