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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Sandra Thompson is a public health physician with experience in science, health policy and management and research and evaluation expertise. She has been the Director of the Western Australian Centre for Rural Health (WACRH) and Professor of Rural Health at the University of Western Australia since February 2010.
She has broad experience and wide ranging interests related to addressing health disparities. Her research interests include rural and Aboriginal health, prevention and management of chronic diseases, strengthening primary health care, systems and quality improvement, and the attraction/retention of health professionals in country areas, community capacity building, developing and strengthening partnerships in health program delivery and engaging at the research-policy interface.
Research expertise keywords
- Health services research
- Population health
- Aboriginal health
- Aboriginal cardiovascular disease
- Aboriginal cancer
- Quality improvement
- Sexual health and blood-borne viruses
- Communicable disease control
- Public health
- Health policy
- Social determinants of health
- Refugee health
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Research output
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Approaches to Facilitate Improved Recruitment, Development and Retention of the Rural and Remote Medical Workforce: A Scoping Review Protocol
Noya, F., Freeman, K., Carr, S., Thompson, S., Clifford, R. & Playford, D., Jan 2021, In : International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 10, 1, p. 22-28 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Considerations in planning physical activity for older adults in hot climates: A narrative review
See, L., Rasiah, R. L., Laing, R. & Thompson, S. C., 1 Feb 2021, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 3, p. 1-18 18 p., 1331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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Longitudinal follow up of early career midwives: Insights related to racism show the need for increased commitment to cultural safety in aboriginal maternity care
Thackrah, R. D., Wood, J. & Thompson, S. C., 1 Feb 2021, In : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., 1276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A screening tool for acquired communication disorders in Aboriginal Australians after brain injury: lessons learned from the pilot phase
Armstrong, E., McAllister, M., Hersh, D., Katzenellenbogen, J. M., Thompson, S. C., Coffin, J., Flicker, L., Woods, D., Hayward, C. & Ciccone, N., 2020, In : Aphasiology. 34, 11, p. 1388-1412Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Atrial Fibrillation in Indigenous Australians: A Multisite Study Screening Study Using a Single-Lead ECG Device in Aboriginal Primary Health Settings
Gwynn, J., Gwynne, K., Rodrigues, R., Thompson, S., Bolton, G., Dimitropoulos, Y., Dulvari, N., Finlayson, H., Hamilton, S., Lawrence, M., MacNiven, R., Neubeck, L., Rambaldini, B., Taylor, K., Wright, D. & Freedman, B., 19 Jul 2020, In : Heart Lung and Circulation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Datasets
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Table 1. Tools for assessing status at entry to care by a service: Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous Australian patients at entry to specialist palliative care: Cross-sectional findings from a multi-jurisdictional dataset
Woods, J. (Creator), Newton, J. (Creator), Thompson, S. (Creator), Malacova, E. (Creator), Ngo, H. (Creator), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Creator), Murray, K. (Creator), Shahid, S. (Creator) & Johnson, C. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215403.t001
Dataset
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Fig 1. Percentage of patients in each Indigenous identifier group entering care, Jan 2010—Jun 2015: Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous Australian patients at entry to specialist palliative care: Cross-sectional findings from a multi-jurisdictional dataset
Woods, J. (Creator), Newton, J. (Creator), Thompson, S. (Creator), Malacova, E. (Creator), Ngo, H. (Creator), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Creator), Murray, K. (Creator), Shahid, S. (Creator) & Johnson, C. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215403.g001
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Table 3. Characteristics of patients enrolled in PCOC, January 2010–June 2015 (demographic, residential, care setting and principal diagnosis category), by Indigenous identifier. : Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous Australian patients at entry to specialist palliative care: Cross-sectional findings from a multi-jurisdictional dataset
Woods, J. (Creator), Newton, J. (Creator), Thompson, S. (Creator), Malacova, E. (Creator), Ngo, H. (Creator), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Creator), Murray, K. (Creator), Shahid, S. (Creator) & Johnson, C. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215403.t003
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Table 2. Missing data, by patient group: Indigenous compared with non-Indigenous Australian patients at entry to specialist palliative care: Cross-sectional findings from a multi-jurisdictional dataset
Woods, J. (Creator), Newton, J. (Creator), Thompson, S. (Creator), Malacova, E. (Creator), Ngo, H. (Creator), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Creator), Murray, K. (Creator), Shahid, S. (Creator) & Johnson, C. (Creator), Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215403.t002
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Projects
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Aboriginal Patient Navigator (Cancer) Research Proposal
Government of Western Australia, Department of Health
15/02/21 → 22/03/22
Project: Research
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Let's CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) - Dementia in Indigenous Communities
LoGiudice, D., Flicker, L., Bessarab, D., Wenitong, M., Atkinson, D., Smith, K., Strivens, E., Radford, K. & Thompson, S.
National Health & Medical Research Council NHMRC
1/06/18 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Improving Detection and management of dementia in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders attending Primary Care (IDEA-PC)
LoGiudice, D., Flicker, L., Bessarab, D., Atkinson, D., Wenitong, M., Thompson, S., Smith, K., Strivens, E. & Radford, K.
National Health & Medical Research Council NHMRC
1/09/17 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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MHRIF Round 23 - Sandra Thompson
Government of Western Australia, Department of Health
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Prizes
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Public Health Association of Australia - Mentor of the Year 2018
Thompson, Sandra (Recipient), Sep 2018
Prize: Award