Leanne Hall
- leanne.hall@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9641-9217- Senior Research Officer
- Mackay Clinical School
Projects
4
Publications
51
Awards
7
Biography
Dr Leanne Hall is a Senior Research Officer in the College of Medicine and Dentistry at James Cook University, based at the Mackay and Atherton Clinical Schools. She leads an independent research program in rural and remote health while building research capability among the clinicians and students working in northern Queensland.
Her current research spans tropical infectious disease epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship and medical education research. Dr Hall also has an ongoing collaboration with Professor Annina Schmid at the University of Oxford on how rural and remote general practitioners assess and manage spine-related leg pain, bringing precision-care methods to settings where specialist services are least available.
Dr Hall has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers across basic science, applied research and health services evaluation. Her doctoral work in neuroscience included international collaboration on deep brain stimulation in Taiwan, and she received the GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award for Basic Science and Applied Research in 2019. She remains affiliated with the Centre for Innovation in Pain and Health Research at the University of Queensland.
She is an accredited Primary Supervisor on the JCU HDR register and has supervised six MBBS Honours students to completion, two of whom received the University Medal. She serves on the College Honours Committee and the Impact and Evaluation Working Group, contributed to the Scientific Committee of the MED NORRTH Research Conference in 2025 and 2026, and peer-reviews for several international journals.
Research
Research Interests
Rural and Remote Health
Antibiotic Stewardship
Low Back Pain
Rehabilitation
Projects
Teaching
Taught Modules
2021
2023
2024
2021
2024
2021
2022
2024
2022
2023
2023
2022
2026
2026
2025
2025
Current Honours and External Research Students
Evaluating the Accuracy, Sensitivity, and Specificity of Artificial Intelligence Across the Stages of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in the Medical Field.
HONOURS- 2026
Prescribing and referral patterns, and temporal trends in the management of acne by early-career general practitioners
HONOURS- 2026
Aetiology and Epidemiology of Sepsis in Northern Australia: Comparing Patient Outcomes with the Broader Australian Population
HONOURS- 2026
Immune Dysregulation in Sepsis due to Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection (melioidosis) in North Queensland
HONOURS- 2026
How effective is a digital health program (Lyfy) in lowering blood pressure among adult hypertensive populations?
OTHER- 2026
Intra-cerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients Admitted to Intensive Care in Australia and New Zealand: A multi-center Cohort Analysis of In-Hospital Mortality over 25 years
HONOURS- 2026
Exploring Awareness of and Screening Practices for Melanoma in Parkinson’s Disease
HONOURS- 2025
Completed Honours and External Research Students
Emergency Department Syphilis Screening Program
HONOURS
Planned dose reduction of ocrelizumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a single-centre observational study
HONOURS
Outcomes Of SGLT2- Inhibitor Induced Euglycaemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis In A North Queensland Intensive Care Unit
HONOURS
Evaluation of the ability of the HEAR score to rule out 30-day Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in adult Emergency Department patients with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (SHEAR-ED)
HONOURS
Outcomes of retrieval for suspected snake bites in Queensland
HONOURS
James Cook University Medical and Nursing Students’ Attitudes Towards Voluntary Assisted Dying
HONOURS
Activities
Education
Ph.D., University of Queensland
2009 - 2012
B Phty (Honours 1), University of Queensland
2003 - 2006
Committees
MED NORRTH Scientific Committee
2025 - 2026
Awards
Employment
Output
Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare; Binks, Sophie; Tapley, Amanda; van Driel, Mieke; Davis, Josh; Fielding, Alison; Holliday, Elizabeth; Dizon, Jason; Ball, Jean; Davey, Andrew; Ralston, Anna; Moad, Dominica; Turner, Alexandria; Clarke, Lisa; Magin, Parker (2026) 'Antibiotic Prescribing for Cellulitis by Australian Early Career GPs: A Longitudinal Analysis'. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2026 (1). [DOI]
Moncrieff, Leah; Heal, Clare; Hall, Leanne; Lawton, Luke; Ong, Jason J. (2026) 'Cost-effectiveness of an opt-out emergency department screening program for syphilis in North Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population'. Sexual Health, 23 (3). [DOI]
Perez Castillo, Dennis; Hall, Leanne; Senthuran, Siva; Fox, Elliot; Dash, Sananta; Heal, Clare (2025) 'Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor-associated euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency peri-operative period: a systematic review'. Journal of Anesthesia, 39 :976-988. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Mackie, Brooke; Woolley, Torres; Hollins, Aaron; Hall, Leanne (2025) 'Factors associated with James Cook University medical students experiencing high quality clinical learning on final-year rural placement'. Rural and Remote Health, 25 (2). [DOI]
Moncrieff, Leah; Lawton, Luke; Hall, Leanne; Edmondson, Katie; Menon, Arun; Heal, Clare (2025) 'An outbreak-driven emergency department screening program for syphilis in North Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population'. Sexual Health, 22 (5). [DOI]
Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare (2025) 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association of human papilloma virus infections with ocular surface squamous neoplasia'. Cancer Epidemiology, 96 . [DOI]
Bailey, Madison; Gibbs, Clinton; Heal, Clare; Gane, Chloe E.; Hall, Leanne (2025) 'Exploring the Utility of Point-of-Care Testing for Diagnosing Snake Envenomation in Australian Snake Bites: A scoping review'. Toxicon, 265 . [DOI]
Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare; Woolley, Torres; Harte, Jane; Hollins, Aaron (2025) 'Equivalence in Student Perceptions: A Study of Rural and Remote Medical Placements'. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33 (6). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Hall, Leanne; Berlot, Florence; Tweed, Mike; Heal, Clare (2025) 'Cohen's Method and Its Variations in Standard Setting for Medical Examinations: An Australian Multi-Institutional Analysis'. Clinical Teacher, 22 (6). [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Tran, Trung Dang Quoc; Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare; Haleagrahara, Nagaraja; Edwards, Sharon; Boggild, Mike (2024) 'Planned dose reduction of ocrelizumab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a single-centre observational study'. BMJ Neurology Open, 6 (1). [DOI]
Moncrieff, Leah; O'Reilly, Morgan; Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare (2024) 'Interventions aimed at increasing syphilis screening among non-pregnant individuals in healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. Sexual Health, 21 (3). [DOI]
Heal, Clare; Hall, Leanne (2024) 'Clinical prediction rules for surgical site infection after minor surgery in general practice'. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (9):640-646. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
The effect of COVID-19 on medical student clinical skill practice and self-perceived proficiency
2023
Hall, Leanne; Binks, Sophie; Heal, Clare (2023) 'The effect of COVID-19 on medical student clinical skill practice and self-perceived proficiency'. MedEdPublish, 13 . [DOI]
Walker, Betrice; Edey, Jenna; Hall, Leanne; Braniff, Kathleen; Heal, Clare (2023) 'Impact of new diagnostic pathway for gestational diabetes in time of COVID-19'. Obstetric Medicine, 16 (2):104-108. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Hall, Leanne M.; Gorges, Hilary J.; Van Driel, Mieke; Magin, Parker; Francis, Nick; Heal, Clare F. (2022) 'International comparison of guidelines for management of impetigo: a systematic review'. Family Practice, 39 (1):150-158. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
James, Gregory; Stecco, Carla; Blomster, Linda; Hall, Leanne; Schmid, Annina B.; Shu, Cindy C.; Little, Christopher B.; Melrose, James; Hodges, Paul W. (2022) 'Muscle spindles of the multifidus muscle undergo structural change after intervertebral disc degeneration'. European Spine Journal, 31 :1879-1888. [DOI]
Validation of shear wave elastography as a noninvasive measure of pelvic floor muscle stiffness
2022
Morin, Mélanie; Salomoni, Sauro E.; Stafford, Ryan E.; Hall, Leanne M.; Hodges, Paul W. (2022) 'Validation of shear wave elastography as a noninvasive measure of pelvic floor muscle stiffness'. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 41 (7):1620-1628. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Klyne, David Murray; Hall, Leanne Marie; Nicholas, Michael K.; Hodges, Paul William (2022) 'Risk factors for low back pain outcome: Does it matter when they are measured?'. European Journal of Pain, 26 (4):835-854. [DOI]
Heal, C.; D'Souza, K.; Hall, L.; Smith, J.; Jones, K.; ACCLAiM collaboration (2022) 'Changes to objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) at Australian medical schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic'. Medical Teacher, 44 (4):418-424. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
2021
Liaw, Joshua; Walker, Betrice; Hall, Leanne; Gorton, Susan; White, Andrew V.; Heal, Clare (2021) 'Rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. PLoS ONE, 16 (6). [DOI]
Hodges, Paul William; Hall, Leanne; Setchell, Jenny; French, Simon; Kasza, Jessica; Bennell, Kim; Hunter, David; Vicenzino, Bill; Crofts, Samuel; Dickson, Chris; Ferreira, Manuela (2021) 'Effect of a consumer-focused website for low back pain on health literacy, treatment choices, and clinical outcomes: randomized controlled trial'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (6). [DOI]
Elgueta‐Cancino, Edith; Sheeran, Liba; Salomoni, Sauro; Hall, Leanne; Hodges, Paul W. (2021) 'Characterisation of motor cortex organisation in patients with different presentations of persistent low back pain'. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54 (11):7989-8005. [DOI]
Gorges, Hilary; Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare (2021) 'Feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial for the topical treatment of impetigo in Australian General Practice'. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6 (4). [DOI]
Ediriweera, Yashodha; Banks, Jennifer; Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare (2021) 'A randomised controlled trial of ice to reduce the pain of immunisation-the ICE Trial'. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6 (3). [DOI]
Hall, Leanne M.; Ediriweera, Yashodha; Banks, Jennifer; Nambiar, Anjali; Heal, Clare (2020) 'Cooling to reduce the pain associated with vaccination: a systematic review'. Vaccine, 38 (51):8082-8089. [DOI]
Nagendiram, Archana; Bougher, Hannah; Banks, Jennifer; Hall, Leanne; Heal, Clare (2020) 'Australian women’s self-perceived barriers to participation in cervical cancer screening: a systematic review'. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 31 (3):343-353. [DOI]
Bougher, Hannah; Nagendiram, Archana; Banks, Jennifer; Hall, Leanne Marie; Heal, Clare (2020) 'Imaging to improve agreement for proximal humeral fracture classification in adult patient: a systematic review of quantitative studies'. Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 11 :S16-S24. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Klyne, David M.; van den Hoorn, Wolbert; Barbe, Mary F.; Cholewicki, Jacek; Hall, Leanne; Khan, Asaduzzaman; Meroni, Roberto; Moseley, G. Lorimer; Nicholas, Michael; O’Sullivan, Lee; Park, Rachel; Russell, Glen; Sterling, Michele; Hodges, Paul W. (2020) 'Cohort profile: why do people keep hurting their back?'. BMC Research Notes, 13 . [DOI]
Hodges, Paul W.; Stafford, Ryan E.; Hall, Leanne; Neumann, Patricia; Morrison, Shan; Frawley, Helena; Doorbar-Baptist, Stuart; Nahon, Irmina; Crow, Jason; Thompson, Judith; Cameron, Anne P. (2020) 'Reconsideration of pelvic floor muscle training to prevent and treat incontinence after radical prostatectomy'. Urologic Oncology, 38 (5):354-371. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Hall, Leanne M.; Neumann, Patricia; Hodges, Paul W. (2020) 'Do features of randomized controlled trials of pelvic floor muscle training for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence differentiate successful from unsuccessful patient outcomes? A systematic review with a series of meta‐analyses'. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 39 (2):533-546. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Maclachlan, Liam R.; Mills, Kathryn; Lawford, Belinda J.; Egerton, Thorlene; Setchell, Jenny; Hall, Leanne M.; Plinsinga, Melanie L.; Besomi, Manuela; Teo, Pek Ling; Eyles, Jillian P.; Mellor, Rebecca; Melo, Luciano; Robbins, Sarah; Hodges, Paul W.; Hunter, David J.; Vicenzino, Bill; Bennell, Kim L. (2020) 'Design, Delivery, Maintenance, and Outcomes of Peer-to-Peer Online Support Groups for People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: Systematic Review'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (4). [DOI]
Shraim, Muath A.; Massé-Alarie, Hugo; Hall, Leanne M.; Hodges, Paul W. (2020) 'Systematic Review and Synthesis of Mechanism-based Classification Systems for Pain Experienced in the Musculoskeletal System'. Clinical Journal of Pain, 36 (10):793-812. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Plinsinga, Melanie Louise; Besomi, Manuela; Maclachlan, Liam; Melo, Luciana; Robbins, Sarah; Lawford, Belinda J.; Teo, Pek Ling; Mills, Kathryn; Setchell, Jenny; Egerton, Thorlene; Eyles, Jillian; Hall, Leanne; Mellor, Rebecca; Hunter, David J.; Hodges, Paul; Vicenzino, Bill; Bennell, Kim (2019) 'Exploring the Characteristics and Preferences for Online Support Groups: Mixed Method Study'. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21 (12). [DOI]
Aljuraifani, Rafeef; Stafford, Ryan E.; Hall, Leanne; van den Hoorn, Wolbert; Hodges, Paul W. (2019) 'Task-specific differences in respiration-related activation of deep and superficial pelvic floor muscles'. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126 :1343-1351. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Aljuraifani, Rafeef; Stafford, Ryan E.; Hall, Leanne M.; Hodges, Paul W. (2019) 'Activity of deep and superficial pelvic floor muscles in women in response to different verbal instructions: a preliminary investigation using a novel electromyography electrode'. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 16 (5):673-679. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
French, Simon D.; Nielsen, Mandy; Hall, Leanne; Nicolson, Philippa J.A.; van Tulder, Maurits; Bennell, Kim L.; Hinman, Rana S.; Maher, Chris G.; Jull, Gwendolen; Hodges, Paul W. (2019) 'Essential key messages about diagnosis, imaging, and self-care for people with low back pain: a modified Delphi study of consumer and expert opinions'. Pain, 160 (12):2787-2797. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
James, Gregory; Sluka, Kathleen A.; Blomster, Linda; Hall, Leanne; Schmid, Annina; Shu, Cindy C.; Little, Christopher B.; Melrose, James; Hodges, Paul W. (2018) 'Macrophage polarization contributes to local inflammation and structural change in the multifidus muscle after intervertebral disc injury'. European Spine Journal, 27 :1744-1756. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Design of programs to train pelvic floor muscles in men with urinary dysfunction: systematic review
2018
Hall, Leanne M.; Aljuraifani, Rafeef; Hodges, Paul W. (2018) 'Design of programs to train pelvic floor muscles in men with urinary dysfunction: systematic review'. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 37 (7):2053-2087. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Gallina, Alessio; Salomoni, Sauro E.; Hall, Leanne M.; Tucker, Kylie; Garland, S. Jayne; Hodges, Paul W. (2018) 'Location-specific responses to nociceptive input support the purposeful nature of motor adaptation to pain'. Pain, 159 (11):2192-2200. [DOI]
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James, Gregory; Blomster, Linda; Hall, Leanne; Schmid, Annina B.; Shu, Cindy C.; Little, Christopher B.; Melrose, James; Hodges, Paul W. (2016) 'Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment of Intervertebral Disc Lesion Prevents Fatty Infiltration and Fibrosis of the Multifidus Muscle, but not Cytokine and Muscle Fiber Changes'. Spine, 41 (15):1208-1217. [DOI]
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Hodges, Paul W.; James, Gregory; Blomster, Linda; Hall, Leanne; Schmid, Annina; Shu, Cindy; Little, Christopher; Melrose, James (2015) 'Multifidus Muscle Changes After Back Injury Are Characterized by Structural Remodeling of Muscle, Adipose and Connective Tissue, but Not Muscle Atrophy'. Spine, 40 (14):1057-1071. [DOI]
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ResearchOnline@JCU
Measuring the Lifespace of People With Parkinson’s Disease Using Smartphones: Proof of Principle
2014
Liddle, Jacki; Ireland, David; McBride, Simon J.; Brauer, Sandra G.; Hall, Leanne M.; Ding, Hang; Karunanithi, Mohan; Hodges, Paul W.; Theodoros, Deborah; Silburn, Peter A.; Chenery, Helen J. (2014) 'Measuring the Lifespace of People With Parkinson’s Disease Using Smartphones: Proof of Principle'. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 2 (1). [DOI]
Hodges, Paul W.; James, Gregory; Blomster, Linda; Hall, Leanne; Schmid, Annina B.; Shu, Cindy; Little, Christopher; Melrose, James (2014) 'Can Proinflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression Explain Multifidus Muscle Fiber Changes After an Intervertebral Disc Lesion?'. Spine, 39 (13):1010-1017. [DOI]
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The effect of Parkinson’s disease and levodopa on adaptation of anticipatory postural adjustments
2013
Hall, L. M.; Brauer, S. G.; Horak, F.; Hodges, P. W. (2013) 'The effect of Parkinson’s disease and levodopa on adaptation of anticipatory postural adjustments'. Neuroscience, 250 :483-492. [DOI]
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D’hooge, Roseline; Hodges, Paul; Tsao, Henry; Hall, Leanne; MacDonald, David; Danneels, Lieven (2013) 'Altered trunk muscle coordination during rapid trunk flexion in people in remission of recurrent low back pain'. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 23 (1):173-181. [DOI]
Adaptive Changes in Anticipatory Postural Adjustments With Novel and Familiar Postural Supports
2010
Hall, Leanne M.; Brauer, Sandra; Horak, Fay; Hodges, Paul W. (2010) 'Adaptive Changes in Anticipatory Postural Adjustments With Novel and Familiar Postural Supports'. Journal of Neurophysiology, 103 :968-976. [DOI]
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Hall, Leanne; Tsao, Henry; MacDonald, David; Coppieters, Michel; Hodges, Paul W. (2009) 'Immediate effects of co-contraction training on motor control of the trunk muscles in people with recurrent low back pain'. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 19 (5):763-773. [DOI]
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Heal, Clare; Rosengren, Helena; Hall, Leanne (2024) 'Clindamycin and bacterial load reduction as prophylaxis for surgical site infection after below-knee flap and graft procedures: A trial protocol' Australian Journal of General Practice, 53 (11) :859-863. [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Ediriweera, Yashodha; Banks, Jennifer; Hall, Leanne M.; Heal, Clare (2022) 'A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of ice to reduce the pain of immunisation: The ICE trial' Australian Journal of General Practice, 51 (3) :173-177. [DOI]
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Hall, Leanne M.; Ferreira, Manuela; Setchell, Jenny; French, Simon; Kasza, Jessica; Bennell, Kim L.; Hunter, David; Vicenzino, Bill; Dickson, Chris; Hodges, Paul (2019) 'MyBackPain—evaluation of an innovative consumer-focused website for low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' BMJ Open, 9 (5) . [DOI]
Hodges, Paul; Stafford, Ryan; Coughlin, Geoff D.; Kasza, Jessica; Ashton-Miller, James; Cameron, Anne P.; Connelly, Luke; Hall, Leanne M. (2019) 'Efficacy of a personalised pelvic floor muscle training programme on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy (MaTchUP): protocol for a randomised controlled trial' BMJ Open, 9 (5) . [DOI]