Publications by authors named "R Victoria Stirling"
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- Delayed surgeries significantly increase the risk of disease progression and negative outcomes in lung cancer patients, particularly those with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
- The study analyzed data from 3,088 NSCLC patients, revealing that over 40% experienced delays in surgical treatment due to geographic variability and various risk factors.
- Key factors contributing to these delays included advanced cancer stages, treatment at specific regional hospitals, existing health conditions, and diagnoses made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Cancer data registries are central elements of cancer control programs providing critical insights in measures of performance in cancer healthcare delivery. Evidence to practice gaps in cancer care remain substantial. Implementation science (IS) strategies target gaps between generated research evidence and guideline concordance in delivered healthcare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTimeliness of lung cancer care and area-level determinants in Victoria: A Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
November 2024
Background: It has been reported that the timeliness of lung cancer care varies significantly across different regions. According to the Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR) report, the timeliness of lung cancer care in Victoria has changed over time. Therefore, we aimed to quantify the extent of these spatial inequalities over time and to identify area-level determinants contributing to these changes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Australia, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. In Victoria, the mortality risk is assumed to vary across Local Government Areas (LGAs) due to variations in socioeconomic advantage, remoteness, and healthcare accessibility. Thus, we applied Bayesian spatial survival models to examine the geographic variation in lung cancer survival in Victoria.
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- - The study introduces "pro-ictal EEG scheduling," a new method for timing video-electroencephalography (vEEG) sessions to improve the detection of epileptic activity by aligning them with high-risk seizure periods.
- - Analyzing data from over 5,000 vEEG sessions and related seizure diaries, the research found that monitoring during high-risk periods led to significantly higher rates of abnormal reports, confirmed seizures, and reported events compared to regular monitoring times.
- - The findings, which highlight the effectiveness of this scheduling method, suggest that pro-ictal EEG scheduling can be a practical and low-risk strategy to enhance epilepsy diagnosis and management.