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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

2024

Conference Publication

Risk of hepatitis C infection following bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia 2016-2020

Harney, Brendan L., Agius, Paul, Asselin, Jason, Bloch, Mark, Donovan, Basil, Doyle, Joseph, El-Hayek, Carol, Fairley, Christopher K., Guy, Rebecca, Hellard, Margaret, Matthews, Gail, Roth, Norman, Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Stoove, Mark, Traeger, Michael, van Santen, Daniela K. and Wilkinson, Anna (2024). Risk of hepatitis C infection following bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia 2016-2020. Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-for-Obstetrics-and-Gynecology (IDSOG), Boston Ma, Aug 04-06, 2022. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.

Risk of hepatitis C infection following bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia 2016-2020

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)

2022

Conference Publication

Evaluating the performance of existing automated text de-identification tools on patient progress notes from Australian general practice

El-Hayek, Carol, Barzegar, Siamak, Faux, Noel, Doyle, Kim, Pillai, Priyanka, Mutch, Simon, Vaisey, Alaina, Ward, Roger, Sanci, Lena, Hocking, Jane, Verspoor, Karin and Boyle, Douglas (2022). Evaluating the performance of existing automated text de-identification tools on patient progress notes from Australian general practice. CLAYTON: CSIRO PUBLISHING.

Evaluating the performance of existing automated text de-identification tools on patient progress notes from Australian general practice

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

2021

Conference Publication

Trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using PrEP in Australia

Traeger, M., Asselin, J., El-Hayek, C., Dittmer, J., Wright, E., Carter, A., Vickers, T., Patel, P., Fairley, C., Donovan, B., Guy, R., Hellard, M. and Stoove, M. (2021). Trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using PrEP in Australia. CHICHESTER: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD.

Trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using PrEP in Australia

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

Conference Publication

Changes in the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services before and after the introduction of direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia

Traeger, Michael, Pedrana, Alisa, van Santen, Daniela, Doyle, Joseph, Howell, Jess, Thompson, Alexander, El-Hayek, Carol, Asselin, Jason, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Membrey, Dean, Bramwell, Frances, Carter, Allison, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Changes in the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services before and after the introduction of direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER.

Changes in the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services before and after the introduction of direct-acting antiviral treatment 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

2020

Conference Publication

HIV-1 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUBTYPE DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND NEWLY-ARRIVED ASIAN-BORN MSM POPULATIONS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2015-2018

Coutts, S., Higgins, N., Chibo, D., D'Costa, J., Stoove, M., Hellard, M. and El-Hayek, C. (2020). HIV-1 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUBTYPE DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND NEWLY-ARRIVED ASIAN-BORN MSM POPULATIONS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2015-2018. CLAYTON: CSIRO PUBLISHING.

HIV-1 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUBTYPE DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND NEWLY-ARRIVED ASIAN-BORN MSM POPULATIONS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2015-2018