Background Rapid Access Cardiology (RAC) services are hospital co-located cardiologist-
led outpatient clinics providing prompt assessment and management of chest pain. This …

Background Primary prevention guidelines emphasize the importance of lifestyle
modification, but many at high-risk have suboptimal cardiovascular risk factor (CVRF) …

Background Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinics (RACPC) are widely used for the outpatient
assessment of chest pain, but there appears to be limited high-quality evidence justifying …

Purpose Current guidelines recommend hospital admission for patients who present to the
emergency department (ED) with chest pain and are scored as intermediate risk for adverse …

Objectives To compare the outcomes and safety of a rapid access chest pain clinic (RACPC)
in Australia with those of a general cardiology clinic. Design Prospective comparison of the …

ObjectiveTo describe the implementation of a model of integrated care for chronic disease in
Western Sydney. This model was established on the basis of a partnership between the …

BACKGROUND Emergency situations in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) put significant
burden on both the patient and the healthcare system. AIM To prospectively measure Quality …

Purpose To describe reasons for referral, diagnostic procedures, diagnoses and long-term
follow-up of first-time referred patients to a fast lane outpatient cardiology clinic (FLOCC) …

Background Within outpatient services, a broad range of innovations are being pursued to
better manage care and reduce unnecessary appointments. One of the least-studied …

Background Chest pain is the second most common presenting symptom to emergency
departments (ED) in Australia, although up to 85% of these patients do not have an acute …