Clinician perspectives on rapid transition to telehealth during COVID-19 in Australia - a qualitative study.

Objective The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic precipitated a major shift in the use of telehealth in Australia. The changes highlighted gaps in our knowledge regarding the efficacy of, and clinician attitudes to, the use of telehealth. The current study expands and deepens the available evidence as a result of being collected in unique circumstances that removed one of the major barriers (lack of Medicare rebates) and also one major enablers (willingness) of telehealth uptake.

Exploring rural patients' understanding of the types, risk factors and measures to prevent healthcare-associated infections in Australia.

Background: In Australia, there are approximately 165,000 healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) per year. Improving patient knowledge on HAIs and actively involving them in infection prevention is essential. This study assessed patient knowledge on types of and risk factors for HAIs and their perceptions of HAI information provision and hospital infection control practices in rural New South Wales, Australia.