Evidence-based medicine projects
A number of smaller “evidence-based medicine” projects are currently being funded, including a project relating to shiftwork scheduling and roster design-impact on sleep, performance and physiology, a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at evidence for the effect of ICS/LABA combination therapy during asthma exacerbations, and a review to determine whether treatment with antibiotics influences purulent bronchiectasis.
Recently published systematic reviews
Non-invasive ventilation for cystic fibrosis
Moran F, Bradley JM, Piper AJ
A systematic review of the neurobehavioural and physiological effects of shiftwork systems
Timothy R. Driscoll, Ronald R. Grunstein and Naomi L. Rogers
Asthma exacerbations. 4: Prevention
Fitzgerald JM, Gibson PG.
Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema
Tiong LU, Davies R, Gibson PG, Hensley MJ, Hepworth R, Lasserson TJ, Smith B
Long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic asthma in adults and children where background therapy contains varied or no inhaled corticosteroid
Walters E, Gibson P, Lasserson T, Walters J
Differential effects of maintenance long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid on asthma control and asthma exacerbations
Gibson PG, Powell H, Ducharme FM
Impact of inhaled corticosteroids on cortisol suppression in adults with asthma: A quantitative review
Wlodarczyk J, Gibson PG, Caeser M
Long acting beta-agonists versus theophylline for maintenance treatment of asthma
Tee AK. Koh MS, Gibson PG, Lasserson TJ, Wilson AJ, Irving LB
Role of Self-management in preventing asthma exacerbations. In: Exacerbations in Asthma
Powell H, Gibson PG. Ed. Johnston SL, O’Byrne PM. Informa UK Ltd 2007
Links
The Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM)
Australasian Sleep Trials. Network (ASTN)
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