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Mhairi Kerr

University of South Australia
Verified email at unisa.edu.au
Cited by 403

The validity of the Rx-Risk comorbidity index using medicines mapped to the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system

NL Pratt, M Kerr, JD Barratt, A Kemp-Casey… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To provide a map of Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System
codes to individual Rx-Risk comorbidities and to validate the Rx-Risk Comorbidity Index. …

Medicine-induced acute kidney injury findings from spontaneous reporting systems, sequence symmetry analysis and a case–control study with a focus on medicines …

EE Roughead, M Kerr, A Moffat, GM Kassie, N Pratt - Drug Safety, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Primary care provides an opportunity to prevent community acquired, medicine
or drug-induced acute kidney injury. One of the barriers to proactive prevention of medicine-…

Use of proton pump inhibitors among older Australians: national quality improvement programmes have led to sustained practice change

…, SV Gadzhanova, EN Ramsay, M Kerr… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective To evaluate the impact of national multifaceted initiatives to improve use of proton
pump inhibitors (PPIs) on the use of PPIs among older Australians. Design Interrupted time …

Antipsychotic polypharmacy in older Australians

LMK Ellett, NL Pratt, M Kerr… - International …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Background:Antipsychotics are commonly used, and the rate of use is highest, among those
aged 65 years or over, where the risk of adverse events is also high. Up to 20% of younger …

Comparative effectiveness and safety of low-strength and high-strength direct oral anticoagulants compared with warfarin: a sequential cohort study

…, LMK Ellett, K Duszynski, S Shakib, M Kerr… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare effectiveness and safety of low-strength
and high-strength direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) with warfarin in the Australian Veteran …

Sustaining practice change in health care: the impact of a national quality improvement program on the uptake of collaborative medicines reviews

…, JK Sluggett, EN Ramsay, M Kerr… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We evaluated the impact of quality improvement interventions at different time points on
the uptake of collaborative Home Medicines Reviews ( HMR s). Methods National …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and duration of use of medicines recommended for short-term use in aged care facility residents

LM Kalisch Ellett, GM Kassie, NL Pratt, M Kerr… - Pharmacy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Multiple studies have assessed the appropriateness of the use of medicines
for nursing home residents; however, few have included duration of use in their assessment. …

Commitment questions targeting patients promotes uptake of under-used health services: findings from a national quality improvement program in Australia

…, LMK Ellett, JK Sluggett, EN Ramsay, M Kerr… - Social science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Rationale Interventions asking patients to commit to speaking with their doctor about a
health-related issue could be used to improve quality of care. Objective To evaluate the impact of …

Reducing hypnotic use in insomnia management among Australian veterans: results from repeated national interventions

LM Kalisch Ellett, R Lim, NL Pratt, M Kerr… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background The Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Veterans’
Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans’ MATES) programme …

Does a prescription-based comorbidity index correlate with the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status score and mortality after joint arthroplasty? A …

MM Kerr, SE Graves, KM Duszynski… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background When analyzing the outcomes of joint arthroplasty, an important factor to consider
is patient comorbidities. The presence of multiple comorbidities has been associated with …