Professor Katharine Wallis is Mayne Professor and Head, Mayne Academy of General Practice and Head, General Practice Clinical Unit at the University of Queensland Medical School. She is a clinically active general practitioner and Fellow of both the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Katharine joined the University of Queensland in late 2019 from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Katharine’s alma mater is the University of Otago. Katharine is a member of the Oxford International Primary Care Research Leadership Programme, University of Oxford, and is Deputy Chair of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care, Academic Policy and Advocacy committee.
Katharine’s research focuses on patient safety in primary care, in particular supporting safer prescribing in general practice. Current projects include RELEASE: REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE in general practice funded by a Medical Research Future Fund 2020 Clinician Researchers: Applied Research in Health grant. Katharine is also leading a project funded by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Foundation / Motor Accident Insurance Commission in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment & Rehabilitation Service validating the 3-Domains screening toolkit for older driver medical assessment in general practice. Katharine is Founding Director of the practice-based research network UQGP Research and is the Queensland Academic Lead for the PARTNER network supporting rural practices nationally to participate in clinical trials. PARTNER is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund as part of the Australian Teletrials program.
Journal Article: Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients
McDonald, Suzanne, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Horowitz, Mark, Mann, Esther, Le, Vilany and Donald, Maria (2024). Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients. British Journal of General Practice, 74 (739), e113-e119. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2023.0269
Wallis, Katharine A., Donald, Maria, Horowitz, Mark, Moncrieff, Joanna, Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Thrift, Karen, Cleetus, MaryAnne, Panahi, Idin, Zwar, Nicholas, Morgan, Mark, Freeman, Chris and Scott, Ian (2023). RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice. Trials, 24 (1) 615, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07646-w
Journal Article: How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected
Gil-Hernández, Eva, Carrillo, Irene, Tumelty, Mary-Elizabeth, Srulovici, Einav, Vanhaecht, Kris, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Giraldo, Priscila, Astier-Peña, María Pilar, Panella, Massimiliano, Guerra-Paiva, Sofia, Buttigieg, Sandra, Seys, Deborah, Strametz, Reinhard, Mora, Asier Urruela and Mira, José Joaquín (2023). How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected. Medicine, Science and the Law, 64 (2), 258024231182369-112. doi: 10.1177/00258024231182369
Journal Article: 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers: feasibility study in Australian general practice
Wallis, Katharine A., Scott, Theresa L., Mendis, Marini and Spurling, Geoffrey (2023). 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers: feasibility study in Australian general practice. Australian journal of general practice, 52 (6), 401-407. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6528
Wallis, Katharine A., Dikken, Pieter J. S., Sooriyaarachchi, Piumika, Bohnen, Arthur M. and Donald, Maria (2023). Lessons from the Netherlands for Australia: cross-country comparison of trends in antidepressant dispensing 2013–2021 and contextual factors influencing prescribing. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (1). doi: 10.1071/py23168
RELEASE+: REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE in general practice
(2023–2028) NHMRC Partnership Projects
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PHCR - Primary Health Care Digital Innovations
Informing stronger integration across all sectors of the GP education and training pipeline
(2023–2024) RACGP Education Research Grant
RELEASE: Redressing Long-term Antidepressant use in general practice: Implementation evaluation
Doctor Philosophy
McDonald, Suzanne, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Horowitz, Mark, Mann, Esther, Le, Vilany and Donald, Maria (2024). Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients. British Journal of General Practice, 74 (739), e113-e119. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2023.0269
Wallis, Katharine A., Donald, Maria, Horowitz, Mark, Moncrieff, Joanna, Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Thrift, Karen, Cleetus, MaryAnne, Panahi, Idin, Zwar, Nicholas, Morgan, Mark, Freeman, Chris and Scott, Ian (2023). RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice. Trials, 24 (1) 615, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07646-w
How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected
Gil-Hernández, Eva, Carrillo, Irene, Tumelty, Mary-Elizabeth, Srulovici, Einav, Vanhaecht, Kris, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Giraldo, Priscila, Astier-Peña, María Pilar, Panella, Massimiliano, Guerra-Paiva, Sofia, Buttigieg, Sandra, Seys, Deborah, Strametz, Reinhard, Mora, Asier Urruela and Mira, José Joaquín (2023). How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected. Medicine, Science and the Law, 64 (2), 258024231182369-112. doi: 10.1177/00258024231182369
Wallis, Katharine A., Scott, Theresa L., Mendis, Marini and Spurling, Geoffrey (2023). 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers: feasibility study in Australian general practice. Australian journal of general practice, 52 (6), 401-407. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6528
Wallis, Katharine A., Dikken, Pieter J. S., Sooriyaarachchi, Piumika, Bohnen, Arthur M. and Donald, Maria (2023). Lessons from the Netherlands for Australia: cross-country comparison of trends in antidepressant dispensing 2013–2021 and contextual factors influencing prescribing. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (1). doi: 10.1071/py23168
How to create an effective poster
Wallis, Katharine A. (2019). How to create an effective poster. How to Do Primary Care Research. (pp. 267-269) edited by Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Robert Mash. Boca Raton, Fl, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781351014519-28
How to write and how to publish
Goodyear-Smith, Felicity and Wallis, Katharine A. (2019). How to write and how to publish. How to Do Primary Care Research. (pp. 257-265) edited by Felicity Goodyear-Smith and Robert Mash. Boca Raton, Fl, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781351014519-27
The concept of leadership in the health care sector
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, Dunham, Annette, North, Nicola and Wallis, Katharine (2018). The concept of leadership in the health care sector. Leadership. (pp. 83-95) edited by Süleyman Davut Göker. London, United Kingdom: InTechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.76133
McDonald, Suzanne, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Horowitz, Mark, Mann, Esther, Le, Vilany and Donald, Maria (2024). Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients. British Journal of General Practice, 74 (739), e113-e119. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2023.0269
Smith, Jenna, Cvejic, Erin, Houssami, Nehmat, Schonberg, Mara A., Vincent, Wendy, Naganathan, Vasi, Jansen, Jesse, Dodd, Rachael H., Wallis, Katharine and McCaffery, Kirsten J. (2024). Randomized Trial of Information for Older Women About Cessation of Breast Cancer Screening Invitations. Journal of General Internal Medicine. doi: 10.1007/s11606-024-08656-3
Screening for cancer beyond recommended upper age limits: views and experiences of older people
Smith, Jenna, Dodd, Rachael H., Naganathan, Vasi, Cvejic, Erin, Jansen, Jesse, Wallis, Katharine and McCaffery, Kirsten J. (2023). Screening for cancer beyond recommended upper age limits: views and experiences of older people. Age and Ageing, 52 (10) afad196, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afad196
Wallis, Katharine A., Donald, Maria, Horowitz, Mark, Moncrieff, Joanna, Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Thrift, Karen, Cleetus, MaryAnne, Panahi, Idin, Zwar, Nicholas, Morgan, Mark, Freeman, Chris and Scott, Ian (2023). RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice. Trials, 24 (1) 615, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07646-w
Treatment harms in paediatric primary care
Reith, David M., Leitch, Sharon, Eggleton, Kyle, Wallis, Katharine, Lillis, Steven, Williamson, Martyn and Cunningham, Wayne (2023). Treatment harms in paediatric primary care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (14) 6378. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146378
How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected
Gil-Hernández, Eva, Carrillo, Irene, Tumelty, Mary-Elizabeth, Srulovici, Einav, Vanhaecht, Kris, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Giraldo, Priscila, Astier-Peña, María Pilar, Panella, Massimiliano, Guerra-Paiva, Sofia, Buttigieg, Sandra, Seys, Deborah, Strametz, Reinhard, Mora, Asier Urruela and Mira, José Joaquín (2023). How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected. Medicine, Science and the Law, 64 (2), 258024231182369-112. doi: 10.1177/00258024231182369
3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers
Wallis, Katharine A., Scott, Theresa L., Mendis, Marini and Spurling, Geoffrey (2023). 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers. Australian Journal of General Practice, 52 (6), 401-407.
Wallis, Katharine A., Scott, Theresa L., Mendis, Marini and Spurling, Geoffrey (2023). 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers: feasibility study in Australian general practice. Australian journal of general practice, 52 (6), 401-407. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6528
Coping with uncertainty in clinical practice: a narrative review
Scott, Ian A., Doust, Jenny A., Keijzers, Gerben B. and Wallis, Katharine A. (2023). Coping with uncertainty in clinical practice: a narrative review. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (9), 418-425. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51925
Wallis, Katharine A., Dikken, Pieter J. S., Sooriyaarachchi, Piumika, Bohnen, Arthur M. and Donald, Maria (2023). Lessons from the Netherlands for Australia: cross-country comparison of trends in antidepressant dispensing 2013–2021 and contextual factors influencing prescribing. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (1). doi: 10.1071/py23168
De Guzman, Keshia R., Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Wallis, Katharine A. and Smith, Anthony C. (2022). Costs to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for general practitioner consultations: A time-series analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 726-732. doi: 10.1177/1357633X221122135
Smith, Jenna, Dodd, Rachael H., Wallis, Katharine A., Naganathan, Vasi, Cvejic, Erin, Jansen, Jesse and McCaffery, Kirsten J. (2022). General practitioners’ views and experiences of communicating with older people about cancer screening: a qualitative study. Family Practice. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmac126
Wallis, Katharine A, Zwar, Nicholas A and Glasziou, Paul P (2022). Social and occupational outcomes for young people who attend early intervention mental health services: a longitudinal study. Medical Journal of Australia, 217 (4), 218-218. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51655
Wallis, Katharine A, Smith, Jane, Henderson, Margaret, Yates, Natasha, Sturman, Nancy and Askew, Deborah A (2022). GP teachers’ views on continuing clinical placements in general practice during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51 (3), 167-170. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-10-21-6203
Trial and error: challenges conducting pragmatic trials in general practice
Wallis, Katharine Ann and Elley, Carolyn Raina (2022). Trial and error: challenges conducting pragmatic trials in general practice. British Journal of General Practice, 72 (715), 54-55. doi: 10.3399/bjgp22x718289
Older peoples’ views on cardiovascular disease medication: a qualitative study
Wallis, Katharine A, Taylor, Denise A, Fanueli, Elizabeth F, Saravanakumar, Priya and Wells, Susan (2022). Older peoples’ views on cardiovascular disease medication: a qualitative study. Family Practice, 39 (5), 897-902. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmab186
Wallis, Katharine Ann, Elley, Carolyn Raina, Hikaka, Joanna Frances and Moyes, Simon A. (2022). Process evaluation of the Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE) cluster randomised controlled trial in New Zealand general practice. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14 (3), 244-253. doi: 10.1071/hc22052
Jungo, Katharina Tabea, Mantelli, Sophie, Rozsnyai, Zsofia, Missiou, Aristea, Kitanovska, Biljana Gerasimovska, Weltermann, Birgitta, Mallen, Christian, Collins, Claire, Bonfim, Daiana, Kurpas, Donata, Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando, Dumitra, Gindrovel, Thulesius, Hans, Lingner, Heidrun, Johansen, Kasper Lorenz, Wallis, Katharine, Hoffmann, Kathryn, Peremans, Lieve, Pilv, Liina, Šter, Marija Petek, Bleckwenn, Markus, Sattler, Martin, van der Ploeg, Milly, Torzsa, Péter, Kánská, Petra Bomberová, Vinker, Shlomo, Assenova, Radost, Bravo, Raquel Gomez, Viegas, Rita P. A. ... Streit, Sven (2021). General practitioners’ deprescribing decisions in older adults with polypharmacy: a case vignette study in 31 countries. BMC Geriatrics, 21 (1) 19, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01953-6
Wallis, Katharine Ann, Elley, Carolyn Raina, Moyes, Simon A., Lee, Arier, Hikaka, Joanna Frances, Hikaka, Joanna and Kerse, Ngaire M. (2021). Safer prescribing and care for the elderly (SPACE): cluster randomised controlled trial in general practice. BJGP Open, 6 (1) ARTN 0129, BJGPO.2021.0129-10. doi: 10.3399/bjgpo.2021.0129
Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in older people: A qualitative study
Taylor, Denise Ann, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Feki, Sione, Moala, Sione Sengili, Latu, Manusiu, Fanueli, Elizabeth Fono, Saravanakumar, Padmapriya and Wells, Susan (2021). Cardiovascular disease risk prediction in older people: A qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (711), E772-E779. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2020.1038
Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan M., Cunningham, Wayne K., Smith, Alesha J., Zeng, Jiaxu, Reith, David M., Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., McMenamin, Andrew W., Williamson, Martyn I. and Lillis, Steven (2021). Medication-related harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (709), E626-E633. doi: 10.3399/BJGP.2020.1126
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan, Cunningham, Wayne, Wallis, Katharine, Eggleton, Kyle, Lillis, Steven, McMenamin, Andrew, Williamson, Martyn, Reith, David, Samaranayaka, Ariyapala and Tilyard, Murray (2021). Epidemiology of healthcare harm in New Zealand general practice: a retrospective records review study. BMJ Open, 11 (7) e048316, e048316. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048316
Antidepressant prescribing in general practice
Wallis, Katharine A, Donald, Maria and Moncrieff, Joanna (2021). Antidepressant prescribing in general practice. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50 (12), 954-956. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-21-5828
Wallis, Katharine A., Wells, Susan, Selak, Vanessa and Poppe, Katrina (2020). Long-term follow up of older people on diabetes medications: observational study using linked health databases. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26 (4), 306-312. doi: 10.1071/py19246
Wallis, Katharine A., Matthews, James and Spurling, Geoffrey K. (2020). Assessing fitness to drive in older people: the need for an evidence‐based toolkit in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 212 (9) mja2.50588, 396-398.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50588
The Case for Research-Informed Immigrant Health Policies Within Health Care Systems
Montoya-Williams, Diana, Fuentes-Afflick, Elena and Wallis, Kate (2020). The Case for Research-Informed Immigrant Health Policies Within Health Care Systems. JAMA Network Open, 3 (4). doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3022
Bad gene hunting-sudden unexplained death and familial long QT syndrome
Wallis, Katharine A (2020). Bad gene hunting-sudden unexplained death and familial long QT syndrome. JAMA Cardiology, 5 (4), 375-376. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0039
Wallis, Katharine A. (2020). Welcome to The Lucky Country: the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners deters overseas-trained academic general practitioners. Australian Health Review, 44 (5), 782-783. doi: 10.1071/ah19276
Gonorrhoea: the pain and shame of notification
Wallis, Katharine A. and Saxton, Peter J. (2019). Gonorrhoea: the pain and shame of notification. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11 (3), 195-206. doi: 10.1071/hc19038
van der Ploeg, Milly A., Streit, Sven, Achterberg, Wilco P., Beers, Erna, Bohnen, Arthur M., Burman, Robert A., Collins, Claire, Franco, Fabio G., Gerasimovska-Kitanovska, Biljana, Gintere, Sandra, Gomez Bravo, Raquel, Hoffmann, Kathryn, Iftode, Claudia, Peštić, Sanda Kreitmayer, Koskela, Tuomas H., Kurpas, Donata, Maisonneuve, Hubert, Mallen, Christan D., Merlo, Christoph, Mueller, Yolanda, Muth, Christiane, Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando, Rodondi, Nicolas, Rosemann, Thomas, Sattler, Martin, Schermer, Tjard, Šter, Marija Petek, Švadlenková, Zuzana, Tatsioni, Athina ... Poortvliet, Rosalinde K. E. (2019). Patient Characteristics and General Practitioners’ Advice to Stop Statins in Oldest-Old Patients: a Survey Study Across 30 Countries. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34 (9), 1751-1757. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4795-x
Implications of New Zealand’s primary health care policies for management and leadership
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, North, Nicola, Wallis, Katharine Ann and Dunham, Annette (2019). Implications of New Zealand’s primary health care policies for management and leadership. Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management, 14 (2) i255, 40-48. doi: 10.24083/apjhm.v14i2.255
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, North, Nicola Henri, Dunham, Annette and Wallis, Katharine Ann (2019). Impact of training and professional development on health management and leadership competence: a mixed methods systematic review. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33 (4), 354-379. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-11-2018-0338
Wallis, Katharine and Ragupathy, Rajan (2019). Response. Journal of Primary Health Care, 11 (1), 14-15. doi: 10.1071/HC19010
Wallis, Katharine A. and Middleton, Susie (2019). Doctors, drugs of dependence and discipline: a retrospective review of disciplinary decisions in New Zealand, 1997-2016. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132 (1488), 49-54.
Ham for the holidays: the challenge of choosing wisely
Wallis, Katharine and Zwar, Nicholas (2018). Ham for the holidays: the challenge of choosing wisely. BMJ , 363 k5288, k5288. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k5288
Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): a pilot study in general practice
Wallis, Katharine A., Elley, C. Raina, Moyes, Simon and Kerse, Ngaire (2018). Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): a pilot study in general practice. BJGP Open, 2 (3), bjgpopen18X101594. doi: 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101594
A future in primary care research: a view from the middle
Cheraghi-Sohi, Sudeh, Perry, Marieke, Wallace, Emma, Wallis, Katharine A., Geraghty, Adam W.A., Joling, Karlijn J., Hamilton, Fiona L., Moser, Albine, Pinto, Andrew D. and Burt, Jenni (2018). A future in primary care research: a view from the middle. British Journal of General Practice, 68 (674), 440-441. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X698801
Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care
Wallis, Katharine A., Hills, Thomas and Mirjalili, S. Ali (2018). Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 68 (673), 392-393. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18x698273
Wallis, Katharine Ann, Elley, Carolyn Raina, Lee, Arier, Moyes, Simon and Kerse, Ngaire (2018). Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. JMIR Research Protocols, 7 (4) e109, e109. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9839
Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan M., Samaranayaka, Ari, Reith, David M., Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., McMenamin, Andrew W., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Ullis, Steven and Tilyard, Murray W. (2018). Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10 (2), 114-124. doi: 10.1071/HC17089
Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good
Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., Dovey, Susan M., Leitch, Sharon, Cunningham, Wayne K. and Williamson, Martyn I. (2018). Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10 (4), 288-291. doi: 10.1071/HC18040
The Beauty in Perfect Imperfection
Buetow, Stephen and Wallis, Katharine (2017). The Beauty in Perfect Imperfection. Journal of Medical Humanities, 40 (3), 389-394. doi: 10.1007/s10912-017-9500-2
The ethics of sharing: how do social workers decide what to record in shared health records?
Cairns, Isobel, Jonas, Monique and Wallis, Katharine (2017). The ethics of sharing: how do social workers decide what to record in shared health records?. Ethics and Social Welfare, 12 (4), 348-369. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2017.1384849
Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians’ Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice
Wallis, Katharine A., Andrews, Abby and Henderson, Michelle (2017). Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians’ Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice. The Annals of Family Medicine, 15 (4), 341-346. doi: 10.1370/afm.2094
Wallis, Katharine and Tuckey, Rebecca (2017). Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): feasibility of audit and feedback plus practice mail-out to patients with high-risk prescribing. Journal of Primary Health Care, 9 (2), 145-152. doi: 10.1071/hc17018
Epidemiology of patient harms in New Zealand: protocol of a general practice records review study
Dovey, Susan M., Leitch, Sharon, Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Lillis, Steven, McMenamin, Andrew W., Tilyard, Murray W., Reith, David M., Samaranayaka, Ari and Hall, Jason E. (2017). Epidemiology of patient harms in New Zealand: protocol of a general practice records review study. JMIR Research Protocols, 6 (1) e10, e10. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6696
No-fault, no difference: no-fault compensation for medical injury and healthcare ethics and practice
Wallis, Katharine A. (2017). No-fault, no difference: no-fault compensation for medical injury and healthcare ethics and practice. British Journal of General Practice, 67 (654), 38-39. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17x688777
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, North, Nicola, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Liang, Zhanming and Dunham, Annette (2016). Outcomes and Impact of Training and Development in Health Management and Leadership in Relation to Competence in Role: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5 (12), 715-720. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.138
Master of Primary Health Care degree: who wants it and why?
Andrews, Abby, Wallis, Katharine A. and Goodyear-Smith, Felicity (2016). Master of Primary Health Care degree: who wants it and why?. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8 (2), 106-114. doi: 10.1071/HC15026
Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of older patients
Wallis, Katharine Ann (2015). Learning from no-fault treatment injury claims to improve the safety of older patients. Annals of Family Medicine, 13 (5), 472-474. doi: 10.1370/afm.1810
No medicine is sometimes the best medicine
Wallis, Katharine Ann (2015). No medicine is sometimes the best medicine. BMJ Case Reports, 2015 (may14 1) 207152, bcr2014207152-bcr2014207152. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207152
Back to Back: General practitioners should allow use of anonymised patient records for research: No
Wallis, Katharine (2015). Back to Back: General practitioners should allow use of anonymised patient records for research: No. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7 (3), 253-255. doi: 10.1071/hc15253
Wallis, Katharine (2015). Ethics: Ageing is not for the faint-hearted: are we making it worse? Polypharmacy-related harm in the elderly. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7 (2), 167-169. doi: 10.1071/hc15167
Herpes zoster: when do patients present and who gets antiviral treatment?
Wallis, Katharine, Hood, Lynley and Rao, Kavita (2014). Herpes zoster: when do patients present and who gets antiviral treatment?. Journal of Primary Health Care, 6 (2), 108-113. doi: 10.1071/hc14108
Ethics: Regular practice review: promised joy or naught but grief and pain?
Wallis, Katharine (2014). Ethics: Regular practice review: promised joy or naught but grief and pain?. Journal of Primary Health Care, 6 (2), 165-168. doi: 10.1071/hc14165
Cresswell, Kathrin M., Panesar, Sukhmeet S., Salvilla, Sarah A., Carson-Stevens, Andrew, Larizgoitia, Itziar, Donaldson, Liam J., Bates, David, Sheikh, Aziz, Aibar, Carlos, Al-Bulushi, Hamad, Al-Mudaf, Buthaina, Aljadhey, Hisham, Amin, Fawzi, Avery, Anthony, Barker, Pierre, Brami, Jean, Chikobvu, Perpetual, Esmail, Aneez, Hickner, John, Houston, Neil, Khoja, Tawfik, Langelaan, Maaike, Letaief, Mondher, Liu, Chaojie, Madhok, Rajan, Makeham, Meredith, Michel, Philippe, Neyaz, Yakoub, Herault, Ludovic Reveiz ... on behalf of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Safer Primary Care Expert Working Group (2013). Global research priorities to better understand the burden of iatrogenic harm in primary care: an international delphi exercise. PLoS Medicine, 10 (11) e1001554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001554
Professional accountability of doctors in New Zealand
Wallis, Katharine (2013). Professional accountability of doctors in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 5 (2), 165-169. doi: 10.1071/HC13165
New Zealand's 2005 'no-fault' compensation reforms and medical professional accountability for harm
Wallis, Katharine (2013). New Zealand's 2005 'no-fault' compensation reforms and medical professional accountability for harm. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126 (1371), 33-44.
'Woe is me!': New Zealand's non-punitive regulatory environment
Wallis, Katharine (2012). 'Woe is me!': New Zealand's non-punitive regulatory environment. Journal of Primary Health Care, 4 (1), 73-76. doi: 10.1071/HC12073
Incident reporting in primary care: epidemiology or culture change?
Dovey, Susan M. and Wallis, Katharine A. (2011). Incident reporting in primary care: epidemiology or culture change?. BMJ Quality and Safety, 20 (12), 1001-1003. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000465
Wallis, Katharine and Dovey, Susan (2011). No-fault compensation for treatment injury in New Zealand: identifying threats to patient safety in primary care. BMJ Quality and Safety, 20 (7), 587-591. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.047696
Wallis, Katharine and Dovey, Susan (2011). Assessing patient safety culture in New Zealand primary care: a pilot study using a modified Manchester Patient Safety Framework in Dunedin general practices. Journal of Primary Health Care, 3 (1), 35-40. doi: 10.1071/HC11035
Ethics: Uncertainty, fear and whistling happy tunes
Wallis, Katharine (2009). Ethics: Uncertainty, fear and whistling happy tunes. Journal of Primary Health Care, 1 (1), 71-73. doi: 10.1071/hc09071
Wallis, Katharine (2008). Severe vitamin D deficiency presenting as hypocalcaemic seizures in a black infant at 45.5 degrees south: A case report. Cases Journal, 1 (1) 12. doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-12
Wallis, Katharine (2008). Response [4]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 121 (1268).
Health information privacy: the patient perspective
Wallis, Katharine (2008). Health information privacy: the patient perspective. New Zealand Family Physician, 35 (3), 171-174.
Cervical screening legislation is unethical and has the potential to be counter-productive
Wallis, Katharine (2007). Cervical screening legislation is unethical and has the potential to be counter-productive. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120 (1266), 69-74.
Do you know your legal obligations with regard to the National Cervical Screening Programme?
Wallis, Katharine (2007). Do you know your legal obligations with regard to the National Cervical Screening Programme?. New Zealand Family Physician, 34 (4), 285-288.
General practitioner registrar management of herpes zoster: secondary analysis of ReCEnT data
Wallis, Katharine, van Driel, Mieke, Magin, Parker, Tapley, Amanda, Fielding, Alison, Tranter, Isaac and Davey, Andrew (2020). General practitioner registrar management of herpes zoster: secondary analysis of ReCEnT data. Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) Annual Research Conference, Online, 14–15 August 2020. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/PYv26n4abs
Wallis, Katharine (2020). Writing for publication. Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) Annual Research Conference, Online, 14–15 August 2020. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/PYv26n4abs
Wallis, K. A., Wells, S., Poppe, K. and Selak, V. (2019). In older people, the association between diabetes medication group and hypoglycaemia, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: prospective primary care-based cohort study 2010-2016. In: Preventing Overdiagnosis, Sydney, Australia, (). 5-7 December 2019.
Wallis, K. A. and Johns, O. P. W. (2019). Living with long-QT syndrome. In: Society for Academic Primary Care, Exeter, United Kingdom, (). 3-5 July 2019.
Optimal HbA1c target for older people with diabetes
Wallis, K. A., Wells, S., Poppe, K., Selak, V. and Kerse, N. (2019). Optimal HbA1c target for older people with diabetes. In: North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, United States, (). 9-13 November 2019.
Wallis, K. A., Elley, C. R., Moyes, S., Hikaka, J., Lee, A. and Kerse, N. (2019). Safer Prescribing And Care for the Elderly (SPACE): a cluster randomised controlled trial in general practice. In: Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care, Adelaide, SA, Australia, (). 12-13 July 2019.
An international case-vignette study to assess general practitioners willingness to deprescribe
Jungo, Katharina Tabea, Mantelli, Sophie, Rozsnyai, Zsofia, Missiou, Aristea, Kitanovska, Biljana Gerasimovska, Weltermann, Birgitta, Tuz, Canan, Mallen, Christian, Collins, Claire, Kurpas, Donata, Franco, Fabio Gazelato De Mello, Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando, Thulesius, Hans, Lingner, Heidrun, Johansen, Kasper Lorenz, Wallis, Katherine, Hoffman, Kathryn, Peremans, Lieve, Pilv, Liina, Ster, Marija Petek, Sattler, Martin, Van Der Ploeg, Milly, Torzsa, Peter, Kanska, Petra, Vinker, Shlomo, Assenova, Radost, Bravo, Raquel Gomez, Viegas, Rita, Tsopra, Rosy ... Streit, Sven (2018). An international case-vignette study to assess general practitioners willingness to deprescribe . EGPRN European General Practice Research Network, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 4 - 7 October 2018. European General Practice Research Network.
Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good
Wallis, KA, Eggleton, K, Leitch, S and Dovey, S (2018). Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good. Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care, Melbourne, 1-3 August 2018.
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan M., Samaranayaka, Ari, Reith, David M., Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., McMenamin, Andrew W., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Lillis, Steven and Tilyard, Murray W. (2018). Does practice size and location affect patient care: characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 - 29 July 2018.
Wallace, E., Wallis, K. A. and Cheraghi-Sohi, S. (2018). International perspectives on eliciting and characterising patient safety incidents in general practice. In: Society for Academic Primary Care, London, United Kingdom, (). 10-13 July 2018.
Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care
Wallis, K. A., Hills, T. and Mirjalili, A. (2018). Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care. In: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, (). 11-13 October 2018.
Altena-Van Der Ploeg, Milly Anna , Streit, Sven, Blankenstein, Nettie, Beers, Erna, Bohnen, Arthur, Bonfim, Daiana, Burger, Huib, Burman, Robert, Canan, Tuz, Collins, Claire, Franco, Fabio Gazelato de Mello, De Waal, Margot, Gerasimovska-Kitanovska, Biljana, Gintere, Sandra, Bravo, Raquel Gomez, Hoffmann, Kathryn, Iftode, Claudia, Johansen, Kasper, Koskela, Tuomas, Kurpas, Donata, Maisonneuve, Hubert, Mallen, Christan, Merlo, Christoph, Muller, Yolanda, Muth, Christiane, Sattler, Martin, Pestic, Sanda K., Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando, Rodondi, Nicolas ... Poortvliet, Rosalinde (2017). Influence of patient characteristics on GPs advice on stopping statins in oldest-old: survey study across GPs from 30 countries. European GP Research Network, Dublin, Ireland, 19 - 22 October 2017.
Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention (SPACE) to support safer prescribing in primary care
Wallis, K. A. (2017). Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention (SPACE) to support safer prescribing in primary care. In: North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, QC, Canada, (). 14-18 November 2017.
Wallis, K. A. (2017). Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention to improve the safety of prescribing in general practice (SPACE feasibility). In: WONCA, Prague, Czech Republic, (). 22 June 2017.
GP e-records review research: is confidentiality a con?
Wallis, K. A. (2017). GP e-records review research: is confidentiality a con?. In: NZ Bioethics, Dunedin, New Zealand, (). 28 January 2017.
Patient harms in New Zealand primary care: Records review study protocol
Wallis, K. A. and Dovey, S. (2016). Patient harms in New Zealand primary care: Records review study protocol. In: Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, (). 15-18 November 2016.
Swimming against the tide: barriers and enablers to deprescribing in everyday practice
Wallis, K. A. (2016). Swimming against the tide: barriers and enablers to deprescribing in everyday practice. In: North American Primary Care Research Group, Colorado Springs, CO, United States, (). 15-18 November 2016.
Cairns, I., Jonas, M. and Wallis, K. A. (2016). The ethics of sharing: What concerns under pin practitioner decisions about what to document in shared electronic records and how should they be resolved?. In: Privacy Research Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand, (). 13 December 2016.
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(2023–2028) NHMRC Partnership Projects
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PHCR - Primary Health Care Digital Innovations
Informing stronger integration across all sectors of the GP education and training pipeline
(2023–2024) RACGP Education Research Grant
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(2022–2026) MRFF Clinician Researchers Applied Research in Health
(2022–2026) Bond University
(2022–2026) University of Melbourne
(2022–2024) NHMRC MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission
(2022–2024) MAIC/RACGP Foundation Research Grant
(2022) General Practice Training Queensland
(2022) General Practice Training Queensland
(2021–2022) General Practice Training Queensland
(2020–2024) MAIC/RACGP Foundation Research Grant
RELEASE: Redressing Long-term Antidepressant use in general practice: Implementation evaluation
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