By Dr Brendan Clifford

Journal articles

Clifford B; Van Gordon K; Magee F; Malone V; Siefried KJ; Graham D; Ezard N, 2023, '“There’s a big tag on my head”: exploring barriers to treatment seeking with women who use methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 23, pp. 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09125-z

Bascombe F; Siefried KJ; Clifford B; Child S; Loos R; Sgouras H; Stevens L; Wilson H; Ezard N, 2023, 'Methamphetamine and emerging drugs of concern: A training needs analysis of Australian alcohol and other drug helplines', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1744 - 1753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13719

Clifford B; Wood L; Vallesi S; Macfarlane S; Currie J; Haigh F; Gill K; Wilson A; Harris P, 2022, 'Integrating healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness in Australia: key issues and research principles.', Integr Healthc J, 4, pp. e000065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ihj-2020-000065

Acheson LS; Siefried KJ; Clifford B; Murray E; Steele M; Clague L; Malone V; Roberts DM; Ferguson LJ; Matthews GV; Ezard N, 2021, 'One-third of people who inject drugs are at risk of incomplete treatment for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a retrospective medical record review', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 112, pp. 63 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.012

Ezard N; Clifford B; Dunlop A; Bruno R; Carr A; Liu Z; Siefried KJ; Lintzeris N, 2021, 'Safety and tolerability of oral lisdexamfetamine in adults with methamphetamine dependence: A phase-2 dose-escalation study', BMJ Open, 11, pp. e044696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044696

Clifford B; Wilson A; Harris P, 2019, 'Homelessness, health and the policy process: A literature review', Health Policy, 123, pp. 1125 - 1132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.08.011

Malone V; Ezard N; Clifford B; Middleton S; McInnes E; Bonevski B, 2019, 'A systems change intervention for nurse-led smoking cessation care in hospitals', Collegian, 26, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2018.07.007

Ezard N; Dunlop A; Hall M; Ali R; McKetin R; Bruno R; Phung N; Carr A; White J; Clifford B; Liu Z; Shanahan M; Dolan K; Baker AL; Lintzeris N, 2018, 'LiMA: A study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020723

Ezard N; Webb B; Clifford B; Cecilio ME; Jellie A; Lea T; Rodgers C; Ruth S; Bruno R, 2018, 'Substance Use and Sex Index (SUSI): First stage development of an assessment tool to measure behaviour change in sexualised drug use for substance use treatment studies', International Journal of Drug Policy, 55, pp. 165 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.03.020

Ezard N; Cecilio ME; Clifford B; Baldry E; Burns L; Day CA; Shanahan M; Dolan K, 2018, 'A managed alcohol program in Sydney, Australia: Acceptability, cost-savings and non-beverage alcohol use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, pp. S184 - S194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12702

Ezard N; Dunlop A; Clifford B; Bruno R; Carr A; Bissaker A; Lintzeris N, 2016, 'Study protocol: A dose-escalating, phase-2 study of oral lisdexamfetamine in adults with methamphetamine dependence', BMC Psychiatry, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-1141-x

Ezard N; Dunlop AJ; Clifford B; Bruno R; Carr A; Bissaker A; Lintzeris N, 2016, 'LISDEX I: DOSE-ESCALATING, PHASE-2 STUDY OF ORAL LISDEXAMFETAMINE IN ADULTS WITH METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 35, pp. 36 - 36, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500098&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Presentations

Siefried K; Clifford B; Acheson L; Ezard N, 2023, 'Innovations beyond BC: Lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder and withdrawal', presented at The 5th Annual BC Substance Use Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 20 April 2023 - 23 April 2023

Hill P; Clifford B; Brown J; Dessauer P; Oh G; Lyons T; Herbert A; McKinnon G; Lamb M; Crawford S; Mason C; Siefried K; Ezard N, 2023, 'Strength in solidarity: Bringing together diverse local stakeholders to disseminate public drug information (presented on behalf of the Prompt Response Network)', presented at Harm Reduction International, Melbourne, Australia, 16 April 2023 - 19 April 2023, https://hr23.hri.global/programme/

Bascombe F; Siefried K; Clifford B; Middleton P; Liu Z; Wilson J; Steele M; Kay-Lambkin F; Ezard N, 2022, 'Feasibility and efficacy of the S-Check App to change help seeking behaviour of people who use methamphetamine', presented at Lisbon Addictions, Lisbon, Portugal, 23 November 2022 - 25 November 2022

Ezard N; Clifford B; Siefried K; Acheson L, 2022, 'Safety and tolerability of lisdexamfetamine for  methamphetamine dependence and withdrawal, early experience from Australia: The LiMA Trial and OLAM pilot', presented at Annual Meeting Conference of the Norwegian Association for Addiction Medicine, Bergen, Norway, 02 November 2022

Conference Abstracts

Acheson LS; Murray E; Clifford B; Siefried KJ; Matthews GV; Ezard N, 2019, 'OPTIMISING CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: A RETROSPECTIVE MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTERAEMIA TREATMENT', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S22 - S23, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000494890100057&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bruno R; Ezard N; Dunlop AJ; Clifford B; Carr A; Lintzeris N, 2017, 'COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF ESCALATING DOSES OF ORAL LISDEXAMFETAMINE IN METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENT ADULTS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 23 - 23, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424000500055&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ezard N; Webb B; Clifford B; Cecilio ME; Bruno R, 2017, 'DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE USE SEX INDEX - A NEW TOOL FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE MEASUREMENT IN DRUG TREATMENT STUDIES', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 36, pp. 31 - 31, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000424000500078&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ezard N; Dunlop AJ; Carr A; McKetin R; Ali R; White J; Bruno R; Dolan K; Clifford B; Lintzeris N, 2016, 'A RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF LISDEXAMFETAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE: THE LIMA STUDY PROTOCOL', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 35 - 36, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500097&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Van Gordon K; Malone V; Magee F; Clifford B; Ezard N, 2016, 'BARRIERS TO STIMULANT TREATMENT ACCESS FOR WOMEN WHO USE METHAMPHETAMINE IN INNER SYDNEY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 71 - 72, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500195&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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