Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Feb 2017
What do health consumers want to know about childhood vaccination? An evaluation of data from an Australian medicines call centre.
Immunisation is crucial to population health. This study aimed to identify the information needs and concerns of health consumers regarding childhood vaccination. ⋯ The consistent number of vaccine-related calls, particularly about safety, demonstrates an information gap that can contribute to vaccination hesitancy. Health professionals need to know their local immunisation rate and associated carer concerns, to proactively address these information-related barriers to vaccination.
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Feb 2017
Closing the Aboriginal child injury gap: targets for injury prevention.
To describe the leading mechanisms of hospitalised unintentional injury in Australian Aboriginal children and identify the injury mechanisms with the largest inequalities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children. ⋯ Aboriginal children in NSW experience a significant higher burden of unintentional injury compared with their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Implications for Public Health: We suggest the implementation of targeted injury prevention measures aimed at injury mechanism and age groups identified in this study.
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Dec 2016
Comparative StudyFalls from ladders in Australia: comparing occupational and non-occupational injuries across age groups.
To examine national ladder-related fall injury patterns and trends, and compare the changes over time in occupational and non-occupational falls across age groups. ⋯ This study demonstrates the significant burden that ladder-related falls are continuing to have on the community, both in the occupational and domestic setting.
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Aug 2016
The impact of geographical location on trends in hospitalisation rates and outcomes for fall-related injuries in older people.
This population-based study investigates the influence of geographical location on hospital admissions, utilisation and outcomes for fall-related injury in older adults, adjusting for age, sex and comorbidities. ⋯ This study highlights the need for further research to characterise and explain this variability.
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Aust N Z J Public Health · Apr 2016
Equipping clinical leaders for system and service improvements in quality and safety: an Australian experience.
To develop clinical leadership among health professionals working in public sector organisations to improve their skills in ensuring high quality and safe health services. ⋯ Health professionals can participate in a development program to enhance their clinical leadership skills. While this was a post-qualification course, targeting experienced health professionals, the learnings could be applied to pre-qualification education of health professionals.