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Biography
Emeritus Professor David is a general practitioner and academic who has worked extensively in Aboriginal health for over 40 years, with over half of his career spent in the Kimberley region while also working for UWA. He has been extensively involved in undergraduate and post graduate medical education including GP and Public Health training. He has recently retired from full time work and now lives in Perth. He continues to work on rural research in the Kimberley, with students and as a locum GP in Broome.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research expertise keywords
- Aboriginal health
- Adult chronic disease
- Primary health care research and evaluation
- Substance use
- Remote and rural aged care
- Regional health planning and workforce
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Cost-effectiveness of atraumatic restorative treatment combined with the Hall Technique for managing dental caries in remote Indigenous children
Tonmukayakul, U., Kularatna, S., Piggott, S., Atkinson, D., Brennan, D., Jamieson, L. & Arrow, P., 14 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Dental Journal. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Detection of cognitive impairment, dementia and associated risk factors among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Retrospective baseline audit results from a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial
Bradley, K., Hughson, J.-A., Hyde, Z., Atkinson, D., Russell, S., Quigley, R., Bessarab, D., Flicker, L., Radford, K., Smith, K., Strivens, E., Thompson, S., Blackberry, I., Belfrage, M., Smith, R., Malay, R., Ducker, B., Sullivan, K., Allan, W. & Giles, B. & 4 others, , Mar 2025, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 44, 1, 9 p., e70007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intrinsic capacity and ageing well for Aboriginal people in remote Western Australia: a longitudinal cohort study
Hyde, Z., Smith, K., Malay, R., LoGiudice, D. C., Bessarab, D. C., Atkinson, D. N., Strivens, E. & Flicker, L., 13 Jan 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 222, 1, p. 38-46 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oral glucose tolerance test—The imperfect gold standard for gestational diabetes screening: A qualitative study involving clinicians in regional, rural and remote areas of Western Australia
Kirke, A. B., Spry, E., Atkinson, D., Sinclair, C. & Marley, J. V., Jan 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 1, 11 p., e899.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aboriginal young people's experiences of type 2 diabetes diagnosis, management and support: A qualitative study in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
Spry, E., Seear, K., Harkin, B., O'Donnell, V., Maple-Brown, L., Atkinson, D. & Kirkham, R., Apr 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 2, 10 p., e919.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The use of Silver Fluoride and Teledentistry to manage and prevent childhood dental decay among Aboriginal children in remote communities
Arrow, P. (Investigator 01), Anderson, L. (Investigator 02), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 03), Jamieson, L. (Investigator 04), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 05), Ngo, H. (Investigator 06), Kularatna, S. (Investigator 07), Tonmukayakul, U. (Investigator 08), Nanda, S. (Investigator 09) & Patel, J. (Investigator 10)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/05/24 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
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Optimisation of screening and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
Marley, J. (Investigator 01), Spry, E. (Investigator 02), Jamieson, E. (Investigator 03), Pratt, S. (Investigator 04), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 05), Carlin, E. (Investigator 06) & Griffiths, E. (Investigator 07)
Medical Research Future Fund MRFF
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Co-design of a family centred self-management support program for pregnant Aboriginal women with prediabetes
Jamieson, E. (Investigator 01), Marley, J. (Investigator 02), Spry, E. (Investigator 03), Lelievre, M. (Investigator 04), Anderson, L. (Investigator 05), Carlin, E. (Investigator 06), McGough, S. (Investigator 07), Kirke, A. (Investigator 08), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 09), Griffiths, E. (Investigator 10) & Watts, J. (Investigator 11)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/01/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Be Healthy: Implementing culturally secure programs for obesity and chronic disease prevention with remote Aboriginal communities and families
Marley, J. (Investigator 01), Henderson-Yates, L. (Investigator 02), Spry, E. (Investigator 03), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 04), Bin Omar, J. (Investigator 05), Seear, K. (Investigator 06) & Carlin, E. (Investigator 07)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/09/21 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Defining and predicting Healthy Ageing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Populations (HATS)
Flicker, L. (Investigator 01), Bessarab, D. (Investigator 02), Curnow, V. (Investigator 03), LoGiudice, D. (Investigator 04), Malay, R. (Investigator 05), Smith, K. (Investigator 06), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 07), Strivens, E. (Investigator 08), Dow, B. (Investigator 09) & Temple, J. (Investigator 10)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/19 → 31/05/25
Project: Research