By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Treloar C; Newland J; Harris M; Deacon R; Maher L, 2010, 'A diagnosis of hepatitis C: Insights from a study on patient’s experiences.', Australian Family Physician, 39, pp. 589 - 592, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201008/201008treloar.pdf

Maher L; White B; Hellard M; Madden A; Prins M; Kerr T; Page K, 2010, 'Candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials and people who inject drugs: Challenges and opportunities', Vaccine, 28, pp. 7273 - 7278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.08.085

Treloar C; Byron P; Mccann P; Maher L, 2010, 'Fitness for duty: social, organisational and structural influences on the design and conduct of candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials involving people who inject drugs', Vaccine, 28, pp. 5228 - 5236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.05.064

Iversen J; Wand H; Gonnermann A; Maher L, 2010, 'Gender differences in hepatitis C antibody prevalence and risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs in Australia 1998-2008', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 471 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.004

Day C; White B; Dore G; Van Beek I; Rodgers C; Cunningham P; Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'Hepatitis B virus among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: Prevalence, vaccination and knowledge of status', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.013

Bryant J; Topp L; Hopwood MN; Iversen J; Treloar C; Maher L, 2010, 'Is point of access to needles and syringes related to needle sharing? Comparing data collected from pharmacies and needle and syringe programs in south east Sydney', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 364 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00154.x

Topp L; Hudson S; Maher L, 2010, 'Mental health symptoms among street-based psychostimulant injectors in Sydney's Kings Cross', Substance Use and Misuse, 45, pp. 1180 - 1200, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826080903443586

Coupland HK; Maher L, 2010, 'Notions of injecting drug users' candidacy for hepatitis C treatment: Conflicting provider, patient and public health perspectives.', Contemporary Drug Problems, 37, pp. 549 - 573

Higgs P; Maher L, 2010, 'Older injectors: An emerging and under-recognised public health issue', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 233 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00199.x

Nathani J; Iversen J; Shying K; Byrne J; Maher L, 2010, 'Qualitative accounts of needle and syringe cleaning techniques among people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 413 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00165.x

Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 21, pp. 69 - 73

Salmon A; Van Beek I; Amin J; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2010, 'The impact of a supervised injecting facility on ambulance call-outs in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 105, pp. 676 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02837.x

Maher L; White B; Donald A; Bates A; Pham S; Liao LZ; Enriquez J, 2010, 'Using ethnographic fieldwork to inform hepatitis C vaccine preparedness studies with people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 194 - 201

Bryant J; Topp L; Hopwood M; Iversen J; Treloar C; Maher L, 2009, 'IS POINT OF ACCESS TO NEEDLES AND SYRINGES RELATED TO NEEDLE SHARING? COMPARING DATA COLLECTED FROM PHARMACIES AND NEEDLE AND SYRINGE PROGRAMS IN SOUTH EAST SYDNEY', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A7 - A7, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rosenthal S; Holmes WH; Maher L, 2009, 'Australian men`s experiences during a microbicide male tolerance study', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 21, pp. 125 - 130

Doab A; Topp L; Day C; Dore G; Maher L, 2009, 'Clinical trial literacy among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: A pilot study', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 30, pp. 431 - 435

Iversen J; Shying K; Maher L, 2009, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2004-2008', Drug Trends Bulletin, July, pp. 1 - 4, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/IDRS+Bulletin+April09.pdf/$file/IDRS+Bulletin+July09.pdf

Mooney-Somers J; Erick W; Scott R; Akee A; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2009, 'Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s resilience to blood borne and sexually transmitted infections: Findings from a community-based participatory research project', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20, pp. 195 - 201

Wand H; Spiegelman D; Law M; Jalaludin B; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2009, 'Estimating population attributable risk for hepatitis C seroconversion in injecting drug users in Australia: implications for prevention policy and planning', Addiction, 104, pp. 2049 - 2056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02704.x

Moore D; Dray A; Green R; Hudson S; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Perez P; Bammer G; Maher L; Dietze P, 2009, 'Extending drug ethno-epidemiology using agent-based modelling', Addiction, 104, pp. 1991 - 1997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02709.x

Higgs P; Yohannes K; Hellard M; Maher L, 2009, 'Factors influencing a self-limiting HIV outbreak among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 19, pp. 1690 - 1701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309352470

Higgs P; Yohannes K; Hellard M; Maher L, 2009, 'Factors influencing a self-limiting HIV outbreak among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 19, pp. 1690 - 1701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309352470

Falster K; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2009, 'Hepatitis C virus acquisition among injecting drug users: A cohort analysis of a national repeated cross-sectional survey of needle and syringe program attendees in Australia, 1995-2004', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 86, pp. 106 - 118

Higgs P; Dwyer R; Duong D; Thach M; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2009, 'Heroin-gel capsule cocktails and groin injecting practices among ethnic Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 340 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.05.001

Higgs P; Dwyer R; Duong D; Thach M; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2009, 'Heroin-gel capsule cocktails and groin injecting practices among ethnic Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 340 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.05.001

Salmon A; Van Beek I; Amin J; Grulich A; Maher L, 2009, 'High HIV testing and low HIV prevalence among injecting drug users attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 280 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00389.x

Salmon A; Dwyer R; Jauncey M; Van Beek I; Topp L; Maher L, 2009, 'Injecting-related injury and disease among clients of a supervised injecting facility', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 101, pp. 132 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.002

Razali K; Amin J; Dore GJ; Law MG, 2009, 'Modelling and calibration of the hepatitis C epidemic in Australia', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 18, pp. 253 - 270

Maher L; Ho H, 2009, 'Overdose beliefs and management practices among ethnic Vietnamese heroin users in Sydney, Australia', Harm Reduction Journal, 6, pp. on-line, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-6-6

Topp L; Day C; Dore G; Maher L, 2009, 'Poor criterion validity of self-reported hepatitis B infection and vaccination status among injecting drug users: A review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 669 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00060.x

Dwyer R; Topp L; Maher L; Power R; Hellard M; Walsh N; Jauncey M; Conroy A; Lewis J; Aitken C, 2009, 'Prevalences and correlates of non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases in a convenience sample of Australian injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 100, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.016

Coupland H; Day C; Levy M; Maher L, 2009, 'Promoting equitable access to hepatitis C treatment for Indo-Chinese injecting drug users', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20, pp. 234 - 240

Maher L; Iversen J, 2009, 'Syringe exchange in the United States: Doing the simple things better?', Addiction, 104, pp. 1448 - 1450

Gidding H; Topp L; Middleton M; Robinson K; Hellard M; McCaughan G; Maher L; Kaldor J; Dore G; Law M, 2009, 'The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia: Notifications, treatment uptake and liver transplantations, 1997-2006', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 24, pp. 1648 - 1654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05910.x

Kwon J; Iversen J; Maher L; Law M; Wilson D, 2009, 'The impact of needle and syringe programs on HIV and HCV transmissions in injecting drug users in Australia: A model-based analysis', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 51, pp. 462 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a2539a

Mooney-Somers J; Maher L, 2009, 'The Indigenous Resiliency Project: a worked example of community-based participatory research', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 20, pp. 112 - 118

Higgs P; Jordens J; Maher L; Dunlop AJ, 2009, 'Vietnamese-Australian heroin users' perspectives on the role of the family in treatment', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 16, pp. 409 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630802063623

Higgs P; Jordens J; Maher L; Dunlop A, 2009, 'Vietnamese-Australian heroin users’ perspectives on the role of the family in treatment', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 16, pp. 409 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630802063623

White B; Day C; Thein H; Doab A; Bates A; Holden J; Van Beek I; Maher L, 2008, 'Acceptability of hepatitis C virus testing methods among injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 666 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956116

Holmes W; Maher L; Rosenthal S, 2008, 'Attitudes of men in an Australian male tolerance study towards microbicide use', Sexual Health, 5, pp. 273 - 278

Day C; Topp L; Iversen J; Maher L, 2008, 'Blood-borne virus prevalence and risk among steroid injectors: Results from the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 559 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956132

Ho H; Maher L, 2008, 'Co vay co tra (What goes around comes around): culture, risk and vulnerability to blood-borne viruses among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 420 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801914743

Day C; White B; Thein H; Doab A; Dore G; Bates A; Holden J; Maher L, 2008, 'Experience of hepatitis C testing among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 20, pp. 116 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120701426524

Higgs P; Owada K; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2008, 'Gender, culture and harm: an exploratory study of female heroin users in Vietnamese ethnicity', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 10, pp. 681 - 696

Higgs P; Owada K; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2008, 'Gender, culture and harm: an exploratory study of female heroin users of Vietnamese ethnicity', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 10, pp. 681 - 695

Maher L, 2008, 'Hepatitis B vaccination and injecting drug use: Narrowing the efficacy-effectiveness gap', International Journal of Drug Policy, 19, pp. 425 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.12.010

Degenhardt J; Baker A; Maher L, 2008, 'Methamphetamine: geographic areas and populations at risk, and emerging evidence for effective interventions', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 217 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956538

Topp L; Iversen J; Conroy A; Salmon A; Maher L, 2008, 'Prevalence and predictors of injecting-related injury and disease among clients of Australia`s needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 34 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00163.x

Topp L; Iversen J; Wand H; Day C; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2008, 'Representativeness of injecting drug users who participate in HIV surveillance: Results from Australia`s needle and syringe program survey', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 47, pp. 632 - 638

Fry C; Treloar C; Maher L, 2007, 'Applied communitarian ethics for harm reduction: Promoting a dialogue within the field.', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 553 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701499183

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