General Practice
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Explore the Department of General Practice suite of webinars and podcasts.
Professors Michael Kidd and Sandra Eades appointed Honorary Professorial Fellows
CovidCare: Self-monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms in self-isolationAustralia has had great success in its physical distancing measures to ‘flatten the curve’, but as our cities and towns re-open for business, COVID-19 diagnoses will continue requiring quarantine and self-isolation. Most people diagnosed with COVID-19 will be managed in the community, and CovidCare has been designed to support people while in isolation monitor their symptoms.
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Co-design and Healthcare Improvement Publication Awarded Paper of the Year
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Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence
A recent article by Dr Mohajer Hameed and Prof Kelsey Hegarty has been published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic reviews.
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New publication in PLOS Medicine - Multimorbidity, mortality, and HbA1c in type 2 diabetes: A cohort study with UK and Taiwanese cohorts
A collaborative study with University of Glasgow (Scotland) and China Medical University (Taiwan) led by our PhD student Jason Chiang.
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General practice research: an investment to improve the health of all Australians
Newly published article in MJA
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Is a delayed cancer diagnosis a consequence of COVID-19?
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The Doris Young Visiting Professorship Awards 2020
In February we welcomed A/Prof Ly-Mee Yu from the University of Oxford.
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Triple success from PhD student Jonathan Kaufman
Congratulations to DGP PhD student Jonathan Kaufman who has received three research awards in two months!
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General Practice Biostatistician and PhD candidate awarded SSAI and CSIRO/Data61 Betty Allan travel award
Congratulations to Sharmala Thuraisingam who is the recipient of the inaugural Statistical Society of Australian and CSIRO/Data61 Betty Allan travel award.The award will support Sharmala to travel to visit the University of Calgary and attend the North American Primary Care Research Group Conference.
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PhD Symposium at Society for mental Health Research Conference
Amy Coe, Kali Godbee and Kylie McKenzie present three ways that mental health research is shaping the future of primary care
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Madeleine’s TEDx talk
A PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, Madeleine Lim, shares her experience of talking about sex and periods with her conservative Asian family, and urges us to adjust our attitude towards sex for better sexual health outcomes.
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PhD Opportunity – Cardiologist or G.P.
The Future Health Today Program is offering a PhD scholarship for an exceptional and talented candidate who is interested in undertaking a PhD project in the field of cardiology and/or general practice within the Future Health Today (FHT) program. A partnership between the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne and Western Health, the FHT program focusses on optimising the detection and management of chronic disease in general practice, facilitating evidence-based care and improved patient outcomes through the use of technology.
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PhD Opportunity - G.P. OR Health Informatician
The Future Health Today Program is offering a PhD scholarship for an exceptional and talented candidate who is interested in undertaking a PhD project in the field of health informatics and/or general practice within the Future Health Today (FHT) program. A partnership between the Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne and Western Health, the FHT program focusses on optimising the detection and management of chronic disease in general practice, facilitating evidence-based care and improved patient outcomes using technology.
Graduate Research at MDHS
A resource for students and supervisors seeking up to date information about policies and procedures
The University of Melbourne is a globally engaged, comprehensive, research-intensive university uniquely positioned to respond to the major social, economic and environmental challenges of our time.
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Clinical Trials Unit
The Department of General Practice, Primary Care Research Clinical Trials Unit supports the development, conduct and analysis of high quality trials in primary health care and health services
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Research Groups
An overview of the research interests within the department and the project work being carried out by our research groups.
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Research Themes
Our research is encompassed within several broad research themes. This multidisciplinary approach aims to increase the opportunities for researchers to collaborate on projects that span common themes.
Research in the Faculty
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is Australia's largest biomedical research faculty. We employ more than 1500 academic staff, 4000 honorary staff and 1500 graduate researchers undertaking world class research across a wide range of health and social issues in a diverse range of research settings. Researchers are located at key sites across Victoria, with more conducting research around the world. These renowned experts from every field can be found in labs, hospitals, affiliated research institutes and all across the wider community.
Information and support tools for Faculty staff are available on the Faculty intranet.Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional, we have something to suit your needs and schedule. With the highest teaching evaluations in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences we are proud to offer our coursework and short course programs to our leaders and future leaders.
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Degrees
Our degrees, taught by our world-renowned academics are the perfect way to begin in the field of biomedical sciences.
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Short Courses
Our short courses are designed to keep you up to date with the latest research and information.
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Scholarships
The University and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences offer an extensive range of scholarships and bursaries to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students and students applying for graduate research study.
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Current Student Resources
Further information for all students in the Melbourne Medical School, including Doctor of Medicine students, plus links to University student resources.
Honours
If you are interested in working with people and you would like to make a difference to the way primary care is delivered in the community, then this is the place for you!
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VicREN
Practice-based research and education networks, such as VicREN, enable collaborations between community-based health care practices, community members and academic institutions.
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Academic Registrar Posts
For more than 20 years the Department has run a successful Academic Registrar program, supporting general practice registrars learn academic skills through individualised learning plans supervised by senior primary care academic leaders
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Podcasts and Webinars
Explore the Department of General Practice suite of webinars and podcasts.
Welcome to the Department of General Practice
Professor Lena Sanci, Head of Department
General Practice began as a unit within the Department of Community Medicine in 1977 and in 2001 was established as a separate clinical department within the School of Medicine; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Vision
To promote excellence in general practice care through, research and effective links with the general practice community and wider health care system.
About Department of General Practice
The Department of General Practice is committed to promoting excellence in general practice through outstanding teaching and learning, research and research training, and knowledge transfer though our strong links with the general practice community and primary health care networks.