JCU > Research Portfolio > Dr Deb Smith

About

Experienced Senior Project Manager and Research Officer with a demonstrated history of working in health education and research, and the non-profit sector. Skilled in project management, medical education, program evaluation and qualitative research.

Teaching

HS5102: Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

Publications

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Journal Articles

Lindsay D, Bates N, Callander E, Johnston K, Carlisle K, Smith D, Evans R and Larkins S (in press) Evaluating the quality and safety of the BreastScreen remote radiology assessment model of service delivery in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, , DOI:10.1177/1357633X20975653.
Smith D, Johnston K, Carlisle K, Evans R, Preston R, Beckett J, Geddes D, Naess H, Poole M and Larkins S (2021) Client perceptions of the BreastScreen Australia remote radiology assessment model. BMC Women's Health, 21 (30), DOI:10.1186/s12905-020-01163-7.
Johnston K, Smith D, Preston R, Evans R, Carlisle K, Lengren J, Naess H, Phillips E, Shephard G, Lydiard L, Lattimore D and Larkins S (2020) “From the technology came the idea”: safe implementation and operation of a high quality teleradiology model increasing access to timely breast cancer assessment services for women in rural Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 20, Article: 1103, DOI:10.1186/s12913-020-05922-y.
Smith D (2005) Barriers facing junior doctors in rural practice. Rural and remote health, 5 (4), Article: 348, pp. 1-8.

Other research outputs

Couzos S, Smith D, Stephens M, Preston R, Hendrie D, Loller H, Tremlett M, Nugent A, Vaughan F, Crowther S, Boyle D, Buettner P and Biros E (2020) Integrating pharmacists into Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (IPAC project): protocol for an interventional, non-randomised study to improve chronic disease outcomes. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (10), pp. 1431-1441, DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.12.022.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Department of Health and Ageing - Pharmacy Trial Program

Integrated Practice Pharmacists within Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services

Indicative Funding: $1,040,046 over 2 years (administered by Pharmaceutical Society of Australia)
Summary: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a much higher burden of disease due to heart disease, diabetes and other chronic health problems. Many deaths from these illnesses can be prevented if patients are better supported to take their medicines and prescribing quality is improved. This trial will explore if including a practice pharmacist in the primary health care team within Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHSs) leads to improvements in the quality of care that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive. Our trial will tell us if prescribing by doctors is improved, if patients are more likely to take their medicines, and if indicators of their health are improving over time.
Investigators: Sophie Couzos, Rhondda Jones, Emily Callander, Erik Biros, Deb Smith, Michelle Bellingan, Beverley Glass, Priscilla Page, Donald Whaleboat, Robyn Preston, Nicole Bates, Douglas Boyle, Vicki Slinko, Roderick Wright, Nadia Lusis, Elizabeth Moore and Kathryn Panaretto (College of Medicine & Dentistry, Division of Tropical Health & Medicine, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory and Gidgee Healing Mount Isa Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Ltd)
Keywords: Aboriginal Health; integrated health care; continuing quality improvement; Primary Health Care; practice pharmacist; community based participatory research

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

Hydrotherapy as a Treatment Regimen for Patients with Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Aquired Weakness (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Collaboration

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