Publications by authors named "R E JOHNSON"

Shared decision-making (SDM) has the potential to significantly improve patient outcomes by enabling clinicians and patients to make health care decisions as partners. However, its implementation in mental health care has been a slow process. The objective of the study was to implement SDM during outpatient mental health treatment planning.

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Background: First Nations patients often experience poorer health outcomes than non-First Nations patients. Despite emergency triage primarily focusing on severity, implying comparable outcomes for patients in the same triage group regardless of demographics, the precision of triage for First-Nations Australians may be undermined by multiple factors, although research in this area is scarce.

Objective: To compare admission rates, service utilisation and mortality for First Nations and non-First Nations patients, based on their triage categories.

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The ability to label synthetic oligonucleotides with fluorescent probes has greatly expanded their nanotechnological applications. To continue this expansion, it is essential to develop approachable, modular, and tunable fluorescent platforms. In this study, we present the synthesis and incorporation of an amino-formyl-thieno[3,2-]thiophene (AFTh) handle at the 5'-position of DNA oligonucleotides.

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Infectious diseases pose a growing challenge in healthcare, with the increasing rate of antimicrobial resistance limiting therapeutic options available for treatment. Rapid detection of infections at the earliest opportunity can significantly improve patient outcomes. In this report, ion current rectifying quartz nanopipettes with ca.

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Background: To provide recommendations on risk mitigation, diagnosis and treatment of infectious complications associated with the practice of regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management.

Methods: Following board approval, in 2020 the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA Pain Medicine) commissioned evidence-based guidelines for best practices for infection control. More than 80 research questions were developed and literature searches undertaken by assigned working groups comprising four to five members.

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