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• THE AUSTRALIAN GENERAL PRACTICE NURSES STUDY led by Christine Phillips
  
  The expanding role of nurses in general practices across Australia will be examined in detail in this three-year study which will deliver alternatives for medical service delivery in Australia.

  Dr Christine Phillips, senior lecturer at the ANU medical school, will lead a team that includes The Australian Divisions of General Practice and researchers from Australia and the UK in examining the role of practice nurses in Australian general practice.

• 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.