Publications by authors named "Lauren Dalton"

Unlabelled: Objectives and importance of the study: Pharmacist-administered vaccination has expanded in Australia but has not been comprehensively assessed. We aimed to assess the pharmacists' role in vaccination in Australia before and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the completeness of data on pharmacist-administered immunisations.

Study Type: Cross-sectional study.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study assessed the accuracy of data in the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), showing that 14% of records classified as overdue for vaccines in 2017 were misclassified, with significant variations in error rates across different states.
  • - Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, and New South Wales had notably higher misclassification rates compared to Victoria, indicating regional disparities in record accuracy.
  • - The research highlighted that the method of data transmission impacted error rates, with paper-based methods showing much higher inaccuracies compared to using practice management software, emphasizing the need for improved data reporting practices.
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The polytopic yeast protein Chs3 (chitin synthase III) relies on a dedicated membrane-localized chaperone, Chs7, for its folding and expression at the cell surface. In the absence of Chs7, Chs3 forms high molecular weight aggregates and is retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Chs7 was reported to be an ER resident protein, but its role in Chs3 folding and transport was not well characterized.

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P4-ATPases are a family of putative phospholipid flippases that regulate lipid membrane asymmetry, which is important for vesicle formation. Two yeast flippases, Drs2 and Neo1, have nonredundant functions in the recycling of the synaptobrevin-like v-SNARE Snc1 from early endosomes. Drs2 activity is needed to form vesicles and regulate its own trafficking, suggesting that flippase activity and localization are linked.

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Transport of membrane proteins between cellular organelles requires the concerted action of many regulatory factors, which aid in cargo recognition and vesicle formation, targeting, and fusion. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a useful model system for studying such regulators, due to the availability of genome-wide mutant collections and reporter proteins that provide sensitive biochemical readouts of individual transport pathways. Here, we describe an enzymatic invertase assay for evaluating endocytic recycling using a chimeric GFP-Snc1-Suc2 reporter.

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There are well documented geographical, financial, social and professional barriers to continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support for rural medical practitioners, which significantly influence the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas. The Support Scheme for Rural Specialists (SSRS) provides a coordinated and collaborative framework to support the CPD and peer-support needs of medical specialists practising in rural and remote Australia. Since 2002, more than 80 CPD projects have been implemented by specialist medical colleges under the auspices of the SSRS.

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Background: The Rural Systemic Adjuvant Therapy Project was initiated to encourage best practice in the treatment of women from rural areas who have breast cancer.

Method: We developed an educational program, piloted it and conducted it in 5 regions. In a pre-evaluation/post-evaluation, we assessed participants' perceived knowledge about systemic adjuvant therapy.

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