QUality Enhanced general practice Services Trial
Professor Richard Reed, Flinders University Professor Richard Reed is an academic General Practitioner (GP) whose clinical and research work has focussed on improving primary health care services for people with complex illnesses. Professor Reed has substantial managerial and research project management skills including being the head of three academic primary care units in the USA,…
Professor Richard Osborne, Deakin University Professor Richard Osborne is a recognised international leader in measurement science, health literacy and approaches to implementation. Over the past 15 years his tools have come to be used locally and globally, including the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ),Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) and the Ophelia (OPtimising HEalth LIteracy and Access)…
Associate Professor Steve Allison, Flinders University A/Professor Steve Allison is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and academic staff member of the Discipline of General Practice at Flinders University. Steve brings complementary skills to the research team that has primarily focussed on chronic disease in adults and older people. Steve has particular strengths in the areas…
Associate Professor Billingsley Kaambwa, Flinders University A/Professor Billingsley Kaambwa is a senior Health Economist within the Flinders Health Economics Unit at Flinders University. His main research interests are in the application of econometric and statistical techniques in economic evaluation, decision analytic modelling and economic evaluation of new and existing health care technologies. He has substantial…
Dr Leigh Roeger (Trial Manager), Flinders University Dr Leigh Roeger is a Research Psychologist with over a decade of experience in designing and implementing primary care (General Practice) interventional research studies. He has strong methodological skills, including in the statistical analysis of data and an in-depth understanding of the requirements of conducting clinical trials in…
Dr Danny Byrne (GP Advisor) Dr Danny Byrne has been a general practitioner for more than 20 years and is a long-standing partner at the Chandlers Hill Surgery. Danny is an active member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Immediate Past Chair of the RACGP SA and NT Faculty Board.…
Donna von Blanckensee (Practice Consultant) A deep knowledge of Medicare and how it relates to general practice, plus extensive clinic experience as a registered nurse, gives Donna a unique ability to create and implement programs for chronic disease patient management. She also develops and delivers accredited training in chronic disease management, working one-to-one with clinic…
Dr Heilie Kwok (Study Coordinator), Flinders University Dr Heilie Kwok is a Research Pharmacologist and has worked in a clinical research setting for 8 years. She has successfully coordinated both academic and commercial clinical trials to a high standard. As the QUEST Study Coordinator she is able to apply her skills and experiences in conducting…
Dr Sara Javanparast (Senior Research Fellow – Qualitative), Flinders University Dr Sara Javanparast is a Senior Research Fellow in the Discipline of General Practice, Flinders University. Sara has a medical background and had worked in the Iranian Ministry of Health and primary health care system for 8 years when she practiced as a general practitioner…
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Toni Chappel (Research Nurse), Flinders University Toni Chappel has been working as a Practice Nurse within the General Practice arena for over 10 years. Toni was recently nominated in the 2018 South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards for ‘Excellence in Practice’. She has vast knowledge of the workings within General Practice and the challenges that…
Dr Lynsey Brown (Research Fellow), Flinders University Dr Lynsey Brown is a Research Fellow in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University where she is involved in knowledge exchange (as co-convener of the national Primary Health Care Research Conference) and practice-based research focusing on quality improvement in General Practice. She has a…
Marnie Joyce (Senior Research Support Officer), Flinders University Marnie has been working across research support roles within Flinders University and joined the Discipline of General practice in March 2018 to complete an evaluation of the Local Area Coordination services program. From a postgraduate background, Marnie has skills in quantitative and qualitative research and an interest…
Rhea Wadhwani (Research Assistant), Flinders University Rhea Wadhwani is a Physiotherapist currently pursuing her Masters in Clinical Rehabilitation at Flinders University. She has a special interest in client-centred, holistic and value-based healthcare.She has previously worked with Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorder Society and Neurology Foundation in India and was actively involved in community based rehabilitation, research…
