Associate Professor David Hewett

ATH - Associate Professor

Princess Alexandra Hospital Southside Clinical Unit
Faculty of Medicine

Overview

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Gastroenterologist & therapeutic colonoscopist, Colonoscopy Clinic

David Hewett is a gastroenterologist, therapeutic colonoscopist and health services researcher. He is in private specialist practice at Colonoscopy Clinic, and performs endoscopies at Brisbane Private Hospital, Canossa Private Hospital, Chermside Day Hospital, North West Private Hospital, and the Wesley Hospital.

After graduating MBBS with honours from the University of Queensland, he undertook clinical and research training at the RBWH, before completing post-doctoral studies at Indiana University, USA where he developed advanced skills in the technical performance of colonoscopy, including the resection of large colorectal polyps.

Dr Hewett's clinical research focuses on improving the effectiveness of colonoscopy for the bowel cancer screening, and he has published widely on new colonoscopic techniques and methods to improve physician performance of colonoscopy. He has parallel interests in health systems research and medical education, including quality of patient care, intergroup relations, and procedural skills training. The unique contribution of his PhD work was the application of intergroup theory to interactions between hospital doctors, and exploration of the ways doctors define their group memberships and negotiate conflict, and the impact on patient care.

Dr Hewett is active in national colorectal cancer policy and training initiatives. He is a member of national advisory boards for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program and Lynch Syndrome Australia. He has served as Director of Training for the Gastroenterological Society of Australia and as a member of the Specialist Training Committee in gastroenterology with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Research Interests

  • Colorectal cancer
  • Colonoscopy
  • Intergroup communication
  • Quality of health care
  • Healthcare leadership

Qualifications

  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science (Clinical Research), Indiana University
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Medicine Surgery, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

  • Horswill, Mark S., Preece, Megan H. W., Hill, Andrew, Christofidis, Melany J., Karamatic, Rozemary, Hewett, David and Watson, Marcus O. (2010). Human factors research regarding observation charts: Research project overview. Sydney, Australia: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

  • Horswill, Mark, Preece, Megan, Hill, Andrew, Karamatic, Rozemary, Hewett, David and Watson, Marcus (2009). Human factors in adult general observation chart design. Sydney, Australia: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

Book Chapter

  • Kheir, Ammar O., Tutticci, Nicholas J. and Hewett, David G. (2018). Overview of endoscopic features of gastrointestinal pathology (Colon). Endoscopic Biopsy Interpretation: A Practical Guide. (pp. 311-327) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-79117-3_13

  • Watson, Bernadette M., Jones, Liz and Hewett, David G. (2016). Accommodating health. Communication Accommodation Theory: Negotiating Personal Relationships and Social Identities across Contexts. (pp. 152-168) edited by Howard Giles. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781316226537.008

  • Leach, Lori E., Watson, Bernadette M., Hewett, David G., Schwarz, Gavin and Gallois, Cindy (2016). Intergroup communication and leadership in healthcare. Advances in intergroup communication. (pp. 247-264) edited by Howard Giles and Anne Maas. New York, NY, United States: Peter Lang.

  • Rudd, C., Carter, O, Dart, J., Gallois, C, Hewett, D., Stoddart C., Thistlethwaite, J. and Watson, Bernadette M. (2013). Creating safer health care organisations. Critical Conversations for Patient Safety: An Essential Guide for Health Professionals. (pp. 234-243) edited by Tracy Levett-Jones. Sydney: Pearson Australia.

  • Hewett, David G., Watson, Bernadette M. and Gallois, Cindy (2013). Trust, distrust and communication accommodation among hospital doctors. Discourses of Trust. (pp. 36-51) edited by Christopher N. Candlin and Jonathan Crichton. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Watson, Bernadette M., Gallois, Cindy, Hewett, David G. and Jones, Liz (2012). Culture and health care: Intergroup communication and its consequences. The Routledge handbook of language and intercultural communication. (pp. 510-522) edited by Jane Jackson. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203805640.ch32

  • Watson, Bernadette M., Hewett, David G. and Gallois, Cynthia (2012). Intergroup communication and healthcare. The handbook of intergroup communication. (pp. 293-305) edited by Howard Giles. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203148624.ch22

  • Hewett, David and Ward, Michael (2010). Minimising errors and maximising patient safety. Communication skills in medicine: Promoting patient-centred care. (pp. 203-217) edited by Michele Groves and Jennifer Fitzgerald. Melbourne: IP Communications.

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Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

Completed Supervision