Publications by authors named "Matiu Bush"
Background: Australia rapidly developed COVID-19 quarantine programs to reduce the adverse outcomes of a novel pathogen imported by visitors and returned travellers. Different quarantine pathways were utilised over the pandemic, yet no definitive cohort map exists to guide future preparedness. We created a whole-of-system cohort journey map of Australian quarantine cohorts to inform future pandemic preparedness activities.
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- - The study reviewed various quarantine systems used globally during COVID-19, examining both voluntary and mandatory measures to inform future pandemic strategies under the World Health Organization's PRET activities.
- - A comprehensive search of 449 articles led to the inclusion of 51, resulting in 156 recommendations organized into 15 categories related to quarantine capabilities, such as governance, infection control, and communication.
- - The generated capability framework provides essential insights for governments to improve quarantine systems, enhance pandemic preparedness, and effectively revise their public health plans.
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- This scoping review evaluates quarantine preparedness in New Zealand and Australia prior to COVID-19 by analyzing pandemic plans and exercises from 2002 to 2019.
- It found that New Zealand's documents included more detailed options for quarantine, such as both voluntary and involuntary measures for incoming travelers, whereas Australia's documents focused mainly on voluntary home quarantine.
- The review highlights the importance of including diverse quarantine strategies in pandemic plans to identify and address capability gaps and enhance future preparedness.
Loneliness is an important health issue facing older people due to its association with poor quality of life and poor health outcomes. This paper aimed to clarify key issues around loneliness among older adults and draw attention to innovative programs and the translation of emerging research into practice. Loneliness is a mismatch between a person's actual and desired social connections, experienced as negative emotions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: A Robotic Prostatectomy Care Pathway ("Robocare"), aiming to prepare men for robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and manage side-effects and long-term follow-up in a multidisciplinary fashion was established. The pathway enhances patient care by providing adequate information and support and optimizes efficiency by reducing length of stay and minimizing hospital visits. Our study assesses the pathway for patient satisfaction, co-ordination of care between disciplines, length of stay and readmission rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The legislation in Victoria requires HIV-positive results to be given in person by an accredited health professional. Many sexual health clinics require all men to receive HIV results in person. Our aim was to determine the proportion of low-risk heterosexual men at a sexual health centre who tested HIV-positive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMost Australian men who have sex with men who underwent rapid testing for syphilis using the Determine Syphilis TP immunoassay indicated a preference for rapid testing over conventional serology. Most also indicated that they would test for syphilis more frequently if rapid syphilis testing was available in a clinic setting.
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