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Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)

Discipline of Public Health,
School of Population Health & Clinical Practice,
The University of Adelaide

Mail Drop 545
Level 7, 178 North Terrace
Terrace Towers
SA 5005 AUSTRALIA

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Publications - 2006

Peer-reviewed journal articles
Reports and monographs
Prioritising summaries
Presentations and abstracts

Peer-reviewed journal articles

Reports and monographs

Buckley E, Newton S, Hedayati H, Merlin T, Moss J, Hiller JE. Double balloon enteroscopy. MSAC application 1102 Assessment Report. November 2006. Canberra, ACT: Australian Government.

Mundy L, Sullivan T, Merlin T, Braunack-Mayer A, Elshaug A, Hiller JE. The Pillar procedure: for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Horizon Scanning Report. September 2006. Canberra, ACT: Australian Government.

Mundy L, Merlin T, Braunack-Mayer A, Hiller JE. Molecular adsorbents recirculating system (MARS(R)): A haemo-dialysis and haemo-filtration device for acute liver failure. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Horizon Scanning Report. March 2006. Canberra, ACT: Australian Government.

Brooks A, Merlin T, Mundy L, Hedayati H, Hiller J. Uterine artery embolisation for the treatment of systomatic uterine fibroids. MSAC application 1081 Assessment Report. Canberra, ACT: Australian Government, 2006.

Merlin T, Newton S, Hedayati H, McCaffrey N, Moss J, Hiller JE. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fracture. MSAC reference 27 Assessment Report. Canberra, ACT: Australian Government, 2006.

Prioritising summaries

Volume 14 - September 2006

Sullivan T, Hiller JE. (September 2006) Primer and probe set for the diagnosis of avian influenza. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Merlin T, Hiller JE. (September 2006) Dose verification system for the measurement of radiation dose in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast and prostate cancer. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Merlin T. (September 2006) Magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the diagnosis of suspected breast malignancies. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Moyes L, Mundy L, Sullivan T, Merlin T, Hiller JE. (September 2006) Nicotine metabolite ratio test as a predictor of smoking cessation. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Merlin T. (September 2006) MR and transient elastography for the non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Merlin T. (September 2006) Pre-hospital administration of antibiotics by paramedics for suspected cases of meningococcal disease. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 14. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Volume 13 - June 2006

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Rapid point-of-care for the detection of Chlamydia in individuals at risk of trachoma. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Autologous bone marrow transplant for the treatment of patients who have experienced heart failure. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Implantable Miniature Telescope for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Vertebral assessment with DEXA: Screening for vertebral fracture during risk assessment for osteoporosis. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Genetic testing for Long QT syndrome to identify individuals at high-risk of sudden cardiac death. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, McCaffrey N, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Program for the distribution of free nicotine patches: A smoking cessation program. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.-

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Proton Beam Therapy for the treatment of cancer. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Foramen Ovale Closure devices for the treatment of migrane . Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Buckley E, Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) NMP22 BladderChek™ for the detection of bladder cancer. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Hiller JE. (June 2006) DXL Calscan Bone Densiometer for the measurement of bone mineral density of the os calcis. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Epidermal growth factor receptor mutational assay for patients with non small-cell lung carcinoma. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Implantable Collamer lens for the correction of myopic vision. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Buckley E, Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) Niobe® magnetic guidance system for coronary interventions. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Buckley E, Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) USCOM cardiac output monitor for patients requiring haemodynamic monitoring. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Buckley E, Mundy L, Hiller JE. (June 2006) ZstatFlu® point-of-care influenza test. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 13. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Volume 12 - March 2006

Sullivan T, Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Remote monitoring systems for implanted with cardiac devices (Cardioverter defibrillators and pacemakers) . Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Parrella A, Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Nurse-led telephone program to monitor heart failure patients after hospital discharge. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Program for the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Computed tomography coronary angiography for the detection of coronary artery disease. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in individuals at high-risk of sudden cardiac death. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Mundy L, Hiller JE, Merlin T. (March 2006) Telemedicine for the implementation of stroke therapy for patients in rural and remote areas. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Sullivan T, Mundy L, Hiller JE. (March 2006) Breath test for the detection of lung cancer in high-risk patients. Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network. Prioritising Summary Update. Volume 12. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

Presentations and abstracts*

Elshaug AG, Hiller JE, Southcott AM, Moss JR. An Audit of Surgical Intervention for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Questions of Efficacy and Improved Health Outcomes. Oral Presentation*. 3rd Annual Meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Elshaug AG, Hiller JE, Southcott AM, Moss JR. When clinical practices vary, best practice is one of multiple variations: a practical analysis of the know-do-gap*. Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) annual conference. Vancouver, Canada, September 17-19, 2006. p.53.

Elshaug AG, Hiller JE, Southcott AM, Moss JR. When clinical practices vary, best practice is one of multiple variations: need for a formal mechanism to monitor efectiveness*. The 6th International Conference on Priorities in health Care. Toronto, Canada, September 20-22, 2006.

Elshaug AG, Moss JR, Hiller JE. Inverse care law: a micro level example in Australia*. International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH) 4th Biennial International Conference. Adelaide, Australia, September 11-13, 2006.

McCaffrey N, Merlin T, Hiller J. Lack of clinical rationale provided for non-inferiority margins. Poster presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Merlin T, Newton S, Thomson K, Hiller JE. Brittle bones and painful backs: a systematic review of the safety and effectiveness of vertebroplasty. Poster presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Merlin T, Brooks A, Lord S, Hiller JE. How to assess the effectiveness of a triage test in the context of direct versus linked evidence? Poster Presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Mundy L, Merlin T, Sullivan T, Hiller JE. Determining the fate of a health technology: why some technologies don't get off first base. Poster presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Newton S, Merlin T, Forbes D, Phelps A, Creamer M, Hiller J. Challenges in updating evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Oral presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Newton S, Merlin T, Hedayati H, Thomson K, Hiller J. Kyphoplasty for treating vertebral compression fractures with kyphosis. Poster presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.

Sullivan T, Merlin T, Mundy L, Hiller JE. Horizon scanning activity as a marker for changing patterns in medical research. Oral presentation*. 3rd Annual meeting, Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi). Adelaide, South Australia. July 3-5, 2006.