Research

AUGP and AUGP-led Projects
Project name Investigators Funding source  
Enhanced Chronic Disease Screening in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Jason Agostino, Katrina Anderson, Kirsty Douglas ACT Health
ACT GP COVID vaccination status Brigid Cassells, Donna Anthes, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas Multi-org
Risk of behavioural, learning  and developmental difficulties in early childhood Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Eunike Maressa Wijaya ACT Health
The Kindergarten Health Check – all grown up Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Jason Agostino, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas ACT Health
Optimal GP COVID response to Residential Aged Care Facilities Brigid Cassells, Donna Anthes, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas Multi-org
COVID-19 in primary care Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Ms Sally Hall, Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Dr Kyle Eggleton, Dr Nam Bui Multi-org
Discretionary screen time use among ACT Kindergarten children Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek Clair Bannerman ACT Health
Gap between perceptions and objective measures of weight in children Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Jason Agostino, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Kathleen O’Brien ACT Health
After hours medical services in the ACT: an 84 hour snapshot Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas, A/Prof Bruce Shadbolt, Prof Ross Hannan ACT Health
Exploring formal and informal communication Channels between primary health care and public health care and public health in obesity management Mr Nick Elmitt, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Prof Kirsty Douglas ANUMS
eHealth and disadvantage: A mixed methods study exploring how patients with chronic disease experience eHealth Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, A/Prof Elizabeth Rieger, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas RACGP
Systematic review of therapeutic alliance and obesity management  Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Mr Nick Elmitt, Dr Jason Agostino, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Alex Clark, Stephen Ardouin ANUMS
Digital health tools and therapeutic relationship: Can eCHAT help a vulnerable population? Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith, A/Prof Gavin Smith DoH (Cth)
eHealth and disadvantage: A mixed methods study exploring how patients with chronic disease experience eHealth Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Dr Elizabeth Rieger, Prof Kirsty Douglas  RACGP
Physical activity and risk of behavioural and mental health disorders in kindergarten children Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek ACT Health
Feasibility study of linking AEDC and KHC data for 2015 Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostino ACT Health
GP Workforce Survey Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Donna Anthes, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas ACT Health
Clinical Audit Project Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas ACT Health
Geocoding KHC records for residential and school addresses for mapping -> Collaboration projects using geocoded data Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Jason Agostino, Ms Karen Ciszek, Mr Paul Konings, Mr Jason Passioura ACT Health
Medical Student Projects
Project Name Lead Investigators Funding Source
A descriptive evaluation of risk factors for obesity and metabolic health outcomes in a cohort of children Patrick Lanteri, Dr Tony Lafferty, Dr Kathleen O'Brien,  ANU
Process evaluation of the ACT Kindy Health Check.  Students will explore how GPs choose to respond to information on Adverse Childhood Experiences collected in the Kindergarten Health Check. Ben Clark & Eamon Kelly,  Nicola Palfrey, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Karen Ciszek ANU
Differences in digital health experiences in regional and urban centres Pabasara Hettiarachchi, Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Katelyn Barnes ANU
Primary Health Care in the After Hours – Perceptions of Urgency Caitlin Arpel, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes ANU
‘GP type” presentations to emergency departments afterhours Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Jason Agostino, Raymond Lai, Vishal Rai Sidhu Bingjun, Amy Li, Ryan Debuque ANU Medical School/AUGP
Rheumatic heart disease in Yarrabah. Case-control study, comparing the circumstances of Yarrabah children with a history of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) to age- and sex-matched Yarrabah children without ARF. Dr Jason Agostino, Dr Stewart Sutherland, Peta Hughes ANU Medical School/AUGP
Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Dr Jason Agostino Prof Kirsty Douglas Alexandra Robers ANU Medical School/AUGP
Mayi Kuwayi call-back. MK is the national longitudinal survey of culture, health and well being for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Dr Jason Agostino, Bobby Maher, Choe Kummer ANU Medical School/AUGP
Screen time as a determinant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kindergarten children in the ACT Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Clair Bannerman ANU Medical School/AUGP – year 1/2
Understanding differences in the use of digital health Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Pabasara Hettiarachchi ANU Medical School/AUGP
Patient and provider sense of urgency for problems presenting afterhours in primary care Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Caitlin Arpel ANU Medical School/AUGP
Clinical audit on Hepatitis C treatment in the General practice setting Emma Baigent, Molly Bannatyne, Kaneeka Gajendra, Dr Charles Sleiman Capital Health Network
Socioeconomic status and risk of developmental problems in ACT Kindergarten children Using 2014-17 KHC data Eunike Wijaya, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Karen Ciszek, Dr Jason Agostino ANU Medical School/AUGP
Barriers and Enablers to engagement with Aboriginal Liaison Officers from a tertiary hospital orthopaedics unit Harrison Slockee, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Diana Perriman, Dr Joyce Graham ANU Medical School/AUGP
Intern Preparedness to Work Jason El Brihi, A/Prof Katrina Anderson, Dr Emily Haesler, Dr Melinda Choy ANU Medical School/AUGP
Understanding prescribing trends and barriers to pharmacological adherence for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cardiovascular disease patients in the ACT Alexandra Roberts, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty Douglas ANU Medical School/AUGP
Audit of Influenza Vaccination in the Primary Health Setting, comparison  between 2018 and 2019 flu seasons Andrew Sealey, Robert Simic, Anurag Atnerkar, Dr Charles Sleiman ANU Medical School/AUGP

 

Academic Registrars’ Projects
Project Name Lead Investigators Funding Source
Understanding the implementation and effectiveness of regular/annual health checks in prevention and early detection of chronic diseases among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: A realist review Dr Matt Smith, Dr Jason Agostino. Australian Department of Health, ANU
The Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on General Practitioners: A Qualitative Study Dr Seren Ovington, A/Prof Katrina Anderson Australian Department of Health, ANU
Narrative review: Digital health tools in vulnerable populations: a narrative review of the patient experience Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Prof Kirsty Douglas Australian Department of Health, ANU
The effect of models of primary care on the quality of referrals to specialists Dr Lewis Ryan, Prof Kirsty Douglas Australian Department of Health, ANU
The experiences of doctors-in-training on patient care and empathy Dr Bosco Wu, A/Prof Katrina Anderson Australian Department of Health, ANU
The Medical School experience: How does it affect attitudes towards nutrition care? Dr Stephen Martin, Prof Kirsty Douglas Australian Department of Health, ANU
Physical inactivity: Physical & mental health in ACT Kindergarten children Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostiono Australian Department of Health, ANU
PhD Research Projects
Project Name Lead Investigators Funding Source
Health Service Use and Needs of Aboriginal Children in the Remote Fitzroy Valley, WA Phillipa Dossetor, Kirsty Douglas, David Harley  
GP-led management of primary care Liz Sturgiss, Kirsty Douglas, Mark Harris, Chris van Weel ANU
The capacity and contributions of GP role in disaster systems Penny Burns, Beverley Raphael, Kirsty Douglas, Wendy Hu, Peter Aitken  
Understanding the drivers of quality in primary care Sally Hall, Kirsty Douglas, Chris van Weel, Ginny Sargent Ochre Health
Socioeconomic inequity in utilisation of specialist services Kristin Hestmann Vinjerui, Kirsty Douglas  
External Research Projects (involve AUGP staff)
Project name Investigators Funding source  
Rapid Review - Update of the aged care / COVID-19 review Sally Hall, Kirsty Douglas, Elisabeth McLinton, Ashvini Munindradasa, Jane Desborough, Jasmine Lykissas, Tergel  DHA/ANU
TRIDENT, a national primary care TRIals, Data and survEillance NeTwork Andrew Bonney; Lucy Gilkes; Andrew Kirke; Nigel Stocks; David Gonzalez; Lena Sanci; Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis; dboyle; Jan Radford; Katharine Wallis; Joel Rhee; Phyllis Lau Chan; Kirsty Douglas; Grant Russell; Zoe Schofield MRFF - 2022 National Critical Research Infrastructure Grant
Supervisor and Training Practice Audit Development and Evaluation (SPADE)  Gerard Ingram, Tim Clement, Katrina Anderson RACGP
Best practice pathway for knee osteoarthritis –Implementing an advanced musculoskeletal pre-surgical triage and assessment clinic Jennie Scarvell (UC),  Paul Smith (ANU),  Tom Ward (CHS), Angie Fearon (UC), Joanne Morris (CHS), Theophile Niyonsenga (UC), Joseph Lynch (CHS),  Kirsty Douglas (AUGP), Rebecca Davey (Arthritis ACT), Judy Stone (CHS),  Christian Barton (LaTrobe), Prof Nicholas Brown (LaTrobe) HCF
Optimising primary health care in Australia: a multi-method whole-of-population investigation of the impact of telehealth on uptake and quality of care Rosemary Korda, ,Emily Banks, Grace Joshy, Emily Lanscar, Jane Desborough, Jason Agostino, Anne Parkinson, Christine Phillips, Kirsty Douglas, Sally Hall MRFF
Review of the Distribution Priority Area for the GP classification system Nikita Weickhardt (NOUS Group); Mark Booth (NOUS Group), Gretchen Smith (NOUS Group), Kirsty Douglas (AUGP), Mel Choy (AUGP) DoH (Cth)
Mother & Child 2020: Longitudinal Cohort Study of women and new borns impacted by the Bushfires, smoke and COVID-19 Christopher Nolan, Michael Peek, Jane Dahlstrom, Katelyn Barnes, Amanda Wingett, Stewart Sutherland, Hannah Gross, Rosalie Aroni, Paul Dugdale, Amita Bansal, Graham Mann, Matthew Cook, Viviane Delghingaro-Augusto, Nicolas Cherbuin, Aparna Lal, Nasser Bagheri, Julie Smith, Charlee Law, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Bruce Christensen, David Pasalich, Deborah Davis, Ralph Nanan, Danielle Schoenaker, Monique Francois, Mary Lou Rasmussen, Celia Roberts, Dr Rebecca Williamson, Hanna Suominen, Sandaru Seneviratne, Christine Phillips, Hazel Carlisle, Margaret Broom, Barbara Taylor ANU
Novel deep learning methods for large-scale cardiovascular risk screening using Australian digital health data Louisa Jorm (UNSW), Clare Arnott (George Institute), Sebastiano Barbieri (UNSW), Patrick Brennan (Sydney), Antony Rodgers (George Institute), Mark Woodward (George Institute), Katrina Poppe (Auckland), Ziba Gandomkar (Sydney), Blanca Gallego Luxan (UNSW), Kirsty Douglas (ANU) NHMRC, Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Initiative
Improving primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care: Implementation, guideline development and big data systems  Emily Banks, Ellie Paige (ANU), Rod Jackson (Auckland), Karen Canfell (Cancer Council NSW), David Peiris (George Institute), Ray Mahoney (CSIRO), Jason Agostino (ANU), Grace Joshy (ANU), Kim Greaves (ANU), Michael Caruana (Cancer Council NSW), Kirsty Douglas (ANU) RSPH-led, NHMRC, Medical Research Future Fund(MRFF) Cardiovascular Health Initiative
The effect of COVID-19 and the introduction of temporary telehealth items on use and costs of GP services: a whole-of-population linked data study Danielle Butler,  Rosemary Korda, Kirsty Douglas HCF Research Foundation / RACGP Foundation COVID-19 Research Grant
Contributing factors for visualisation of the appendix on ultrasound in the paediatric population Lan Nguyen, Kathleen O'Brien, Bosco Wu,  Ross O'Neil  
Nutrition and Physical Activity to mitigate side effects of ADT in Prostate Cancer Survivorship Katelyn Barnes,  Lauren Ball (Griffith), Prof Daniel Galvao (ECU), Robert Newton (ECU),  Suzanne Chambers (UTech, Sydney) NHMRC
Healthy Primary Care: Capitalising on the potential of the primary care setting to facilitate healthy eating in the Australian population Lauren Ball (Griffith University), Lauren T Williams, Lana Mitchel, Joy Parkinson, Dr Jennifer Crowley, Katelyn Barnes,  Clare Van Dorrenson, David Chua NHMRC
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