Joanne Tropea

TL;DR: To describe management of osteoarthritis of the hip (OA) and knee (OA‐knee) by Australian general practitioners (GPs).

TL;DR: A wide variety of multidimensional patient-reported instruments has been used to assess rehabilitation outcomes after hip and knee arthroplasty, but information about their measurement attributes in these populations is inadequate.

TL;DR: In 2006, the first set of national clinical practice guidelines for the management of delirium in older people were developed as discussed by the authors, which included recommendations for the detection of Delirium (diagnosis and screening), assessment and prediction of risk factors for delurium, prevention of Delurgence, and interventions to manage people with delurgence.

TL;DR: To compare healthcare utilisation outcomes among older hospitalised patients with and without cognitive impairment, and to compare the costs associated with these outcomes.

TL;DR: Patients who leave emergency departments in Victoria, Australia, without being seen are at lower risk of hospital admission and at no greater risk of mortality, but are at higher risk of re-presenting to an ED compared to patients who complete treatment and are discharged home.