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View article: ‘Pretty devastating’: exploring horse owner and veterinarian lived experiences of the equine Hendra virus
‘Pretty devastating’: exploring horse owner and veterinarian lived experiences of the equine Hendra virus Open
Introduction With more than 60% of emerging infectious diseases being zoonotic, we apply a One Health lens that connects human, animal, and environmental dimensions of the response to a Hendra virus (HeV) event. One Health promotes collabo…
View article: Integrated approaches to health: A paradigmatic, methodological and operational comparison of EcoHealth, One Health and Planetary Health
Integrated approaches to health: A paradigmatic, methodological and operational comparison of EcoHealth, One Health and Planetary Health Open
While clinical medicine essentially concentrates on the human body and its parts, public health focuses on the health of human populations and their social and environmental determinants. Integrated approaches to health extend the focus of…
View article: Testing the waters - The public acceptability of key population-level infection control measures in post-pandemic Australia
Testing the waters - The public acceptability of key population-level infection control measures in post-pandemic Australia Open
Public compliance during future infectious disease emergencies likely depends on trust in institutions and expertise, and perceptions of the necessity, effectiveness and fairness of interventions. Rather than assuming public acquiescence, …
View article: Unravelling Public Preferences for the Use of Artificial Intelligence Mobile Health Applications in Australia
Unravelling Public Preferences for the Use of Artificial Intelligence Mobile Health Applications in Australia Open
It is evident that beyond the technical feasibility of AI applications, there are nuanced differences in public preferences for AI mHealth applications in Australia. Understanding factors leading to these discrepancies would be valuable fo…
View article: Developing professional education to support cultural humility in maternal health care: Reflecting on a co-design project with refugee and migrant women
Developing professional education to support cultural humility in maternal health care: Reflecting on a co-design project with refugee and migrant women Open
Reflecting on key values assisted in the identification of recommendations for successful partnership with refugee and migrant women in future projects. Importantly, recommendations hold relevance across different co-design methods as they…
View article: “No one ever comes back and asks us how could we do it better”: findings from First Nations community panels about ways to keep First Nations peoples safe from COVID-19
“No one ever comes back and asks us how could we do it better”: findings from First Nations community panels about ways to keep First Nations peoples safe from COVID-19 Open
Equity in pandemic planning and response for First Nations peoples in Australia requires a deeper understanding of sociocultural realities to determine appropriate public health actions. First Nations community panels were held in three lo…
View article: Cultural Humility in Action: Learning From Refugee and Migrant Women and Healthcare Providers to Improve Maternal Health Services in Australia
Cultural Humility in Action: Learning From Refugee and Migrant Women and Healthcare Providers to Improve Maternal Health Services in Australia Open
Introduction Access to culturally appropriate healthcare is vital to ensure refugee and migrant women receive optimal care, particularly during the perinatal period. Refugee and migrant women report lower satisfaction with pregnancy care d…
View article: Reconciling market and moral logics on a minimum wage: Supermarket work in Australia during the first two years of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic
Reconciling market and moral logics on a minimum wage: Supermarket work in Australia during the first two years of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic Open
Essential workers generate and maintain basic services that populations must receive, without interruption, to sustain a healthy, functional society. When SARS-COV-2 spread around the world, mundane low-paid work in essential non-healthcar…
View article: Understanding the roles of economy and society in the relative risks of zoonosis emergence from livestock
Understanding the roles of economy and society in the relative risks of zoonosis emergence from livestock Open
The emergence of zoonotic infections that can develop into pathogens of pandemic potential is a major concern for public health. The risks of emergence and transmission relate to multiple factors that range from land use to human–non-human…
View article: Gauging public sentiments toward foot-and-mouth disease outbreak control: A scoping review 2003–2022
Gauging public sentiments toward foot-and-mouth disease outbreak control: A scoping review 2003–2022 Open
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly transmissible viral infection of cloven-hoofed animals. As part of a larger programme of research directed towards preparing Australia for an FMD incursion, this scoping literature review aimed to i…
View article: Evidence gaps and challenges in maintaining and increasing vaccine uptake: <scp>A Delphi</scp> survey with <scp>Australian</scp> stakeholders
Evidence gaps and challenges in maintaining and increasing vaccine uptake: <span>A Delphi</span> survey with <span>Australian</span> stakeholders Open
Issue Addressed Increasing and maintaining vaccination uptake is crucial for preventing and managing infectious diseases. In the context of the post‐coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic landscape, this paper examines the perception…
View article: Accounts of harm and conflicts of interest in transvaginal mesh: Professional evaluations during an Australian Senate Inquiry
Accounts of harm and conflicts of interest in transvaginal mesh: Professional evaluations during an Australian Senate Inquiry Open
Transvaginal mesh (TVM) surgeries were introduced as an innovative treatment for stress urine incontinency (SUI) and/or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in 1996. Years after rapid adoption of these surgeries into practice, it emerged that TVM-a…
View article: Eliminate all risks: A call to reexamine the link between canine scabies and rheumatic heart disease
Eliminate all risks: A call to reexamine the link between canine scabies and rheumatic heart disease Open
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and acute rheumatic fever (ARF) disproportionately affect individuals in low-resource settings. ARF is attributed to an immune response to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) following GAS pharyngitis and potentially …
View article: What influences antibiotic initiation? Developing a scale to measure nursing behaviour in residential aged‐care facilities
What influences antibiotic initiation? Developing a scale to measure nursing behaviour in residential aged‐care facilities Open
Aim The purpose of the current study was to develop and assess the psychometric properties of a measure that captures nursing behaviours that have the potential to influence the initiation of antibiotics in residential aged‐care facilities…
View article: How should artificial intelligence be used in Australian health care? Recommendations from a citizens’ jury
How should artificial intelligence be used in Australian health care? Recommendations from a citizens’ jury Open
Objective To support a diverse sample of Australians to make recommendations about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in health care. Study design Citizens’ jury, deliberating the question: “Under which circumstances, if an…
View article: Nurses’ Anxiety Mediates the Relationship between Clinical Tolerance to Uncertainty and Antibiotic Initiation Decisions in Residential Aged-Care Facilities
Nurses’ Anxiety Mediates the Relationship between Clinical Tolerance to Uncertainty and Antibiotic Initiation Decisions in Residential Aged-Care Facilities Open
Aim. Diagnostic uncertainty, risk perceptions, time constraints, and pressure from resident/family members and nurses have been identified as potential barriers to reducing antibiotic prescribing in residential aged-care facilities. The cu…
View article: Vigilance in infectious disease emergencies: Expanding the concept
Vigilance in infectious disease emergencies: Expanding the concept Open
In their 2010 book, Lorna Weir and Eric Mykhalovskiy conceptualised the role of vigilance in unknown and emerging infectious disease threats. Theirs is a macro-level account which draws on empirical data to describe vigilance as a set of t…
View article: Exploring the safety and quality of mobile X-ray imaging in a new infectious disease biocontainment unit: an in situ simulation and video-reflexive study
Exploring the safety and quality of mobile X-ray imaging in a new infectious disease biocontainment unit: an in situ simulation and video-reflexive study Open
Objectives During a precommissioning inspection of a new biocontainment centre, radiographers noted structural features of quarantine rooms that could compromise staff and patient safety and the X-ray image quality, even after significant …
View article: Public values to guide childhood vaccination mandates: A report on four Australian community juries
Public values to guide childhood vaccination mandates: A report on four Australian community juries Open
Objective Governments use vaccination mandates, of different degrees of coerciveness, to encourage or require childhood vaccination. We elicited the views of well‐informed community members on the public acceptability of using childhood va…
View article: Having a real say: findings from first nations community panels on pandemic influenza vaccine distribution
Having a real say: findings from first nations community panels on pandemic influenza vaccine distribution Open
Background Recent deliberations by Australian public health researchers and practitioners produced an ethical framework of how decisions should be made to distribute pandemic influenza vaccine. The outcome of the deliberations was that the…
View article: Childhood vaccine refusal and what to do about it: a systematic review of the ethical literature
Childhood vaccine refusal and what to do about it: a systematic review of the ethical literature Open
Background Parental refusal of routine childhood vaccination remains an ethically contested area. This systematic review sought to explore and characterise the normative arguments made about parental refusal of routine vaccination, with th…