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Breast Density Notification: A Systematic Review of the Impact on Primary Care Practitioners – Brooke Nickel et al

In the last decade, there has been an unprecedented amount of advocacy and attention surrounding the issue of breast density (BD) in relation to mammography screening. It is largely unknown what impact notifying women of their BD has had on clinical practice for PCPs. This systematic review aimed to synthesize [...]

GP input key to vaccine uptake for more than 60% of Australians – Kirsten McCaffery

Read Kirsten's interview with newsGP, RACGP, 23 February 2021.

COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 – Julie Ayre et al (Preprint)

In Australia in March 2020 a national public health directive required that non-essential workers stay at home, except for essential activities. These restrictions began easing in May 2020 as community transmission slowed. This study investigated changes in COVID-19 prevention behaviours from April-July 2020, and psychosocial predictors of these behaviours.

Active surveillance as a management option for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2: An online experimental study – Rachael Dodd et al

To investigate framing of active surveillance as a management option for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)2 in women of childbearing age. We conducted a between-subjects factorial (2 × 2) randomised experiment. Women aged 25–40 living in Australia were presented with the same hypothetical pathway of testing human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive, high-grade cytology [...]

Australian National Cervical Screening Program renewal: Attitudes and experiences of general practitioners, and obstetricians and gynaecologists – Helen Obermair et al

In 2017, the Australian National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) implemented five-yearly primary human papillomavirus (HPV) screening for women aged 25-74. It is important that clinicians are able to explain the NCSP changes to women and confidently address concerns. This study examined Australian clinicians' attitudes toward and experiences of the NCSP [...]

The effects of communicating cardiovascular disease risk as ‘fitness age’ on behavioral intentions and psychological outcomes – Emily Van Der Pol-Harney et al

There is increasing interest in 'biological age' formats to convey the risk of chronic disease. Fitness Age is a relatively new construct that may be useful for younger people who perceive cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk as less relevant. The current study tested whether Fitness Age increases behavioral intentions and psychosocial [...]

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Events

Consumers Health Forum Virtual Summit 2021: Shifting Gears

Australia and New Zealand Consumer Experience and Leadership in Health Summit - 18-19 March 2021 Australasia’s inaugural consumer health summit is going virtual, putting this high impact event in reach of a wider audience within Australia, New Zealand and worldwide. The Consumers Health Forum of Australia announces that the Shifting [...]

Choosing Wisely Australia – 2021 National Meeting

19 May 2021 Virtual event: Empowering consumers to choose wisely. Abstracts - closing 15 March Further information