3 results match your criteria: "Level 6 Block K Westmead Hospital[Affiliation]"

The collaboration on social science and immunisation (COSSI): Global lessons from a successful Australian research and practice network.

Vaccine

March 2024

Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Electronic address:

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Background: With the advent of COVID-19, many healthcare workers (HWs) in Australia requested access to powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) for improved respiratory protection, comfort and visibility. The urgency of the response at our hospital required rapid deployment of innovative training to ensure the safe use of PAPRs, in particular, a video-feedback training option to prepare HWs for PAPR competency.

Aim: To explore the feasibility, acceptability, and utility of video-feedback in PAPR training and competency assessment.

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Supporting breast cancer survivors via text messages: reach, acceptability, and utility of EMPOWER-SMS.

J Cancer Surviv

December 2022

Engagement and Co-design Research Hub, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Level 6 Block K Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the reach, usefulness, acceptability, and factors influencing engagement with a lifestyle-focused text message intervention to support women's mental and physical health after breast cancer treatment.

Methods: This study uses a mixed-methods process evaluation nested in the EMPOWER-SMS randomised controlled trial (n = 160; intervention n = 80, wait-list control n = 80). Data sources included screening logs, text message delivery software analytics, intervention feedback survey, and focus groups (n = 16), which were summarised thematically based on the framework approach.

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