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‘Primary Care' Presentations at Emergency Departments - Rates and Reasons by Age and Sex (with Peter M. Siminski, A. J. Bezzina, and L. P. Lago), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

'Primary care' presentations at Emergency Departments (EDs) have been the subject of much attention in...

 

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Trends in Primary Care Presentations at Emergency Departments in New South Wales (1999-2006) (with Peter M. Siminski, A. J. Bezzina, and L. P. Lago), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

This paper examines trends in potential ‘primary care’ presentations at EDs, comparing these with other...

 

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Effective Caring: a synthesis of the international evidence on carer needs and interventions (with A. Owen, K. Williams, A. Westera, N. Marosszeky, R. England, and D. Morris), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2007)

This report on Effective Caring aims to identify the needs of carers including the factors...

 

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Options for the future of Veterans' Home Care (VHC) (with J. Green, A. Owen, T. Robinson, P. Siminski, C. Rostron, T. Stevermuer, P. Grootemaat, and N. Marosszeky), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2007)

This is the final report of an independent review for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs...

 

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Rehabilitation Services in Tasmania: current situation and future plans (with P. Milne), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2007)

The review has identified that there is a significant shortage of rehabilitation services in Tasmania....

 

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The NSW SAFTE Care Program - evaluation of a pilot program to prevent unnecessary hospital attendances by older people (with A. Westera, Tara Stevermuer, P. Samsa, K. Quinsey, A. Owen, and N. Marosszeky), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2007)

The NSW SAFTE Care Program is a pilot program, which targets older people living in...

 

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Towards a measure of function for home and community care services in Australia: Part 1 - Development of a standard national approach (with A. Owen, N. Marosszeky, and R. Poulos), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2006)

The aim of the project was to recommend, for national use, validated and reliable instruments...

 

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Towards a measure of function for home and community care services in Australia: Part 2 - Evaluation of the screening tool and assessment instruments (with J. Green, A. Owen, R. Gordon, and K. Quinsey), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2006)
 

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(Re)form with Substance? Restructuring and governance in the Australian health system 2004/05 (with M. Rix and A. Owen), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2005)

The Australian health system has been the subject of multiple reviews and reorganisations over the...

 
Development of an Australian classification and costing system for palliative care, rehabilitaion and aged care services, University of Wollongong Thesis Collection (1998)
 

Presentations

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Utilizing a national benchmarking database for rehabilitation services to explore injury rehabilitation in Australia (with C. Poulos and F. simmonds), Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre - AROC (2008)

Utilizing a national benchmarking database for rehabilitation services to explore injury rehabilitation in Australia: 1....

 

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Centre for Heath Service Development Annual Report 2005, Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2005)
 

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Carer Eligibility and Needs Assessment for the National Respite for Carers Program: Consultation Paper (with A. Owen, N. Marosszeky, L. Ramsay, and M. Rix), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2005)
 

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The Illawarra Midwifery Group Practice Program - the evaluation of a pilot program to introduce a safe and continuous model of care (with K. Williams and A. Lainchbury), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2005)
 

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Strategies for Gain - the evidence on strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of Victorian children (with C. Brewer, J. Collins, D. Fildes, C. Findlay, J. Green, L. Harrison, N. Harwood, N. Marosszeky, M. Masso, S. Matete, D. Morris, J. Peat, M. Rix, B. Shorten, P. Siminski, K. Williams, and H. Yeatman), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2005)

Victorian children enjoy, by both national and international standards, a high level of health and...

 

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The Palliative Care Evaluation Tool Kit: A compendium of tools to aid in the evaluation of palliative care projects (with K. Senior, D. Fildes, K. Quinsey, A. Owen, H. Yeatman, R. Gordon, and N. Posner), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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National Mental Health Integration Program (MHIP): National Evaluation Synthesis (with A. Owen and P. Burgess), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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Ongoing Needs Assessment in Queensland Community Care: Why Use the Tier 1 Screening and Referral Tools - Evidence and Explanations (with A. Owen, L. Ramsay, and N. Holt), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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Functional Screening and Assessment in the NSW ATLAS Reform Project: a guide for 2004 ATLAS applications (with A. Owen), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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Ethical Research in Palliative Care: a guide through the Human Research Ethics Committee process (with M. Masso, S. Dodds, D. Fildes, and H. Yeatman), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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Evaluation and palliative care: a guide to the evaluaton of palliative care services and programs (with C. Cranny and D. Fildes), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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Palliative Care in Tasmania: current situation and future directions (with R. Gordon, K. Quinsey, and D. Fildes), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2004)
 

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A Priority Rating System for the NSW Home Care Service: Data Driven Solutions (with T. Stevermuer and A. Owen), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2003)
 

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The Caring Communities Evaluation Tool Kit: A compendium of tools to aid in the evaluation of palliative care projects (with K. Senior, D. Fildes, K. Quinsey, A. Owen, H. Yeatman, R. Gordon, and N. Posner), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2003)
 

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Mental Health Classification Outcomes Study (with P. Gaines, A. Bower, B. Buckingham, and J. Green), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2003)
 

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Functional Screening and Behavioural Assessment in the NSW ATLAS Reform Project: How and Why? (with A. Owen), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2003)
 

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Can the National Palliative Care Strategy be translated into a model of care that works for rural Australia? An answer from the Griffith Area Palliative Care Service (GAPS) experience (with D. Cromwell, K. Senior, A. Owen, and R. Gordon), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2003)
 

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Functional Screening and Assessment: How and Why (with A. Owen), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (2002)

This manual was developed by the Centre for Health Service Development at the University of...

 

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The Australian National Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Patient Classification (AN-SNAP): Report of the National Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Casemix Classification Study (with R. Gordon, A. Hodkinson, J. Green, L. Eagar, J. Erven, G. Eckstein, G. Spooner, C. Kennedy, A. Owen, D. Cromwell, T. Leotta, and A. Rigley), Centre for Health Service Development - CHSD (1997)