Marie Bismark

Occupational Disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Association with Healthcare Workers' Mental Health

Natasha Smallwood, Amy Pascoe, Leila Karimi, Marie Bismark, Karen Willis

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 crisis has caused prolonged and extreme demands on healthcare services. This study investigates the types..

Coping strategies adopted by Australian frontline health workers to address psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Natasha Smallwood, Leila Karimi, Amy Pascoe, Marie Bismark, Mark Putland, Douglas Johnson, Shyamali C Dharmage, Elizabeth Barson, Nicola Atkin, Clare Long, Irene Ng, Anne Holland, Jane Munro, Irani Thevarajan, Cara Moore, Anthony McGillion, Karen Willis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Gen Hosp Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: The Australian COVID-19 Frontline Healthcare Workers Study investigated coping strategies and help-seeking behaviours,..

Does greater patient involvement in healthcare decision-making affect malpractice complaints? A large case vignette survey

Soren Birkeland, Marie Bismark, Michael J Barry, Soren Moller

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: Although research findings consistently find poor communication about medical procedures to be a key predictor of pati..

Assessing Patients' Experiences with Medical Injury Reconciliation Processes: Item Generation for a Novel Survey Questionnaire

Jennifer S Schulz-Moore, Marie Bismark, Crispin Jenkinson, Michelle M Mello

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY

BACKGROUND: Many health care organizations want to improve their responses to patients who suffer medical injuries. Their ability ..

Is greater patient involvement associated with higher satisfaction? Experimental evidence from a vignette survey.

Søren Birkeland, Marie Bismark, Michael John Barry, Sören Möller

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ Qual Saf

BACKGROUND: Patient-centredness is an essential quality parameter of modern healthcare. Accordingly, involving patients in decisio..

Physical health trajectories of young people commenced on clozapine

B O'Donoghue, A Mujanovic, S Young, T Bridson, L Mora, M Bismark, J Cocks, D Siskind, P McGorry

Journal article  |  2021  |  IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

OBJECTIVES: Clozapine is the most effective antipsychotic medication, but it has the highest propensity for metabolic side effects..

The impact of public performance reporting on cancer elective surgery waiting times: a data linkage study

Khic-Houy Prang, Rachel Canaway, Marie Bismark, David Dunt, Julie A Miller, Margaret Kelaher

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Excessive waiting times for cancer elective surgery are a concern in publicly funded healthcare systems. Several count..

High levels of psychosocial distress among Australian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.

Natasha Smallwood, Leila Karimi, Marie Bismark, Mark Putland, Douglas Johnson, Shyamali Chandrika Dharmage, Elizabeth Barson, Nicola Atkin, Claire Long, Irene Ng, Anne Holland, Jane E Munro, Irani Thevarajan, Cara Moore, Anthony McGillion, Debra Sandford, Karen Willis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Gen Psychiatr

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and prolonged impact on healthcare services and he..

Pharmacists subject to complaints: a national study of pharmacists reported to health regulators in Australia

Y Taouk, M Bismark, HL Hattingh

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Background: Complaints against pharmacists provide an opportunity for learning and improvement within the profession. The aim of t..

Characteristics and predictors of regulatory immediate action imposed on registered health practitioners in Australia: a retrospective cohort study

Owen M Bradfield, Marie M Bismark, David M Studdert, Matthew J Spittal

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

Objective Immediate action is an emergency power available to Australian health practitioner regulatory boards to protect the publ..