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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.
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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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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., Sept 2025, In: Australian Dental Journal. 70, 3, p. 150-159 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Treatments for Early Childhood Caries in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Tonmukayakul, U., Kularatna, S., Atkinson, D., Jamieson, L. & Arrow, P., 16 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: JDR Clinical and Translational Research. 23800844251346743.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, p. e70007 9 p., e70007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the acceptability of the Kimberley Mum's Mood Scale for perinatal mental health screening in Gove District Hospital, Northeast Arnhem Land
Atkinson, T., Spry, E., Atkinson, D., Marley, J. & Carlin, E., 25 Nov 2025, In: Journal of the Australian Indigenous Healthinfonet. p. 1 24 p., 1058.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)
MRFF Medical Research Future Fund
1/07/22 → 29/06/28
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 → 30/06/26
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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Regional collaboration to create a Kimberley Health Evidence Data Platform
Gooda, M. (Investigator 01), Anderson, L. (Investigator 02), McPhee, R. (Investigator 03), Atkinson, D. (Investigator 04), Marley, J. (Investigator 05), Griffiths, E. (Investigator 06), Falcocchio, L. (Investigator 07), Hendrickx, D. (Investigator 08), Seear, K. (Investigator 09), Manuel, J. (Investigator 10) & Stenseke, E. (Investigator 11)
MRFF Medical Research Future Fund
19/07/21 → 18/07/24
Project: Research