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Maduranga S, Shrestha LB, Valencia BM, Horton G, Guppy M, Gidding HF, et al., 'Diagnosing and Preventing Q Fever in Regional New South Wales, Australia A Qualitative Exploration of Perspectives of General Practitioners', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33 (2025)
Objective: To qualitatively explore the perceptions of general practitioners in regional New South Wales, Australia, on diagnosing, managing and preventing Q fever. Setting: Q fev... [more]
Objective: To qualitatively explore the perceptions of general practitioners in regional New South Wales, Australia, on diagnosing, managing and preventing Q fever. Setting: Q fever is a prevalent zoonosis in regional New South Wales, but diagnosis may be missed as patients have symptoms similar to influenza or COVID. Perspectives of general practitioners who are the primary health care providers in rural areas are important to understand the logistical difficulties in providing optimum care to Q fever patients. Participants: General practitioners practicing outside of metropolitan Sydney in regional postcodes of New South Wales, Australia. Methods: Eligible general practitioners were interviewed online using a semi-structured interview guide on their approach to diagnosis, management and prevention of Q fever. The data were transcribed, coded using NVivo software, and analysed to identify emerging overarching themes. Results: Thematic saturation was achieved after 11 interviews. Diagnostic delays due to prioritising more common differential diagnoses for an influenza-like illness, difficulties in navigating the complex serological test interpretations for diagnosis, logistical difficulties in arranging immunisation, and the need for continuing medical education were the broad themes emerging from the data analysis. Conclusions: Investment in continuing medical education and expansion of the reference resources made available to general practitioners regarding the diagnosis and management of Q fever will improve health care for people suffering from and at risk of Q fever in regional New South Wales.
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Jones N, Horton G, Guppy M, Brown G, Boulton J, 'Pedagogical strategies for supporting learning and student well-being in environmentally sustainable healthcare.', Front Med (Lausanne), 12 1446569 (2025)
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2023 |
Ditton E, Knott B, Hodyl N, Horton G, Oldmeadow C, Walker FR, Nilsson M, 'Evaluation of an App-Delivered Psychological Flexibility Skill Training Intervention for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Randomized Controlled Trial.', JMIR Ment Health, 10 e42566 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Wild K, Tapley A, Fielding A, Holliday E, Ball J, Horton G, et al., 'Climate change and Australian general practice vocational education: a cross-sectional study', FAMILY PRACTICE, 40 435-441 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Ditton E, Knott B, Hodyl N, Horton G, Walker FR, Nilsson M, 'Medical Student Experiences of Engaging in a Psychological Flexibility Skill Training App for Burnout and Well-being: Pilot Feasibility Study.', JMIR Form Res, 7 e43263 (2023) [C1]
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2022 |
Madden DL, Horton GL, McLean M, 'Preparing Australasian medical students for environmentally sustainable health care', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 216 225-229 (2022)
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2022 |
Sorensen C, Howard C, Prabhakaran P, Horton G, Basu R, 'Heat illnesses in clinical practice', BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 378 (2022)
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2022 |
Madden DL, Horton GL, McLean M, 'Preparing Australasian medical students to practise environmentally sustainable health care (Retracted Article)', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 216 106-106 (2022)
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Ditton E, Knott B, Hodyl N, Horton G, Walker FR, Nilsson M, 'Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 11 (2022)
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2022 |
Ditton E, Knott B, Hodyl N, Horton G, Walke FR, Nilsson M, 'Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (vol 11, e32992, 2022)', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 11 (2022)
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Ditton E, Knott B, Hodyl N, Horton G, Walker FR, Nilsson M, 'Erratum: Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (JMIR Research Protocols (2022) 11:2 (e32992) DOI: 10.2196/32992)', JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (2022)
In "Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomiz... [more]
In "Assessing the Efficacy of an Individualized Psychological Flexibility Skills Training Intervention App for Medical Student Burnout and Well-being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial" (JMIR Res Protoc 2022;11(2):e32992), the authors made the following update. On March 17, 2022, the authors had published a corrigendum [1] to change the reported intervention duration from 5 weeks to 8 weeks. However, the intervention duration reported in the originally published article was correct. The current corrigendum restores the reported intervention duration to 5 weeks with the following changes: 1. In the Methods section of the Abstract, a statement appeared as follows: Participants in the individualized and nonindividualized intervention arms will have 8 weeks to access the app, which includes a PF concepts training session (stage 1) and access to short PF skill activities on demand (stage 2). This has been corrected as follows: Participants in the individualized and nonindividualized intervention arms will have 5 weeks to access the app, which includes a PF concepts training session (stage 1) and access to short PF skill activities on demand (stage 2). 2. In the Data Collection Tools and Procedures section of Methods, a statement appeared as follows: Data will be collected at two time points: T1 (baseline) and T2 (following the completion of the app-based intervention, commencing 8 weeks after baseline). This has been corrected as follows: Data will be collected at two time points: T1 (baseline) and T2 (following the completion of the app-based intervention, commencing 5 weeks after baseline). 3. In the Intervention Stages section of Methods, a statement appeared as follows: Participants who are allocated to the individualized and nonindividualized groups will have access to the 2-stage app for 8 weeks. This has been corrected as follows: Participants who are allocated to the individualized and nonindividualized groups will have access to the 2-stage app for 5 weeks. 4. In the Intervention Stages section of Methods, a statement appeared as follows: Participants may complete as many activities as they choose, but will be asked to complete at least four stage 2 skill activities during their 8-week period of access to the app. The correction will appear in the online version of the paper on the JMIR Publications website on July 11, 2022, together with the publication of this correction notice. Because this was made This has been corrected as follows: Participants may complete as many activities as they choose, but will be asked to complete at least four stage 2 skill activities during their 5-week period of access to the app. 5. Following the previous corrigendum [1], Figure 1 was altered to reflect the intervention duration of 8 weeks. The present corrigendum updated Figure 1 as follows: (Figure Presented) The correction will appear in the online version of the paper on the JMIR Publications website on July 11, 2022, together with the publication of this correction notice. Because this was made after submission to PubMed, PubMed Central, and other full-text repositories, the corrected article has also been resubmitted to those repositories.
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Griffin B, Horton GL, Lampe L, Shulruf B, Hu W, 'The change from UMAT to UCAT for undergraduate medical school applicants: impact on selection outcomes', Medical Journal of Australia, 214 84-89 (2021) [C1]
Objectives: To assess whether the change from the Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT; 1991¿2019) to the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) for t... [more]
Objectives: To assess whether the change from the Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT; 1991¿2019) to the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) for the 2020 New South Wales undergraduate medical degree intake was associated with changes in the impact of sex, socio-economic status and remoteness of residence, and professional coaching upon selection for interview. Design, setting, participants: Cross-sectional study of applicants for the three NSW undergraduate medical programs for entry in 2019 (4114 applicants) or 2020 (4270); 703 people applied for both intakes. Applicants selected for interview were surveyed about whether they had received professional coaching for the selection test. Main outcome measures: Scores on the three sections of the UMAT (2019 entry cohort) and the five subtests of the UCAT (2020 entry); total UMAT and UCAT scores. Results: Mean scores for UMAT 1 and 3 and for all four UCAT cognitive subtests were higher for men than women; the differences were statistically significant after adjusting for age, socio-economic status, and remoteness. The effect size for sex was 0.24 (95% CI, 0.18¿0.30) for UMAT total score, 0.38 (95% CI, 0.32¿0.44) for UCAT total score. For the 2020 intake, 2303 of 4270 applicants (53.9%) and 476 of 1074 interviewees (44.3%) were women. The effect size for socio-economic status was 0.47 (95% CI, 0.39¿0.54) for UMAT, 0.43 (95% CI, 0.35¿0.50) for UCAT total score; the effect size for remoteness was 0.54 (95% CI, 0.45¿0.63) for UMAT, 0.48 (95% CI, 0.39¿0.58) for UCAT total score. The impact of professional coaching on UCAT performance was not statistically significant among those accepted for interview. Conclusions: Women and people from areas outside major cities or of lower socio-economic status perform less well on the UCAT than other applicants. Reviewing the test and applicant quotas may be needed to achieve selection equity.
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2020 |
Schwerdtle N, Horton G, Kent F, Walker L, McLean M, 'Education for sustainable healthcare: A transdisciplinary approach to transversal environmental threats', Medical Teacher, 42 1102-1106 (2020) [C1]
Global Environmental Changes are dynamic and complex, crossing disciplines, sectors, regions, and populations and shaping the health of current and future generations. GECs presen... [more]
Global Environmental Changes are dynamic and complex, crossing disciplines, sectors, regions, and populations and shaping the health of current and future generations. GECs present an unprecedented challenge demanding a response of equal scale and complexity involving unfettered collaboration beyond disciplines with implications for global health. At this critical point, health professions' education should have moved on from building consensus about the relevance of education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) to active implementation. In this commentary, we discuss why transdisciplinary problem-solving and interprofessional education should be considered in education for sustainable healthcare. We review types of collaborative educational practices, outline opportunities, challenges, and resources to enable implementation.
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2020 |
Gilligan C, Loda T, Junne F, Zipfel S, Kelly B, Horton G, Herrmann-Werner A, 'Medical identity; perspectives of students from two countries', BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 20 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Schwerdtle PN, Maxwell J, Horton G, Bonnamy J, ''12 tips for teaching environmental sustainability to health professionals'', Medical Teacher, 42 150-155 (2020) [C1]
Background: As recognition of the health impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges increases, so too does the need for health care professionals to practice hea... [more]
Background: As recognition of the health impacts of climate change and other environmental challenges increases, so too does the need for health care professionals to practice healthcare sustainably. Environmental sustainability in healthcare extends beyond our traditional understanding of environmental health, which is often limited to environmental hazards and disease. Health services, professional organizations, and training institutions are increasingly forming climate and sustainability position statements and policies accordingly. To prepare future health professionals for global environmental change, environmental sustainability must be meaningfully integrated into health curricula. Aim: To provide educators with 12 tips for integrating environmental sustainability into health professional education. Methods: The authors reviewed the literature relating to climate change, environmental sustainability and health, and health professional education. By combining findings from this search with reflections on their own experience in clinical and public health teaching across nursing and midwifery, paramedicine, medicine, and public health, the authors developed recommendations for integrating environmental sustainability into health professional education. Results: These 12 tips can be used to teach students and qualified health professionals in nursing, allied health, and medicine to practice healthcare in an environmentally sustainable manner. Conclusions: Empowering health professionals to practice environmentally sustainable healthcare has economic, social, health, and environmental benefits. Teaching environmental sustainability to health professionals enhances existing learning by updating curricula with the latest evidence of how environmental determinants of health are rapidly changing and enables both educators and students to make an important contribution to safeguarding human health, the environment, and healthcare for future generations.
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2018 |
Pond D, Mate K, Stocks N, Gunn J, Disler P, Magin P, et al., 'Effectiveness of a peer-mediated educational intervention in improving general practitioner diagnostic assessment and management of dementia: a cluster randomised controlled trial.', BMJ open, 8 1-12 (2018) [C1]
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2018 |
Gair J, Horton G, Wojcik S, Wong A, 'Promoting the Learning of Basic Sciences in a Changing Small-Group Learning Landscape. Interviews of tutors and students in a medical program.', MedEdPublish (2016), 7 8 (2018)
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2018 |
Madden DL, McLean M, Horton GL, 'Preparing medical graduates for the health effects of climate change: an Australasian collaboration', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 208 291-+ (2018)
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2018 |
Lynagh M, Horton G, Nair BK, Walker M, Kelly B, Powis D, 'Student selection for medicine: Still a "Thorny" issue', Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 6 (2018) [C1]
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2017 |
Lynagh M, Kelly B, Horton G, Walker B, Powis D, Bore M, et al., 'Have we got the selection process right? The validity of selection tools for predicting academic performance in the first year of undergraduate medicine (2017)
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2015 |
Bonevski B, Magin P, Horton G, Bryant J, Randell M, Kimlin MG, 'An internet based approach to improve general practitioners' knowledge and practices: The development and pilot testing of the "ABC's of vitamin D" program', International Journal of Medical Informatics, 84 413-422 (2015) [C1]
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2012 |
Bonevski B, Girgis A, Magin PJ, Horton GL, Brozek I, Armstrong B, 'Prescribing sunshine: A cross-sectional survey of 500 Australian general practitioners' practices and attitudes about vitamin D', International Journal of Cancer, 130 2138-2145 (2012) [C1]
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2012 |
Bell E, Horton GL, Blashki G, Seidel BM, 'Climate change: Could it help develop 'adaptive expertise'?', Advances in Health Sciences Education, 17 211-224 (2012) [C1]
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2012 |
Pond CD, Brodaty H, Stocks NP, Gunn J, Marley JE, Disler P, et al., 'Ageing in general practice (AGP) trial: A cluster randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of peer education on GP diagnostic assessment and management of dementia', BMC Family Practice, 13 1-9 (2012) [C3]
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2011 |
Bonevski B, Magin PJ, Horton GL, Foster M, Girgis A, 'Response rates in GP surveys: Trialling two recruitment strategies', Australian Family Physician, 40 427-430 (2011) [C1]
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2010 |
Hanna E, McCubbin J, Strazdins L, Horton GL, 'Australia, lucky country or climate change canary: What future for her rural children?', International Public Health Journal, 2 501-512 (2010) [C1] |
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2010 |
Horton GL, Hanna L, Kelly BJ, 'Drought, drying and climate change: Emerging health issues for ageing Australians in rural areas', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29 2-7 (2010) [C1]
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2009 |
Green EIH, Blashki G, Berry HL, Harley D, Horton GL, Hall G, 'Preparing Australian medical students for climate change', Australian Family Physician, 38 726-729 (2009) [C1]
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2008 |
Fogarty A, Blashki G, Morrell E, Horton GL, 'The GreenClinic Pilot - Educational intervention for environmentally sustainable general practice', Australian Family Physician, 37 681-683 (2008) [C1]
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2007 |
Horton GL, Magin PJ, 'Healthy patients, healthy plant: Green recommendations for GP health promotion', Australian Family Physician, 36 1006-1008 (2007) [C1]
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