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Population Data Centre Profile - The Western Australian Data Linkage Branch, Steve Hodges, Tom Eitelhuber, Alexandra Merchant, Janine Alan Jan 2019

Population Data Centre Profile - The Western Australian Data Linkage Branch, Steve Hodges, Tom Eitelhuber, Alexandra Merchant, Janine Alan

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Established in 1995, the Western Australian Data Linkage Branch (DLB) is Australia’s longest running data linkage agency. The Western Australian Data Linkage System (WADLS) employs an enduring linkage model spanning over 60 data collections supported by internally developed and supported software and IT infrastructure. DLB has delivered, and continues to deliver, a range of significant data linkage innovations, many of which have been adopted elsewhere. A current restructure within the Western Australian Department of Health (which we will refer to as the Department of Health) will provide an improved funding model geared toward addressing issues with staff retention, capacity and …


A New Approach For Scoring In Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Jomon C. U Mr, Roseminu Varghese Ms Jan 2019

A New Approach For Scoring In Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Jomon C. U Mr, Roseminu Varghese Ms

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a useful multi-use assessment tool which may be used to evaluate health care providers of various disciplines in a clinical setting. It appraises proficiency, through direct observation based on objective or unbiased testing. It is accurate, objective and consistent letting uniform testing of clinical skills among an extensive range of students. OSCE software, developed at Manipal College of Nursing (MCON), a constituent unit of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) is a windows-based platform which is integrated with student’s information system and is designed to access only through the intranet of MAHE. It …


Using Nanda, Nic, And Noc In An Undergraduate Nursing Practicum, K. Smith, Martha Craft-Rosenberg Aug 2012

Using Nanda, Nic, And Noc In An Undergraduate Nursing Practicum, K. Smith, Martha Craft-Rosenberg

Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg

Although use of diagnoses originally developed by NANDA (now known as NANDA-I), NIC, and NOC in education and practice is increasing, many faculty members have not been educated in their use and may be reluctant to teach these languages. This article provides guidance on the use of NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC in clinical education. This guidance will facilitate both faculty and student learning.


Using A Wiki To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change In The Teaching-Learning Process, Howard Butcher, Janette Taylor Aug 2012

Using A Wiki To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change In The Teaching-Learning Process, Howard Butcher, Janette Taylor

Janette Y. Taylor

No abstract provided.


The Best Of Both Worlds: The Interdependence Of Software And "Peopleware", Lioness Ayres, K. Knafl, Toni Tripp-Reimer Jun 2012

The Best Of Both Worlds: The Interdependence Of Software And "Peopleware", Lioness Ayres, K. Knafl, Toni Tripp-Reimer

Lioness Ayres

No abstract provided.


Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber May 2012

Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber

Diane Huber

The purpose of this article is to describe the results of a clinical trial in which telephonic case management was evaluated as a supplement to substance abuse treatment. An interactive voice response system (IVR) was developed by the research team for use in the case management of randomly assigned participants in a clinical trial research project. The features of the software program facilitated a double caseload for the case manager as well as real-time data capture. At intake, no significant differences were found between participants in the telecommunication condition and the general project. Thus, the effectiveness of random assignment was …


Maternal Genes And Facial Clefts In Offspring: A Comprehensive Search For Genetic Associations In Two Population-Based Cleft Studies From Scandinavia, A. Jugessur, M. Shi, H. K. Gjessing, R. T. Lie, A. J. Wilcox, C. R. Weinberg, K. Christensen, A. L. Boyles, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, T. T. Nguyen, L. Christiansen, A. C. Lidral, J. C. Murray Mar 2012

Maternal Genes And Facial Clefts In Offspring: A Comprehensive Search For Genetic Associations In Two Population-Based Cleft Studies From Scandinavia, A. Jugessur, M. Shi, H. K. Gjessing, R. T. Lie, A. J. Wilcox, C. R. Weinberg, K. Christensen, A. L. Boyles, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, T. T. Nguyen, L. Christiansen, A. C. Lidral, J. C. Murray

Sandra Daack-Hirsch

BACKGROUND: Fetal conditions can in principle be affected by the mother's genotype working through the prenatal environment. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Genotypes for 1536 SNPs in 357 cleft candidate genes were available from a previous analysis in which we focused on fetal gene effects. After data-cleaning, genotypes for 1315 SNPs in 334 autosomal genes were available for the current analysis of maternal gene effects. Two complementary statistical methods, TRIMM and HAPLIN, were used to detect multi-marker effects in population-based samples from Norway (562 case-parent and 592 control-parent triads) and Denmark (235 case-parent triads). We analyzed isolated cleft lip with or without cleft …


Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber Mar 2012

Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber

Diane Huber

The purpose of this article is to describe the results of a clinical trial in which telephonic case management was evaluated as a supplement to substance abuse treatment. An interactive voice response system (IVR) was developed by the research team for use in the case management of randomly assigned participants in a clinical trial research project. The features of the software program facilitated a double caseload for the case manager as well as real-time data capture. At intake, no significant differences were found between participants in the telecommunication condition and the general project. Thus, the effectiveness of random assignment was …


Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber Mar 2012

Telephone Management In Substance Abuse Treatment, J. A. Hall, Diane L. Huber

Diane Huber

The purpose of this article is to describe the results of a clinical trial in which telephonic case management was evaluated as a supplement to substance abuse treatment. An interactive voice response system (IVR) was developed by the research team for use in the case management of randomly assigned participants in a clinical trial research project. The features of the software program facilitated a double caseload for the case manager as well as real-time data capture. At intake, no significant differences were found between participants in the telecommunication condition and the general project. Thus, the effectiveness of random assignment was …


Agent-Based Research: Computational Modeling For Advancing Nursing Science: Overview, C. Macnee, S. Mccabe, V. Conley Nov 2011

Agent-Based Research: Computational Modeling For Advancing Nursing Science: Overview, C. Macnee, S. Mccabe, V. Conley

Virginia M. Conley

No abstract provided.


Agent-Based Research: Computational Modeling For Advancing Nursing Science: Using Agent-Based Research Tools In Graduate Nursing Education, Virginia Conley Nov 2011

Agent-Based Research: Computational Modeling For Advancing Nursing Science: Using Agent-Based Research Tools In Graduate Nursing Education, Virginia Conley

Virginia M. Conley

No abstract provided.


Creating A Resource Database For Nursing Service Administration, J. Clougherty, J. Mccloskey, M. Johnson, M. Casula, Diane Gardner, K. Kelly, Meridean Maas, C. Delaney, M. Blegen Nov 2011

Creating A Resource Database For Nursing Service Administration, J. Clougherty, J. Mccloskey, M. Johnson, M. Casula, Diane Gardner, K. Kelly, Meridean Maas, C. Delaney, M. Blegen

Diane Huber

In response to the current information explosion in nursing service administration (NSA), the authors felt a need to collect and organize available resources for use by their faculty and graduate students. An electronic database was developed to facilitate the use of the collected print and software resources. This article describes the creation of the NSA Resource Database from the time the need for it was realized to its completion. There is discussion regarding the criteria used for writing the database, what the database screens look like and why and what the database contains. The article also discusses the use and …


Standardized Nursing Language For Healthcare Information Systems, C. Delaney, P. Mehmert, C. Prophet, S. Bellinger, Diane Huber, S. Ellerbe Nov 2011

Standardized Nursing Language For Healthcare Information Systems, C. Delaney, P. Mehmert, C. Prophet, S. Bellinger, Diane Huber, S. Ellerbe

Diane Huber

Since a substantial component of health care delivery is reflected in nursing's work, it is imperative that nursing expedites implementation of a standardized language that reflects nursing's work and ultimately allows outcome evaluation. This paper will summarize the state of development and related issues of standardized language in nursing, including: Nursing Minimum Data Set, Taxonomies of Nursing Diagnoses, Nursing Interventions, Outcomes, and the Nursing Management Minimum Data Set. The Nursing Minimum Data Set, including nursing care, patient or client demographic, and service elements, reflects a standardized collection of essential nursing data used by multiple data users in the health care …


Maternal Genes And Facial Clefts In Offspring: A Comprehensive Search For Genetic Associations In Two Population-Based Cleft Studies From Scandinavia, A. Jugessur, M. Shi, H. K. Gjessing, R. T. Lie, A. J. Wilcox, C. R. Weinberg, K. Christensen, A. L. Boyles, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, T. T. Nguyen, L. Christiansen, A. C. Lidral, J. C. Murray Oct 2011

Maternal Genes And Facial Clefts In Offspring: A Comprehensive Search For Genetic Associations In Two Population-Based Cleft Studies From Scandinavia, A. Jugessur, M. Shi, H. K. Gjessing, R. T. Lie, A. J. Wilcox, C. R. Weinberg, K. Christensen, A. L. Boyles, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, T. T. Nguyen, L. Christiansen, A. C. Lidral, J. C. Murray

Sandra Daack-Hirsch

BACKGROUND: Fetal conditions can in principle be affected by the mother's genotype working through the prenatal environment. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Genotypes for 1536 SNPs in 357 cleft candidate genes were available from a previous analysis in which we focused on fetal gene effects. After data-cleaning, genotypes for 1315 SNPs in 334 autosomal genes were available for the current analysis of maternal gene effects. Two complementary statistical methods, TRIMM and HAPLIN, were used to detect multi-marker effects in population-based samples from Norway (562 case-parent and 592 control-parent triads) and Denmark (235 case-parent triads). We analyzed isolated cleft lip with or without cleft …