By Dr Timothy Churches

Journal articles

Badge H; Churches T; Naylor JM; Xuan W; Armstrong E; Gray L; Fletcher J; Gosbell I; Lin CWC; Harris IA, 2024, 'Compliance with Australian Orthopaedic Association guidelines does not reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee arthroplasty', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54916-x

Kee S; Valerie IC; Kennedy G; Findlay M; Churches T; Vassar A, 2024, 'Current Challenges in Digital Representation of Variation in Cancer Care', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 318, pp. 60 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SHTI240892

Stevens M; Kennedy G; Churches T, 2024, 'Applying and Improving a Publicly Available Medication NER Pipeline in a Clinical Cancer EMR', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 310, pp. 679 - 684, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231051

Kennedy G; Stevens M; Churches T, 2024, 'Visualising Variation in the Real-World Clinical Delivery of Chemotherapy Protocols', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 310, pp. 800 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231075

Kuo NIH; Perez-Concha O; Hanly M; Mnatzaganian E; Hao B; Di Sipio M; Yu G; Vanjara J; Valerie IC; de Oliveira Costa J; Churches T; Lujic S; Hegarty J; Jorm L; Barbieri S, 2024, 'Enriching Data Science and Health Care Education: Application and Impact of Synthetic Data Sets Through the Health Gym Project', JMIR Medical Education, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/51388

Sidhu V; Badge H; Churches T; Maree Naylor J; Adie S; A Harris I, 2023, 'Comparative effectiveness of aspirin for symptomatic venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty, a cohort study', BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06750-x

Badge H; Churches T; Naylor JM; Xuan W; Armstrong E; Gray L; Fletcher J; Gosbell I; Christine Lin CW; Harris IA, 2022, 'Association between VTE and antibiotic prophylaxis guideline compliance and patient-reported outcomes after total hip and knee arthroplasty: an observational study', Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41687-022-00502-6

Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Caterson I; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'Modelling vaccination capacity at mass vaccination hubs and general practice clinics: a simulation study', BMC Health Services Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08447-8

Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'Vaccinating Australia: How long will it take?', Vaccine, 40, pp. 2491 - 2497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.006

Badge H; Churches T; Xuan W; Naylor JM; Harris IA, 2022, 'Timing and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with the risk of infection after hip and knee arthroplasty', Bone and Joint Open, 3, pp. 252 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.33.BJO-2021-0181.R1

Hanly MJ; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Post JJ; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2022, 'The impact of re-opening the international border on COVID-19 hospitalisations in Australia: a modelling study', Medical Journal of Australia, 216, pp. 39 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51291

Mary Badge H; Churches T; Naylor JM; Xuan W; Armstrong E; Gray L; Fletcher J; Gosbell I; Lin C; Harris IA, 2021, 'Non-compliance with clinical guidelines increases the risk of complications after primary total hip and knee joint replacement surgery', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260146

Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; Caterson I; MacIntyre CR; Jorm L, 2021, 'Modelling vaccination capacity at mass vaccination hubs and general practice clinics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.07.21255067

Hanly M; Churches T; Fitzgerald O; McIntyre R; Jorm L, 2021, 'Vaccinating Australia: How long will it take?', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.02.21250979

Cheng E; Lewin A; Churches T; Harris IA; Naylor J, 2020, 'Cost of investigations during the acute hospital stay following total hip or knee arthroplasty, by complication status', BMC Health Services Research, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05892-1

Churches T; Jorm L, 2020, 'Flexible, freely available stochastic individual contact model for exploring COVID-19 intervention and control strategies: Development and simulation', JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/18965

Churches T; Jorm L, 2020, 'Flexible, Freely Available Stochastic Individual Contact Model for Exploring COVID-19 Intervention and Control Strategies: Development and Simulation (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.18965

Lawson A; Santhakumar P; Naylor JM; Churches T; Frost S; Harris IA, 2020, 'Wrist deformity, bother and function following wrist fracture in the elderly', BMC Research Notes, 13, pp. 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05013-5

Lawson A; Santhakumar P; Naylor JM; Churches T; Frost S; Harris IA, 2020, 'Wrist deformity, bother and function following wrist fracture in the elderly', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.22645/v1

Olivier J; Churches T; Hayen A; Walter S; Grzebieta R, 2020, 'Has cycling decreased in Australia? A comparison of 1985/86 and 2011 surveys', Journal of Road Safety, 31, pp. 44 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.33492/JRS-D-19-00227

Lawson A; Santhakumar P; Naylor J; Churches T; Frost S; Harris I, 2020, 'Wrist deformity, bother and function following wrist fracture in the elderly', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.22645/v2

Xue D; Churches T; Armstrong E; Mittal R; Naylor JM; Harris IA, 2019, 'Interpreter proxy versus healthcare interpreter for administration of patient surveys following arthroplasty: A pilot study', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0854-1

Heo SM; Naylor JM; Harris IA; Churches TR, 2019, 'Reliability of patient-reported complications following hip or knee arthroplasty procedures', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-018-0645-0

Jorm LR; McGrail K; Victor JC; Jones K; Ford D; Churches T, 2018, 'Secure data analysis environments: can we agree on criteria for “Appropriate secure access” to linked health data?', International Journal of Population Data Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.836

Schneider M; Radbone C; Stanley A; Woollacott A; Churches T; Farrow J; Basso P; Hardin T; McNamara M; Harrison J, 2018, 'Supporting the timely, easy and cost effective access to high-quality linked data via the Custodian-Controlled Data Repository', International Journal of Population Data Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i4.690

O'Keefe CM; Ickowicz A; Churches T; Westcott M; O'Sullivan M; Khan A, 2018, 'Assessing privacy risks in population health publications using a checklist-based approach', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 25, pp. 315 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocx129

O'keefe CM; Westcott M; O'sullivan M; Ickowicz A; Churches T, 2017, 'Anonymization for outputs of population health and health services research conducted via an online data center', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 24, pp. 544 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocw152

O Keefe CM; Gould P; Churches T, 2014, 'Comparison of two remote access systems recently developed and implemented in Australia', Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 8744, pp. 299 - 311

Randall DA; Jorm LR; Lujic S; Eades SJ; Churches TR; O'Loughlin AJ; Leyland AH, 2014, 'Exploring disparities in acute myocardial infarction events between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians: Roles of age, gender, geography and area-level disadvantage', Health and Place, 28, pp. 58 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.009

Trevena JA; Rogers KD; Jorm LR; Churches T; Armstrong B, 2013, 'Quantifying under-reporting of pathology tests in Medical Benefits Schedule claims data', Australian Health Review, 37, pp. 649 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH13092

Walter SR; Olivier J; Grzebieta R; Churches T, 2013, 'The impact of compulsory helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia: A response', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 52, pp. 204 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.11.028

Randall DA; Jorm LR; Lujic S; Oloughlin AJ; Churches TR; Haines MM; Eades SJ; Leyland AH, 2012, 'Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: A multilevel data linkage study', BMC Public Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-281

Olivier J; Churches T; Walter SR; Mcintosh AS; Grzebieta R, 2012, 'Response to Rissel and Wen, 'The possible effect on frequency of cycling if mandatory bicycle helmet legislation was repealed in Sydney, Australia: a cross sectional survey'', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 23, pp. 76 - 76, http://www.healthpromotion.org.au/component/resource/article/1-hpja/445-response-to-rissel-and-wen-the-possible-effect-on-frequency-of-cycling-if-mandatory-bicycle-helmet-legislation-was-repealed-in-sydney-australia-a-cross-sectional-survey

Randall D; Jorm L; Leyland A; Lujic S; Churches T; Haines M; Eades S; O'Loughlin A, 2011, 'SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MORTALITY OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AFTER HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: A DATA LINKAGE STUDY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A291 - A291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976j.85

Sparks R; Carter C; Graham P; Muscatello D; Churches T; Kaldor J; Turner R; Zheng W; Ryan L, 2011, 'Erratum: Understanding sources of variation in syndromic surveillance for early warning of natural or intentional disease outbreaks', IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers), 43, pp. 231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0740817X.2011.547782

Walter SR; Olivier J; Churches T; Grzebieta R, 2011, 'The impact of compulsory cycle helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43, pp. 2064 - 2071, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.029

Churches T, 2010, 'Best-practice example from Australia: privacy-preserving approach using semi-trusted third-party models', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 20, pp. 102 - 102, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000283675900276&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Churches T, 2010, 'Data and graphing errors in the Voukelatos and Rissel paper', JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 21, pp. 62 - 64, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213700600031&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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

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

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

Jorm L; Gruszin S; Churches T, 2009, 'A multidimensional classification of public health activity in Australia', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-9

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

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

Summerhayes R; Holder P; Beard J; Morgan G; Christen P; Willmore A; Churches T, 2006, 'Automated geocoding of routinely collected health data in New South Wales.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 17, pp. 33 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb06009

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

Mannes T; Emmett K; Willmore A; Churches T; Sheppeard V; Kaldor J, 2005, 'Effect of a chemical manufacturing plant on community cancer rates', BMC Public Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-5-34

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