Irene Ng

A randomised crossover trial of two flat-fold cup respirators: BYD DE2322 N95 versus Care Essentials MSK-002 P2.

Charles R Bodas, Irene Ng, Benjamin Kave, Fiona Begg, Daryl Lindsay Williams

Journal article  |  2023  |  Infect Dis Health

BACKGROUND: The use of respiratory protection remains important in protecting health care workers from airborne pathogens such as ..

SCYL3, as a novel binding partner and regulator of ROCK2, promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression.

Martina Mang Leng Lei, Carmen Oi Ning Leung, Eunice Yuen Ting Lau, Rainbow Wing Hei Leung, Victor Wan San Ma, Man Tong, Yin Ying Lu, Chen Yang Huang, Qiao Hua Zhu, Irene Oi Lin Ng, Stephanie Ma, Terence Kin Wah Lee

Journal article  |  2023  |  JHEP Rep

BACKGROUND & AIMS: SCY1-like pseudokinase 3 (SCYL3) was identified as a binding partner of ezrin, implicating it in metastasis. Ho..

Protocol of a prospective comprehensive evaluation of an elastic band beard cover for filtering facepiece respirators in healthcare.

Daryl Lindsay Williams, Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Fiona Begg, Megan Roberts, Irene Ng

Journal article  |  2023  |  PLoS One

Individuals who are unable to be clean shaven for religious, medical or cultural reasons are unable to wear a filtering facepiece ..

Optimizing twin sampling tube stabilization improves quantitative fit test results for flat-fold duckbill filtering facepiece respirators.

Professor Daryl Lindsay Williams, Dr Benjamin Kave, Charles Bodas, Fiona Begg, Megan Roberts, Dr Irene Ng

Journal article  |  2022  |  Am J Infect Control

INTRODUCTION: When performing quantitative fit testing (QNFT) on filtering facepiece respirators using an ambient aerosol techniqu..

Mental health symptoms in Australian general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic

Irene Ng, Kate Robins-Browne, Mark Putland, Amy Pascoe, Eldho Paul, Karen Willis, Natasha Smallwood

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH

BACKGROUND: General practitioners (GPs) play a central role during the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet awareness of their mental health..

The psychological impact on perioperative healthcare workers during Victoria's second COVID-19 wave: A prospective longitudinal thematic analysis

Michelle Ku, Irene Ng, Elizabeth Barson, Caroline Fisher, Reny Segal, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Roni Benjamin Krieser, Paul Mario Mezzavia, Keat Lee, Yinwei Chen, Teresa Sindoni, Toni Withiel

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound psychological impact on our frontline healthcare workers. Throughout the entire second CO..

Human-machine collaboration using artificial intelligence to enhance the safety of donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE)

Reny Segal, William Pierre Bradley, Daryl Lindsay Williams, Keat Lee, Roni Benjamin Krieser, Paul Mario Mezzavia, Rommie Correa de Araujo Nunes, Irene Ng

Journal article  |  2022  |  INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: To compare the accuracy of monitoring personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing process between an artif..

Discussion paper Respiratory protection preparedness in critical care healthcare workers: An observational audit of facial hair at a major tertiary hospital in Australia

Daryl L Williams, Fiona Begg, Charles Bodas, Irene Ng

Journal article  |  2022  |  INFECTION DISEASE & HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Facial hair under a tight fitting P2/N95 respirator diminishes respiratory protection. There is limited guidance with ..

Warm humidified CO2 insufflation improves pericardial integrity for cardiac surgery: a randomized control study

Reny Segal, Paul M Mezzavia, Roni B Krieser, Shienny Sampurno, Michael Taylor, Robert Ramsay, Michael Kluger, Keat Lee, Francis L Loh, James Tatoulis, Michael O'Keefe, Yinwei Chen, Teresa Sindoni, Irene Ng

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

BACKGROUND: Flooding the surgical field with dry cold CO2 during open-chamber cardiac surgery has been used to mitigate air entrai..

N95 respirators: quantitative fit test pass rates and usability and comfort assessment by health care workers

Irene Ng, Benjamin Kave, Fiona Begg, Charles R Bodas, Reny Segal, Daryl Williams

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To compare the performance of four N95 respirator types with respect to quantitative fit test pass rate and health car..