Professor Penny Abbott
Professor of General Practice,
School of Medicine
Biography
Dr Penny Abbott (MBBS Hons, PhD, MPH, FRACGP, GAICD) is an academic general practitioner. Her research and community interests are broad, and include a focus on collaboration, social justice, equitable health care access and primary care.
She is a clinician within the women’s health stream of Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network (JH&FMHN) and previously worked as a GP in the Aboriginal community controlled health sector for over 20 years. She has many community-based and professional roles including as a director on the JH&FMHN Board, membership of the Western Sydney Primary Health Network Clinical Council and contributions to the RACGP, including through the Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and custodial health and addiction medicine special interest groups.
In her PhD she used multiple methods to examine health care access for women involved with the criminal justice system. She is experienced in qualitative research and clinical trials, and has undertaken research in diverse areas such as the health and wellbeing of people in prison, Aboriginal health, health services research, substance misuse, and cultural competence. She currently leads and co-leads two large NHMRC multicentred clinical trials researching the management of childhood ear disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander children. In 2018 she was awarded a Churchill travelling fellowship to examine primary health care access for people leaving prison and people with addictions.
This information has been contributed by Professor Abbott.
Qualifications
- PhD Western Sydney University
- AICD Australian Institute of Company Directors
- MAPH University of New South Wales
- MBBS University of Sydney
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- School of Medicine
Contact
| Email: | P.Abbott@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 4620 3891 |
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| Location: | 30.3.24 Campbelltown |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Abbott, P. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Social inclusion and medical practitioners', Handbook of Social Inclusion: Research and Practices in Health and Social Sciences, Springer 9783030895938.
- Barton, C., Hall, S., Abbott, P., Tam, C., Lyons, A. and Liaw, S. (2018), 'How to ensure your research follows ethical principles', How to do Primary Care Research, CRC Press 9781138499591.
Journal Articles
- Abbott, P., Frede, C., Hu, W., Lujic, S., Trankle, S., Campbell, L., Gunasekera, H., Walsh, R., Leach, A., Morris, P., Kong, K. and Reath, J. (2023), 'Acute otitis media symptoms and symptom scales in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', PLoS ONE, vol 18, no 2 .
- Reath, J., Lau, P., Lo, W., Trankle, S., Brooks, M., Shahab, Y. and Abbott, P. (2023), 'Strengthening learning and research in health equity : opportunities for university departments of primary health care and general practice', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 29, no 2 , pp 131 - 136.
- Parise, I., Abbott, P. and Trankle, S. (2022), 'Drivers to obesity : a study of the association between time spent commuting daily and obesity in the Nepean Blue Mountains area', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 19, no 1 .
- Abbott, P., Watt, K., Magin, P., Davison, J. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Welcomeness for people with substance use disorders to general practice : a qualitative study', Family Practice, vol 39, no 2 , pp 257 - 263.
- Metusela, C., Cochrane, N., Van Werven, H., Usherwood, T., Ferdousi, S., Messom, R., O'Halloran, D., Fasher, M., Page, A., Trankle, S., Abbott, P., Tannous, K., Peters, K., Meisinger, K. and Reath, J. (2022), 'Developing indicators and measures of high-quality for Australian general practice', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 28, no 3 , pp 215 - 223.
- Lau, M., Ryan, S., Abbott, P., Tannous, K., Trankle, S., Peters, K., Page, A., Cochrane, N., Usherwood, T. and Reath, J. (2022), 'Protocol for a Delphi consensus study to select indicators of high-quality general practice to achieve Quality Equity and Systems Transformation in Primary Health Care (QUEST-PHC) in Australia', PLoS ONE, vol 17, no 5 .
- Campbell, L., Reath, J., Hu, W., Gunasekera, H., Askew, D., Watego, C., Kong, K., Walsh, R., Doyle, K., Leach, A., Tyson, C. and Abbott, P. (2022), 'The socioemotional challenges and consequences for caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media : a qualitative study', Health Expectations, vol 25, no 4 , pp 1374 - 1383.
- Walsh, R., Reath, J., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Kong, K., Askew, D., Girosi, F., Hu, W., Usherwood, T., Lujic, S., Spurling, G., Morris, P., Watego, C., Harkus, S., Woodall, C., Tyson, C., Campbell, L., Hussey, S. and Abbott, P. (2022), 'INFLATE : a protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing nasal balloon autoinflation to no nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Trials, vol 23, no 1 .
- Kerr, M., Evangelidis, N., Abbott, P., Craig, J., Dickson, M., Scholes-Robertson, N., Sinka, V., Vastani, R., Widders, K., Stephens, J. and Jaure, A. (2022), 'Indigenous Peoples' perspectives of living with chronic kidney disease: systematic review of qualitative studies', Kidney International, vol 102, no 4 , pp 720 - 727.
- Xia, V., Abbott, P., Lau, P. and Lujic, S. (2022), 'Influence of alcohol use on intentional medication non-adherence in people with chronic disease', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 28, no 4 .
- Green, A., Abbott, P., Luckett, T., Davidson, P., Delaney, J., Delaney, P., Gunasekera, H. and DiGiacomo, M. (2021), ''It's quite a complex trail for families now' : provider understanding of access to services for Aboriginal children with a disability', Journal of Child Health Care, vol 25, no 2 , pp 194 - 211.
- Fung, T., Abbott, P., Arora, A., George, A., Villarosa, A. and Reath, J. (2021), 'Oral health care in urban general practice : what are the support and training needs?', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 27, no 4 , pp 265 - 270.
- Rupasinghe, M., Reath, J., Cvetkovski, B., Smith, S., Bosnic-Anticevich, S., Kritikos, V. and Abbott, P. (2021), 'Have we got the right focus in asthma care in general practice? : a qualitative study', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol 50, no 6 , pp 410 - 415.
- Ndwiga, D., McBride, K., Simmons, D., Thompson, R., Reath, J., Abbott, P., Alofivae-Doorbinia, O., Patu, P., Vaovasa, A. and MacMillan, F. (2021), 'Using community based research frameworks to develop and implement a church-based program to prevent diabetes and its complications for Samoan communities in South Western Sydney', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 18, no 17 .
- Abbott, P., Askew, D., Watego, C., Hu, W., Campbell, L., Tyson, C., Walsh, R., Hussey, S., Doyle, K., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Usherwood, T., Armstrong-Kearns, J. and Reath, J. (2021), 'Randomised clinical trial research within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health services : a qualitative study', BMJ Open, vol 11, no 12 .
- Brooks, M., Reath, J., McDonnell, L. and Abbott, P. (2021), 'Increasing general practitioner use of evidence-based medicine in teaching and clinical practice through evidence-based journal clubs', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 27, no 4 , pp 271 - 275.
- Ndwiga, D., Macmillan, F., McBride, K., Thompson, R., Reath, J., Alofivae-Doorbinia, O., Abbott, P., McCafferty, C., Aghajani, M., Rush, E. and Simmons, D. (2020), 'Outcomes of a church-based lifestyle intervention among Australian Samoans in Sydney : Le Taeao Afua diabetes prevention program', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, vol 160 .
- Abbott, P., Brooker, R., Hu, W., Hampton, S. and Reath, J. (2020), '"I just had no idea what it was like to be in prison and what might be helpful" : educator and learner views on clinical placements in correctional health', Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol 32, no 3 , pp 259 - 270.
- Green, A., Abbott, P., Luckett, T., Davidson, P., Delaney, J., Delaney, P., Gunasekera, H. and DiGiacomo, M. (2020), 'Collaborating across sectors to provide early intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with disability and their families : a qualitative study of provider perspectives', Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol 34, no 3 , pp 388 - 399.
- Cosgriff, D., Reath, J. and Abbott, P. (2020), 'Why do people with long-term health needs see more than one GP? : a qualitative study', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 26, no 6 , pp 514 - 519.
- Trankle, S., Usherwood, T., Abbott, P., Roberts, M., Crampton, M., Girgis, C., Riskallah, J., Chang, Y., Saini, J. and Reath, J. (2020), 'Key stakeholder experiences of an integrated healthcare pilot in Australia : a thematic analysis', BMC Health Services Research, vol 20, no 1 .
- Lyon, A., Tan, L., Abbott, P., Hu, W. and Reath, J. (2019), 'Linguistically diverse general practice teaching', The Clinical Teacher, vol 16, no 5 , pp 468 - 473.
- Abbott, P., Brooker, R. and Reath, J. (2019), 'Managing the hope and worry of housing renewal : supporting well-being in the emerging community', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol 30, no 3 , pp 344 - 349.
- Shahab, Y., Alofivae-Doorbinnia, O., Reath, J., MacMillan, F., Simmons, D., McBride, K. and Abbott, P. (2019), 'Samoan migrants' perspectives on diabetes : a qualitative study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol 30, no 3 , pp 317 - 323.
- D'Antoine, H., Abbott, P., Sherwood, J., Wright, M., Bond, C., Dowling, C., Lehman, D., Eades, A. and Bessarab, D. (2019), 'A collaborative yarn on qualitative health research with Aboriginal communities', Australian Indigenous Health Bulletin, vol 19, no 2 .
- Ndwiga, D., MacMillan, F., McBride, K., Alofivae-Doorbinnia, O., Reath, J., Abbott, P. and Simmons, D. (2019), 'Outcomes of a church-based lifestyle intervention among Australian Samoans living in South Western Sydney (SWS) : a pilot study', Diabetes, vol 68, no Suppl. 1 .
- Trankle, S., Usherwood, T., Abbott, P., Roberts, M., Crampton, M., Girgis, C., Riskallah, J., Chang, Y., Saini, J. and Reath, J. (2019), 'Integrating health care in Australia : a qualitative evaluation', BMC Health Services Research, vol 19, no 1 .
- Abbott, P., Lloyd, J., Joshi, C., Malera-Bandjalan, K., Baldry, E., McEntyre, E., Sherwood, J., Reath, J., Indig, D. and Harris, M. (2018), 'Do programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people leaving prison meet their health and social support needs?', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 26, no 1 , pp 6 - 13.
- Brooker, R., Hu, W., Reath, J. and Abbott, P. (2018), 'Medical student experiences in prison health services and social cognitive career choice : a qualitative study', BMC Medical Education, vol 18, no 1 .
- Watt, K., Hu, W., Magin, P. and Abbott, P. (2018), '"Imagine if I'm not here, what they're going to do?" : health-care access and culturally and linguistically diverse women in prison', Health Expectations, vol 21, no 6 , pp 1159 - 1170.
- Reath, J., Abbott, P., Kurti, L., Morgan, R., Martin, M., Parry, A., Gordon, E., Thomas, J. and Drysdale, M. (2018), 'Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural educators and cultural mentors in Australian general practice education', BMC Medical Education, vol 18, no 1 .
- Green, A., Abbott, P., Davidson, P., Delaney, P., Delaney, J., Patradoon-Ho, P. and DiGiacomo, M. (2018), 'Interacting with providers : an intersectional exploration of the experiences of carers of Aboriginal children with a disability', Qualitative Health Research, vol 28, no 12 , pp 1923 - 1932.
- Abbott, P., DiGiacomo, M., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2018), 'A scoping review of qualitative research methods used with people in prison', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol 17, no 1 .
- Lloyd, J., McEntyre, E., Baldry, E., Trofimovos, J., Indig, D., Abbott, P., Reath, J., Malera-Bandjalan, K. and Harris, M. (2017), 'Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australian former prisoners' patterns of morbidity and risk of hospitalisation', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 16, no 1 .
- Abbott, P., Magin, P., Lujic, S. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Supporting continuity of care between prison and the community for women in prison : a medical record review', Australian Health Review, vol 41, no 3 , pp 268 - 276.
- Barton, C., Tam, C., Abbott, P., Hall, S. and Liaw, S. (2017), 'Can research that is not intended or unlikely to be published be considered ethical?', Australian Family Physician, vol 46, no 6 , pp 442 - 444.
- Abbott, P., Magin, P., Davison, J. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Medical homelessness and candidacy : women transiting between prison and community health care', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 16 .
- Green, A., Luckett, T., Abbott, P., DiGiacomo, M., Delaney, J., Delaney, P. and Davidson, P. (2017), 'A framework for an asset-informed approach to service mapping', Nurse Researcher, vol 25, no 3 , pp 19 - 25.
- DiGiacomo, M., Green, A., Delaney, P., Delaney, J., Patradoon-Ho, P., Davidson, P. and Abbott, P. (2017), 'Experiences and needs of carers of Aboriginal children with a disability : a qualitative study', BMC Family Practice, vol 18, no 1 .
- Abbott, P. (2017), 'Patient-centred health care for people with chronic skin conditions', British Journal of Dermatology, vol 177, no 2 , pp 329 - 330.
- Reath, J., Abbott, P., Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Hu, W., Kang, M., Usherwood, T., Murray, C. and Bourne, C. (2016), 'Evaluation of a sexually transmissible infections education program : lessons for general practice learning', Australian Family Physician, vol 45, no 3 , pp 123 - 128.
- Abbott, P., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Askew, D., Walsh, R., Girosi, F., Lujic, S., Hu, W., Reath, J. and et al, .. (2016), 'A multi-centre open-label randomized non-inferiority trial comparing watchful waiting to antibiotic treatment for acute otitus media without perforation in low-risk urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (the WATCH trial) : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, vol 17 .
- Barton, C., Tam, C., Abbott, P. and Liaw, S. (2016), 'Ethical considerations in recruiting primary care patients to research studies', Australian Family Physician, vol 45, no 3 , pp 144 - 148.
- Watt, K., Abbott, P. and Reath, J. (2016), 'Cross-cultural training of general practitioner registrars : how does it happen?', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 22, no 4 , pp 349 - 353.
- Abbott, P., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Healthcare delivery for women in prison : a medical record review', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 22, no 6 , pp 523 - 529.
- Abbott, P., Davison, J., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2016), ''If they're your doctor, they should care about you' : women on release from prison and general practitioners', Australian Family Physician, vol 45, no 10 , pp 728 - 732.
- Watt, K., Abbott, P. and Reath, J. (2016), 'Developing cultural competence in general practitioners : an integrative review of the literature', BMC Family Practice, vol 17, no 1 .
- Green, A., Abbott, P., Delaney, P., Patradoon-Ho, P., Delaney, J., Davidson, P. and DiGiacomo, M. (2016), 'Navigating the journey of Aboriginal childhood disability : a qualitative study of carers' interface with services', BMC Health Services Research, vol 16 .
- Lloyd, J., Delaney-Thiele, D., Abbott, P., Baldry, E., McEntyre, E., Reath, J., Indig, D., Sherwood, J. and Harris, M. (2015), 'The role of primary health care services to better meet the needs of Aboriginal Australians transitioning from prison to the community', BMC Family Practice, vol 16, no 1 .
- Watt, K., Abbott, P. and Reath, J. (2015), 'Cultural competency training of GP registrars : exploring the views of GP supervisors', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 14, no 1 .
- Dadich, A., Abbott, P. and Hosseinzadeh, H. (2015), 'Strategies to promote practice nurse capacity to deliver evidence-based care : an example from sexual healthcare', Journal of Health, Organization and Management, vol 29, no 7 , pp 988 - 1010.
- Costa, D., Van, C., Abbott, P. and Krass, I. (2015), 'Investigating general practitioner engagement with pharmacists in home medicines review', Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol 29, no 5 , pp 469 - 475.
- Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Abbott, P., Hu, W., Usherwood, T., Kang, M., Bourne, C., Murray, C. and Reath, J. (2014), 'Improving sexual healthcare in general practice', British Journal of Healthcare Management, vol 20, no 7 , pp 344 - 349.
- Abbott, P., Reath, J., Rosenkranz, S., Usherwood, T. and Hu, W. (2014), 'Increasing GP supervisor research skills : enhancing clinical practice and teaching', Australian Family Physician, vol 43, no 5 , pp 327 - 330.
- Green, A., DiGiacomo, M., Luckett, T., Abbott, P., Davidson, P., Delaney, J. and Delaney, P. (2014), 'Cross-sector collaborations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander childhood disability : a systematic integrative review and theory-based synthesis', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 13, no 126 .
- Abbott, P., Reath, J., Gordon, E., Dave, D., Harnden, C., Hu, W., Kozianski, E. and Carriage, C. (2014), 'General Practitioner Supervisor assessment and teaching of Registrars consulting with Aboriginal patients : is cultural competence adequately considered?', BMC Medical Education, vol 14, no 1 .
- Abbott, P., Dave, D., Gordon, E. and Reath, J. (2014), 'What do GPs need to work more effectively with Aboriginal patients? : views of Aboriginal cultural mentors and health workers', Australian Family Physician, vol 43, no 1-2 , pp 58 - 63.
- Deshmukh, T., Abbott, P. and Reath, J. (2014), ''It's got to be another approach' : an Aboriginal health worker perspective on cardiovascular risk screening and education', Australian Family Physician, vol 43, no 7 , pp 475 - 478.
- Abbott, P., Rosenkranz, S., Hu, W., Gunasekera, H. and Reath, J. (2014), 'The effect and acceptability of tympanometry and pneumatic otoscopy in general practitioner diagnosis and management of childhood ear disease', BMC Family Practice, vol 15, no 181 .
- Abbott, P., Menzies, R., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Wang, H. (2013), 'Improving immunisation timeliness in Aboriginal children through personalised calendars', BMC Public Health, vol 13, no 1 .
- Digiacomo, M., Davidson, P., Abbott, P., Delaney, P., Dharmendra, T., McGrath, S., Delaney, J. and Vincent, F. (2013), 'Childhood disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples : a literature review', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 12, no 1 .
- Abbott, P., Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Kang, M., Hu, W., Bourne, C., Murray, C. and Reath, J. (2013), 'Practice nurses and sexual health care : enhancing team care within general practice', Australian Family Physician, vol 42, no 10 , pp 729 - 733.
- Digiacomo, M., Delaney, P., Abbott, P., Davidson, P., Delaney, J. and Vincent, F. (2013), ''Doing the hard yards' : carer and provider focus group perspectives of accessing Aboriginal childhood disability services', BMC Health Services Research, vol 13, no 1 .
- Van, C., Costa, D., Mitchell, B., Abbott, P. and Krass, I. (2013), 'Development and validation of a measure and a model of general practitioner attitudes toward collaboration with pharmacists', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, vol 9, no 6 , pp 688 - 699.
- Deek, H., Abbott, P., Moore, L., Davison, J., Cameron, S., DiGiacomo, M., McGrath, S., Dharmendra, T. and Davidson, P. (2013), 'Pneumococcus in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples : the role of Aboriginal health workers and implications for nursing practice', Contemporary Nurse, vol 46, no 1 , pp 54 - 58.
- Van, C., Kosta, D., Abbott, P., Mitchell, B. and Krass, I. (2012), 'Community pharmacist attitudes towards collaboration with general practitioners : development and validation of a measure and a model', BMC Health Services Research, vol 12 , pp 320 - 320.
- Abbott, P., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Rubinstein, R. (2012), 'Effective nutrition education for Aboriginal Australians : lessons from a diabetes cooking course', Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, vol 44, no 1 , pp 55 - 59.
- Van, C., Costa, D., Mitchell, B., Abbott, P. and Krass, I. (2012), 'Development and initial validation of the Pharmacist Frequency of Interprofessional Collaboration Instrument (FICI-P) in primary care', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, vol 8, no 5 , pp 397 - 407.
- Van, C., Costa, D., Mitchell, B., Abbott, P. and Krass, I. (2012), 'Development and validation of the GP frequency of interprofessional collaboration instrument (FICI-GP) in primary care', Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol 26, no 4 , pp 297 - 304.
- Van, C., Costa, D., Mitchell, B., Abbott, P. and Krass, I. (2012), 'Factors predicting GP-pharmacist interprofessional collaboration in primary care from the pharmacist's perspective : a structural equation modelling approach', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, vol 8, no 6 , pp 37 - .
- Rosenkranz, S., Abbott, P., Reath, J., Gunasekera, H. and Hu, W. (2012), 'Promoting diagnostic accuracy in general practitioner management of otitis media in children : findings from a multimodal, interactive workshop on tympanometry and pneumatic otoscopy', Quality in Primary Care, vol 20, no 4 , pp 275 - 285.
- Digiacomo, M., Davidson, P., Abbott, P., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Thompson, S. (2011), 'Smoking Cessation in Indigenous Populations of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States: Elements of Effective Interventions', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol 8, no 2 , pp 388 - 410.
- Davidson, P., Digiacomo, M., Thompson, S., Abbott, P., Davison, J. and Moore, L. (2011), 'Health workforce issues and how these impact on Indigenous Australians', Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, vol 14, no 4 , pp 69 - 84.
- Di Giacomo, M., Abbott, P., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Davidson, P. (2010), 'Facilitating uptake of Aboriginal adult health checks through community engagement and health promotion', Quality in Primary Care, vol 18, no 1 , pp 57 - 64.
- Davidson, P., Abbott, P., Davison, J. and Digiacomo, M. (2010), 'Improving medication uptake in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol 19, no 40699 , pp 372 - 377.
- Abbott, P., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Rubinstein, R. (2010), 'Barriers and enhancers to dietary behaviour change for Aboriginal people attending a diabetes cooking course', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol 21, no 1 , pp 33 - 38.
- Liu, H., Patel, A., Brown, A., Eades, S., Hayman, N., Jan, S., Ring, I., Stewart, G., Tonkin, A., Weeramanthri, T., Wade, V., Rodgers, A., Usherwood, T., Neal, B., Peiris, D., Burke, H., Reid, C., Cass, A., Reath, J. and Abbott, P. (2010), 'Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study : a randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst Indigenous and non Indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk', BMC Public Health, vol 10 , pp 458 - 466.
- Abbott, P., Davison, J. and Moore, L. (2008), 'Too many of us have gone early : priorities in heart health education for Aboriginal people', Australian Family Physician, vol 37, no 4 , pp 266 - 268.
- Abbott, P., Davison, J. and Moore, L. (2007), 'Challenges and benefits of implementing a chronic disease self-management program in an Aboriginal community controlled health setting', Australian Journal of Primary Health., vol 13, no 3 , pp 35 - 39.
- Abbott, P., Gordon, E. and Davison, J. (2007), 'Expanding roles of Aboriginal health workers in the primary care setting: seeking recognition', Contemporary Nurse, vol 26, no 1 , pp 66 - 73.
- Digiacomo, M., Davidson, P., Davison, J., Moore, L. and Abbott, P. (2007), 'Stressful life events, resources, and access: key considerations in quitting smoking at an Aboriginal Medical Service', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health., vol 31, no 2 , pp 174 - 176.
- Moore, L., Webb, R., Abbott, P. and Zonca, B. (2006), 'Cooking classes for diabetes', Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol 30, no 6 , pp 11 - 13.
Other Publications
- 2023, 'People with Disability Transitioning from Prison and Their Pathways into Homelessness', Report
- 2022, 'The Experience of New South Wales Primary Health Networks During the 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak: Challenges and Learnings', Report
- 2020, 'Quality, Equity and Systems Transformation in Primary Health Care (QUEST PHC): Project Report', Report
- 2017, 'Supporting the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the Residents of Airds - During and Beyond Housing Renewal', Report
- 2017, 'The Western Sydney Integrated Care Program: Qualitative Evaluation', Report
- 2014, 'Western Sydney Medicare Local and Western Sydney Local Health District Partnership Evaluation', Report
- 2013, 'Building Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Education and Cultural Mentoring Capacity', Report
- 2012, 'GP Project: Process and Impact Evaluation', Report
Current Projects
| Title: | Antecedents of Renal Disease in Aboriginal Children and young adults study - ARDAC [via Flinders University of South Australia] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2020-01-01 - 2024-12-31 |
| ID: | P00025813 |
| Title: | Reducing systemic inequity in health services in prisons for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people [via University of New South Wales] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2023-07-01 - 2027-06-30 |
| ID: | P00028708 |
| Title: | Understanding mortality in adults and young people in contact with the criminal justice system in New South Wales,Australia: a twenty-year linkage update [via University of New South Wales] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2022-10-01 - 2026-10-01 |
| ID: | P00028164 |
| Title: | Identifying and engaging with those who use interpersonal abuse and violence who present in Australian general practice |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2023-12-19 - 2027-03-31 |
| ID: | P00028668 |
| Title: | MOTIVATE C: The Methodical evaluation and Optimisation of Targeted Incentives for Accessing Treatment of Early stage hepatitis [Via USYD] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2022-01-01 - 2026-12-31 |
| ID: | P00026977 |
| Title: | Strengthening access to best evidence based care for people with palliative care needs in Australian prisons: a national codesign and capacity building project. [Via UTS] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2021-05-11 - 2025-06-30 |
| ID: | P00026430 |
Previous Projects
| Title: | Doubly disadvantaged: harnessing elements of resilience and establishing information for systems change [via UTS] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2012-12-19 - 2015-12-18 |
| ID: | P00021062 |
| Title: | Randomised controlled trial of antimicrobial treatment versus watchful waiting for acute otitis media without perforation in low risk Aboriginal children |
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| Western Researchers: | Jennifer Reath, Penny Abbott, Federico Girosi and Wendy Hu |
| Years: | 2013-10-01 - 2019-09-30 |
| ID: | P00020890 |
| Title: | Evaluation of the Western Sydney Medicare Local and Western Sydney Local Health District Partnership Memorandum |
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| Western Researchers: | Jennifer Reath, Penelope Burns, Ron Brooker and Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2013-01-01 - 2014-08-31 |
| ID: | P00021528 |
| Title: | The health needs, pre-release planning and experiences of women on release from custody and their engagement with general practice in the community |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott and Parker Magin |
| Years: | 2014-01-30 - 2016-07-31 |
| ID: | P00021960 |
| Title: | A qualitative exploration of the impact of telehealth in vocational general practice training |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2021-11-01 - 2023-04-30 |
| ID: | P00027548 |
| Title: | Transforming Primary & Community Health Services for a Healthy Future: A Rapid Evidence Review |
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| Western Researchers: | Phyllis Lau Lau Chan and Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2023-07-24 - 2023-11-06 |
| ID: | P00028848 |
| Title: | Reducing the Impact of Diabetes and its Complications in the Greater Western Sydney Samoan community |
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| Western Researchers: | Freya Macmillan, Jennifer Reath, Penny Abbott, Evelyn Smith, Kingsley Agho, Kenny Lawson, Jioji Ravulo and David Simmons |
| Years: | 2016-07-26 - 2018-12-31 |
| ID: | P00023559 |
| Title: | Evaluation of the Western Sydney Integrated Care Demonstrator Initiative |
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| Western Researchers: | Jennifer Reath, Penny Abbott and Ron Brooker |
| Years: | 2015-07-01 - 2017-06-30 |
| ID: | P00022900 |
| Title: | A multi-centre randomised controlled trial to compare nasal balloon autoinflation versus no nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (the INFLATE trial) |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott, Jennifer Reath, Federico Girosi and Wendy Hu |
| Years: | 2017-01-01 - 2022-12-31 |
| ID: | P00023308 |
| Title: | Stakeholder Views on Primary Care Interventions to Assist Aboriginal People After Incarceration |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2019-12-01 - 2020-12-01 |
| ID: | P00026204 |
| Title: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of otitis media in childhood |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2020-01-01 - 2021-05-31 |
| ID: | P00026167 |
| Title: | Feeding back to Aboriginal Health Service sites in the WATCH and INFLATE trials - an action research project. |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott and Jennifer Reath |
| Years: | 2020-03-01 - 2021-03-31 |
| ID: | P00026302 |
| Title: | People with disability transitioning from prison and their pathways into homelessness |
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| Western Researchers: | Elizabeth Conroy, Lise Mogensen, Penny Abbott and Aunty Kerrie Doyle |
| Years: | 2021-07-26 - 2022-04-29 |
| ID: | P00027534 |
| Title: | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder prevention and coordination of support for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities [Via UQ] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31 |
| ID: | P00025756 |
| Title: | Growing the health literacy skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and caregivers [Via USyd] |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2020-07-01 - 2021-12-31 |
| ID: | P00026595 |
| Title: | Understanding the usefulness of AOM symptom scales in the WATCH trial |
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| Western Researchers: | Penny Abbott and Jennifer Reath |
| Years: | 2020-01-06 - 2021-07-31 |
| ID: | P00026900 |
| Title: | Extended recruitment to the WATCH and INFLATE trials |
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| Western Researchers: | Jennifer Reath and Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2020-03-01 - 2023-12-31 |
| ID: | P00026429 |
| Title: | QUEST- PHC: Developing and testing a tool to measure quality in Australian general practice |
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| Western Researchers: | Jennifer Reath, Natalie Cochrane, Steven Trankle, Kathy Tannous, Penny Abbott, Andrew Page, Kath Peters and Phyllis Lau Lau Chan |
| Years: | 2021-01-02 - 2023-08-31 |
| ID: | P00026933 |
| Title: | Process and an impact evaluation of resources and training programs developed in the NSW STI Programs Unit General Practice Project |
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| Western Researchers: | Ann Dadich, Jennifer Reath and Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2011-01-11 - 2012-12-30 |
| ID: | P00019630 |
| Title: | The experience of Primary Health Networks during the 2021 COVID-19 outbreak - challenges and learnings |
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| Western Researchers: | Phyllis Lau Lau Chan, Steven Trankle, Winston Lo, Jennifer Reath and Penny Abbott |
| Years: | 2022-01-04 - 2022-06-30 |
| ID: | P00027685 |