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Australian Industrial Transformation Institute
AITI is a trans-disciplinary research venture, bringing social scientists, scientists and engineers together to work collaboratively with industry, government and communities. -
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer
The Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) is a leading cancer centre in Australia, housing world-class care and survivorship services alongside innovative cancer prevention and early intervention research. -
Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research
The Flinders Centre for Ophthalmology, Eye and Vision Research aims to improve outcomes for patients with blinding eye conditions affecting our community.. -
Flinders Digital Health Research Centre
The Flinders Digital Health Research Centre is a multidisciplinary research entity, established as a cornerstone in Flinders University’s expansion in the health technology domain. -
Flinders Institute for Research in the Humanities
Flinders Institute for Research in the Humanities unites humanities-based researchers engaged in creative and reflective investigations of culture and thought. -
Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity
The Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity leads high quality scholarship on the social and economic determinants of health and health equity.
Recent Submissions
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Maternal uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 6 unmasks a novel variant in TULP1 in a patient with early onset retinal dystrophy
(Molecular Vision, 2018-07-21)Purpose Inherited retinal dystrophies are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders. Molecular diagnosis has proven utility for affected individuals. In this study, we report an individual enrolled in ... -
Hidden care: revelations of a case‐note audit of physical health care in a community mental health service
(Wiley, 2018-05-24)People with severe mental illness (SMI) are widely reported to be at an increased risk of morbidity and premature death due to physical health conditions. Mental health nurses are ideally placed to address physical and ... -
Pain self-management: easier said than done? Factors associated with early dropout from pain self-management in a rural primary care population
(Oxford University Press, 2018-09-06)Objective To explore whether psychosocial or demographic factors are associated with early dropout from pain self-management in a rural, low–socioeconomic status population. Design Secondary analysis of retrospective ... -
Self-management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with chronic conditions: a rapid review
(SAGE Publications, 2017-12-29)Objectives Review the evidence for the effectiveness of chronic condition self-management programs applied to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Methods A rapid review methodology was followed to develop ... -
An audit of the management of nicotine withdrawal in an Australian inpatient unit: are we there yet?
(SAGE Publications, 2017-10-02)Objectives: This paper reports outcomes of a clinical audit of smoke-free policy implementation within an Australian inpatient psychiatric setting. It aimed to evaluate assessment of smoking status and subsequent management ... -
Corporatisation of general practice — Impact and implications
(Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, 2016-08)In Australia, general practice is largely private, ranging from small sole traders through to large partnerships comprising six or more practitioners. Over time, a number of corporate practices, which are registered under ... -
Regionalisation of health services: Benefits and impact
(Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, 2016-06)Providing a well-integrated, cost-effective, quality health care system that meets the needs of the population is challenging for governments worldwide. In Australia, this challenge is complicated by a geographically and ... -
Religio-cultural factors contributing to perinatal mortality and morbidity in mountain villages of Nepal: Implications for future healthcare provision
(Public Library of Science, 2018-03-15)Objective and the context This paper examines the beliefs and experiences of women and their families in remote mountain villages of Nepal about perinatal sickness and death and considers the implications of these beliefs ... -
Identification of novel mutations causing pediatric cataract in Bhutan, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka
(Wiley, 2018-04-05)Background: Pediatric cataract is an important cause of blindness and visual impairment in children. A large proportion of pediatric cataracts are inherited, and many genes have been described for this heterogeneous ... -
Identification and In Vitro Expansion of Buccal Epithelial Cells
(SAGE Publications, 2018-06-01)Ex vivo-expanded buccal mucosal epithelial (BME) cell transplantation has been used to reconstruct the ocular surface. Methods for enrichment and maintenance of BME progenitor cells in ex vivo cultures may improve the ... -
Adapting, Pilot Testing and Evaluating the Kick.it App to Support Smoking Cessation for Smokers with Severe Mental Illness: A Study Protocol
(MDPI, 2018-02-03)(1) Background: While the prevalence of tobacco smoking in the general population has declined, it remains exceptionally high for smokers with severe mental illness (SMI), despite significant public health measures. This ... -
Challenging Institutional Norms to Improve Local-Level Policy for Health and Health Equity. Comment on “Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway: The Use of Public Health Coordinators and Health Overviews to Promote Fair Distribution Among Social Groups”
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-08-04)The article by Susanne Hagen and colleagues on Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway discusses actions by municipal governments to assess and address heath inequities within their respective regions, as required under ... -
Addressing health equity through action on the social determinants of health: a global review of policy outcome evaluation methods
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-02-06)Background: Epidemiological evidence on the social determinants of health inequity is well-advanced, but considerably less attention has been given to evaluating the impact of public policies addressing those social ... -
Community health worker programs to improve healthcare access and equity: are they only relevant to low- and middle-income countries?
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018-07-01)Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs ... -
What enables and constrains the inclusion of the social determinants of health inequities in government policy agendas? A narrative review
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017-11-11)Background Despite decades of evidence gathering and calls for action, few countries have systematically attenuated health inequities (HI) through action on the social determinants of health (SDH). This is at least partly ... -
Including Health in Environmental Assessments of Major Transport Infrastructure Projects: A Documentary Analysis
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2017-05-10)Transport policy and practice impacts health. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are regulated public policy mechanisms that can be used to consider the health impacts of major transport projects before they are ... -
Crowd-sourced Ontology for Photoleukocoria: Identifying Common Internet Search Terms for a Potentially Important Pediatric Ophthalmic Sign
(ARVO Journals, 2018-02-15)Purpose: Leukocoria is the most common presenting sign for pediatric eye disease including retinoblastoma and cataract, with worse outcomes if diagnosis is delayed. We investigated whether individuals could identify ... -
Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing in the remote primary health care setting of Australia’s Northern Territory
(Dove Press, 2018-05-29)Aim: To determine the cost-effectiveness of utilizing point-of-care testing (POCT) on the Abbott i-STAT device as a support tool to aid decisions regarding the emergency medical retrievals of patients at remote health ... -
A mixed methods systematic review of studies examining the relationship between housing and health for people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds
(Elsevier, 2018-07-27)Housing is an important social determinant of health and a key element of refugee integration into countries of resettlement. However, the way in which housing may affect mental and physical health for refugees and asylum ... -
miR-200/375 control epithelial plasticity-associated alternative splicing by repressing the RNA-binding protein Quaking
(EMBO Press/Wiley, 2018-06-05)Members of the miR‐200 family are critical gatekeepers of the epithelial state, restraining expression of pro‐mesenchymal genes that drive epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and contribute to metastatic cancer ...
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