Fremantle Hospital & Health Service (Australia)

This study will investigate reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) in 10,000 couples across Australia. Carrier screening for approximately 1300 genes associated with severe, childhood-onset, X-linked and autosomal recessive conditions will be performed on each member of the couple. A combined result will be issued indicating whether the couple has a 'low' or 'increased' risk of having a child with a genetic condition. It is anticipated that 1-2% of couples will be at an increased risk of having an affected child.
The study will evaluate all aspects of the RGCS program to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a publicly-funded population-wide RGCS program, including:
education of recruiting healthcare providers
education of participating couples
implementation and uptake of RGCS
frequency of increased-risk couples and their reproductive decisions
psychosocial impacts
ethical issues
health economic implications
health implementation research

This study will compare the use of tea tree oil as a topical nasal antiseptic to prevent infections in patients that need renal dialysis. A maximum of fifty subjects will be recruited and will be assessed for signs of infection once per week for the first 6 weeks and then every 4 weeks until week 26. They will also be checked for nasal carriage of 'Golden Staph' when they enroll in the trial. The subjects will complete the trial if they have 26 weeks infection-free or if they have an infection during that period