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David Peiris

The George Institute for Global Health
Verified email at georgeinstitute.org
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[HTML][HTML] Task shifting for non-communicable disease management in low and middle income countries–a systematic review

R Joshi, M Alim, AP Kengne, S Jan, PK Maulik… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background One potential solution to limited healthcare access in low and middle income
countries (LMIC) is task-shifting-the training of non-physician healthcare workers (NPHWs) …

Use of mHealth systems and tools for non-communicable diseases in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

D Peiris, D Praveen, C Johnson… - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2014 - Springer
With the rapid adoption of mobile devices, mobile health (mHealth) offers the potential to
transform health care delivery, especially in the world's poorest regions. We systematically …

Quarter-dose quadruple combination therapy for initial treatment of hypertension: placebo-controlled, crossover, randomised trial and systematic review

CK Chow, J Thakkar, A Bennett, G Hillis, M Burke… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Globally, most patients with hypertension are treated with monotherapy, and
control rates are poor because monotherapy only reduces blood pressure by around 9/5 mm …

Cardiovascular risk perception and evidence–practice gaps in Australian general practice (the AusHEART study)

EL Heeley, DP Peiris, AA Patel, A Cass… - Medical Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To examine the perception and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
risk in Australian primary care. Design, setting and participants: The Australian Hypertension …

A pragmatic randomized trial of a polypill-based strategy to improve use of indicated preventive treatments in people at high cardiovascular disease risk

A Patel, A Cass, D Peiris… - European journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Most individuals at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk worldwide do not
receive any or optimal preventive drugs. We aimed to determine whether fixed dose …

Gender inequalities in cardiovascular risk factor assessment and management in primary healthcare

KK Hyun, J Redfern, A Patel, D Peiris, D Brieger… - Heart, 2017 - heart.bmj.com
Objectives To quantify contemporary differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor
assessment and management between women and men in Australian primary healthcare …

Effect of a computer-guided, quality improvement program for cardiovascular disease risk management in primary health care: the treatment of cardiovascular risk …

D Peiris, T Usherwood, K Panaretto… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Despite effective treatments to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, their
translation into practice is limited. Methods and Results—Using a parallel arm cluster …

[HTML][HTML] eHealth literacy: predictors in a population with moderate-to-high cardiovascular risk

SS Richtering, K Hyun, L Neubeck… - JMIR human …, 2017 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background: Electronic health (eHealth) literacy is a growing area of research parallel to the
ongoing development of eHealth interventions. There is, however, little and conflicting …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing inequities in access to quality health care for indigenous people

D Peiris, A Brown, A Cass - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
• Inequities in access to necessary health care are unacceptable and contribute to gaps in
health status between indigenous and non-indigenous people.• Access barriers exist in …

Effectiveness of fixed dose combination medication ('polypills') compared with usual care in patients with cardiovascular disease or at high risk: a prospective …

R Webster, A Patel, V Selak, L Billot, ML Bots… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aims To conduct a prospective, individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of
randomised controlled trials comparing a polypill-based approach with usual care in high …