Spontaneous regression of CIN2 in women aged 18-24 years: a retrospective study of a state-wide population in Western Australia.

Introduction: CIN2 has a high rate of spontaneous regression in young women and may be managed conservatively in appropriately selected patients. This study aimed to investigate health outcomes in women aged 18-24 years with biopsy-confirmed CIN2.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study of Western Australian women aged 18-24 years diagnosed with CIN2 on cervical biopsy from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010.

Transfers from residential aged care facilities to the emergency department are reduced through improved primary care services: an intervention study.

Aim:   To assess the impact of an enhanced primary care service for residential aged care facilities (RACF) on the transfer of patients from RACF to a hospital emergency department (ED).

Methods:   A before-after study of an enhanced primary care service provided by experienced ED-based nurses under the governance of general practitioners. The intervention was analysed comparatively using standardised normal deviates and seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average models, complemented by qualitative assessment.

Influenza vaccination of staff in aged care facilities in the ACT: how can we improve the uptake of influenza vaccine?

Objective: To examine the self-reported uptake of influenza vaccine by staff in residential aged care facilities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and the factors influencing vaccine uptake by staff.

Methods: Two confidential cross-sectional surveys were conducted in all (n = 19) residential aged care facilities in the ACT in June 2000. An interview with directors of each facility collected information on the institutional policy and practices for influenza vaccination.