Dr Karen Zwi

Conjoint Professor

MBBCh (Witw), MSc (Lond.), MMed (Witw), MRCP (UK), FRACP, PhD (UNSW)

Medicine & Health

School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Karen Zwi is a Conjoint Professor with the School of Women's & Children's Health.

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (Child Health Division) and the Chapter of Community Child Health, Chairperson RACP Refugee Child Health Policy Group, Member, Australian Alliance for Children and Youth ARC Research Network, Future Generation: New Knowledge for Better Outcomes for Children and Young People. , Member, South Eastern Sydney Area Health Service Refugee Health Co-ordination Committee

Phone

(02) 9382 8189

E-mail

k.zwi@unsw.edu.au

Location

Sydney Children's Hospital High Street Randwick NSW 2031

Book Chapters | 2024

Lingam R; Zwi K; Amarasena L; Raman S, 2024, 'Healthy Environments for Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Children and Young People: A Biopsychosocial Lens', in Bishop K; Dimoulias K (ed.), The Routledge Handbook on the Influence of Built Environments on Diverse Childhoods, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), pp. 387 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003284406-32

Book Chapters | 2020

Babacan A; Jacobs R; Kamp A; Paradies Y; Piyarathne A; Wang C; Zwi K; Woodland L; Hutton V, 2020, 'Racism', in Multicultural Responsiveness in Counselling and Psychology: Working with Australian Populations, pp. 51 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55427-9_3

Book Chapters | 2012

Zwi K; Vimpani G, 2012, 'Child health and Disease', in South M; Isaacs D (ed.), Practical Paediatrics, Churchill Livingstone

Book Chapters | 2009

Raman S; Zwi K, 2009, 'OPTIMISING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF REFUGEE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?', in Bennett DL; Towns SJ; Elliott EJ; Merrick J (ed.), CHALLENGES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE, edn. Health and Human Development, NOVA SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, INC, pp. 101 - 110, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270974100008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Book Chapters | 2004

Williamson AM; Zwi K, 2004, 'Injury prevention in the clinical setting', in Moyer V; Elliott E (ed.), Evidence-based pediatrics and child health, BMJ Publishing Group, London, pp. 211 - 221

Book Chapters | 2003

Zwi KJ; Woolfenden SR; Wheeler DM; O'Brien TA; Tait P; Williams KW, 2003, 'School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', in Zwi K (ed.), , John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004380

Book Chapters | 1997

Taylor S; Zwi K, 1997, 'Development in the first year of life', in Taylor S; Raffles A (ed.), Diagnosis in Color Pediatrics, Mosby, London
Journal articles | 2024

Hu N; Gelaw YA; Katz I; Fernandez E; Falster K; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Stephensen J; Hotton P; Zwi K; Lingam R, 2024, 'Developmental trajectories of socio-emotional outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care – Insights from data of Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)', Child Abuse and Neglect, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106196

Journal articles | 2024

Larter N; Jersky M; Ryan L; Harding G; Moore M; Hamill L; Caplice S; Woolfenden S; Zwi K, 2024, 'Strength-Based approaches to providing an Aboriginal Community Child Health Service', International Journal of Indigenous Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.32799/ijih.v19i1.41292

Journal articles | 2024

Ostojic K; Karem I; Paget S; Berg A; Burnett H; Scott T; Martin T; Dee-Price BJ; McIntyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Masi A; Scarcella M; Azmatullah S; Calderan J; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Van Hoek M; Van Hoek D; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Chambers G; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2024, 'EPIC-CP pilot trial study protocol: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial investigating the feasibility and acceptability of social prescribing for Australian children with cerebral palsy', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076304

Journal articles | 2024

Ostojic K; Karem I; Paget S; Mimmo L; Berg A; Scott T; Burnett H; McIntyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Azmatullah S; Calderan J; Mohamed M; Olaso A; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Henry G; Shiva S; Zwi K; Lingam R; Dale R; Eapen V; Dee-Price BJ; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2024, 'A qualitative study investigating the experiences of unmet social needs for children with cerebral palsy and their families: perspectives of parents and clinicians', Disability and Rehabilitation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2391557

Journal articles | 2023

Amarasena L; Samir N; Sealy L; Hu N; Rostami MR; Isaacs D; Gunasekera H; Young H; Agrawal R; Levitt D; Francis JR; Coleman J; Mares S; Larcombe P; Cherian S; Raman S; Lingam R; Zwi K, 2023, 'Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108, pp. 185 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-324442

Journal articles | 2023

Amarasena L; Zwi K; Hu N; Lingam R; Raman S, 2023, 'Changing landscape of paediatric refugee health in South Western Sydney, Australia: A retrospective observational study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064497

Journal articles | 2023

Ostojic K; Paget S; Martin T; Dee-Price BJ; McIntyre S; Smithers Sheedy H; Mimmo L; Burnett H; Scott T; Berg A; Masi A; Scarcella M; Calderan J; Azmatullah S; Mohamed M; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Zwi K; Dale R; Eapen V; Lingam R; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2023, 'Codesigning a social prescribing pathway to address the social determinant of health concerns of children with cerebral palsy and their families in Australia: A protocol for a mixed-methods formative research study', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066346

Journal articles | 2022

Anderst A; Hunter K; Andersen M; Walker N; Coombes J; Raman S; Moore M; Ryan L; Jersky M; MacKenzie A; Stephensen J; Williams C; Timbery L; Doyle K; Lingam R; Zwi K; Sheppard-Law S; Erskine C; Clapham K; Woolfenden S, 2022, 'Screening and social prescribing in healthcare and social services to address housing issues among children and families: a systematic review', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e054338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054338

Journal articles | 2022

Hamill L; Doig L; Hunt-Madden C; Murray C; Beller P; Beller K; Moore M; Reynolds T; Parkin M; Woolfenden S; Zwi K; Goodger B; Purcell A, 2022, 'A co-developed speechlanguage pathology model of care for urban Aboriginal children', Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 24, pp. 8 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22087168.2022.12370345

Journal articles | 2022

Samir N; Amarasena L; Sealy L; Hodgins M; Gelaw Y; Lingam R; Zwi K, 2022, 'Ethics and governance for a multi-site study in Australia: Navigating the snakes and ladders', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58, pp. 16 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15747

Journal articles | 2022

Wallace S; Scarcella M; Sealy L; Alexander S; Zwi K, 2022, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with obesity: A review of programmes for children and young people aged 5–17 years', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58, pp. 2150 - 2155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.16267

Journal articles | 2021

Hanna S; Zwi K; Tzioumi D, 2021, 'Morbidity in the COVID-19 era: Ethanol intoxication secondary to hand sanitiser ingestion', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 741 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15017

Journal articles | 2021

Harding G; Hu N; Larter N; Montgomery A; Stephensen J; Callaghan L; Zwi K; Lingam R; Woolfenden S, 2021, 'Health status and health service use of urban Aboriginal children attending an Aboriginal community child health service in Sydney', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 1072 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15403

Journal articles | 2021

Wells R; Murad M; Higgins M; Smith L; Lenette C; Lappin J; Dew A; Boydell K; Bibby H; Cassaniti M; Isaacs D; Raman S; Zwi K; Bibby H, 2021, 'Exploring the intersection of human rights, health, disability and refugee status: An arts-based approach', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 26, pp. 387 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1323238X.2021.1882044

Journal articles | 2020

Jones B; Woolfenden S; Pengilly S; Breen C; Cohn R; Biviano L; Johns A; Worth A; Lamb R; Lingam R; Silove N; Marks S; Tzioumi D; Zwi K, 2020, 'COVID-19 pandemic: The impact on vulnerable children and young people in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 1851 - 1855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15169

Journal articles | 2020

Raman S; Harries M; Nathawad R; Kyeremateng R; Seth R; Lonne B; Zwi K; Spencer NJ; Goldhagen J; Mercer R; Rubio B; Tamburlini G; Goldfeld S; Woolfenden S; Gander S; Oberg C, 2020, 'Where do we go from here? A child rights-based response to COVID-19', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 4, pp. e000714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000714

Journal articles | 2020

Robards F; Kang M; Luscombe G; Hawke C; Sanci L; Steinbeck K; Zwi K; Towns S; Usherwood T, 2020, 'Intersectionality: Social marginalisation and self-reported health status in young people', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218104

Journal articles | 2020

Zwi K; Sealy L; Samir N; Hu N; Rostami R; Agrawal R; Cherian S; Coleman J; Francis J; Gunasekera H; Isaacs D; Larcombe P; Levitt D; Mares S; Mutch R; Newman L; Raman S; Young H; Norwood C; Lingam R, 2020, 'Asylum seeking children and adolescents in Australian immigration detention on Nauru: A longitudinal cohort study', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 4, pp. e000615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000615

Journal articles | 2019

Baker JR; Raman S; Kohlhoff J; George A; Kaplun C; Dadich A; Best CT; Arora A; Zwi K; Schmied V; Eapen V, 2019, 'Optimising refugee children's health/wellbeing in preparation for primary and secondary school: A qualitative inquiry', BMC Public Health, 19, pp. 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7183-5

Journal articles | 2019

Kimla K; Nathanson D; Woolfenden S; Zwi K, 2019, 'Identification of vulnerability within a child and family health service', Australian Health Review, 43, pp. 171 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH17024

Journal articles | 2019

Lee C; Hanly M; Larter N; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Jorm L, 2019, 'Demographic and clinical characteristics of hospitalised unintentional poisoning in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal preschool children in New South Wales, Australia: A population data linkage study', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e022633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022633

Journal articles | 2019

Sealy L; Zwi K; McDonald G; Saavedra A; Crawford L; Gunasekera H, 2019, 'Predictors of discharge against medical advice in a tertiary paediatric hospital', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081326

Journal articles | 2019

Singer R; Zwi K; Menzies R, 2019, 'Predictors of in-hospital mortality in aboriginal children admitted to a tertiary paediatric hospital', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111893

Journal articles | 2018

Elliot C; Marais B; Williams P; Joshua P; Towle S; Hart G; Zwi K, 2018, 'Tuberculin skin test versus interferon-gamma release assay in refugee children: A retrospective cohort study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 834 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13865

Journal articles | 2018

Elliot C; McUllagh C; Brydon M; Zwi K, 2018, 'Developing key performance indicators for a tertiary children's hospital network', Australian Health Review, 42, pp. 491 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH17263

Journal articles | 2018

Freeman J; Murphy E; Woolfenden S; Waters E; Winters J; Callaghan L; Zwi K, 2018, 'Can a child and family health service improve early childhood health outcomes in an urban aboriginal community?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 541 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13785

Journal articles | 2018

Nyanga R; Biviano L; Warren S; Windsor J; Zwi K; Gunasekera H, 2018, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health-care delivery: The views of health-care professionals in Sydney's tertiary paediatric hospitals', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 1023 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14072

Journal articles | 2018

Walsh K; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Shlonsky A, 2018, 'School-Based Education Programs for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: A Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Research on Social Work Practice, 28, pp. 33 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731515619705

Journal articles | 2018

Zwi K; Mares S; Nathanson D; Tay AK; Silove D, 2018, 'The impact of detention on the social–emotional wellbeing of children seeking asylum: a comparison with community-based children', European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 27, pp. 411 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-017-1082-z

Journal articles | 2018

Zwi K; Woodland L; Williams K; Palasanthiran P; Rungan S; Jaffe A; Woolfenden S, 2018, 'Protective factors for social-emotional well-being of refugee children in the first three years of settlement in Australia', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103, pp. 261 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-312495

Journal articles | 2017

Zwi K; Morton N; Woodland L; Mallitt K-A; Palasanthiran P, 2017, 'Screening and Primary Care Access for Newly Arrived Paediatric Refugees in Regional Australia: A 5 year Cross-sectional Analysis (2007-12)', JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, 63, pp. 109 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmw059

Journal articles | 2017

Zwi K; Morton N; Woodland L; Mallitt KA; Palasanthiran P, 2017, 'Screening and primary care access for newly arrived paediatric refugees in regional Australia: A 5 year cross-sectional analysis (2007-12)', Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 63, pp. 109 - 117

Journal articles | 2017

Zwi K; Rungan S; Woolfenden S; Woodland L; Palasanthiran P; Williams K, 2017, 'Refugee children and their health, development and well-being over the first year of settlement: A longitudinal study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53, pp. 841 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13551

Journal articles | 2017

Zwi K; Woodland L; Mares S; Rungan S; Palasanthiran P; Williams K; Woolfenden S; Jaffe A, 2017, 'Helping refugee children thrive: what we know and where to next.', Arch Dis Child, 103, pp. 529 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-314055

Journal articles | 2016

Falster K; Banks E; Lujic S; Falster M; Lynch J; Zwi K; Eades S; Leyland AH; Jorm L, 2016, 'Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: A population data linkage study', BMC Pediatrics, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0706-7

Journal articles | 2016

Gardner S; Woolfenden S; Callaghan L; Allende T; Winters J; Wong G; Caplice S; Zwi K, 2016, 'Picture of the health status of Aboriginal children living in an urban setting of Sydney', Australian Health Review, 40, pp. 337 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH14259

Journal articles | 2016

Jersky M; Titmuss A; Haswell M; Freeman N; Osborne P; Callaghan L; Winters J; Fitzpatrick S; Zwi K, 2016, 'Improving health service access and wellbeing of young Aboriginal parents in an urban setting: Mixed methods evaluation of an arts-based program', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40, pp. S115 - S121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12448

Journal articles | 2016

Nathanson D; Woolfenden S; Zwi K, 2016, 'Is there a role for paediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in the management of child sexual assault in Australia?', Child Abuse and Neglect, 59, pp. 13 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.07.004

Journal articles | 2016

Walsh K; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Shlonsky A, 2016, 'Assessing the effectiveness of school-based sexual abuse prevention programs', Family Matters, pp. 5 - 15

Journal articles | 2016

Woodland L; Kang M; Elliot C; Perry A; Eagar S; Zwi K, 2016, 'Evaluation of a school screening programme for young people from refugee backgrounds', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52, pp. 72 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12989

Journal articles | 2016

Zwi K; Rungan S; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Woodland L, 2016, 'Methods for a longitudinal cohort of refugee children in a regional community in Australia', BMJ open, 6, pp. e011387 - e011387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011387

Journal articles | 2015

Joshua P; Zwi K; Moran P; White L, 2015, 'Prioritizing vulnerable children: Why should we address inequity?', Child: Care, Health and Development, 41, pp. 818 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12264

Journal articles | 2015

Mares S; Zwi K, 2015, 'Sadness and fear: The experiences of children and families in remote Australian immigration detention', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 663 - 669, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12954

Journal articles | 2015

Paxton G; Tosif S; Graham H; Smith A; Reveley C; Standish J; McCloskey K; Ferguson G; Isaacs D; Gunasekera H; Marais B; Britton P; Khatami A; Zwi K; Raman S; Elliott E; Levitt D; Francis J; Bauert P; Morris P; Whybourne A; Cherian S; Mutch R; Forbes D; Rutherford D; Packer S, 2015, 'Perspective: 'The forgotten children: National inquiry into children in immigration detention (2014)'', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 365 - 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12873

Journal articles | 2015

Paxton GA; Cherian S; Zwi KJ, 2015, 'The royal australasian college of physicians position statement on refugee and asylum seeker health', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 176 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00593

Journal articles | 2015

Talley NJ; Zwi KJ, 2015, 'Let the children go — advocacy for children in detention by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 555 - 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00515

Journal articles | 2015

Thomas SL; Williams K; Ritchie J; Zwi K, 2015, 'Improving paediatric outreach services for urban Aboriginal children through partnerships: Views of community-based service providers', Child: Care, Health and Development, 41, pp. 836 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12246

Journal articles | 2015

Walsh K; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Shlonsky A, 2015, 'School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004380.pub3

Journal articles | 2015

Walsh K; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Shlonsky A, 2015, 'School‐based Education Programmes for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review', Campbell Systematic Reviews, 11, pp. 1 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.4073/csr.2015.10

Journal articles | 2015

Walsh K; Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Shlonsky A, 2015, 'Teaching children in schools about sexual abuse may help them report abuse', Saudi Medical Journal, 36, pp. 644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004380.pub3

Journal articles | 2015

Woodland L; Kang M; Elliot C; Perry A; Eagar S; Zwi K, 2015, 'Evaluation of a school screening programme for young people from refugee backgrounds', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12989

Journal articles | 2015

Zwi K; Joshua P; Moran P; White L, 2015, 'Prioritizing vulnerable children: Strategies to address inequity', Child: Care, Health and Development, 41, pp. 827 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12265

Journal articles | 2015

Zwi K; Mares S, 2015, 'Stories from unaccompanied children in immigration detention: A composite account', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 658 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12953

Journal articles | 2015

Zwi K; Paxton G; Cherian S; Francis J; Smith M; Napthali K; Johnston V; Voss L; Ofner E; Talley NJ, 2015, 'Summary of position statement on refugee and asylum-seeker health', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12950

Journal articles | 2014

Zwi K; Mares S, 2014, 'Commentary: Reducing further harm to asylum-seeking children. The global human rights context', International Journal of Epidemiology, 43, pp. 104 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyt269

Journal articles | 2013

Duncan C; Williams K; Nathanson D; Thomas S; Cottier C; O'Meara M; Zwi K, 2013, 'Emergency department presentations by Aboriginal children: Issues for consideration for appropriate health services', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12225

Journal articles | 2013

Joshua PR; Zwi K; Smith MM; Koh ASK; Woodland LA, 2013, 'Australian population cohort study of newly arrived refugee children: How effective is predeparture measles and rubella vaccination?', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827075c2

Journal articles | 2013

Zwi K; Chaney G, 2013, 'Refugee children: Rights and wrongs', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49, pp. 87 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12101

Journal articles | 2012

Morris J; Perkins D; Sarkozy V; Moline A; Zwi K; Williams K, 2012, 'Performance of the Australian Developmental Screening Test in a clinical setting', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 48, pp. 1004 - 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02588.x

Journal articles | 2010

Pham M; Chan B; Williams K; Zwi K; White L, 2010, 'Introducing clinical paediatrics to medical students: A novel hospital visitation programme involving Kindergarten children', Medical Teacher, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2010.490279

Journal articles | 2010

Woodland L; Burgner D; Paxton G; Zwi K, 2010, 'Health service delivery for newly arrived refugee children: A framework for good practice', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 46, pp. 560 - 567, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01796.x

Journal articles | 2009

Koh AS; Zwi K; Walls T, 2009, 'How to treat', Australian Doctor, pp. 21 - 28

Journal articles | 2008

Zwi KJ; Woolfenden SR; Wheeler DM; O'Brien TA; Tait P; Williams KW, 2008, 'Cochrane review: School‐based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal, 3, pp. 603 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ebch.264

Journal articles | 2007

Blyth CC; Russell SJ; Zwi K; Taitz JM; Fairley M; Post JJ, 2007, 'Munchausen syndrome by proxy and recurrent polymicrobial bacteremia', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 26, pp. 191 - 191

Journal articles | 2007

Raman S; Woolfenden SR; Williams K; Zwi K, 2007, 'Human rights and child health', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 43, pp. 581 - 586

Journal articles | 2007

Zwi K; Raman S; Burgner D; Faniran S; Voss L; Blick B; Osborn M; Borg C; Smith M, 2007, 'Towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians perspective', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 43, pp. 522 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01152.x

Journal articles | 2007

Zwi K; Woolfenden S; Wheeler D; O’Brien T; Tait P; Williams K, 2007, 'School‐Based Education Programmes for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse', Campbell Systematic Reviews, 3, pp. 1 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.4073/csr.2007.5

Journal articles | 2007

Zwi K; Woolfenden SR; Wheeler D; O Brien T; Tait P; Williams K, 2007, 'School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Journal articles | 2005

Zwi K; Henry RL, 2005, 'Children in Australian society', Medical Journal of Australia, 183, pp. 154 - 160

Journal articles | 2005

Zwi KJ; Woolfenden SR; Wheeler DM; O'Brien TA; Tait P; Williams KW, 2005, 'PROTOCOL: School‐based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse', Campbell Systematic Reviews, 1, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cl2.18

Journal articles | 2004

Zwi K; Moran K; Tzioumi D; O'Meara M, 2004, 'Erratum: (Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (August 2003) 39:6 (A5))', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 40, pp. 242

Journal articles | 2004

Zwi K; Moran K; Tzioumi D; O'Meara M, 2004, 'Falls in young children presenting at Sydney Children's Hospital Emergency Department (vol 39, pg A5, 2003)', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 40, pp. 242 - 242, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000220068500020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2003

King B; Zwi K; Nunn K; Longworth J; Dossetor D, 2003, 'Use of risperidone in a paediatric population: An observational study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 39, pp. 523 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00205.x

Journal articles | 2003

Zwi KJ; Herzberg B; Dossetor D; Field J, 2003, 'A child in detention: Dilemmas faced by health professionals', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 319 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05558.x

Journal articles | 2000

Latham MC; Preble EA, 2000, 'Appropriate feeding methods for infants of HIV infected mothers in sub-Saharan Africa.', BMJ, 320, pp. 1656 - 1660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7250.1656

Journal articles | 2000

Zwi K; Pettifor J; Soderlund N; Meyers T, 2000, 'HIV infection and in-hospital mortality at an academic hospital in South Africa', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 83, pp. 227 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.83.3.227

Journal articles | 2000

Zwi K; Soderlund N; Schneider H, 2000, 'Cheaper antiretrovirals to treat AIDS in South Africa', British Medical Journal, 320, pp. 1551 - 1552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7249.1551

Journal articles | 2000

Zwi K; Soderlund N, 2000, 'Commentary: The feeding debate is still unresolved and of secondary importance', British Medical Journal, 320, pp. 1659 - 1660

Journal articles | 1999

Gunneberg C; Rotchford K; Karim SSA; Rollins N; Zwi K; Söderlund N, 1999, 'Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in South Africa', BMJ, 319, pp. 1431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7222.1431

Journal articles | 1999

Söderlund N; Zwi K; Kinghorn A; Gray G, 1999, 'Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: Analysis of cost effectiveness of options available in South Africa', British Medical Journal, 318, pp. 1650 - 1656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7199.1650

Journal articles | 1999

Zwi K; Soderlund N, 1999, 'Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in South Africa - Paper did not include as a factor suboptimal effects that arise - Reply', BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 319, pp. 1431 - 1432, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000083995200044&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 1999

Zwi KJ; Pettifor JM; Soderlund N, 1999, 'Paediatric hospital admissions at a South African urban regional hospital: The impact of HIV, 1992-1997', Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 19, pp. 135 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02724939992455

Journal articles | 1998

Himid KA; Zwi K; Welch JM; Ball CS, 1998, 'The development of a community-based family HIV service', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 10, pp. 231 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540129850124488

Journal articles | 1995

Zwi KJ; Zwi AB; Smettanikov E; Söderlund N; Logan S, 1995, 'Patterns of injury in children and adolescents presenting to a South African township health centre.', Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 1, pp. 26 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.1.1.26
Preprints | 2024

Nobilo A; Wallace S; Kearns A; Majidi S; Beek AV; Tissue A; Shipley K; Khan JR; Lingam R; Zwi K; Hodgins M, 2024, Balancing personal and social identities for the care of priority populations in a paediatric hospital setting: A qualitative study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4340109/v1

Conference Papers | 2024

Zwi K; Khan J; Wallace S; Beek AV; Kearns A; Rana R; Hu N; Lingam R, 2024, '6906 How big is the gap? Creating a learning health system to assess inequities in hospital outcomes for Australian children from priority populations', in International Child Health Group, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, pp. A290.2 - A291, presented at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Abstracts of the RCPCH Conference, Birmingham, 25 March 2024 – 27 March 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-rcpch.455

Conference Papers | 2015

Block A; Cherian S; Francis J; Johnston V; Napthali K; Paxton G; Smith M; Zwi K, 2015, 'ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS POSITION STATEMENT: REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER HEALTH', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 3 - 3, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000354817300010&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers | 2015

Zwi K, 2015, 'Sydney Children's Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW, Australia', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 24 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000354817300095&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers | 2004

Longworth J; Zwi K; MacDessi J; Pinter M; Dossetor D, 2004, 'Risperidone for challenging behavior Australian paediatric randomized controlled trail', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, FRANCE, Paris, pp. S276 - S277, presented at 24th CINP Congress, FRANCE, Paris, 20 June 2004 - 24 June 2004, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000224663001449&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Refugee health and long term determinants of wellbeing
Determinants of wellbeing in childhood
Inequity in childhood disease and injury rates
Targeting needs of refugee and Aboriginal children
Early childhood intervention programs
Child abuse
Childhood disability
Population Health
Indigenous Health
Medical Education

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