The public's knowledge about child sexual abuse influences its perceptions of prevention and associated policies.

Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention requires efforts from all members of society.

Objective: The current study aimed to examine factors associated with (1) perceptions of CSA as unpreventable and (2) support for policies to prevent CSA and to punish people who perpetrated CSA. We focused on the roles of knowledge and misperceptions about child sexual abuse.

Supporting (or not) the career development of culturally and linguistically diverse migrants and refugees in universities: insights from Australia.

The present study used a mixed-methods approach to understand the challenges faced by Australian higher education institutions in supporting the career development of students from culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee backgrounds. Specifically, this project included a desktop audit of all Australian universities, data from a survey ( = 32) and interviews with staff in various functions ( = 10). Four main challenges were identified: (1) difficulties in identifying and engaging with students; (2) a lack of targeted resources and programs; (3) difficulties faced by students in engaging with employers; and (4) a lack of work-readiness and unfamiliarity of Australian work culture.

Predictors of diastolic-to-wedge gradient in patients evaluated for pulmonary hypertension.

Background: Differentiation of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary venous hypertension (PVH) often requires right heart catheterization (RHC). We sought to determine whether a combination of clinical and echocardiographic variables could predict the pulmonary diastolic to wedge (PAd-PWP) gradient and thus differentiate patients with PAH and PVH.

Methods: We prospectively enrolled 108 patients presenting for PH evaluation.

Exposure to the field of renal transplantation during undergraduate medical education in the UK.

Background: There is a lack of surgeons in the field of renal transplantation, with a predicted shortage of over 20 consultants by the year 2005. Early positive exposure to the field, commencing at undergraduate level, has been identified as being vital to improving rates of recruitment. This study was performed to assess the exposure of undergraduates to the field of renal transplantation during medical education in the UK.