Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in childhood. While generally safe, it often is associated with a difficult early recovery phase with poor oral intake, dehydration, difficult or painful swallowing, postoperative bleeding, infection and/or otalgia. ...

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• 2024
• May 2024

Chronic pain assessment tools exist for children, but may not be valid, reliable, and feasible for populations with functional, cognitive or communication limitations, for example, cerebral palsy (CP). This study aimed to (i) identify chronic pain assessment tools used with children and young people and rate their measurement properties; (ii) develop a CP specific feasibility rating tool to assess the feasibility of tools in CP; and (iii) categorise tools according to reporting method. ...

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• 2024
• June 2024

In cystic fibrosis, gastrointestinal dysfunction and lower airway infection occur early and are independently associated with poorer outcomes in childhood. This study aimed to define the relationship between the microbiota at each niche during the first 2 years of life, its association with growth and airway inflammation, and explanatory features in the metabolome.  ...

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• 2024
• May 2024

The Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling group informs development and implementation of drugs, medical treatments and non-medical interventions to effectively tackle disease. They build mathematical models of diseases, designed to take into account the complex constellation of interactions between pathogens, humans, diseases, the environment and entire healthcare systems. ...

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Humble beginnings produce wonderful results Within months of starting at the new cancer research unit Jette Ford had established her first cell line. ...

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• 2021
• Paradigm shift

Biostatistics & Data Services ...

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Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) cover a range of methods used to help couples with fertility problems achieve pregnancy, including in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). ...

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The journey towards successfully implemented research can take time, especially if you're a perfectionist scientist - something that Telethon Kids Institute has plenty of! On this Research Impact page, we list stories helping to show our exciting in-progress research currently "in the pipeline" towards translation. This is research which shows a real spark of potential to make a significant difference to children and families worldwide. ...

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Pat Turner, CEO of NACCHO and Co-Chair of END RHD, addresses peak Aboriginal medical services about the work of END RHD and its link to closing the ...

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• 2020
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In its research so far, the collaboration has mapped and compared how public thinking compares to expert understanding of early childhood – allowing ...

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• 2020
• In the pipeline