https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14758 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:48:57 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14762 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:39:01 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16695 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:30:20 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13787 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:25:27 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14752 100/100,000. Those notified with TB in the nine areas also had a shorter length of stay in Australia than the rest of the state. The areas with higher TB notification rates were all in the capital city, Sydney. Among LGAs with higher TB notification rates, four had higher rates in both people with a high-incidence country of birth and people not born in a high-incidence country. The age distribution of the HIC population was similar across all areas, and the highest differential in TB rates across areas was in the 5–19 years age group. Conclusions: Analysing local area TB rates and possible explanatory variables can provide useful insights into the epidemiology of TB. TB notification rates that take country of birth in local areas into account could enable health services to strategically target TB control measures.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:55:52 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14800 = 20 news reports (total 2350 stories); nine of these cost more than AU$10,000 per course or year of treatment. For these 18 medicines, 31% of stories appeared in the six months prior to the PBAC meeting, 14% in the meeting month and 33% in the six months post-meeting. 38% of the stories had >= 3 medicine mentions, 37% referred to the PBS, 24% to cost to the patient, and 9% cost to Government. There was active patient lobby group campaigning in support of listing of infliximab and pemetrexed; the stories for ADHD were often more negative, referring to the dangers of the medicines and sometimes questioning the appropriateness of treatment and public subsidy. There was little discussion of the PBAC's evidence-based decision-making processes. Conclusions: While there was no general trend to increased news reporting associated with PBAC meetings, some drugs did attract media attention. With more new and expensive drugs, decisions on public funding will become increasingly difficult. The media have an important role in enhancing public understanding of the issues around resource allocation. Specialist journalists, guidelines and checklists may help reporting.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:22:54 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14767 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:55:28 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14022 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:41:43 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14825 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:17:44 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15512 Tue 24 Aug 2021 14:34:54 AEST ]]>