Spacer device was not associated with clinically important differences in lung function following bronchodilator inhalation in children with asthma ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• May 2019

Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference population of healthy individuals, integrating knowledge of physiological determinants of test results into functional classifications and integrating patterns with other clinical data to estimate prognosis. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

Inert gas washout tests, performed using the single- or multiple-breath washout technique, were first described over 60 years ago. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• January 2013

The ANZSRS recommends the adoption of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) 2012 spirometry reference values throughout Australia and New Zealand ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• October 2016

The ANZSRS recommends the adoption of the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) 2012 spirometry reference values throughout Australia and New Zealand ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016

De novo S. aureus acquisition at age 3 is associated with later bronchiectasis and FEF25-75 in children with CF ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

Stephen Graham Elizabeth Stick Hall Smith SM GL ES MB BChir PhD MRCP FRACP BAppSci PhD CRFS FANZSRS FThorSoc FERS PhD, MSc, BSc Head, P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Honorary Research Associate Program Manager 08 6319 1178 elizabeth.smith@ ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Projects

Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, babies admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) suffer from adverse outcomes. We aim to describe the longer-term respiratory infectious morbidity of infants discharged from NICU using state-wide population-based linked data in Western Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• July 2023

Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in childhood. There has been a significant worldwide effort to develop tools/methods to identify children's risk for asthma as early as possible for preventative and early management strategies. Unfortunately, most childhood asthma prediction tools using conventional statistical models have modest accuracy, sensitivity, and positive predictive value. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• June 2021

Mannitol challenge tests are used clinically to diagnose asthma and, in particular, exercise-induced broncoconstriction (EIB) in adults and children above 6... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• November 2013

Claims have been made about the benefits of fish oil supplementation. However, our research, including studies in collaboration with colleagues from Adelaide University, has suggested harm. Jasani B, et al. Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Past teams
• Neonatal Neurodevelopment, Gut Health and Nutrition

To assess the determinants of early lung function in African infants. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• May 2017