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Day One -
Thursday 19th October 2006
8.00am - 9.00am |
Registration, tea & coffee
Setting up Posters
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9.00am – 9.10am
Plenary Session
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Opening Address
A/Prof Joy Vickerstaff, Board Director, National Institute of Clinical Studies
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9.10 am – 9.15am
Plenary Session
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Introduction to the Symposium
Facilitator: Dr Norman Swan
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9.15 am – 10.15am
Plenary Session
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Setting the scene - Using Evidence: Using Guidelines
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Heather Buchan, National Institute of Clinical Studies.
Australian guidelines: Improving uptake
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Susan Michie, University College London, UK.
Understanding guideline implementation: Using psychological theory |
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Brian Mittman, Veterans Affairs, USA.
The VA experience: Using guidelines to improve care |
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10.15 am - 10.30 am
Plenary Session |
Using Guidelines: A consumer experience
Dr Norman Swan interview with Mrs Ellen Reid, Amyloidosis Australia |
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10.30 am – 11.00 am |
Morning Tea
Poster session |
11.00 am – 11.50 am
Plenary Session |
FOCUS: Factors to consider when focusing efforts |
Susan Michie, University College London, UK.
Getting the message across: Writing guideline recommendations |
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Gavin Andrews, University of New South Wales at St Vincent’s Hospital, NSW.
Guidelines and all that jazz |
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Kay Currie, National Institute of Clinical Studies.
Implementing guideline recommendations: Which ones first? |
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11.50 am – 1.00 pm
Workshops &
Discussant Sessions |
Workshops |
Workshop One and Four
Using examples from emergency department, primary care and acute care - paediatrics
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Workshop Two
Using examples from primary care |
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Workshop Three
Using examples from acute care |
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Workshop Five
Getting the message across: Writing guideline recommendations
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| Discussant Session One: Stories from the field |
Traven Lea, National Heart Foundation.
Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia |
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Judith Mackson, National Prescribing Service.
Choosing interventions to address sub-optimal medicine use |
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Tammy Wu, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK.
Antibiotic guidelines: A guide to initial therapy in the emergency department |
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1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
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Lunch
Poster session
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2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
Plenary Session & Panel Discussion
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BARRIERS & ENABLERS: What stops implementation from happening? What helps?
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Shane Jackson, NICS Fellow, University of Tasmania, TAS.
The impact of barriers and enablers on guideline uptake
Panel
Erin Lalor, National Stroke Foundation
Judith Mackson, National Prescribing Service
Rhea Martin, Austin Hospital, VIC
Lyn Swinburne, Breast Cancer Network Australia
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3.00 pm – 3.30 pm |
Afternoon Tea |
3.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Workshops and
Discussant Sessions
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Barriers & Enablers Workshop
Using examples from asthma in children |
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| Discussant Session One: Approaches to identifying barriers and enablers |
Andrew Buettner, Royal Women’s Hospital, VIC.
Implementing changes to a clinical practice guideline development program
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Michelle Irving, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW
Implementation of clinical practice guidelines: Overcoming barriers to implementation of iron
management guidelines in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis |
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Karen Luxford, National Breast Cancer Centre.
Plan of attack – a tool to assist with planning practice improvement strategies |
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Denise O’Connor, Australasian Cochrane Centre.
Understanding barriers and enablers to guideline implementation using a theoretical framework |
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| Discussant Session Two: Barriers and enablers to the uptake of guidelines |
Melanie Benson, NICS-Victorian Quality Council Fellow, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC.
Hitting and hurdling the barriers in guideline implementation and practice change
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Steven Doherty, NICS Fellow, Tamworth Base Hospital, and University of Newcastle, NSW.
Barriers and enablers in the emergency department |
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Anne Hill, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA.
Implementing chest pain guidelines |
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Joan Ostaszkiewicz, Deakin University, VIC.
Trials and tribulations of implementing guidelines for the nursing assessment and management of
urinary retention in elderly patients in acute and sub-acute care settings |
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| Discussant Session Three: The influence of barriers and enablers in shaping implementation strategies |
David Barton, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
RANZCP Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Algorithm Pilot Project
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James Dunbar, Greater Green Triangle University, VIC.
Depression and coronary heart disease |
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Glenda McDonald, Southern Health, VIC.
3 Centres Collaboration – keeping the evidence fire burning |
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Sandra Roeg, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, VIC.
PsyCheck: Dissemination of an integrated evidence-based mental health intervention for alcohol and drug settings |
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5.00 pm – 5.15 pm
Plenary Session
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Review of Day One and outline of Day Two
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5.15pm – 7.00pm |
Symposium welcome drinks
NICS Evidence into Action Prizes
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Day Two - Friday 20th October 2006
8.00am |
Arrival, tea & coffee
Poster viewing
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8.55 am – 9.00 am
Plenary Session |
Welcome to Day Two
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9.00 am – 10.00am
Plenary Session
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STRATEGIES - What's known?
Finding the right implementation strategy
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Sue Phillips, National Institute of Clinical Studies.
Implementing best practice guidelines: From evidence to routine practice
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Ross Bailie, Menzies School of Health Research, NT.
Continuous quality improvement as a strategy for guideline implementation |
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Nancy Huang, National Heart Foundation of Australia.
Finding the right strategy: Diamonds and wild cards in general practice |
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10.00 am – 10.30 am |
Morning Tea
Poster session
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10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Discussant Workshops |
Workshop One
Using evidence-based strategies to implement guidelines
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| Discussant Session One: Using networks as a strategy |
Caroline Brand, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC.
THINK BIG: Implementation of an evidence-based clinical pathway for osteoarthritis of the hip and knee using a diverse collaborative clinical network |
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Stephen Colagiuri, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW.
Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes attending specialist diabetes services |
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Jeremy Oats, Royal Women’s Hospital, VIC.
National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Antenatal Care (NEBGAC) |
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Kaye Spence, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW.
Use of sucrose for procedural pain
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Michaela Willet, National Institute of Clinical Studies.
Using networks as an implementation strategy |
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| Discussant Session Two: Strategies in acute care |
Luke Bereznicki, NICS Scholar, University of Tasmania, TAS.
An intervention to improve clinical outcomes for inpatients commenced on warfarin
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Lisa Pulver, University of Queensland, QLD.
The CAPTION Project: Implementation of guidelines for management of community-acquired pneumonia in hospital emergency departments |
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Sepehr Shakib, NICS-South Australia Department of Health Fellow, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA.
An intervention to increase the rates of warfarin prophylaxis in general medical inpatients with
atrial fibrillation |
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Natalie Smith, Calvary Health Care, ACT.
Achieving achievable change – lessons learnt from the implementation of VTE prevention guidelines |
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| Discussant Session Three: Strategies in acute care |
Cate Ferry, Clinical Excellence Commission, NSW.
Translating evidence into clinical practice to improve the outcomes for patients presenting with stroke and acute coronary syndromes
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Stacy Goergen, NICS-Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Fellow,
Southern Health, VIC.
Changing the approach to investigating venous thromboembolism in the emergency department |
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Marian Lee, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW.
Low back pain – aching for the evidence |
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Jayne Sandford, Flinders Medical Centre, SA.
A coordinated care model successfully implements best practice in colorectal cancer surveillance |
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| Discussant Session Four: Adapting strategies for local populations and setting |
Ross Bailie, Menzies School of Health Research, NT.
Improving chronic illness care in Aboriginal communities
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Malcolm Battersby, Flinders University, SA.
Using patient centred care planning to get guidelines into practice |
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Claire Harris, NICS Fellow, Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, VIC.
Health for Kids: Implementing guidelines for common paediatric conditions through a local child health network |
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Kay Jones, Monash University, VIC.
Putting guidelines into practice using Breakthrough Methodology |
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| Discussant Session Five: Strategies for national uptake |
Enrico Coiera, University of New South Wales, NSW.
Online access to guidelines: ‘Quick Clinical’
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Kelvin Hill, National Stroke Foundation.
Stroke of time: Turning guidelines into practice |
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Terri Smith, Breast Cancer Network Australia.
Consumers help get it right |
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John Wilson, National Asthma Council, VIC.
Australian asthma guidelines: Strategies for success |
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12.00 pm – 1.00 pm |
Lunch
Poster session
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1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Plenary Session
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ACTION – What's known?
Putting what we know into action and influencing others to get guidelines into practice
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Brian Mittman, Veterans Affairs, USA.
Targeting multiple levels to get guidelines used
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Helen Zorbas, National Breast Cancer Centre.
NBCC experience: Influencing guideline uptake |
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Jan Davies, National Institute of Clinical Studies.
The importance of using communication for action |
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2.00 pm – 3.30 pm
Discussant Sessions
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Discussant Session One: Communicating data and providing feedback
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David Fletcher, University of Western Australia at Fremantle Hospital, WA.
Using data to influence change
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Keith Love, The Prince Charles Hospital, QLD.
Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis guidelines for medicine, surgery, orthopaedics
and intensive care |
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Justin Oakley, Monash University, VIC.
The ethics of publishing surgeon-specific performance data |
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| Discussant Session Two: Nurses taking the lead |
Robyn Clark, NICS Scholar, University of South Australia, SA.
Evidence-based practice for chronic heart failure management: Issues for guideline implementation beyond city limits
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Cheryl Kimber, NICS-South Australia Department of Health Fellow, Flinders Medical Centre, SA.
Changing clinical practice for patients with fractured neck of femurs: A clinical practice
improvement project |
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Donelle Rivett, Churches of Christ Homes and Community Services, WA.
Implementing evidence into residential aged care |
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Margaret Winbolt, Australian Centre for Evidence-Based Aged Care.
Clinical practice improvement: Confronting the challenge of getting evidence-based guidelines
into practice |
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| Discussant Session Three: Using guidelines to improve care of children |
Marilyn Cruickshank, Clinical Excellence Commission, NSW.
Implementing 12 paediatric clinical practice guidelines into NSW emergency departments
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Madlen Gazarian, Sydney Children’s Hospital and University of New South Wales, NSW.
Safe prescribing in children: Effective guidelines implementation can make a difference to patient safety |
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Danielle Mazza, Monash University, VIC.
Relevance, pertinence and accessibility: Important issues in GP utilisation of guidelines |
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Barbara Paterson, Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services, NT.
Implementing best practice school-age screening guidelines for remote Aboriginal communities– from school screening to Healthy School-Age Kids Program |
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| Discussant Session Four: Taking action nationally |
Petra Bywood, National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction.
Guidelines for implementing guidelines
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Christine Connors, Northern Territory Department of Health and
Community Services, NT.
CARPA standard treatment manual: Supporting best practice in the bush |
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Jonathan Dartnell, Therapeutic Guidelines, VIC.
Therapeutic Guidelines: Usability, sustainability and independence |
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Sue Scobie, New Zealand Guidelines Group.
New Zealand Guidelines Group self-harm and suicide prevention collaborative
Whakawhanaungatanga |
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| Discussant Session Five: Using guidelines to improve mental health care |
Gavin Andrews, University of New South Wales, NSW.
Climate.tv
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Grant Blashki, University of Melbourne, VIC.
Primary care evidence-based psychological interventions |
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Catherine Marshall, Independent guideline adviser, New Zealand.
Working with consumers to improve the uptake of guidelines |
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Ingrid Ozols, bluevoices, VIC.
The consumer voice in getting guidelines into day-to-day practice: The beyondblue and bluevoices story |
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| Discussant Session Six: Reaching general practice |
Meredith Cameron, Camerons PR Consultants, VIC.
Dissemination checklist and list of resources for reaching GPs
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Andrew Gilbert, University of South Australia, SA.
Veterans’ MATES: Linking guidelines to clinical practice |
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Jan Newland, Alliance of NSW Divisions, NSW.
Work-related acute low back pain clinical guidelines |
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Leon Piterman, Monash University, VIC.
Promoting evidence-based management of erectile dysfunction |
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David Wright, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Communication through the College |
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3.30 pm – 4.30 pm
Plenary Session
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Where to next?
Take home messages
Chris Baggoley, Chair, National Institute of Clinical Studies
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4.30 pm |
Symposium Close
Drinks
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Poster Presentations
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Nadia Barozzi, University of Queensland , QLD |

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Tracey Bucknall, Western Health, VIC |

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Sue Crocker, North Queensland Workforce Unit, QLD |

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Steven Doherty, NICS Fellow, Tamworth Base Hospital , Hunter-New England Area Health Service, NSW |

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Simon French, Monash Institute of Health Services Research, VIC |

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Yang Guo, Centre for Health Services Research, Western Sydney Area Health Service, NSW |

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Michelle Irving, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW |

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Shane Jackson, NICS Fellow, University of Tasmania , TAS |

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Anne-Maree Kelly, Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, Western Health and Melbourne University , VIC |

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Cheryl Kimber, NICS-SA Department of Health Fellow, Flinders Medical Centre, SA |

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Leigh Kinsman, La Trobe University , VIC |

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Peter New, Caulfield General Medical Centre, VIC |

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Jayne Sandford, Flinders Medical Centre, SA |

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Caroline Tasker, Monash University , VIC |

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Margaret Walker, Flinders Medical Centre, SA |

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Karen Warnecke, Western Health, VIC |

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NICS is funded by the Australian Government
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