A/Prof Petra Buttner ~ Adjunct Professor

Research Disciplines

• Public Health and Health Services (1117)
• Nursing (1110)
• Clinical Sciences (1103)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical Health (9201)
• Public Health (9204)
• Health and Support Services (9202)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Heal C, Banks J, Divakaran P and Buttner P (2018) Building a bridge from the swamp to the ivory tower: conducting randomised controlled trials in general practice. Australian Journal of General Practice, 47 (3). pp. 153-157
• Rosengren H, Heal C and Buttner P (2018) Effect of a single prophylactic preoperative oral antibiotic dose on surgical site infection following complex dermatological procedures on the nose and ear: a prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blinded trial. BMJ Open, 8.
• Verma R, Pathmanathan S, Otty Z, Binder J, Vangaveti V, Buttner P and Sabesan S (in press) Delays in lung cancer referral pathways between rural and urban patients in North Queensland: a mixed methods study. Internal Medicine Journal,
• Charles D, Heal C, Delpachitra M, Wohlfahrt M, Kimber D, Sullivan J, Browning S, Saeidnia S, Hardy A, Banks J and Buttner P (2017) Alcoholic versus aqueous chlorhexidine for skin antisepsis: the AVALANCHE trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 189 (31). pp. E1008-E1016
• Fernando M, Crowther R, Lazzarini P, Yogakanthi S, Sangla K, Buttner P, Jones R and Golledge J (2017) Plantar pressures are elevated in people with longstanding diabetes-related foot ulcers during follow-up. PLoS ONE, 12 (8). pp. 1-17
• Mendez D, Büttner P, Kelly J, Nowak M and Speare R (2017) Difficulties experienced by veterinarians when communicating about emerging zoonotic risks with animal owners: the case of Hendra virus. BMC Veterinary Research, 13. pp. 1-12
• Fernando M, Crowther R, Lazzarini P, Sangla K, Wearing S, Buttner P and Golledge J (2016) Plantar pressures are higher in cases with diabetic foot ulcers compared to controls despite a longer stance phase duration. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 16 (51). pp. 1-10
• Fernando M, Crowther R, Lazzarini P, Sangla K, Buttner P and Golledge J (2016) Gait parameters of people with diabetes-related neuropathic plantar foot ulcers. Clinical Biomechanics, 37. pp. 98-107
• Fernando M, Crowther R, Cunningham M, Lazzarini P, Sangla K, Buttner P and Golledge J (2016) The reproducibility of acquiring three dimensional gait and plantar pressure data using established protocols in participants with and without type 2 diabetes and foot ulcers. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 9 (4). pp. 1-12
• Fernando M, Seneviratne R, Tan Y, Lazzarini P, Sangla K, Cunningham M, Buttner P and Golledge J (2016) Intensive versus conventional glycaemic control for treating diabetic foot ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , pp. 1-45
• McIver L, Imai C, Buettner P, Gager P, Chan V, Hashizume M, Iddings S, Kol H, Raingsey P and Lyne K (2016) Diarrheal diseases and climate change in Cambodia: environmental epidemiology and opportunities for adaptation. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 28 (7). pp. 576-585
• Tan J, Otty Z, Vangaveti V, Buttner P, Varma S, Joshi A, Kelly J, Collins M and Sabesan S (2016) A prospective comparison of times to presentation and treatment of regional and remote head and neck patients in North Queensland, Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (8). pp. 917-924

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 214+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Petra Buttner from 2000 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Feasibility of implementing upper limb training early after stroke in an Australian inpatient rehabilitation unit using the SMART Arm (Masters , Advisor Mentor)
• Is There a Role for L-Arginine Supplementation in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers in a North Queensland Community Diabetics Clinic? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• So Like your Mum! Is the health of Mothers in Far North Queensland Reflected in the Nutrition and Growth of their Children in Early Life? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Towards a National Strongyloidiasis Control Program: Closing the Gap on Strongyloidiasis in Remote Indigenous Communities. (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)

Completed

• Access to care and benefits for cancer patients in rural and remote locations using telemedicine (2015, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Treatment of distal radius fractures with volar locking distal radius plates (2013, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Perioperative patient outcome in anaesthesia (2013, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• A randomised controlled trial of the effects of the energy-based complementary therapy of healing touch on the functional health status of community-dwelling single older women (2013, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Identifying and understanding the factors affecting infection control and Hendra virus risk management in private veterinary practices in Queensland, Australia (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Temperature measurement and thermoregulation in the term and preterm infant (2013, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Outcomes and impact of an ICU admission for severe maternal complications during pregnancy or birth: a case study (2017, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• A cross-sectional analysis of the sun-protective behaviours and policies at primary schools in north and far north Queensland (2017, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Neurogenic heterotopic ossification: prevalence, risk factors, management and treatment (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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