Research projects

AUGP and AUGP-led Projects
Project nameInvestigatorsFunding source  
Enhanced Chronic Disease Screening in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleJason Agostino, Katrina Anderson, Kirsty DouglasACT Health
ACT GP COVID vaccination statusBrigid Cassells, Donna Anthes, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Dagmar CeramidasMulti-org
Risk of behavioural, learning  and developmental difficulties in early childhoodDr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Eunike Maressa WijayaACT Health
The Kindergarten Health Check – all grown upDr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Jason Agostino, Dr Dagmar CeramidasACT Health
Optimal GP COVID response to Residential Aged Care FacilitiesBrigid Cassells, Donna Anthes, Dr Dagmar CeramidasMulti-org
COVID-19 in primary careProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Ms Sally Hall, Prof Felicity Goodyear-Smith, Dr Kyle Eggleton, Dr Nam BuiMulti-org
Discretionary screen time use among ACT Kindergarten childrenDr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen Ciszek Clair BannermanACT Health
Gap between perceptions and objective measures of weight in childrenProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Jason Agostino, Ms Karen Ciszek, Dr Kathleen O’BrienACT Health
After hours medical services in the ACT: an 84 hour snapshotProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Dagmar Ceramidas, A/Prof Bruce Shadbolt, Prof Ross HannanACT Health
Exploring formal and informal communication Channels between primary health care and public health care and public health in obesity managementMr Nick Elmitt, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Prof Kirsty DouglasANUMS
eHealth and disadvantage: A mixed methods study exploring how patients with chronic disease experience eHealthDr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, A/Prof Elizabeth Rieger, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Prof Kirsty DouglasRACGP
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 ArdouinANUMS
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 SmithDoH (Cth)
eHealth and disadvantage: A mixed methods study exploring how patients with chronic disease experience eHealthDr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Dr Elizabeth Rieger, Prof Kirsty Douglas RACGP
Physical activity and risk of behavioural and mental health disorders in kindergarten childrenDr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Ms Karen CiszekACT Health
Feasibility study of linking AEDC and KHC data for 2015Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason AgostinoACT Health
GP Workforce SurveyProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Donna Anthes, Dr Dagmar CeramidasACT Health
Clinical Audit ProjectProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Dagmar CeramidasACT Health
Geocoding KHC records for residential and school addresses for mapping -> Collaboration projects using geocoded dataProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Jason Agostino, Ms Karen Ciszek, Mr Paul Konings, Mr Jason PassiouraACT Health
Medical Student Projects
Project NameLead InvestigatorsFunding Source
A descriptive evaluation of risk factors for obesity and metabolic health outcomes in a cohort of childrenPatrick 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 CiszekANU
Differences in digital health experiences in regional and urban centresPabasara Hettiarachchi, Dr Melinda Choy, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Katelyn BarnesANU
Primary Health Care in the After Hours – Perceptions of UrgencyCaitlin Arpel, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn BarnesANU
‘GP type” presentations to emergency departments afterhoursProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Dr Jason Agostino, Raymond Lai, Vishal Rai Sidhu Bingjun, Amy Li, Ryan DebuqueANU 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 HughesANU Medical School/AUGP
Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesDr Jason Agostino Prof Kirsty Douglas Alexandra RobersANU 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 KummerANU Medical School/AUGP
Screen time as a determinant for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kindergarten children in the ACTProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Clair BannermanANU Medical School/AUGP – year 1/2
Understanding differences in the use of digital healthDr Melinda Choy, Dr Kathleen O’Brien, Pabasara HettiarachchiANU Medical School/AUGP
Patient and provider sense of urgency for problems presenting afterhours in primary careProf Kirsty Douglas, Dr Katelyn Barnes, Caitlin ArpelANU Medical School/AUGP
Clinical audit on Hepatitis C treatment in the General practice settingEmma Baigent, Molly Bannatyne, Kaneeka Gajendra, Dr Charles SleimanCapital Health Network
Socioeconomic status and risk of developmental problems in ACT Kindergarten children Using 2014-17 KHC dataEunike Wijaya, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Karen Ciszek, Dr Jason AgostinoANU Medical School/AUGP
Barriers and Enablers to engagement with Aboriginal Liaison Officers from a tertiary hospital orthopaedics unitHarrison Slockee, Prof Kirsty Douglas, Dr Diana Perriman, Dr Joyce GrahamANU Medical School/AUGP
Intern Preparedness to WorkJason El Brihi, A/Prof Katrina Anderson, Dr Emily Haesler, Dr Melinda ChoyANU Medical School/AUGP
Understanding prescribing trends and barriers to pharmacological adherence for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cardiovascular disease patients in the ACTAlexandra Roberts, Dr Jason Agostino, Prof Kirsty DouglasANU Medical School/AUGP
Audit of Influenza Vaccination in the Primary Health Setting, comparison  between 2018 and 2019 flu seasonsAndrew Sealey, Robert Simic, Anurag Atnerkar, Dr Charles SleimanANU Medical School/AUGP

 

Academic Registrars’ Projects
Project NameLead InvestigatorsFunding 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 reviewDr Matt Smith, Dr Jason Agostino.Australian Department of Health, ANU
The Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on General Practitioners: A Qualitative StudyDr Seren Ovington, A/Prof Katrina AndersonAustralian Department of Health, ANU
Narrative review: Digital health tools in vulnerable populations: a narrative review of the patient experienceDr Melinda Choy, Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss, Prof Kirsty DouglasAustralian Department of Health, ANU
The effect of models of primary care on the quality of referrals to specialistsDr Lewis Ryan, Prof Kirsty DouglasAustralian Department of Health, ANU
The experiences of doctors-in-training on patient care and empathyDr Bosco Wu, A/Prof Katrina AndersonAustralian Department of Health, ANU
The Medical School experience: How does it affect attitudes towards nutrition care?Dr Stephen Martin, Prof Kirsty DouglasAustralian Department of Health, ANU
Physical inactivity: Physical & mental health in ACT Kindergarten childrenDr Kathleen O’Brien, Dr Jason AgostionoAustralian Department of Health, ANU
PhD Research Projects
Project NameLead InvestigatorsFunding Source
Health Service Use and Needs of Aboriginal Children in the Remote Fitzroy Valley, WAPhillipa Dossetor, Kirsty Douglas, David Harley 
GP-led management of primary careLiz Sturgiss, Kirsty Douglas, Mark Harris, Chris van WeelANU
The capacity and contributions of GP role in disaster systemsPenny Burns, Beverley Raphael, Kirsty Douglas, Wendy Hu, Peter Aitken 
Understanding the drivers of quality in primary careSally Hall, Kirsty Douglas, Chris van Weel, Ginny SargentOchre Health
Socioeconomic inequity in utilisation of specialist servicesKristin Hestmann Vinjerui, Kirsty Douglas 
External Research Projects (involve AUGP staff)
Project nameInvestigatorsFunding source  
Rapid Review - Update of the aged care / COVID-19 reviewSally Hall, Kirsty Douglas, Elisabeth McLinton, Ashvini Munindradasa, Jane Desborough, Jasmine Lykissas, Tergel DHA/ANU
TRIDENT, a national primary care TRIals, Data and survEillance NeTworkAndrew 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 SchofieldMRFF - 2022 National Critical Research Infrastructure Grant
Supervisor and Training Practice Audit Development and Evaluation (SPADE) Gerard Ingram, Tim Clement, Katrina AndersonRACGP
Best practice pathway for knee osteoarthritis –Implementing an advanced musculoskeletal pre-surgical triage and assessment clinicJennie 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 careRosemary Korda, ,Emily Banks, Grace Joshy, Emily Lanscar, Jane Desborough, Jason Agostino, Anne Parkinson, Christine Phillips, Kirsty Douglas, Sally HallMRFF
Review of the Distribution Priority Area for the GP classification systemNikita 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-19Christopher 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 TaylorANU
Novel deep learning methods for large-scale cardiovascular risk screening using Australian digital health dataLouisa 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 studyDanielle Butler,  Rosemary Korda, Kirsty DouglasHCF Research Foundation / RACGP Foundation COVID-19 Research Grant
Contributing factors for visualisation of the appendix on ultrasound in the paediatric populationLan Nguyen, Kathleen O'Brien, Bosco Wu,  Ross O'Neil 
Nutrition and Physical Activity to mitigate side effects of ADT in Prostate Cancer SurvivorshipKatelyn 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 populationLauren Ball (Griffith University), Lauren T Williams, Lana Mitchel, Joy Parkinson, Dr Jennifer Crowley, Katelyn Barnes,  Clare Van Dorrenson, David ChuaNHMRC
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