By Associate Professor Timothy Dobbins

Journal articles

Dearie C; Linhart C; Figueroa C; Saumaka V; Dobbins T; Morrell S; Taylor R, 2024, 'Adult mortality from non-communicable diseases in Fiji's major ethnic groups 2013–17', Global Epidemiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloepi.2024.100157

King JM; McManus H; Gray RT; Nigro SJ; Sisnowski J; Dobbins T; Bavinton BR; Grulich AE; Petoumenos K; Costello J; McGregor S, 2024, 'Applying population-specific incidence prevalence ratio benchmarks to monitor the Australian HIV epidemic: an epidemiological analysis', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26399

Conigrave JH; Lee KSK; Dobbins T; Wilson S; Padarian J; Ivers R; Morley K; Haber PS; Vnuk J; Marshall K; Conigrave K, 2024, 'No improvement in AUDIT-C screening and brief intervention rates among wait-list controls following support of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: evidence from a cluster randomised trial', BMC Health Services Research, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11214-6

King JM; Dobbins T; Keen P; Cornelisse VJ; Stoové M; Nigro SJ; Asselin J; Higgins N; Mao L; Aung HL; Petoumenos K; McGregor S, 2024, 'Trends in HIV testing and HIV stage at diagnosis among people newly diagnosed with HIV', AIDS, 38, pp. 1774 - 1782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000003961

Zoega H; Falster M; Gillies M; Litchfield M; Camacho X; Bruno C; Daniels B; Donnolley N; Havard A; Schaffer A; Chambers G; Degenhardt L; Dobbins T; Gisev N; Ivers R; Jorm L; Liu B; Vajdic C; Pearson SA, 2024, 'The Medicines Intelligence Data Platform: A Population-Based Data Resource From New South Wales, Australia', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5887

Powell M; Pilkington R; Varney B; Havard A; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Oei JL; Ahmed T; Falster K, 2024, 'The burden of prenatal and early life maternal substance use among children at risk of maltreatment: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 823 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13835

Bharat C; Gisev N; Barbieri S; Dobbins T; Larney S; Buizen L; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Prescription opioid use among people with opioid dependence and concurrent benzodiazepine and gabapentinoid exposure: An analysis of overdose and all-cause mortality', International Journal of Drug Policy, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104287

Bharat C; Gisev N; Barbieri S; Dobbins T; Larney S; Buizen L; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Association of Opioid Analgesics, Benzodiazepines, Gabapentinoids, and Opioid Agonist Treatment With Mortality Among Individuals With Opioid Dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 260, pp. 110845 - 110845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110845

Economidis G; Pilkington R; Lynch J; Dobbins T; Shakeshaft A; Powell M; Eades AM; Falster K, 2023, 'The effect of family-based therapy on child physical abuse and neglect: a narrative systematic review', International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 6, pp. 633 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42448-023-00170-z

Liu B; Stepien S; Dobbins T; Gidding H; Henry D; Korda R; Mills L; Pearson SA; Pratt N; Vajdic CM; Welsh J; Macartney K, 2023, 'Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination against COVID-19 specific and all-cause mortality in older Australians: a population based study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100928

Conigrave JH; Devine EK; Lee KSK; Dobbins T; Vnuk J; Hayman N; Conigrave K, 2023, 'Unintended consequences: Alcohol screening at urban Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services was suppressed during COVID-19 lockdowns', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1633 - 1638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13761

Leung J; Chiu V; Man N; Yuen WS; Dobbins T; Dunlop A; Gisev N; Hall W; Larney S; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L; Peacock A; Peacock A, 2023, 'All-cause and cause-specific mortality in individuals with an alcohol-related emergency or hospital inpatient presentation: A retrospective data linkage cohort study', Addiction, 118, pp. 1751 - 1762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16218

Schaffer AL; Gisev N; Blyth FM; Buckley NA; Currow D; Dobbins TA; Wilson A; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA, 2023, 'Opioid prescribing patterns among medical practitioners in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13675

Gisev N; Buizen L; Hopkins RE; Schaffer AL; Daniels B; Bharat C; Dobbins T; Larney S; Blyth F; Currow DC; Wilson A; Pearson SA; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Five-Year Trajectories of Prescription Opioid Use', JAMA Network Open, 6, pp. E2328159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28159

King JM; Petoumenos K; Dobbins T; Guy RJ; Gray RT; Nigro SJ; Si D; Minas B; McGregor S, 2023, 'A population-level application of a method for estimating the timing of HIV acquisition among migrants to Australia', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26127

Poudel S; Dobbins T; Razee H; Akombi-Inyang B, 2023, 'Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Pooled Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126099

Gisev N; Pearson SA; Dobbins T; Buizen L; Murphy T; Wilson A; Blyth F; Dunlop A; Larney S; Currow DC; Mattick RP; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Cohort profile: POPPY II - A population-based cohort examining the patterns and outcomes of prescription opioid use in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068310

Tahan C; Dobbins T; Hyslop F; Lingam R; Richmond R, 2023, 'Effect of digital health, biomarker feedback and nurse or midwife-led counselling interventions to assist pregnant smokers quit: A systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060549

Dowell-Day A; Dobbins T; Chan C; Fraser D; Holt M; Vaccher SJ; Clifton B; Zablotska I; Grulich A; Bavinton BR, 2023, 'Attitudes Towards Treatment as Prevention Among PrEP-Experienced Gay and Bisexual Men in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 2969 - 2978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04019-x

Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA; Buizen L; Wilson A; Dobbins T; Gisev N, 2023, 'A data-informed approach using individualised dispensing patterns to estimate medicine exposure periods and dose from pharmaceutical claims data', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 32, pp. 352 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5567

Trevena LJ; Meiser B; Mills L; Dobbins T; Mazza D; Emery JD; Kirk J; Goodwin A; Barlow-Stewart K; Naicker S, 2022, 'Which Test Is Best? A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Risk Calculator and Recommendations on Colorectal Cancer Screening Behaviour in General Practice', Public Health Genomics, 25, pp. 193 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000526628

Dzidowska M; Raubenheimer JE; Dobbins TA; Lee KSK; Hayman N; Vnuk J; Haber P; Conigrave KM, 2022, 'Effects of service-wide support on regularity of alcohol screening of clients in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Services: a cluster randomised trial', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00294-6

Harrison R; Manias E; Ellis L; Mimmo L; Walpola R; Roxas-Harris B; Dobbins T; Mitchell R; Cowie S; Maberly G; Chan C; Hay L; Harris-Roxas B, 2022, 'Evaluating clinician experience in value-based health care: the development and validation of the Clinician Experience Measure (CEM)', BMC Health Services Research, 22, pp. 1484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08900-8

Poudel S; Razee H; Dobbins T; Akombi-Inyang B, 2022, 'Adolescent Pregnancy in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215004

Yuen WS; Leung J; Man N; Chiu V; Gisev N; Livingston M; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Pearson SA; Dobbins T; Dunlop A; Mattick RP; Peacock A; Peacock A, 2022, 'Age at first alcohol-related hospital separation or emergency department presentation and rate of re-admission: A retrospective data linkage cohort of young Australians', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1577 - 1588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13529

Bhat A; Chen HHL; Khanna S; Mahajan V; Gupta A; Burdusel C; Wolfe N; Lee L; Gan GCH; Dobbins T; MacIntyre CR; Tan TC, 2022, 'Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Left Atrial Function in Identification of Cardioembolism and Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 35, pp. 1064 - 1076, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2022.05.018

Bhat A; Gan GCH; Chen HHL; Nawaz S; Khanna S; Dobbins T; Tan TC, 2022, 'Prognostic implications of traditional and non-traditional cardiovascular risk factor profiles in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation', European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.13799

Bharat C; Gisev N; Barbieri S; Dobbins T; Larney S; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'Trends in opioid analgesic utilisation among people with a history of opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109548

Jones N; Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Larney S; Dobbins T; Ali R, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1787

Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Larney S; Dobbins T; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109464

Ritter A; van de Ven K; Vuong T; Chalmers J; Dobbins T; Livingston M; Berends L, 2022, 'Are market mechanisms associated with alcohol and other drug treatment outcomes?', Addiction, 117, pp. 1105 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15681

Lin J; Dobbins T; Wood JG; Bernardo C; Stocks NP; Liu B, 2022, 'Impact of a national immunisation program on herpes zoster incidence in Australia', Journal of Infection, 84, pp. 537 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.01.011

Dzidowska M; Lee KSK; Conigrave JH; Dobbins TA; Hummerston B; Wilson S; Haber PS; Gray D; Conigrave KM, 2022, 'Support for Aboriginal health services in reducing harms from alcohol: 2-year service provision outcomes in a cluster randomized trial', Addiction, 117, pp. 796 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15712

Lin J; Dobbins T; Wood JG; Hall JJ; Liu B, 2022, 'Impact of a structured older persons health assessment on herpes zoster vaccine uptake in Australian primary care', Preventive Medicine, 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106946

Schaffer AL; Dobbins TA; Pearson SA, 2021, 'Interrupted time series analysis using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models: a guide for evaluating large-scale health interventions', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, pp. 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01235-8

Jin X; Kinner SA; Hopkins R; Stockings E; Courtney RJ; Shakeshaft A; Petrie D; Dobbins T; Puljevic C; Chang S; Dolan K, 2021, 'A randomised controlled trial of motivational interview for relapse prevention after release from smoke-free prisons in Australia', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 17, pp. 462 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-01-2020-0003

Bharat C; Larney S; Barbieri S; Dobbins T; Jones NR; Hickman M; Gisev N; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'The effect of person, treatment and prescriber characteristics on retention in opioid agonist treatment: a 15-year retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 116, pp. 3139 - 3152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15514

Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Dobbins T; Larney S; Farrell M; Barbieri S, 2021, 'Using administrative data to predict cessation risk and identify novel predictors among new entrants to opioid agonist treatment', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109091

Bhat A; Gan GCH; Chen HHL; Khanna S; Nawaz S; Nunes MCP; Dobbins T; MacIntyre CR; Tan TC, 2021, 'Association of Left Atrial Metrics with Atrial Fibrillation Rehospitalization and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation following Index Hospitalization', Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, 34, pp. 1046 - 1055.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.06.015

de Oliveira Costa J; Bruno C; Baranwal N; Gisev N; Dobbins TA; Degenhardt L; Pearson SA, 2021, 'Variations in Long-term Opioid Therapy Definitions: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Using Routinely Collected Data (2000-2019)', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 87, pp. 3706 - 3720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14798

Conigrave JH; Harrison KH; Lee KSK; Dobbins TA; Hummerston B; Hayman N; Perry J; Ivers R; Haber PS; Wilson S; Johnson D; Conigrave KM, 2021, 'Support can increase use of the AUDIT-C in Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services: a cluster randomized trial', Addiction, 116, pp. 2304 - 2315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15428

Liu B; Jayasundara D; Pye V; Dobbins T; Dore GJ; Matthews G; Kaldor J; Spokes P, 2021, 'Whole of population-based cohort study of recovery time from COVID-19 in New South Wales Australia', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100193

Degenhardt L; Hungerford P; Nielsen S; Bruno R; Larance B; Clare PJ; Dobbins T; Hall W; Cohen M; Blyth F; Lintzeris N; Farrell M; Campbell G, 2021, 'Pharmaceutical Opioid Use Patterns and Indicators of Extramedical Use and Harm in Adults with Chronic Noncancer Pain, 2012-2018', JAMA Network Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.3059

Lin J; Dobbins T; Wood JG; Bernardo C; Stocks NP; Liu B, 2021, 'Effectiveness of the live-attenuated herpes zoster vaccine 2 years after its introduction in Australia', Vaccine, 39, pp. 1493 - 1498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.067

van de Ven K; Ritter A; Vuong T; Livingston M; Berends L; Chalmers J; Dobbins T, 2021, 'A comparison of structural features and vulnerability between government and nongovernment alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment providers', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 132, pp. 108467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108467

Jones NR; Hickman M; Larney S; Nielsen S; Ali R; Murphy T; Dobbins T; Fiellin DA; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'Hospitalisations for non-fatal overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108354

Bhat A; Chen H; Khanna S; Mahajan V; Gupta A; Burdusel C; Wolfe N; Lee L; Gan G; Dobbins T; MacIntyre C; Tan T, 2021, 'Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Novel Echocardiographic Biomarkers in Identification of Cardioembolism and Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Stroke of Undetermined Source', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. S90 - S91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.006

Larney S; Jones N; Fiellin DA; Nielsen S; Hickman M; Dobbins T; Murphy T; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Data Resource Profile: The Opioid Agonist Treatment and Safety (OATS) Study, New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, pp. 1774 - 1775G, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa125

Suomi A; Lucas N; McArthur M; Humphreys C; Dobbins T; Taplin S, 2020, 'Cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to support parental contact for children in out-of-home care', Child Abuse and Neglect, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104708

Campbell G; Noghrehchi F; Nielsen S; Clare P; Bruno R; Lintzeris N; Cohen M; Blyth F; Hall W; Larance B; Hungerford P; Dobbins T; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Risk factors for indicators of opioid-related harms amongst people living with chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from a 5-year prospective cohort study', EClinicalMedicine, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100592

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