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Conference Posters

Barr M; Welberry H; Hall J; Comino E; Harris-Roxas B; Harris MF, 2018, 'General Practitioner follow-up after hospitalisation: access and impact on health services', Melbourne, presented at Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHCRIS), Melbourne, -

Kearns RL; Liaw ST; Taggart J; Frank O; Lane R; Tam M; Dennis S; Yu H; Walker C; Russell G; Harris M, 2016, 'eHealth and Integrated Primary Health Care Centres', Wellington, New Zealand, presented at World Congress on Integrated Care, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 November 2016 - 25 November 2016

Prince A; Parker S; Harris MF; Dahrouge S, 2016, 'Challenges in addressing and measuring access to care for vulnerable groups from a realist review of e/m/telehealth interventions', Canberra ACT, presented at Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHCRIS), Canberra ACT, 08 June 2016 - 09 June 2016

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; 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, -

Tran DT; Comino EJ; Harris MF; Jorm L; Haas M; Powell Davies PG; Rogers KD; Flack J; Jalaludin BB; Bambrick H; Johnson M, 2011, 'Diabetes type 2 risk factors, management and health service use according to remoteness of residence', Thomas & Rachel Moore Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital, presented at Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research 6th Annual Research & Teaching Showcase "Improving the health and wellbeing of the South West", Thomas & Rachel Moore Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital, 02 December 2011

Robinson A; Denney-Wilson E; Laws RA; Harris MF, 2010, 'The emerging role of nurses in general practice: are they equipped to assess and manage child obesity?', Sydney, pp. S16, presented at Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society, Sydney, 21 October 2010 - 23 October 2010

Taggart J; Liaw ST; Harris MF; Zwar NA; Powell Davies PG; Comino EJ; Dennis SM; Bunker JM; Moore K; Vagholkar S, 2010, 'Establishing the UNSW electronic Practice Based Research Network (ePBRN)', Darwin, Australia, presented at Primary Health Care Research Conference, Darwin, Australia, 30 June 2010 - 02 July 2010

Harris MF; Spigelman AD; O Connell DL; Barton MB; Veitch C; Beilby J; Pascoe S, 2009, 'Colorectal cancer: Mapping the referral pathway with data linkage and quantitative research methods', Primary Health Care Research and Information Service, Australia., presented at 2009 General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, 15 July 2009 - 17 July 2009

Christl B; Tan J; Harris MF; Taggart J, 2008, 'Readiness for change in Australian general practice', Melbourne, presented at WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Melbourne, 02 October 2008 - 05 October 2008, http://www.wonca2008.com/Wonca%20ASC%2708%20Abstract%20Guide%20mini%20oral%20posters.pdf

Zwar N; Richmond RL; Harris M, 2001, 'What proportion of general practice patients are ready to stop smoking.', Adelaide, presented at First National Tobacco Control Conference, Adelaide, 12 June 2001 - 14 June 2001, http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/3985066?selectedversion=NBD23378780

Zwar N; Richmond RL; Harris M, 2000, 'What proportion of family patients are ready to stop smoking?', Chicago, Illinois, USA, presented at 11th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 06 August 2000 - 11 August 2000

Conference Presentations

Harris-Roxas B; Parker S; Wright S; Barr M; Sharma A; Haigh F; Levesque J; Harris M; Harris E, (eds.), 2023, 'Community Health Navigator assisted transition of care from hospital to community: A randomised control trial', presented at 3rd Asia Pacific Intergated Care Conference, Sydney, 13 November 2023 - 15 November 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077877

Harris-Roxas B; Woodlands E; Harris M, (eds.), 2020, '“Agreeing machines instead of thinking machines”: Exploring the potential equity implications of the use of machine translation and neural networks in health and social services [Invited Seminar]', presented at Invited Seminar - Flinders Medical Research Institute, Flinders Medical Research Institute - Adelaide, 22 September 2020 - 23 September 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27840

Dougherty L; Riley A; Caffrey P; Wallbank A; Milne M; Harris M; Lloyd J, 2020, 'Supporting newly arrived migrant parents in Australia: a health literacy project', presented at Public Health Association of Australia, 13 May 2020 - 27 May 2020

Song H; Levesque J-F; Dennis S; Harris M, 2019, 'How to implement and use patient reported experience measures for quality improvement in Australian general practice: A mixed methods consultation study with local and international stakeholders in primary care', presented at 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 04 December 2019 - 06 December 2019

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

Dragoje V; Harris-Roxas B; Woodland L; Corcoran J; Lloyd J; Harris M; Kearns R; Hasan I, 2019, 'Use of translation apps and websites in the health care setting. Presented at the , Hobart.', presented at Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) National Conference 2019, Hobart, 18 October 2019 - 19 October 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27459

Chin M; Harris M; Taggart J; Liauw W, 2019, 'Sharing the care of patients with cancer between specialists and general practitioners', presented at Australasian College of Health Service Management, Gold Coast Convention Centre, 09 October 2019 - 11 October 2019

Harris-Roxas B; Woodland L; Corcoran J; Lloyd J; Harris M; Kearns R; Hasan I, 2019, 'It’s already happening: Use of translation apps and websites in health care settings: Results of a study across five NSW Local Health Districts [Plenary]', presented at Research to Practice Forum: Can Technology Speak my Language? The role of technology in health translation and interpreting, Sydney, 25 September 2019 - 25 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27448

Harris-Roxas B; Woodland L; Corcoran J; Lloyd J; Harris M; Kearns R; Hasan I, 2019, 'Use of translation apps and websites in health care settings: Results of a survey across five NSW Local Health Districts', presented at 2019 Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care Conference, Adelaide, 12 July 2019 - 13 July 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27354

Knight A; Song H; Li Y; Green J; Harris M, 2019, 'How to create an enduring Community of Practice to support local general practitioners: A qualitative study', presented at AAAPC Annual Research Conference 2019, Adelaide, South Australia, 12 July 2019 - 13 July 2019

Dougherty L; Riley A; Caffrey P; Wallbank A; Harris MF; Lloyd J, 2019, 'Using ‘design thinking’ to guide the development of a culturally appropriate intervention', presented at IUHPE: World Conference on Health Promotion, Rotorua, New Zealand, 07 April 2019 - 11 April 2020

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

Song H; Dennis S; Levesque J; Harris M, 2018, 'What shapes patients’ experience in Australian general practice? A qualitative study', presented at 2018 North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA, 09 November 2018 - 13 October 2018

Lewis J; Vuong K; Webber K; Taggart J; Jun S; Uebel K; Agaliotis M; Liauw W; Harris M, 2018, 'Implementation of a decision support triage tool in specialist-general practitioner shared care', presented at Sydney Cancer Conference, International Convention Centre Sydney, 11 October 2018 - 12 October 2018, https://scc2018.com.au/conference-program/

Ansari S; Harris-Roxas B; Woodland L; Corcoran J; Lloyd J; Harris MF, 2018, 'Investigating the Use of Translation Apps and Websites in Health Care Settings: Study Protocol', presented at 2018 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26702

Hasan I; Jaques K; Harris-Roxas B; Harris M, 2018, 'Can co-located after-hours general practice clinics affect emergency department workloads? [Presentation]', presented at 2018 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 2018

Song H; Dennis S; Levesque JF; Harris M, 2018, 'General practice experience of patients with chronic condition(s): Patient and provider perspectives', presented at 2018 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 August 2018 - 03 August 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

Harris M, 2018, 'SNAP (smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity) Guidelines in General Practice', presented at Modifiable Lifestyle Factors in MS - Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, 02 May 2018 - 02 May 2018

Harris M, 2018, 'Integrated Primary Health Care', presented at Health One Workshop - NSW Health, North Sydney, NSW, 10 April 2018 - 10 April 2018

Russell G; Gunatillaka N; Harris M; Lewis V; Song H; Marsh G; Vasi S; Cheng I-H; Advocat J; Enticott J; Meadows G; Hogg W; Pottie K; Teede H, 2018, 'The OPTIMISE Partnership: improving accessibility, quality and coordination of primary health care for refugees in Australia', presented at 4th International Health Care Reform Conference, Intercontinental Double Bay, Sydney, 21 March 2018 - 23 March 2018

Barr M; Harris MF; Welberry H; Hall J; Harris-Roxas B; Comino E, 2018, 'GP follow-up within 2 weeks of hospital discharge in a community dwelling population of residents in Central and Eastern Sydney, Australia', presented at North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG), Chicago USA,, -

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

Song H; Dennis S; Levesque J; Harris M, 2017, 'Ascertaining key themes in chronic disease patients' experiences of Australian primary care: Findings from practitioner and patients interviews', presented at Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 01 November 2017 - 03 November 2017

Welberry HJ; Comino E; Harris MF, 2017, 'Chronic Disease Management in NSW: Examining patterns of MBS claims to inform care planning.', presented at GP17 - The RACGP Conference for General Practice, Sydney, 26 October 2017 - 28 October 2017

Welberry HJ; Comino E; Harris M, 2017, 'Exploring Access to Chronic Disease Management Services in Central and Eastern Sydney', presented at 45 & Up Study Annual Forum, Sydney, 24 October 2017 - 24 October 2017


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