Desiree Peter Silva Richmond DS PC MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Head, Vaccine Trials Group Co-Head, The ORIGINS Project Head, Vaccine Trials Group Professor Desiree Silva is co-director for the ORIGINS ...

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Tele-dentistry can be useful to facilitate screening of children, especially those living in rural and remote communities, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the feasibility of tele-dental screening for the identification of early childhood caries (ECC) in preschoolers using an app operated by their parents with remote review by oral-health therapists. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

In the 1990s pneumonia hospitalisation rates in Western Australia (WA) were 13 times higher in Indigenous children than in non-Indigenous children... ...

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• 2012
• June 2012

We overview the changing epidemiology of Group A Streptococcus infections and the genetic alterations that accompany the emergence of Group A Streptococcus strains ...

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• 2019
• January 2019

There is a wide spectrum of disease severity in paediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

We examined the impact of introducing a dedicated team to OPAT, to define the role of increased medical oversight in improving patient outcomes in this cohort. ...

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• 2018
• February 2018

These findings suggest the utility of specific FOT outcomes is dependent on the respiratory disease being assessed ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

Psychological distress in the early postpartum period can have long-lasting deleterious effects on a mother's well-being and negatively affect her infant's development. Intervention approaches based in contemplative practices such as mindfulness and loving-kindness and compassion are intended to alleviate distress and cultivate well-being and can be delivered effectively as digital mental health interventions. ...

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• 2023
• October 2023

Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the superficial layer of skin. Impetigo is caused by group A Streptococcus (Strep A) and Staphylococcus aureus, alone or in combination, with the former predominating in many tropical climates. Strep A impetigo occurs mainly in early childhood, and the burden varies worldwide. It is an acute, self-limited disease, but many children experience frequent recurrences that make it a chronic illness in some endemic settings. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Chris Glenn Lea-Ann Peter Ruth Brennan-Jones Pearson Kirkham Richmond Thornton C G LK PC RT PhD BA (Education) PhD Candidate PhD MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP PhD Head, Ear Health Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership Co-Head, Bacterial ...

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Amy Carol Roslyn Finlay-Jones Bower Giglia AFJ C RC BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) MBBS MSc PhD FAFPHM DLSHTM FPHA BAppSc Grad Dip Dietetics MPH PhD Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior ...

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Chris Andrew Monique Sarra Brennan-Jones Whitehouse Watch and listen to Andrew Robinson Jamieson C AJ MR SE PhD PhD PhD MPsych (Clin) MAPS BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Head, Ear Health Angela Wright Bennett Professor of Autism Research at Telethon Kids ...

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