Nicole Allard

Mapping the delivery of interventions for vaccine-preventable infections in pregnancy in Victoria, Australia

Nafisa Yussf, Nicole Allard, Nicole Romero, Ann Wilson, Jack Wallace, Meg Perrier, Stacey Rowe, Rosemary Morey, Neylan Aykut, Benjamin Cowie

Journal article  |  2023  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Standard care for pregnant women includes universal screening for hepatitis B, and administration of influenza and per..

Women with hepatitis B: how mothers with chronic hepatitis B understand and experience the prevention of mother-to-child transmission interventions in Victoria, Australia

Nafisa Yussf, Jack Wallace, Meg Perrier, Nicole Romero, Benjamin Cowie, Nicole Allard

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B can be prevented with targeted interventions; however, MTCT continu..

Australian consensus recommendations for the management of hepatitis B

John S Lubel, Simone I Strasser, Alexander J Thompson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Nicole L Allard, Jacinta Holmes, William W Kemp, Avik Majumdar, David Iser, Jess Howell, Gail V Matthews

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Australia is nearly 1%. In certain well defined groups the pr..

Understanding how to live with hepatitis B: a qualitative investigation of peer advice for Chinese people living with hepatitis B in Australia

Jack Wallace, Yinzong Xiao, Jess Howell, Alex Thompson, Nicole Allard, Emily Adamson, Jacqui Richmond, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Melanie Eagle, Joseph Doyle, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B is a chronic viral infection, a leading cause of primary liver cancer and identified as a major public hea..

Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children

Jane Oliver, Shidan Tosif, Lai-Yang Lee, Anna-Maria Costa, Chelsea Bartel, Katherine Last, Vanessa Clifford, Andrew Daley, Nicole Allard, Catherine Orr, Ashley Nind, Karyn Alexander, Niamh Meagher, Michelle Sait, Susan A Ballard, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Deborah A Williamson, Nigel W Crawford, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVE: To compare the concordance and acceptability of saliva testing with standard-of-care oropharyngeal and bilateral deep n..

Facilitating hepatitis B clinical management in general practice A qualitative investigation

Jack Wallace, Jacqueline Richmond, Nicole Allard, Jess Howell, Emily Adamson, Yinzong Xiao, Clare O'Reilly, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

METHOD: Data from qualitative semi-structured interviews with 19 participants from primary care settings were thematically analyse..

Adherence in chronic hepatitis B: associations between medication possession ratio and adverse viral outcomes

Nicole L Allard, Jennifer H MacLachlan, Anouk Dev, James Dwyer, Geeta Srivatsa, Timothy Spelman, Alexander J Thompson, Benjamin C Cowie

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC GASTROENTEROLOGY

Background Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is effective and can substantially reduce the risk of progressive liver..

Modeling Progress Toward Elimination of Hepatitis B in Australia

Karen McCulloch, Nicole Romero, Jennifer MacLachlan, Nicole Allard, Benjamin Cowie

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEPATOLOGY

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a significant global health concern, and the most prevalent blood-borne virus in..

Eliminating hepatitis C: Part 3. Curing hepatitis C in general practice

T Purcell, A Wade, L Accadia, S Strasser, P Read, N Allard, D Baker, A Pedrana, J Doyle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medicine Today

National Surveillance for Hepatitis B Indicators 2017

Nicole Romero, Karen McCulloch, Nicole Allard, Jennifer Maclachlan, Benjamin Cowie

Report  |  2019