"Somebody was standing in my corner": a mixed methods exploration of survivor, coach, and hospital staff perspectives and outcomes in an Australian cancer survivorship program.

Purpose: Cancer survivorship in Australia continues to increase due to new methods for early detection and treatment. Cancer survivors face challenges in the survivorship phase and require ongoing support. A telephone-delivered cancer survivorship program (CSP), including health and mental health coaches, was developed, piloted, and evaluated in Eastern Australia.

Exploring the physical health of patients with severe or long-term mental illness using routinely collected general practice data from MedicineInsight.

Background And Objectives: Australian information on the physical health of general practice patients with a mental illness is limited. The aim of this study was to explore the physical health of patients with a severe and/or long-term mental illness (SMI).

Method: Analysis was performed of routinely collected data from patients visiting one of 452 general practice sites participating in the national MedicineInsight program during 2017-18.

Evaluation of academic detailing visits on GP knowledge and practice for statin use and management.

Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is routinely managed by GPs. Lipid-modifying medicines, commonly statins, are used to treat dyslipidaemia and prevent CVD in high-risk individuals. A national education program for over 8000 Australian GPs was delivered and evaluated.

Prevalence, incidence and management of atopic dermatitis in Australian general practice using routinely collected data from MedicineInsight.

Background/objectives: The prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) has increased significantly in industrialised countries in recent decades but data about the incidence or prevalence of AD in Australia are sparse. We aimed to determine the prevalence and incidence of AD among patients seen in Australian general practice and the use of specified medicines.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 2.

The prevalence and risk of non-infectious comorbidities in HIV-infected and non-HIV infected men attending general practice in Australia.

Background: Non-AIDS-related mortality rates among HIV-infected patients still exceed those of their uninfected peers. A major driver of this excess mortality is a higher risk of non-infectious comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and cancer. The prevalence of mental illness and other chronic non-infectious comorbidities is identified as a primary concern of antiretroviral prescribers in Australia.

Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in general practice: delivery and evaluation of an educational program.

Background: Asthma, a common yet complex airway disorder affecting about 11% of Australians, is well-controlled in only 54% of people with asthma. Those with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma are more likely to experience recurrent and potentially life-threatening exacerbations. It is therefore important that GPs can initiate a systematic approach for the management of patients with difficult-to-treat asthma to identify those whose condition may improve by addressing contributory factors and those who require specialist input.

Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in adults: Towards a new treatment paradigm.

Background: Asthma is a common yet complex airway disorder, comprising diverse phenotypes and pathophysiology. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, asthma affects 11% of the Australian population. Despite the availability of effective therapies and a national medicines subsidy scheme, a significant burden of disease still exists in Australia, with high mortality by international standards.

Insights into the management of chronic hepatitis C in primary care using MedicineInsight.

Background And Objectives: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) became available for patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in primary care in March 2016, yet not all patients will have undergone pre-treatment assessment. The aim of this study was to assess where patients with CHC are situated in the diagnosis and care continuum, to encourage general practitioners (GPs) to improve pretreatment assessment and increase DAA treatment uptake.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study of 4025 adult patients with CHC first recorded between 2013 and 2017, using the general practice data program MedicineInsight.