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        Research priorities for the secondary prevention and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report

        Secondary prevention of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) involves continuous antimicrobial prophylaxis among affected individuals and is recognised as a cornerstone of public health programmes that address these conditions. However, several important scientific issues around the secondary prevention paradigm remain unresolved.  ...

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        Cultural Security for Yamaji people within regional health services

        Associate Professor Juli Coffin   Interviews were conducted and analysed in relation to the ‘Coffin cultural security scale’. The health services interviewed were located in the Geraldton/Mid-west region. These included GRAMS (Geraldton Regional ...

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        Rheumatic heart disease: Tools for implementing programmes

        This article discusses the World Health Organization program for monitoring & managing rheumatic heart disease. ...

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        We won't find what we don't look for: Identifying barriers and enablers of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children

        Key barriers to effective management of chronic wet cough are limited training in chronic wet cough management combined with competing complexities ...

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        Vision, future, cycle and effect: A community life course approach to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure in central Australia

        Prevention approaches specific to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have been identified as urgently needed in Australia, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. However, very little work has aimed to describe and evaluate health promotion initiatives, especially those developed in rural and remote areas. ...

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        Development of the Aboriginal Communication Assessment After Brain Injury (ACAABI): A screening tool for identifying acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians.

        Acquired communication disorders (ACD), following stroke and traumatic brain injury, may not be correctly identified in Aboriginal Australians ...

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        Infant removals: The need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another ‘stolen generation’

        The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma ...

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        'I can sit and talk to her': Aboriginal people, chronic low back pain and healthcare practitioner communication

        Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a complex issue to manage in primary care and under-researched in Aboriginal populations. ...

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        Aboriginal children and penicillin injections for rheumatic fever: How much of a problem is injection pain?

        We explore young Aboriginal people's and clinicians' experience of injection pain for the 10 years of penicillin injections young people are prescribed. ...

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        Indigenous young people's resilience and wellbeing

        Carrington Shepherd CCJ PhD Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate Areas of research expertise: Population health; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Social inequalities in health; child mortality. Carrington is a Senior ...

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        Understanding valvular heart disease in the dental setting

        Limited evidence is available regarding dentists' knowledge and interpretation of infective endocarditis (IE) prophylaxis guidelines. The aim of this study was to determine understanding and management of rheumatic and non-rheumatic valvular heart disease (VHD) in the dental setting in Western Australia (WA). ...

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        Respiratory follow-up to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children: twelve key steps

        Among Aboriginal children, the burden of acute respiratory tract infections (ALRIs) with consequent bronchiectasis post-hospitalisation is high. Clinical practice guidelines recommend medical follow-up one-month following discharge, which provides an opportunity to screen and manage persistent symptoms and may prevent bronchiectasis. ...

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