"It's yours to take": generating learner feedback literacy in the workplace.

Feedback can improve students' learning and performance on clinical placements, yet students are often dissatisfied with the process. Attempts to improve feedback frequently focus on faculty development programs without addressing learners' capabilities to engage with feedback. For feedback to be effective, students need to understand its processes and to translate this into practice.

The use of anterior subcutaneous internal fixation (INFIX) for treatment of pelvic ring injuries in major trauma patients, complications and outcomes.

Purpose: Pelvic anterior internal fixators (INFIX) are a relatively new alternative in the treatment of unstable pelvic fractures. The authors wanted to review the use of complications and outcomes of this method of pelvic fixation at our institution.

Method: Patients over the age of 18 who had an INFIX used in treatment of their pelvic ring injury were identified.

Rapid testing for respiratory viruses: Impact on antibiotic use and time to patient discharge.

Background: Influenza-like illness is often caused by respiratory viral infections, and is a frequent cause of presentation to hospital. Rapid diagnostics for respiratory viruses, with turnaround times of less than sixty minutes, are increasingly available. Early physician knowledge of positive respiratory virus tests has previously been shown to impact patient care in a paediatric population but hasn't been evaluated in adults.

Patient engagement in admission and discharge medication communication: A systematic mixed studies review.

Objectives: To synthesise peer-reviewed research evidence concerning patients' perceptions of how they engage in admission and discharge medication communication, and barriers and enablers to engagement in medication admission and discharge communication.

Design: A systematic mixed studies review.

Data Sources: Two search strategies were undertaken including a bibliographic database search, followed by citation tracking.

The impact of a small-group educational intervention for allied health professionals to enhance evidence-based practice: mixed methods evaluation.

Background: Healthcare professionals are recommended to use evidence-based practice (EBP) principles to update and improve clinical practice. Well-designed educational initiatives, together with practice and feedback opportunities can improve individuals' EBP knowledge, skills and attitudes.

Methods: A concurrent mixed methods assessment was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of four monthly workshops on allied health professionals' knowledge, skills, self-efficacy and behaviour.

A local case of fulminant primary amoebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis is an extremely rare, predominantly fulminant central nervous system infection caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, first described in Australia in 1965. Despite the ubiquitous presence of N. fowleri, as few as 300 cases of infection have since been reported worldwide, with a case fatality rate approaching 98%.

Effectiveness of nursing rounds in the Intensive Care Unit on workplace learning.

Objectives: To evaluate the implementation of a regular Nursing Round as an educational strategy for workplace learning in an intensive care unit with a single room environment.

Research Design: A multiple methods design was used. Fifty-four Nursing Rounds were observed and nurses (n = 40) completed bespoke evaluative surveys.

Transition support for new graduate nurses to rural and remote practice: A scoping review.

Background: New graduate nurses undertaking transition to practice encounter enormous challenges in their first year, and this is expounded in rural and remote locations. In rural and remote settings where geographical isolation and inadequate resources impact health care delivery, there is a perceived shortage of support systems to assist new graduate nurses to transition smoothly, with reported negative effects for all staff and on recruitment and retention.

Objectives: To investigate what transition support was reported for new graduate nurses to function effectively in rural and remote settings.

Factors that influence the sustainability of structured allied health journal clubs: a qualitative study.

Background: Structured journal clubs are a widely used tool to promote evidence-based practice in health professionals, however some journal clubs (JC) are more effectively sustained than others. To date, little research has provided insights into factors which may influence sustainability of JCs within health care settings. As part of a larger randomised controlled study, this research aimed to gain understanding of clinicians' experiences of sustaining a structured JC format (TREAT- Tailoring Research Evidence and Theory) within their clinical context.

Going digital: a narrative overview of the effects, quality and utility of mobile apps in chronic disease self-management.

Objective Smartphone health applications (apps) are being increasingly used to assist patients in chronic disease self-management. The effects of such apps on patient outcomes are uncertain, as are design features that maximise usability and efficacy, and the best methods for evaluating app quality and utility. Methods In assessing efficacy, PubMed, Cochrane Library and EMBASE were searched for systematic reviews (and single studies if no systematic review was available) published between January 2007 and January 2018 using search terms (and synonyms) of 'smartphone' and 'mobile applications', and terms for each of 11 chronic diseases: asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), diabetes, chronic pain, serious mental health disorders, alcohol and substance addiction, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, cancer, cognitive impairment, chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Shoulder pain cost-of-illness in patients referred for public orthopaedic care in Australia.

Objective The aim of this study was to calculate the societal economic burden of shoulder pain in patients on the orthopaedic waiting list at an Australian public hospital and calculate the cost (from the government's perspective) of care delivered by the hospital for those patients. Methods A cost-of-illness analysis was undertaken in a cohort of 277 orthopaedic patients on the Gold Coast in Australia. Outcomes included a health care costs and impacts questionnaire, work absenteeism, presenteeism questionnaires (Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI)) and hospital care provision over a 2-year period.

Realist evaluation of allied health management in Queensland: what works, in which contexts and why.

Objective Allied health structures and leadership positions vary throughout Australia and New Zealand in their design and implementation. It is not clear which organisational factors support allied health leaders and professionals to enhance clinical outcomes. The aim of this project was to identify key organisational contexts and corresponding mechanisms that influenced effective outcomes for allied health professionals.

How can end of life care excellence be normalized in hospitals? Lessons from a qualitative framework study.

Background: There is a pressing need to improve end-of-life care in acute settings. This requires meeting the learning needs of all acute care healthcare professionals to develop broader clinical expertise and bring about positive change. The UK experience with the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway (LCP), also demonstrates a greater focus on implementation processes and daily working practices is necessary.

Parental-reported allergic disorders and emergency department presentations for allergy in the first five years of life; a longitudinal birth cohort.

Background: To measure rates of parental-report of allergic disorders and ED presentations for allergic disorders in children, and to describe factors associated with either.

Methods: An existing cohort of 3404 children born between 2006 and 2011 (Environments for Healthy Living) with prospectively collected pre-natal, perinatal and follow-up data were linked to i) nationwide Medicare and pharmaceutical data and ii) Emergency Department (ED) data from four hospitals in Australia. Parental-reported allergy was assessed in those who returned follow-up questionnaires.

The effectiveness and feasibility of TREAT (Tailoring Research Evidence and Theory) journal clubs in allied health: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Journal clubs (JC) may increase clinicians' evidence-based practice (EBP) skills and facilitate evidence uptake in clinical practice, however there is a lack of research into their effectiveness in allied health. We investigated the effectiveness of a structured JC that is Tailored According to Research Evidence And Theory (TREAT) in improving EBP skills and practice compared to a standard JC format for allied health professionals. Concurrently, we explored the feasibility of implementing TREAT JCs in a healthcare setting, by evaluating participating clinicians' perceptions and satisfaction.

Non-typeable detection in the lower airways of patients with lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Chronic airway inflammation and hypersensitivity to bacterial infection may contribute to lung cancer pathogenesis. Previous studies have demonstrated that nontypeable (NTHi) is the most common colonizing bacteria in the lower airways of patients with COPD. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of NTHi and immunoglobulin concentrations in patients with lung cancer, COPD and controls.

Integrated children's clinic care (ICCC) versus a self-directed care pathway for children with a chronic health condition: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial study protocol.

Background: Children with chronic health conditions have better health-related outcomes when their care is managed in a personalised and coordinated way. However, increased demand on Australian ambulatory care hospital services has led to longer waitlist times to access specialists and appropriate intervention services; placing vulnerable children at increased risk of poorer short-term (e.g.

Effects and mechanisms of an allied health research position in a Queensland regional and rural health service: a descriptive case study.

The aim of the present case study is to illustrate the outcomes of a dedicated allied health (AH) research position within a large Queensland regional and rural health service. The secondary aim of the case study is to describe the enabling and hindering mechanisms to the success of the role. Semistructured interviews were conducted with the Executive Director of Allied Health and the current AH research fellow incumbent within the health service.

Intracoronary Administration of Thrombolysis for Severe Coronary Artery Ectasia Presenting as an Acute Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

We present a 75-year-old male with acute inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction, severe coronary artery ectasia, and large thrombus burden in the right coronary artery to support the use of intracoronary thrombolysis as a second-line therapy for a large thrombus burden in primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Substitution of doctors with physiotherapists in the management of common musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.

Background: There is large variation in models-of-care involving the professional substitution of doctors with physiotherapists.

Objective: To establish the impact upon patients and health services, of substituting doctors with physiotherapists in the management of common musculoskeletal disorders.

Data Sources: Medline, CINAHL and ABI Complete databases, and hand-searching of related studies.

Testing for chlamydial infection: are we meeting clinical guidelines? Evidence from a state-level laboratory data linkage analysis for 15- to 29-year-olds.

Unlabelled: Background Clinical guidelines recommend annual chlamydia tests for all sexually active people aged 15-29 years. This study measured adherence to these guidelines and compared testing rates to the projected levels required to reduce chlamydia prevalence.

Methods: All chlamydia tests conducted in Tasmania during 2012-13, for residents aged 15-29 years, were linked.

Allied health research positions: a qualitative evaluation of their impact.

Background: Research positions embedded within healthcare settings have been identified as an enabler to allied health professional (AHP) research capacity; however, there is currently limited research formally evaluating their impact. In 2008, a Health Practitioner industrial agreement funded a research capacity building initiative within Queensland Health, Australia, which included 15 new allied health research positions. The present project used a qualitative and realist approach to explore the impact of these research positions, as well as the mechanisms which facilitated or hindered their success within their respective organisations.

A cross sectional observational study of research activity of allied health teams: is there a link with self-reported success, motivators and barriers to undertaking research?

Background: Team-based approaches to research capacity building (RCB) may be an efficient means to promote allied health research participation and activity. In order to tailor such interventions, a clearer understanding of current patterns of research participation within allied health teams is needed. Different self-report measures exist which evaluate a team's research capacity and participation, as well as associated barriers and motivators.