Exploring the barriers and enablers to the standardized and routine use of patient-rated outcomes for clients presenting with hand injuries at an Australian public hospital.

Background: The utilization of standardized patient-rated outcome measures (PROMs) by hand therapists is essential to evaluate treatment and clinical outcomes and underpins evidence-based and patient-centered practice. However, research indicates that the routine use of PROMs is inconsistent in clinical practice.

Purpose: To explore the barriers and enablers experienced by hand therapists in the routine use of standardized and valid PROMs.

Patient signalment and aetiology of hypercortisolism in Australian dogs with Cushing's syndrome.

Objective: Patient characteristics of Cushing's syndrome differ between countries and have not been assessed in the Australian dog population. This study describes signalment and distribution of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent hypercortisolism (ADH) and ACTH-independent hypercortisolism (AIH) in Australian dogs.

Animals: Two-hundred client-owned dogs that had endogenous ACTH concentrations measured by radioimmunoassay.