By Emeritus Professor Mark Fort Harris

Journal articles

Harris M, 2016, 'Strengthening prevention in primary care', Public health research & practice, 26, pp. e2611600, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2611600

Partridge SR; Allman-Farinelli M; McGeechan K; Balestracci K; Wong ATY; Hebden L; Harris MF; Bauman A; Phongsavan P, 2016, 'Process evaluation of TXT2BFiT: A multi-component mHealth randomised controlled trial to prevent weight gain in young adults', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0329-2

Dutton SN; Bauman A; Dennis SM; Zwar N; Harris MF, 2016, 'Resourcing an evolution of roles in general-practice: A study to determine the validity and reliability of tools to assist nurses and patients to assess physical activity', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 22, pp. 505 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY15027

Harris M, 2016, 'The interface between primary health care and population health: Challenges and opportunities for prevention', Public Health Research and Practice, 26, pp. e2611601, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2611601

Schütze H; Pulver LJ; Harris M, 2016, 'The uptake of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments fails to improve in some areas', Australian Family Physician, 45, pp. 415 - 420

Hyun K; Redfern J; Peiris D; Patel A; Brieger D; Sullivan D; Harris M; Woodward M, 2016, 'Gender Inequalities in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Australian Primary Health Care: Results from the TORPEDO Study', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. S319

Lloyd JE; Abbott P; Delaney-Thiele D; Baldry E; Mcentyre E; Malera-Bandjalan K; Reath J; Indig D; Sherwood J; Harris MF, 2016, 'How primary health care can better support the families of Aboriginal Australians in contact with the criminal justice system: a human rights approach', Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 40, pp. 25 - 33

Sturgiss EA; Elmitt N; van Weel C; Haesler E; Sargent G; Stevenson A; Harris M; Douglas K, 2015, 'The role of the family doctor in the management of adults who are obese: a scoping review protocol', SpringerPlus, 4, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1647-6

Haigh F; Harris E; Harris-Roxas B; Baum F; Dannenberg AL; Harris MF; Keleher H; Kemp L; Morgan R; Ng Chok H; Spickett J, 2015, 'What makes health impact assessments successful? Factors contributing to effectiveness in Australia and New Zealand Health policies, systems and management in high-income countries', BMC Public Health, 15, pp. 1009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2319-8

Harris MF; Parker SM; Litt J; van Driel M; Russell G; Mazza D; Jayasinghe UW; Del Mar C; Lloyd J; Smith J; Zwar N; Taylor R; Powell-Davies G; Powell Davies G; Denney-Wilson E, 2015, 'Implementing guidelines to routinely prevent chronic vascular disease in primary care: The Preventive Evidence into Practice cluster randomised controlled trial.', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e009397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009397

Lloyd JE; Delaney-Thiele D; Abbott P; Baldry E; McEntyre E; Reath J; Indig D; Sherwood J; Harris MF, 2015, 'The role of primary health care services to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Australians transitioning from prison to the community', BMC Family Practice, 16, pp. 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0303-0

Partridge SR; McGeechan K; Hebden L; Balestracci K; Wong ATY; Denney-Wilson E; Harris MF; Phongsavan P; Bauman A; Allman-Farinelli M, 2015, 'Effectiveness of a mHealth Lifestyle Program with Telephone Support (TXT2BFiT) to Prevent Unhealthy Weight Gain in Young Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.4530

Comino EJ; Islam MDF; Tran DT; Jorm L; Flack J; Jalaludin B; Haas M; Harris MF; Islam M, 2015, 'Association of processes of primary care and hospitalisation for people with diabetes: A record linkage study', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 108, pp. 296 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2015.02.003

Kim KK; Yeong LL; Caterson ID; Harris MF, 2015, 'Analysis of factors influencing general practitioners' decision to refer obese patients in Australia: A qualitative study Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management', BMC Family Practice, 16, pp. 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0262-5

Partridge SR; Balestracci K; Wong ATY; Hebden L; McGeechan K; Denney-Wilson E; Harris MF; Phongsavan P; Bauman A; Allman-Farinelli M, 2015, 'Effective Strategies to Recruit Young Adults Into the TXT2BFiT mHealth Randomized Controlled Trial for Weight Gain Prevention', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4268

Comino EJ; Harris MF; Islam MDF; Tran DT; Jalaludin B; Jorm L; Flack J; Haas M; Islam M, 2015, 'Impact of diabetes on hospital admission and length of stay among a general population aged 45 year or more: A record linkage study', BMC Health Services Research, 15, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0666-2

Wiles LK; Hooper TD; Hibbert PD; White L; Mealing N; Jaffe A; Cowell CT; Harris MF; Runciman WB; Goldstein S; Hallahan AR; Wakefield JG; Murphy E; Lau A; Wheaton G; Williams HM; Hughes C; Braithwaite J, 2015, 'CareTrack Kids - Part 1. Assessing the appropriateness of healthcare delivered to Australian children: Study protocol for clinical indicator development', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e007748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007748

Hooper TD; Hibbert PD; Mealing N; Wiles LK; Jaffe A; White L; Cowell CT; Harris MF; Runciman WB; Goldstein S; Hallahan AR; Wakefield JG; Murphy E; Lau A; Wheaton G; Williams HM; Hughes C; Braithwaite J, 2015, 'CareTrack Kids - Part 2. Assessing the appropriateness of the healthcare delivered to Australian children: Study protocol for a retrospective medical record review', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e007749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007749

Peiris D; Usherwood T; Panaretto K; Harris M; Hunt J; Redfern J; Zwar N; Colagiuri S; Hayman N; Lo S; Patel B; Lyford M; Macmahon S; Neal B; Sullivan D; Cass A; Jackson R; Patel A, 2015, 'Effect of a computer-guided, quality improvement program for cardiovascular disease risk management in primary health care: The treatment of cardiovascular risk using electronic decision support cluster-randomized trial', Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 8, pp. 87 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001235

Rose VK; Harris MF, 2015, 'Experiences of self-management support from GPs among Australian ethnically diverse diabetes patients: A qualitative study', Psychology, Health and Medicine, 20, pp. 114 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2014.897915

Liaw ST; Hasan I; Wade V; Canalese R; Kelaher M; Lau P; Harris M, 2015, 'Improving cultural respect to improve Aboriginal health in general practice: A multi-methods and multi-perspective pragmatic study', Australian Family Physician, 44, pp. 387 - 392

Turner LR; Harris MF; Mazza D, 2015, 'Obesity management in general practice: Does current practice match guideline recommendations?', Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 370 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00998

Faruqi N; Spooner C; Joshi C; Lloyd J; Dennis S; Stocks N; Taggart J; Harris MF, 2015, 'Primary health care-level interventions targeting health literacy and their effect on weight loss: A systematic review', BMC Obesity, 2, pp. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0035-7

Faruqi N; Stocks N; Spooner C; el Haddad N; Harris MF, 2015, 'Research protocol: Management of obesity in patients with low health literacy in primary health care', BMC Obesity, 2, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0036-6

Denney-Wilson E; Robinson A; Laws R; Harris MF, 2014, 'Development and feasibility of a child obesity prevention intervention in general practice: The Healthy 4 Life pilot study', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50, pp. 890 - 894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12671

Harris MF; Spooner CJ, 2014, 'Weight loss options in general practice: A positive approach, using the 5AS, is required when helping obese patients manage their weight', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 184 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00922

He P; Yuan Z; Liu Y; Li G; Lv H; Yu J; Harris MF, 2014, 'An evaluation of a tailored intervention on village doctors use of electronic health records', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-217

Redfern J; Usherwood T; Harris MF; Rodgers A; Hayman N; Panaretto K; Chow C; Lau AYS; Neubeck L; Coorey G; Hersch F; Heeley E; Patel A; Jan S; Zwar N; Peiris D, 2014, 'A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: The Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol', BMJ Open, 4, pp. e004523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004523

Patel B; Patel A; Jan S; Usherwood T; Harris M; Panaretto K; Zwar N; Redfern J; Jansen J; Doust J; Peiris D, 2014, 'A multifaceted quality improvement intervention for CVD risk management in Australian primary healthcare: a protocol for a process evaluation', Implementation science : IS, 9, pp. 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13012-014-0187-8

Liu Y; Yuan Z; Liu Y; Jayasinghe UW; Harris MF, 2014, 'Changing community health service delivery in economically less-developed rural areas in China: Impact on service use and satisfaction', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004148

Joshi C; Jayasinghe UW; Parker S; Mar CD; Russell G; Lloyd J; Mazza D; Denney-Wilson E; Van Driel M; Taylor R; Harris MF; Zwar N; Litt J; Smith J; Laws R; Snowdon T; Bolger-Harris H; Groombridge S; Goldstein S; Howarth T; Huang N; Wilson J, 2014, 'Does health literacy affect patients' receipt of preventative primary care? A multilevel analysis', BMC Family Practice, 15, pp. 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-014-0171-z

Goldstein D; Bell ML; Butow P; Sze M; Vaccaro L; Dong S; Liauw W; Hui R; Tattersall M; Ng W; Asghari R; Steer C; Vardy J; Parente P; Harris M; Karanth NV; King M; Girgis A; Eisenbruch M; Jefford M, 2014, 'Immigrants' perceptions of the quality of their cancer care: An Australian comparative study, identifying potentially modifiable factors', Annals of Oncology, 25, pp. 1643 - 1649, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdu182

Stewart S; Stocks NP; Burrell LM; De Looze FJ; Esterman A; Harris M; Hung J; Swemmer CH; Kurstjens NP; Jennings GL; Carrington MJ, 2014, 'More rigorous protocol adherence to intensive structured management improves blood pressure control in primary care: Results from the Valsartan Intensified Primary carE Reduction of Blood Pressure study', Journal of Hypertension, 32, pp. 1342 - 1350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000000180

Harris MF; Zwar NA, 2014, 'Reflections on the history of general practice in Australia.', The Medical journal of Australia, 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00141

Faruqi N; Lloyd JE; Harris MF; Ahmad R; Yeong L-L, 2014, 'Feasibility of an intervention to enhance preventive care for people with low health literacy in primary health care', Australian Journal of Primary Health Care, Published online: 10 June 2014, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY14061

Peiris D; Usherwood T; Panaretto K; Harris M; Hunt J; Zwar N; Redfern J; Cass A; Colagiuri S; Hayman N; Patel A, 2014, 'O105 Effect Of A Multi-Faceted Quality Improvement Intervention To Improve Cardiovascular Disease Risk Identification And Management In Australian Primary Health Care: The Torpedo Cluster-Randomised Trial', Global Heart, 9, pp. e28 - e28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.03.1317

Patel B; Usherwood T; Harris M; Panaretto K; Redfern J; Jansen J; McKinn S; Lyford M; Patel A; Peiris D, 2014, 'PT253 Understanding the impact of a multifaceted quality improvement intervention to improve cardiovascular disease risk management in Australian Primary Health Care: The TORPEDO study process evaluation', Global Heart, 9, pp. e214 - e215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.03.2002

Pillay M; Dennis S; Harris MF, 2014, 'Quality of care measures in multimorbidity.', Aust Fam Physician, 43, pp. 132 - 136, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2014/march/multimorbidity/

Partridge SR; Hebdren L; Balestracci K; Wong A; Phongsavan P; Denney-Wilson E; Harris M; McGeechan K; Bauman A; Allman-Farinelli M, 2014, 'Recruiting young adults into the TXT2BFiT trial for prevention of weight gain: Effectiveness and cost strategies', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8, pp. 77 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.139

McKenzie SH; Jayasinghe UW; Fanaian M; Passey M; Harris MF, 2013, 'Analysis of the psychological impact of a vascular risk factor intervention: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Australian general practice', BMC Family Practice, 14, pp. 190 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-190

Comino E; Tran DT; Haas M; Flack J; Jalaludin B; Jorm L; Harris MF, 2013, 'Validating self-report of diabetes and diabetes medication use by participants in the 45 and Up study: a record linkage study.', BMC Health Services Research, 13, pp. 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-481

Joshi C; Russell G; Cheng I; Kay M; Pottie K; Alston M; Smith M; Chan B; Vasi S; Lo W; Wahidi S; Harris M, 2013, 'A narrative synthesis of the impact of primary health care delivery models for refugees in resettlement countries on access, quality and coordination', International Journal for Equity in Health, 12, pp. 179 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v9i3.6301

McKenzie SH; Harris MF, 2013, 'Understanding the relationship between stress, distress and healthy lifestyle behaviour: A qualitative study of patients and general practitioners', BMC Family Practice, 14, pp. 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-166

Pascoe SW; Veitch C; Crossland LJ; Beilby JJ; Spigelman A; Stubbs J; Harris MF, 2013, 'Patients' experiences of referral for colorectal cancer', BMC Family Practice, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-124

Harris MF, 2013, 'RE: A cluster randomised controlled trial of vascular risk factor management in general practice', Medical Journal of Australia, 198, pp. 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11844

Harris M; Litt J; Russell G; Mazza D; Lloyd J; Zwar N; Taylor R; Van Driel M; Del Mar C; Krastev Y; Parker S; Smith J, 2013, '069 Facilitating Implementation of Guidelines for the Prevention of Vascular Disease In General Practice', BMJ Quality & Safety, 22, pp. a34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002293.100

Harris MF; Fanaian M; Jayasinghe UW; Mckenzie SH; Powell davies G; Laws RA; Schutze H; Wan Q, 2013, 'A cluster randomised controlled trial of vascular risk factor management in general practice.', Medical Journal of Australia, 197, pp. 387 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10313

Zhaokang Y; Yuxi L; Yong L; Yunchang X; Yuanjun G; Harris MF, 2013, 'A model for community health service development in depressed rural areas in China', BMC Health Services Research, 12, pp. Article number465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-465

Denney-Wilson E; Campbell KJ; Laws R; Russell G; Lynch J; Ball K; Harris MF, 2013, 'Assisting parents to prevent obesity in their young children: The COMPaRE-PHC early childhood research program', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 7, pp. e98 - e98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2013.12.678

Booth BJ; Zwar N; Harris MF, 2013, 'Healthcare improvement as planned system change or complex responsive processes? a longitudinal case study in general practice', BMC Family Practice, 14, pp. 51 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-51

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