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View article: Emergency Department Presentations by International Migrants Requiring Interpreter Service: An Observational Study
Emergency Department Presentations by International Migrants Requiring Interpreter Service: An Observational Study Open
Objective To describe interpreter services provided to international migrants in the emergency department (ED). Methods This observational study used health service data pertaining to all patient presentations made to two public EDs betwee…
View article: Understanding patient and staff perspectives on dignified rehabilitation care experiences
Understanding patient and staff perspectives on dignified rehabilitation care experiences Open
Dignity is challenging to define. Rehabilitation units and health systems more broadly should cultivate more responsive care interfaces, through flexible, person-centred policies, prioritising and hiring staff with disability aware attitud…
View article: How do patient and practitioner characteristics influence empathy in healthcare? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
How do patient and practitioner characteristics influence empathy in healthcare? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Introduction Empathy is a core component of high-quality care yet is expressed and received in different ways depending on the characteristics (including gender, race, socioeconomic status and disability) of both practitioners and patients…
View article: Virtual reality mediated brain-computer interface training improves sensorimotor neuromodulation in unimpaired and post spinal cord injury individuals
Virtual reality mediated brain-computer interface training improves sensorimotor neuromodulation in unimpaired and post spinal cord injury individuals Open
Real-time brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that decode electroencephalograms (EEG) during motor imagery (MI) are a powerful adjunct to rehabilitation therapy after neurotrauma. Immersive virtual reality (VR) could complement BCIs by delive…
View article: Emergency department presentations in Queensland by First Nations people, remote residents, and young children during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic, 2020: interrupted time series analysis
Emergency department presentations in Queensland by First Nations people, remote residents, and young children during the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic, 2020: interrupted time series analysis Open
After the World Health Organization declared the international coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on 11 March 2020, Australian governments introduced stringent public health measures, including stay-at-home orders, school and bus…
View article: The impact of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 on emergency department presentations for mental health disorders in Queensland, Australia: A time series analysis
The impact of <span>COVID</span>‐19 on emergency department presentations for mental health disorders in Queensland, Australia: A time series analysis Open
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic has been associated with detrimental effects on mental health and psychological well‐being. Although multiple studies have shown decreases in mental health‐related Emergency Department (ED) presentations ea…
View article: Towards co-design of rehabilitation technologies: a collaborative approach to prioritize usability issues
Towards co-design of rehabilitation technologies: a collaborative approach to prioritize usability issues Open
Introduction Early stakeholder engagement is critical to the successful development and translation of rehabilitation technologies, a pivotal step of which is usability testing with intended end-users. To this end, several methods employ e…
View article: Issue Information
Issue Information Open
View article: Include us: doctors with disability call the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to action
Include us: doctors with disability call the Royal Australasian College of Physicians to action Open
As disabled doctors, we welcome efforts by Australian professional bodies to actively include doctors with disability.1 This is needed. Stark employment disparities expose ableism in the medical workforce: one in six Australians has a disa…
View article: Maintaining soldier musculoskeletal health using personalised digital humans, wearables and/or computer vision
Maintaining soldier musculoskeletal health using personalised digital humans, wearables and/or computer vision Open
View article: Emergency department presentations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis
Emergency department presentations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis Open
The COVID-19 pandemic and related public restrictions were associated with profound changes in health care use. Pandemic plans should include advice about continuing to seek care for serious health conditions and health emergencies, and su…
View article: Turning diversity from a barrier to a facilitator of empathy in health care
Turning diversity from a barrier to a facilitator of empathy in health care Open
View article: Designing a Clinical Trial with Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation-Based Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury: A Position Paper
Designing a Clinical Trial with Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation-Based Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury: A Position Paper Open
Spinal cord injury (SCI) represents an urgent unmet need for clinical reparative therapy due to its largely irreversible and devastating effects on patients, and the tremendous socioeconomic burden to the community. While different approac…
View article: An undignified disaster reality for Australians with disability
An undignified disaster reality for Australians with disability Open
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Management establish the importance of ensuring the equitable protection of human rights in disaster planning, relief, and …
View article: Mobile phones are hazardous microbial platforms warranting robust public health and biosecurity protocols
Mobile phones are hazardous microbial platforms warranting robust public health and biosecurity protocols Open
View article: High Throughput Metagenomic Analysis Exposes Mobile Phones as Potentially Hazardous Microbial Platforms Warranting Robust Public Health and Biosecurity Protocols
High Throughput Metagenomic Analysis Exposes Mobile Phones as Potentially Hazardous Microbial Platforms Warranting Robust Public Health and Biosecurity Protocols Open
Introduction. Advancements in technology and communication have revolutionised the 21 st century with the introduction of mobile phones and smartphones. These phones are known to be platforms harbouring microbes with recent research sheddi…
View article: A Discrete-Event, Simulated Social Agent-Based Network Transmission (DESSABNeT) model for communicable diseases: Method and validation using SARS-CoV-2 data in three large Australian cities
A Discrete-Event, Simulated Social Agent-Based Network Transmission (DESSABNeT) model for communicable diseases: Method and validation using SARS-CoV-2 data in three large Australian cities Open
Importance During pandemics Agent Based Models (ABMs) can model complex, fine-grained behavioural interactions occurring in social networks, that contribute to disease transmission by novel viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. Objective We present …
View article: Non-invasive approaches to functional recovery after spinal cord injury: Therapeutic targets and multimodal device interventions
Non-invasive approaches to functional recovery after spinal cord injury: Therapeutic targets and multimodal device interventions Open
View article: Immediate and Long-Term Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for People With Disabilities
Immediate and Long-Term Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for People With Disabilities Open
Some people with disabilities may have greater risk of contracting COVID-19 or experiencing worse outcomes if infected. Although COVID-19 is a genuine threat for people with disabilities, they also fear decisions that might limit lifesavin…
View article: Subdural drain
Subdural drain Open
View article: <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 and spinal cord injuries: The viewpoint from an emergency department resident with quadriplegia
<span>COVID</span>‐19 and spinal cord injuries: The viewpoint from an emergency department resident with quadriplegia Open
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) present distinct physiological and social considerations for the emergency physician. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, these considerations may generate unique challenges for emergency physicians managing patients …
View article: Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling-Based Prostheses for Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling-Based Prostheses for Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury Open
Concurrent stimulation and reinforcement of motor and sensory pathways has been proposed as an effective approach to restoring function after developmental or acquired neurotrauma. This can be achieved by applying multimodal rehabilitation…
View article: HabITec: A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation
HabITec: A Sociotechnical Space for Promoting the Application of Technology to Rehabilitation Open
Society is currently facing unprecedented technological advances that simultaneously create opportunities and risks. Technology has the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation and redefine the way we think about disability. As more advan…
View article: Turning disability into ability: How considered legal representation can reduce the effects of disability
Turning disability into ability: How considered legal representation can reduce the effects of disability Open
As at 2015, 18.3 per cent of Australians reported having a disability. The economic and personal cost of disability is high. However, the impact of even the most severe disabilities can be mitigated through effective advocacy, access to se…
View article: Navigating Medicine with a Physical Challenge
Navigating Medicine with a Physical Challenge Open
Dinesh was the first quadriplegic medical intern in Queensland and the second person to graduate medical school with quadriplegia in Australia. Dinesh earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) prior to completing his Doctor of Medicine (MD) at Griff…
View article: Gastric bubble
Gastric bubble Open
View article: Inferior olivary nucleus
Inferior olivary nucleus Open
View article: Superior olivary nucleus
Superior olivary nucleus Open
View article: Lateral spinothalamic tract
Lateral spinothalamic tract Open
View article: Anterior spinothalamic tract
Anterior spinothalamic tract Open