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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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Analysis of reporting of family violence reporting in print media in regional Western Australia
Ringin, L., Moran, M. & Thompson, S. C., 18 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A qualitative study of how COVID-19 impacts on Australians’ hopes and dreams
Huang, Q. F., Rolf, F., Booker, L. A., Moore, T. & Thompson, S. C., Dec 2022, In: BMC Public Health. 22, 1, 367.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Putting Policy into Practice: How Three Cancer Services Perform against Indigenous Health and Cancer Frameworks
Taylor, E. V., Lyford, M., Parsons, L., Holloway, M., Gough, K., Sabesan, S. & Thompson, S. C., 1 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 2, 633.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An audit of health student immunisation at a University Department of Rural Health reveals the imperative for a coordinated approach
Crossley, C. & Thompson, S., Apr 2021, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 45, 2, p. 108-115Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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 › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Web of Science)
Datasets
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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
Dataset
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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
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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
Dataset
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Good Spirit Good Life
Bessarab, D., LoGiudice, D., Flicker, L., Smith, K., Wright, M., Radford, K., Ratcliffe, J., Malay, R., Gibson, C. & Thompson, S.
National Health & Medical Research Council NHMRC
1/11/20 → 31/10/25
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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Prizes
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Public Health Association of Australia - Mentor of the Year 2018
Thompson, Sandra (Recipient), Sep 2018
Prize: Award