Library News January 2022
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In this issue
Research from South West Healthcare
New to the Library
COVID-19 vaccination in children
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Welcome to 2022 and a big welcome to all our new staff and students starting with us this month.
If you are new and would like to know more about the Library, we have a short online orientation you can access here or come speak to us in person, we are on level 1, central block of the Warrnambool Base Hospital.
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Research from South West Healthcare
Below are a few research articles we have spotted coming from SWH recently. Congratulations to all our research contributors and please make sure you share your publishing with the Library so we can celebrate them here.
Doole, E. L., Gan, P., & Klein, O. (2021). A rare case of solitary gallbladder metastasis from an early cutaneous melanoma. Clinical Case Reports, 9(10), e04908. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4908
Ferguson, M. T., Kusre, S., & Myles, P. S. (2021). Minimal clinically important difference in days at home up to 30 days after surgery. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15623
Gershengorn, H. B., Pilcher, D. V., Litton, E., Anstey, M., Garland, A., & Wunsch, H. (2021). Association of patient-to-intensivist ratio with hospital mortality in Australia and New Zealand. Intensive Care Medicine, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06575-z
Levkovich, B. J., Jones, D. A., Bingham, G., Orosz, J., Dooley, M. J., Cooper, D. J., & Kirkpatrick, C. M. (2021). Evaluation of medical emergency team medication management practices in acute hospitals: A multicentre study. Australian Critical Care.
https://www.clinicalkey.com.au/nursing/#!/content/journal/1-s2.0-S1036731421000333
Ramanan, M., Burrell, A., Paul, E., Trapani, T., Broadley, T., McGloughlin, S., ... & Udy, A. (2021). Nosocomial infections among critically ill COVID-19 patients in Australia. Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcvp.2021.100054
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Did you know South West Healthcare is a member of Western Alliance?
Western Alliance is an academic health science centre serving health services, University partners, and the WestVic PHN in western Victoria.
All South West Healthcare employees are entitled to free research mentoring with our Research Translation Coordinator, Dr. Louise Greenstock.
All South West Healthcare employees are also eligible for the Western Alliance Supporting Translation of Research in Rural and regional areas research capability building training and mentoring program (STaRR). Look out for announcements about dates and the application process for 2022, or contact Louise now to discuss your ideas!
Contact Louise for a Zoom call on louise.greenstock@wdhs.net |
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COVID-19 vaccination in children
On December 5 2021, Comirnaty (Pfizer) was granted provisional registration for use in children aged 5-11 years. In this age group, a 2 dose course of 10 micrograms (compared with 30 micrograms administered to those ≥ 12 years) is recommended to be administered 8 weeks apart. (TGA media release)
Resources:
Murdoch Children's Research Institute - COVID-19 and Children's Surveillance Report (weekly) https://www.mcri.edu.au/covid-19/research-briefs
The University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics - Weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Updates : https://medicine.unimelb.edu.au/school-structure/paediatrics/news-and-events/covid-19-weekly-vaccine-updates
Find out about the CDC evidence considerations before the approval of vaccination in this presentation about the Evidence to Recommendations Framework. EtR Framework:
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5–11 years.
Articles:
Hause, A.M., Baggs, J., Marquez, P., et al. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Children Aged 5–11 Years — United States, November 3–December 19, 2021. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report., 70, 1755–1760. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm705152a1
Kamidani, S., Rostad, C.A, & Anderson, E.J. (2021). COVID-19 vaccine development: a pediatric perspective, Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 33(1),144-151.
doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000978
Moss, W.J., Gostin, L.O., & Nuzzo, J.B. (2021). Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccines: What Parents, Practitioners, and Policy Makers Need to Know. JAMA, 326(22):2257–2258. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.20734 (https://jamanetwork.com.acs.hcn.com.au/journals/jama/fullarticle/2786095)
Suran M.(2021). Why Parents Still Hesitate to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19. JAMA. Published online December 15, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.21625
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