Basia Diug

• PhD
• Head of Department at Monash University (Australia)

Introduction: Much has been written about the need for medical students to have research skills. Increasing numbers of medical schools are incorporating compulsory research experiences to increase research literacy. However, little is known about the student perceptions of, and outcomes from, those programs. We aimed to examine medical students' pe...

Introduction/background Course evaluation in health education is a common practice yet few comprehensive evaluations of health education exist that measure the impact and outcomes these programs have on developing health graduate capabilities. Aim/objectives To explore how curricula contribute to health graduate capabilities and what factors contr...

Dengue is among the fastest-spreading vector-borne infectious disease, with outbreaks often overwhelm the health system and result in huge morbidity and mortality in its endemic populations in the absence of an efficient warning system. A large number of prediction models are currently in use globally. As such, this study aimed to systematically re...

Background To identify the effectiveness of different teaching modalities on student evidence-based practice (EBP) competency. Methods Electronic searches were conducted in MEDLINE, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ERIC, A + Education and AEI through to November 2021. We included randomised-controlled trials compar...

Dengue fever is among the fastest-spreading vector-borne infectious disease, with outbreaks often overwhelm the health system and result in huge morbidity and mortality in its endemic populations in the absence of an efficient warning system. A large number of prediction models are currently in use globally. As such, this study aimed to systematica...

In this Connections article the authors highlight the importance of recognising and embedding 'context' in teaching, assessment and evaluation, as a means to challenge educator's and researchers' understanding of student learning.

Context: Scholarly experiences have been increasingly employed to support the development of scholarly skills for medical students. How the characteristics of the various scholarly experiences contributes to scholarly outcomes or the complexities of how the experiences build skills, warrants further exploration. Objective: To identify how medica...

[NOTE: This article is open access at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2020.1769056 . ] * * * * * "Higher education institutions promote interfaculty collaborations in research and education projects, but few studies have examined the challenges of such collaborations. This case study investigates how a heterogeneous interfacu...

Introduction/background: Vertical integration is increasingly being incorporated in medical education to prepare graduates better for clinical practice. Vertically integrated assessments (VIA) are designed to assess the integration of early clinical education, biomedical sciences and clinical responsibility levels for trainees. A paucity of literat...

Abstract: Background: Although non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors are well documented individually, their clustering phenomenon has not adequately been studied in the elderly population. This study assessed patterns and predictors of NCD risk factor clustering amongst elderly. Methods: Data of 1,178 elderly aged ≥60 years from Bangladesh N...

Objectives: To systematically review clinical outcomes associated with medication regimen complexity in older people. Design: Systematic review of EMBASE, MEDLINE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane library. Setting: Hospitals, home, and long-term care. Participan...

Objectives The objective of our study was to describe spontaneously reported haemorrhagic adverse events associated with rivaroxaban and dabigatran in Australia. Methods Data were sourced from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Database of Adverse Event Notifications between June 2009 and May 2014. Records of haemorrhagic advers...

Background: Our aims were to profile individuals unable to be recruited to a community based non-interventional study investigating warfarin safety, and to share the lessons learnt. Methods: The target population comprised community-based adults stabilised on warfarin. Recruitment strategies included partnering with a third party pathology provi...

Warfarin is an effective drug for the prevention of thromboembolism in the elderly. The major risk for patients taking warfarin is bleeding. We aimed to assess the impact of psychosocial factors, including mood, cognition, social isolation, and health literacy on warfarin instability among community-based elderly patients. A case-control study was...

To identify potential weaknesses in the system of managing warfarin therapy. A structured interview-based study of 40 community-dwelling patients taking warfarin and with an international normalised ratio > or = 6.0 and 36 of their treating doctors (35 general practitioners and 1 specialist), conducted between July and November 2007. Patients all r...