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AIHW publications

The staff of the AIHW and collaborating units produced 135 publications in 2010–11. The average length was 105 pages.

All publications are available free of charge on the AIHW's website, mostly in PDF and RTF. The AIHW invites any user experiencing difficulty accessing publications to contact it.

Many publications are available in printed form; there is a charge for most of these. For details, see www.aihw.gov.au.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and welfare

A profile of homelessness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 43. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child safety. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 50. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report, 2008–09: OATSIH Services Reporting—key results. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 31. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability: wellbeing, participation and support. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 45. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Access to health and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 46. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Anti-tobacco programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 37. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

Closing the gap clearinghouse annual report 2009–10. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 54. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Closing the school completion gap for Indigenous students. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 38. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

Comparing life expectancy of indigenous people in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States: Conceptual, methodological and data issues. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 47. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Contribution of chronic disease to the gap in mortality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 48. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: findings from the Closing the Gap program. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 41. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Early childhood and education services for Indigenous children prior to starting school. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 55. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Eye health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 49. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Life expectancy and mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 51. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 44. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Reducing alcohol and other drug-related harm. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 35. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

School attendance and retention of Indigenous Australian students. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 33. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

School readiness: what does it mean for Indigenous children, families, schools and communities? Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 36. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

Substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 40. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Teacher and school leader quality and sustainability. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 39. Canberra: AIHW, in press.

The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. IHW 42. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

What works to overcome Indigenous disadvantage 2009–10: key learnings and gaps in the evidence. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse. Cat. no. IHW 52. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Ageing and aged care

A snapshot of osteoporosis in Australia 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 137. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Aged care packages in the community 2008–09: a statistical overview. AIHW. Cat. no. AGE 61. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Dementia among aged care residents: first information from the Aged Care Funding Instrument. AIHW. Cat. no. AGE 63. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Older people leaving hospital: a statistical overview of the Transition Care Program in 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. AGE 64. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Pathways in Aged Care: program use after assessment. AIHW. Cat. no. CSI 10. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Residential aged care in Australia 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. AGE 62. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Alcohol and other drugs

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2008–09: report on the National Minimum Data Set. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 92. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in New South Wales 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 97. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Queensland 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 99. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in South Australia 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 102. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Tasmania 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 103. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Australian Capital Territory 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 96. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in the Northern Territory 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 98. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 104. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Western Australia 2008–09: findings from the National Minimum Data Set (NMDS). AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 95. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Drinking patterns in Australia, 2001–2007. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 133. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) 2011 collection: data guide. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 108. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data collection: 2010 report. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 109. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Review of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 94. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Cancer

BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2006–2007 and 2007–2008. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 51. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2006– 2007 and 2007–2008: supplementary data tables. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 52. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Calculating screening rates for bowel cancer: Methodologies for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and the National Healthcare Agreement performance indicators explained. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 54. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Cancer in Australia 2010: an overview. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 56. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Cancer in Australia 2010: in brief. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 55. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program: annual monitoring report 2009 data supplement 2010. AIHW. Cat. no. CAN 53. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease: Australian facts 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 53. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Children, youth and families

Adoptions Australia 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. CWS 38. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Child protection Australia 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. CWS 39. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Educational outcomes of children on guardianship or custody orders: a pilot study, Stage 2. AIHW. Cat. no. CWS 37. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Family social network: development of a Children's Headline Indicator. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 131. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Juvenile justice in Australia 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. JUV 7. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Juvenile justice in Australia 2008–09: interim report—main tables. AIHW. Cat. no. JUV 6. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Shelter: development of a Children's Headline Indicator. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 132. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Young Australians: their health and wellbeing 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 140. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Corporate publications

AIHW Access no. 28: 2010. AIHW. Cat. no. HWI 108. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

AIHW Access no. 29: March 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. HWI 110. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Annual report 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 127. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Data linkage

Comparing an SLK-based and a name-based data linkage strategy: an investigation into the PIAC linkage. AIHW. Cat. no. CSI 11. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Data standards

National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 6. AIHW. Cat. no. HWI 109. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

National health data dictionary, version 15. AIHW. Cat. no. HWI 107. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

National palliative care performance indicators: results of the 2008 performance indicator data collection. AIHW. Cat. no. HWI 106. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Dental health

Age and the costs of dental care. AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit. Cat. no. DEN 203. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Dental attendance patterns and oral health status. Spencer AJ, Ellershaw A. Cat. no. DEN 208. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Self-rated oral health of adults. AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit. Cat. no. DEN 206. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Socioeconomic variation in periodontitis among Australian adults 2004–06. AIHW. Cat. no. DEN 207. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Trends in access to dental care among Australian adults 1994–2008. Spencer AJ, Hartford JE & Ellershaw A. Cat. no. DEN 204. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Trends in access to dental care among Australian adults: in brief. AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit. Cat. no. DEN 205. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Trends in access to dental care among Australian teenagers. AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit. Cat. no. DEN 191. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Diabetes

Diabetes and poor mental health and wellbeing: an exploratory analysis . AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 55. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Diabetes in pregnancy: its impact on Australian women and their babies. AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 52. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Diabetes prevalence in Australia: detailed estimates for 2007–08. AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 56. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children 2000–2008. AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 51. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children, 2008. AIHW. Cat. no. CVD 54. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Functioning and disability

Disability support services 2008–09: Report on services provided under the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement and the National Disability Agreement. AIHW. Cat. no. DIS 58. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Health of Australians with disability: health status and risk factors. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 132. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

When musculoskeletal conditions and mental disorders occur together. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 129. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

General practice

General practice activity in Australia 2000–01 to 2009–10: 10 year data tables. Britt H, Miller GC, Charles J, Henderson J, Bayram C, Valenti L et al. Cat. no. GEP 28. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

General practice activity in Australia 2009–10. Britt H, Miller GC, Charles J, Henderson J, Bayram C, Pan Y et al. Cat. no. GEP 27. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Health and welfare expenditure

Australian health expenditure by remoteness: a comparison of remote, regional and city health expenditure. AIHW. Cat. no. HWE 50. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Australian hospital statistics 2009–10: emergency department care and elective surgery waiting times. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 93. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. HWE 53. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Health expenditure Australia 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. HWE 51. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Public health expenditure in Australia, 2008–09. AIHW. Cat. no. HWE 52. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Health and welfare labour force

Medical labour force 2008. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 131. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Nursing and midwifery labour force 2008. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 130. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

The coding workforce shortfall. AIHW. Cat. no. HWL 46. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Health and welfare services and care

Australia's hospitals 2009–10 at a glance. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 106. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Australian hospital statistics 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 107. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Housing and homelessness

A profile of social housing in Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 232. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Community housing 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 235. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Demand for government–funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: a report from the SAAP National Data Collection. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 230. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Demand for government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2008–09: summary. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 231. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 246. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Australia appendix. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 238. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Australian Capital Territory. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 242. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: New South Wales. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 240. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Northern Territory. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 247. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Queensland. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 239. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: South Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 243. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Tasmania. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 244. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Victoria. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 241. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Government-funded specialist homelessness services: SAAP National Data Collection annual report 2009–10: Western Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 245. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Housing and homelessness services: access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 237. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Housing assistance in Australia 2011. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 236. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 248. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

People turned away from government-funded specialist homelessness accommodation 2009–10: appendix. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 249. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Public rental housing 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 234. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

State owned and managed Indigenous housing 2009–10. AIHW. Cat. no. HOU 233. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Young people and children in social housing. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 134. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Injury

Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning, Australia 2005–06. AIHW National Injury Surveillance Unit. Cat. no. INJCAT 131. Adelaide: AIHW NISU, 2010.

Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport, 2003–04 to 2007–08. Henley G. Cat. no. INJCAT 134. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Trends in serious injury due to land transport accidents, Australia. Henley G & Harrison J. Cat. no. INJCAT 132. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Perinatal health

Assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand 2008. Sullivan EA, Wang YA & Chambers G. Cat. no. PER 49. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Australia's mothers and babies 2008. Sullivan EA, Li & Laws. Cat. no. PER 50. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Population health

2009 Adult Vaccination Survey: summary results. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 135. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

2010 Pandemic Vaccination Survey: summary results. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 128. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

A snapshot of arthritis in Australia 2010. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 126. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Chronic kidney disease hospitalisations in Australia 2000–01 to 2007–08. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 27. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Electoral roll matching project. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 129. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

End-stage kidney disease in Australia: total incidence, 2003–2007. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 143. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Health and the environment: a compilation of evidence. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 136. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Key indicators of progress for chronic disease and associated determinants: data report. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 142. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification in Australia and New Zealand: baseline report for monitoring. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 139. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Mental health services in Australia 2007–08. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 88. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Premature mortality from chronic disease. AIHW. Cat. no. AUS 133. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

The health of Australia's males. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 141. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

The use of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 138. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Time trends and geographical variation in readmissions for asthma in Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. ACM 21. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Use of health services for arthritis and osteoporosis. AIHW. Cat. no. PHE 130. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Weight loss surgery in Australia. AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 91. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Safety and quality of health care

Australia's public sector medical indemnity claims 2007–08. Canberra: AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 105. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Expenditure on health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2006–07: an analysis by remoteness and disease. AIHW. Cat. no. HWE 49. Canberra: AIHW, 2010.

Public and private sector medical indemnity claims in Australia 2007–08. Canberra: AIHW. Cat. no. HSE 90. Canberra: AIHW, 2011.

Journal articles

Journal articles by AIHW staff

The staff of the AIHW produced seven journal article articles in 2010–11.

Anderson P & Madden R 2011. Design and quality of ICF-compatible data items for national disability support services. Disability and Rehabilitation 33(9):758–769.

Beard T, Valentine K & Jepsen G 2010. Child Protection Statistics in Australia. In: World Perspectives on Child Abuse Ninth Edition. USA: International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, 61–67.

Budd AC & Sturrock CJ 2010. Cytology and cervical cancer surveillance in an era of human papillomavirus vaccination. Sexual Health 7:1–7.

Draper B, Karmel R, Gibson D & Peut A 2011. Alcohol-related dementia in patients admitted to NSW public hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45 (Suppl 1), A31.

Draper B, Karmel R, Gibson D, Peut A & Anderson P (in press) The Hospital Dementia Services Project: Age differences in hospital stays for older people with and without dementia. International Psychogeriatrics.

Rahman N 2011. Comorbidity of musculoskeletal conditions and mental disorders in Australia. Massage Therapists 9:6–7.

Sitas F, O'Connell DL, van Kemenade CH, Short MW & Zhao K 2010. Breast cancer risk among female employees of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 192(11):651–54.

Journal articles by staff of the AIHW's collaborating units

The staff of the AIHW's collaborating units produced 33 journal articles in 2010–11.

Abeywardana S, Bower C, Halliday J, Chan, Sullivan EA 2010. Prevalence of neural tube defects in Australia prior to mandatory fortification of bread-making flour with folic acid. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 34(4): 351–355.

Armfield JM 2010. Community effectiveness of public water fluoridation in reducing children's dental disease. Public Health Reports 125(5):655–64.

Ben-Tovim DI, Pointer S, Woodman RJ, Hakendorf PH & Harrison JE 2010. Routine use of administrative data for safety and quality purposes - hospital mortality. Medical Journal of Australia 193(8): S100–S103.

Bhalla K, Harrison JE, Shahraz S & Fingerhut LA 2010. Availability and quality of cause-of-death data for estimating the global burden of injuries. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 88(11): 831–838.

Bradley CE, Harrison JE & Henley GI 2010. Trends in the incidence of hospitalisation for injuries resulting from non-traffic crashes in New South Wales, July 1998 to June 2007 Medical Journal of Australia 193(10): 620.

Brennan DS 2011. Practice profiles of male and female dentists in Australia. Australian Dental Journal 56; 197–99.

Brennan DS, Do LG & Slade GD 2011. Caries experience of adults attending private and public dental clinics in Australia. Journal of Public Health Dentistry 71(1) 32–37.

Crocombe LA, Stewart JF, Barnard PD, Slade GD, Roberts-Thomson KF & Spencer AJ 2010. Relative oral health outcome trends between people inside and outside capital city areas of Australia. Australian Dental Journal 55(3):280–4.

Day L, Finch CF, Harrison JE, Hoareau E, Segal L & Ullah S 2010. Modelling the population-level impact of tai-chi on falls and fall-related injury among community-dwelling older people. Injury Prevention 16(5): 321–326.

De Leo D, Dudley M, Aebersold C, Mendoza JA, Barnes MA, Harrison JE & Ranson DL 2010. Achieving standardised reporting of suicide in Australia: rationale and program for change. Medical Journal of Australia 192(8): 452–456.

Henley G & Harrison JE 2011. Trends in serious injury due to land transport accidents, Australia 2000–01 to 2007–08. Injury research and statistics series no. 54. Cat. no. INJCAT 132. Canberra: AIHW.

Henley G & Harrison JE 2010. Injury of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people due to transport, 2003–04 to 2007–08. Injury research and statistics series no. 58. Cat. no. INJCAT 134. Canberra: AIHW.

Homer CSE, Biggs J, Vaughan G, Sullivan EA 2011. Mapping maternity services in Australia: Location, classification and services. Australian Health Review 35(2): 222–229.

Ju X 2010. Supply and demand for oral and maxillofacial surgeons and services. Australian Dental Journal 55(3):346–50.

Knight M, Pierce M, Seppelt I, Kurinczuk J, Spark P, Brocklehurst P, McLintock C, Sullivan EA 2011, on behalf of the UK's Obstetric Surveillance System, the ANZIC Influenza Investigators, and the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System. Critical illness with AH1N1v influenza in pregnancy: a comparison of two population-based cohorts. British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 118(2): 232–239.

Knight M & Sullivan EA 2010. Variation in caesarean delivery rates. (Editorial) British Medical Journal 341:c5255.

Kreisfeld R & Harrison JE 2010. Hospital separations due to injury and poisoning 2005–06. Injury research and statistics series no. 55. Cat. no. INJCAT 131. Canberra: AIHW.

Laws PJ, Tracy S & Sullivan EA. Perinatal outcomes of women intending to give birth in birth centers in Australia. Birth 2010; 37(1); 28–36.

Lee BB, Cripps RA, Woodman RJ, Biering-Sorensen F, Wing PC, Campbell R, Noonan VK, Wang D, Stander J, Lee B & Harrison JE 2010. Development of an international spinal injury prevention module: application of the international classification of external cause of injury to spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 48(6): 498–503.

Martin G, Swannell SV, Hazell PL, Harrison JE & Taylor A 2010. Self-injury in Australia: a community survey. Medical Journal of Australia 193(9): 506–510.

Mejia GC 2010. Dental caries experience among young Australian adults. Australian Dental Journal (ARCPOH, Data Watch) 55(4):468–71.

Mejia GC & Ha DH 2011. Dental caries trends in Australian school children. Australian Dental Journal. (Data Watch) 56; 2: 231–233.

Nair P, Davies AR, Beca J, Bellomo R, Ellwood D, Forrest P, Jackson A, Pye R, Seppelt I, Sullivan EA & Webb S 2011, for The Australia and New Zealand Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ANZ ECMO) Influenza Investigators and the Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Severe ARDS in Pregnant and Postpartum Women during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Intensive Care Medicine; 37(4): 648–654.

Norton K, Norton L & Sadgrove D, 2010. Position statement on physical activity and exercise intensity terminology. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 13(5): 496–502.

Norton KI, Norton L & Lewis N 2010. Physical activity interventions improve central processing and choice response speed. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 13(6): 41–42.

Norton L, Henley GI & Harrison JE 2010. Trends in cycling injuries 2000–2008 Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 13(6): 50.

Norton L, Norton K, Lewis N & Dollman J 2010. Intensive short-term physical activity interventions show sustained health benefits at 12 months. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 12(52): 188.

Nygren KG, Sullivan EA, Zegers-Hochschild F, Mansour R, Ishihara O, Adamson GD, de Mouzon J 2011. International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART) world report: assisted reproductive technology 2003. Fertility and sterility 95(7): 2209–222.e17.

Pirotta M, Stein AN, Conway EL, Harrison C, Britt H, Garland S 2010. Genital warts incidence and healthcare resource utilisation in Australia. Sexually Transmitted Infections 86(3): 181–186.

Sullivan EA, Chapman MG, Wang A, Adamson GD. Population-based study of caesarean section after in vitro fertilization in Australia. Birth 2010; 37(3): 184–191.

Taylor AW, Martin G, Dal Grande E, Swannell SV, Fullerton S, Hazell PL & Harrison JE 2011. Methodological issues associated with collecting sensitive information over the telephone experience from an Australian non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) prevalence study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 11(20): 1–7.

Wang YA, Chapman M, Costello M, Sullivan EA 2010. Better perinatal outcomes following transfer of fresh blastocysts and blastocysts cultured from thawed cleavage embryos: a population-based study. Human Reproduction 25(6): 1536–1542.

Willis CD, Gabbe B, Jolley D, Harrison JE & Cameron PA 2010. Predicting trauma patient mortality: ICD [or ICD-10-AM] versus AIS based approaches. ANZ Journal of Surgery 80(11): 802–806.

Conference papers and presentations

Papers and presentations by AIHW staff

The staff of the AIHW gave 72 papers and presentations at conferences and workshops in 2010–11.

Aalders R 2010. Juvenile justice trends in Australia. Presentation at the Juvenile Offending—What Are the Facts? seminar, Sydney, 11 November.

Aalders R 2010. Juvenile justice in Australia: providing a national perspective of young people under supervision. Presentation at The National Youth Law and Juvenile Justice Forum 2010, Melbourne, 27–28 October.

Ainley J, Chew A, Cummins R, Eldridge D, Goldfeld S, Gray M, Hamilton M & Holloway G 2010. Symposium: Social and emotional wellbeing indicators for young Australians: national and international developments. Panel discussion at the 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 7–9 July.

Al-Yaman F 2011. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse future directions. ACT Jurisdictional presentation, May 11.

Al-Yaman F 2011. The health and welfare of Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people. Paper presented at the Australian National University, Canberra, 12 May.

Al-Yaman F 2010. Improving Australia's health and welfare through statistics and data development. Presentation at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care Conference, Sydney, November 24.

Al-Yaman F 2010. Evidence on what works in schooling. Presentation at the Senior Officers of Aboriginal Education meeting, Perth, 17–18 November.

Al-Yaman F 2010. Equity and access issues in service use for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Presentation at Health Information Management: The Golden Thread in Health Reform, Sydney, 27 October.

Al-Yaman F 2010. Indigenous Health and Reforms. Presentation at the Australian National University, Canberra, July.

Al-Yaman F & Higgins D 2010. Closing the Gap Clearinghouse: an online clearinghouse for evidence-based research on overcoming disadvantage for Indigenous Australians. Presentation at the 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 8 July.

Al-Yaman F, Gourley M & Pieris-Caldwell I 2011. Application of confidence intervals to administrative data at the AIHW. Paper presented at an age-standardisation workshop at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, 19 April.

Anderson P 2010. What happens to people with dementia in Australia? Paper presented at the 43rd Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, Hobart, 17–19 November.

Anderson P 2011. Assessing the feasibility of linking datasets. Invited paper presented at the Scottish Universities Insight Institute Program: Meeting children's needs for care and protection: key issues for longitudinal research and evaluation: Data linkage and mining: vision, possibilities and practicalities. Glasgow, 9–11 March.

Bourchier M 2011. Cardiovascular disease: Australian facts 2011. Presentation at the 2011 National Heart Foundation Conference, Melbourne, 17 June.

Bowler E 2010. Characteristics of patients using transition care. Presentation at the 43rd Australian Association of Gerontology Conference, Hobart, 17–19 November.

Brien G 2010. Aged care services. Presentation at the Catholic Health Association National Conference, Adelaide, 23–25 August.

Cooper-Stanbury M 2011. Understanding Australia's health. Presentation at the Victorian Certificate of Education Health and Human Development Student Day Out, Melbourne, 22 August.

Cooper-Stanbury M 2011. Australia's health: in brief. Presentation at the Health and Productivity Management Conference, Melbourne, August.

Cooper-Stanbury M 2010. Burden of chronic disease in Australia. Presented to NSW Health EpiSIG, Sydney, July.

Cooper-Stanbury M 2011. Home phone ownership on the decline. Presented to Telephone Surveys and the Mobile Phone Only Population workshop, Melbourne, March.

Cooper-Stanbury M 2011. Electoral roll matching project. Presented to Telephone Surveys and the Mobile Phone Only Population workshop, Melbourne, March.

Draper B, Karmel R, Gibson D, Peut A, Anderson P, Brien G, Pham Lobb L & Hudson C 2010. Age effects upon general hospital admissions of persons with dementia: longer admissions in young-onset dementia. Poster presented at International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 10–15 July.

Draper B, Gibson D, Peut A, Karmel R, Hudson C, Pham Lobb L, Brien G & Anderson P 2011. The effects of age on hospitalisation of persons with dementia. Presentation at Alzheimer's Australia Conference, 17–20 May.

Draper B, Karmel R, Gibson D & Peut A 2011. Alcohol-related dementia in patients admitted to NSW public hospitals. Presentation at the Royal Australian & NZ College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress, Darwin, 29 May–2 June.

Dugbaza T 2011. Indigenous data linkage at AIHW, with special reference to data linkage for improving Indigenous identification on mortality data sets. Presentation at the Victorian Women's Cancer Screening Project Working Group Meeting, Melbourne, 21 April.

Dugbaza T, Gourley M, Kok B & Pieris-Caldwell I 2011. Principles for undertaking agestandardisation for Indigenous mortality data. Powerpoint presentation to joint ABS-AIHW workshop on age-standardisation for Indigenous mortality data, Australian Bureau of Statistics, 10 June.

Eldridge D 2010. A snapshot of the health and wellbeing of Australia's children. Presentation at the 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 7–9 July.

Gall M & Webster A 2010. The asthma snapshot: National asthma statistics online. Poster presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 29 September–1 October.

Gall M & Webster A 2010. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia: An update on the national trends. Poster presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 29 September–1 October.

Gibson D, Draper B, Peut A, Karmel R, Brien G, Pham Lobb L, Hudson C, Bail K, Shannon K, Goss J & Chan N 2010 & 2011. Your hospital by numbers: What do your numbers mean? Presentations at 20 hospitals as a part of the Hospital Dementia Services Project fieldwork.

Glaznieks SE 2010. Fighting the epidemic of siloed information: standardised vocabularies in health data. Presentation at the Saying What You Mean: Developing Controlled Vocabulary Services for Australian Research workshop, Canberra, 4 November.

Green F 2010. Chronic kidney disease hospitalisations. Presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 13 September.

Green F 2010. Using data linkage to estimate the total incidence of end-stage kidney disease. Presentation at the Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group Mortality Data Workshop. Melbourne, 19 November.

Green F 2011. Using data linkage to estimate the total incidence of end-stage kidney disease. Presentation at the Renal Society of Australasia Annual Conference, Adelaide, 9 June.

Hargreaves J 2010. Australian Spinal Cord Injury Register (ASCIR). Presentation at ASCIR Workshop, Adelaide, 31 August.

Hargreaves J 2010. AIHW Hospital Statistics Reporting. Presented at Catholic Health Australia Forum, Parliament House, Canberra, 17 November.

Hargreaves J 2011. Centre for Health Service Development's Report on Emergency Department Performance by States and Territories: some issues to consider. Presentation at the COAG Reform Council Forum on Emergency Department Performance, University of New South Wales Central Business District Campus Sydney, 8 March.

Hargreaves J 2011. Translating Evidence into Policy Making: Australian Hospital Statistics. Presentation at the 5th National Conference for Clinical Research 2011, Malaysia, 23 June.

Hargreaves J 2011. Hospital Healthcare Databases – The Australian Experience. Presentation at the 5th National Conference for Clinical Research 2011, Malaysia, 23 June.

Hargreaves J 2011. Hospital Performance. Presentation at the 5th National Conference for Clinical Research 2011, Malaysia, 24 June.

Hayward R, Jefferson A 2010. Treatment activity across the lifespan in Tasmania contrasted with all Australia during 2007–08: Information from the Alcohol and other drug treatment services national minimum data set. Presentation at the Alcohol Tobacco and Drug Council of Tasmania (ATDC) Conference, Hobart, October.

Hudson C, Chan N, Peut A, Grealish L, Gibson D, Draper B & Karmel R 2011. Characteristics of rural NSW hospital services for people with dementia. Presentation at the Australian Association of Gerontology Rural Conference, 31 March.

Hunter N 2011. Educational outcomes of children in the care of the state: how do they compare? Presentation at the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration Conference, Brisbane, 5–7 May.

Jepsen G & Beard T 2010. Protecting Australia's children in the 21st Century. Presentation at the Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference, Sydney, 2–4 August.

Johnston I 2010. Prisoner health in Australia: New national information. Presentation at the 23rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology Conference, Alice Springs, 28–30 September.

Johnston I 2010. Prisoner health in Australia: New national information. Presentation at the Correctional Services Healthcare Summit, Melbourne, 27–28 October.

Johnston I 2010. The alcohol and other drug use of Australia's prison entrants – results from the inaugural National Prisoner Health Census. Presentation at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference, Canberra, 28 November–1 December.

Juckes R 2010. Increasing healthcare expenditure and chronic diseases. Presentation at the 9th Annual Health Insurance Summit, Sydney, 30 June–1 July.

Kalisch, D 2011. Contemporary Data Governance Challenges and Opportunities. Presentation at the Health Infomatics Society of Australia Data Governance Conference, Melbourne, 20 May.

Karmel R 2010. The effect of dementia and musculoskeletal disease on aged care pathways. Paper presented at the 43rd Australian Association of Gerontology Conference , Hobart, 17–19 November.

Kingham-Edwards R 2010. Building a thriving metadata registry: METeOR 6 years old and still kicking. Presentation at the Institute of Metadata Managements Conference, 2011, ANU, Canberra.

Mathur S 2010. Measuring child wellbeing. Presentation at the Early Childhood Development in Indigenous Communities Conference, Darwin, 21–22 September.

McLean C 2011. Australia's health overview and AIHW education resources information. Presentation at the 27th Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation International Conference, Adelaide, 18–20 April.

Moon L 2010. Estimating the total incidence of end-stage kidney disease. Presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 13 September.

Moon L 2010. Projections of the incidence of treated end-stage kidney disease in Australia 2009–2020. Presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 13 September.

Moon L 2010. Monitoring prevention: what is the evidence for our main risk factors. Presentation at the Public Health Association Annual Conference. Adelaide, 28 September.

Moon L 2010. Using data linkage to estimate the total incidence of end-stage kidney disease. Presentation at the Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Conference. Sydney, 30 September.

Moon L 2011. What proportion of end-stage kidney disease patients are currently receiving kidney replacement therapy? Presentation to the Dialysis, Nephrology and Transplant Subcommittee of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Hunter Valley, 28 March.

Moon L 2011. Prevention of cardiovascular disease: monitoring framework and application to risk factor prevention. Presentation at the 2011 National Heart Foundation Conference, Melbourne, 17 June.

Neideck G 2010. National Homelessness Conference (session chair), Brisbane, 2–3 September.

Neideck G 2010. An integrated data system to reduce homelessness: The Specialist Homelessness Services Collection. Presentation at the Integrating Services to Reduce Homelessness Conference, Melbourne, 1 December.

Neideck G 2011. The Specialist Homelessness Services Collection. Presentation to Prime Minister's Council on Homelessness, Parliament House, 10 February.

Neideck G 2011. SHSC National Implementation Workshop, Melbourne, 17 February.

O'Mahony S 2011. Chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Presentation at the Renal Society of Australasia Annual Conference, Adelaide, 11 June.

Pham L, Peut A, Grealish L, Draper B, Chan N, Hudson C, Gibson D, Karmel R & Anderson P 2011. Local practices influence hospital discharge for patients with dementia. Poster presented at Alzheimer's Australia Conference, 17–20 May.

Powierski A 2010. Comparing an SLK-based linkage strategy and a name-based linkage strategy. Paper presented at the Australian Statistical Conference, Fremantle, 6–10 December.

Rahman N, Webster A & Sugiura T 2011. Mental disorders in people with musculoskeletal conditions. Presentation at the Australian Rheumatology Association 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane 14–17 May.

Taylor M, Couder S & Brown J 2010. Flow of information through the health system. Presentation at HIC Conference, Melbourne, August.

Thompson L & Bullock S 2010. A report on men's health in regional and remote Australia. Paper presented at the NSW Rural and Remote Health Conference, Albury, 4–5 November.

Waters A-M, et al 2010. Comparison of complete-case and multiple imputation analysis in the investigation of the prognostic significance of parental reports of 'asthma' and 'wheeze' in kindergarten children. Poster presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 29 September–1 October.

White A 2010. Contrasting NSW and National NOPSAD data for the 2009 collection. Presentation at the NSW Drug and Alcohol Program Council meeting, 3 December.

White A, Sebbens C & Jefferson A 2010. Clients and prescribers of pharmacotherapy in Australia – 2009 National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistical Annual Data Collection.Presentation at APSAD 2010 Conference.

Papers and presentations by staff of the AIHW's collaborating units

The staff of AIHW collaborating units gave 20 papers and presentations at conferences and workshops in 2010–11.

Ampon RD et al 2010. Time trends in the incidence and prevalence of asthma in Australian children: a cohort and age-period analysis. Poster presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 29 September–1 October.

Ampon R et al 2010. Factors affecting inappropriate use of combination therapy for asthma: analysis of two child cohorts. 10 minute talk presented by Guy Marks at The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 2–6 April.

Bradley C & Pointer S 2010. Identifying injuries in Australia due to mobility scooters: Incidence, severity and common characteristics. PHAA (Public Health Association of Australia) 40th Annual Conference, Adelaide, 27 September.

Bradley C 2010. Trends in hospitalised injuries due to falls by older people, Australia 1999–2007. PHAA (Public Health Association of Australia) 40th Annual Conference. Adelaide, 27 September.

Bradley CE & Harrison JE 2010. Trends in hospitalised injuries due to falls by older people, Australia 1999–2007. Safety 2010 World Conference, London, 21 September.

Bryan-Hancock C & Harrison JE 2010. The global burden of disease project 2005 methods utilised by the injury expert group for estimating worldwide incidence and prevalence rates. Safety 2010 World Conference, London, 21 September.

Bryan-Hancock C & Harrison JE 2010. The global burden of traumatic brain injury: preliminary results from the global burden of disease project. Injury Prevention Safety 2010 World Conference, London, 21 September.

Cooper S et al 2010. Time trends in hospitalisations for asthma among children and adults in Australia, 2003–2007. Poster presented at the Australasian Epidemiological Association 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 29 September–1 October.

Cooper S et al 2010. Hospitalisations attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. 10 minute talk presented at The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 2–6 April.

Cooper S et al 2010. Gender differences in the association of asthma status with current smoking. Poster presented at The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 2–6 April.

Do LG, Spencer AJ, Roberts-Thomson KF 2010. Age-specific smoking-related individual risk and population attributable fraction for periodontal disease in the Australian adult population. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Conference, Sydney, 30 September–1 October.

Harrison JE & Henley GI 2010. A comparison of methods for measurement of injury severity. Safety 2010 World Conference, London, 21 September.

Harrison JE. 2010. Data and surveillance. Invited plenary presentation ('State of the Art'), Safety 2010, London, 22–24 September.

Mejia GC, Spencer AJ, Roberts Thomson KF, Brennan DS 2010. Dental caries in Australian school children: 30 years of surveillance. Australasian Epidemiological Association Annual Conference, Sydney, 30 September–1 October.

Norton L, Harrison JE, & Henley G 2010. Trends in cycling injuries 2000–2008. Public Health Association of Australia 40th Annual Conference 2010, Adelaide.

Pointer S 2010. Injury prevention in Australia: The lay of the land in 2010. Public Health Association of Australia 40th Annual Conference, Adelaide, 27 September.

Spencer, AJ 2010. The National Survey of Adult Oral Health: Implications for today and tomorrow. Australian Dental Association 33rd Congress, Brisbane, 30 March–3 April.

Sullivan EA. Simply the best? Births following assisted reproductive technology in the new millennium. Invited oral presentation. 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Fertility Society of Australia, Adelaide, 10–13 October.

Sullivan EA, Vaughan GA, Callaway L on behalf of AMOSS investigators. Extreme morbid obesity in pregnancy. 15th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, 10–13 April.

Sullivan EA, Wang YA, Abeywardana S, Kovacs G. Congenital anomalies following assisted reproductive technology in Australia. 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Stockholm, Sweden, 3–6 July.