Publications by authors named "S Bruce Dowton"
Introduction: To estimate adherence to clinical practice guidelines in selected settings at a population level for Australian children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Research Design And Methods: Medical records of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus aged 0-15 years in 2012-2013 were targeted for sampling across inpatient, emergency department and community visits with specialist pediatricians in regional and metropolitan areas and tertiary pediatric hospitals in three states where approximately 60% of Australian children reside. Clinical recommendations extracted from two clinical practice guidelines were used to audit adherence.
Article Synopsis
- DUQuA is a large-scale research program focused on quality activities in 32 major hospitals across Australia, building on the earlier DUQuE program from Europe.
- The paper discusses the health context of Australia and outlines previous quality improvement initiatives leading up to the DUQuA studies, providing necessary background for understanding the research.
- The supplement aims to explore the connections between quality strategies and the organization of care, presenting various studies that examine methodologies, outcomes, and lessons for future research in healthcare quality.
Objective: We examine the prevalence of quality care (as measured by adherence to recommendations in clinical practice guidelines) for Australian paediatric patients (⩽15 years) with depression and/or anxiety, using data from the CareTrack Kids study; a population-based study of the quality of healthcare practice in inpatient and ambulatory healthcare settings.
Methods: A multistage stratified sample identified records of 6689 children. Of these, 156 records were identified for depression and 356 for anxiety.
Background: The aim of the study was to ascertain the use of declarations of ethical commitment made by medical students graduating from the final-year class of 2006 in Australia and New Zealand, the extent of student contribution to the process and the manner in which those declarations were declared.
Methods: Information was obtained, by telephone interview and email, from officers or responsible academic staff of faculties of medicine (or medicine and health sciences) in Australia and New Zealand.
Results: Of 20 medical faculties in Australia and New Zealand, seven were established recently and are yet to graduate students.