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Uptake of a Universal Sports Subsidy Program for School-Aged Children: A Population Data Analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Future work is needed to understand how Sports Voucher, and sport participation rates have changed over time, and to improve voucher uptake among girls, city dwellers, and low SES children.PMID:37734744 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2022-0204
Source: Health Physics - September 21, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Rachel G Curtis Michelle Crisp Simone Licari Rosa Virgara Catherine E M Simpson Carol A Maher Source Type: research

Preliminary results from the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study: A nation-wide cohort
CONCLUSION: Our findings highlight the high rate of comorbidities and adverse drug reactions among adults living with bipolar disorder in the general Australian population. Future genomic analyses focus on identifying genetic variants influencing pharmacotherapy treatment response and side effects.PMID:37655588 | DOI:10.1177/00048674231195571
Source: The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry - September 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Penelope A Lind Dan J Siskind Ian B Hickie Luc ía Colodro-Conde Simone Cross Richard Parker Nicholas G Martin Sarah E Medland Source Type: research

Slice by slice: An Australian state-by-state analysis of Mohs micrographic surgery over 5  years
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the use of MMS in Australia is in keeping with peer-developed guidelines, despite discrepancies between states. Although certain states were more severely affected by the pandemic, MMS is increasingly used in Australia.PMID:37621104 | DOI:10.1111/ajd.14145
Source: The Australasian Journal of Dermatology - August 25, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Joshua Farrell Gilberto Moreno Source Type: research

General practitioners' perspectives regarding early developmental surveillance for autism within the australian primary healthcare setting: a qualitative study
CONCLUSIONS: The study highlighted the need for practice and policy changes, including further training of GPs alongside sufficient time to complete developmental checks and appropriate financial remuneration through a Medicare billing item. Further research is needed on implementation and scale up of a national surveillance program for early identification of developmental disabilities, including autism.PMID:37563549 | PMC:PMC10416397 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02121-6
Source: Primary Care - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Josephine Barbaro Teresa Winata Melissa Gilbert Radhika Nair Feroza Khan Abbie Lucien Raisa Islam Anne Masi Antonio Mendoza Diaz Cheryl Dissanayake Lisa Karlov Joseph Descallar John Eastwood Iqbal Hasan Bin Jalaludin Jane Kohlhoff Siaw-Teng Liaw Raghu Lin Source Type: research

Implementation of telehealth primary health care services in a rural Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisation during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study
CONCLUSION: Telehealth was a useful addition to face-to-face consultations when used in the appropriate context such as the administration of long-term medication prescriptions by a GP. Engaging the ACCHO sector in the policy discourse around telehealth is imperative for identifying requirements for ongoing implementation.PMID:37545165 | DOI:10.22605/RRH7521
Source: Rural Remote Health - August 7, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Hannah Beks Fiona Mitchell James Charles Anna Wong Shee Kevin Mc Namara Vincent L Versace Source Type: research

< em > Corrigendum to < /em > : Out-of-pocket payments: impacts on healthcare decision-making and system and individual level measures to minimise the burden
This article aims to provide an overview of out-of-pocket payments and their impacts on decision-making: whether, or not to delay care or seek care at all. The impact of average out-of-pocket payments on demand for mental healthcare services is provided as a specific example. The available data indicate a positive linear relationship between the average out-of-pocket payments for Medicare services by type of provider, and the proportion of patients who decide not to obtain care from a given type provider. This article also poses that current safety net processes are not consumer centric, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ...
Source: Australian Health Review - August 3, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Amanda L Neil Source Type: research