Melbourne Medical School General Practice and Primary Health Care
Academic Centre 

Research Projects

Health risk screening and counselling of adolescents in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Principal Investigator(s): L Sanci, A Shiell, G Patton, J Pirkis, K Hegarty, E Patterson, P Chondros & S Sawyer
   
Total Grant: $10,000 (Stream 2), $553,531 (Stream 3)
   
Awarded by: Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
   
Duration: 2005-2008
   
Summary Paragraph: This research program will address the strategic priority of innovation in organisation and linkages within the primary health care sector in relation to preventive health care for young people.

 

Health risk screening of adolescents in primary care: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Principal Investigator(s): L Sanci, J Pirkis, S Sawyer & G Patton
   
Total Grant: $499,752
   
Awarded by: Australian Health Minister’s Advisory Committee - Priority Driven Research Program
   
Duration: 2005-2010
   
Summary Paragraph: This study will test a primary care intervention aimed at reducing harm to young people from high-risk behaviour. It involves a general practice system for screening youth aged 13 to 24 years for health risks, such as tobacco, alcohol and other substance use, dangerous driving, unprotected sex and mental disorders, and providing counselling or referral options.

 

PANACHE - Practice Nurse Adolescent Clinics for Health Evaluation
Principal Investigator(s): K Hegarty, R Parker, L Sanci, E Patterson, G Patton & C Pearce
   
Total Grant: $90,294
   
Awarded by: Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
   
Duration: 2006-2007
   
Summary Paragraph: This study will provide evidence on the acceptability of practice nurse led clinics to general practitioners, young people and their parents as well as practical information (economic and organisational) about setting up and running these clinics.

 

Development and testing of a tool to identify youth at risk of sexually transmitted infections in primary care
Principal Investigator(s): L Sanci, M Chen, S Sawyer, D Mazza, J Hocking, M Wills & D Henning
   
Total Grant: $83,295
   
Awarded by: Department of Human Services
   
Duration: 2006-2007
   
Summary Paragraph: This research will result in the development of a tool that can be used in primary care to identify youth at risk for sexually transmitted infections. The tool will be applicable to a wide range of primary care settings and it will be evaluated for its acceptability and its effectiveness at increasing screening for chlamydia.

 

Re-orientating general practice towards preventative mental health care for adolescents, utilising the practice nurse: a pilot study
Principal Investigator(s): L Sanci, K Hegarty, E Patterson, J Pirkis, S Sawyer & G Patton
   
Total Grant: $75,000
   
Awarded by: beyondblue Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders
   
Duration: 2006
   
Summary Paragraph: The objectives of this study are to design and pilot: firstly, a practice nurse led intervention for improving the pathways to care for youth at high risk of depression or related disorders; and secondly, a continuous quality improvement cycle for achieving the organisational change necessary to support preventive mental health care for youth in the general practice setting.
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