252 research outputs found
Agenda for change: strategic choices for the next government
No full textThe next government has a primary requirement to be well briefed on the challenges inherent in Australia’s strategic circumstances and the policy options available to it. ASPI is publishing this report to layout our strategic choices and to provide recommendations.
Contributors are Peter Jennings on strategic policy, Mark Thomson and Andrew Davies on defence, Anthony Bergin and Kristy Bryden on homeland security, Russell Trood on foreign policy and Ryan Stokes on economic security.
This body of ideas makes a compelling contribution to the discussions which ought always to characterise the Australian strategic and defence debate
Supplementary file 4_Included article details - 220902.xlsx
No full textSupplementary excel file with Tables containing details for the 58 individual studies in a systematic review by Bergin et al, titled: " The nature and impact of patient and public involvement in cancer prevention, screening and early detection research: a systematic review ", DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107412
Tables can be viewed / sorted / manipulated to examine specific elements of included studies.
The first tab (Table S4-1) provides descritive information about included studies, such as author name, year of publication, title, country, focus of research, study design, cancer type and participant descriptives.
The second tab (Table S4-2) describes the elements of patient and community involvement, such as who was invovled, their role, when involved in the research cycle, type of invovlement and impacts on research (positive and challenges). The codebook for this is included in tab 5.
The third tab (Table S4-3) provides an outline for each paper and how well the GRIPP-2 short form reporting criteria are met.
The fourth tab (Table S4-4) summarises the GRIPP-2 table for the 58 papers overall. </p
ASU West: How it Came to Be
No full textabstract: A brief summary of how and why ASU West was developed prior to 1984.There is no date on this documen
Paleoclimate Modeling and the Drivers of Early Neolithic Expansion in Mediterranean Europe
No full textPaper presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, GA
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SALT Equalizer, Vol. 2011, Issue 1
No full textContents of This Issue:
Raquel Aldana & Steven W. Bender, Co-Presidents’ Column, at 1.
Hazel Weiser, Executive Director’s Column, at 1.
Ruben Garcia, 2011 San Francisco Dinner Is a Great Success; D.C. Is Next in 2012, at 5.
Ngai Pindell, SALT’s Teaching Conference a Tremendous Success, at 6.
Hazel Weiser, Have You Bought Your Copy of Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader?, at 7.
Hazel Weiser, Breaking In: How to Get a Job in the Legal Academy, at 7.
Holly Maguigan, Leaders Sought to Serve on SALT’s Board of Governors, at 8.
Olympia Duhart, Membership Matters, at 8.
Kathleen Bergin, SALT Blog: Recruiting New Voices for Our New Venture, at 9.
Karla McKanders & Marjorie Cohn, Human Rights Committee: A Busy, Productive Year with More to Come, at 10.
Ruben Garcia, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Committee: Taking on Challenges from High School to Law School and Beyond, at 12.
Jackie Gardina, LGBT Committee: Working for Equality, at 13.
Andi Curcio & Carol Chomsky, Issues in Legal Education Committee: Comments on Pending ABA Accreditation Standards, at 14.
Andi Curcio & Carol Chomsky, Issues in Legal Education Committee: Proposed Changes to Accreditation Standard on Tenure and Security of Position, at 15.
Andi Curcio & Eileen Kaufman, Issues in Legal Education Committee: SALT Opposes Changes to the Accreditation Standard Governing Bar Pass Rates, at 17.
Kevin Lichtenberg, 2011 Norman Amaker Public Interest Law and Social Justice Retreat: “Building Public Interest Leaders to Overcome Social Injustice,” at 18.
Jamie Rhodes, 24th Annual Robert Cover Retreat Sets a Gold Standard, at 20.
Hazel Weiser, 13th Annual Trina Grillo Social Justice Retreat: Focus on Human Rights, at 21.
Meet Dorsen-Filler Fellow Kimberly Pray, at 23.
Hazel Weiser, Farewell to Elizabeth Luzzi, at 23
SALT Equalizer, Vol. 2011, Issue 1
No full textContents of This Issue:
Raquel Aldana & Steven W. Bender, Co-Presidents’ Column, at 1.
Hazel Weiser, Executive Director’s Column, at 1.
Ruben Garcia, 2011 San Francisco Dinner Is a Great Success; D.C. Is Next in 2012, at 5.
Ngai Pindell, SALT’s Teaching Conference a Tremendous Success, at 6.
Hazel Weiser, Have You Bought Your Copy of Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader?, at 7.
Hazel Weiser, Breaking In: How to Get a Job in the Legal Academy, at 7.
Holly Maguigan, Leaders Sought to Serve on SALT’s Board of Governors, at 8.
Olympia Duhart, Membership Matters, at 8.
Kathleen Bergin, SALT Blog: Recruiting New Voices for Our New Venture, at 9.
Karla McKanders & Marjorie Cohn, Human Rights Committee: A Busy, Productive Year with More to Come, at 10.
Ruben Garcia, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Committee: Taking on Challenges from High School to Law School and Beyond, at 12.
Jackie Gardina, LGBT Committee: Working for Equality, at 13.
Andi Curcio & Carol Chomsky, Issues in Legal Education Committee: Comments on Pending ABA Accreditation Standards, at 14.
Andi Curcio & Carol Chomsky, Issues in Legal Education Committee: Proposed Changes to Accreditation Standard on Tenure and Security of Position, at 15.
Andi Curcio & Eileen Kaufman, Issues in Legal Education Committee: SALT Opposes Changes to the Accreditation Standard Governing Bar Pass Rates, at 17.
Kevin Lichtenberg, 2011 Norman Amaker Public Interest Law and Social Justice Retreat: “Building Public Interest Leaders to Overcome Social Injustice,” at 18.
Jamie Rhodes, 24th Annual Robert Cover Retreat Sets a Gold Standard, at 20.
Hazel Weiser, 13th Annual Trina Grillo Social Justice Retreat: Focus on Human Rights, at 21.
Meet Dorsen-Filler Fellow Kimberly Pray, at 23.
Hazel Weiser, Farewell to Elizabeth Luzzi, at 23
A Coupled ABM-GIS Model of Small-Scale Farming
No full textPoster presented at the North American Association for Computational Social and Organizational Sciences Meeting in Tempe, AZ
Human-Environment Interactions in a Changing Environment: A Computational Model of Agropastoral Practices and Landscapes in Neolithic Spain
No full textInvited paper presented in the symposium “Socio-natural systems in pastoral and agro-pastoral societies: Archaeological investigations of pastoral landscapes” at the 77th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, TN
Novel Screening Strategies for HIV, Hepatitis B and C Infection
No full textAbstract Title: Novel Screening Strategies for HIV, Hepatitis B and C Infection.
Author: Dr Sarah O?Connell
Introduction: Despite prevention measures in place, rates of HIV infection have failed to decline in Ireland in recent years. From 2015 to 2016, a 6% increase was seen in notifications of newly diagnosed HIV infection. High numbers of chronic hepatitis B infection continue to be diagnosed in Ireland every year and rates of newly diagnosed hepatitis C infection have fallen slightly in recent years. The HIV UNAIDS 90-90-90 plan outlines a target for 2020, where 90% of those with HIV infection be diagnosed, 90% of those are linked to care and 90% of those are on effective anti-retroviral therapy. The National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme aims to see progression towards eradication of hepatitis C by 2026. Risk based screening nationally are the most common screening practices in Ireland. I proposed to undertake a research programme to understand current HIV presentation patterns and the current landscape of blood borne virus cascade of care, to introduce a pilot blood borne virus screening programme, to examine the feasibility and acceptability of such a programme and to examine the sero-prevalence of infection in a high-prevalence cohort. I aimed to understand the demographics of those diagnosed, measure linkage to care rates, monitor patients through their treatment pathways and examine ways to improve the testing and follow up service.
Methods: Retrospective cohort studies examining HIV, hepatitis B and C retention in care rates and treatment outcomes were undertaken at our centre. A nested case control study examining factors associated with non-retention in HIV care was performed. A retrospective cohort study of those who presented with late HIV infection at our centre from 2002 and 2014 was then performed. A cross sectional pilot study was then undertaken, where 10,000 patient samples in St James?s Hospital Emergency Department were tested on an opt-out basis for HIV, hepatitis B and C infection. Uptake rate of testing was recorded. Given high rates of poor engagement to hepatitis C care, a retrospective cohort study of those with known hepatitis C infection was then performed to understand factors associated with non-engagement in hepatitis C care. Success of this pilot study led to the implementation of blood-borne virus testing as routine care. Referrals to the Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases were recorded and tracked to monitor retention in care and triage/treatment outcomes. A quality improvement programme was then undertaken to explore ways to improve hepatitis C retention in care.
Results: Patients with heterosexual mode of acquisition and of an older age were more likely to present at a late point in their HIV illness, suggesting a non-risk based HIV screening approach is necessary. In our BBV cohort, retention in HIV care rates are comparable with international standards, but can be improved upon to meet the UNAIDS 90-90-90 target. Hepatitis B and C retention in care rates are poor. No significant demographic is associated with hepatitis B disengagement from care and reasons for disengaging are poorly understood. Results of a nested case-control study showed that the non-Irish, heterosexual population are more likely to disengage from HIV care. Following the introduction of a pilot ED opt-out BBV study, a high feasibility and acceptability rate was found. High sero-prevalence for all 3 infections was found, and a high proportion of those with previously known hepatitis C were not attending care. Cases were diagnosed and linked/re-linked to care. Factors associated with non-engagement in hepatitis C care included active intravenous drug use. Success of this pilot project led to the introduction of routine testing in the ED. Results show ongoing overall high sero-prevalence rates. A quality improvement programme was introduced to find ways to improve the poor hepatitis C retention in care rate. This programme provided the team with valuable experience in Quality Improvement tools that can be used to deliver quality healthcare.
Conclusion: Patients need to be diagnosed with BBV infections they are unaware of, and linked to care. We have shown that this is possible, and the healthcare infrastructure in place can serve these patients well. We need to make improvements in our healthcare service in the areas of BBV retention in care and increased BBV testing overall. Improved healthcare staff education around the need for widespread BBV testing, the need to understand predictors of non-retention in care and the need for increased awareness of HIV clinical indicant conditions is required. Lastly, BBV screening programmes need to be expanded nationally to allow for widespread testing
Coupled Models for Coupled Systems: Land-Use and Landscape Dynamics in the Mediterranean
No full textInvited symposium paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Washington, DC
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