The rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 is prompting governments and the private sector to adopt mandates. However, there has been little conceptual analysis of the types of mandates available, nor empirical analysis of how the public thinks about different mandates and why. Our conceptual study examines available instruments, how they have been implemented pre-COVID, and their use for COVID-19 globally. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

This study aimed to assess olfactory dysfunction in patients at six months after confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 infection. Coronavirus disease 2019 positive patients were assessed six months following diagnosis. Patient data were recoded as part of the adapted International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium Protocol. Olfactory dysfunction was assessed using the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• September 2021

Broad community acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccination will be critical for effectively halting the spread of the virus. In this study, we focus on factors that differentiate those who are undecided from those who are either willing or unwilling to accept a prospective COVID-19 vaccine. An online survey in May 2020 assessed Australian adults' willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine (yes, maybe, no). A multinomial logistical regression of responses (N = 1,313) was used to identify correlates of vaccine willingness between the three groups. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• January 2021

A review of cases informed a change from a "3 + 0" infant schedule to a "2 + 1" schedule ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• February 2020

Survivors of CDH may have significant adverse long-term medical and psychosocial issues that would be better recognised and managed in a multidisciplinary clinic ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• August 2019

A high-protein meal requires ~50% more insulin to maintain euglycaemia than a low-protein meal that contains the same quantity of carbohydrate ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• April 2019

Pneumonia, most often caused by a respiratory virus, is common in childhood. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• February 2018

Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) provides an opportunity to commence management and therapeutic interventions significantly earlier ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• January 2017

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of this algorithm in the prevention of exercise-induced hypoglycemia under in-clinic conditions ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

The pathophysiology of BPD has changed in recent years as advances in neonatal care have led to increased survival of smaller, more preterm, infants who... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• February 2015

Higher urinary albumin excretion, even within the normal range, is associated with early atherosclerosis ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• November 2014

Recent studies have demonstrated that some children with acute bronchiolitis can be successfully managed using home oxygen therapy. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2013
• December 2013