Improving type 2 diabetes management

"The Real 5As project has unpacked some of the important underlying factors that help GPs to support their patients in behaviour change. General practice plays an important role in supporting patients to achieve lifestyle change including smoking cessation, dietary improvements and reducing sedentary behaviour."  
Dr Elizabeth Sturgiss

Improving general practice 

"Better education, stronger GP-hospital communication, and improved action plans can significantly enhance COPD care and reduce preventable hospitalisations."  
Dr Bianca Perera

Tackling sedentary behaviour in general practice

"GPs want to help patients reduce sedentary time but they need the right support. With practical tools and clear guidance, we can make this a normal part of everyday care and change lives in the process."  
Professor Tania Winzenberg

Transforming chronic pain management​ 

“Our new mobile phone app for patients with persistent pain helps identify their most effective non-drug self-management options. Integrating this digital tool into their general practice care offers a new, personalised approach to pain management”  
Associate Professor Nancy Sturman 

Assisting in diabetes self-management   

"What really stood out was the opportunity to better involve patients in their care. Many weren’t aware of the goals set in their GP management plans, highlighting just how powerful truly collaborative, patient-centred goal setting can be in improving engagement and outcomes."  
Dr Hannah Woodall

Enhancing mastitis care for breastfeeding mothers

“By understanding how GPs treat mastitis, we can improve guidelines, support breastfeeding mothers, and ensure better care” 
Professor Lisa Amir

Closing the Gap in diabetes care   

"One of the most important aspects of this research was ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices are heard. Having Indigenous researchers like Dr Natalie Pink and Ms Antoinette Liddell involved ensures that the study reflects community needs and leads to real change."  
Professor Nigel Stocks 

Guidelines That Work for Everyone: Embedding Equity into Everyday Practice

"Future development of clinical guidelines needs to reflect on the impact on equity. This is to ensure that guidelines do not inadvertently widen healthcare equity gaps. We have worked closely with the Therapeutic Guidelines to enact changes in their online clinical practice guidelines to ensure they are more helpful for GPs"  
Professor Elizabeth Sturgiss

Enabling greater access to aged care

"Virtual Care can help aged care residents get better access to their usual general practice. By working with residents, carers, GPs and aged care staff, we can develop services that improve care quality and support better, safer care for older Australians."  
Professor Meredith Makeham

Trust at the Heart of General Practice

"General practice is about more than diagnoses and treatments. It is about being there, in the real sense, for our patients."  
Dr Hayley Thomas

Supporting Safe Driving for Older Australians

"The 3 Domains toolkit gives GPs confidence and helps older drivers feel reassured. It offers a simple way to balance independence with community safety."  
Professor Katharine Wallis

Supporting recovery after road traffic accidents

"This research highlights the important role general practitioners play in supporting patients recovering from road traffic accidents and the need for better clinical guidance and care pathways."  
Dr Sean Black Tiong

Turning Guidelines into Better Access for Medical Abortion Care

"We’re wanting the guidelines to empower GPs to be able to provide medical abortion if that’s what they want to do, and if they have the clinical skills to do it"  
Dr Sonia Srinivasan

Improving dementia diagnosis in general practice

"Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, yet so many people wait years for a diagnosis. This project showed that when you give a whole practice team the knowledge, the confidence and a local pathway to refer to, things change. Diagnosis rates go up, staff feel equipped, and patients get the support they need sooner."  
Dr Stephanie Daly