The Medical journal of Australia
-
To determine the proportion of Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Service (ACCHS) patients tested according to three national diabetes testing guidelines; to investigate whether specific patient characteristics were associated with being tested. ⋯ Some services achieved high rates of 3-yearly testing of Indigenous Australians for diabetes, but recommended rates of annual testing were rarely attained. ACCHSs may need assistance to achieve desirable levels of testing.
-
Clinical Trial
Improved Assessment of Chest pain Trial (IMPACT): assessing patients with possible acute coronary syndromes.
To examine the safety and efficacy of the Improved Assessment of Chest pain Trial (IMPACT) protocol, a strategy for accelerated assessment of patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with chest pain. ⋯ Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12611000206921.