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2025

Journal Article

Do transformers generalise better than bespoke tools for anonymisation?

Klapaukh, Roman, El-Hayek, Carol and Boyle, Douglas IR (2025). Do transformers generalise better than bespoke tools for anonymisation?. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 52 101607. doi: 10.1016/j.imu.2024.101607

Do transformers generalise better than bespoke tools for anonymisation?

2024

Journal Article

Phenotyping people with a history of injecting drug use within electronic medical records using an interactive machine learning approach

El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Thi, Hellard, Margaret E., Curtis, Michael, Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Aung, Htein Linn, Asselin, Jason, Boyle, Douglas I. R., Wilkinson, Anna, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Hocking, Jane S. and Dunn, Adam G. (2024). Phenotyping people with a history of injecting drug use within electronic medical records using an interactive machine learning approach. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1) 346, 346. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01318-y

Phenotyping people with a history of injecting drug use within electronic medical records using an interactive machine learning approach

2023

Journal Article

An evaluation of existing text de-identification tools for use with patient progress notes from Australian general practice

El-Hayek, Carol, Barzegar, Siamak, Faux, Noel, Doyle, Kim, Pillai, Priyanka, Mutch, Simon J., Vaisey, Alaina, Ward, Roger, Sanci, Lena, Dunn, Adam G., Hellard, Margaret E., Hocking, Jane S., Verspoor, Karin and Boyle, Douglas I. R. (2023). An evaluation of existing text de-identification tools for use with patient progress notes from Australian general practice. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 173 105021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105021

An evaluation of existing text de-identification tools for use with patient progress notes from Australian general practice

2022

Journal Article

The incidence of hepatitis C among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia, 2009-2019

Harney, Brendan L., Sacks-Davis, Rachel, van Santen, Daniela K., Traeger, Michael, Wilkinson, Anna L., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Fairley, Christopher K., Roth, Norman, Bloch, Mark, Matthews, Gail, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark, Hellard, Margaret E. and Doyle, Joseph S. (2022). The incidence of hepatitis C among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia, 2009-2019. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74 (10), 1804-1811. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab720

The incidence of hepatitis C among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia, 2009-2019

2022

Journal Article

Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020

Wilkinson, Anna Lee, van Santen, Daniela K., Traeger, Michael W., Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Asselin, Jason, Scott, Nick, Harney, Brendan L., Doyle, Joseph S., El-Hayek, Carol, Howell, Jessica, Bramwell, Fran, McManus, Hamish, Donovan, Basil, Stoove, Mark, Hellard, Margaret and Pedrana, Alisa (2022). Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020. International Journal of Drug Policy, 103 103655. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103655

Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020

2022

Journal Article

Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019 (vol 150, E7, 2022)

Lee Wilkinson, Anna, Pedrana, Alisa, Traeger, Michael W., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Long, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Doyle, Joseph S., Thompson, Alexander J., Howell, Jessica, Scott, Nick, Dimech, Wayne, Guy, Rebecca, Hellard, Margaret and Stoove, Mark (2022). Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019 (vol 150, E7, 2022). Epidemiology and Infection, 150 e44. doi: 10.1017/S0950268822000310

Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019 (vol 150, E7, 2022)

2021

Journal Article

Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019

Wilkinson, Anna Lee, Pedrana, Alisa, Traeger, Michael W., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Long, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Doyle, Joseph S., Thompson, Alexander J., Howell, Jessica, Scott, Nick, Dimech, Wayne, Guy, Rebecca and Hellard, Margaret (2021). Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019. Epidemiology and Infection, 150 e7. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821002624

Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019

2021

Journal Article

Microelimination of hepatitis C among people with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: declining incidence and prevalence accompanying a multicenter treatment scale-up trial

Doyle, Joseph S., van Santen, Daniela K., Iser, David, Sasadeusz, Joe, O'Reilly, Mark, Harney, Brendan, Traeger, Michael W., Roney, Janine, Cutts, Julia C., Bowring, Anna L., Winter, Rebecca, Medland, Nick, Fairley, Christopher K., Moore, Richard, Tee, B. K., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Hoy, Jennifer F., Matthews, Gail, Prins, Maria, Stoove, Mark A. and Hellard, Margaret E. (2021). Microelimination of hepatitis C among people with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: declining incidence and prevalence accompanying a multicenter treatment scale-up trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73 (7), E2164-E2171. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1500

Microelimination of hepatitis C among people with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: declining incidence and prevalence accompanying a multicenter treatment scale-up trial

2021

Journal Article

Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012-19): a longitudinal cohort study

Santen, Daniela K. van, Asselin, Jasan, Haber, Noah A., Traeger, Michael W., Callander, Denton, Donovan, Basil, El-Hayek, Carol, McMahon, James H., Petoumenos, Kathy, McManus, Hamish, Hoy, Jennifer F., Hellard, Margaret, Guy, Rebecca and Stoove, Mark (2021). Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012-19): a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet HIV, 8 (10), E623-E632. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00155-7

Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012-19): a longitudinal cohort study

2020

Journal Article

Improved capture of trans and gender-diverse people diagnosed with HIV infection in Victoria following refinement to notification form

Ryan, K. E., Wiggins, J., Higgins, N., El-Hayek, C. and Stoove, M. (2020). Improved capture of trans and gender-diverse people diagnosed with HIV infection in Victoria following refinement to notification form. Hiv Medicine, 21 (10), E23-E24. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12915

Improved capture of trans and gender-diverse people diagnosed with HIV infection in Victoria following refinement to notification form

2020

Journal Article

Phylogenetic clustering networks among heterosexual migrants with new HIV diagnoses post-migration in Australia

Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Chibo, Doris, Peach, Elizabeth, Aleksic, Eman, Crowe, Suzanne M., El Hayek, Carol, Marukutira, Tafireyi, Higgins, Nasra, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Phylogenetic clustering networks among heterosexual migrants with new HIV diagnoses post-migration in Australia. PLoS One, 15 (9) e0237469, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237469

Phylogenetic clustering networks among heterosexual migrants with new HIV diagnoses post-migration in Australia

2020

Journal Article

The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services

Traeger, Michael W., Pedrana, Alisa E., van Santen, Daniela K., Doyle, Joseph S., Howell, Jessica, Thompson, Alexander J., El-Hayek, Carol, Asselin, Jason, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Membrey, Dean, Bramwell, Fran, Carter, Allison, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark A. and Hellard, Margaret E. (2020). The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services. PLoS One, 15 (6) e0235445, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235445

The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services

2020

Journal Article

Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: evaluation study

Nguyen, Long, Stoove, Mark, Boyle, Douglas, Callander, Denton, McManus, Hamish, Asselin, Jason, Guy, Rebecca, Donovan, Basil, Hellard, Margaret and El-Hayek, Carol (2020). Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: evaluation study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (6) e16757, 1-12. doi: 10.2196/16757

Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: evaluation study

2020

Journal Article

Comparing sexual behaviours and knowledge between domestic students and Chinese international students in Australia: findings from two cross-sectional studies

Douglass, Caitlin H., Qin, Can, Martin, Fran, Xiao, Yinzong, El-Hayek, Carol and Lim, Megan S. C. (2020). Comparing sexual behaviours and knowledge between domestic students and Chinese international students in Australia: findings from two cross-sectional studies. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 31 (8), 781-790. doi: 10.1177/0956462420921726

Comparing sexual behaviours and knowledge between domestic students and Chinese international students in Australia: findings from two cross-sectional studies

2020

Journal Article

Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: a cross-sectional study

Marukutira, Tafireyi, Gray, Richard T., Douglass, Caitlin, El-Hayek, Carol, Moreira, Clarissa, Asselin, Jason, Donovan, Basil, Vickers, Tobias, Spelman, Tim, Crowe, Suzanne, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: a cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine, 17 (3) e1003044, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003044

Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: a cross-sectional study

2019

Journal Article

Transformation of Australian Community Pharmacies Into Good Clinical Practice Compliant Trial Pharmacies for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Lal, Luxi, Ryan, Kathleen, Liu, Iris Yi, Price, Brian, Lockwood, Timmy, Aguirre, Ivette, Slobodian, Peter, Lam, Ada, Vassan, Manoj, Lim, Kie, Silverii, John, Tesoriero, Joseph, Phu, Johnny, Lim, Wan, Naidoo, Bharathy, Russell, Nick, Rundle, Matthew, Sewell, Rowan, Cooper, Craig, Hardman, Alexander, Quinn, Martin, Mak, Anne, Wright, Edwina J., Wright, Edwina, Stoove, Mark, Ruth, Simon, Batrouney, Colin, West, Michael, Murphy, Dean ... Owen, Louise (2019). Transformation of Australian Community Pharmacies Into Good Clinical Practice Compliant Trial Pharmacies for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10 1269. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01269

Transformation of Australian Community Pharmacies Into Good Clinical Practice Compliant Trial Pharmacies for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

2019

Journal Article

Risk of Subsequent HIV Infection Following Sexually Transmissible Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Harney, Brendan L., Agius, Paul A., El-Hayek, Carol, Fairley, Christopher K., Chow, Eric P. F., Roth, Norman, Tee, B. K., Leslie, David, Tachedjian, Gilda, Hellard, Margaret and Stoove, Mark (2019). Risk of Subsequent HIV Infection Following Sexually Transmissible Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6 (10) ofz376. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz376

Risk of Subsequent HIV Infection Following Sexually Transmissible Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

2019

Journal Article

Two decades of surveillance data show late presentation among a diverse group of women diagnosed with HIV in Victoria, Australia

Moreira, Clarissa, Boughey, Alison, Ryan, Kathleen Elizabeth, Higgins, Nasra, Rotty, Jessica, West, Michael, Hellard, Margaret, Stoove, Mark and El-Hayek, Carol (2019). Two decades of surveillance data show late presentation among a diverse group of women diagnosed with HIV in Victoria, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43 (5), 413-418. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12910

Two decades of surveillance data show late presentation among a diverse group of women diagnosed with HIV in Victoria, Australia

2019

Journal Article

Pathology Laboratory Surveillance in the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for a Cohort Study

van Gemert, Caroline, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark, Dimech, Wayne, El-Hayek, Carol, Asselin, Jason, Dip, Grad, Moreira, Clarissa, Nguyen, Long, Callander, Denton, Boyle, Douglas, Donovan, Basil and Hellard, Margaret (2019). Pathology Laboratory Surveillance in the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for a Cohort Study. Jmir Research Protocols, 8 (8) e13625, e13625. doi: 10.2196/13625

Pathology Laboratory Surveillance in the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Blood-Borne Viruses: Protocol for a Cohort Study

2019

Journal Article

Association of HIV preexposure prophylaxis with incidence of sexually transmitted infections among individuals at high risk of HIV infection

Traeger, Michael W., Cornelisse, Vincent J., Asselin, Jason, Price, Brian, Roth, Norman J., Willcox, Jeff, Tee, Ban Kiem, Fairley, Christopher K., Chang, Christina C., Armishaw, Jude, Vujovic, Olga, Penn, Matthew, Cundill, Pauline, Forgan-Smith, George, Gall, John, Pickett, Claire, Lal, Luxi, Mak, Anne, Spelman, Tim D., Nguyen, Long, Murphy, Dean A., Ryan, Kathleen E., El-Hayek, Carol, West, Michael, Ruth, Simon, Batrouney, Colin, Lockwood, John T., Hoy, Jennifer F., Hellard, Margaret E. ... for the PrEPX Study Team (2019). Association of HIV preexposure prophylaxis with incidence of sexually transmitted infections among individuals at high risk of HIV infection. JAMA, 321 (14) 1380, 1380-1390. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.2947

Association of HIV preexposure prophylaxis with incidence of sexually transmitted infections among individuals at high risk of HIV infection