John or Jane? Exploring How Clinical Judgment is Applied in Managing Access to Opioid Replacement Therapy

REFERENCES

• ACT Health . 2010 . The ACT Opioid Maintenance Treatment Guidelines , Canberra : ACT Government .
   Google Scholar
• Andersson , A. , K; Omberg , M. and Svedlund , M. 2006 . Triage in the emergency department: A qualitative study of the factors which nurses consider when making decisions . Nursing in Critical Care , 11 ( 3 ) : 136 – 135 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 2006 . “ Medical labour force ” . In National Health Labour Force Series , Canberra : AIHW .
   Google Scholar
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 2009 . Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Services in Australia 2007–08 , Canberra : AIHW .
   Google Scholar
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 2011 . “ 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report ” . In Drug Statistics Series , Canberra : AIHW .
   Google Scholar
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare . 2012 . National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data Collection: 2011 Report , Canberra : AIHW .
   Google Scholar
• Bell , J. , Burrell , T. , Indig , D. and Gilmour , S. 2006 . Cycling in and out of treatment; participation in methadone treatment in NSW, 1990–2002 . Drug & Alcohol Dependence , 81 ( 1 ) : 55 – 61 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bell , J. , Caplehorn , J.R. and McNeil , D.R. 1994 . The effect of intake procedures on performance in methadone maintenance . Addiction , 89 ( 4 ) : 463 – 471 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Booth , R.E. , Corsi , K.F. and Miklich , S.K. 2003 . Improving entry to methadone maintenance among out-of-treatment injection drug users . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 24 ( 4 ) : 305 – 311 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Broadbent , M. , Creaton , A. , Moxham , L. and Dwyer , T. 2010 . Review of triage reform: The case for national consensus on a single triage scale for clients with a mental illness in Australian emergency departments . Journal of Clinical Nursing , 19 ( 5–6 ) : 712 – 715 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brown , L. , Albert , M. , Binion-Taylor , T. , Brady , T. , Jackson , R. , Juliana , P. , Kletter , J. , Liberto , J. , Madrid , C. , Martin , J. , Mione , K. , Shamsi , F. , Sotheran , J.L. , Taylor , T. , Torres , L.M. and Willis , T. 2007 . Guidelines for the Accreditation of Opioid Treatment Programs. Edited by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , Rockville , MD : Victorian Government .
   Google Scholar
• Chalmers , J. , Ritter , A. , Heffernan , M. and McDonnell , G. 2009 . Modelling Pharmacotherapy Maintenance in Australia: Exploring Affordability, Availability, Accessibility and Quality Using System Dynamics. Edited by Drug Policy Modelling Program University of New South Wales , Australian National Council on Drugs .
   Google Scholar
• Charmaz , K. 2006 . Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide through Qualitative Analysis , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications .
   Google Scholar
• Commonwealth of Australia . 2008 . Alcohol & Other Drugs Treatment Services National Directory , Canberra : Australian Government .
   Google Scholar
• Cresswell , J. October 22, 2008 . Drug Addicts Turned Away from Stretched Methadone Clinic , October 22, 2008 , Geelong : Geelong Advertiser .
   Google Scholar
• Dawe , S. , Frye , S. , Best , D. , Moss , D. , Atkinson , J. , Evans , C. , Lynch , M. and Harnett , P. 2006 . Drug Use in the Family: Impacts and Implications for Children , Canberra : Australian National Council on Drugs .
   Google Scholar
• Drug and Alcohol Office . 2007 . Western Australia: Clinical Policies and Procedures for the Use of Methadone and Buprenorphine in the Treatment of Opioid Dependence , Mt. Lawley : DAO .
   Google Scholar
• Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Flinders Medical Centre Pain Management Unit, and Royal Adelaide Hospital Pain Management Unit . 2008 . Opioid Prescription in Chronic Pain Conditions: Guidelines for South Australian General Practitioners , Adelaide : Government of South Australia .
   Google Scholar
• Drugs of Dependence Unit . 2012 . DDU Information Circular: Interim Arrangement for Patients Pending Admission to QOTP , Edited by: DDU . Herston : Queensland Government .
   Google Scholar
• Drugs of Dependence Unit Queensland . 2008 . Queensland Opioid Treatment Program: Clinical Guidelines , Herston : DDU Qld .
   Google Scholar
• Duncan , B. 2012 . A rising tide . Of Substance: The National Magazine on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs , : 20 – 23 .
   Google Scholar
• Gossop , M. , Stewart , D. , Browne , N. and Marsden , J. 2003 . Methadone treatment for opiate dependent patients in general practice and specialist clinic settings: Outcomes at 2-year follow-up . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 24 : 313 – 321 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grigg , M. , Herrman , H. and Harvey , C. 2002 . What is duty/triage? Understanding the role of duty/triage in an area mental health service . Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry , 36 ( 6 ) : 787 – 791 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harlow , W. , Happell , B. and Browne , G. 2011 . Opioid replacement therapy: A wait unmanaged . International Journal of Mental Health Nursing , 20 ( 6 ) : 418 – 427 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs . 2007 . National Pharmacotherapy Policy: For People Dependant on Opioids , Canberra : ICD, Australian Government .
   Google Scholar
• Kam , S. and Midgley , N. 2006 . Exploring “clinical judgement”: How do child and adolescent mental health professionals decide whether a young person needs individual psychotherapy? . Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 11 ( 1 ) : 27 – 44 .
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• La Rosa-Salas , V. and Tricas-Sauras , S. 2008 . Equity in health care. Cuad . Bioe'st , 19 ( 66 ) : 355 – 368 .
   Google Scholar
• Martins , D.C. 2008 . Experiences of homeless people in the health care delivery system: A descriptive phenomenological study . Public Health Nursing , 25 ( 5 ) : 420 – 430 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Office Department of Health NSW . 2006 . Opioid Treatment Program: Clinical Guidelines for Methadone and Buprenorphine Treatment , North Sydney: Department of Health NSW .
   Google Scholar
• Mitchell , G.K. , Tieman , J.J. and Shelby-James , T.M. 2008 . Multidisciplinary care planning and teamwork in primary care . Medical Journal of Australia , 188 ( 8 ) : 61 – 64 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oliver , P. , Keen , J. , Rowse , G. , Ewins , E. , Griffiths , L. and Mathers , N. 2009 . The effect of time spent in treatment and dropout status on rates of convictions, cautions and imprisonment over 5 years in a primary care-led methadone maintenance service . Addiction , 105 : 372 – 379 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Purc-Stephenson , R.J. and Thrasher , C. 2010 . Nurses’ experiences with telephone triage and advice: A meta-ethnography . Journal of Advanced Nursing , 66 ( 3 ) : 482 – 494 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Riddle , R. , Shanahan , M. , Roxburgh , A. and Degenhardt , L. 2007 . The Cost of Drug-related Hospital Stays in Australia, 1999–2005 , Sydney : Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales .
   Google Scholar
• Ritter , A. and Chalmers , J. 2009 . “ Polygon: The many sides to the Australian opioid pharmacotherapy maintenance system ” . In Drug Policy Modelling Program , Civic Square , ACT : University of New South Wales .
   Google Scholar
• Shanahan , M. , Hetherington , K. , Mattick , P. and Weatherburn , D. 2007 . Estimating the Cost-savings of Reduced Crime While in Methadone Treatment , Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales .
   Google Scholar
• Winstock , A. , Molan , J. and Lea , T. 2008 . Survey of New South Wales Opioid Treatment Program Public Clinics: SWAT Report 3 , Sydney : National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre University of New South Wales .
   Google Scholar