Journal Articles

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2009


Amoroso C, Harris MF, Ampt M, Laws RA, McKenzie S, Williams AM, Jayasinghe UW, Zwar NA, Powell Davies G. The 45 year old health check: feasibility and impact on practices and patient behaviour. Australian Family Physician. 2009; 38: 358-362.

Ampt AJ, Amoroso C, Harris MF, McKenzie SH, Rose VK, Taggart JR. Attitudes, norms and controls influencing lifestyle risk factor management in general practice. BMC Family Practice 2009; 10: 59.

Anderson A, Proudfoot J, Harris MF. Medical assistants: a primary care workforce solution? Australia Family Physician. 2009; 38: 623-626.

Barton C, Proudfoot J, Amroso C, Ramsay E, Holton C, Bubner T, Harris MF and Beilby J. Management of asthma in Australian general practice: care is still not in line with clinical practice guidelines. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 2009; 18(2): 100-105.

Booth ML, Dobbins T, Aitken R, Denney-Wilson E, Hardy LL, Okely AD, George J, Sullivan D, Cowell CT. Costs of managing conditions associated with obesity among Australian teenagers. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Published online on 3th June 2009.

Chan B. Capitalising on the social resources within culturally and linguistically diverse communities for mental health promotion: stories of Australian Chinese people. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2009; 15: 29-36.
Chapman NH, Brighton T, Harris MF. Venous thromboembolism: Management in general practice. Australian Family Physician. 2009, 38(1/2): 36-40.

Dennis SM, May J, Perkins D, Zwar NA, Sibbald B, Hasan I. What evidence is there to support skill mix changes between GPs, pharmacists and practice nurses in the care of elderly people living in the community? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6(1):23.

Dennis SM, Zwar NA, Marks GB. Diagnosing asthma in adults in primary care: a qualitative study of Australian GP’s experiences. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. Published online on 21st July 2009.

Denney-Wilson E, Crawford D, Dobbins TD, Okely AD, Hardy LL. Influences on adolescent consumption of soft drinks and fast foods. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2009;18(3):447-452

Hardy LL, Dobbins TA, Denney-Wilson EA, Okely AD, Booth ML.Sedentariness,small-screen recreation, and fitness in youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009, 36(2):120-5.

Harris MF. : Organisational Factors Influencing the Management of Chronic Disease. Invited commentary Ann Fam Med 2009; 7: 18 July.

Harris E, Harris MF, Madden L, Wise M, Sainsbury P, MacDonald J, Gill B. Working in disadvantaged communities: What additional competencies do we need? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy. 2009; 6:10.


Harris E, Harris MF. Reducing the impact of unemployment on health: revisiting the agenda for primary health care. Medical Journal of Australia. 2009; 191: 119-122

Harris MF. Organisational Factors Influencing the Management of Chronic Disease. Annals of Family Medicine. 2009; 7:18.

Harris MF, Chan BC, Dennis SM. Coordination of care for patients with chronic disease. Medical Journal of Australia. 2009; 191: 85-86

Harris MF, McDonald J. Health care reform - Facing inequities. Australian Family Physician. 2009; 38: 911-912.

Harris MF, Makeham M, Vaholkhar S, Furler J. Type 2 diabetes. Check independent learning program for GPs. RACGP 2009.

Harris MF, Powell Davies G. Preventing chronic disease in primary health care: a work in progress. Public Health Bulletin SA 2009; 6 (2): 12-16.

Harris P, Harris E, Thompson S, Harris-Roxas B, Kemp L. Human Health and Wellbeing in Environmental Impact Assessment in New South Wales, Australia: Auditing health impacts within environmental assessments of major projects. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. 2009; 29(5): 310-318. doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2009.02.002

Homer CSE, Henry K, Schmied V, Kemp L, Leap N, Briggs C. “It looks good on paper”: transitions of care between midwives and child and family health nurses in New South Wales. Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives. 2009; 22(2):64-72.

Jayasinghe UW, Proudfood J, Barton CA, Amoroso C, Holdon C, Powell Davies G, Beilby J, Harris MF. Quality of life of Australian chronically-ill adults: patient and practice characteristics matter. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2009; 7:50 Click here to view article.

Kardamanidis K, Kemp L, Schmied V. Building trust to uncover psychosocial needs: perspectives of Australian nurses involved in a sustained nurse home visiting trial. Contemporary Nurse. 2009; 33(1): 50-58.

Knight JA, Comino EJ, Harris E, Jackson-Pulver L. Indigenous Research: A Commitment to Walking the Talk. The Gudaga Study—an Australian Case Study. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. Published online 3rd Sept 2009.

Laws RA, Jayasinghe UW, Harris MF, Williams AM, Powell Davies GP, Kemp LA. Explaining the variation in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care: A multilevel cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2009; 9:165.

Laws RA, Kemp LA, Harris MF, Powell Davies G, Williams AM, Eames-Brown R. An exploration of how clinician attitudes and beliefs influence the implementation of liftstyle risk factor management in primary healthcare: a grounded theory study. Implementation Science. 2009; 4:66.

Lloyd J, Wise M, Weeramanthri T, Nugus P. The influence of professional values on the implementation of Aboriginal health policy. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. 2009;14 (1): 6-12.

Matthias K, Harris-Roxas B. Process and Impact Evaluation of the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy Health Impact Assessment. BMC Public Health. 2009; 9:97. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-97
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Proudfoot J, Bubner T, Amoroso C, Swan E, Holton C, Winstanley J, Beilby J, Harris MF. Chronic care team profile: a brief tool to measure the structure and function of chronic care teams in general practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2009; 15(4): 692-698.

Sainsbury H. Personal reflections of a project officer: working with Gudaga. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal. 2009;33(2):4-5.

Smith M, Vagholkar S. A polio intervention in East African refugees to NSW. NSW Public Health Bull 2009 May-June; 20(5-6):77-80.

Taggart J, Schwartz A, Harris MF, Perkins D, Powell Davies G, Proudfoot J, Fanaian M, Crookes P. Facilitating teamwork in general practice: moving from theory to practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2009; 15: 24-28. Click here to view article.

Tang G, Dennis SM, Comino E, Zwar NA. Anxiety and depression in Chinese patients attending an Australian GP clinic. Australian Family Physician. 2009;38(7): 552-5.

Wan Q, Harris MF, Zwar N, Campbel T, Patel A, Vagholkar S, McKenzie S, Walker C, Denney-Wilson E on behalf of the ART study group. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: The feasibility and impact of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment in Australian general practice. American Heart Journal. 2009; 157: 436-41.





2009 Publications in press



Aslam H, Kemp L, Harris E, Gilbert E. Socio-cultural perceptions of SIDS among migrant Indian mothers. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Accepted for publication April 2009.

Christl B ; Harris MF, Yayasinghe UW, Proudfoot J, Taggart J, Tan J. Readiness for change among general practice staff. Quality and Safety in Healthcare. Accepted for publication Aug 2009.

Kervin B, Kemp L, Jackson Pulver L. Types and timing of breastfeeding support and its impact on mothers’ behaviour. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. Accepted 1 July 2009.

McDonald J, Powell-Davies G, Harris M. Interorganisational and interprofessional partnership approaches to achieve more coordinated and integrated primary and community health services: the Australian experience. Australian Journal of Primary Health (in press)

Rose V, Harris MF, Ho MT, Jayasinghe U. A better model of diabetes self-management? Interactions between GP communication and patient self-efficacy in self-monitoring of blood glucose. Patient Education and Counselling (Accepted 20 March 2009)





2008



Booth B, Snowdon T, Harris M & Tomlins R. Safety and Quality in Primary Care: The View from General Practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2008,14(2):19–27.

Bunker J, Winstock A, Zwar NA. Caring for patients with opioid dependence. Australian Family Physician. January 2008; 37(1/2): 57–60. Click here to view article

Chan A, Amoroso C, Harris MF. New 45–49 year health checks - GP uptake of MBS item 717. Australian Family Physician. 2008; 37: 765-768.

Chong BH, Braithwaite J, Harris MF, Fletcher JP. Venous Thromboembolism – a major health and financial burden: how can we do better to prevent disease. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 189: 134-5.

Comino E, Kemp L. Research-related activities in community-based child health services. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2008; 63(3): 266-275.

Counterweight Project Team. Engaging patients, clinicians and health funders in weight management: The Counterweight Programme. Family Practice. 2008; 25 (suppl 1): 79-86.

Counterweight Project Team. Evaluation of the Counterweight Programme for obesity management in primary care: A starting point for continuous improvement. British Journal of General Practice. 2008; 58 (553): 548-554

Counterweight Project Team. Influence of body mass index on prescribing costs and potential cost-savings of a weight management programme in primary care. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 2008; 13(3):158-166.

Counterweight Project Team. The Counterweight Programme: Prevalence of CVD risk factors by body mass index and impact of a 10% weight change. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice. 2008; 2(1): 15-27.

Dennis SM, Zwar N, Griffiths R, Roland M, Hasan I, Powell Davies G, Harris M. Chronic disease management in primary care: From evidence to policy. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008 April 21; 188 (8 Suppl): S53-56. Click here to view article

Denney-Wilson E, Campbell KJ. Eating behaviour and obesity. British Medical Journal. 2008; 337: a1926.

Furber S, Monger C, Franco L, Mayne D, Jones L, Laws R, Waters L. The effectiveness of a brief intervention using a pedometer and step-recording diary in promoting physical activity in people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 2008; 19(3):189-195.

Gattellari M, J Worthington, Zwar N, Middleton S. Barriers to the Use of Anticoagulation for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Representative Survey of Australian Family Physicians. Stroke. 2008; 39(1):227-230.

Gattellari M, Worthington J, Zwar N. Warfarin. An Inconvenient Truth. Stroke. 2009; 40; 5-7. Originally published online 28 Aug 2008.

Gregory AT and Zwar NA. General practice in 2008: a time of metamorphosis Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189 (2): 58.

Glasgow NJ Marley JE, Kristjanson LK, Donnovan JA, Hall SJ, Harris MF, Lyle DM, Kerr EJ, Rayner F. Bringing evidence to bear on policy processes: the challenge of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 188: s46-s49.

Hanks H, Harris MF, Veitch C. Managing Colorectal Cancer: The General Practitioner’s Roles. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2008; 14: 78-84.

Hanks H, Veitch C, Harris MF. Colorectal cancer management - The role of the GP. Australian Family Physician 2008; 37(4): 259-261.

Hanks, H., Veitch, PC & Harris, M. (2008). A rural/urban comparison of the roles of the general practitioner in colorectal cancer management. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 16, 376-382.

Harris MF. Challenges in diabetes management. Australian Family Physician. 2008; 37: 716-720.

Harris MF, Laws R, Amoroso C. Moving towards a more integrated approach to chronic disease prevention in Australian general practice. Australian J of Primary Health. 2008; 14: 112-119.

Harris MF, Williams A, Dennis S, Zwar N. Powell Davies G. Chronic disease self-management: implementation with and in Australian general practice. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 189: S17-20.


Jayasinghe UW, Boyages J. Tumour location is not an independent prognostic factor for survival following a diagnosis of breast cancer. The Breast (2008), doi:10.1016/j.breast.2008.10.004.

Jayasinghe UW, Proudfoot J, Holton C, Powell Davies G, Amoroso C, Bubner T, Beilby J, Harris MF. Chronically ill patients satisfaction with accessibility and patient-centredness. In J of Quality in Health Care 2008; 20: 105-114

Kemp L, Chavez R, Harris-Roxas B, Burton N. What's in the Box? Issues in evaluating interventions to develop strong and open communities. Community Development Journal. 2008; 43(4):459-469.

Kemp L, Harris E, McMahon C, Matthey S, Vimpani G, Anderson T, Schmied V. (2008) Miller Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) trial: design, method and sample description. BMC Public Health. 8:424.

Kirby SE, Chong JL, Frances M, Powell Davies G, Perkins DA, Zwar NA and Harris MF. Sharing or shuffling — realities of chronic disease care in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189 (2): 77

Lam P, Dennis S, Diamond TH, Zwar N. Improving glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes: The effectiveness of tai chi. Australian Family Physician. 2008; 37(10): 884-887

Laws R, Williams A, Powell Davies G, Eames-Brown R, Amoroso C and Harris MF on behalf of the Community Health SNAP Project Team. A Square Peg in a Round Hole? Approaches to incorporating Lifestyle Counselling into Routine Primary Health Care. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 2008; 14: 101-111.

Laws R, Kirby S, Powell Davies PG, Williams A, Jayasinghe U, Amoroso C, Harris MF. "Should I and Can I?" : A mixed methods study of clinician beliefs and attitudes in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care. BMC Health Services Research. Feb 2008; 8:44. Click here to view article

Lloyd J, Greeenfield D, Braithwaite J. Translating sound ideas to successful practices in healthcare organisations: why the sociopolitical environment deserves more attention. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 2008; 3(1): 7-8.

Lloyd J, Wise M, Weeramanthri T. Changing shape: workforce and the implementation of Aboriginal health policy. Australian Health Review. Feb 2008; 32(1): 174-185.

Maneze D, Speizer A, Dalton N, Dennis S. A descriptive study of kava use among Tongan men in Macarthur, Sydney South West. Australia and New Zealand Public Health. 2008;32: 314-316

Marsh H, Jayasinghe U, Bond N. Improving the Peer-Review Process for Grant Applications: Reliability, validity, bias and generalizability. American Psychologist. April 2008; 63(3): 160 - 168.

Maxwell M, Harris P, Peters S, Thornell M, D'Souza L. A health impact assessment on the construction phase of a major hospital redevelopment. Australia Health Review. 2008; 32 (3): 509-519.

McDonald J, Harris MF, Cumming J, Powell Davies PG, Burns P. The implementation and impact of different funding initiatives on access to multidisciplinary primary health care and policy implications. Medical Journal of Australia. April 2008; 188(8): 69 - 72.

Pascoe S, Neal R, Heywood P, Allgar V, Miles J, Stefoski-Mikeljevic J. Identifying patients with a cancer diagnosis using general practice medical records and Cancer Registry data. Family Practice. 2008 June;doi:10.1093/fampra/cmn023.

Perkins D, Harris MF, Tan J, Christl B, Taggart J, Fanaian M. Engaging participants in a complex intervention trial in Australian General Practice. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2008; 8:55.

Powell Davies G, Williams AM. Larsen K, Perkins D, Roland M, Harris M. Coordinating primary health care: an analysis of the outcomes of a systematic review. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 188 (8 Suppl): S65-S68

Rhee J, Zwar NA, Vagholkar S, Dennis S, Broadbent A, Mitchell G. Attitudes and Barriers to Involvement in Palliative Care by Australian Urban General Practitioners. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2008; 11(7): 980-985.

Taggart J, Wan Q, Harris MF, Powell Davies PG, Ruscoe W, Snow J, Pennock R. Quality of Diabetes Care: A comparison of division diabetes registers. Australian Family Physician. June 2008; 37(8):490-492.

Tarantola D, Byrnes A, Johnson M, Kemp L, Zwi AB, Gruskin S. Human rights, health and human development. Australian Journal of Human Rights. 13(2):1-32.
Travaglia J, Lloyd J, Braithwaite J. Another inquiry into public hospitals? Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;188(8):437.

Tsang T, Orr R, Lam P, Comino E, Fiatarone Singh M. Effects of Tai Chi on glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in older adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomised double-blind sham-exercise-controlled trial. Age and Ageing. 2008; 37(1):64-71. Click here to view article

Titmuss AT, Harris E, Comino EJ. The roles of socioeconomic status and Aboriginality in birth outcomes at an urban hospital. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 189(9): 495-498.

Vagholkar S, Ng J, Chan RC, Bunker JM, Zwar NA. Healthcare workers and immunity to infectious diseases. Australia and New Zealand Public Health. 2008; 32:367-71

van Schayck O, Pinnock H, Ostrem A, Litt J, Tomlins R, Williams S, Buffels J, Giannopoulos D, Henrichsen S, Kaper J, Korzh O, Rodriguez AM, Kawaldip S, Zwar NA, Yaman H. IPCRG Consensus statement: Tackling the smoking epidemic - practical guidance for primary care. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 2008; 17(3): 185-193.

Wan Q, Harris MF, Powell-Davies PG et al. Cardiovascular risk management and its impact in Australian general practice patients with type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areas. International Journal of Clinical Practice. Jan 2008; 62 (1): 53-58 Click here to view article

Wan Q, Harris MF, Zwar NA, Vagholkar S. Sharing risk management: an implementation model for cardiovascular absolute risk assessment and management in Australian general practice. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 2008; 62(6): 905-911.

Wan Q, Taggart J, Harris MF, Jayasinghe UJ, Ruscoe W, Snow J, Powell Davies G. Investigation of cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes in a rural Australian Division of General Practice. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189 (2): 86-89

Weller DP, Harris MF. Cancer care: what role for the general practitioner? Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189 (2): 59-60

Zwar NA. Good warning Vietnam. Australian Doctor. 2008 (Mar): 37.

Zwar NA. Breaking the travellers' curse. Australian Doctor. 2008 (Jun): 35.

Zwar NA. Mud, sweat and tears. Australian Doctor. 2008 (Aug): 35.

Zwar NA. Have a health Hajj. Australian Doctor. 2008 (Sep): 44.

Zwar NA. Smoking cessation - What works? Australian Family Physician. January 2008; 37(1/2): 10–14. Click here to view article

Zwar NA, Richmond RL, Harris M. General practice patients - Their readiness to quit smoking. Australian Family Physician. January; 37(1/2) 81–83. Click here to view article

Zwar NA, Hasan I, Hermiz O, Vagholkar S, Comino E, Harris MF. Multidisciplinary care plans and diabetes. Benefits for patients with poor glycaemic control. Australian Family Physician. 2008; 37: 960-962

Zwar NA, Hermiz O, Hasan I, Comino E, Middleton S, Vagholkar S and Marks G. A cluster randomised controlled trial of nurse and GP partnership for care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2008, 8:8 (03 Jun 2008) http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/8/8





2008 Publications in press




Wan Q, Harris MF, Zwar NA, Vagholkar S, Campbell C. Prerequisites for implementing cardiovascular absolute risk assessment in general practice: a qualitative study of Australian GPs’ and patients’ views. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Accepted 20 December 2008.





2007


Amoroso C, Proudfoot J, Bubner T, Jayasinghe UW, Holton C, Winstanley J, Beilby J, Harris M. Validation of an instrument to measure inter-organisational linkages in general practice. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2007 Nov 29;7. Click here to download the article or here to view the weblink

Amoroso C, Proudfoot J, Bubner T, Swan E, Espinel P, Barton C, Beilby J, Harris M. Quality improvement activities associated with organizational capacity in general practice. Australian Family Physician January/February 2007, Vol 36. Click here to download the article

Booth BJ, McBride T. Patient focus and the quality framework. Australian Family Physician. January/February; 36(1-2): 20-22.

Booth BJ. A quality framework for Australian general practice. Australian Family Physician. January/February; 36(1-2): 8-11.

Burns P, Perkins D, Larsen K, Dalley A. The introduction of electronic medication charts and prescribing in aged care facilities: An evaluation. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 26(3): 131-134.

Comino E, Titmuss A, Harris E, Craig P, Jackson Pulver L. Identification of Aboriginal infants at an urban hospital. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. September; 43(9): 623-626.

Comino E, Zwar NA, Hermiz O. The Macarthur GP after-hours services: a model of after-hours medical care for Australia? Australian Health Review. May; 31(2): 223-230.

Dennis SM, Zwar NA, Hasan I, Harris MF. Chronic disease self-management education programs: Challenges ahead. Medical Journal of Australia 25 January 2007;186(2):103-104. Click here to download article or here to view the weblink

Flynn J, Booth BJ, Portelli R. Professionalism and the quality framework. Australian Family Physician. January/February; 36(1-2): 16-18.

Furler JS, Harris E, Harris MF, Naccarella L, Young D, Snowdon T. Health inequalities, physician citizens and professional medical associations: An Australian case study BMC Medicine 13 August 2007; 5:23 Click here to download the article or here to view the weblink

Gattellari M, Worthington J, Zwar NA, Middleton S. Barriers to the use of warfarin in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Internal Medical Journal, 2007, 37 (1): A13 Click here to download the article

Harris E, Rose V, Kemp L, Chavez R. Strengthening the effectiveness of 'whole of government' interventions to break the cycle of violence in disadvantaged communities. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. May/June; 18 (5-6): 94-96.

Harris MF, Proudfoot J, Jayasinghe U, Holton C, Powell Davies G, Amoroso C, Bubner T, Beilby J. Job satisfaction of staff and the team environment in Australian general practice. Medical Journal of Australia 4 June 2007; 186 (11): 570-573. Click here to download the article

Harris MF, Zwar NA. Care of patients with chronic disease: The challenge for general practice Medical Journal of Australia July 2007; 187(2):104-107 Click here to download the article

Harris P, Harris-Roxas B, Harris E. An overview of the regulatory planning system in New South Wales: identifying points of intervention for health impact assessment and consideration of health impacts. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. September/October; 18(9-10): 188-191.

Harris P, Harris-Roxas B, Harris E, Kemp L. Health impact assessment and urbanization: lessons from the NSW HIA project. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. May/June; 18(9-10): 198-201.

Harris P, Harris-Roxas B, Kemp L. Guest Editorial: health impact assessment in urban settings. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. September/October; 18(9-10): 149-150.

Harris-Roxas B, Harris P. Learning by doing: the value of case studies of health impact assessment. NSW Public Health Bulletin. May/June; 18(9-10): 161-163.

Hughes J, Kemp L. Building health impact assessment capacity as a lever for public health policy in urban planning. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. May/June; 18(9-10): 192-195.

Jayasinghe U, Bilous AM, Boyages J. Is survival from infilrating lobular carcinoma of the breast different from that of infiltrating ductal carcinoma? The Breast Journal. 13: 470-485.

Jayasinghe U, Proudfoot J, Holton C, Powell Davies G, Amoroso C, Bubner T, Beilby J, Harris MF. Chronic ill Australians' satisfaction with Accessibility and Patient-centredness. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 23 December 2007; pp. 1–10 Click to view the article

Kardamanidis K, Smith MM, Vagholkar S. Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: refugee health. NSW Public Health Bulletin. January/ February 2007, Vol 18(1-2): 26-27 Click here to download the article

Kemp L, Chavez R, Harris-Roxas B, Burton N. What’s in the Box? Issues in evaluating interventions to develop strong and open communities. Accepted by: Community Development Journal, published online June 2007.

Kemp L, Eisbacher L, McIntyre L, O'Sullivan K, Taylor J, Clarke T, Harris E. Working in partnership in the antenatal period: what do child and family nurses do? Contemporary Nurse. January; 23(2): 312-320.


Luntz S, Basso R, Comino E. Therapy outcomes for culturally and linguisticaly diverse preschoolers. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing. 9: 48-53.

Marsh H, Bond N, Jayasinghe U. Peer review process: Assessments by applicant-nominated referees are biased, inflated, unreliable and invalid. Australian Psychologist March 2007; 42(1):33-38 Click here to download the article

McDonald J, Powell Davies G, Cumming J, Harris MF et al. What can the Experiences of Primary Care Organisations in England, Scotland and New Zealand Suggest About the Potential Role of Divisions of General Practice and Primary Care Networks/Partnerships in Addressing Australian Challenges. Australian Journal of Primary Health August 2007, 13 (2) Click here to download the article

McIntyre E, Saltman D, Traynor V, Sims J, Richards J, Dollard J. Building research capacity in Australian departments of general practice and rural health: a document review of annual reports. Primary Health Care Research and Development 2007; 8: 3–11. Click here to view article

Mikhail S, Zwar NA, Vagholkar S, Dennis SM, Day RO. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in general practice – A decision making dilemma. Medical Journal of Australia. August 2007;187(3):160-163. Click here to view the article

Oliver N, Perkins D, Hare L, Larsen K. Stories from the past, the reality of the present, taking control of the future – Lifestyle changes among the Pukapuka people in the Illawarra. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2007 18 (2) 105-108 Click here to download the article or view on website

Pascoe S, Neal R, Bedford Y, McMain S. Initiation, choice and satisfaction of nursing appointments in general practice: a cross-sectional survey of patients and nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing. June; 16(6): 1068-1071.

Perkins D, Burns P, Larsen K, Dalley A. Innovation in Aged Care - The introduction of electronic medication charts and prescribing in aged care facilities: An evaluation. Australasian Journal of Ageing 2007, 26 (3): 131-134 Click here to download the article

Perkins D, Larsen K, Lyle D and Burns P Securing and retaining a mental health workforce in Far Western New South Wales. Australian Journal of Rural Health. April 2007, 15 (2): 94-98.

Proudfoot J, Infante F, Holton C, Powell Davies PG, Bubner T, Beilby J, Harris MF. What organizational capacity is needed in Australian general practice for high quality chronic disease care? Australian Family Physician 2007, 36 (4):186-188 Click here to download article

Proudfoot J, Jayasinghe U, Holton C, Grimm J, Bubner T, Amoroso C, Beilby J, Harris MF, Praccap Research Team. Team climate for innovation: What difference does it make in general practice? International Journal of Quality in Health Care June 2007; 19(3):164-169 Click here to download the article

Proudfoot J, Jayasinghe U, Infante F, Beilby J, Amoroso C, Powell Davies PG, Grimm J, Holton C, Bubner T, Harris MF. Quality of chronic disease care in general practice: The development and validation of a provider interview tool BMC Family Practice, 19 April 2007; 8:21 Click here to download the article

Shortus T, McKenzie S, Kemp L, Proudfoot J, Harris MF. Multidisciplinary care plans for diabetes: How are they used? Medical Journal of Australia, 16 July 2007; 187(2): 78-81 Click here to download the article

Snowden T, Benson J, Proudfoot J. Capacity and the quality framework. Australian Family Physician. 36(1/2): 12-14.

Tsang T, Orr R, Lam P, Comino E, Singh M, Fiatarone M. Health benefits of Tai Chi for older patients with type 2 diabetes: The “Move It for Diabetes Study” – A randomized controlled trial Clinical Interventions in Ageing, Dove Medical Press, October 2007; 2(3):429-439 Click here to download the article or here to view the Dove Medical weblink or the Oxford Press Age & Ageing weblink

Vagholkar S, Hermiz O, Zwar NA, Shortus T, Comino E, Harris MF. Multidisciplinary care plans for diabetic patients: What do they contain? Australian Family Physician, March 2007; 36(3):279-282 Click here to download the article

Wan Q, Harris MF, Powell Davies PG, Jayasinghe U, Flack J, Georgiou A, Burns J, Penn D. Cardiovascular risk levels in general practice patients with type 2 diabetes in rural and urban areas. Australian Journal of Rural Health, October 2007; 15(5):327–333 Click here to download the article

Williams A, Harris M, Daffurn K, Powell Davies PG, Pascoe S, Zwar NA. Sustaining Chronic Disease Management in Primary Care: Lessons from a Demonstration Project. Australian Journal of Primary Health, August 2007, 13 (2): 41-47 Click here to download the article

Zwar NA, Hasan I, Harris MF, Traynor V. Barriers and facilitators to influenza vaccination among high-risk groups aged less than 65 years – views from general practitioners and practice nurses. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2007; 31(6):558-561. Click here to view the article or here for the weblink

Zwar NA, Hermiz O, Comino EJ, Shortus T, Burns J, Harris MF. Do multidisciplinary care plans result in better care for patients with type 2 diabetes? Australian Family Physician 2007, 36(1/2):85-9. Click here to download the article

Zwar NA, Streeton CL. Pre-travel health advice and hepatitis A immunisation among Australian travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 2007, 4:31-6 Click here to download the article






2006



Amoroso C, Zwi A, Sommerville E, Grove N. Epilepsy and stigma. Lancet. 367(9517): 1143-1144.

Barton C, Proudfoot J, Amoroso C, Ramsey E, Holton C, Bubner T. Practice capacity is not associated with the provision of guidelines based clinical care for asthma. Respirology. 11 (supplement 2): A21.

Barton C, Proudfoot J, Opolski M, Ramsay E, Bubner T, Harris MF. When do GPs modify the care they provide to patients with chronic illness? Respirology. 11(supplement 2): A20.

Baum F, Harris E. Equity and social determinants of health. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. December 2006; 17(3): 163-165. http://healthpromotion.org.au/journal.php

Beilby J, Harper C, Holton C, Proudfoot J, Harris MF. Uptake of spirometry training by GPs. Australian Family Physician. April 2006; 35(4): 183-184.

Bernard D, Hobbs C, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF. Consumer attitudes to general practice intervention for smoking, alcohol, nutrition and physical activity. Journal of Health Issues. 2006; 86(Autumn): 33-66. click here to view article

Comino EJ, Harris MF, Harris E, Powell Davies PG, Chey T, Lillioja S. The National Health Survey 2001: usefulness to inform a discussion on access to and use of quality primary health care using type 2 diabetes mellitus as an example. Australian Health Review. November 2006; 30 (4): 496-506 http://www.aushealthreview.com.au/publications

Comino EJ, Hermiz O, Flack J, Harris E, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF. Using population health surveys to provide information on access to and use of quality primary health care. Australian Health Review. April 2006; 30 (4): 485-495 http://www.aushealthreview.com.au/publications

Comino EJ, Hermiz O, Harris MF, Harris E. Evaluating access to and use of Primary Health Care: Diabetes-related Case Studies using the 2002/3 NSW Health Survey. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 12(3): 26-33.

Comino EJ, Hermiz O, Harris MF, Harris E, Zwi A. Evaluating access to and use of primary health care: What does the 2002/3 NSW Health Survey contribute? Australian Journal of Primary Health. May 2006; 12(3): 26 Click to view article

Gattellari M, Zwar NA, Worthington JM, Middleton S. Barriers to using warfarin in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. BMJ. 4 Feb 2006, 332 (7536): 303-304.

Georgiou A, Burns J, McKenzie S, Penn DL, Flack J, Harris MF. Monitoring change in diabetes care using diabetes registers: Experience from Divisions of General Practice. Australian Family Physician. 2006, 35: 77-80.

Gregory AT, Lowy MO, Zwar NA. Men's Health and Wellbeing: taking up the challenge in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. 16 October; 185(8): 411.

Harris MF, Harris E. Facing the challenges: General practice in 2020 Medical Journal of Australia. 2006; 185 (2): 122-124.

Harris MF, McKenzie SH. Men's health: what's a GP to do? Medical Journal of Australia. 185(8): 440-444.

Jayasinghe UW, Marsh HW, Bond N. A new reader trial approach to peer review in funding research grants: An Australian experiment. Scientometrics. 69(3): 591-606.

Kemp L, Eisbacher L, McIntyre L, O'Sullivan K, Taylor J, Clark T. Working in partnership in the antenatal period: What do child and family health nurses do? Contemporary Nurse. 23(2): 312-320.

Kemp L, Harris E, Chavez RZ. Knowledge of SIDS prevention strategies in a multi-cultural, disadvantaged community. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2006, 42: 441-444.

Larsen, K. and Perkins D. Training doctors in general practices: A review of the literature, Australian Journal of Rural Health. 2006; 14(5), pp 173-177.

Nathan S, Harris L, Kemp LA, Harris-Roxas B, Health Service Staff Attitudes to Community Representatives on Committees, Journal of Health, Organisation and Management. 2006; 20(6): 551-559.

Newland J, Zwar N. General practice and the management of chronic conditions. Where to now? Australian Family Physician. Jan 2006; 35(1):16-9

Newman L, Baum F, Harris E. Federal, State and Territory government responses to health inequities determinants of health. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. December 2006; 17(3):217-225. http://healthpromotion.org.au/journal.php

Orr R, Tsang T, Lam P, Comino EJ, Fiatarone Singh M. A randomized controlled trial of tai chi in older adults with type 2 diabetes: Effect on balance, gait, muscle power and contraction velocity. Diabetes Care. April 2006; 29(9): 2120-2122

Orr R, Tsang T, Lam P, Comino EJ, Singh MJ. Mobility impairment in type 2 diabetes - association with muscle power and effect of Tai Chi intervention. Diabetes Care. 29(9); 2120-2122.

Perkins DA, Roberts R, Sanders T, Rosen A. The Far West Area Health Service Mental Health Integration Project: A Model for Rural Australia? Australian Journal of Rural Health. 14(3): 105-110.

Powell Davies PG, Hu W, Harris E, Harris M, Furler J, McDonald J. Developments in Australian general practice 2000-2002: What did these contribute to a well functioning and comprehensive Primary Health Care System? Australia and New Zealand Health Policy. Jan 2006; 3(1):15.

Saxena S, Dennis S, Vagholkar S, Zwar N. Assessment of the learning needs of international medical graduates. Focus on Health Professional Education. 2006; 8(2):49-57. Click here to view article

Shakeshaft A, Fawcett J, Mattick RP, Richmond R, Wodak AD, Harris MF, Doran CM. Patient driven computers in primary health care: Their use and feasibility. Health Education. 2006; 106 (5): 400-411. ISSN 0965-4283.

Tan D, Zwar NA, Dennis SM, Vagholkar SV. Weight Management in general practice: What do patients want? Medicanl Journal of Australia. 17 July 2006; 185 (2): 73-75.

Taylor R, Jayasinghe UW, Koelmyer L, Ung O, Boyages J. Reliability and validity of arm volume measurements for assessment of lymphodema. Physical Therapy. February 2006; 86(2): 205-214.

Vagholkar S, Hare L, Hasan I, Zwar N, Perkins D. Better access to psychology services in primary mental health care: An evaluation. Australian Health Review. May 2006; 30(2) 195-202. Click here to download the article

Wan Q, Harris MF, Jayasinghe UW, Flack J, Georgiou A, Penn DL, Burns JR. Quality of diabetes care and coronary heart disease absolute risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Australian general practice. Quality and Safety in Health Care; 15(2): 131-135.

Zwar NA. Travelling with medicines. Australian Prescriber. June 2006; 29 (3) 80-82.

Zwar NA, Richmond RL. Role of the general practitioner in smoking cessation. Drug & Alcohol Review. Jan 2006; 25(1): 21-26.

Zwar NA, Weller D, McCloughan, Traynor V. Supporting research in primary health care: Are practice-based research networks the missing link? Medical Journal of Australia. 17 July 2006; 185 (2):110-113.

Zwar NA, Harris M, Griffiths R, Roland M, Dennis S, Powell Davies G, et al. A systematic review of chronic disease management. UNSW Research Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity. Canberra: Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) 2006.






2005


Amoroso C, Hobbs C, Harris MF. General Practice capacity for behavioural risk factor management: A snap-shot of a needs assessment in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2005; 11(2):120-127.

Anderson L, Lewis G, Araya R, Elgie R, Harrison G, Proudfoot J, Schmidt U, Sharp D, Weightman A, Williams C. Self-help books for depression: how can practitioners and patients make the right choice? British Journal of General Practice 2005; 55(514):387-392.

Barton CA, Proudfoot J, Powell-Davies PG, Bubner T, Holton C, Harris M, Beilby J, on behalf of the PracCap Research Team. How patient-centred is Australian general practice? Health Issues 2005; 83: 14-17.

David Perkins, David Lyle Is the Far West Mental Health Integration Project making a difference? The General Practitioner Perspective. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2005 Vol 11 No. 3 pp 32-37.

Eagar K, Pirkis J, Owen A, Burgess P, Posner N, Perkins D. Lessons from the National Mental Health Integration Program. Australian Health Review 2005; 29:189-200.

Harris E. Contemporary Debates in Health Impact Assessment: What? Why? When? NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(7-8):107-108.

Harris E, Sainsbury P, Staff M. Guest Editorial: Health Impact Assessment in New South Wales. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(7-8):105-106.

Harris MF, Zwar N. Refugee Health. Australian Family Physician 2005 Oct; 34(1):825-9.

Harris MF, Hobbs C, Powell Davies PG, Simpson S, Bernard D, Stubbs A. Implementation of a SNAP intervention in two divisions of general practice: A feasibility study. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 183: s54-s58.

Harris MF, Wan Q. Keeping the diabetic heart healthy. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 441-445.

Harris MF, Zwar N. Refugee Health. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 825-829.

Harris MF and Powell Davies G. SNAP: A journey from research to policy to implementation and back. NSW Public Health Bulletin.Nov-Dec 2005; 16(11-12); 195-198.

Harris MF, Wan Q. Keeping the diabetic heart healthy. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 441-445.

Harris-Roxas B, Simpson S. NSW Health Impact Assessment Project. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005;16(7-8):120-123.

Kemp L, Anderson T, Harris E, Travaglia J. Sustained nurse home visiting in early childhood: Exploring Australian nursing competencies. Public Health Nursing 2005; 22(3):254-259.

Kemp L, Harris E, Comino E. A shift in the balance: changes in community nursing 1995-2000. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2005; 49(3):307-314.

Perkins D and Lyle D. Is the Far West Mental Health Integration Project making a difference? The General Practitioner Perspective. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2005; 11(3):32

Powell Davies G, Hu W, McDonald J, Fuler J, Harris E. Developments in Australian General Practice 2000-2002: What did these contribute to a well functioning and comprehensive Primary Health Care System? Australian and New Zealand Health Policy 2006; 3(1).
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Richmond R, Zwar N, Borland R, Cunningham M, Litt J, Taylor R. Evaluation of best practice guidelines in smoking cessation for Australian General Practice. Australian Family Physician. 2005; 34: 505-507.

Rose V, Harris E. What employment programs should health services invest in for people with a psychiatric disability? Australian Health Review 2005; 29(2):185-188.

Rose V, Perz J. Is CBT useful in vocational rehabilitation for people with a psychiatric disability? Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2005; 29: 56-58.

Rose V. Assessing consumer ratings of quality in general practice needs more than just rating scales. Health Issues 2005; 83: 18-21.

Rose V. Socioeconomic barriers to diabetes self-care: Development of a factor analytic scale. Australasian Epidemiologist 2005; 12(2): 15-17.

Senior K, Perkins D. What are the challenges for evaluating a palliative care service? Australian Journal of Primary Health 2005 Vol 11 No. 3 pp 19-24.

Shortus T, Rose V, Comino C, Zwar N. Patients' views on chronic illness and its care in general practice. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34(5):397-399.

Simpson S. An Introduction to Health Impact Assessment. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005;16(7-8):106-107.

Simpson S, Mahoney M, Harris E, Aldrich R, Stewart Williams J. Equity-Focused Health Impact Assessment: A tool to assist policy makers in addressing health inequalities. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2005; 25(7-8):799-807.

Torley D, Zwar N, Comino E, Harris M. GPs' views of absolute cardiovascular risk and its role in primary prevention. Australian Family Physician 2005; 34:503-505.

Zwar N. Richmond R, Borland R, Stillman S, Cunningham M, Litt J. Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian General Practice, Australian Family Physician 2005; 34: 461-465.

Zwar NA, Comino EJ, Hasan I, Harris MF. General Practitioner views on barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Asthma 3+ Visit Plan. Medical Journal of Australia. 2005 183 (2): 64-67.

Zwar NA, Comino EJ, Hasan I and Harris MF, on behalf of the Primary Health Care Research Network. General practitioner views on barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Asthma 3+ Visit Plan. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 183(2):64-67




2004



Burns Joan R, Mary-Ann Bonney, Gawaine Powell Davies, Mark F. Harris. Utilization of the CARDIABŪTM database system to promote quality of care in Australian general practice. Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, 177-184 (2004) http://jhi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/3/177

Holmes S, Zwar N, Jimenez C, Ryan PJ, Drowning D, Bergman L, Johnston JA. Bupropion as an aid to smoking cessation: a review of real-life effectiveness. International Journal of Clinical Practice. March 2004, 58 (3) 285-291.

Penn Danielle L, Joan R. Burns, Andrew Georgiou, P. Gawaine Powell Davies, Mark F. Harris. Evolution of a register recall system to enable the delivery of better quality of care in general practice. Health Informatics Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, 165-176 (2004) http://jhi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/10/3/165

Simpson S, Harris E, Harris-Roxas B. Health Impact Assessment: An introduction to the what, why and how.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 15(2): 162-167, 2004.

Wilson SF, Marks R, Donohoe S, Chapman M, Zwar N. General practitioner multidisciplinary skills for enhanced primary care. Australian Family Physician 2004; 33: 479-480.




2003


Comino E, Harris E, Chey T, Manicavasagar V, Penrose-Wall J, Powell Davies PG, Harris, MF, Relationship between mental health disorders and unemployment status in Australian adults, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2003. 37: TBA

Furler J, Harris MF. Health Inequalities in general practice, Australian Family Physician, 2003. 32: 47-50.

Harris MF. Ringing in the new year with the SNAP behavioural risk factors in general practice, Australian Family Physician, 2003. 32: 5.

Richmond R, Zwar N. Review of bupropion for smoking cessation. Drug and Alcohol Review. 2003; 22: 203-220.

Zwar NA. Hepatitis risk and vaccination among Australian travellers overseas. Letter. Medical Journal of Australia. 2003; 178 (9): 469-470.




2002


Blakeman T, Zwar N, Harris MF. Evaluating general practitioners' views on the enhanced primary care items for care planning and case conferencing. A one year follow up, Australian Family Physician. 2002. 6: 582-5..

Comino E, Zwar N, Harris M. Management of children presenting to hospital with asthma but not requiring admission. Australian Family Physician. 2002; 31: 494-496.

Comino E. Book Review: Health Science Research: A Handbook of Quantitative Measures, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2002. 26: 392-3.

Coulson ML, Blakeman T, Shortus T, Zwar NA. Using a division based diabetes register to target patients for Enhanced Primary Care Planning. Australian Family Physician. 2002; 31: 1064.

Furler J, Harris E, Chondros P, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF, Young D. The inverse care law revisited: impact of disadvantaged location on accessing longer GP consultation times, Medical Journal of Australia. 2002. 2: 80-3.

Furler J, Harris E, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF, Traynor V, Rose V, Nacarella L, Young D, Do Divisions of General Practice have a role in and the capacity to tackle health inequalities? Australian Family Physician, 2002. 31(7): 681-683.

Furler J, Harris E, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF, Traynor V, Rose V, Nacarella L, Young D. The Emerging Role for General Practice in Addressing Health Inequalities: What Are the Challenges and Issues?, Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2002. 13(1): 56-59.

Dunbar N, Comino E, Mehmet S, Harris .F. Research capacity in general practice: Opinions from the field. Australian Family Physician, 2002. 31(2): 205-207.

Harris E, Lum J, Rose V, Morrow M, Comino E, Harris MF. Are CBT interventions effective with disadvantaged job-seekers who are long-term unemployed? Psychology Health and Medicine, 2002. 7(4): 401 – 410.

Harris MF. Case conferences in general practice: time for a rethink? Medical Journal of Australia, 2002. 2: 93-94.

Harris MF, Giles A., O’Toole B. Communication across the divide: a trial of structured communication between general practice and emergency departments. Australian Family Physician, 2002. 32(2): 197-200.

Harris, MF, Priddin D, Ruscoe W, Infante F, O’Toole B, Quality of care provided by general practitioners using or not using Division-based diabetes registers, Medical Journal of Australia., 2002. 5: 250-252.

Hermiz O, Comino E, Marks G, Daffurn K, Wilson S, Harris MF, Randomised controlled trial of home based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, British Medical Journal, 2002. 325 (7370): 938-943.

Kemp L. Care and services for spinal injured people with, and without, neurological deficit, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2002. 24 (15): 810-816

Kemp L. Why are some people's needs unmet? Disability and Society, 2002. 17 (2): 205-218

Kemp L. Comino E, Harris E, Killian D. A Decade of Change in a Community Health Service: a shift to acute and short-term care, Australian Health Review, 2002. 25 (6): 132-139

Perkins, D. A., Senior, K. A., Owen A (2002), Mere Tokenism or Best Practice: The Illawarra Division of General Practice Consumer Consultative Committee, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Vol.8. (2) pp 81-87.

Sainsbury P, Harris E. Understanding the Causes of Health Inequalities: Incorporating Personal, Local, National and Global Perspectives, NSW Public Health Bulletin, 2002. 13(6): 121-123.

Ulmer, B., Harris, M.F., Australian GPs are satisfied with their job: even more so in rural areas, Family Practice, 2002. 19(3): 1-5.

Zwar N, Henderson J, Britt H, McGeechan K, Yeo G. Influencing antibiotic prescribing by prescriber feedback and management guidelines: a five-year follow-up. Family Practice 2002; 19: 12-17.

Zwar N, Richmond R. Bupropion sustained release: a therapeutic review of Zyban. Australian Family Physician. 2002; 31: 443-447.

Zwar NA, Nasser A, Comino E, Richmond RL. Short-term effectiveness of bupropion for assisting smoking cessation in general practice. Letter. Medical Journal of Australia. 2002; 177: 277-78.




2001


Blakeman T, Harris MF, Comino E, Zwar N. Implementation of the enhanced primary care items requires ongoing education and evaluation. Ausralian Family Physician 2001; 30(1): 75-77.

Blakeman TM, Harris MF, Comino EJ, Zwar NA. Evaluating general practitioners’ views about the implementation of the Enhanced Primary Care Medicare items. Medical Journal of Australia 2001; 175: 95-98.

Blakeman TM, Comino EJ, Zwar NA, Harris MF. Evaluating the introduction of the enhanced primary care 75+ annual health assessments. Australian Family Physician 2001; 30(10): 1004-1009.

Bowen S, Harris E. Capacity Building: just rhetoric or a way forward in addressing health inequality? Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2001. 1: 56-60

Comino E, Silove D, Manicavasagar V, Harris E, Harris MF. Identification of anxiety and depressive symptoms in general practice: the influence of ethnicity, Australian Journal of Family Practice, 2001. 1: 71-77

Craig P, Halavatau V, Comino E, Caterson, I., Differences in body composition between Tongans and Australians: time to rethink the healthy weight ranges?, International Journal of Obesity, 2001. 25: 1806-1814.

Harris E, Sainsbury P, Morrow M. Unemployment is a Health Hazard: The Health Costs of Unemployment, The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2001. 12(1): 18-31

Harris MF, Blakeman T. Enhanced Primary Care Items. Their use in diabetes management, Australian Family Physician, 2001. 30(12) December: 1134-1140.

Harris MF, Mercer P. Reactive or preventive: the role of general practice in achieving a healthier Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, 2001. 175: 92-93.

Harris MF, Penrose-Wall J. Mental distress or disorder: How might general practice respond to the challenge of unmet need, Medical Journal of Australia, 2001. 175: S6-S8

Harris MF, Penrose-Wall J. Mental distress or disorder?, Medical Journal of Australia., 2001. Suppl: S6-7.

Harris MF, Telfer B. The health needs of asylum seekers living in the community, Medical Journal of Australia, 2001. 175: 589-592.

Perkins D A, Owen A., Eagar K, Adamson L, Quinsey K, Harvey R and Green J (2001). The Illawarra Co-ordinated Care Trial: better outcomes with existing resources? Australian Health Review, 2001, vol. 24, no 2, pp161-171, ISSN 0156-5788.

Sainsbury P, Harris E. Health Inequalities: Something Old, Something New (Editorial), NSW Public Health Bulletin, 2001. 12(5): 117-119.

Wilson S, Miller R, Collins N., Comino E, Harris E. Factors associated with frequent admission to hospital for patients with chronic airflow limitation, Australian Family Physician, 2001. 30(8): 822-824.




2000


Abouyanni G, Stevens L, Harris MF, Wickes WA, Ramakrishna S, Ta E, Knowlden S. GP attitudes to managing drug and alcohol-dependent patients: a reluctant role, Australian Drug and Alcohol Review, 2000.

Betbeder-Matibet L, Fridgant Y, Harris MF, O’Toole BI, Comino E, Bolton P, Powell Davies PG. Where's the common ground? A survey of hospitals, community health centres and divisions of general practice in Australia, Australian Family Physician, 2000. 4: 378-383.

Bonney M, Harris MF, Burns J, Powell Davies PG. Diabetes information management systems - general practitioner and population reach, Australian Family Physician, 2000. 11: 1100-1103.

Carriage C, Harris E, Christensen E. Evaluation of the First Aboriginal Health Strategic Plan in South Western Sydney, Australian Health Review, 2000. 3: 20-27.

Comino E, Carrol PR, Fonteyn P, Armour C, Bauman A, Whicker S, Dan E. The Asthma Card in NSW: Experiences of community pharmacists, Australian Pharmacist, 2000. 19: 179 – 182

Comino E, Fonteyn P, Carrol PR, Armour C, Barman A, Whicker S, Dan E. The Asthma Card in NSW: Client attitudes and perceptions, Australian Pharmacist, 2000. 19: 184 – 87.

Comino E, Harris E, Silove D, Manicavasagar V, Harris MF. Prevalence, detection and management of anxiety and depressive symptoms in unemployed patients attending general practice, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2000. 34: 107-113.

Comino E, Silove D, Manicavasagar V, Harris E, Harris MF. Agreement in symptoms of anxiety and depression between patients and GPs: the influence of ethnicity, Family Practice, 2000. 1: 71-77.

Comino E, Sullivan E, Harris E, Killian D, Jiang A. A Community-based health Service Census: Describing the client base, Australian Journal of Primary Health Care Interchange, 2000. 6: 63 – 71.

Diddee M, Harris MF. The range of continuing medical education provided to GPs, Education for General Practice, 2000. 11: 46-50.

Faruqi N, Frith J, Colagiuri S, Harris MF. The use and perceived value of diabetes clinical management guidelines in general practice, Australian Family Physician, 2000. 29(2): 173-176.

Harris E, Sainsbury P, Tracking Inequalities:Research, Policy, Practice and Advocacy (Editorial), NSW Public Health Bulletin, 2001. 12(7): 181-182.

Harris MF. General practice recruitment for schizophrenia prevention studies, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2000. 34 (suppl): S137-S139.

Harris MF. Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice. Diabetes Pro Link, Diabetes Australia Journal for Health Professionals, 2000. Issue 2.

Lloyd J., Powell Davies PG, Harris, MF. Integration between GPs and hospitals: lessons from a division-hospital program, Australian Health Review, 2000. 23(4): 134-141.

Smith B, Bauman A., Bull F, Booth M, Harris MF. Promoting physical activity in general practice: a controlled trial of written advice and information materials, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2000. 34: 262-267.

Traynor V, Rose V, Harris E, Furler J, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF. What role for divisions of general practice in addessing health inequality within their communities? (letter), Medical Journal of Australia, 2000. 173: 79.

Turnidge J, Zwar N. Minimising inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics. Medicine Today. May 2000; Vol 1, No 5: 70-81.

Ward L, Heitmann B, Craig P, Stroud D, Azinga E, Jebb S, Cornish B, Swinburn B, O'Dea K., Rowley K, McDermott R, Thomas B, Leonard D, Association between ethnicity, body mass index and bioelectrical impedance: implications for the population-specificity of prediction equations, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2000. 904: 199-202

Woods R, Burton D, Wharton C, McKenzie G, Walters E, Comino E, Abramson M, Asthma is more prevalent in rural NSW than metropolitan Victoria, Respirology, 2000. 5(3): 257.

Zwar N. Health advice for travellers with chronic illness. Australian Prescriber 2000; 23: 103-5.

Zwar N, McKenzie S, Wolk J, Gordon J, Sanson-Fisher R. Benzodiazepine prescribing by GP registrars: a trial of educational outreach. Australian Family Physician. 2000; 29: 1104 - 1107.




Papers in non-peer reviewed publications


Comino E, Henry R,. Changing approaches to asthma management in Australia: effects on asthma morbidity. Current Therapeutics, 2001. November: 39-45

Dunbar N, Traynor V, Comino E, Harris MF. Research Networks: taking them forward, Gpinfonet - Newsletter of the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS), 2002. 6 Issue 4, April: 1+7

Harris MF. In search of quality in General Practice, Australian Health Consumer, 2000. 3 Spring

Lloyd J, Powell Davies PG, Harris MF, GPs and Hospitals: Lessons from an integration program - From the Divisions - ADGP, Medicine Today, 2000. August: 95-97

Morrow M, Harris E, Harris MF. Unemployment Unhealthy - Can CBT counselling help? Current Therapeutics, 2000. January: 10-14.

Penn D. Using Cardiab V2 to manage cardiovascular and diabetes patients, Medicine Today, 2001. 2(5): 99-100

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