To assess potential benefits and direct healthcare cost savings with expansion of an existing childhood influenza immunisation program, we developed a dynamic transmission model for the state of Western Australia, evaluating increasing coverage in children < 5 years and routinely immunising school-aged children. ...

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Carrington Fiona Shepherd Stanley CCJ FJ PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Honorary Research Associate Patron 08 6319 1176 contact@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research ...

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Alanna Neida Tess Sincovich Sechague Monroy Gregory AS NSM TG BPsych(Hons), PhD BDS, MPH BSc (Hons), PhD (Psychology) Senior Research Officer Research Assistant Senior Research Fellow 08 6375 6108 +61 8 6375 6113 Alanna.sincovich@ ...

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Yael Helen Holly Perry Morgan Moss YP HM HM BPsych (Hons) MPsych (Clin) PhD BA (Hons), Doctor of Psychology BEd Program Head, Mental Health & Youth; Head, Youth Mental Health Senior Project Coordinator Research Assistant 08 6319 1298 yael.perry@ ...

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Timo W. Joost Lassmann Lesterhuis T WJL BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Feilman Fellow; Program Head, Precision Health and Team Lead, Computational Biology Program Head, Cancer; Chronic and Severe Diseases RFA Deputy Head timo.lassmann@telethonkids.org.au ...

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Almost half of stillbirths could be potentially identified antenatally based on a combination of factors ...

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• 2020
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The rates of RHD in Timor-Leste are among the highest in the world, and prevalence is higher among girls than boys. Community engagement is essential for ensuring follow-up and the effective delivery of secondary prophylaxis. ...

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To describe the extent to which parents report that 4- to 17-year-olds with symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

This strategy did not improve adherence to rheumatic heart disease secondary prophylaxis within the study time frame. ...

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• 2018
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Interventions to promote breakfast consumption are a popular strategy to address early life inequalities. It is important to understand the epidemiology of children and adolescents who skip breakfast so that interventions and policy can be appropriately considered. ...

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• 2022
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Children with comorbidities are at greater risk of severe influenza outcomes compared with healthy children. In Australia, influenza vaccination was funded for those with comorbidities from 2010 and all children aged <5 years from 2018. Influenza vaccine coverage remains inadequate in children with and without comorbidities. ...

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The monoclonal antibody, palivizumab is licensed for use in high-risk infants to prevent severe illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The level of its use and compliance with current jurisdictional guidelines which were amended in 2010, is unknown. ...

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• 2020
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