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Trends and age profile of 0–24 year olds hospitalised with gastroenteritis
Background
Hospitalisations for gastroenteritis have been increasing internationally. New Zealand rates were 6.0 per 1,000 0–14 year olds in 2006–2010. Yet hospitalisation for gastroenteritis is potentially avoidable. For ...
I can see clearly now: Survey results from neonatal staff on mydriatic use in retinopathy or prematurity screening
Aims:
Very preterm infants require mydriatic eye drops in preparation for retinopathy of prematurity examination. Mydriatic dosing needs to provide adequate pupil dilation for the examination and yet, avoid adverse ...
Trans Wretchedness Theory and disrupting the focus on negative health outcomes
The number of academic publications on transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse (TGD) health issues has been steadily increasing over the years. This would generally be an indicator that health science is gaining a ...
Making health easier: Reducing inequalities in child health through addressing low health literacy
Background:
Low health literacy is a major contributor to disparities in child health outcomes between different population
groups and a powerful mediator of the social determinants of health. This review aimed to identify ...
The effect of recent adverse events and psychotic symptomatology among people with schizophrenia
There have been considerable investigations in recent years of the correlation of early life event interactions, with psychotic symptomatology, with suggestions of causal links.. However, most of these investigations do ...
Constipation: A commonly costly complex condition
Background: The 2015 New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service reports to NZ district health boards (DHBs) on the health status of children and young people found that constipation was a common reason for acute and ...
Being open: timely access to NZCYES publications
Access to accurate, up to date information in the area of child and youth health is important for the successful development and delivery of targeted services to our diverse communities in New Zealand in order to improve ...
The Teaching of Clinical Reasoning by Senior Clinicians
Background.
At our medical school, the teaching of clinical reasoning starts in a well-structured curriculum in the pre-clinical years. In the clinical years, however, teaching is less structured and delivered by multiple ...
Lack of evidence and consequential harm caused by mydriatic regimens used in retinopathy of prematurity screening.
Approximately 3,500 infants in New Zealand and Australia are screened annually for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). To view the retina and diagnose ROP, adequate pupil dilation with mydriatic medicines is required. ...