Submissions from 2010
‘Just like you’: A disability awareness programme for children that enhanced knowledge, attitudes and acceptance: Pilot study findings, Nicole Ison, Sarah McIntyre, Sophie Rothery, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Shona Goldsmith, Samantha Parsonage, and Liz Foy
Interleukin-6 subfamily cytokines and rheumatoid arthritis: Role of antagonists, Jalal A. Jazayeri, Graeme J. Carroll, and Ann B. Vernallis
Targeting the glycoprotein 130 receptor subunit to control pain and inflammation, Jalal A. Jazayeri, Aradhana Upadhyay, Ann B. Vernallis, and Graeme J. Carroll
Diagnostic accuracy of mammography readers and their memory performance have no correlation with each other, P Kok, Alex G. Pitman, J N. Cawson, S Gledhill, S Kremer, J Lawson, K Mehta, V Mercuri, D Shnier, R Taft, and L Zentner
Pancreaticoduodenectomy – outcomes from an Australian institution, Kelvin H K Kwok, Joseph Rizk, Maxwell Coleman, and Douglas Fenton-Lee
Effect of pathological use of the internet on adolescent mental health: A prospective study, Lawrence T. Lam and Zi-Wen Peng
Decreased IP-10 and elevated TGFβ1 levels are associated with viral clearance following therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus, Silvia Lee, Julius Varano, James P. Flexman, Wendy Cheng, Mark W. Watson, Enrico Rossi, Leon A. Adams, Max K. Bulsara, and Patricia Price
More than just counting eosinophils: Proximal oesophageal involvement and subepithelial sclerosis are major diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic oesophagitis, Stephen Lee, W Bastiaan de Boer, Anupam Naran, Connull Leslie, Spiro Raftopoulous, Hooi Ee, and M Priyanthi Kumarasinghe
The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Western Australians from 1997 through 2007 and emergence of nonvaccine serotypes, Deborah Lehmann, Judith Willis, Hannah C. Moore, Carolien Giele, Denise Murphy, Anthony D. Keil, Catherine Harrison, Kathy Bayley, Michael Watson, Peter Richmond, and Vaccine Impact Surveillance Network
Treatment-focused DNA testing for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: Some implications for clinical practice, Elizabeth A. Lobb, K Barlow-Stewart, G Suthers, and N Hallowell
Patient and caregiver perceptions of communication of prognosis in high grade glioma, Elizabeth A. Lobb, G K B Halkett, and A K. Nowak
Predictors of complicated grief: A systematic review of empirical studies, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Linda J. Kristjanson, Samar M. Aoun, Leanne Monterosso, Georgia K B Halkett, and Anna Davies
Frontline grief: The workplace support needs of community palliative care nurses after the death of a patient, Elizabeth A. Lobb, L Vojkovic, L J. Kristjanson, J Smith, J M. Brown, and V W J Dwyer
Botulinum toxin assessment, intervention and after-care for lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy: International consensus statement, S C. Love, Iona Novak, M Kentish, K Desloovere, F Heinen, G Molenaers, S O'Flaherty, and H K. Graham
Evaluation of the Claassen Institute of Psychiatry for Medical Students, Zaza Lyons, Brian D. Power, Natalia Bilyk, Jodi Lofchy, and Johann Claassen
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination coverage in Western Australia, Donna B. Mak, Alison M. Daly, Paul K. Armstrong, and Paul V. Effler
Effect of DHA supplementation during pregnancy on maternal depression and neurodevelopment of young children, Maria Makrides, Robert A. Gibson, Andrew J. McPhee, Lisa Yelland, Julie A. Quinlivan, and Philip Ryan
Caring for someone with high-grade glioma: A time of rapid change for caregivers, Ruth McConigley, Georgia Halkett, Elizabeth A. Lobb, and Anna Nowak
Consensus research priorities for cerebral palsy: A Delphi survey of consumers, researchers, and clinicians, Sarah McIntyre, Iona Novak, and Anne Cusick
AP-1 inhibitory peptides are neuroprotective following acute glutamate excitotoxicity in primary cortical neuronal cultures, Amanda J. Meade, Bruno P. Meloni, Jane Cross, Anthony J. Bakker, Mark W. Fear, Frank L. Mastaglia, Paul M. Watt, and Neville W. Knuckey
Inappropriate imaging: Why it matters, why it happens, what can be done, Richard Mendelson and Phillip J. Bairstow
Poor lung function and tonsillectomy in childhood are associated with mortality from age 18 to 44, D Mészáros, S C. Dharmage, M C. Matheson, A Venn, C L. Wharton, D P. Johns, M J. Abramson, G G. Giles, J L. Hopper, and E H. Walters
Botulinum toxin assessment, intervention and aftercare for cervical dystonia and other causes of hypertonia of the neck: International consensus statement, Iona Novak, L Campbell, M Boyce, and V S C Fung
Botulinum toxin consensus statement - Foreword, Iona Novak and H Kerr Graham
The effect of education with workplace supports on practitioners’ evidence-based practice knowledge and implementation behaviours, Iona Novak and Sarah McIntyre
Response of Helicobacter hepaticus to bovine bile, Arinze S. Okoli, Marc R. Wilkins, Mark J. Raftery, and George L. Mendz
Pancreatic stellate cells produce acetylcholine and may play a role in pancreatic exocrine secretion, Phoebe A. Phillips, Lu Yang, Arthur Shulkes, Alain Vonlaufen, Anne Poljak, Sonia Bustamante, Alessandra Warren, Zhihong Xu, Michael Guilhaus, Ron Pirola, Minoti V. Apte, and Jeremy S. Wilson
Nitric oxide is not obligatory for radial artery flow-mediated dilation following release of 5 or 10 min distal occlusion, Kyra Pyke, Daniel J. Green, Cara Weisbrod, Matthew Best, Lawrence Dembo, Gerry O'Driscoll, and Michael Tschakovsky
Selecting medical students for academic and attitudinal outcomes in a Catholic medical school, Julie A. Quinlivan, Lawrence T. Lam, Siu Hong Wan, and Rodney W. Petersen
Botulinum toxin assessment, intervention and aftercare for paediatric and adult niche indications including pain: International consensus statement, B Rawicki, G Sheean, V S C Fung, S Goldsmith, C Morgan, and I Novak
Commonly applied positive end-expiratory pressures do not prevent functional residual capacity decline in the setting of intra-abdominal hypertension: A pig model, Adrian Regli, Lisen E. Hockings, Gabrielle C. Musk, Brigit Roberts, Bill Noffsinger, Bhajan Singh, and Peter V. van Heerden
Proposed changes to the psychiatric classification: Towards DSM5, Joseph M. Rey
Smoking cessation in pregnancy and the risk of child behavioural problems: A longitudinal prospective cohort study, Monique Robinson, Neil J. McLean, Wendy H. Oddy, Eugen Mattes, Max K. Bulsara, Jianghong Li, Stephen R. Zubrick, Fiona J. Stanley, and John P. Newnham
Outcomes of endoscopic resection of large colorectal neoplasms: An Australian experience, Muna Salama, Donald Ormonde, Thai Quach, Hooi Ee, and Ian Yusoff
Chorioamnionitis and cerebral palsy: A meta-analysis, Jobe G. Shatrov, Samuel C. Birch, Lawrence T. Lam, Julie A. Quinlivan, Sarah McIntyre, and George L. Mendz
Type 1 diabetes in children - Emergency management, Aris Siafarikas and Susan O'Connell
Increase in circadian variation after continuous-flow ventricular assist device implantation, Mark S. Slaughter, Michael S. Ising, Daniel Tamez, Gerry O'Driscoll, Neil Voskoboynikov, Carlo R. Bartoli, Steven C. Koenig, and Guruprasad A. Giridharan
Reticular basement membrane fragmentation and potential epithelial mesenchymal transition is exaggerated in the airways of smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Sukhwinder S. Sohal, David Reid, Amir Soltani, Chris Ward, Steven Weston, H Konrad Muller, Richard Wood-Baker, and Eugene H. Walters
Basement membrane and vascular remodelling in smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study, Amir Soltani, David W. Reid, Sukhwinder S. Sohal, Richard Wood-Baker, Steve Weston, H Konrad Muller, and E Haydn Walters
Non-steroid agents for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Paolo Spagnolo, Cinzia Del Giovane, Fabrizio Luppi, Stafania Cerri, Sara Balduzzi, E Haydn Walters, Roberto D'Amico, and Luca Richeldi
The effectiveness of communication strategy training with adult Cochlear implantees, Karen M. Sparrow and Kathryn Hird
Factors associated with developing cholesteatoma: A study of 45,980 children with middle ear disease, Katrina Spilsbury, Ian Miller, James B. Semmens, and Francis J. Lannigan
Applying global frameworks to assessment in medical education: An example of a nationally produced curriculum for cancer education, Darren L. Starmer, Elaine Chapman, and Michael J. Millward
Magnetic resonance imaging in traumatic posterior hip dislocation, Moritz Tannast, Frank Pleus, Harald Bonel, Howard Galloway, Klaus Siebenrock, and Suzanne E. Anderson
Impact of inactivity and exercise on the vasculature in humans, Dick H J Thijssen, Andrew J. Maiorana, Gerry O'Driscoll, Nigel T. Cable, Maria T E Hopman, and Daniel J. Green
Imaging of normal and pathologic joint synovium using nonlinear optical microscopy as a potential diagnostic tool, Nivedan Tiwari, Sanjay Chabra, Sheherbano Mehdi, Paula Sweet, Tatiana B. Krasieva, Roy Pool, Brian Andrews, and George M. Peavy
‘Even if we get one back here, it’s worth it…’: Evaluation of an Australian remote area health placement program, Sandy Toussaint and Donna B. Mak
Long-term results of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (Targit) boost during breast-conserving surgery, Jayant S. Vaidya, Michael Baum, Jeffrey S. Tobias, Frederik Wenz, Samuele Massarut, Mohammed Keshtgar, Basil Hilaris, Christobel Saunders, Norman Williams, Chris Brew-Graves, Tammy Corica, Mario Roncadin, Uta Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Marc Sütterlin, Max K. Bulsara, and David Joseph
Intraoperative radiotherapy for early breast cancer – Authors' reply, Jayant S. Vaidya, David J. Joseph, Jeffrey S. Tobias, and Max K. Bulsara
Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer (TARGIT-A trial): An international, prospective, randomised, non-inferiority phase 3 trial, Jayant S. Vaidya, David J. Joseph, Jeffrey S. Tobias, Max K. Bulsara, Frederik Wenz, Christobel Saunders, Michael Alvarado, Henrik L. Flyger, Samuele Massarut, Wolfgang Eiermann, Mohammed Keshtgar, John Dewar, Uta Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Marc Sütterlin, Laura Esserman, Helle R. Holtveg, Mario Roncadin, Steffi Pidorsch, Marinos Metaxas, Mary Falzon, April Matthews, Tammy Corica, Norman R. Williams, and Michael Baum
Isolation of quiescent human pancreatic stellate cells: A promising in vitro tool for studies of human pancreatic stellate cell biology, Alain Vonlaufen, Phoebe A. Phillips, Lu Yang, Zhihong Xu, Eva Fiala-Beer, Xuguo Zhang, Ron Pirola, Jeremy S. Wilson, and Minoti V. Apte
Precapillary pulmonary hypertension leads to reversible bronchial hyperreactivity in rats, Britta S. von Ungern-Sternberg, Walid Habre, Adrian Regli, Jean-Claude Pache, Fabienne Fontao, Tibor Z. Janosi, Maurice Beghetti, and Ferenc Peták
Electroconvulsive therapy in young people and the pioneering spirit of Lauretta Bender, Garry Walter, Michael Robertson, Joseph M. Rey, Nerissa Soh, and Gin S. Malhi
Action plans with limited patient education only for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Julia A E Walters, Allison C. Turnock, E Hayden Walters, and Richard Wood-Baker
Action plans with limited patient education only for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Julia A E Walters, Allison C. Turnock, E Haydn Walters, and Richard Wood-Baker
Improving reliability of the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in first year medical students, Michael Wan, Rosa Canalese, Lawrence T. Lam, and Julie Quinlivan
Assessment of airway inflammation using sputum, BAL, and endobronchial biopsies in current and ex-smokers with established COPD, Yudong Wen, David W. Reid, Dongcheng Zhang, Chris Ward, Richard Wood-Baker, and E Haydn Walters
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine uptake in pregnant women entering the 2010 influenza season in Western Australia, Scott W. White, Rodney W. Petersen, and Julie A. Quinlivan
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy—comparison of early postoperative results in an Australian rural centre and a German university hospital, Matthias W. Wichmann, Reinhold Lang, Eben Beukes, Shaukat Taher Esufali, Karl-Walter Jauch, Tanyia K. Hüttl, and Thomas P. Hüttl
Initial clinical experience with a novel left ventricular assist device with a magnetically levitated rotor in a multi-institutional trial, Georg M. Wieselthaler, Gerry O'Driscoll, Paul Jansz, Asghar Khaghani, and Martin Strueber
Reassessment of critical lead effects by the German Biomonitoring Commission results in suspension of the human biomonitoring values (HBM I and HBM II) for lead in blood of children and adults, Michael Wilhelm, Birger Heinzow, Jürgen Angerer, and Christine Schulz
The virtual consultation: Practitioners' experiences of genetic counseling by videoconferencing in Australia, Elvira Zilliacus, Bettina Meiser, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Tracey E. Dudding, Kristine Barlow-Stewart, and Katherine Tucker
Women’s experience of telehealth cancer genetic counseling, Elvira M. Zilliacus, Bettina Meiser, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Judy Kirk, Linda Warwick, and Katherine Tucker
Submissions from 2009
Femoroacetabular impingement magnetic resonance imaging, Suzanne E. Anderson, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Tallal Charles Mamisch, and Moritz Tannast
New insights into alcoholic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, Minoti Apte, Ron Pirola, and Jeremy Wilson
Pancreas: Alcoholic pancreatitis—it's the alcohol, stupid, Minoti V. Apte, Ron Pirola, and Jeremy S. Wilson
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessing the impact of dexamphetamine on fatigue in patients with advanced cancer, Kirsten Anne Auret, Stephan A. Schug, Alexandra P. Bremner, and Max K. Bulsara
Attitudes of WA GPs to chlamydia partner notification: A survey, Revle D. Bangor-Jones, Jenny McCloskey, Levinia Crooks, Lisa A. Bastian, Donna B. Mak, Christine Dykstra, Lewis J. Marshall, and Simona R. Achitei
Social marketing strategy to increase awareness of non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (NPEP) followed by increased NPEP awareness and more appropriate use, Revle Bangor-Jones, Donna Mak, Susan Laing, and Graham Brown
Australian primary health care centres: De facto super clinics? — Letter, Tom Brett
Retirement intentions of general practitioners aged 45–65 years, Tom Brett, Diane Arnold-Reed, Dana A. Hince, Ian K. Wood, and Robert Moorhead
Work intentions and opinions of general practice registrars, Tom Brett, Diane Arnold-Reed, Cam T. Phan, Robert G. Moorhead, and Dana A. Hince
Complementary versus conventional medicine: Migraine, Frances Cadden and V Kotsirilos
Complementary versus conventional medicine: Depression, Frances Cadden and Vicki Kotsirilos
Complementary versus conventional medicine: Fatigue, Frances Cadden and Vicki Kotsirilos
Complementary versus conventional medicine: Osteoarthritis, Frances Cadden and Vicki Kotsirilos
How to treat osteoarthritis, Graeme J. Carroll
Confirmation of two major polyarticular osteoarthritis (POA) phenotypes – differentiation on the basis of joint topography, Graeme J. Carroll, W H. Breidahl, and J Jazayeri
Noisy respiratory secretions at the end of life, Katherine Clark and Michelle Butler
Reducing gastric secretions—a role for histamine 2 antagonists or proton pump inhibitors in malignant bowel obstruction?, Katherine Clark, Lawrence T. Lam, and David Currow
The effect of ranitidine versus proton pump inhibitors on gastric secretions: A meta-analysis of randomised control trials, Katherine Clark, Lawrence T. Lam, S Gibson, and D Currow
Factors that adolescent males take into account in decisions about an unplanned pregnancy, Carolyn J. Corkindale, John T. Condon, Alan Russell, and Julie A. Quinlivan
Employer-sponsored occupational therapy professional development in a multicampus facility: A quality project, Anne Cusick, Monica Convey, Iona Novak, and Sarah McIntyre
Novel Helicobacter pylori therapeutic targets: The unusual suspects, Megan J. Duckworth, Arinze S. Okoli, and George L. Mendz
Time to death and mast cell degranulation in fatal asthma, John G. Elliot, Michael J. Abramson, Olaf H. Drummer, E Haydn Walters, and Alan L. James
Limited transthoracic echocardiography assessment in anaesthesia and critical care, John G. Faris, Michael G. Veltman, and Colin F. Royse
Splenic artery aneurysm rupture in pregnancy, Jennifer Fong Ha, Michael Phillips, and Kingsley Faulkner
Air embolism in gastroscopy, Jennifer F. Ha, Emma Allanson, and Harsha Chandraratna
Characterisation of Campylobacter jejuni genes potentially involved in phosphonate degradation, Lauren E. Hartley, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Justin L. Ford, Victoria Korolik, and George L. Mendz
Opportunistic screening for chlamydia in young men, Dana Hince, Tom Brett, Donna Mak, Max K. Bulsara, Robert Moorhead, and Diane Arnold-Reed
Improving clinical outcomes in treating heroin dependence: Randomized, controlled trial of oral or implant naltrexone, Gary K. Hulse, Noella Morris, Diane Arnold-Reed, and Robert J. Tait
What is the importance of the referral letter in the patient journey? A pilot survey in Western Australia, Moyez Jiwa, Hayley Arnet, Max K. Bulsara, Hooi C. Ee, and Abby Harwood
Does smoking status affect the likelihood of consulting a doctor about respiratory symptoms? A pilot survey in Western Australia, Moyez Jiwa, Hayley Arnet, Georgia Halkett, Marthe Smith, Moira O'Connor, Julia Rhodes, Kate Poland, and Max K. Bulsara
Advice to consult a general medical practitioner in Western Australia: Could it be cancer?, Moyez Jiwa, Georgia Halkett, Hayley Arnet, Marthe Smith, Ruth McConigley, David Lim, Max K. Bulsara, and Akil Islam
Integrated care improves risk-factor modification after stroke: Initial results of the Integrated Care for the Reduction of Secondary Stroke Model., Jacques Joubert, C Reid, D Barton, T Cumming, Allan McLean, Lynette Joubert, J Barlow, D Ames, and S Davis
A redox basis for Metronidazole resistance in Helicobacter pylori, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, C Asencio, F Mégraud, and George L. Mendz
Insights into the molecular basis of the microaerophily of three Campylobacterales: A comparative study, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Claudia Baar, Joanna MacKichan, Peer Schmidt, Edward M. Fox, Stephan C. Schuster, and George L. Mendz
Inhibition of disulfide reductases as a therapeutic strategy, Nadeem O. Kaakoush and George L. Mendz
Adherence to asthma management guidelines by middle-aged adults with current asthma, R K. Kandane-Rathnayake, M C. Matheson, J A. Simpson, M L K Tang, David P. Johns, D Mészáros, R Wood-Baker, I Feather, S Morrison, M A. Jenkins, G G. Giles, J Hopper, M J. Abramson, S C. Dharmage, and E H. Walters
Increased vascular permeability precedes cellular inflammation as asthma control deteriorates, Y H. Khor, A K Y Teoh, S M. Lam, D C Q Mo, S Weston, D W. Reid, and E H. Walters