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  • Guidelines for community-based Injury Surveillance in rugby union
    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2019
    Co-Authors: James Brown, Caroline F. Finch, Matthew J Cross, Michael England, Gordon Fuller, Simon Kemp, Kenneth L. Quarrie, Martin Raftery, Keith Stokes, Ross Tucker
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    Abstract Objectives The vast majority of rugby union (‘rugby’) participants are community-based players; however, the majority of Injury Surveillance studies reported relate to the elite, professional game. A potential reason for this dearth of studies could be the perceived difficulty of using the consensus statement for Injury recording at the community level. The aim of this study was to identify areas where the consensus statement could be adapted for easier and more appropriate implementation within the community setting. Design Round-table discussion Methods All community-based Injury Surveillance issues were discussed during a 2-day facilitated round-table meeting, by an 11-person working group consisting of researchers currently active in rugby-related Injury Surveillance, sports medicine and sports science issues. The outcomes from the meeting were summarised in a draft guidance document that was then subjected to an extensive iterative review prior to producing methodological recommendations. Results Each aspect of the rugby-specific consensus statement was reviewed to determine whether it was feasible to implement the standards required in the context of non-elite rugby and the resources available within in a community setting. Final recommendations are presented within a community-based Injury report form. Conclusions It is recommended that whenever possible the rugby-specific consensus statement for Injury Surveillance studies be used: this paper presents an adapted report form that can be used to record Injury Surveillance information in community rugby if suitable medical support is not available.

  • sports Injury Surveillance systems a review of methods and data quality
    Sports Medicine, 2016
    Co-Authors: Christina L Ekegren, Belinda J Gabbe, Caroline F. Finch
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    Background and Aims Data from sports Injury Surveillance systems are a prerequisite to the development and evaluation of Injury prevention strategies. This review aimed to identify ongoing sports Injury Surveillance systems and determine whether there are gaps in our understanding of injuries in certain sport settings. A secondary aim was to determine which of the included Surveillance systems have evaluated the quality of their data, a key factor in determining their usefulness.

  • implementing Injury Surveillance systems alongside Injury prevention programs evaluation of an online Surveillance system in a community setting
    Injury Epidemiology, 2014
    Co-Authors: Christina L Ekegren, Belinda J Gabbe, Alex Donaldson, Caroline F. Finch
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    Previous research aimed at improving Injury Surveillance standards has focused mainly on issues of data quality rather than upon the implementation of Surveillance systems. There are numerous settings where Injury Surveillance is not mandatory and having a better understanding of the barriers to conducting Injury Surveillance would lead to improved implementation strategies. One such setting is community sport, where a lack of available epidemiological data has impaired efforts to reduce Injury. This study aimed to i) evaluate use of an Injury Surveillance system following delivery of an implementation strategy; and ii) investigate factors influencing the implementation of the system in community sports clubs. A total of 78 clubs were targeted for implementation of an online Injury Surveillance system (approximately 4000 athletes) in five community Australian football leagues concurrently enrolled in a pragmatic trial of an Injury prevention program called FootyFirst. System implementation was evaluated quantitatively, using the RE-AIM framework, and qualitatively, via semi-structured interviews with targeted-users. Across the 78 clubs, there was 69% reach, 44% adoption, 23% implementation and 9% maintenance. Reach and adoption were highest in those leagues receiving concurrent support for the delivery of FootyFirst. Targeted-users identified several barriers and facilitators to implementation including personal (e.g. belief in the importance of Injury Surveillance), socio-contextual (e.g. understaffing and athlete underreporting) and systems factors (e.g. the time taken to upload Injury data into the online system). The Injury Surveillance system was implemented and maintained by a small proportion of clubs. Outcomes were best in those leagues receiving concurrent support for the delivery of FootyFirst, suggesting that engagement with personnel at all levels can enhance uptake of Surveillance systems. Interview findings suggest that increased uptake could also be achieved by educating club personnel on the importance of recording injuries, developing clearer Injury Surveillance guidelines, increasing club staffing and better remunerating those who conduct Surveillance, as well as offering flexible Surveillance systems in a range of accessible formats. By increasing the usage of Surveillance systems, data will better represent the target population and increase our understanding of the Injury problem, and how to prevent it, in specific settings.

  • Databases for Road Traffic Injury Surveillance in New South Wales
    The Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 2010
    Co-Authors: Wei Du, Rebecca Mitchell, Caroline F. Finch, Andrew Hayen, Julie Hatfield
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    Road traffic injuries are a significant public health problem around the world. Efforts to prevent road traffic injuries are likely to benefit from the collection of consistent and comparable Injury information. This study evaluated data item availability across different road traffic Injury Surveillance data collections in New South Wales in relation to the World Health Organization’s recommended core minimum, optimal and supplementary data sets that outline the necessary data items for Injury Surveillance. The data collections reviewed are suitable for road traffic Injury Surveillance in different contexts. However, none of the data collections examined sufficiently categorized two common data items required in road safety research: occupant protection devices and Injury outcomes. Further improvement of current routine road traffic crash data collections is warranted to build the required data infrastructure to overcome challenges for etiologically based analyses. Keywords: Road Traffic Injury, Surveillance

  • A comparison of two Injury Surveillance systems within sports medicine clinics
    Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2002
    Co-Authors: Caroline F. Finch, D J Mitchell
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    This study compares a comprehensive method of collecting Injury data from sports medicine clinics, with a more simplified method of Injury Surveillance. The sports medicine Injury Surveillance (SMIS) project was implemented in a group of five allied sports medicine clinics in Melbourne, over two consecutive years. The Injury Surveillance method used in the second year (SMIS2) was a simplified version of that used in the first year (SMIS1). Methodological differences in the Injury Surveillance systems included form design, staff commitment and training, auditing process, financial incentives offered and employment of a project officer. Data were collected on 6479 new sports Injury patients during SMIS1 and on 1682 patients during SMIS2. Comparative data from the two years of Injury Surveillance included patient profile (gender, age, days from Injury to treatment, sport and context of Injury) and Injury information (site, cause and nature of Injury). The SMIS2 methodology was associated with a lower sensitivity (p

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  • sports Injury Surveillance systems one size fits all
    Sports Medicine, 1997
    Co-Authors: W Van Mechelen
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    Sport is beneficial to health, but may also cause injuries. Therefore there is a need for sports Injury prevention. Sports Injury prevention should be based on the outcome of scientific research and should be part of the ‘sequence of prevention’. In applying the ‘sequence of prevention’, first the incidence and severity of the sports Injury problem need to be established. Secondly the aetiology and the mechanism of sports injuries need to be identified. Only based on this information can preventative measures be introduced, which must subsequently be evaluated for effectiveness. The principle of the ‘sequence of prevention’ cannot be applied without proper sports Injury Surveillance. This paper addresses the question of whether one uniform sports Injury Surveillance system can be used to cover all aspects of sports Injury research at all stages of the ‘sequence of prevention’. It is argued that a general sports Injury Surveillance system is useful for answering questions about the incidence and severity of the sports Injury problem in various subsets of a population. It can also be used for time trend studies. If the purpose of Injury Surveillance is to identify the aetiology or the effectiveness of preventative measures, then sports Injury Surveillance should be tailored to the specific sports situation. Sports Injury Surveillance systems are not useful in identifying the mechanism of Injury.

  • Sports Injury Surveillance systems. 'One size fits all'?
    Sports Medicine, 1997
    Co-Authors: W Van Mechelen
    Abstract:

    Sport is beneficial to health, but may also cause injuries. Therefore there is a need for sports Injury prevention. Sports Injury prevention should be based on the outcome of scientific research and should be part of the ‘sequence of prevention’. In applying the ‘sequence of prevention’, first the incidence and severity of the sports Injury problem need to be established. Secondly the aetiology and the mechanism of sports injuries need to be identified. Only based on this information can preventative measures be introduced, which must subsequently be evaluated for effectiveness. The principle of the ‘sequence of prevention’ cannot be applied without proper sports Injury Surveillance. This paper addresses the question of whether one uniform sports Injury Surveillance system can be used to cover all aspects of sports Injury research at all stages of the ‘sequence of prevention’. It is argued that a general sports Injury Surveillance system is useful for answering questions about the incidence and severity of the sports Injury problem in various subsets of a population. It can also be used for time trend studies. If the purpose of Injury Surveillance is to identify the aetiology or the effectiveness of preventative measures, then sports Injury Surveillance should be tailored to the specific sports situation. Sports Injury Surveillance systems are not useful in identifying the mechanism of Injury.

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  • Implementing the national priorities for Injury Surveillance
    2020
    Co-Authors: Rebecca Mitchell, Roderick John Mcclure, Ann Williamson, Kirsten Mckenzie
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    • Injury is a leading cause of disability and death in Australia and is recognised as a national health priority area. • The foundation of successful Injury prevention is Injury Surveillance, and national policies and strategies developed over the past 20 years to reduce the burden of Injury in Australia have included 22 recommendations on Surveillance — only three of which have been completely implemented. • Priorities for improving Injury Surveillance include: x1000BE improving current Injury mortality and morbidity data collection systems; x1000BE filling the gaps in Injury Surveillance; x1000BE maintaining vigilance over data quality; x1000BE increasing the integration and accessibility of Injury data; x1000BE developing technical expertise in Surveillance. • Barriers to implementation of the current National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Plan include the lack of an implementation plan, performance management structure, appropriate national governance structure and resources — all of which could be overcome with government

  • Child Injury Surveillance capabilities in NSW: informing policy and practice.
    Public Health Research & Practice, 2017
    Co-Authors: Rebecca Mitchell, Luke Testa
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    Injury is one of the most common reasons why a child is hospitalised. Information gained from Injury Surveillance activities provides an estimate of the Injury burden, describes Injury event circumstances, can be used to monitor Injury trends over time, and is used to design and evaluate Injury prevention activities. This perspective article provides an overview of child Injury Surveillance capabilities within New South Wales (NSW), Australia, following a stocktake of population-based Injury-related data collections using the Evaluation Framework for Injury Surveillance Systems. Information about childhood Injury in NSW is obtained from multiple administrative data collections that were not specifically designed to conduct Injury Surveillance. Obtaining good information for child Injury Surveillance in NSW will involve better coordination of information from agencies that record information about childhood Injury. Regular reporting about childhood Injury to provide a comprehensive profile of injuries of children and young people in the state should be considered, along with the provision and/or linkage of child Injury information from multiple data collections. This could support the development of a suite of Injury performance indicators to monitor childhood Injury reduction strategies across NSW.

  • Injury Surveillance the next generation
    Injury Prevention, 2016
    Co-Authors: John P Allegrante, Rebecca Mitchell, Jennifer A Taylor, Karin A Mack
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    In recent years, we have seen a dramatic transformation of the knowledge economy. This transformation has been catalysed by the rapidly evolving capabilities of smart technologies and by increased recognition of the potential of using information being generated from ‘big data’ to empower society in a range of scientific endeavours designed to achieve the goal of improving the human condition. Former CDC Director William H Foege once wrote: “The reason for collecting, analysing, and disseminating information on a disease is to control that disease. Collection and analysis should not be allowed to consume resources if action does not follow.”1 The new sources of data, including big data and real-time data access, visualisation, electronic health records (eHealth), genomic risk profiling, data linkages and syndromic Surveillance, have all contributed to the now-unfolding information revolution that has strengthened our public health capacity to direct and take action. Nowhere has this revolution become more apparent, nor more critical, than in the epidemiology, prevention and control of Injury. This supplement issue of Injury Prevention demonstrates that the science of Surveillance has arrived as an essential element of contemporary Injury prevention research and practice. The question is: how can new and ever-evolving technologies be harnessed by Injury Surveillance systems to achieve even better Injury prevention and control benefits? The papers comprising this issue provide insights into answering this and related questions and point to the critical role new Surveillance systems can play across a wide range of Injury challenges. The papers by Blair et al ,2 Chiang et al ,3 Lapidus et al 4 and Peck et al 5 address active systems in Injury Surveillance. These systems are in various stages of development, ranging from newly formed systems to well established systems whose implementation is now yielding benefits that are already being realised …

  • Databases for Road Traffic Injury Surveillance in New South Wales
    The Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 2010
    Co-Authors: Wei Du, Rebecca Mitchell, Caroline F. Finch, Andrew Hayen, Julie Hatfield
    Abstract:

    Road traffic injuries are a significant public health problem around the world. Efforts to prevent road traffic injuries are likely to benefit from the collection of consistent and comparable Injury information. This study evaluated data item availability across different road traffic Injury Surveillance data collections in New South Wales in relation to the World Health Organization’s recommended core minimum, optimal and supplementary data sets that outline the necessary data items for Injury Surveillance. The data collections reviewed are suitable for road traffic Injury Surveillance in different contexts. However, none of the data collections examined sufficiently categorized two common data items required in road safety research: occupant protection devices and Injury outcomes. Further improvement of current routine road traffic crash data collections is warranted to build the required data infrastructure to overcome challenges for etiologically based analyses. Keywords: Road Traffic Injury, Surveillance

  • The development of an evaluation framework for Injury Surveillance systems
    BMC Public Health, 2009
    Co-Authors: Rebecca Mitchell, Ann Williamson, Rod O'connor
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    Background Access to good quality information from Injury Surveillance is essential to develop and monitor Injury prevention activities. To determine if information obtained from Surveillance is of high quality, the limitations and strengths of a Surveillance system are often examined. Guidelines have been developed to assist in evaluating certain types of Surveillance systems. However, to date, no standard guidelines have been developed to specifically evaluate an Injury Surveillance system. The aim of this research is to develop a framework to guide the evaluation of Injury Surveillance systems.

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  • Epidemiology and Injury Surveillance in sports medicine
    Oxford Medicine Online, 2020
    Co-Authors: John Orchard, Hugh Seward, Wayne Hoskins
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    Injury Surveillance has for many years been considered fundamental to Injury prevention in sport (van Mechelen et al. 1992; van Mechelen 1997; Finch 2006). The seminal paper by van Mechelen and colleagues in 1992 described a sequence for achieving Injury prevention in sport, with Injury Surveillance typically being the fundamental first step behind the Injury prevention process. Despite this observation, there has been little agreement about the best methodology for Injury Surveillance and few published examples in the literature of long-term multi-recorder reliable Injury Surveillance systems....

  • Comparing AFL Injury Surveillance to Other Codes
    Sport and health, 2020
    Co-Authors: John Orchard, Hugh Seward
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    Some of the general trends and differences between sports are discussed, which can benefit the Australian Football League (AFL) in assessing whether the way in which the sport is played leads to an acceptable rate of certain injuries. Details of Injury Surveillance in AFL and others football groups around the world are highlighted.

  • international consensus statement on Injury Surveillance in cricket a 2016 update
    British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016
    Co-Authors: John Orchard, A Mansingh, Craig Ranson, Benita Olivier, Mandeep S Dhillon, Janine Gray, Ben Langley, Isabel S Moore, Ian Murphy, Jon Patricios
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    Cricket was the first sport to publish recommended methods for Injury Surveillance in 2005. Since then, there have been changes to the nature of both cricket and Injury Surveillance. Researchers representing the major cricket playing nations met to propose changes to the previous recommendations, with an agreed voting block of 14. It was decided that 10 of 14 votes (70%) were required to add a new definition element and 11 of 14 (80%) were required to amend a previous definition. In addition to the previously agreed ‘Match time-loss’ Injury, definitions of ‘General time-loss’, ‘Medical presentation’, ‘Player-reported’ and ‘Imaging-abnormality’ injuries are now provided. Further, new Injury incidence units of match injuries per 1000 player days, and annual injuries per 100 players per year are recommended. There was a shift towards recommending a greater number of possible definitions, due to differing contexts and foci of cricket research (eg, professional vs amateur; Injury Surveillance systems vs specific Injury category studies). It is recommended that researchers use and report as many of the definitions as possible to assist both comparisons between studies within cricket and with those from other sports.

  • Injury Surveillance in cricket
    British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013
    Co-Authors: John Orchard
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    This issue of the BJSM contains three cricket Injury Surveillance studies, including the first published multicountry Surveillance project. Cricket1 narrowly preceded football2 and rugby union3 to the publication of the sport's first consensus statement of Injury definitions in 2005. A major distinction between the statements was that the authors of the cricket statement chose to focus on match time-loss injuries only4 rather than ‘all reported’ injuries5 ,6 (which was the perspective chosen by football and rugby union). One of the reasons for cricket statement focusing on the match time-loss injuries was that owing to limited resources being devoted to Injury Surveillance in cricket, compliance would presumably be easier if there were fewer reporting requirements. Despite this, it has taken 8 years for the first multicountry study7 (and ironically both time-loss and non-time-loss injuries have been reported). During these years, T20 cricket has become far more prominent than it was and consequently many players have multiple contracts with different teams in a given year, so the original definitions probably …

  • methods for Injury Surveillance in international cricket
    British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2005
    Co-Authors: John Orchard, Darren Newman, R Stretch, W Frost, A Mansingh, A Leipus
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    BACKGROUND: The varying methods of cricket Injury Surveillance have made direct comparison of published studies in this field impossible. METHODS: A consensus regarding definitions and methods to calculate Injury rates in cricket was sought between researchers in this field. This was arrived at through a variety of face to face meetings, email communication, and draft reviews between researchers from six of the major cricket playing nations. RESULTS: It is recommended that a cricket Injury is defined as any Injury or other medical condition that either (a) prevents a player from being fully available for selection for a major match or (b) during a major match, causes a player to be unable to bat, bowl, or keep wicket when required by either the rules or the team's captain. Recommended definitions for Injury incidence (for matches, training sessions, and seasons) and Injury prevalence are also provided. It is proposed that match Injury incidence is calculated using a denominator based on a standard time estimated for player exposure in matches, for the purposes of simplicity. This will allow all Injury Surveillance systems, including those with limited resources, to make calculations according to a standard definition. CONCLUSION: The consensus statement presented provides a standard which, if followed, allows meaningful comparison of Injury Surveillance data from different countries and time periods, which will assist in the possible identification of risk factors for Injury in cricket.