Marie Bismark

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..

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

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

Sexual misconduct by health professionals in Australia, 2011-2016: a retrospective analysis of notifications to health regulators

Marie M Bismark, David M Studdert, Katinka Morton, Ron Paterson, Matthew J Spittal, Yamna Taouk

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Vulnerability to legal misconduct: a profile of problem lawyers in Victoria, Australia

Tara Sklar, Jennifer Schulz Moore, Marie Bismark, Yamna Taouk

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of the Legal Profession

Public trust in the legal profession rests on regulators taking timely and effective action in response to misconduct. Usually, ca..

The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons

Rupert Sherwood, Marie Bismark

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY

BACKGROUND: Unlike some other safety critical professions, there is no mandatory age of retirement for doctors, including surgeons..

Simulation-based training for increasing health service board members' effectiveness: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Nicholas Faulkner, Breanna Wright, Alyse Lennox, Marie Bismark, Jane Boag, Sophie Boffa, Bruce Waxman, Janet Watson-Kruse, Geoff Paine, Peter Bragge

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: There is a paucity of research on how to improve the functioning of health service boards, despite their importance in..

In Whose Interest? Recent Developments in Regulatory Immediate Action against Medical Practitioners in Australia

Owen M Bradfield, Matthew J Spittal, Marie M Bismark

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of law and medicine

Public disclosure of hospital clinicians' performance data: insights from medical directors

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

Objective This study gathered information from public hospital chief medical officers to better understand underlying mechanisms t..