Is clinician reported practice in Western Australian emergency departments aligned with direct discharge pathway protocols for minor self-limiting fractures? A multi-centre professional survey.

Objective: To determine ED clinician's current management for five common minor self-limiting fractures (MSLF) and evaluate practice against evidence-informed direct discharge pathway (DD) protocols.

Methods: A survey was provided to doctors, nurse practitioners and advanced scope physiotherapists working in seven metropolitan, public health EDs in Perth, Australia. The relative odds of ED location (e.

Does virtual reality in the preoperative setting for colorectal cancer surgery improve patient understanding? A randomized pilot study.

Background: Virtual reality (VR) enhanced radiology could help improve communication with colorectal cancer patients and therefore increase understanding in the perioperative setting. The objective of this pilot trial is to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized control trial in terms of recruitment, use and acceptability of the VR technology and validity of data collection methods.

Methods: A prospective, single-centre randomized control trial was conducted at St John of God Midland Hospital in Western Australia from November to December 2021.

The Economic Burden of Infective Endocarditis due to Injection Drug Use in Australia: A Single Centre Study-University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Victoria.

Background: Injection drug use (IDU) is a well-recognized risk factor for infective endocarditis (IE). Associated complications from IDU result in significant morbidity and mortality with substantial cost implications. The aim of this study was to determine the cost burden associated with the management of IE due to IDU (IE-IDU).

Does virtual reality in the perioperative setting for patient education improve understanding? A scoping review.

Background: The potential uses of Virtual Reality (VR) to educate patients perioperatively are now an emerging field of research. The objective of this scoping review is to assess the extent of the literature on how immersive VR is being used perioperatively to specifically improve patient understanding of their pathology or procedure.

Methods: A systematic search was carried out with inclusion criteria; adults (≥18 years old); use of immersive VR; perioperative setting for patient education.

An emergency department optimized protocol for qualitative research to investigate care seeking by patients with non-urgent conditions.

Aim: To describe a tailored qualitative research methodology for exploring the complex interaction of factors driving non-urgent care seeking in the emergency department.

Design: Qualitative descriptive design with a literature informed semi-structured interview and analysis structure. Triangulation with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory allows expedited exploration of biopsychosocial factors.