By Mr Joseph Descallar

Journal articles

Barbaro J; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Khan F; Lucien A; Islam R; Masi A; Diaz AM; Dissanayake C; Karlov L; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Ong N; Tam CWM; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2023, 'General practitioners’ perspectives regarding early developmental surveillance for autism within the australian primary healthcare setting: a qualitative study', BMC Primary Care, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02121-6

Habashy P; Lea V; Wilkinson K; Wang B; Wu XJ; Roberts TL; Ng W; Rutland T; Po JW; Becker T; Descallar J; Lee M; Mackenzie S; Gupta R; Cooper W; Lim S; Chua W; Lee CS, 2023, 'KRAS and BRAF Mutation Rates and Survival Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer in an Ethnically Diverse Patient Cohort', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417509

Viiala N; Pitiyarachchi O; Range H; Descallar J; Nguyen RH; Nguyen JDT; McEwan AK; Getta B; Dunlop LC, 2023, 'Impact of Outpatient Administration of Cytarabine Consolidation Chemotherapy on Hospital Length of Stay in Adults with Acute Myeloid Leukemia', Blood, 142, pp. 3723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2023-187963

Rodwell N; Hassett G; Bird P; Pincus T; Descallar J; Gibson KA, 2023, 'RheuMetric Quantitative 0 to 10 Physician Estimates of Inflammation, Damage, and Distress in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Validation Against Reference Measures', Acr Open Rheumatology, 5, pp. 511 - 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr2.11574

Islam ST; Descallar J; Martens D; Hassett G; Gibson KA, 2023, 'Screening for Anxiety in Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis Using the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire', Journal of Rheumatology, 50, pp. 1273 - 1278, http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2022-1261

Mills K; Bowden JL; Boland R; Pardey M; Descallar J; Naylor JM, 2023, 'Taking the first step: Protocol for a cluster randomised implementation trial comparing strategies on access to exercise programmes for people with knee osteoarthritis', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071045

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Oar A; Barton MB; Vinod SK, 2023, 'Response from Batumalai V et al.', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, pp. 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13891

Albayati S; Bhai D; Descallar J; Turner CE; Berney C; Morgan MJ, 2023, 'Pelvic floor training improves faecal incontinence and obstructed defaecation despite the presence of rectal intussusception', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93, pp. 1253 - 1256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.18200

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Oar A; Barton MB; Vinod SK, 2023, 'Patterns of curative treatment for non-small cell lung cancer in New South Wales, Australia', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, pp. e149 - e159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13811

Rachakonda KS; Bhonagiri S; Maley MW; Descallar J; Lombardo L, 2023, 'Rational Clinical Pathology Assessment in Intensive Care Unit (RCPA-ICU): Follow-up study', Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 51, pp. 149 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X221106488

Brady B; Sidhu B; Jennings M; Saberi G; Tang C; Hassett G; Boland R; Dennis S; Ashton-James C; Refshauge K; Descallar J; Lim D; Said CM; Williams G; Sayed S; Naylor JM, 2023, 'The Natural Helper approach to culturally responsive disease management: Protocol for a type 1 effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised controlled trial of a cultural mentor programme', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069120

Zulkifli S; Short K; Kleiman C; Kidd JC; Earley J; Beckett S; Descallar J; McCabe P, 2023, 'Evaluating the dose–response relationship of the number of sessions of “It Takes Two to Talk®” in young children with language delay', International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 25, pp. 566 - 576, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2080270

Rodwell N; Hassett G; Bird P; Pincus T; Descallar J, 2023, 'AB0249 RHEUMETRIC QUANTITATIVE 0-10 PHYSICIAN ESTIMATES OF INFLAMMATION, DAMAGE, AND DISTRESS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: VALIDATION AGAINST REFERENCE MEASURES', , pp. 1308.3 - 131309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2023-eular.4992

Dietz H; Shek K; Descallar J, 2023, 'EP34.01: Do levator avulsions heal?', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 62, pp. 311 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.27246

Dietz H; Shek K; Descallar J, 2023, 'OC18.08: Is it useful to distinguish type I and type II avulsions?', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 62, pp. 43 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.26439

Dietz H; Shek K; Descallar J, 2023, 'OP15.01: Can we define a cut‐off for sphincter defect angle?', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 62, pp. 85 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.26566

Dabholkar SV; Vinod SK; Bray V; Harrington Z; Collett P; Kolevski B; Ivimey B; Descallar J; Williamson J, 2023, 'P1.16-05 Quality Initiative to Improve Timeliness of Care in a Rapid Assessment Lung Cancer Clinic', Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 18, pp. s221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2023.09.361

Batumalai V; Twentyman T; Jameson M; Descallar J; Jagavkar R; Crawford D; Picton M; Tran C; McKenzie L; de Leon J, 2023, 'PO-1062 Quality of life in patients treated with MR-Linac radiotherapy', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 182, pp. s849 - s850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(23)09059-x

Girgis A; Bamgboje-Ayodele A; Rincones O; Vinod SK; Avery S; Descallar J; Smith A; Arnold B; Arnold A; Bray V; Durcinoska I; Rankin NM; Chang CF; Eifler B; Elliott S; Hardy C; Ivimey B; Jansens W; Kaadan N; Koh ES; Livio N; Lozenkovski S; McErlean G; Nasser E; Ryan N; Smeal T; Thomas T; Tran T; Wiltshire J; Delaney GP, 2022, 'Stepping into the real world: a mixed-methods evaluation of the implementation of electronic patient reported outcomes in routine lung cancer care', Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41687-022-00475-6

Eapen V; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Khan F; Lucien A; Islam R; Masi A; Lam-Cassettari C; Mendoza Diaz A; Dissanayake C; Karlov L; Descallar J; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Ong N; Tam CWM; Woolfenden S; Barbaro J, 2022, 'Parental experience of an early developmental surveillance programme for autism within Australian general practice: A qualitative study', BMJ Open, 12, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064375

Wang G; Karimi N; Willmann L; Pipicella J; Descallar J; O’Connor K; Peculis L; Leung Y; Connor S; Huang V; Williams AJ, 2022, 'A Novel Decision Aid Improves Quality of Reproductive Decision-Making and Pregnancy Knowledge for Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 67, pp. 4303 - 4314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-022-07494-9

Eapen V; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Woolfenden S; Jalaludin B; Page A; Kohlhoff J; Scott JG; Lawson KD; Lam-Cassettari C; Heussler H; Descallar J; Karlov L; Ong N; Colditz PB; Littlewood R; Murphy E; Deering A; Short K; Garg P; Blight V; Rodgers K; Chalmers L; Webb KL; Atkins H; Newcomb D; Beswick R; Thomas C; Marron C; Chambers A; Scheinpflug S; Statham M; Samaranayake D; Chay P; Tam CWM; Khan F; Diaz AM; Cibralic S; Winata T; Pritchard M, 2022, 'Watch me grow integrated (WMG-I): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial of a web-based surveillance approach for developmental screening in primary care settings', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065823

Kanazaki R; Smith B; Girgis A; Descallar J; Connor S, 2022, 'Survey of barriers to adherence to international inflammatory bowel disease guidelines: does gastroenterologists' confidence translate to high adherence?', Internal Medicine Journal, 52, pp. 1330 - 1338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15299

Bamgboje-Ayodele A; Arnold B; Durcinoska I; Avery S; Vinod S; Rincones O; Thomas T; Descallar J; Smith B; Delaney GP; Girgis A, 2022, 'Implementing patient-reported outcomes into routine care: an audit of cancer patients from two local health districts in New South Wales to understand their capabilities and preferences', Australian Health Review, 46, pp. 331 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH21270

Chow JSF; D'Souza A; Lane B; Descallar J; Ford M; Marshall S; Pennings S, 2022, 'Health workers' Perceptions and REsponses in implementing COVID-19 Immunisation StratEgy in South Western Sydney (PRECISE): An observational study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055034

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Wong K; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2022, 'Trends in the use of short-course radiation therapy for rectal cancer in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 66, pp. 436 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13364

Khan T; Becker TM; Scott KF; Descallar J; de Souza P; Chua W; Ma Y, 2022, 'Prognostic and Predictive Value of Liquid Biopsy-Derived Androgen Receptor Variant 7 (AR-V7) in Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Frontiers in Oncology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.868031

Kelly G; Brown S; Gillett L; Descallar J; Simpson GK, 2022, 'Can behaviour support interventions successfully treat inappropriate sexual behaviour after acquired brain injury in community settings? A case series (N = 24)', Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 32, pp. 407 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2020.1830807

Levesque, BPsych (Hons), PhD J; Bamgboje-Ayodele, B. Tech, MSc, PhD A; Paradiso, BPsych J; Descallar, BSc, MBiostats J; Girgis, BSc, PhD A, 2022, 'Cancer-related challenges, unmet needs and emotional distress in male caregivers of women with breast cancer: the influence of self-efficacy', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 40, pp. 519 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2021.1955317

Girgis A; Bamgboje-Ayodele A; Rincones O; Vinod S; Avery S; Descallar J; Arnold B; Arnold A; Bray V; Durcinoska I; Rankin N; Delaney G, 2022, 'EP04.01-025 Implementation of Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes in Routine Cancer Care', Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 17, pp. s257 - s258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.437

Dietz H; Descallar J; Shek K, 2022, 'OP01.05: Avulsion categories and tomographic trauma score in the prediction of prolapse', Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 60, pp. 48 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.25107

Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Schmied V; Jalaludin B; Lawson K; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Page A; Cibralic S; Winata T; Mendoza Diaz A; Lam-Cassettari C; Burley J; Boydell K; Lin P; Masi A; Katz I; Dadich A; Preddy J; Bruce J; Raman S; Kohlhoff J; Descallar J; Karlov L; Kaplun C; Arora A; Di Mento B; Smead M; Doyle K; Grace R; McClean T; Blight V; Wood A; Raine KH, 2021, '“Watch Me Grow- Electronic (WMG-E)” surveillance approach to identify and address child development, parental mental health, and psychosocial needs: study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07243-0

Yu H; Shek KL; Gillor M; Descallar J; Dietz HP, 2021, 'Is the Visual Analogue Scale inferior to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory for assessing symptom bother of pelvic organ prolapse?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 61, pp. 918 - 921, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13412

Sarofim M; Di Re A; Descallar J; Toh JWT, 2021, 'Relationship between diversional stoma and mortality rate in Fournier’s gangrene: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Langenbeck S Archives of Surgery, 406, pp. 2581 - 2590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-021-02175-z

Jenkin DE; Naylor JM; Descallar J; Harris IA, 2021, 'Effectiveness of Oxycodone Hydrochloride (Strong Opioid) vs Combination Acetaminophen and Codeine (Mild Opioid) for Subacute Pain after Fractures Managed Surgically: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Network Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34988

Haider S; Descallar J; Moylan E; Chua W, 2021, 'Polypharmacy and the use of low or limited value medications in advanced cancer', Internal Medicine Journal, 51, pp. 1891 - 1896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14964

Girgis A; Candler HB; Handley T; Descallar J; Hansen V; Haas M; Viney R; Haywood P; Bellamy D; Proietto A; Kelly BJ, 2021, 'The PACT Study: Results of a time series study investigating the impact, acceptability and cost of an integrated model for psychosocial screening, care and treatment of patients with urological and head and neck cancers', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 3, pp. E063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OR9.0000000000000063

Arnold BL; Girgis PA; Dhillon AH; Descallar J; Halkett AG, 2021, 'Does a communication skills program enable symptom and distress screening?: The impact of training on radiation therapists’ confidence, knowledge, and use of distress screening', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 52, pp. 399 - 408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2021.05.011

Barbaro J; Masi A; Gilbert M; Nair R; Abdullahi I; Descallar J; Dissanayake C; Eastwood J; Hasan I; Jalaludin B; Karlov L; Khan F; Kohlhoff J; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Mendoza Diaz A; Ong N; Tam CWM; Unwin K; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2021, 'A Multistate Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism Within General Practices in Australia', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, pp. 640359, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.640359

Wang G; Karimi N; Descallar J; O’Connor K; Pipicella J; Willmann L; Williams A; Huang VW, 2021, 'A170 A NOVEL DECISION AID IMPROVES KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITY OF PREGNANCY-RELATED DECISION-MAKING IN IBD', Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, 4, pp. 180 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcag/gwab002.168

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2021, 'Patterns of palliative radiotherapy fractionation for brain metastases patients in New South Wales, Australia', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 156, pp. 174 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.12.020

Jeon MS; Dhillon HM; Koh ES; Nowak AK; Hovey E; Descallar J; Miller L; Marshall NS; Agar MR, 2021, 'Exploring sleep disturbance among adults with primary or secondary malignant brain tumors and their caregivers', Neuro Oncology Practice, 8, pp. 48 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nop/npaa057

Habiba U; Descallar J; Kreilaus F; Adhikari UK; Kumar S; Morley JW; Bui BV; Hamaoui MK; Tayebi M, 2021, 'Detection of retinal and blood aβ oligomers with nanobodies', Alzheimer S and Dementia Diagnosis Assessment and Disease Monitoring, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12193

Gray A; Bawazeer O; Arumugam S; Vial P; Descallar J; Thwaites D; Holloway L, 2021, 'Evaluation of the ability of three commercially available dosimeters to detect systematic delivery errors in step-and-shoot IMRT plans', Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy, 26, pp. 793 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/RpOR.a2021.0093

Habiba U; Ozawa M; Chambers JK; Uchida K; Descallar J; Nakayama H; Summers BA; Morley JW; Tayebi M, 2021, 'Neuronal Deposition of Amyloid-β Oligomers and Hyperphosphorylated Tau Is Closely Connected with Cognitive Dysfunction in Aged Dogs', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease Reports, 5, pp. 749 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-210035

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2021, 'Patterns of use of palliative radiotherapy fractionation for bone metastases and 30-day mortality', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 154, pp. 299 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.11.010

Wang G; Karimi N; Willmann L; Descallar J; O'Connor K; Pipicella JL; Leung Y; Williams A-J; Huang V, 2021, 'Sa069 A NOVEL DECISION AID IMPROVES KNOWLEDGE AND QUALITY OF PREGNANCY-RELATED DECISION-MAKING IN WOMEN WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE', Gastroenterology, 160, pp. s - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(21)01682-6

Karimi N; Descallar J; Girgis A; Soon PS, 2020, 'Breast reconstruction in South Western Sydney', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90, pp. 2340 - 2345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.16298

Batumalai V; Delaney GP; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Barton M, 2020, 'Variation in the use of radiotherapy fractionation for breast cancer: Survival outcome and cost implications', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 152, pp. 70 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.038

Smith AB; Niu AY; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Wu VS; Agar MR; Girgis A, 2020, 'Clinical trials knowledge and attitudes of Vietnamese- and Anglo-Australian cancer patients: A cross-sectional study', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16, pp. e242 - e251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13388

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