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STV staff and patients

Lung Foundation (AU) https://lungfoundation.com.au/
Asthma Foundation (AU) https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/
Draeger's ventilator stimulator (GER) Product information. http://www.draeger.com
Bronchiectasis tool (AU) The Bronchiectasis Toolbox is a multidisciplinary resource for the diagnosis and management of people with bronchiectasis. The content, based on national and international guidelines, is designed to provide guidance for health professionals who are providing care to children or adults with bronchiectasis. Endorsed by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

COPD - X Guidelines COPD-X Australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update. Ian A Yang et al. Medical Journal of Australia, (MJA)Vol. 10, 20 Nov, 2017. Acknowledgements: "We thank Lung Foundation Australia and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand for their support in the preparation of these guidelines" .
General Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors (for patients); American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable on Exercise This handout provides cancer survivors with general guidelines for physical activity during and after cancer treatment. © 2011 C.M. Jankowski & E.E. Matthews

Confusion Assessment Method for ICU - CAM ICU tool CAM ICU flowsheet. Copyright © 2002, E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH and Vanderbilt University, all rights reserved. Downloaded Internet.

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CHERISH: protocol for a multi-site improvement program to reduce geriatric syndromes in older inpatients; BMC Geriatrics, 2017. Collaboration for hospitalized elders reducing the impact of stays in hospital. Alison M. Mudge. BMC Geriatr. 2017; 17: 11. BioMedCentral.
The effects of a high-intensity functional exercise group on clinical outcomes in hospitalised older adults: an assessor-blinded, randomised-controlled trial; Age and Ageing, 2017. Melissa J. M. Raymond et al. Age and Ageing, Volume 46, Issue 2, 1 March 2017, Pages 208–213. Oxford Academic.
Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 11. Kendrick D, Kumar A, Carpenter H, Zijlstra GAR, Skelton DA, Cook JR, Stevens Z, Belcher CM, Haworth D, Gawler SJ, Gage H, Masud T, Bowling A, Pearl M, Morris RW, Iliffe S, Delbaere K. Exercise for reducing fear of falling in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD009848. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009848.pub2.
Frailty index as a predictor of mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis; Age and Ageing, 2017. Frailty index as a predictor of mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis Gotaro Kojima, Steve Iliffe, Kate Walters. Age and Ageing, Volume 47, Issue 2, 1 March 2018, Pages 193–200.

Frailty measures

Identifying frailty, Dept of Health (AU) Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia, 2018.
Falls Risk Assessment Tool, Dept of Health (AU) Department of Health & Human Services, State Government of Victoria, Australia
Fried’s Frailty Phenotype; Journal of Gerontology. 2001. "Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype". Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES Copyright 2001 by The Gerontological Society of America 2001, Vol. 56A, No. 3, M146–M156.
Clinical Frailty Scale; Dalhousie University, 2009 Geriatric Medicine. Research, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Permission granted to copy for research and educational purposes only. Copyright, 2007-2009.
ECOG Performance Status Published in Am. J. Clin. Oncol.: Oken, M.M., Creech, R.H., Tormey, D.C., Horton, J., Davis, T.E., McFadden, E.T., Carbone, P.P.: Toxicity And Response Criteria Of The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Am J Clin Oncol 5:649-655, 1982. Internet Access.

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