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• THE AUSTRALIAN GENERAL PRACTICE NURSES STUDY led by Christine Phillips
  
  

  Dr Christine Phillips, ANU, led a team examining the expanded role of nurses in general practices.

  The final report was launched on 8 July 2009 at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU:

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  [Full Report]

  News articles about the report’s findings appeared in the Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald (online), National Nine News (online), Yahoo!7 news (online), The Age (online), WA Today (online), Brisbane Times (online) and The West Australian (online):

  More nurses in GP clinics, but more help needed: report (AAP, 8 July 2009)

  They're just what the doctor ordered (Canberra Times, 9 July 2009)

• RE-ORGANISING PRACTICE NURSE CARE: AN EVALUATION OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE CLINICS IN GENERAL PRACTICE led by Kelsey Hegarty
  
  The Re-organising practice nurse care: an evaluation of adolescent health care clinics in general practice project will evaluate the impact of practice nurse led adolescent health care clinics in three distinct geographical areas.

  The study will provide evidence on the acceptability of practice nurse led clinics to general practitioners, young people and their parents as well as practical information (economic and organisational) about setting up and running these clinics. It will also inform policy development in this area of primary health care.

• A TRIAL OF NEW WAYS TO ENCOURAGE ADOLESCENT AUSTRALIANS TO AVOID OR REDUCE RISK BEHAVIOURS
  
  Risky behaviours that pose a health threat to adolescents - such as smoking, drinking, drug use and unprotected sex - may be reduced if doctors adopt a new proactive approach in counselling patients. This three-year study will test the effectiveness and economic viability of screening and counselling young people in general practice to try and devise a best practice model for helping adolescents.

  Dr Lena Sanci, a Senior Lecturer at Melbourne University, has brought together a team to focus on the role of the general practice nurse in counselling young people. The team will compare the results from existing models of care with the impact made by a group of GPs and practice nurses who have undergone training in screening and counselling of young people and in linking with other agencies caring for youth.