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Developing a tablet computer-based application (‘App’) to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians
The challenges of assessing alcohol consumption can be greater in Indigenous communities where there may be culturally distinct approaches to communication, sharing of drinking containers and episodic patterns of drinking. This paper discusses the processes used to develop a tablet computer-based application to collect a detailed assessment of drinking patterns in Indigenous Australians.
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Publishing Date:
15 January, 2018
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Journal Name:
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Authors:
Kylie Lee, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Robin Room, Sarah Callinan, Robert Assan, Noel Hayman, Tanya Chikritzhs, Dennis Gray, Edward Wilkes, Peter Jack, Katherine Conigrave.
‘To drink or not to drink’: media framing of evidence and debate about alcohol consumption in pregnancy
The article highlights how media reports on new research on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, both supporting and disputing the risks, and how the 'women’s rights' frame emphasises personal choice over scientific advice, reflecting the complex negotiation of public health guidance during pregnancy.
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Publishing Date:
19 December, 2017
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Journal Name:
Critical Public Health
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Authors:
Kerry McCallum, Kate Holland
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and its association with offspring renal function at 30 years: Observation from a birth cohort study
As human evidence for the effects on kidney structure and function among offspring exposed to alcohol during foetal life is scarce, this study aimed to determine the development of CKD among a cohort of 30-year-old Australian offspring whose mothers reported consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
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Publishing Date:
14 December, 2017
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Journal Name:
Nephrology
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Authors:
Sumon K. Das, Harold D. McIntyre, Rosa Alati, Abdullah Al Mamun
Online scan of FASD prevention and health promotion resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
This scan sought to identify the scope and gaps in publicly available FASD prevention and health promotion resources, and assess their cultural appropriateness for use among five key groups of Indigenous Australian people including: (i) pregnant women, (ii) women of childbearing age, (iii) grandmothers and aunties, (iv) men, and (v) health professionals.
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Publishing Date:
14 December, 2017
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Journal Name:
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
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Authors:
Hayley M. Williams, Nikki A. Percival, Nicole C. Hewlett, Rahni B. J. Cassady, Sven R. Silburn
Pediatric hospital admissions in Indigenous children: a population-based study in remote Australia
This study analysed hospital admissions of a predominantly Aboriginal cohort of children in the remote Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia during the first 7 years of life.
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Publishing Date:
22 November, 2017
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Journal Name:
BMC Pediatrics
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Authors:
Philippa J. Dossetor, Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, James P. Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Rochelle Watkins, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Heather E. Jeffrey, David Harley
Australian guide to the diagnosis of FASD: A summary
A summary of the trial and implementation of the diagnostic instrument for FASD in Australia.
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Publishing Date:
4 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Authors:
Carol Bower, Elizabeth J. Elliott, Marcel Zimmet, Juanita Doorey, Amanda Wilkins, Vicki Russell, Doug Shelton, James Fitzpatrick, Rochelle Watkins
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