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The lack of comprehensive sexuality education in schools and the stigma around adolescents' sexual activity prevents adolescents from accessing...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi

Vaping is common among young adults, and university students who vape experience higher levels of psychological distress and report worse academic...
Supervisor: A/Prof Chris Barton

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Australia and globally. In Australia, ~40,000 people suffer a stroke each year. Survivors often...
Supervisor: Dr Muideen Olaiya

Many pregnancies in the first year after a birth are unintended, and can place significant physical, social and financial strain on women and their...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield

To support pregnancy planning, all women should receive information and resources regarding fertility return and available contraceptive options as...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield

The CREATE project (Collaborative Registrar Education and Training Enhancement) is an innovative collaboration between The Royal Australian College...
Supervisor: Elsa D. Ibanez Prada

Background: Shoulder problems are a significant cause of morbidity and disability in the general population. A systematic review of eighteen cross-...
Supervisor: Dr Romi Haas

Internationally, in an attempt to increase accessibility, improve continuation, and reduce costs, there is a move to provide a wider range of...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi

General practitioners (GPs) are the cornerstone providers of ongoing care for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) into the community....
Supervisor: Dr Muideen Olaiya

This project builds on our previous research about general practitioner and registrar provision of medication abortion as well as our work through...
Supervisor: Dr Sharon James

This project will explore how South Asian women experience reproductive coercion (RC), with a focus on the influence of cultural norms, gender...

This project aims to investigate the role that allied health professionals play in enhancing patient care within general practice settings. Allied...
Supervisor: Dr Kimberley Norman

Endometriosis often starts in adolescence, yet adolescents’ symptoms are often misunderstood and diagnosis is difficult. A general practitioner (GP)...
Supervisor: Dr Sharinne Crawford

There has been an increase in online prescription services offering access to contraception methods without having to physically meet with a medical...
Supervisor: Dr Anisa Assifi

HealthPathways is a free, online portal that has been established in different regions in each state and territory in Australia to provide evidence-...
Supervisor: Dr Jessica Botfield

Over 75,000 people fleeing dangerous circumstances in their home countries were granted protection in Australia between 2010 and 2015. Many of these...

Uptake of reliable and cost-effective long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, is lower in...
Supervisor: Dr Nadia Lusis

A process of primary care renewal is evolving across the developed world. It is increasingly recognised that high performing primary care that has a...

The project will investigate how the social environment within which primary care patients manage their illness can buffer feelings of stigma and...
Supervisor: A/Prof Chris Barton

The Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal survey of doctors has, since 2008, sought to understand the work...

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