Publications by authors named "K Falzon"

Background: The recent crises of bushfires, floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic on the southeast coast of Australia were unprecedented in their extent and intensity. Few studies have investigated responses to cumulative disasters in First Nations communities, despite acknowledgement that these crises disproportionately impact First Nations people. This study was conducted by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers in partnership with Waminda, South Coast Women's Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO).

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The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires followed by the COVID-19 pandemic brought the significant mental health implications of working in healthcare to the fore. The importance of appropriate support services to ensure the resilience and recovery of healthcare workers has been highlighted. In response to healthcare staff experiences during the bushfires, the SEED Wellness Program was created in 2020 in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District in New South Wales, Australia.

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Background: Patients at glaucoma risk are commonly identified by optometrists and subsequently referred to glaucoma specialists. Optometrists mainly use non-contact tonometry (NCT) for intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement.

Aims: To investigate the role of differences in IOP measurement between NCT and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT) and the effect of central corneal thickness (CCT) on these differences in optometrist referrals METHODS: Details of the initial clinical visit of patients referred with IOP > 21 mmHg in either eye as measured by NCT to a consultant glaucoma specialist were retrospectively reviewed.

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Aims: To report visual acuity (VA) outcomes following chemotherapy for optic pathway glioma (OPG) in children with or without neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF1) and to analyse associated risk factors.

Methods: A prospective, multicentre, cohort study involving 155 children treated between September 2004 and December 2012. Initial and final VA was used for per-eye and per-subject analysis.

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