By Dr David Meharg

Journal articles

Kirwan M; Henson C; Bancroft-Duroux B; Colegate K; Taylor C; Meharg D; Cohen N; Gwynne K, 2026, 'Operationalizing Co-Design in Exercise Interventions with Indigenous Peoples in Australia: Development and Cultural Adaptation of the PrIDE Tools', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23020252

Kirwan M; Henson C; Bancroft-Duroux B; Meharg D; Christie V; Capes-Davis A; Boney S; Tully B; McCowen D; Ward K; Cohen N; Gwynne K, 2026, 'Preventing Indigenous Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Through Exercise (PrIDE) Study Protocol: A Co-Designed Wearable-Based Exercise Intervention with Indigenous Peoples in Australia', Diabetology, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diabetology7010009

Meharg DP; Pavlovic SP; Jenkins CR; Maguire GP; Jan S; Shaw T; Dennis SM; McKeough Z; Rambaldini B; Gwynne KG; McCowen D; Newman J; Longbottom H; Eades SJ; Chao J; Alison JA, 2025, 'Scanning the respiratory service landscape in NSW-based Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13361-w

Alison JA; Pavlovic S; Jenkins CR; Maguire G; Jan S; Shaw T; Dennis S; McKeough Z; Rambaldini B; Gwynne KG; McCowen D; Newman J; Longbottom H; Eades S; Chao J; Meharg DP, 2025, 'What Respiratory Services Are Available in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in NSW, Australia?', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 211, pp. a3178 - a3178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a3178

Meharg DP; Dennis SM; McNab J; Gwynne KG; Jenkins CR; Maguire GP; Jan S; Shaw T; McKeough Z; Rambaldini B; Lee V; McCowen D; Newman J; Longbottom H; Eades S; Alison JA, 2025, 'A Qualitative Study of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health Care Experiences With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease', Qualitative Health Research, 35, pp. 216 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323241259891

Barnes C; Turon H; McCrabb S; Mantach S; Janssen L; Duffy M; Groombridge D; Hodder R; Meharg D; Robinson E; Bialek C; Wallace S; Leigh L; Wolfenden L, 2024, 'Factorial randomised controlled trial to examine the potential effect of a text message-based intervention on reducing adolescent susceptibility to e-cigarette use: a study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083251

Henson C; Rambaldini B; Freedman B; Carlson B; Parter C; Christie V; Skinner J; Meharg D; Kirwan M; Ward K; Speier SNK; Gwynne K, 2024, 'Wearables for early detection of atrial fibrillation and timely referral for Indigenous people ≥55 years: Mixed-methods protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077820

Meharg DP; Dennis SM; McNab J; Gwynne KG; Jenkins CR; Maguire GP; Jan S; Shaw T; McKeough Z; Rambaldini B; Lee V; McCowen D; Newman J; Monaghan S; Longbottom H; Eades SJ; Alison JA, 2023, 'A mixed methods study of Aboriginal health workers’ and exercise physiologists’ experiences of co-designing chronic lung disease ‘yarning’ education resources', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15508-y

Meharg DP; Naanyu V; Rambaldini B; Clarke MJ; Lacey C; Jebasingh F; Lopez-Jaramillo P; Gould GS; Aceves B; Alison JA; Chaiton M; Chen J; Gonzalez-Salazar F; Goodyear-Smith F; Gwynne KG; Lee KS; MacKay D; Maple-Brown L; Mishara BL; Nigenda G; Ramani-Chander A; Sherwood SG; Thomas N; Thrift AG; Anderson M, 2023, 'The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases researchers’ statement on non-communicable disease research with Indigenous peoples', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e324 - e326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00039-6

Meharg DP; Jenkins CR; Maguire GP; Jan S; Shaw T; Dennis SM; McKeough Z; Lee V; Gwynne KG; McCowen D; Rambaldini B; Alison JA, 2022, 'Implementing evidence into practice to improve chronic lung disease management in Indigenous Australians: the breathe easy, walk easy, lungs for life (BE WELL) project (protocol)', BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02033-8

Gwynne K; Rambaldini B; Christie V; Meharg D; Gwynn JD; Dimitropoulos Y; Parter C; Skinner JC, 2022, 'Applying collective impact in Aboriginal health services and research: three case studies tell an important story', Public Health Research and Practice, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp3222215

Torvaldsen S; Ibiebele I; Ford J; Randall D; Morris J; Meharg D; Mitchell J; Milat A; Torvaldsen S, 2021, '631Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for Aboriginal women and their babies', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, pp. dyab168.664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.664

Tabyshova A; Hurst JR; Soriano JB; Checkley W; Wan-Chun Huang E; Trofor AC; Flores-Flores O; Alupo P; Gianella G; Ferdous T; Meharg D; Alison J; Correia de Sousa J; Postma MJ; Chavannes NH; van Boven JFM, 2021, 'Gaps in COPD Guidelines of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review', Chest, 159, pp. 575 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.260

Nelson MA; Lim K; Boyd J; Cordery D; Went A; Meharg D; Jackson-Pulver L; Winch S; Taylor LK, 2020, 'Accuracy of reporting of Aboriginality on administrative health data collections using linked data in NSW, Australia', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-020-01152-2

Meharg DP; Gwynne K; Gilroy J; Alison JA, 2020, 'Exercise-based interventions for Indigenous adults with chronic lung disease in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA: A systematic review', Journal of Thoracic Disease, 12, pp. 7442 - 7453, http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-1904

Macniven R; Jeffries TL; Meharg D; Talbot F; Rambaldini B; Edwards E; Hickie IB; Sloan M; Gwynne K, 2020, 'What solutions exist for developmental delays facing indigenous children globally? A co-designed systematic review', Children, 7, pp. 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7120285

McInerney C; Ibiebele I; Ford JB; Randall D; Morris JM; Meharg D; Mitchell J; Milat A; Torvaldsen S, 2019, 'Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies: A retrospective cohort study using linked data', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032763

Conference Papers

Meharg D; Pavlovic S; Jenkins C; Maguire G; Jan S; Shaw T; Dennis S; McKeough Z; Rambaldini B; Gwynne K; McCowen D; Newman J; Longbottom H; Eades S; Chao J; Alison J, 2025, 'RESPIRATORY SERVICES IN NSW ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY CONTROLLED HEALTH SERVICES', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 100 - 101

Tabyshova A; Hurst JR; Soriano JB; Checkley W; Huang EW-C; Trofor AC; Flores Flores O; Alupo P; Gianella G; Ferdous T; Meharg D; Alison J; Correia De Sousa J; Postma MJ; Chavannes NH; van Boven JFM, 2020, 'Evidence-implementation gaps in low- and middle-income countries' COPD guidelines', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. 3254, presented at General practice and primary care, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.3254

Meharg D; Alison JA, 2020, 'Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Indigenous Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America: A Systematic Review', in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Oxford University Press (OUP), pp. a2197 - a2197, presented at A61. KEYS TO THE DELIVERY OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION SERVICES, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a2197

Conference Abstracts

Meharg DP; Dennis SM; Mcnab J; Gwynne KG; Jenkins CR; Maguire GP; Jan S; Shaw T; Mckeough Z; Rambaldini B; Lee V; Mccowen D; Newman J; Monaghan S; Longbottom H; Eades SJ; Alison JA, 2023, 'Co-designing chronic lung disease education resources with Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) and exercise physiologists (EPs)', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. pa965, presented at Rehabilitation and chronic care, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2023.pa965

Torvaldsen S; Ibiebele I; Ford J; Randall D; Morris J; Meharg D; Mitchell J; Milat A; Torvaldsen S, 2021, 'Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for Aboriginal women and their babies', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 50, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000695815900639&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Preprints

Barnes C; Turon H; McCrabb S; Mantach S; Janssen L; Duffy M; Groombridge D; Hodder RK; Meharg D; Robinson E; Bialek C; Wallace S; Leigh L; Wolfenden L, A factorial randomised controlled trial to examine the potential effect of a text-message based intervention on reducing adolescent susceptibility to e-cigarette use: A study protocol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.23.24306261

Macniven R; Jeffries TL; Meharg D; Talbot F; Rambaldini B; Edwards E; Hickie IB; Sloan M; Gwynne K, What Solutions Exist for Cognitive, Emotional and Developmental Delays Facing Indigenous Children Globally? A Co-Designed Systematic Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202010.0575.v1

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