Australian Health Review - COVID-19

The Australian Health Review is AHHA's peer-reviewed journal, published six times a year. 

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of sharing research, AHHA is providing free access to all research articles related to COVID-19. Links to the articles can be found below. 

You can find the full journal at https://www.publish.csiro.au/ah. AHHA members have access to all articles including those available only to subscribers. For member access to the AHR click here or contact us to request a username and password.

Journal Articles:

Is Australia’s Clinician Scientist capacity adequate for addressing the next pandemic?
Diann Eley, Shaun O'Leary, Adrienne Young and Peter Buttrum
Read it here.

Psychological well-being of Australian hospital clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Melody Trueman, Suellen Bruce, Susan Sweeney, Shane Crowe, Adrian Dabscheck, Paul Eleftheriou, Sarah Booth, Danielle Hitch, Catherine M. Said, Kimberley J. Haines and Bodil Rasmussen 
Read it here.

Positives to be found in COVID response
Bronwyn Evans 
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Provision of a consistent national approach to radiation therapy workforce protection measures in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Min Ky, Tanya Morgan, Alan Malbon, Timothy Bartram, Jillian Cavanagh and Beni Halvorsen
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Are pharmacists willing to work in disasters?
Elizabeth M. McCourt, Kaitlyn E. Watson, Judith A. Singleton, Vivienne Tippett and Lisa M. Nissen
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Quantitative fit testing with limited supplied of respirator masks in hospital personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic
Shanel Cameron, Winston Cheung, Nigel Cronin, Karina Griffiths, Rhiannon Hunt, Lesley Innes, Mark Kol, Amy Lawrence, Asim Shah, Katina Skylas and Atul Wagh, The Sydney Local Health District Mask Fit Investigations
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Documenting COIVD-19 screening before surgery during lockdown (COVID Screen): an audit with routinely collected health data
David Story, Elizabeth Coyle, Abarna Devapalasundaram, Sofia Sidiropoulos, Bobby Ou Yang and Tim Coulson
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Governance lessons from COVID-19
Stephen Duckett
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Should Australian states and territories have designated COVID hospitals in low community transmission? Case study for Western Australia
Chantal Ferguson, Robert Fletcher, Portia Ho and Elizabeth MacLeod
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Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Centaine L. Snoswell, Liam J. Caffery, Helen M. Haydon, Emma E. Thomas and Anthony C. Smith
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General practice’s early response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Michael Wright, Roald Versteeg and Jane Hall
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Description of the effect of patient flow, junior doctor supervision and pandemic preparation on the ability of emergency physicians to provide direct patient care
Andy Lim, Namankit Gupta, Alvin Lim, Wei Hong and Katie Walker
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Staffing policy in aged care must look beyond the numbers
Sarah Wise
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Is Australia’s clinician scientist capacity appropriate for addressing the next pandemic?
Diann S. Eley, Shaun P. O’Leary, Adrienne Young and Peter Buttrum
Read it here. 

Quality adjusted life years in the time of COVID-19
Jane Hall and Rosalie Viney
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‘Nothing beats the doctor’s face to impart trust in their judgement’: the role of telehealth in cancer care
Neli S. Slavova-Azmanova, Lesley Millar, Angela Ives and Christobel M. Saunders 
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Use of telehealth mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Danusha Jayawardana and Brenda Gannon 
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Virtual models of chronic disease management: lessons from the experiences of virtual care during the COVID-19 response
Rachael Smithson, Elisha Roche and Christina Wicker 
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The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on South Australia's Emergency Departments – evidence from two lockdowns
Laura Boyle, Mark Mackay, Nigel Bean and Matthew Roughan
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Implementation of a virtual ward as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Katherine Schultz, Helen Vickery, Katrina Campbell, Mary Wheeldon, Leah Barrett-Beck and Elizabeth Rushbrook 
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Obligations of Australian health services as employers during COVID-19
Jessica M. Dean, Danielle Panaccio, Dev Kevat, Caitlin C. Farmer, Sam C. Pang  and Patrick D. Mahar
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South Australia's emergency departments: evidence from two lockdowns
Laura M. Boyle, Mark Mackay, Nigel Bean and Matthew Roughan
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Immediate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the work and personal lives of Australian hospital clinical staff
Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Melody Trueman, Suellen Bruce, Susan Sweeney, Shane Crowe, Adrian Dabscheck, Paul Eleftheriou, Sarah Booth, Danielle Hitch, Catherine M. Said, Kimberley J. Haines  and Bodil Rasmussen
Read it here.