Mary Belfrage

The Her Tribe and His Tribe Aboriginal-Designed Empowerment Programs

Graham Gee, Sarah Sheridan, Lena Charles, Lana Dayne, Lisa Joyce, Jack Stevens, Yin Paradies, Carol Hulbert, Nick Haslam, Reg Thorpe, Lisa Thorpe, Alister Thorpe, Paul Stewart, Lionel Austin, Louise Lyons, Mary Belfrage, Ruby Warber, Ashley Paxton, Laura Thompson

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

This study documents evaluation of the Her Tribe and His Tribe Aboriginal-designed empowerment pilot programs. The programs were d..

Risk of severe illness from COVID-19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of 'vulnerable populations' obscures the root causes of health inequities

Katherine A Thurber, Eden M Barrett, Jason Agostino, Catherine Chamberlain, James Ward, Vicki Wade, Mary Belfrage, Raglan Maddox, David Peiris, Jennie Walker, Bernard Baffour, Mark Wenitong, Charlee Law, Timothy Senior, Naomi Priest, Kate Freeman, Tanya Schramm

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the prevalence of known health-related risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness among Aboriginal and Torres..

The health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care.

Eli Shmerling, Mick Creati, Mary Belfrage, Susan Hedges

Journal article  |  2020  |  J Paediatr Child Health

AIM: Children in statutory out-of-home care (OOHC) are known to have poorer physical, developmental and mental health outcomes com..

Delivering the hepatitis C cure to Aboriginal people: documenting the perspectives of one Aboriginal Health Service.

Jack Wallace, Bev Hanley, Mary Belfrage, Sandra Gregson, Niall Quiery, Jayne Lucke

Journal article  |  2018  |  Aust J Prim Health

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C, an infection that is curable with di..

Gonorrhoea testing and positivity in non-remote Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

Mary Ellen Harrod, Sophia Couzos, James Ward, Mark Saunders, Basil Donovan, Belinda Hammond, Dea Delaney-Thiele, Mary Belfrage, Sid Williams, Lucy Watchirs Smith, John M Kaldor

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sex Health

UNLABELLED: Background Gonorrhoea occurs at high levels in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote com..

Markers of hepatitis B infection and immunity in patients attending Aboriginal community controlled health services.

Mary E Harrod, Sophia Couzos, Dea Delaney-Thiele, Gregory J Dore, Belinda Hammond, Mark Saunders, Mary Belfrage, Sidney Williams, John M Kaldor, James Ward

Journal article  |  2014  |  Med J Aust

OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Aboriginal and Torres Strait..

Gaps in continuity of medication management during the transition from hospital to residential care: an observational study (MedGap Study).

Rohan A Elliott, Tim Tran, Simone E Taylor, Penelope A Harvey, Mary K Belfrage, Rhonda J Jennings, Jennifer L Marriott

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australas J Ageing

AIM: To assess continuity of medication management during transition from hospital to residential care facilities (RCFs). METHOD: ..

Impact of a pharmacist-prepared interim residential care medication administration chart on gaps in continuity of medication management after discharge from hospital to residential care: a prospective pre- and post-intervention study (MedGap Study).

Rohan A Elliott, Tim Tran, Simone E Taylor, Penelope A Harvey, Mary K Belfrage, Rhonda J Jennings, Jennifer L Marriott

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: To test the impact of a hospital pharmacist-prepared interim residential care medication administration chart (IRCMAC)..

Pushing the envelope: clinical handover from the aged-care home to the emergency department.

Mary K Belfrage, Clare Chiminello, Diana Cooper, Sally Douglas

Journal article  |  2009  |  Med J Aust

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use and usefulness of an aged-care home (ACH) transfer- to-hospital envelope (the Envelope) as a tool t..

Unplanned medication-related hospital readmission following transfer to a residential care facility

RA Elliott, S Taylor, PA Harvey, T Tran, MK Belfrage

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Background: Anecdotal evidence suggests that current medication arrangements following discharge from hospital to residential care..