By Dr David John Muscatello

Journal articles

Norton S; Cordery DV; Abbenbroek BJ; Ryan AC; Muscatello DJ, 2016, 'Towards public health surveillance of intensive care services in NSW, Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2631633

Dinh MM; Berendsen Russell S; Bein KJ; Chalkley D; Muscatello D; Paoloni R; Ivers R, 2016, 'Trends and characteristics of short-term and frequent representations to emergency departments: A population-based study from New South Wales, Australia', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 307 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12582

Dinh MM; Berendsen Russell S; Bein KJ; Chalkley D; Muscatello D; Paoloni R; Ivers R, 2016, 'Understanding drivers of Demand for Emergency Service Trends in Years 2010-2014 in New South Wales: An initial overview of the DESTINY project', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 179 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12542

Whitlam G; Dinh M; Rodgers C; Muscatello DJ; McGuire R; Ryan T; Thackway S, 2016, 'Diagnosis-based emergency department alcohol harm surveillance: What can it tell us about acute alcohol harms at the population level?', Drug and Alcohol Review, pp. n/a - n/a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12458

Dinh MM; Russell SB; Bein KJ; Chalkley DR; Muscatello D; Paoloni R; Ivers R, 2016, 'Statewide retrospective study of low acuity emergency presentations in New South Wales, Australia: Who, what, where and why?', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e010964, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010964

Gale M; Muscatello DJ; Dinh M; Byrnes J; Shakeshaft A; Hayen A; MacIntyre CR; Haber P; Cretikos M; Morton P, 2015, 'Alcopops, taxation and harm: A segmented time series analysis of emergency department presentations', BMC Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1769-3

Leung K; Ringland C; Salmon A; Chessman J; Muscatello D, 2015, 'That’s entertainment: Trends in late-night assaults and acute alcohol illness in Sydney's Entertainment Precinct', Crime and Justice Bulletin, http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Pages/bocsar_news/cjb185-Trends-in-late-night-assaults.aspx

Dinh MM; Bein KJ; Latt M; Chalkley D; Muscatello D, 2015, 'Age before acuity: The drivers of demand for emergency department services in the Greater Sydney Area', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 708 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204174

Koopman B; Karimi S; Nguyen A; McGuire R; Muscatello D; Kemp M; Truran D; Zhang M; Thackway S, 2015, 'Automatic classification of diseases from free-text death certificates for real-time surveillance', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 15, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-015-0174-2

Davey HM; Muscatello DJ; Wood JG; Snelling TL; Ferson MJ; Macartney KK, 2015, 'Impact of high coverage of monovalent human rotavirus vaccine on Emergency Department presentations for rotavirus gastroenteritis', Vaccine, 33, pp. 1726 - 1730, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.01.082

Liljeqvist HTG; Muscatello D; Sara G; Dinh M; Lawrence GL, 2014, 'Accuracy of automatic syndromic classification of coded emergency department diagnoses in identifying mental health-related presentations for public health surveillance', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-14-84

Muscatello DJ; Amin J; MacIntyre CR; Newall AT; Rawlinson WD; Sintchenko V; Gilmour R; Thackway S, 2014, 'Inaccurate ascertainment of morbidity and mortality due to influenza in administrative databases: A population-based record linkage study', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e98446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098446

Leonard C; Bein KJ; Latt M; Muscatello D; Veillard AS; Dinh MM, 2014, 'Demand for emergency department services in the elderly: An 11 year analysis of the Greater Sydney Area', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26, pp. 356 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12250

Simonsen L; Spreeuwenberg P; Lustig R; Taylor RJ; Fleming DM; Kroneman M; Van Kerkhove MD; Mounts AW; Paget WJ; Echenique H; Savy V; Muscatello D; MacIntyre CR; Dwyer DE; Azziz-Baumgartner E; Homaira N; Moura FEA; Schuck C; Akwar H; Schanzer D; Fuentes R; Olea A; Sotomayor V; Feng L; Yu H; Mazick A; Mølbak K; Nielsen J; Carrat F; Lemaitre M; Buchholz U; Schweiger B; Höhle M; Vesenbeckh S; Cowling B; Leung G; Tsang T; Chuang SK; Bromberg M; Kaufman Z; Sugaya N; Oka Ezoe K; Hayashi S; Matsuda M; Lopez-Gatell H; Alpuche-Aranda C; Noyola D; Chowell G; van Asten L; Meijer A; van den Wijngaard K; van der Sande M; Baker M; Zhang J; Benavides JG; Munayco C; Laguna-Torres A; Rabczenko D; Wojtyniak B; Park SH; Lee YK; Zolotusca L; Popovici O; Popescu R; Ang LW; Cutter J; Lin R; Ma S; Chen M; Lee VJ; Prosenc K; Socan M; Cohen C; Larrauri A; de Mateo S; Méndez LS; Sanz CD; Andrews N; Green HK; Pebody R; Saei A; Shay D; Viboud C, 2013, 'Global Mortality Estimates for the 2009 Influenza Pandemic from the GLaMOR Project: A Modeling Study', PLoS Medicine, 10, pp. e1001558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001558

Muscatello DJ; Newall AT; Dwyer DE; MacIntyre CR, 2013, 'Mortality Attributable to Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza, Australia, 2003 to 2009, Using a Novel Time Series Smoothing Approach', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e64734 - e64734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064734

Mitchell RJ; Bambach M; Muscatello D; McKenzie K; Balogh ZJ, 2013, 'Can SNOMED CT as implemented in New South Wales, Australia be used for road trauma injury surveillance in emergency departments?', Health Information Management Journal, 42, pp. 4 - 8, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=353339589984122;res=IELHEA

Cashmore AW; Muscatello DJ; Merrifield A; Spokes P; Macartney K; Jalaludin BB, 2013, 'Relationship between the population incidence of pertussis in children in New South Wales, Australia and emergency department visits with cough: a time series analysis', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 13, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-13-40

Schaffer A; Muscatello D; Cretikos M; Gilmour R; Tobin S; Ward J, 2012, 'The impact of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 compared with seasonal influenza on intensive care admissions in New South Wales, Australia, 2007 to 2010: A time series analysis', BMC Public Health, 12, pp. 869, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-869

Schaffer A; Muscatello D; Broome R; Corbett S; Smith W, 2012, 'Emergency department visits, ambulance calls, and mortality associated with an exceptional heat wave in Sydney, Australia, 2011: A time-series analysis', Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 11, pp. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-3

Chen H-Y; Jan S; Boufous S; Martiniuk A; Ivers R; Senserrick T; Norton R; Muscatello D, 2012, 'Variations in car crash-related hospitalization costs amongst young adults in New South Wales, Australia', Injury : International Journal of the Care of the Injured, 43, pp. 1593 - 1599, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020138311002531

Sparks RS; Keighley T; Muscatello D, 2011, 'Optimal exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) plans for detecting seasonal epidemics when faced with non-homogeneous negative binomial counts', Journal of Applied Statistics, 38, pp. 2165 - 2181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2010.545184

Thomas SL; Muscatello DJ; Middleton PM; Zheng W, 2011, 'Characteristics of fall-related injuries attended by an ambulance in Sydney, Australia: a surveillance summary.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 22, pp. 49 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb09034

Muscatello D; Barr M; Thackway S; MacIntyre CR, 2011, 'Epidemiology of influenza-like illness during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, New South Wales, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 1240 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101173

Hayden TJ; Muscatello DJ, 2011, 'Increased presentations to emergency departments for asthma associated with rye grass pollen season in inland NSW.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 22, pp. 154 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10035

Polkinghorne B; Muscatello D; MacIntyre CR; Lawrence GL; Middleton PM; Torvaldsen S, 2011, 'Relationship between the population incidence of febrile convulsions in young children in Sydney, Australia and seasonal epidemics of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, 2003-2010: a time series analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 11, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-11-291

Descallar J; Muscatello D; Weatherburn D; Chu M; Moffatt S, 2011, 'The association between the incidence of emergency department attendances for alcohol problems and assault incidents attended by police in New South Wales, Australia, 2003-2008: a time series analysis', Addiction, 107, pp. 549 - 556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03623.x

Sparks RS; Keighley T; Muscatello D, 2010, 'Early warning CUSUM plans for surveillance of negative binomial daily disease counts', Journal of Applied Statistics, 37, pp. 1911 - 1929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02664760903186056

O'Toole L; Muscatello DJ; Zheng W; Churches T, 2010, 'Can near real-time monitoring of emergency department diagnoses facilitate early response to sporadic meningococcal infection? - prospective and retrospective evaluations', BMC Infectious Diseases, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-309

Sparks R; Keighley T; Muscatello D, 2010, 'Exponentially weighted moving average plans for detecting unusual negative binomial counts', IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers), 42, pp. 721 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07408170903468597

Churches T; Conaty SJ; Gilmour RE; Muscatello DJ, 2010, 'Reflections on public health surveillance of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in NSW.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 21, pp. 19 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb09046

Earnest A; Beard JR; Morgan G; Lincoln D; Summerhayes R; Donoghue D; Dunn T; Muscatello D; Mengersen K, 2010, 'Small area estimation of sparse disease counts using shared component models-application to birth defect registry data in New South Wales, Australia', Health and Place, 16, pp. 684 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.02.006

Muscatello D; Cretikos M; MacIntyre CR, 2010, 'All-cause mortality during first wave of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, New South Wales, Australia, 2009', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 1 - 7, http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/16/9/1396.htm

Carter CK; Sparks R; Graham P; Muscatello D; Churches T; Kaldor J; Turner R; Zheng W; Ryan L, 2010, 'Understanding sources of variation in syndromic surveillance for early warning of natural or intentional disease outbreaks', IIE Transactions, 42, pp. 613 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07408170902942667

Thackway S; Churches T; Fizzell J; Muscatello D; Armstrong P, 2009, 'Should cities hosting mass gatherings invest in public health surveillance and planning? Reflections from a decade of mass gatherings in Sydney, Australia', BMC Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-324

Cretikos MA; Muscatello DJ; Patterson J; Conaty S; Churches T; Fizzell J; Chant KG; McAnulty JM; Thackway S, 2009, 'Progression and impact of the first winter wave of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza in New South Wales, Australia.', Eurosurveillance, 14, pp. 28 - 36

Sparks RS; Keighley T; Muscatello D, 2009, 'Improving EWMA Plans for Detecting Unusual Increases in Poisson Counts', Journal of Applied Mathematics and Decision Sciences, 2009, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/512356

Carlson SJ; Dalton CB; Tuyl FA; Durrheim DN; Fejsa J; Muscatello DJ; Francis JL; d'Espaignet ET, 2009, 'Flutracking surveillance: comparing 2007 New South Wales results with laboratory confirmed influenza notifications.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 33, pp. 323 - 327

Muscatello DJ; Thackway SV; Belshaw DA; McGrath D, 2009, 'What can public health surveillance of emergency department presentations for acute alcohol problems tell us about social trends in drinking behaviour?', Medical Journal of Australia, 191, pp. 237 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02768.x

Schindeler S; Muscatello D; Ferson MJ; Rogers K; Grant P; Churches T, 2009, 'Evaluation of alternative respiratory syndromes for specific syndromic surveillance of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus: a time series analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. online, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/190

Belshaw D; Muscatello D; Ferson MJ; Nuekic A, 2009, 'Rotavirus vaccination one year on...', Annual report of the Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme, 2007--Amended, 33, pp. 337 - 340, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cda-cdi3303j.htm

Muscatello DJ; Morton PM; Evans I; Gilmour R, 2008, 'Prospective surveillance of excess mortality due to influenza in New South Wales: feasibility and statistical approach.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 32, pp. 435 - 442

Hope K; Durrheim DN; Muscatello D; Merritt T; Zheng W; Massey P; Cashman P; Eastwood K, 2008, 'Identifying pneumonia outbreaks of public health importance: Can emergency department data aissist in earlier identification?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 361 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00255.x

Hope K; Merritt T; Eastwood K; Main K; Durrheim DN; Muscatello D; Todd K; Zheng W, 2008, 'The public health value of emergency department syndromic surveillance following a natural disaster.', Communicable diseases intelligence, 32, pp. 92 - 94

Zheng W; Aitken R; Muscatello DJ; Churches T, 2007, 'Potential for early warning of viral influenza activity in the community by monitoring clinical diagnoses of influenza in hospital emergency departments', BMC Public Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-250

Moody WE; Hendry RG; Muscatello D, 2007, 'Were attendances to accident and emergency departments in England and Australia influenced by the Rugby World Cup Final 2003?', European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 14, pp. 68 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.mej.0000228450.37974.a8

Turner R; Muscatello D; Zheng WH; Willmore A; Arendts G, 2007, 'An outbreak of cardiovascular syndromes requiring urgent medical treatment and its association with environmental factors: an ecological study', Environmental Health, 6

Zheng W; Muscatello D; Chan AC, 2007, 'Deck the halls with rows of trolleys ... emergency departments are busiest over the Christmas holiday periods', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 630 - 633

Muscatello DJ; Searles A; Macdonald R; Jorm L, 2006, 'Communicating population health statistics through graphs: A randomised controlled trial of graph design interventions', BMC Medicine, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-4-33

Muscatello DJ; Cretikos MA; Bartlett MJ; Churches T; Carter IW; Eastwood K; Heron LG; McPhie KA, 2006, 'Planning for pandemic influenza surveillance in NSW.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 17, pp. 146 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb06038

Muscatello DJ; Churches T; Kaldor J; Zheng W; Chiu C; Correll P; Jorm L, 2005, 'An automated, broad-based, near real-time public health surveillance system using presentations to hospital Emergency Departments in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-5-141

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