In patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer, the routine use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before surgery is a controversial topic, attracting extensive debate and little consensus. Proponents reasonably draw on the established evidence of MRI sensitivity to detect additional disease, allowing more tailored [...]
In this survey study of 2993 men in Australia, higher scores on the Medical Maximizing-Minimizing Scale, indicating stronger preferences for more health care, were associated with reduced relative risk of making an informed choice, having adequate conceptual and correct numerical knowledge of prostate cancer screening [...]
Wiser Healthcare has won the HSRAANZ Health Services and Policy Research Impact Award 2021 – see https://www.hsraanz.org/portfolio-items/barratt/ The Judges' Comments: Wiser Healthcare is an international research collaboration that has resulted in multiple research projects exploring sustainable healthcare systems. It is a powerful example of health [...]
Wiser Healthcare early career researcher, Dr Gustavo Machado, was the joint winner of the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) 2021 Distinguished Investigator Award – New Investigator category – see https://www.hsraanz.org/portfolio-items/machado/
Wiser Healthcare early career researcher, Dr Sweekriti Sharma, has won one of three Australian Clinical Trials Alliance ‘Emerging Leader Investigator Awards’ for this paper from her PhD - https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/article/33/4/mzab129/6384520
November 2021 Wiser Healthcare welcomes the opportunity to provide our views on the Australian Department of Health's 10-year plan for Primary Health Care with the aim of strengthening the primary health care system to deliver the best health outcomes for Australians. [...]
Most of the major advances in health and life expectancy over the past couple of hundred years weren’t due to modern medicine, but to public health, political and industrial achievements, such as clean water supply, sewerage separation, having enough food and avoiding war.
Clinical practice varies—some is excellent, delivering high quality care, improving health outcomes, and representing excellent value for money. But research over the past two decades has established that a significant minority of clinical care is low value, wasteful, or harmful. At the extreme end of [...]