Amy Sweeny

Jun 16, 2024 | mja.com.au | Amy Sweeny |Gerben Keijzers |Dinesh Palipana |John Gerrard

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (11): 579-581. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.52321 Published online: 17 June 2024 After the World Health Organization declared the international coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on 11 March 2020, Australian governments introduced stringent public health measures, including stay‐at‐home orders, school and business closures, and interstate border closures.

Mar 11, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Philip Jones |Amy Sweeny |Grace Branjerdporn |Gerben Keijzers

1 INTRODUCTION Following its initial outbreak in 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic spread rapidly, triggering the implementation of prolonged lockdowns, travel restrictions, and the closure of businesses, schools, and public services. This has raised concerns over adverse mental health consequences, including increased rates of anxiety and depression (Zavlis et al., 2022), suicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and insomnia (Chen et al., 2021).

Nov 1, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Amy Sweeny |Nemat Alsaba |Laurie Grealish |Katya May

Over half (52%) of 295 older people who died within 48 h of ED presentation had one or more prior ED visits and/or hospitalisations. Management of some symptoms common at the end of life (including dyspnoea, anxiety and agitation) with medications, and PRN prescribing of these, occurred less frequently in ED compared to the wards. Introduction Globally, our population is ageing.