College of Medicine & Dentistry
Semagn Abate
- Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
- semagn.abate@my.jcu.edu.au
Joseph Kamara
- Senior Lecturer Disaster Health and Humanitarian Assistance
- joseph.kamara@jcu.edu.au
Eric Kalo
- Lecturer Medical Education
- eric.kalo@jcu.edu.au
Erin Waters
- JCU Associate Professor
- erin.waters@jcu.edu.au
Kannan Maharajan
- Associate Professor, Pharmacy
- kannan.maharajan@jcu.edu.au
Fahmida Begum Mina
- Doctor of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
- fahmidabegum.mina@my.jcu.edu.au
Lynsey Brown
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- lynsey.brown@jcu.edu.au
Ali Isin
- Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
- ali.isin@jcu.edu.au
Muideen Olaiya
- Senior Research Fellow
- muideen.olaiya@jcu.edu.au
Mila Grinblat
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- mila.grinblat@jcu.edu.au
Co-designed sleep health program to achieve better sleep and improved mental health symptoms in Indigenous adolescents
The overarching goal of the Let’s Yarn About Sleep project is to co-design, deliver, and co-evaluate a sleep health program for First Nations adolescents in remote Australia. The specific objectives of this project are to:
1) Co-create a sleep health program for First Nations adolescents
2) Train and upskill Aboriginal Youth Workers (AYWs) as “Sleep Coaches” to deliver the program.
3) Evaluate the program's acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness in improving First Nations adolescents' sleep health and SEWB.
Supporting Provisional Psychologists to Practice - Stream 2
Mental Health Program - Addressing Critical Psychology Shortages – Supporting Provisional Psychologists to Practice Grant (GO6626). $1,179,686 including GST, 2023 to 2027. Funds 300 full supervisor training places and 160 masterclass places nationally, with additional places awarded by the Department across the final two years.
Supervisor experiences of psychology skills required for rural and remote practice
The aim of this research was to gain a broader understanding of the skill needs of supervisors providing board
approved supervision to rural and remote psychologists from the perspective of new and experienced
supervisors and to evaluate the efficacy of curriculum developed to address rural and remote as a
competency.
Publications
Varela, S. M., Hays, C., Knight, S., & Hays, R. (2021). Models of remote professional supervision
for psychologists in rural and remote locations: A systematic review. Australian Journal of Rural
Health, 29(2), 211-225.
Varela, S. M, Jones, S., Schlicht, K., Aniftos, M, Varela, A. J., Foley, C., & Felton-Busch, C. (unpublished – ready for submission). Perspectives of Experienced Supervisors: How Can We Better Support the Rural and Remote Psychology Workforce?
Varela, S. M, Jones, S., Schlicht, K., Aniftos, M, Varela, A. J., Foley, C., & Felton-Busch, C. (paper being developed). The Development of a Rural and Remote Curriculum for Supervision
Varela, S. M, Jones, S., Schlicht, K., Aniftos, M, Varela, A. J., Foley, C., & Felton-Busch, C. (paper being developed). Rural and Remote Supervision as a Competency: Training Outcomes
Conference presentations:
1. Varela, S. M. (2023, 9 November). Supporting the Rural and Remote Psychology Workforce: Perspectives of Experienced Supervisors. Rural Mental Health Conference, Albury, NSW.
2. Varela, S. M. & Jones, S. (2023, 12 July). Strengthening the Rural/Remote Allied Health Workforce. 11th Biennial "Are You Remotely Interested...?" Conference. MCRRH, JCU, Mount Isa.
3. Varela, S. M. (2020, 1 October). Remote clinical supervision for psychologists located in
geographically rural and remote locations. "Are You Remotely Interested...?" 2020 Virtual Conference. MCRRH, JCU, Mount Isa.
4. Varela, S. M. (2020, 25 May). Professional Supervisor Training Needs for the Rural and Remote Psychology Workforce. 7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium (Virtual Pre-Symposium). National Rural Health Alliance, Canberra.
Evaluation of patient outcomes from the Western Queensland Primary Health Network (WQPHN) Mental Health Collaborative
The purpose of this evaluation is to determine the association of implementation of the mental health collaborative with changes in client outcomes (particularly overall wellbeing and functioning) over a 12 month period.
Health Workforce Program: Expansion of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program in More Remote Settings
Expansion of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program in More Remote Settings in Victoria, University of Melbourne (UDRH) — Mental Health and Wellbeing for Remote and Aboriginal Victorians
ConnectED: Translating mental health peer support into practice for consumers in rural and regional emergency departments
Translating mental health peer support into practice for consumers in rural and regional emergency departments, feasibility and pilot testing. Listed publicly by the funder as Embedding peer support in rural emergency departments. Medibank Better Health Foundation, now the Medibank Better Health Research Hub. Chief investigator Associate Professor Kevin Mc Namara at Deakin, with twenty co-investigators across eight organisations: Deakin, Grampians Health, the University of Melbourne, La Trobe, the University of Tasmania, Monash, Northern Health and Western Alliance.
Developing culturally appropriate mental health assessment tools for older adults living in the Torres Strait (Old ID 27220)
The aim of the study is to develop culturally appropriate mental health assessment tools for older adults (e.g. aged 45 and over) living in the Torres Strait. Data from yarning circles with Torres Strait community members and health care staff will be used to identify how mental health disorders are expressed in the Torres Strait. A Delphi process will then be used to identify appropriate tools for assessing these domains of mental ill health for use in older adults in the Torres Strait. These tools will then be piloted to determine acceptability and validated for use in the Torres Strait.
The KidGen National Kidney Genomics Program – improving genomic outcomes for Australian families with genetic kidney disease (Old ID 27287)
The KidGen National Kidney Genomic Program is an Australian national and translational genomics program addressing the clinical need to urgently improve identification and diagnosis of novel monogenic rare kidney diseases. Our vision is to improve the diagnostic and clinical outcomes of Australian patients and families affected by genetic kidney disease (GKD) through personalised application of novel genomic approaches at national scale and within a multidisciplinary context. We will materially increase the genetic diagnosis rate in this space towards 70% by 2025 whilst enabling earlier and more efficient genomic diagnosis of rare kidney disorders. World-leading genomic approaches will be utilised to improve connection and capacity, including the application of advanced research and functional genomics to identify and validate novel gene variants in our extensive patient cohort. Through our established national network of multidisciplinary clinics this will inform clinical options and pathways for affected Australian families and accelerate translation and integration of genomics knowledge and technology into kidney clinical practice.
Treatment as Prevention in Correctional Facilities in Southern Africa (TasP Prisons) (Old ID 22496)
Limited data from Southern Africa suggest that concentration of HIV-infected individuals and high-risk sexual behaviours in correctional facilities may be driving HIV transmission in incarcerated populations. Despite the implications of incarceration - related HIV transmission on individual and public health, little evidence exists to guide implementation of HIV prevention strategies in these settings. One such strategy, Treatment as Prevention (TasP), offers promise to: (1) prevent HIV transmission among incarcerated men having sex with men and people who use drugs; and (2) improve inmate health and tuberculosis control. In this project we will implement TasP in three correctional facilities - one in Zambia and two in South Africa - and evaluate TasP implementation as a strategy to coordinate the HIV care continuum and assure appropriate TB assessment among HIV-infected inmates.
Exploring the Long-Term Effects of Probiotic Supplementation in Premature Infants (Old ID 27031)
Probiotic supplementation is now standard care for pre-term infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); significantly reducing the risk of Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) and mortality. What is not known is the long-term impact of this probiotic treatment on the developing infant gut microbiome. Evidence from a previous study shows positive effects, however, two important questions remain. 1. Microbes from probiotic supplementation appear to colonize the infant gut, cause positive modulation and reduce the incidence of disease, does this effect persist over the first year of life? 2. Should the criteria for probiotic supplementation be expanded to include all infants?
A case–control comparison of acute-phase peripheral blood gene expression in participants diagnosed with minor ischaemic stroke or stroke mimics
- 2023
- BioMed Central
- Researchers:Andrew CalcinoRhondda JonesMatt FieldJonathan GolledgeJoseph Moxon
Lophomonas as a respiratory pathogen-jumping the gun
- 2024
- American Society for Microbiology
- Researchers:Richard Bradbury
Is strongyloidiasis a zoonosis from dogs?
- 2024
- Royal Society
- Researchers:Richard Bradbury
Strongyloides fuelleborni kellyi in New Guinea: Neglected, ignored and unexplored
- 2021
- CSIRO Publishing
- Researchers:Richard Bradbury
Parasitic disease surveillance, Mississippi, USA
- 2021
- US Department of Health and Human Services
- Researchers:Richard Bradbury
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The Brain Foundation
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