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Experience Of A Tutor Centric Model For Sonography Training Of Emergency Department Registrars In An Australian Urban Emergency Department 2009–2012, Greg Sweetman, Mark Fear, Kathryn Hird
Experience Of A Tutor Centric Model For Sonography Training Of Emergency Department Registrars In An Australian Urban Emergency Department 2009–2012, Greg Sweetman, Mark Fear, Kathryn Hird
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Purpose: To assess the impact of a regular sonographer proctored training program for emergency medicine trainees in the use of Emergency Department bedside ultrasound
Methods: Emergency Department (ED) Registrars in the Swan District Hospital ED were provided with proctored instruction in bedside ultrasound in performance of extended focused assessment sonography in trauma (eFAST) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) detection. Training was conducted by credentialed sonographers for individual trainees in a 1:1 or 1:2 setting for 1 hour on a weekly basis. Registrars who trained in the Department between Jan 2009 to Dec 2012 were invited to participate in a survey …
Can We Identify Women Who Initiate And Then Prematurely Cease Breastfeeding? An Australian Multicentre Cohort Study, Julie Quinlivan, Sonia Kua, Robert A. Gibson, Andrew Mcphee, Maria M. Makrides
Can We Identify Women Who Initiate And Then Prematurely Cease Breastfeeding? An Australian Multicentre Cohort Study, Julie Quinlivan, Sonia Kua, Robert A. Gibson, Andrew Mcphee, Maria M. Makrides
Medical Papers and Journal Articles
Background: Health authorities recommend 6 months of fully breastfeeding and continuation of breastfeeding for at least a year. Many women initiate breastfeeding in hospital but discontinue before the six-month period, and therefore do not optimise the public health benefits. The aim of this study was to determine whether these women could be identified at hospital discharge, to enable targeted interventions.
Methods: A secondary analysis of women who intended to breastfeed and were enrolled in a large randomized trial was undertaken. Women were enrolled in the antenatal period and antenatal, delivery and six month postnatal questionnaires were completed. Univariate and multivariate …