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As part of the Yapatjarrathati project, 47 remote health providers and community members attended a two-day workshop presenting a prototype of a culturally-safe, tiered neurodevelopmental assessment that can identify FASD in primary healthcare. Narrative analysis of the workshop transcript highlighted a collective sense of compassion for those who use alcohol to cope with intergenerational trauma, but exhaustion at the cyclical nature of FASD. There was a strong desire for a shared responsibility for First Nations children and families and a more prominent role for Aboriginal Health Workers in the assessment process. This study emphasised the benefit of continued co-design to ensure health implementation strategies match the needs of the community.
- Date:
- September 2022
- Journal name:
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Authors:
- Luke Miller, Dianne C Shanley, Marjad Page, Heidi Webster, Wei Liu, Natasha Reid, Doug Shelton, Karen West, Joan Marshall, Erinn Hawkins.
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD), including cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, are characterised by impaired development of the early central nervous system, impacting cognitive and/or physical function. Early detection of NDD enables infants to be fast-tracked to early intervention services, optimising outcomes. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants may experience early life factors increasing their risk of neurodevelopmental vulnerability, which persist into later childhood, further compounding the health inequities experienced by First Nations peoples in Australia. The LEAP-CP prospective cohort study will investigate the efficacy of early screening programmes, implemented in Queensland, Australia to earlier identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants who are 'at risk' of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes (NDO) or NDD.
- Date:
- January 2022
- Journal name:
- BMJ Open
- Authors:
- Carly R Luke, Katherine Benfer, Leeann Mick-Ramsamy, Robert S Ware, Natasha Reid, Arend F Bos, Margot Bosanquet, Roslyn N Boyd.
This study aims to integrate cultural considerations and developmental screening into a First Nations child health check. The ‘Share and Care Check,’ an optimised child health check, was co-designed with a remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation and led by Aboriginal Health Practitioners/Workers. Data obtained from questions regarding cultural and developmental aspects of health can assist health providers regarding the best pathway of support for a child and their family. This could ultimately contribute to closing the gap through the provision of holistic culturally appropriate services. This paper was published in 2022.
- Date:
- March 2022
- Journal name:
- Australian Journal of Primary Health
- Authors:
- Natasha Reid, Marjad Page, Theresa McDonald, Erinn Hawkins , Wei Liu, Heidi Webster, Codi White, Doug Shelton, Mary Katsikitis , Andrew Wood, Bronwyn Draper, Karen Moritz and Dianne C. Shanley.
Young people with neurodevelopmental disorders are overrepresented in the youth justice system and face many disadvantages due to their impairments. This study published in 2022 investigated what factors predict and contribute to the behavior of youth justice professionals working in the Queensland (QLD) youth justice system, utilizing a behavior change wheel framework and providing helpful directions to better support young people with neurodevelopmental conditions who are involved with the QLD youth justice system.
- Date:
- January 2022
- Journal name:
- International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
- Authors:
- Alanna Heanue, Matthew J. Gullo, Nicole Hayes, Hayley Passmore &Natasha Reid
This study published in 2021 investigates the associations between maternal health and health-related behaviours (nutrition, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking) both during pregnancy and up to 15 months from childbirth and children's health outcomes during infancy and adolescence (general health, presence of a chronic illness, and physical health outcome index)
- Date:
- September 2021
- Journal name:
- PLoS ONE
- Authors:
- Ahmad K.; Kabir E.; Keramat S.A.; Khanam R.
Eighty-seven participants attended a workshop to support community-based professional development and co-design of a novel assessment approach. Qualitative data collection included video recording of the workshop, and small group discussions, for which a narrative analysis was utilised. Quantitative data collection included self-report questionnaires to understand current community practices and three key constructs: practitioner knowledge, attitudes, and intentions for future practice. The outcomes of this study were published in 2021.
- Date:
- December 2020
- Journal name:
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Authors:
- Reid N. Hawkins E Liu W Page M Webster H Katsikitis M Shelton D Wood A O'Callaghan F Morrissey S Shanley D
Given that most women who drink alcohol cease consumption upon pregnancy recognition, we aimed to investigate the effect of alcohol around the time of conception on offspring renal development and function. This study was published in 2019
- Date:
- November 2019
- Journal name:
- Physiol Rep. 2019 Nov;7(21):e14273
- Authors:
- Dorey ES, Walton SL, Kalisch-Smith JI, Paravicini TM, Gardebjer EM, Weir KA, Singh RR, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Anderson ST, Wlodek ME, Moritz KM
This study published in 2019 examined the effect of an acute but moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) on glucose metabolism, lipid levels and dietary preference in adolescent and/or adult rat offspring.
- Date:
- October 2019
- Journal name:
- The Journal of Physiology. 2019;597(23):5619-5637
- Authors:
- Nguyen TMT Steane SE Moritz KM Akison LK
This invited “Comment” piece in 2019 accompanied a landmark paper by Cook and colleagues (Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 Aug;43(8):1727-1733. doi: 10.1111/acer.14121) which was the first study to demonstrate an association between hypertension and children and adolescents with a FASD. The authors highlight that although animals studies had demonstrated an association between prenatal alcohol exposure and high blood pressure, similar data was lacking in cohorts of people with a FASD diagnosis.
- Date:
- June 2019
- Journal name:
- Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2019;43(10):2057-2059. doi:10.1111/acer.1417
- Authors:
- Moritz KM Reid N Akison LK
To be included in this review published in 2019, the study must use a structured psychological intervention that aims to improve or change EF in children using either (a) a face‐to‐face format, (b) computerized format, or (c) both. Interventions must be delivered using (a) individual or (b) group format. Finally, interventions will be considered eligible if they are administered either (a) directly to children (e.g., working memory training) or (b) to children and caregivers/families.
- Date:
- July 2019
- Journal name:
- Campbell Systematic reviews
- Authors:
- Betts J, Dawe S, Eggins E, Shelton D, Till H, Harnett P, Chandler‐Mather N