By Dr Catherine Spooner

Journal articles

Spooner C; Flaherty B, 1993, 'Comparison of three data collection methodologies for the study of young illicit drug users', Australian Journal of Public Health, 17, pp. 195 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.1993.tb00135.x

Spark R; Binns C; Laughlin D; Spooner C; Donovan RJ, 1992, 'Aboriginal people's perceptions of their own and their community's health: Results of a pilot study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 2, pp. 60 - 64

Donnelly N; Oldenburg B; Quine S; Macaskill P; Flaherty B; Spooner C; Lyle D, 1992, 'Changes in reported drug prevalence among New South Wales secondary school students, 1983 to 1989', Australian Journal of Public Health, 16, pp. 50 - 57

Donnelly N; Quine S; Oldenburg B; Macaskill P; Lyle D; Flaherty B; Spooner C, 1992, 'Prevalences and perceptions of licit and illicit drugs among New South Wales secondary school students, 1989', Australian Journal of Public Health, 16, pp. 43 - 49

Hall WD; Carless JM; Homel PJ; Flaherty BJ; Reilly CJ, 1991, 'The characteristics of cocaine users among young-adults in Sydney', Medical Journal of Australia, 155, pp. 11 - 14

Homel P; Flaherty B; Reilly C; Hall W; Carless J, 1990, 'The drug market position of cocaine among young-adults in Sydney', British Journal of Addiction, 85, pp. 891 - 897

Reilly CJ; Homel PJ, 1988, 'Awareness of AIDs in young high-risk drug-abusers', Medical Journal of Australia, 149, pp. 164 - 164

Reilly C; Homel P, 1988, 'Teenage drug use - a study of drug use patterns and attitudes of a subgroup of Sydney adolescents', Australian Drug and Alcohol Review, 7, pp. 167 - 174

Conference Posters

Bolton A; Spooner C; Harris M; Ezard N, 2019, '"Ice" in general practice. Barriers & enablers to care in GP for people who regularly use methamphetamine: a protocol for a qualitative study (Poster)', Adelaide, presented at Australian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC), 12 July 2019

Bolton A; Spooner C; Ezard N; Harris M, 2019, 'Caring for methamphetamine users in General Practice: interim results', Adelaide, presented at GP19, Adelaide

Bolton A; Spooner C; Ezard N; Harris M, 2019, 'Barriers and enablers to the provision of healthcare to people who regularly use methamphetamine in general practice: a qualitative study (in progress)', presented at APSAD 2019

El-Haddad N; Spooner C; Faruqi N; Harris M, 2016, 'Readability and content analysis of lifestyle education resources for weight management in Australian general practice (poster)', Melbourne, presented at Dietitians Association of Australia 33rd National Conference

El-Haddad N; Spooner C; Faruqi N; Harris M, 2016, 'Readability and content analysis of lifestyle education resources for weight management in Australian general practice (poster)', Canberra, presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference

Harris MF; Faruqi N; Stocks N; Hermiz O; Spooner C; El-Haddad N, 2015, 'Obesity management in middle age adults with low health literacy in general practice: the better weight management in general practice trial (poster)', Melbourne, presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 15 October 2015 - 17 October 2015

El-Haddad N; Harris M; Spooner C; Faruqi N; Denney-Wilson E, 2015, 'Readability and content analysis of lifestyle education resources for weight management in Australian general practice', Melbourne, Vol. 3, pp. 16, presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 15 October 2015 - 17 October 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/S40608-016-0097-1

Spooner C; Laws R; Milat A; Denney-Wilson E; Harris M, 2015, 'How can knowledge translation & exchange be supported by a multi-institution research centre? (Poster)', Sydney, presented at 4th Annual NHMRC Symposium on Research Translation, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25699

Faruqi N; Stocks N; Hermiz O; Powell K; Spooner C; Harris M, 2015, 'Provision of preventive care activities for primary cardiovascular disease: results from a general practitioner clinical audit', Adelaide, presented at 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference

El-Haddad N; Harris M; Spooner C; Faruqi N, 2015, 'Readability and content analysis of educational resources related to weight management in general practice (poster)', Adelaide, presented at 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference

El-Haddad N; Faruqi ; Spooner ; Denney ; Harris ; Denney-Wilson E, 2014, 'Improving health literacy for weight management in overweight or obese non-English speaking migrants in primary health care: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative data', Sydney, Vol. 8, pp. 29, presented at Australian & New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS), Sydney, 16 October 2014 - 18 October 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.053

El-Haddad N; Faruqi N; Spooner C; Denney-Wilson E; Harris MF, 2014, 'The role of ethnicity in health literacy for weight management in migrants in primary health care (poster)', Canberra, presented at 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference, 23 July 2014 - 25 July 2014, http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7868

Faruqi N; Joshi C; Spooner C; Lloyd J; Taggart J; Dennis S; Askew D; Harris M, 2014, 'Weight loss interventions targeting knowledge and/or skills of overweight or obese patients in primary healthcare settings: a systematic review (poster)', Canberra, presented at 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 23 July 2014 - 25 July 2014, http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7883

Spooner C; Harris MF; Denney-Wilson E, 2013, 'Centre for Obesity Management & Prevention Research Excellence in Primary Health Care', Melbourne, presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 16 October 2013 - 18 October 2013, http://www.anzos2013.org/assets/ANZOS/ANZOS-abstracts12102013.pdf

Faruqi N; Joshi C; Dennis S; Lloyd J; Taggart J; Spooner C; Harris M, 2013, 'What health literacy interventions are effective in the primary healthcare settings in weight loss management – a systematic review. In: . Australia.', Melbourne, VIC, presented at Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) Annual Scientific Meeting: Poster Presentation, Melbourne, VIC, -

Conference Presentations

Harris M; Spooner C; Lewis V; Scott C; The IMPACT team , 2019, 'Lessons from four interventions that aimed to improve access to primary health care for vulnerable patients in two countries', presented at North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Toronto, 16 November 2019

Lewis V; Scott C; Harris MF; Spooner C; The IMPACT team , 2019, 'Using theory-based evaluation approaches to make sense of planned and unexpected impacts of 4 related access interventions in two countries', presented at North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Toronto, 16 November 2019

Spooner C; Harris MF; Lewis V; Russell G; Stocks N, 2018, 'Properties of a provider questionnaire of access to primary health care by vulnerable groups', presented at North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Chicago, 09 November 2018 - 13 November 2018

Harris M; Saito S; Moretti M; Milosevic D; Prince A; Liaw T; Spooner C, 2018, 'IMPACT in SW Sydney: Development and implementation of an innovative pathway for information and referral for patients with type 2 diabetes in general practice', presented at Health Beyond: Research & Innovation Showcase, Sydney, NSW, 07 June 2018 - 07 June 2018

Spooner C; Carruthers K; Dionne E; Beaulieu C; Lau J; Harris M, 2017, 'Data sharing in multi-site, multi-country trials', presented at NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Montreal, 17 November 2017 - 21 November 2017

Harris MF; Faruqi N; Spooner C; Hermiz O; Stocks N, 2017, 'Implementing the 5As for management of obesity in Australian general practice', presented at NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Montreal, 17 November 2017 - 21 November 2017

Spooner C; Jayasinghe U; Faruqi N; Hermiz O; Stocks N; Harris MF, 2017, 'Predictors of weight stigma experienced by patients with obesity in disadvantaged areas of Australia', presented at NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Montreal, 17 November 2017 - 21 November 2017

Spooner CJ; Carruthers K; Harris M, 2017, 'Multi-site research and data sharing', presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, Brisbane, 07 August 2017 - 09 August 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26323

Harris M; Faruqi N; Spooner C; Hermiz O; Stocks N, 2016, 'Obesity and health literacy in general practice', presented at NAPCRG Annual Meeting, Colarado Springs, Colorado, 01 October 2016 - 03 October 2016

Faruqi N; Spooner C; Hermiz O; Stocks N; Harris M, 2016, 'Relationship of health literacy with diet and physical activity of obese patients attending general practice in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas (poster)', presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, ACT, 01 June 2016 - 03 June 2016

Spooner C; Faruqi N; Hermiz O; Stocks N; Harris M, 2016, 'Self esteem and public distress experienced by of obese patients attending general practice in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas', presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, -

McDonald J; Lane R; Kearns R; Ward B; Powell Davies G; Fuller G; Dennis S; Spooner C, 2015, 'The influence of context and organisational factors on the level of integration in primary health care co-location models', presented at HSRAANZ, Melbourne, 07 December 2015 - 09 December 2015

Spooner C; Lavey L; Mukuka C, 2015, 'Lessons from establishing and managing multi-institution centres of research excellence', presented at 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference

Lavey L; Spooner C; Mukuka C, 2015, 'Research Administration Managers and Research Project Managers – playing a key role in establishing and managing multi-institutional collaborations', presented at The 17th Australasian Research Management Society 2015 Conference “Research Management in a Global Context”

Gray J; Hunter-Riviere V; Afzali HHA; Harris M; Spooner C; Ross H; Bell-Higgs A; Karnon J, 2015, 'Engaging practice nurses in obesity management—a clinical academic partnership to pilot the Counterweight Program', presented at 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference

Harris M; Faruqi N; Stocks N; Hermiz O; Powell K; El-Haddad N; Spooner C, 2015, 'Limitations experienced by GPs and nurses relating to health literacy and obesity management in primary health services (oral presentation)', presented at 9th Health Services and Policy Research Conference

Harris M; Faruqi N; Stocks N; Hermiz O; Powell K; Spooner C; El-Haddad N, 2015, 'Managing health literacy for weight loss in primary health care', presented at 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference

Harris M; Spooner C; Stocks N; Denney-Wilson E; Faruqi N, 2014, 'Obesity prevention and management: Identifying needs and tailoring strategies in Medicare Locals and practices (Workshop)', presented at 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 23 July 2014 - 25 July 2014, http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7773

Faruqi N; Stocks N; Denney-Wilson E; Liaw ST; Spooner C; Lloyd J; Laws R; El-Haddad N; Hermiz O; Harris M, 2014, 'Better management of weight in general practice - study protocol', presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, http://anzos-2014.p.asnevents.com.au/schedule/abstract/20445%20http://compare-phc.unsw.edu.au/node/307

Harris M; Caterson I; Stocks N; Denney-Wilson E; Wittert G; Spooner C, 2014, 'Implementation of NHMRC Obesity guideline recommendations', presented at GP14, http://www.gpconference.com.au/

Harris M; Caterson I; Stocks N; Denney-Wilson E; Wittert G; Spooner C, 2014, 'Implementation of NHMRC Obesity guideline recommendations', presented at GP14 The RACGP Conference for General Practice, http://www.gpconference.com.au/

Faruqi N; Joshi C; Dennis S; Lloyd J; Taggart J; Spooner C; Harris M, 2013, 'What health literacy interventions are effective in the primary healthcare settings in weight loss management – a systematic review', presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 16 October 2013 - 18 October 2013, http://www.anzos2013.org/2013-program/

Spooner C; Lavey L, 2013, 'Establishment of Multi-Institution Centres of Research Excellence- tips for new players', presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/browse.php?id=7658&spindex=3&catid=1503&page=1&subcat=all&search=spooner%20http://webcast.gigtv.com.au/Mediasite/Play/11d0c5fdec09483bb8e09228c37db7141d?catalog=1c9aec18-e7a9-4c8c-a4d2-3bb6a1f68777

Lazuardi E; Worth H; Padmawati R; Saktiawati A; Subronto Y; Spooner CJ, 2010, 'Boyfriends and Injecting: the role of intimate male partners in the life of women who inject drugs in Central Java', presented at ASHM, Sydney, 20 October 2010 - 22 October 2010

Conference Abstracts

Bolton A; Spooner C; Ezard N; Harris M, 2019, 'BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO THE PROVISION OF STRUCTURED HEALTHCARE TO PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY USE METHAMPHETAMINE IN GENERAL PRACTICE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 38, pp. S30 - S30

Bolton A; Harris M; Spooner C; Ezard N, 2019, 'Caring for people who regularly use methamphetamine in general practice: barriers and enablers to the provision of structured healthcare', in AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Vol. 25, pp. IX - X

Reports

Harris M; Fatema K; Spooner C; Harris-Roxas B; Mahimbo A; Barr M; Sitas F, 2019, Review of effectiveness of certain healthy lifestyle interventions to reduce alcohol consumption, increase levels of physical activity and healthy eating and reduce overweight and obesity (2014-2019). An Evidence Check rapid review brokered by the Sax Institute for the Cancer Institute NSW, Sax Institute, Sydney

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