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Leong K, Weiland T, Dent A
Aust Health Rev . 2010 Nov; 34(4):458-66. PMID: 21108908
Objectives: To explore and compare beliefs about healthcare and treatment of four ethnic groups attending a Melbourne emergency department (ED), and the corresponding perceptions held by emergency clinicians. Method: Prospective...
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Saracino A, Weiland T, Jolly B, Dent A
Emerg Med Australas . 2010 Feb; 22(1):21-9. PMID: 20136641
Objectives: We examined whether a previously validated verbal dyspnoea rating scale, and/or other demographic and clinical parameters, could predict ED departure status, among ED patients presenting with shortness of breath....
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Mohd Rosli R, Taylor D, Knott J, Das A, Dent A
Aust Health Rev . 2009 Feb; 33(1):136-43. PMID: 19203343
An analytical, cross-sectional survey of 270 emergency department patients and 92 staff undertaken in three tertiary referral hospital emergency departments was completed to compare the perceptions of patients and staff...
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Munir V, Hutton J, Harney J, Buykx P, Weiland T, Dent A
Emerg Med Australas . 2009 Jan; 20(6):521-30. PMID: 19125832
Objectives: To describe epidemiology, symptomatology, resource use and complications in patients attending the ED following gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) ingestion. Methods: Retrospective chart review of GHB-related emergency attendances over 30 months. Results:...
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Dent A, Paltridge D, Weiland T
Emerg Med Australas . 2008 Sep; 20(4):347-56. PMID: 18782208
Objective: To determine differences in the confidence and learning needs between subgroups of Fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM), according to sex, type of hospital of principal...
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Dutch M, Taylor D, Dent A
Acad Emerg Med . 2008 Jul; 15(8):731-5. PMID: 18637081
Objectives: The authors aimed to determine whether certain emergency department (ED) triage "presenting complaint" descriptions are associated with shorter or longer waiting times, when compared with matched controls. Methods: This...
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Zhu J, Weiland T, Taylor D, Dent A
Med J Aust . 2008 May; 188(9):514-9. PMID: 18459922
Objectives: To describe how intern time is spent, and the frequency of activities performed by interns during emergency department (ED) rotations. Design And Setting: Prospective observational study of 42 ED...
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Neate S, Dent A, Weiland T, Farish S, Jolly B, Crotty B
Aust Health Rev . 2008 May; 32(2):292-300. PMID: 18447816
To determine perceived barriers to continuing education for Australian hospital-based prevocational doctors, a cross sectional cohort survey was distributed to medical administrators for secondary redistribution to 2607 prevocational doctors from...
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Weiland T, Dent A, Phillips G, Lee N
Emerg Med Australas . 2008 Apr; 20(2):129-35. PMID: 18377402
Objectives: To evaluate qualitative feedback from patients who received opportunistic screening and brief intervention for harmful alcohol use during an ED attendance; to evaluate emergency staff attitudes to performing alcohol...
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Dent A, Weiland T, Phillips G, Lee N
Emerg Med Australas . 2008 Apr; 20(2):121-8. PMID: 18377401
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of routine opportunistic screening and brief intervention (BI) by ED staff to reduce high-risk alcohol consumption. Methods: This was an open, randomized controlled...