Paul Sanfilippo

Pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte/monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio as prognostic biomarkers in glioma patients

Sher Ting Chim, Paul Sanfilippo, Terence J O'Brien, Kate J Drummond, Mastura Monif

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the ability for pre-treatment NLR and MLR to predict overall survival (OS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS)..

In Utero Exposure to Smoking and Alcohol, and Passive Smoking during Childhood: Effect on the Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer in Young Adulthood

Samantha Sze-Yee Lee, David A Mackey, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Jamie E Craig, Seyhan Yazar

Journal article  |  2021  |  OPHTHALMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY

PURPOSE: In utero exposure to cigarette smoke has been suggested to result in thinner retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL). However, t..

Olfactory dysfunction at six months after coronavirus disease 2019 infection

SR Leedman, M Sheeraz, PG Sanfilippo, DW Edgar, G D'Aulerio, DM Robb, T Richards, CC Blyth, DA Mackey

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess olfactory dysfunction in patients at six months after confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 inf..

Pharmaceutical opioid poisonings in Victoria, Australia: Rates and characteristics of a decade of emergency department presentations among nine pharmaceutical opioids.

Tina Lam, Jane Hayman, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Paul Sanfilippo, Dan I Lubman, Suzanne Nielsen

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addiction

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pharmaceutical opioids are a significant contributor to the global 'opioid crisis', yet few studies have comp..

Characteristics of oxycodone-related ambulance attendances: analysis of temporal trends and the effect of reformulation in Victoria, Australia from 2013 to 2018.

Suzanne Nielsen, Paul G Sanfilippo, Debbie Scott, Tina Lam, Karen Smith, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addiction

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In Australia, oxycodone has been associated with increasing rates of harm over time, despite reduced use, ref..

Perceptions of injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) among people who regularly use opioids in Australia: findings from a cross-sectional study in three Australian cities.

Suzanne Nielsen, Paul Sanfilippo, Vendula Belackova, Carolyn Day, Ed Silins, Nicholas Lintzeris, Raimondo Bruno, Jason Grebely, Kari Lancaster, Robert Ali, James Bell, Paul Dietze, Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Briony Larance

Journal article  |  2021  |  Addiction

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Not all people experiencing opioid dependence benefit from oral opioid agonist treatment. The aim of this stu..

What predicts pharmacists' engagement with opioid-outcome screening? Secondary analysis from an implementation study in community pharmacy.

Suzanne Nielsen, Paul Sanfilippo, Louisa Picco, Raimondo Bruno, Michala Kowalski, Pene Wood, Sarah Larney

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int J Clin Pharm

Background Pharmacists have a key role to play in identifying and responding to emerging clinical problems with prescribed opioids..

Prevalence of Keratoconus Based on Scheimpflug Imaging The Raine Study

Elsie Chan, Elaine W Chong, Gareth Lingham, Louis J Stevenson, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, David A Mackey, Seyhan Yazar

Journal article  |  2021  |  OPHTHALMOLOGY

PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence and systemic associations of keratoconus in young adults in Perth, Western Australia. DESIGN: ..

Time spent outdoors through childhood and adolescence - assessed by 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration - and risk of myopia at 20 years

Gareth Lingham, David A Mackey, Kun Zhu, Robyn M Lucas, Lucinda J Black, Wendy H Oddy, Patrick Holt, John P Walsh, Paul G Sanfilippo, Wendy Chan She Ping-Delfos, Seyhan Yazar

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA

PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between time spent outdoors, at particular ages in childhood and adolescence, and myopia ..

Protocol for the methamphetamine approach-avoidance training (MAAT) trial, a randomised controlled trial of personalised approach bias modification for methamphetamine use disorder

Joshua BB Garfield, Hugh Piercy, Shalini Arunogiri, Dan I Lubman, Samuel C Campbell, Paul G Sanfilippo, Jeff Gavin, Malcolm Hopwood, Eli Kotler, Suzanne George, Goke Okedara, Lara R Piccoli, Victoria Manning

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRIALS

BACKGROUND: Globally, methamphetamine use has increased in prevalence in recent years. In Australia, there has been a dramatic inc..