Melbourne EpiCentre publications (2011 -2013)

Ackerman, I., Ademi, Z., Osborne, R. and Liew, D. (2012). "Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life, work status and health care utilization and costs according to hip and knee joint disease severity: Results from a national Australian study." Physical Therapy Accepted.

Ackerman, I.N., Buchbinder, R. and Osborne, R.H. (2012). "Challenges in evaluating an arthritis self-management program for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis in ‘real world’ clinical settings." Journal of Rheumatology 39: 1047-1055.

Ackerman, I.N., Buchbinder, R. and Osborne, R.H. (2012). "Factors limiting participation in arthritis self-management programmes: an exploration of barriers and patient preferences within a randomized controlled trial." Rheumatology.

Ackerman, I.N. and Busija, L. (2012). "Access to self-management education, conservative treatment and surgery for arthritis according to socioeconomic status." Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology 26(5): 561-583.

Ackerman, I.N. and Osborne, R.H. (2012). "Obesity and increased burden of hip and knee joint disease in Australia: Results from a national survey. ." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 13(1): 254.

Ademi, Z., Kim H, Zomer E, Reid CM, Hollingsworth B, et al. (2012). "Overview of Pharmacoeconomic Modelling Methods." British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Epub ahead of print.

Al-Badriyeh, D., Liew, D., Stewart, K. and Kong, D.C. (2012). "Pharmacoeconomic analysis of voriconazole vs. caspofungin in the empirical antifungal therapy of febrile neutropenia in Australia." Mycoses 55(3): 244-256.

Bohensky, M.A., Jolley, D., Pilcher, D.V., Sundararajan, V., Evans, S., et al. (2012). "Prognostic models based on administrative data alone inadequately predict the survival outcomes for critically ill patients at 180 days post-hospital discharge." Journal of critical care 27(4): 422 e411-421.

Bohensky, M.A., Sundararajan, V., Andrianopoulos, N., de Steiger, R.N., Bucknill, A., et al. (2012). "Trends in elective knee arthroscopies in a population-based cohort, 2000-2009." The Medical journal of Australia 197(7): 399-403.

Brand, C., Tropea, J., Gorelik, A., Jolley, D., Scott, I., et al. (2012). "An adverse event screening tool based on routinely collected hospital-acquired diagnoses." Int J Qual Health Care 24(3): 266-278.

Campbell, D.J., McGrady, M., Prior, D.L., Coller, J.M., Boffa, U., et al. (2012). "Most individuals with treated blood pressures above target receive only one or two antihypertensive drug classes." Intern Med J.

Chan, E.W., Taylor, D.M., Knott, J.C., Liew, D. and Kong, D.C. (2012). "The pharmacoeconomics of managing acute agitation in the emergency department: what do we know and how do we approach it?" Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 12(5): 589-595.

Cohn, A.C., Busija, L., Robman, L.D., Dimitrov, P.N., Varsamidis, M., et al. (2012). "Younger Siblings, C-reactive Protein and Risk of Age-related Macular Degeneration." American Journal of Epidemiology Accepted 20/06/2012.

Dowsey, M.M., Dieppe, P., Lohmander, S., Castle, D., Liew, D., et al. (2012). "The association between radiographic severity and pre-operative function in patients undergoing primary knee replacement for osteoarthritis." Knee 19(6): 860-865.

Doyle, J.S., Aspinall, E., Liew, D., Thompson, A.J. and Hellard, M.E. (2012). "Current and emerging antiviral treatments for hepatitis C infection." Br J Clin Pharmacol.

Driscoll, A., Harvey, C., Green, A., Weatherby, R.P., Liew, D., et al. (2012). "National nursing registration in Australia: a way forward for nurse practitioner endorsement." J Am Acad Nurse Pract 24(3): 143-148.

Gilbert, M.M., Chamberlain, J.A., White, C.R., Mayers, P.W., Pawsey, B., et al. (2012). "Controlled clinical trial of a self-management program for people with mental illness in an adult mental health service - the Optimal Health Program (OHP)." Aust Health Rev 36(1): 1-7.

Hakami, T., Todaro, M., Petrovski, S., Macgregor, L., Velakoulis, D., et al. (2012). "Substitution Monotherapy With Levetiracetam vs Older Antiepileptic Drugs: A Randomized Comparative Trial." Arch Neurol: 1-9.

Hillman, C.M., Heinecke, E.L., Hii, J.W.S., Cecins, N.M., Jenkins, S.C., et al. (2012). "The relationship between body composition, peripheral muscle strength and functional exercise capacity in patients with severe COPD." Internal Medicine Journal 42(5): 578 – 581.

Kumar, S., Morton, J.B., Lee, J., Halloran, K., Spence, S.J., et al. (2012). "Prospective characterization of catheter-tissue contact force at different anatomic sites during antral pulmonary vein isolation." Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 5(6): 1124-1129.

Liew, D., Webb, K., Marbaix, S. and Annemans, L. (2012). "Changes to the statin prescribing policy in Belgium: potential impact in clinical and economic terms." Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 12(4): 225-232.

Liew, D., Webb, K., Meerding, W.J., Buskens, E. and Jukema, J.W. (2012). "Potential cardiovascular consequences of switching from atorvastatin to generic simvastatin in the Netherlands." Neth Heart J 20(5): 197-201.

Manias, E. (2012). "Complexities of pain assessment and management in hospitalised older people: A qualitative observation and interview study." Int J Nurs Stud.

Manias, E., Williams, A. and Liew, D. (2012). "Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review." Br J Clin Pharmacol 74(3): 411-423.

Murray, C.J.L., Vos, T., Lozano, R., Naghavi, M., Flaxman, A.D., et al. (2012). "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010." The Lancet 380(9859): 2197-2223.

Ng, S.L., Burns, W.I., Snyder, R.D., Newnham, G.M., McLachlan, S.A., et al. (2012). "A retrospective cohort study of metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy, with an exploratory analysis of changing serum carcinoembryonic antigen levels." AsiaPac J Clin Oncol 8(2): 172-179.

Oon, S., Roberts, C., Gorelik, A., Wicks, I. and Brand, C. (2012). "Primary angiitis of the central nervous system: experience of a Victorian tertiary-referral hospital." Intern Med J.

Reid, C.M., Ademi, Z., Nelson, M.R., Connor, G., Chew, D.P., et al. (2012). "Outcomes from the REACH Registry for Australian general practice patients with or at high risk of atherothrombosis." Med J Aust 196(3): 193-197.

Ruderman, I., Masterson, R., Yates, C., Gorelik, A., Cohney, S.J., et al. (2012). "New onset diabetes after kidney transplantation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study." Nephrology (Carlton) 17(1): 89-96.

Santamaria, N., Ogce, F. and Gorelik, A. (2012). "Healing rate calculation in the diabetic foot ulcer: Comparing different methods." Wound Repair Regen 20(5): 786-789.

Shiek Ahmad, B., Hill, K.D., O'Brien, T.J., Gorelik, A., Habib, N., et al. (2012). "Falls and fractures in patients chronically treated with antiepileptic drugs." Neurology 79(2): 145-151.

Steinfort, D.P., Liew, D. and Irving, L.B. (2012). "Radial probe ebus versus ct-guided needle biopsy for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions: an economic analysis." Eur Respir J.

Tropea, J., Brand, C., Sundararajan, V., Gorelik, A., Cameron, P.A., et al. (2012). "Patients who leave without being seen in emergency departments: an analysis of predictive factors and outcomes." Academic Emergency Medicine 19(4): 439-447.

Vos, T., Flaxman, A.D., Naghavi, M., Lozano, R., Michaud, C., et al. (2012). "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010." The Lancet 380(9859): 2163-2196.

Watts, G.F., Juniper, A., van Bockxmeer, F., Ademi, Z., Liew, D., et al. (2012). "Familial hypercholesterolaemia: a review with emphasis on evidence for treatment, new models of care and health economic evaluations." Int J Evid Based Healthc 10(3): 211-221.

Weller, C., Ademi, Z., Makarounas, K. and Stoelwinder, J. (2012). "Economic Evalaution of compression therapy in venous leg ulcer randomised controlled trials: A systematic review." Wound Practice and Research 20(1): 21-34.

Williams, A., Manias, E., Walker, R. and Gorelik, A. (2012). "A multifactorial intervention to improve blood pressure control in co-existing diabetes and kidney disease: a feasibility randomized controlled trial." J Adv Nurs [Epub ahead of print].

Zomer, E., Liew, D., Owen, A., Magliano, D.J., Ademi, Z., et al. (2012). "Cardiovascular risk prediction in a population with the metabolic syndrome: Framingham vs. UKPDS algorithms." Eur J Prev Cardiol.

Zomer, E., Owen, A., Magliano, D., Ademi, Z., Reid, C., et al. (2012). "Predicting the impact of polypill use in a metabolic syndrome population: an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis." American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs: In press.

Zomer, E., Owen, A., Magliano, D.J., Liew, D. and Reid, C.M. (2012). "The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of dark chocolate consumption as prevention therapy in people at high risk of cardiovascular disease: best case scenario analysis using a Markov model." BMJ 344: e3657.

2011

Ackerman, I.N., Bennell, K.L. and Osborne, R.H. (2011). "Decline in Health-Related Quality of Life reported by more than half of those waiting for joint replacement surgery: a prospective cohort study." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 12(1): 108.

Ademi, Z., Liew, D., Hollingsworth, B., Steg, P.G., Bhatt, D.L., et al. (2011). "Is It Cost-Effective To Increase Aspirin Use in Outpatient Settings for Primary or Secondary Prevention? Simulation Data from the REACH Registry Australian Cohort." Cardiovasc Ther 31(1): 45-52.

Ademi, Z., Reid, C.M., Hollingsworth, B., Stoelwinder, J., Steg, P.G., et al. (2011). "Cost-effectiveness of optimizing use of statins in Australia: using outpatient data from the REACH Registry." Clin Ther 33(10): 1456-1465.

Alviar, M.J., Olver, J., Brand, C., Hale, T. and Khan, F. (2011). "Do patient-reported outcome measures used in assessing outcomes in rehabilitation after hip and knee arthroplasty capture issues relevant to patients? Results of a systematic review and linking process." J Rehabil Med. 43(5): 374-381.

Arnold, A.-L., Busija, L., Keeffe, J.E. and Taylor, H.R. (2011). "Use of eye care services by Indigenous Australian adults (Letter)." Medical Journal of Australia 194: 537-538.

Bohensky, M.A., Jolley, D., Sundararajan, V., Evans, S., Ibrahim, J., et al. (2011). "Development and validation of reporting guidelines for studies involving data linkage." Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 35(5): 486-489.

Bohensky, M.A., Jolley, D., Sundararajan, V., Pilcher, D.V., Evans, S., et al. (2011). "Empirical aspects of linking intensive care registry data to hospital discharge data without the use of direct patient identifiers." Anaesthesia and intensive care 39(2): 202-208.

Borromoeo, M., Brand, C., Clement, J., Mc Cullough, M., Thomson, W., et al. (2011). " Is bisphosphonate therapy for benign bone disease asspcoayed with impaired dental healing? A case controlled study. BMC musculoskeletal Disorders." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 12: 71 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/1412/1471.

Brand, C., Hunter, D., Hinman, R., March, L., Osborne, R., et al. (2011). "Improving care for people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: How has national policy for osteoarthritis been translated into service models in Australia?" International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 14(2): 181-190.

Busija, L., Pausenberger, E., Haines, T., Haymes, S., Buchbinder, R., et al. (2011). "Review of adult measures of general health status and quality of life in rheumatology." Arthritis Care and Research In Press.

Dowsey, M.M., Liew, D. and Choong, P.F. (2011). "Economic burden of obesity in primary total knee arthroplasty." Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 63(10): 1375-1381.

Evans, S.M., Bohensky, M., Cameron, P.A. and McNeil, J. (2011). "A survey of Australian clinical registries: can quality of care be measured?" Internal medicine journal 41(1a): 42-48.

Guymer, R.H., Tao, L.W., Goh, J.K., Liew, D., Ischenko, O., et al. (2011). "Identification of urinary biomarkers for age-related macular degeneration." Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52(7): 4639-4644.

Harriss, L.R., Ajani, A.E., Hunt, D., Shaw, J., Chambers, B., et al. (2011). "Accuracy of national mortality codes in identifying adjudicated cardiovascular deaths." Aust N Z J Public Health 35(5): 466-476.

Howell, J., Yiu, M., Gibson, R., Thomson, B., Stella, D., et al. (2011). "Type 2 diabetes does not worsen prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma." Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 35(3): 214-220.

Kang, H.Y., Lim, S.J., Suh, H.S. and Liew, D. (2011). "Estimating the lifetime economic burden of stroke according to the age of onset in South Korea: a cost of illness study." BMC Public Health 11: 646.

Khan, F., Pallant, J.F., Amatya, B., Ng, L., Gorelik, A., et al. (2011). "Outcomes of high- and low-intensity rehabilitation programme for persons in chronic phase after Guillain-Barr? syndrome: a randomized controlled trial." Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 43(7): 638-646.

Koppel, S., Bohensky, M., Langford, J. and Taranto, D. (2011). "Older drivers, crashes and injuries." Traffic injury prevention 12(5): 459-467.

Leung, A., Liew, D., Lim, J., Page, C., Boukris-Sayag, V., et al. (2011). "The effect of joint aspiration and corticosteroid injections in osteoarthritis of the knee." Int J Rheum Dis 14(4): 384-389.

Neoh, C.F., Liew, D., Slavin, M., Marriott, D., Chen, S.C., et al. (2011). "Cost-effectiveness analysis of anidulafungin versus fluconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis." J Antimicrob Chemother 66(8): 1906-1915.

Ngian, G.-S., Sahhar, J., Wicks, I.P. and Van Doornum, S. (2011). "Cardiovascular disease in systemic sclerosis - an emerging association?" Arthritis Research & Therapy 13: 137 (http://arthritis-research.com/content/113/134/237).

Nikpour, M., Brady, S.R.E. and Liew, D. (2011). "The epidemiological and pathogenic association of rheumatoid arthritis with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease." J Clin Rheum Musculoskel Med 2: 34-44.

Osborne, R.H., Norquist, J.M., Elsworth, G.R., Busija, L., Mehta, V., et al. (2011). "Development and validation of the influenza intensity and impact questionnaire (Flu-iiQ)." Value in Heath 16: 687:699.

Osborne, R.H., Norquist, J.M., Elsworth, G.R., Busija, L., Mehta, V., et al. (2011). "Development and validation of the influenza intensity and impact questionnaire (Flu-iiQ)." Value in Heath 14: 687-699.

Peel, T.N., Dowsey, M.M., Buising, K.L., Liew, D. and Choong, P.F. (2011). "Cost analysis of debridement and retention for management of prosthetic joint infection." Clin Microbiol Infect.

Saracino, A., Kelly, R., Liew, D. and Chong, A. (2011). "Pyoderma gangrenosum requiring inpatient management: a report of 26 cases with follow up." Australas J Dermatol 52(3): 218-221.

Scott, I.A., Brand, C.A., Phelps, G., Barker, A.L. and Cameron, P. (2011). "Using hospital standardised mortality ratios to assess quality of care – proceed with extreme caution." Med J Aust 194(12): 645-648.

Scott, I.A., Phelps, G. and Brand, C. (2011). "Assessing individual clinical performance- A primer for physicians." Internal Medical Journal 41(2): 144-155.

Singh, R., Taylor, D.M., D'Souza, D., Gorelik, A., Page, P., et al. (2011). "Mechanism of Injury and Clinical Variables in Thoracic Spine Fracture: A Case Control Study [online]." Hong KongJournal of Emergency Medicine 18(1): 5-12.

Tropea, J., Amatya, B., Brand, C. and The Expert Advisory Group (2011). "Use of consensus methods to select clinical indicators to assess activities to minimise functional decline among older hospitalised patients." Australian Health Review 35(4): 404-411.

Van Doornum, S., Strickland, G., Kawasaki, R., Xie, J., Wicks, I.P., et al. (2011). "Retinal vascular calibre is altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a biomarker of disease activity and cardiovascular risk?" British Society for Rheumatology 50(5): 939-943.

Walls, H.L., Magliano, D.J., McNeil, J.J., Stevenson, C., Ademi, Z., et al. (2011). "Predictors of increasing waist circumference in an Australian population." Public Health Nutr 14(5): 870-881.

Wickremasinghe, S.S., Busija, L., Guymer, R.H., Wong, T.Y. and Qureshi, S. (2011). "Retinal Venular Caliber Predicts Visual Outcome Following Intra-vitreal Ranibizumab Injection Treatments for Neovascular AMD Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science." Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science In Press.

Zomer, E., Owen, A., Magliano, D.J., Liew, D. and Reid, C. (2011). "Validation of two Framingham cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms in an Australian population: the 'old' versus the 'new' Framingham equation." Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 18(1): 115-120.

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