Medicine
Sam Manger
- Senior Lecturer, Lifestyle Medicine
- sam.manger@jcu.edu.au
Damon Eisen
- JCU Professor
- damon.eisen@jcu.edu.au
Karen Carlisle
- Associate Professor, Health Postgraduate Education
- karen.carlisle@jcu.edu.au
Alan de Costa
- JCU Associate Professor
- alan.decosta@jcu.edu.au
Alexandra Edelman
- JCU Research Fellow
- alexandra.edelman@my.jcu.edu.au
Peter Massey
- JCU Associate Professor
- peter.massey@jcu.edu.au
Michelle Redman-MacLaren
- Associate Professor, Pacific Health
- michelle.maclaren@jcu.edu.au
Robin Ray
- Adjunct Associate Professor
- robin.ray@jcu.edu.au
Hayley Letson
- Senior Research Fellow
- hayley.letson@jcu.edu.au
Dympna Leonard
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer
- dympna.leonard@jcu.edu.au
The Real Face of Men’s Health
A landmark report series laying bare the true state of men's health — country by country, community by community. Developed by the Movember Institute of Men's Health in partnership with local experts across six markets, the reports combine original research, lived experience and compelling evidence to make the case for urgent, systemic change
Social prescribing in the Australian context: A national feasibility study
This report summarises the findings of a national feasibility study commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (now the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing) to assess the viability of implementing social prescribing in the Australian context. The aims of the feasibility study were to: • collate and review the most up-to-date Australian and international social prescribing evidence, including peer-reviewed research, programmatic evaluations and other relevant literature; • analyse the key features and shared characteristics of successful international and Australian social prescribing initiatives; • determine which social prescribing models are most applicable and appropriate in the Australian context for connecting primary healthcare patients to non-clinical interventions and community supports; and • identify barriers and enablers to the effective, systematic implementation of social prescribing as an adjunct to primary healthcare in Australia
Dietary approaches to support mental health Policy Evidence Brief
This report considers identified needs and relevant evidence supporting effective interventions and makes four policy recommendations: 1. Access to dietetic services for people with a common mental disorder requiring multidisciplinary treatment services should be provided through inclusion of Accredited Practising Dietitians as eligible allied health professional providers under the Better Access Initiative. 2. National Information and resources on the role of diet and nutrition in mental health should be commissioned, in addition to the suite of education and resources funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (the department) for organisations and professionals to help them support people with mental ill-health (14). These should then be implemented by relevant medical, allied health and mental health education and training organisations. 3. Social prescription within primary health care practice should include referral to community organisations and services providing individual support with nutrition for individuals with common mental disorders. 4. National, state and territory mental health policies and programs should raise public awareness of the role of nutrition and diet in mental health.
Sleep: a core pillar of health and wellbeing : Improving population sleep health to reduce preventable illness and injury – Policy Evidence Review
This policy evidence review has drawn together the available evidence on sleep health relevant to the
Australian policy context and has identified policy approaches that would enable a nationally
consistent approach to improving sleep health in Australia. In particular, it focusses on how policy can
best support the prevention and treatment of poor sleep in the Australian population. The role of
population health policy in improving public awareness, understanding and engagement in improved
sleep health is considered together with the potential for primary care services, particularly general
practice, to identify, prevent and treat poor sleep and sleep disorders. The clinical treatment and
management of sleep disorders within specialist sleep health services are beyond the scope of this
paper.
Validation of the Lifestyle Medicine Behavioural and Readiniess (LM-BAR) tool
A multi-institutional project across JCU, University of Melbourne and Macquarie University under professional and service user validation of a clinical too that assesses the social determinants, lifestyle determinants and behavioural readiness and priorities.
Reducing COVID-related distress, depression and Anxiety using Lifestyle Medicine: the CALM trial
The CALM trial was a randomised, non-inferiority clinical trial evaluating an eight-week, online group-based lifestyle medicine program against standard cognitive behavioural therapy. The methodology utilized six Zoom sessions led by a dietitian and exercise physiologist focusing on a Mediterranean-style diet and increased physical activity, with outcomes tracked via standard mental health scales, dietary tracking, and cost-effectiveness analyses. For more details, visit the study documentation.
Shaping a Healthy Australia
Codesign and developed digital tools and resources for Australian Primary Care Providers (GPs, nurses, allied health) to support behaviour change
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.
Review of Tokelau's Clinical Health Services and Patient Referrals Sceme (Old ID 26397)
The Tokelau Government has asked for an independent review of the Tokelau Patient Referrals Scheme (TPRS) and clinical health services. In partnership with the Tokelau Government, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) has engaged a Massey University-led team to do the review. Our proposal is distinguished by three features in particular: the team is Pacific-led, the review design is bottom up, participatory and solutions-focussed, and our approach is grounded in a Tokelauan world view of health and wellbeing. This approach will allow for the co-creation of knowledge, will ensure that the review is inclusive of a diversity of views, including marginalised groups, and will enable us to undertake an in-depth review which reflects the social, economic, cultural and spiritual context. Methodological innovations such as use of the Systems Assessment Tool and particpatory co-design workshops will enable us to generate robust findings combining quantitative and qualitative data.
Exploring the educational and program impact of strategies to increase high quality GP registrar supervision and training in underserved communities in north-western Queensland (Old ID 25073)
This project builds on the previously funded ACRRM ERG - to develop a general practice workforce that is aligned with population health needs and optimising workforce sustainability and training in rural and remote areas. The first project identified underserved communities where GP registrar training capacity could be better targeted by strategically establishing registrar training posts in underserved communities. New training posts have been established or are in development in the underserved areas identified by the first project. This new project will evaluate these new training posts; measuring the educational impact of training in underserved areas and the impact of training posts on local communities.
Association of osteoprotegerin with human abdominal aortic aneurysm progression
- 2005
- American Heart Association
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
The small abdominal aortic aneurysm
- 2007
- Edizioni Minerva Medica
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
Matrix Biology of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Diabetes: Mechanisms Underlying the Negative Association
- 2007
- Informa Healthcare
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
The outcome of endovascular repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
- 2007
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
Association between osteopontin and human abdominal aortic aneurysm
- 2007
- Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
Obesity, adipokines, and abdominal aortic aneurysm: health in men study
- 2007
- American Heart Association
- Researchers:Jonathan Golledge
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