The Medical journal of Australia
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To determine the psychometric properties of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-developed depressive symptom screening scale. ⋯ Three items developed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may provide effective, efficient and culturally appropriate screening for depression in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care contexts.
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The Australian health care system contributes 7% of the national greenhouse gas emission footprint and generates massive waste streams annually. Operating rooms are a particular hotspot, generating at least 20% of the total hospital waste. A systematic search of several global academic databases was conducted in mid-2022 (articles from 1992 to 2022) for peer-reviewed research relevant to waste management in the operating rooms. ⋯ The third barrier was the immediate cost of implementing waste management compared with the long term realisation of environmental and economic benefits. The last barrier to implementing institutional practice change was the lack of policies and regulations at the local hospital, federal and international levels. We also evaluated the knowledge gaps in current surgical waste research, including lack of benchmarking data and standardised regulations concerning reusable or reprocessed devices, as well as the methods used to promote pro-sustainability behavioural change.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Mental health training for physicians supervising resident physicians: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
To evaluate an online training program for physician supervisors with the aim of promoting a mentally healthy workplace by improving their use of both responsive and preventive mental health support strategies. ⋯ Brief online mental health training for senior physicians can lead to changes in their self-reported behaviour for supporting the mental health needs of resident physicians. Whether this leads to better mental health for resident physicians should be investigated.