GPs and GP nurses have played a crucial role in the #Covid_19 vaccine rollout. A new study by Anita Heywood Mark Harris Abela Mahimbo takes their perspective to understand the barriers to overcome for continued success of the program: publish.csiro.au/PY/PY22003

Congratulations Sabuj Kanti Mistry, MPH, PhD on Australian first for paper on Community Health navigators in general practice onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hs…

This rate of rise is insane. Once again: MASKS WORK - WE SHOULD WEAR THEM. University of Oxford

Our paper explores the application of the Inverse Care Law and market forces in Australian primary health care

⚠️NEXT BIG ONE—CDC has royally screwed up—unreleased data shows #XBB15, a super variant, surged to 40% US (CDC unreported for weeks!) & now causing hospitalization surges in NY/NE.➡️XBB15–a new recombinant strain—is both more immune evasive & better at infecting than #BQ & XBB.🧵

“There's no question that the cuts, the freezing of the Medicare rebate for six years under the former government has placed enormous financial pressure on general practice.” - Health Minister Mark Butler MP. #abc730 #auspol

We didn’t really need another reason to be vaccinated, but here it is anyway. Protects against Long COVID symptoms before AND after infection. In short, it’s never too late to protect yourself. 1/2

Congratulations Jackie - well deserved

Presented at the Preventive Healthcare Conference 2023, organized by Public Health Australia Mark Harris UNSW CPHCE

Received a great response on my presentation 'Feasibility and acceptability of involving Bilingual Community Navigator in general practice setting of Sydney, Australia' at Preventive Healthcare Conference 2023, Adelaide, Australia, organized by Public Health Australia Mark Harris UNSW CPHCE

I have raised the importance of recognizing and measuring social productions beyond the narrow focus of GDP alone in moving towards a wellbeing economy in Australia and worldwide #Preventive Healthcare Conference 2023, organized by Public Health Australia Jo-An Occhipinti

First research conducted in #Australia exploring #feasibility and #acceptability of #CHWs in #GeneralPractice setting. bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Mark Harris UNSW CPHCE AAAPC Public Health Australia CHW Central

Congrats to Alamgir Kabir recently graduated with his PhD from UNSW Medicine & Health. His PhD title is ‘Evaluation of vaccination programs in Australia’s Indigenous and medically at-risk children using record linkage of national immunisation and state health data’ #PhD #unsw

We are editing a special issue on #access to #primaryhealthcare at #AustrlianJournalofPrimaryHealth. You may consider publishing if you have an article coving issues related to #access in #healthcare. publish.csiro.au/py/content/Cal… Annette Peart Siân Slade Mark Harris Jo-An Occhipinti

Our latest #publication is the first research that underscores #functional limitations among the older adults residing in the #Rohingya refugee camp (largest in the world) of #Bangladesh. bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/.../s12877-023… UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNSW CPHCE Brain & Mind Centre

What a week! Very honoured to be awarded the #RANZCP2023 RANZCP Margaret Tobin Award & to deliver the Oration. Tackling premature mortality in people living with mental ill health is everybody's business. Thanks Melissa Sweet Croakey News for sharing my oration Mindgardens Neuroscience Network

Joined as Lecturer, International Public Health #UNSW UNSW Medicine & Health Mark Harris

I keep being asked what I make of the UFO thing in Congress yesterday, so here it is: I watched a few clips and saw some people who seemed to believe stuff saying extraordinary things without presenting extraordinary evidence. Therefore I have nothing more to say, other than: It

The new fees policy for HREC review for clinical trials in NSW Health just created a new barrier to research in NSW. My PhD student (scholarship, v small grant to pay clinicians to deliver intervention, small feasibility RCT) just been asked to pay $250 for a major amendment.

Just published paper on roles, training, supervision and support required for Australian community health navigators following up patients after hospitalisation.