Melbourne Medical School General Practice and Primary Health Care
Academic Centre
 

Our Students

PhD

Ms Patty Chondros
The design and analysis of pair-matched cluster randomised trials
Supervisors: Prof John Carlin, Dr Obioha Ukoumunne and Prof Jane Gunn

 

Ms Sandra Davidoson
A model of professionally based social support for patients with depression
Supervisors: Prof Jane Gunn and Prof Christopher Dowrick

 

Dr Carolyn Ee
Acupuncture for postmenopausal hot flushes
Supervisors: Dr Marie Pirotta

 

Dr Caroline Johnson
An exploration of monitoring depression in the general practice setting
Supervisors: Prof Jane Gunn and Dr Renata Kokanovic

 

Ms Tanya Koolmatrie
Understanding the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Women after Childbirth
Supervisors: A/Prof Stephane Brown, Dr Yin Paradies and Ms Lyn McInnes

 

Ms Anita Morris
Safety and resilience at home: voices of children from a primary care population
Supervisor: A/Prof Kelsey Hegarty

 

Mrs Susan Perlen
Changing policy and maternity care: Exploring women's and clinicians' views and perceptions about smoking in pregnancy using mixed methods
Supervisors: A/Prof Stephanie Brown, Dr Jane Yelland and Ms Susan Donath

 

Dr Kate Robins-Browne
Future Medical Decision Making for Older People
Supervisors: A/Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Dr Rhian Parker, Prof Sanchia Aranda and Prof Paul Komesaroff

 

Ms Donna Southern
The development and validation of a measure of lay-reported quality for Australian General Practice
Supervisors: Prof Jane Gunn and A/Prof Graeme Hawthorne

 

Mr Hagen Tuschke
Workplace Aggression & Violence Experiences in General Practice
Supervisors:A/Prof Kelsey Hegarty, Dr Parker Magin, A/Prof Leisa Sargent, Prof Gerry Farrell

 

Ms Cathy Watson
The use of alternative therapies with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC)
Supervisors: Dr Marie Pirotta, Suzanne Garland (RWH) and Kit Fairley (MSHC)

 

Ms Susan Webster
Comprehensive health assessment of children and young people entering out-of-home care in Australia.
Supervisors: A/Prof Meredith Temple-Smith, Prof Cathy Humphreys

 

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Doctor of Medicine

No current students

 

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Master of Medicine (Research)

Dr Jason Ong
"Choices Women Make"  Predictors of Contraceptive Use in sexually active women of reproductive age in Victoria.
Supervisor: A/Prof William Wong, A/Prof Meredith Temple Smith, Prof Christopher Fairley, Dr Kathleen McNamee

 

Dr Claudio Villella
Do they get there? What happens to young people with drug and alcohol and/or mental health issues when they leave detention in Melbourne
Supervisor: Dr Lena Sanci

 

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Master of Primary Health Care (Research)

No current students

 

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Master of Public Health (Primary Care Research Report)

No current students

 

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Honours

Ms Han Na Kwak
Supervisor: Prof Jane Gunn

 

Ms Rachel Lee
Supervisor: Dr Lena Sanci

 

Ms Jessica Tran
Supervisors: Dr John Furler and Dr Victoria Palmer

 

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Alumni

Dr Elizabeth Deveny
When computing meets the clinic: Prescribing Decisions in Australian General Practice
Award: PhD (2003)

 

Dr Carolyn Ee
Pilot study of an approach to successfully undertake a methodologically rigorous trial of acupuncture
Award: Master of Medicine (Research)

 

Dr John Furler
Theorising inequality in general practice: exploring the role of socio-economic status and class in the experiences of GPs and patients in diabetes care
Award: PhD (2007)

 

Dr Paul Grinzi
How well prepared are our future GPs for managing patients with alcohol-related problems?
Award: Master of Medicine (Research)

 

Dr Cathy Hutton
Does the length of consultation in General Practice improve outcomes in the management of depression?
Award: Primary Care Research Report (2006)

 

Dr Carreen Jansen
An exploratory study investigating the use of opioid maintenance therapy in general practice
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2008)

 

Ms Farizah Johari
Award: Advanced Medical Science (AMS)

 

Dr Christine Longman
Evaluation of General Practice pharmacotherapy training program
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2009)

 

Dr Heather McGarry
Management of depression in general practice
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2004)

 

Dr Ruth McNair
Disclosure and attitudes to lesbians: outcomes in General Practice (DIALOG)
Award: PhD

 

Dr Lucio Naccarella
Measuring and describing patterns of interactions between GPs and other primary health care providers
Award: PhD (2006)

 

Dr Cate Nagle
Design and evaluation of a decision aid for prenatal testing of fetal abnormalities
Award: PhD (2006)

 

Dr Colleen Nordstrom
Beyond Modernist Instruments: A Re-conceptualisation of 'Quality of Life' in Terminal Cancer
Award: PhD (2003)

 

Mr Oageng Ntsi
Award: Advanced Medical Science (AMS)

 

Dr Denise O'Hara
Divisions of general practice and their role linking general practice with the wider health system
Award: PhD (2008)

 

Dr Carolyn O'Shea
A content based study of computer use during the consultation
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2006)

 

Dr Christopher Pearce
Doctors, their patients and computers: The new medical consultation. A study of the impact of computerisation on the doctor-patient relationship.
Award: PhD (2007)

 

Ms Kelly Phuah
What are the parental attitudes to their adolescents independently accessing General Practice?
Award: Primary Care Research Report (2006)

 

Dr David Pierce
Problem solving approaches to depression in general practice
Award: Doctor of Medicine (2008)

 

Dr David Pierce
An analysis of Australian GPs' view of depression
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2005)

 

Dr Marie Pirotta
Enhancing the evidence base for complementary and alternative medicine use in general practice – the case of post-antibiotic vulvovaginitis
Award: PhD (2005)

 

Ms Maria Potiriadis
Investigating the access of young people to general practice in Victoria
Award: Master of Primary Health Care (Research) (2009)

 

Kuldeep Singh
Factors affecting access to respiratory medicines in primary health care in Brazil and India
Award: Master of Public Health (Primary Care Research Report)

 

Dr Justin Tse
Prostate cancer screening: to investigate the view, knowledge and beliefs of Victorian RACGP registrars
Award: Master of Medicine (Research) (2005)

 

Ms Lara Watson
Risk factors associated with avoidable emergency department presentations and hospital admissions for adults with Type 2 diabete
Award: Primary Care Research Report (2007)

 

Ms Susan Webster
General Practice health assessment of children and young people in out-of-home care
Award: Master of Primary Health Care (Research) (2009)

 

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