By Professor Maree Toombs

Journal articles

Chang AB; Kovesi T; Redding GJ; Wong C; Alvarez GG; Nantanda R; Beltetón E; Bravo-López M; Toombs M; Torzillo PJ; Gray DM, 2024, 'Chronic respiratory disease in Indigenous peoples: a framework to address inequity and strengthen respiratory health and health care globally.', Lancet Respir Med, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00008-0

Jadhao S; Davison C; Roulis E; Lee S; Campbell T; Griffin R; Toombs M; Brown A; Perry M; Nasir B; Irving DO; Hyland CA; Flower RL; Nagaraj SH, 2024, 'Genomic characterisation of clinically significant blood group variants in Aboriginal Australians.', Blood Transfus, http://dx.doi.org/10.2450/BloodTransfus.664

Marchant JM; Chang AB; Kennedy E; King D; Perret JL; Schultz A; Toombs MR; Versteegh L; Dharmage SC; Dingle R; Fitzerlakey N; George J; Holland A; Rigby D; Mann J; Mazzone S; O'Brien M; O'Grady KA; Petsky HL; Pham J; Smith SMS; Wurzel DF; Vertigan AE; Wark P, 2024, 'Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment and Management (CICADA). Summary of an updated position statement on chronic cough in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 220, pp. 35 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52157

Wilson B; Davison CL; Lopez GH; Millard GM; Liew YW; Powley T; Campbell T; Jadhao SS; Nagaraj SH; Perry M; Roulis EV; Toombs M; Irving DO; Flower RL; Hyland CA, 2024, 'A cold case of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn resolved by genomic sequencing and population studies to define a new antigen in the Rh system', Transfusion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/trf.17205

Basit T; Toombs M; Santomauro D; Whiteford H; Ferrari A, 2024, 'Correlates of mental disorder and harmful substance use in an indigenous Australian urban sample: an analysis of data from the Queensland Urban Indigenous Mental Health Survey', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02648-8

Chang AB; Dharmage SC; Marchant JM; McCallum GB; Morris PS; Schultz A; Toombs M; Wurzel DF; Yerkovich ST; Grimwood K, 2024, 'Improving the Diagnosis and Treatment of Paediatric Bronchiectasis Through Research and Translation', Archivos de Bronconeumologia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2024.03.003

Grimwood K; Kennedy E; Toombs M; Torzillo PJ; Chang AB, 2023, 'Chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children, adolescents and adults in Australia and New Zealand: TSANZ position statement summary', Medical Journal of Australia, 219, pp. 516 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52160

Massi L; Weatherall L; Nielsen C; Toombs M; Fredericks B; Rae KM, 2023, '“It’s research, our input can grow”: identifying health research priorities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities—study protocol', Research Involvement and Engagement, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00467-w

Bowden ER; Toombs MR; Chang AB; McCallum GB; Williams RL, 2023, 'Listening to First Nations women's voices, hearing requests for continuity of carer, trusted knowledge and family involvement: A qualitative study in urban Darwin', Women and Birth, 36, pp. e509 - e517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.05.004

Holland L; Reid N; Hewlett N; Toombs M; Elisara T; Thomson A; Humphrey T; Smirnov A, 2023, 'Alcohol use in Australia: countering harm with healing', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100774

Amarasena S; Clark PJ; Gordon LG; Toombs M; Pratt G; Hartel G; Bernardes CM; Powell EE; Valery PC, 2023, 'Differences in the pattern and cost of hospital care between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians with cirrhosis: an exploratory study', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 961 - 969, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15854

Brown C; Shahid S; Bernardes C; Toombs M; Clark PJ; Powell EE; Valery PC, 2023, 'Partnering with support persons and clinicians to improve the health care experiences of patients with cirrhosis', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32, pp. 2559 - 2574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16302

Chang AB; Bell SC; Byrnes CA; Dawkins P; Holland AE; Kennedy E; King PT; Laird P; Mooney S; Morgan L; Parsons M; Poot B; Toombs M; Torzillo PJ; Grimwood K, 2023, 'Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) position statement on chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children, adolescents and adults in Australia and New Zealand', Respirology, 28, pp. 339 - 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.14479

Askew DA; Kettyle E; Passante K; Campbell T; Toombs MR, 2023, 'The Mobile Outreach Boomerang van: taking care to the community', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 65 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51816

Toombs MR; Curtis C; Brolan CE, 2023, 'Supporting Indigenous health equity strategic planning: a Queensland perspective', Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 5 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51794

Laird PJ; Walker R; McCallum G; Toombs M; Barwick M; Morris P; Aitken R; Cooper M; Norman R; Patel B; Lau G; Chang AB; Schultz A, 2022, 'Change in health outcomes for First Nations children with chronic wet cough: rationale and study protocol for a multi-centre implementation science study', BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02219-0

Nasir BF; Kisely S; Hides L; Brennan-Olsen S; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson GC; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Toombs M, 2022, 'Translating research into action: The design and development of an Indigenous specific suicide intervention skills training program (I-ASIST)', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30, pp. 870 - 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12903

Holland L; Smirnov A; Hickman A; Toombs M; Reid N, 2022, 'Examining incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 6, pp. 599 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(22)00160-2

McInerney-Leo AM; West J; Meiser B; West M; Toombs MR; Brown MA; Duncan EL, 2022, 'The impact of Marfan syndrome on an Aboriginal Australian family: ‘I don’t like it as much as I don’t like cancer’', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31, pp. 620 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1529

O'Grady KAF; Kaus M; Jones L; Boddy G; Rablin S; Roberts J; Arnold D; Parfitt S; Johnston R; Hall KK; Le Gros-Wilson S; Butten K; Toombs M; Lambert SB, 2022, 'SMS reminders to improve the uptake and timeliness of the primary immunisation series in infants: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.15

Eades O; Toombs MR; Cinelli R; Easton C; Hampton R; Nicholson GC; McCabe MP; Busija L, 2022, 'The Path to Eldership: Results From a Contemporary Indigenous Australian Community', Gerontologist, 62, pp. 607 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab062

Chang AB; Toombs M; Chatfield MD; Mitchell R; Fong SM; Binks MJ; Smith-Vaughan H; Pizzutto SJ; Lust K; Morris PS; Marchant JM; Yerkovich ST; O'Farrell H; Torzillo PJ; Maclennan C; Simon D; Unger HW; Ellepola H; Odendahl J; Marshall HS; Swamy GK; Grimwood K, 2022, 'Study Protocol for Preventing Early-Onset Pneumonia in Young Children Through Maternal Immunisation: A Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial (PneuMatters)', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.781168

Nasir BF; Ryan EG; Black EB; Kisely S; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson GC; Toombs M, 2022, 'The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events', BJPsych Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.1063

Creamer S; Blair S; Toombs M; Brolan CE, 2022, 'Indigenous services leading the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care', Social Work Education, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2022.2155129

Walter Z; Quinn CA; Dingle G; Pocuca N; Baker AL; Beck A; De Andrade D; Toombs M; Hides L, 2021, 'FullFix: A randomised controlled trial of a telephone delivered transdiagnostic intervention for comorbid substance and mental health problems in young people', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045607

Nagaraj SH; Toombs M, 2021, 'The Gene-Drug Duality: Exploring the Pharmacogenomics of Indigenous Populations', Frontiers in Genetics, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.687116

Butten K; Jones L; Newcombe PA; Chang AB; Sheffield JK; O'Grady KAF; Johnson NW; Bell AM; Ross G; Toombs M, 2021, 'Development and validation of a parent-proxy health-related quality of life survey for Australian First Nations children', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046007

Farah Nasir B; Brennan-Olsen S; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Kisely S; Hides L; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson G; Toombs M, 2021, 'A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45, pp. 330 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13115

Butten K; Newcombe PA; Chang AB; Sheffield JK; O’Grady KAF; Johnson NW; King N; Toombs M, 2021, 'Concepts of Health-Related Quality of Life of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children: Parent Perceptions', Applied Research in Quality of Life, 16, pp. 1653 - 1671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09840-3

Wigg AJ; Narayana SK; Hartel G; Medlin L; Pratt G; Powell EE; Clark P; Davies J; Campbell K; Toombs M; Larkin M; Valery PC, 2021, 'Hepatocellular carcinoma amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia', EClinicalMedicine, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100919

Nasir BF; Black E; Toombs M; Kisely S; Gill N; Beccaria G; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Nicholson G, 2021, 'Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040875

Bernardes CM; Clark PJ; Brown C; Stuart K; Pratt G; Toombs M; Hartel G; Powell EE; Valery PC, 2021, 'Disparities in Unmet Needs in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians with Cirrhosis: An Exploratory Study', Patient Preference and Adherence, 15, pp. 2649 - 2658, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S341566

Kaladharan S; Vidgen ME; Pearson JV; Donoghue VK; Whiteman DC; Waddell N; Pratt G; GenetiQs Study , 2021, 'Ask the people: developing guidelines for genomic research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.', BMJ Glob Health, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007259

Toombs M, 2020, 'Implications of COVID-19 on a clinical trial of an Indigenous model of mental health care.', Insightplus MJA, https://insightplus.mja.com.au/

Au-Yeung YT; Chang AB; Grimwood K; Lovie-Toon Y; Kaus M; Rablin S; Arnold D; Roberts J; Parfitt S; Anderson J; Toombs M; O'Grady KAF, 2020, 'Risk Factors for Chronic Cough in Young Children: A Cohort Study', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00444

Brown K; Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Ranmuthugala G; Brennan-Olsen SL; Nicholson GC; Gill NS; Hayman NS; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L, 2020, 'How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?', Social Science and Medicine, 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113015

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L; Gill N; Beccaria G; Brennan-Olsen S; Butten K; Nicholson G, 2020, 'Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial - CORRIGENDUM.', BJPsych Open, 6, pp. e39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.26

Busija L; Cinelli R; Toombs MR; Easton C; Hampton R; Holdsworth K; Macleod A; Nicholson GC; Nasir BF; Sanders KM; McCabe MP, 2020, 'The role of elders in the wellbeing of a contemporary australian indigenous community', Gerontologist, 60, pp. 513 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny140

Valery PC; Clark PJ; Pratt G; Bernardes CM; Hartel G; Toombs M; Irvine KM; Powell EE, 2020, 'Hospitalisation for cirrhosis in Australia: Disparities in presentation and outcomes for Indigenous Australians', International Journal for Equity in Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-1144-6

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KAF, 2020, 'Yarning about oral health: Perceptions of urban Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women', BMC Oral Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-1024-x

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Hides L; Gill N; Beccaria G; Brennan-Olsen S; Butten K; Nicholson G, 2020, 'Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BJPsych Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2020.16

Valery P; Clark P; Pratt G; Bernardes C; Hartel G; Toombs M; Irvine K; Powell E, 2020, 'Inequities in presentation and outcomes for indigenous Australians hospitalised for cirrhosis', Journal of Hepatology, 73, pp. S821 - S822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(20)32085-7

O'Grady KAF; Grimwood K; Torzillo PJ; Rablin S; Lovie-Toon Y; Kaus M; Arnold D; Roberts J; Buntain H; Adsett D; King A; Scott M; Anderson J; Toombs M; Chang AB, 2019, 'Effectiveness of a chronic cough management algorithm at the transitional stage from acute to chronic cough in children: a multicenter, nested, single-blind, randomised controlled trial', The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 3, pp. 889 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(19)30327-X

Toombs M; Nasir B; Kisely S; Ranmuthugala G; Gill NS; Beccaria G; Hayman N; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan SN; Nicholson GC, 2019, 'Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 362 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219852289

Karim RS; Kwan MM; Finlay AJ; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Toombs MR; Nicholson GC; McGrail M; Gill NS, 2019, 'Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: A data-linkage cohort study', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 111, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.015

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Anderson J; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KF, 2019, 'Risk factors for oral health in young, urban, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Australian Dental Journal, 64, pp. 72 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adj.12662

Butten K; Johnson NW; Hall KK; Toombs M; King N; O'Grady KAF, 2019, 'Impact of oral health on Australian urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families: A qualitative study', International Journal for Equity in Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-0937-y

Black EB; Toombs MR; Kisely S, 2018, 'The Cultural Validity of Diagnostic Psychiatric Measures for Indigenous Australians', Australian Psychologist, 53, pp. 383 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12335

Nasir BF; Toombs MR; Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S; Kisely S; Gill NS; Black E; Hayman N; Ranmuthugala G; Beccaria G; Ostini R; Nicholson GC, 2018, 'Common mental disorders among Indigenous people living in regional, remote and metropolitan Australia: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020196

James S; Toombs M; Brodribb W, 2018, 'Barriers and enablers to postpartum contraception among Aboriginal Australian women: Factors influencing contraceptive decisions', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 24, pp. 241 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY17041

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