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Selected AbstractsOFFICE BEARERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYNEPHROLOGY, Issue 2010Article first published online: 19 AUG 2010 No abstract is available for this article. [source] OFFICE BEARERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGYNEPHROLOGY, Issue 2007Article first published online: 15 AUG 200 [source] Use of fresh-frozen plasma at Royal Darwin Hospital: a retrospective auditINTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, Issue 9 2008S. Moylan Abstract Background:, The aim of the study was to assess the appropriateness of use of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) at Royal Darwin Hospital against the National Health and Medical Research Council and Australian and New Zealand Society for Blood Transfusion guidelines. Methods:, A retrospective review of blood product request forms, online pathology storage system data, pathology records and clinical notes between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006 was carried out. The appropriateness of requests was assessed against existing guidelines. The percentage of appropriate and inappropriate FFP transfusions was obtained. Results:, Six hundred and forty-eight of 950 units (68%) of FFP were used with an appropriate indication as per National Health and Medical Research Council/Australian and New Zealand Society for Blood Transfusion guidelines. Of the remaining units, 14% (137 units) was given without a clear indication and a decision of appropriateness could not be established for 17% (165 units) because of inadequate clinical or pathology information (e.g. coagulation results). Multiple issues around prescribing practice were identified. Conclusion:, There is significant use of FFP at Royal Darwin Hospital without clear clinical indication. The employment of a transfusion nurse to monitor use of FFP (and other blood products) and provide education is aimed at improving transfusion efficiency and patient safety. [source] Proceedings of the 2000 Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Society for the Study of DiabetesINTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, Issue 4 2001Article first published online: 21 DEC 200 First page of article [source] Proceedings of the 2001 Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Society for the Study of DiabetesINTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, Issue 4 2001Article first published online: 21 DEC 200 First page of article [source] Office Bearers of The Australian and New Zealand Society of NephrologyNEPHROLOGY, Issue 2009Article first published online: 23 AUG 200 [source] Office Bearers of The Australian and New Zealand Society of NephrologyNEPHROLOGY, Issue 2008Article first published online: 31 AUG 200 [source] 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (31 August , 3 September 2003, Burswood Convention Centre, Perth, Australia)NEPHROLOGY, Issue 6 2003Article first published online: 4 DEC 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology 37th Annual Scientific Meeting Darwin, September 5,7, 200 1NEPHROLOGY, Issue 2002Article first published online: 28 JUN 200 [source] Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology 38th Annual Scientific Meeting Sydney, September 2,4, 2002NEPHROLOGY, Issue 2002Article first published online: 28 JUN 200 [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement Driving and DementiaAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 3 2010Article first published online: 2 SEP 2010 First page of article [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement , Indigenous Ageing in AustraliaAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 2 2010Article first published online: 8 JUN 2010 No abstract is available for this article. [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement , Geriatric Services in General HospitalsAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 1 2010Article first published online: 25 MAR 2010 First page of article [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement No. 14 Guidelines for the Management of Older Persons Presenting to Emergency Departments 2008AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 3 2009Article first published online: 30 AUG 200 First page of article [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement No. 15 Discharge PlanningAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 3 2009Article first published online: 30 AUG 200 First page of article [source] Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement No. 6 , Under-nutrition and the Older PersonAUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, Issue 2 2009Article first published online: 23 JUN 200 First page of article [source] Clinicians choices of restorative materials for childrenAUSTRALIAN DENTAL JOURNAL, Issue 4 2003LA Tran Abstract Background: Recently, there has been an expansion in the range of tooth-coloured restorative materials available. In 1999, the National Health and Medical Research Council recommended clinicians use alternatives to amalgam in children ,where appropriate'. Methods: A three-part 29-item questionnaire was developed, tested in a focus group, and distributed to members of the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (AA; paediatric dentists and paediatric dentistry postgraduate students; n=55), and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry, Victorian Branch (SPD; general dentists and dental therapists; n=50). Participant information, material choices, and six hypothetical clinical scenarios were addressed. Results: The overall response rate was 74 per cent. For both groups, the first ranked factor influencing choice of restorative material for vital primary teeth was child age, and caries experience for vital first permanent molars. For moderate-sized Class I and II restorations in primary molars, a tooth-coloured material was chosen by 92 and 84 per cent respondents respectively. For restoring two separate proximal lesions in a primary molar, 65 per cent chose a tooth-coloured material followed by a stainless steel crown (27 per cent; all AA members), then amalgam (8 per cent). The SPD respondents were significantly more likely to choose glass ionomer cement for Class I and II restorations and for restoring two proximal lesions (all p=0.000) in primary molars than AA respondents, who were more likely to choose composite resins/compomers or amalgam/stainless steel crowns for these restorations. Younger respondents (21,40 years) were significantly more likely to choose composite resins/compomers or amalgam/stainless steel crowns (p=0.048) than older respondents (41,65 years), who were likely to choose glass ionomer cement. Conclusions: For Class I and II restorations in primary molars, glass ionomer cement was the material chosen most frequently (SPD respondents); preference for amalgam or stainless steel crowns was low (both SPD and AA groups). The wide range of materials chosen for the hypothetical clinical scenarios suggests the need for guidelines on selection of restorative materials, and the need for longitudinal studies to follow actual clinical outcomes of the materials chosen. [source] Understanding the ,epidemic' of complete tooth loss among older New ZealandersGERODONTOLOGY, Issue 2 2010Philip V. Sussex doi:10.1111/j.1741-2358.2009.00306.x Understanding the ,epidemic' of complete tooth loss among older New Zealanders Objective:, The aim of this study was to obtain a deeper understanding of the social factors driving New Zealand's historic ,epidemic of edentulism' and how they operated. Method:, In-depth, semi-structured interviews with 31 older New Zealanders were analysed using applied grounded theory. Results:, Universal factors present in the data were: (a) the way in which New Zealand society accepted and indeed encouraged edentulism without stigma for those who had a ,sub-optimal' natural dentition; (b) how the predominant patterns of dental care utilisation (symptomatic and extraction-based) were often strongly influenced by economic and social disadvantage; and (c) the way in which lay and professional worldviews relating to ,calcium theory' and dental caries were fundamental in decisions relating to the transition to edentulism. Major influences were rural isolation, the importance of professional authority and how patient-initiated transitions to edentulism were ultimately facilitated by an accommodating profession. Conclusion:, The combined effects of geography, economics, the dental care system and the professional culture of the day, in the context of contemporary (flawed) understandings of oral disease, appear to have been the key drivers. These were supported (in turn) by a widespread acceptance by the profession and society alike of the extraction/denture philosophy in dealing with oral disease. [source] Kiwi Icons and the Re-Settlement of New Zealand1 as Colonial SpaceNEW ZEALAND GEOGRAPHER, Issue 2 2002KATIE PICKLESArticle first published online: 28 JUN 200 ABSTRACT This article offers a critical reading of the celebratory biographical and autobiographical texts for three ,kiwi icons'. It argues that kiwi icons signal the enduring influence of British colonialism upon national imaginings , through a process that I term ,re-settlement'. I demonstrate how representations of Barry Crump, Sir Edmund Hillary and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, prominent New Zealanders during the 1990s, are entwined with dominant constructions of New Zealand society. Further, I explore how these kiwi icons are constructed to serve the quest for nationhood; an endeavour, it is argued, that is about the reinvention of settlement mythology that involves the continuation of particular narratives of colonisation from the past. [source] | ||||||||||