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Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: People’s experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia – Jennifer Isautier et al (Preprint)

This study has shown that telehealth appointments were reported to be comparable to traditional in-person medical appointments by most of our sample. Telehealth should continue to be offered as a mode of healthcare delivery while the pandemic continues and may be worthwhile beyond the pandemic.

Clinician and patient beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis – Sweekriti Sharma et al

Overuse of diagnostic imaging for patients with low back pain remains common. The underlying beliefs about diagnostic imaging that could drive overuse remain unclear. We synthesised qualitative research that has explored clinician, patient or general public beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain.

Protocol for a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative effects of cardiovascular disease risk communication using heart age concepts – Carissa Bonner et al (Preprint)

The concept of heart age is increasingly used for health promotion and alongside clinical guidelines for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. These tools have been used by millions of consumers around the world, and many health organisations promote them as a way of encouraging lifestyle change. However, heart age tools vary [...]

Future directions in cardiovascular disease risk prediction – Jenny Doust, Carissa Bonner, Katy Bell (invited analysis)

Although the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance (NVDPA) guidelines were published in 2012, many individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) are not prescribed preventive medication or have CVD risk factors recorded. Better use of CVD risk prediction tools and targeting of medication could reduce CVD. The aim of [...]

Experiences of a national web-based heart age calculator for cardiovascular disease prevention: User characteristics, heart age results, and behaviour change survey – Carissa Bonner et al

Heart age calculators are used worldwide to engage the public in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention. Experimental studies with small samples have found mixed effects of these tools, and previous reports of population samples that used web-based heart age tools have not evaluated psychological and behavioural outcomes. This study aims to [...]

Supporting patients to be involved in decisions about their health and care: Development of a best practice health literacy App for Australian adults living with Chronic Kidney Disease – Danielle Muscat et al

Inadequate health literacy is common in those with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially among culturally and linguistically-diverse groups. Patient information for people with CKD, including those with kidney failure requiring dialysis, is often written beyond their literacy level, and many CKD-related apps are not accurate or evidence-based. These represent important [...]

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Events

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting

Free online event: 15-16 October 2020 Progressing precision medicine, disease prevention and control Further information and registration

Preventing Overdiagnosis 2020 International Conference

Preventing Overdiagnosis 2020 International Conference Virtual conference 17-19 November 2020 The scientific committee are working on producing a virtual event between 17-19 November 2020. More details on that and plans for 2021 to follow. Further information