Health policy

Psychosocial outcomes and health service use after notifying women participating in population breast screening when they have dense breasts: a BreastScreen Queensland randomised controlled trial – Brooke Nickel et al.

Lucia Marcello2023-12-01T10:10:23+11:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Health policy, Publications, Women's health|

Robust evidence regarding the benefits and harms of notifying Australian women when routine breast screening identifies that they have dense breasts is needed for informing future mammography population screening practice and policy. The objective of this study is to assess the psychosocial and health services [...]

Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain – Christopher G. Maher et al – ANZ J Surg

Lucia Marcello2023-07-03T16:01:14+10:00Back pain, Clinical guidelines, Health policy, Health professionals, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications|

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard provides an excellent guide for how each of the professions can contribute to better care of low back pain. The Standard points to the key areas of care where the need for quality improvement is greatest, by describing [...]

Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain – Christopher G Maher et al – J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol

Lucia Marcello2023-07-03T16:02:19+10:00Back pain, Clinical guidelines, Health policy, Health professionals, Low back pain, Low-value care, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications|

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard provides an excellent guide for how each of the professions can contribute to better care of low back pain. The Standard points to the key areas of care where the need for quality improvement is greatest, by describing [...]

Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain – Christopher G. Maher et al – Intern Med J

Lucia Marcello2023-07-03T15:55:57+10:00Back pain, Clinical guidelines, Health policy, Health professionals, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications|

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard provides an excellent guide for how each of the professions can contribute to better care of low back pain. The Standard points to the key areas of care where the need for quality improvement is greatest, by describing [...]

Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain – Christopher G Maher et al – Emerg Med Aus

Lucia Marcello2023-07-03T15:50:57+10:00Clinical guidelines, Health policy, Health professionals, Low back pain, Low-value care, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications|

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard provides an excellent guide for how each of the professions can contribute to better care of low back pain. The Standard points to the key areas of care where the need for quality improvement is greatest, by describing [...]

Introducing Australia’s clinical care standard for low back pain – Christopher G Maher et al – Med J Aus

Lucia Marcello2023-07-03T15:48:56+10:00Clinical guidelines, Health policy, Low back pain, Low-value care, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications|

The Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard provides an excellent guide for how each of the professions can contribute to better care of low back pain. The Standard points to the key areas of care where the need for quality improvement is greatest, by describing [...]

Reflections from Women with an Interval Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Analysis of Open Disclosure in the BreastScreen Western Australia Program – Lily Claringbold et al.

Lucia Marcello2023-03-01T14:08:33+11:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Health policy, Imaging, Publications, Screening|

Open disclosure is a process of addressing a negative health outcome that includes an apology and an opportunity for the client to discuss concerns. BreastScreen Western Australia has implemented a policy of open disclosure. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of [...]

Multiple Automated Health Literacy Assessments of Written Health Information: Development of the SHeLL (Sydney Health Literacy Lab) Health Literacy Editor v1 Multiple Automated Health Literacy Assessments of Written Health Information: Development of the SHeLL (Sydney Health Literacy Lab) Health Literacy Editor v1 – Julie Ayre et al.

Lucia Marcello2023-03-01T13:53:11+11:00Health literacy, Health policy, Public comprehension, Publications, Research, Treatment|

This paper outlines the development of the SHeLL (Sydney Health Literacy Lab) Health Literacy Editor, an automated tool to facilitate the implementation of health literacy guidelines for the production of easy-to-read written health information. Target users were any person or organization that develops consumer-facing education [...]

Methods for living guidelines: Early Guidance based on practical experience. Paper 2: Consumer engagement in living guidelines – Anneliese Synnot et. al

Lucia Marcello2023-01-25T15:14:59+11:00Clinical guidelines, Clinical quality, Health policy, Health system, Publications|

Consumer engagement in living guidelines should follow established principles of consumer engagement in guidelines. Conceiving the engagement as living, underpinned by a living process evaluation, allows the approach to be developed with consumers over time.

Approaches to prioritising research for clinical trial networks: a scoping review – Rachael L. Morton et. al

Lucia Marcello2023-01-25T14:50:14+11:00Clinical guidelines, Ethical considerations, Health policy, Health professionals, Publications, Research|

Prioritisation of clinical trials ensures that the research conducted meets the needs of stakeholders, makes the best use of resources and avoids duplication. The aim of this review was to identify and critically appraise approaches to research prioritisation applicable to clinical trials, to inform best [...]