Literature to support the APAC/GP Shared Care Model of Care

• Board, N., Brennan, N., and Caplan, G., A randomised control trial of the cost of hospital as compared with hospital in the home for acute medical patients. Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2000; 24:305-311.
• Burns, E., Older people in accident and emergency departments. Age and Ageing, 2001; 30:S3:3-6  http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/30/suppl_3/3
• Caplan, G., Coconis, J. and Woods, J., Effect of Hospital in the Home treatment on physical and cognitive function: A randomised control trial. Journal of Gerontology 2005; 60a:8:1035-1038.
• Caplan, G., Meller, A., Squires, B., Chan, S., and Willett, W., Advanced care planning and Hospital in the Home. Age and Ageing, 2006; 35:6, 581-585.
• Corwin, P., Toop, L., McGeoch, G., Than, M., Wynn-Thomas, S., Wells, J., Dawson, R., Abernethy, P., Pithie, A., Chambers, S., Fletcher, L., and Richards, D.. Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antibiotic treatment for cellulitis at home compared with hospital. BMJ, 2005; 330-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38309.447975.EB
• Davies, L., Wilkinson, M., Bonner, S., Calverley, P., and Angus, R., Hospital at home versus hospital care in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prospective randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 2000;321:1265-1268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1265
• Donald, M., Marlow, N., Swinburn, E., and Wu, M., Emergency department management of home antibiotic therapy for cellulitis. Emergency Medicine Journal 2005; 22:715-717
  http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.018143
• Grayson, M., Silvers, J., and Turnbridge, J., Home intravenous anti-biotic therapy. A safe and effective alternative to inpatient care. Medical Journal of Australia 1995;162:249-53.
• Kastango, E., and Hadaway, L., New perspectives on vancomycin use in home care, Part 1. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, 2001; Vol 5: 465-69
• Man, W., Polkey, M., Donaldson, N., Gray, B., and Moxham, J., Community pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled study. BMJ 2004; 329:1209-1213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38258.662720.3A
• Parker, S., Fadayevathan, R., and Lee, S., Acute hospital care for frail older people. Age and Ageing, 2006; 35: 551-552.
• Phillips, G., Brophy, D., Weiland, T., Chenhall, A., and Dent, A., The effect of multidisciplinary case management on selected outcomes for frequent attenders at an emergency department. Medical Journal of Australia, 2006; 184: 602-606. http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/184_12_190606/phi10899_fm.html
• Reeder, T., Burleson, D., and Garrison, H., The overcrowded emergency department: a comparison of staff perceptions. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2003; 10(10):1059-1064.
• Scally, G., and Donaldson, L., Looking Forward: Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the new NHS in England. BMJ, 1998; 317(7150):61-65. http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/317/7150/61
• van Dongen, C., van den Belt, A., Prins, M., and Lensing, A., Fixed dose subcutaneous low molecular weight heparins versus adjusted dose unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism. Cochrane Data Base System Review 2007(2); CD001100. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD001100.pub2
• Wilson, S., Shorten, B., and Marks, R., Costing the ambulatory episode: implications of total or partial substitution of hospital care. Australian Health Review, 2005; 29:3, 360-365