Conference Papers
2009
Forero R, Santiano N, McCarthy S, Young L. Measuring self-reported pain in a multi-culturally based emergency department in Sydney, Australia. (Abstract No. 801). 6th Congress of the European Federation of IASP (EFIC) Pain in Europe VI. Lisbon, Portugal September 9-12, 2009. European Journal of Pain; 2009: 13:S1: S230.
Lixin Ou, Jack Chen, and Ken Hillman. Linguistic difference of infants’ health status and health services utilisation. 6th Health Services & Policy Research Conference. Brisbane, Australia, November 2009.
Lixin Ou, Jack Chen. The gaps in health outcome and health services utiization between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian infants and its attributable causal effects: - where to intervene and how big impact are they? The 2nd LSAC Research Conference. Melbourne, Australia. December 2009.
2008
Chen J, Ou L, Hillman K. Disentangling the complex causal pathways of heath service utilization between Indigenous and non-Indigenous infants in a large Australian representative cohort – from the 1M model to the 5M model. The 2nd Aboriginal Health Research Conference - An initiative of the Coalition for Research to Improve Aboriginal Health, Sydney, Australia, April 2008.
Forero R, Santiano N. Assessment of a dependency tool (DT) in the emergency department: implications for self-management. International Congress on Chronic Disease Self-management (oral presentation). Melbourne, Australia, 26-28 November 2008.
Forero R and Garrett P. The Communication Complexity Score- a model for estimating relative need for professional healthcare interpreters based on patient complexity. International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care (Poster presentation). Paris, France, 22-25 April 2008.
Garrett P.W., Dickson H.G., Young L., Klinken Whelan A. Forero R. The Cultural Empowerment Model of Cultural Competency: The experiences and constructions of patients with limited English. Symposium Presentation in Conference Program and Abstract Book, Diversity in Health Conference, Strengths and Sustainable Solutions, 10–12 March 2008. Sydney, NSW.
Garrett P.W., Forero R, Dickson H.G., Klinken Whelan A. The Illusion that it has Been Accomplished: Access to interpreters in the acute hospital. Symposium Presentation in Conference Program and Abstract Book, Diversity in Health Conference, Strengths and Sustainable Solutions, 10–12 March 2008.Sydney, NSW.
Garrett P.W., Forero R., Dickson H.G. & Klinken Whelan A. Constructing a Score Measuring Complexity in Populations of Limited English Elderly Patients. Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, ‘Getting on with Life: Rehabilitation and chronic illness in old age’ 1–2 April 2008. Wollongong, NSW
Ou L, Chen J, Hillman K. The comparison of heath service utilizations between indigenous and non-indigenous infants in a large Australian representative cohort. The 2nd Aboriginal Health Research Conference - An initiative of the Coalition for Research to Improve Aboriginal Health, Sydney, Australia, April 2008.
2007
Chen J, Ou L. Clusters of injuries and chronic health conditions and their changes between baseline and follow-up for the kindergarten cohort” at Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Research Conference. Melbourne, Australia. 2007.
2006
Lixin Ou. All dressed-up but nowhere to go”-the reasons of delayed discharge in a case study. Workshop for Early Health Services Researchers, Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, Australia, November 2006.
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2002
Forero R and Tang KC, Using quantitative and qualitative research in surveillance systems for adolescents health behaviour and lifestyles. PAHO Health Promotion Forum in the Americas. (oral presentation). Santiago, Chile, 20-24 October 2002.
Forero R, Phongsavan P, Olatunbosun-Alakija A, Galea G, Bauman A, Smith B, Chen J, Tang KC, Rissel C. Implementing surveillance programs for adolescents in the South Pacific. A case study of cross country collaboration. PAHO Health Promotion Forum in the Americas (poster presentation). Santiago, Chile, 20-24 October 2002.
Forero R & Tang KC (Spanish), El uso de técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas en el desarrollo de sistemas de monitoreo del estilo de vida y de los comportamientos saludables. II Chilean Health Promotion Congress, (oral presentation). Santiago, Chile, 24-26 October 2002.
Forero R, Bauman A. (Paper presentation). Self reported mental health problems in adolescence: cross sectional surveys of secondary school children in 1996 and 1999. Third International Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Brisbane, 11-15 June 2002.
Turnbull L, Iedema R, P Degeling, Hillman K, Flabouris A. 'What solutions can there be as life falls away?' Poster Presentation (Runner-up Prize). International Conference on Community in Healthcare, University of Warwick, September 2002.
2001
Hillman K - Invited Chairman. Integration: Results & Recommendations NDHP3. Sustainability. National Demonstration Hospitals Program Phase 3 National Conference, Sydney, March 2001.
Hillman K, Wilson S, Jones G, Young L, Tran M. Health informatics driving health reform: Service provider perspectives. Realising Quality Health Care. HIC 2001. Ninth National Informatics Conference, Canberra - July 2001.
Hillman K – Invited Keynote Speaker. Realising Quality Health Care. HIC 2001. 9th National Informatics Conference. Health Informatics Driving Health Reform: Service Provider Perspectives, Canberra – 29-31 July 2001.
Hillman K - Chair. Pathophysiology. Inaugural International Conference on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Liverpool, August 2001.
Hillman K - Invited Chairman. Critical Care. SWAN IIX Trauma Seminar, Liverpool, August 2001.
Hillman K - Invited Speaker. HDUs should be centralised. 27th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care, Perth, Australia, October 2001.
Hillman K - Chair & Discussant (Quality - Everyone's Responsibility?). Healthcare - Whose Responsibility?, Health Services Association of New South Wales Annual Conference, Sydney, 4th October 2001.
Hillman K - Invited Speaker. The Concept of the Medical Emergency Team. 8th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. Intensive Care in the New Millennium, Sydney, 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2001.
Hillman K - Invited Speaker. Redefining Critical Care: Changing the system to save lives. A co-ordinated Approach. 8th World Congress of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine. Intensive Care in the New Millennium, Sydney, 28 Oct - 1 Nov 2001.
Hogan A. Consumers as partners of care. NDHP National Conference, Sydney, 21-23 March 2001.
Penny D, Hillman K. Ogilvie's Syndrome and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: The novel use of a continuous neostigmine infusion. Inaugural International Conference on Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Liverpool, Australia, August 2001.
2000
Alexandrou E, Murphy J, Nguyen TV, Hillman K. Adverse events in critical care transfers: Incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes. Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra, 19-22 October 2000.
Alexandrou E, Murphy J. Monitoring patient outcomes post transfer from critical care. Presented at: Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000
Balzan M, Bowden E, O'Neal C. How do critical care nurses implement the policy of "dying with dignity"? Presented in Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000
Bishop G, Frost S, Santiano N, Sanchez D. Is systolic pressure variation a more sensitive indicator of fluid volume status than CVP? Presented in Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000
Cunningham M, O'Neal C, Simmons G. Cardiogenic shock from what cause? Presented in Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000.
Deakin G, Fitzgerald A. A multidisciplinary team approach across traditional divisional barriers - it's amazing what can be achieved. Presented at Inaugural Surgical Conference
Lake Macquarie, 25-26 May 2000.
Edgtton M. How ICU nurses adapt to change: Introduction of innovative equipment requiring alteration of a nursing technique. Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000.
Edgtton M. How nurses adapt to change: Introduction of innovative equipment requiring alteration of a nursing technique. Presented at: Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Neuroscience Nurse's Association, Fraser Island, 2000.
Edgtton M. Research in the Neurosurgical ICU: Purchasing mattresses for patient comfort, pressure area prevention and nursing ease of use. Presented at: Annual Scientific Meeting of Australasian Neuroscience Nurse's Association, Fraser Island, 2000.
Greenfield D, Young L, Hillman K, Iedema R. Circumstances for securing change and innovation in health services. Presented at: PHAA 32nd Annual Conference: Public Health Futures, 27-29 November 2000.
Halcomb E. An unusual cause of acute severe paralysis: A case study. Presented in Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000.
Hermiz O, Edmond M, Harris M, Marks G, Daffurn K, Comino E, Wilson S. A randomised control trial: Home based care of patients with COPD. Presented at "Research and Research Planning Forum" Campbelltown Catholic Club, Campbelltown,3 March 2000.
Jacques T, Bristow P, Hillman K, Chey T, Daffurn K, Norman S, Bishop G, Simmons G. Antecedent events and outcome from In-hospital cardiac arrest. Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra – 19-22 October 2000.
James J. Implantable therapies for chronic pain. Presented in "Implantable therapies for Chronic Pain", The University of Sydney, 8 December 2000.
James J. A nurses' perspective to cancer pain management. Presented in "Cancer Pain Management - Unravelling the Mystery". Liverpool Hospital, 22 July 2000.
Kause J. Avoidable Cardiac Arrests, Deaths and Emergency Intensive Care Admissions" (ACADEMIA). 2nd Annual Meeting on Clinical Trials conducted by ANZICS II in Intensive Care
Gold Coast, 15-16 April 2000.
Lam H. Neurolytic Procedures for Cancer Pain. Presented at "Cancer pain management - Unravelling the mystery", Liverpool, 22 July 2000.
Minty C, O'Brien J. Fractured Mandible. Presented at NSW Operating Theatre Conference, April 2000.
Morris J. Emergency Department Workpractice Review. Presented in Critical Care 2000, Liverpool, June 2000.
Murphy J, Alexandrou E, Flabouris M, Flabouris A. Acute hospital outcome indicators. Presented at: Health Outcomes Conference: Best Bets and Best Buys, Canberra, August 2000
Murphy J, Alexandrou E, Nguyen TV, Hillman K. Reduction of mortality and adverse events by an early warning system in an acute hospital. Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra, 19-22 October 2000.
Nguyen TV, Bristow PJ, Daffurn K, Jacques T, Bishop GF, Simmons G, Hillman K. Improvement of mortality prediction in ICU patients: The utility of combined APACHE and SAPS II Scores
Poster presentation - Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra, 19-22 October 2000.
Nguyen TV, Bristow PJ, Daffurn K, Jacques T, Bishop GF, Simmons G, Hillman K. Unplanned admissions to intensive care units: characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes. Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra, 19-22 October 2000.
Phung H, Berthelsen A, Tran M, Young L, Bauman A, Hillman K, Sriramareddy S, Flabouris M. Health outcomes at the population level: A community perspective. Presented at: Health Outcomes for the Nation: Best Bets and Best Buys, Canberra , 2-3 August 2000.
Phung H, Berthelsen A, Young L, Tran M, Bauman A, Hillman K, Sriramareddy S. Public Health and Health Services Research: An example from a collaboration approach. Presented at: PHAA 32nd Annual Conference: Public Health Futures, 27-29 November 2000.
Phung H, Young L, Hillman K, Flabouris M. Integrating information and health outcomes: a health informatics perspective. Presented at: HIC 2000, Adelaide, 3-5 September 2000.
Phung H, Young L, Hillman K, Berthelsen A, Tran M, Sriramareddy S. High Prevalence of Maternal Smoking and Pregnancy Outcomes in Low Socio-Economic Area in Sydney: Results from the Mother and Infant Network (MINET) initiatives. Presented at: PHAA 32nd Annual Conference: Public Health Futures, 27-29 November 2000.
Phung H, Young L, Sriramareddy S, Hillman K, Tran M, Flabouris M, Berthelsen A. Data linkage: a key factor in facilitating the interface between health informatics and health outcomes. Presented at: HIC 2000, Adelaide, 3-5 September 2000.
Santiano N, Daffurn K. A hospital based intensive care nursing course - its effect on clinical practice. Poster Presentation - Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra , 19-22 October 2000.
Santiano N, Frost S, Bishop G, Sanchez D. Is systolic pressure variation a more sensitive indicator of fluid volume status than central venous pressure? Poster Presentation - Presented at: 25th Australian and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care & 7th Australian and New Zealand Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Canberra, 19-22 October 2000.
Tran M, Young L, Phung H, Hillman K, Sriramareddy S, Berthelsen A, Flabouris M . Health outcomes in a multi-cultural health care centre: Access to quality of care and client satisfaction issues. Presented at: Health Outcomes for the Nation: Best Bets and Best Buys, Canberra, 2-3 August 2000.
Tran M, Young L, Phung H, Hillman K, Sriramareddy S, Berthelsen A, Flabouris M. Health outcomes in a multi-cultural health care centre: Access to quality of care and client satisfaction issues. HIC 2000, Adelaide, Australia, September 2000.
Tran M, Young L, Phung H, Sriramareddy S, Hillman K, Flabouris M, Berthelsen A. The role of health informatics in the implementation of critical pathways across a multidisciplinary continuum of care for mothers and their infants, South Western Sydney Area Health Service. Presented at: HIC 2000, Adelaide, 3-5 September 2000.
Tran M, Young L, Phung H, Hillman K, Sriramareddy S, Berthelsen A. Public Health Practice in a multi-cultural health care centre: Access to quality of care and client satisfaction issues. Presented at: PHAA 32nd Annual Conference: Public Health Futures, 27-29 November 2000.
Tyndall K, Silove D, Blaszczynski A, Hillman K. Prevalence and clustering of early post traumatic stress symptoms. 3rd World Conference for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies held in Melbourne, 16-19 March 2000.
Young L. The Mother and Infant Network (MINET) initiatives: Design and implication for continuum of care for Maternal and Infant Health. Presented at: PHAA 32nd Annual Conference: Public Health Futures, 27-29 November 2000.