The Medical journal of Australia
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Editorial Comment
Measurement is the key to delivering culturally responsive care.
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Letter Multicenter Study
Evidence and advocacy in Melbourne maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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To describe the burden, geographic distribution, and outcomes of firearm-related violence in New South Wales during 2002-2016. ⋯ Rates of self-harm with firearms are higher for older people, men, and residents in outer regional and rural/remote areas, while those for assault-related injuries are higher for younger people, men, and residents of major cities. Strategies for reducing injuries caused by self-harm and assault with firearms should focus on people at particular risk.
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Pragmatic Clinical Trial
OPTIMISE: a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of an intervention to improve primary care for refugees in Australia.
To examine whether primary care outreach facilitation improves the quality of care for general practice patients from refugee backgrounds. ⋯ Low intensity practice facilitation may improve some aspects of primary care for people from refugee backgrounds. Facilitators employed by local health services could support integrated approaches to enhancing the quality of primary care for this vulnerable population.