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Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults — 2016 by Gabb, Genevieve M, Mangoni, Arduino A, Anderson, Craig S, Cowley, Diane, Dowden, John S, Golledge, Jonathan, Hankey, Graeme J, Howes, Faline S, Leckie, Les, Perkovic, Vlado, Schlaich, Markus, Zwar, Nicholas A, Medley, Tanya L, Arnolda, Leonard

“…Summary The National Heart Foundation of Australia has updated the Guide to management of hypertension 2008: assessing and managing raised blood pressure in…”
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COPD‐X Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update by Yang, Ian A, Brown, Juliet L, George, Johnson, Jenkins, Sue, McDonald, Christine F, McDonald, Vanessa M, Phillips, Kirsten, Smith, Brian J, Zwar, Nicholas A, Dabscheck, Eli

“…Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by persistent respiratory symptoms and chronic airflow limitation, and is…”
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Smoking cessation by Zwar, Nicholas A

“…Although Australia is a world leader in tobacco control, smoking remains the behavioural risk factor making the largest contribution to death and disease…”
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Effectiveness of a New Service Delivery Model for Management of Knee Osteoarthritis in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Hunter, David J., Bowden, Jocelyn L., Hinman, Rana S., Egerton, Thorlene, Briggs, Andrew M., Bunker, Stephen J., French, Simon D., Pirotta, Marie, Shrestha, Rupendra, Schofield, Deborah J., Schuck, Karen, Zwar, Nicholas A., Silva, S. Sandun M., Heller, Gillian Z., Bennell, Kim L.

“…Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and health costs of a new primary care service delivery model (the Optimising Primary Care Management of Knee…”
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Cost-Related Underuse of Medicines for Asthma—Opportunities for Improving Adherence by Laba, Tracey-Lea, Jan, Stephen, Zwar, Nicholas A., Roughead, Elizabeth, Marks, Guy B., Flynn, Anthony W., Goldman, Michele D., Heaney, Aine, Lembke, Kirsty A., Reddel, Helen K.

“…In asthma, underuse of cost-effective preventive treatments increases morbidity and mortality. The cost of medicines contributes to underuse (“nonadherence”),…”
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Uptake and implementation of Advance Care Planning in Australia: findings of key informant interviews by Rhee, Joel J, Zwar, Nicholas A, Kemp, Lynn A

“…Advance Care Planning (ACP) has an important role in enhancing patient autonomy and guiding end-of-life care. However, there is low uptake of ACP and evidence…”
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Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for THE PARTNER STUDY by Hunter, David J, Hinman, Rana S, Bowden, Jocelyn L, Egerton, Thorlene, Briggs, Andrew M, Bunker, Stephen J, Kasza, Jessica, Forbes, Andrew B, French, Simon D, Pirotta, Marie, Schofield, Deborah J, Zwar, Nicholas A, Bennell, Kim L

“…To increase the uptake of key clinical recommendations for non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and improve patient outcomes, we developed a new…”
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Predictors of accuracy of diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general practice by Zwar, Nicholas A, Marks, Guy B, Hermiz, Oshana, Middleton, Sandy, Comino, Elizabeth J, Hasan, Iqbal, Vagholkar, Sanjyot, Wilson, Stephen F

“…Objectives: To compare the clinical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with results of post‐bronchodilator spirometry in general…”
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Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program evaluation by Zwar, Nicholas A, Hasan, Iqbal, Hayen, Andrew, Flynn, Anthony, Mullan, Judy, Halcomb, Elizabeth J, Bonney, Andrew

“…The Giving Asthma Support to Patients (GASP) program, developed in New Zealand, guides practice nurses to provide structured asthma care. This study assessed…”
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Protocol for the process and feasibility evaluations of a new model of primary care service delivery for managing pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (PARTNER) using a mixed methods approach by Bowden, Jocelyn L, Egerton, Thorlene, Hinman, Rana S, Bennell, Kim L, Briggs, Andrew M, Bunker, Stephen J, Kasza, Jessica, French, Simon D, Pirotta, Marie, Schofield, Deborah J, Zwar, Nicholas A, Hunter, David J

“…IntroductionThis protocol outlines the rationale, design and methods for the process and feasibility evaluations of the primary care management on knee pain…”
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Challenges to establishing successful partnerships in community health promotion programs: Local experiences from the national implementation of healthy eating activity and lifestyle (HEAL) program by Dennis, Sarah, Hetherington, Sharon A., Borodzicz, Jerrad A., Hermiz, Oshana, Zwar, Nicholas A.

“…Issue addressed: Community-based programs to address physical activity and diet are seen as a valuable strategy to reduce risk factors for chronic disease…”
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Qualitative evaluation of a diabetes electronic decision support tool: views of users by Wan, Qing, Makeham, Meredith, Zwar, Nicholas A, Petche, Susanna

“…Quality care of type 2 diabetes is complex and requires systematic use of clinical data to monitor care processes and outcomes. An electronic decision support…”
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Commentary on Kraiss et al.: Read the label ‐ improving the applicability of systematic reviews by coding and analysis of intervention elements by Glasziou, Paul P., Zwar, Nicholas A.

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Feasibility and effectiveness of nurse-delivered smoking cessation counselling combined with nicotine replacement in Australian general practice by ZWAR, NICHOLAS A., RICHMOND, ROBYN L., FORLONGE, GAIL, HASAN, IQBAL

“…Introduction and Aims. Practice nurses (PN) are an alternative workforce for cessation support in primary care, but their role and effectiveness is…”
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Validation of the COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire in an Australian general practice cohort: a cross-sectional study by Stanley, Anthony J, Hasan, Iqbal, Crockett, Alan J, van Schayck, Onno C P, Zwar, Nicholas A

“…The gold standard for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is spirometry, but there are barriers to its use in primary care. To…”
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How Is Advance Care Planning Conceptualised in Australia? Findings from Key Informant Interviews by Rhee, Joel J, Zwar, Nicholas A

“…Objective. Advance Care Planning (ACP) has been gaining prominence as an important component of good end-of-life care. This study explored how ACP is…”
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COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) for selecting at-risk patients for spirometry: a cross-sectional study in Australian general practice by Stanley, Anthony J, Hasan, Iqbal, Crockett, Alan J, van Schayck, Onno C P, Zwar, Nicholas A

“…Background: Using the COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) as a selection tool for spirometry could potentially improve the efficiency and accuracy of chronic…”
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A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of early intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by practice nurse-general practitioner teams: Study Protocol by Bunker, Jeremy M, Reddel, Helen K, Dennis, Sarah M, Middleton, Sandy, Van Schayck, Cp, Crockett, Alan J, Hasan, Iqbal, Hermiz, Oshana, Vagholkar, Sanjyot, Marks, Guy B, Zwar, Nicholas A

“…Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of disability, hospitalization, and premature mortality. General practice is well placed to…”
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Effect of Cytisine vs Varenicline on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Courtney, Ryan J, McRobbie, Hayden, Tutka, Piotr, Weaver, Natasha A, Petrie, Dennis, Mendelsohn, Colin P, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Talukder, Saki, Macdonald, Christel, Thomas, Dennis, Kwan, Benjamin C H, Walker, Natalie, Gartner, Coral, Mattick, Richard P, Paul, Christine, Ferguson, Stuart G, Zwar, Nicholas A, Richmond, Robyn L, Doran, Christopher M, Boland, Veronica C, Hall, Wayne, West, Robert, Farrell, Michael

“…Cytisine is more effective than placebo and nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. However, cytisine has not been tested against the most…”
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Social and occupational outcomes for young people who attend early intervention mental health services: a longitudinal study by Wallis, Katharine A, Zwar, Nicholas A, Glasziou, Paul P

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