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DR JANE SIMS



Contact Details

Organization: General Practice
Position: Honorary (Senior Fellow)
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Healthy ageing, physical activity Health promotion, mental health Australia, United Kingdom, Netherlands

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Loughborough University 30-Jun-1980
Master of Science Aston University 31-Dec-1984
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Birmingham 01-Oct-1988

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Public Health Association Member 01-Jan-2000
Member Australian Health Promotion Association Member and President (Victorian Branch) 01-Jan-2000
Member Australian Association of Gerontology Member and Honorary Secretary (Victorian Division) 01-Sep-1999

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Measuring and describing patterns of interactions between GP's and other primary health care providers Chief Investigator NHMRC Primary Health Care Postgraduate Research Scholarship 01/01/2002
Regenerate: a strength-training program to enhance the physical and mental health of chronic post stroke patients with depression. Chief Investigator BEYONDBLUE Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants 01/11/2005

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Rural carers online: a feasibility study


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Journal of Rural Health
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 221-225
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  • Can Community-Based Interventions from Other Key National Health Priority Areas Inform Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Dementia?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Chinese General Practice
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 10A
    Page numbers: 1721-1730
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  • Dementia's Disease Burden and the Potential Role of Community-based Interventions to Inform Risk Reducation Strategies
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Chinese General Practice
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 9A
    Page numbers: 1527-1530
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • A snapshot of the prevalence of physical activity amongst older, community dwelling people in Victorian, Australia: patterns across the 'young-old' and 'old-old'
    Year: 2007
    Journal: BMC Geriatrics
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1-8
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Exploring the feasbility of a community-based strength training program for older people with depressive symptoms and its impact on depressive symptoms
    Year: 2006
    Journal: BMC Geriatrics
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 18
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A lesson learnt: the importance of modelling in randomized controlled trials for complex interventions in primary care
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Family Practice
    Volume: 22
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 132-139
    Publisher: Oxford University Press
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  • Australian evidence for interprofessional education contributing to effective teamwork preparation and interst in rural practice
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 579 - 594
    Publisher: Carfax Publishing
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  • Capacity building initiatives within the Divisions of General Practice setting in Victoria, Australia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Journal of Primary Health
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 128-135
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  • Patient social and economic circumstances: GP perceptions and their influence on management
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 189-192
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of a program to assist usage of the Enhanced Primary Care case conferencing and care planning items: the allied health professionals' viewpoint
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Journal of Primary Health
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 72-77
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  • The Victorian Active Script Programme: promising signs for general practitioners, population health, and the promotion of physical activitity
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine
    Volume: 38
    Page numbers: 19-25
    Publisher: British Medical Journal Publishing Group(London)
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Reports

  • Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: Edith Cowan University(Churchlands)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Falls Prevention within the Australian General Practice Data Model: Methodology, Information Model and Terminology Issues
    Year: 2003
    Journal: American Medical Informatics Association Journal
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 1-8
    Publisher: Hanley and Belfus(Philadelphia)
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  • How do general practitioners work together with other health care providers: policy, reality and research perspectives within the Australian context?
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Interprofessional Care
    Volume: 17
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 303-304
    Publisher: Carfax Publishing
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  • Within-practice educational meetings and GP referrals to secondary care: an aid to reflection and review of clinical practice
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Education for Primary Care
    Volume: 14
    Page numbers: 449-462
    Publisher: Radcliffe Medical Press
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Publications in 2002

Book Chapters

  • Falls
    Year: 2002
    Book: Practical Guide to Geriatric Medicine
    Publisher: McGraw Hill Australia(Roseville)
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Journal Articles

  • Keeping our GPs healthy:an overview of current Australian initiatives to address GP wellbeing
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 783-784
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Monitoring the contribution of general practice to population health activities
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Health Promotion Journal of Australia
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 190-193
    Publisher: Australian Health Promotion Association
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Educating for a sustainable rural workforce by building team working capacity
    Year: 2002
    Event name: 5th Wonca World Conference on Rural Health
    Conference Publication: 5th Wonca World Conference on Rural Health Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: Wonca(Melbourne)
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  • Falls Risk Assessment and Management - an evidence-based approach to development within the General Practice Data Model
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Health Informatics Conference (HIC)
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of Health Infomatics Conference 2002 (CD-ROM)
    Page numbers: 10-20
    Publisher: Health Informatics Society of Australia(Brunswick)
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Reports

  • An evaluation of the Victorian rollout of the new MBS items for GPs: GP Education Support and Community Linkages
    Year: 2002
    Customer: General Practice Divisions - Victoria
    Publisher: Department of General Practice(Parkville)
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  • Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Annual Report 2002
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Comonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
    Publisher: Department of General Practice(Parkville)
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Publications in 2001

Book Chapters

  • Falls
    Year: 2001
    Book: Practical guide to geriatric medicine
    Publisher: McGraw Hill Australia(Sydney)
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Journal Articles

  • Rural Interprofessional Education (RIPE)- promoting teamwork in primary health care education and practice
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Journal of Rural Health
    Volume: 9
    Issue: Suppl
    Page numbers: S19-S26
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia
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Reports

  • Mapping the role of general practice in strengthening the Australian primary health care sector.
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, Australia
    Publisher: Centre for General Practice Integration Studies(Sydney)
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  • The role of general practice in strengthening the Australian primary health care sector: a review of international experience.
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Department of Health & Aged Care, Canberra, Australia
    Publisher: Centre for General Practice Integration Studies(Sydney)
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Computer Software Products

  • Falls Risk Assesment and Management System (FRAMS)
    Year: 2001
    Version:: 1
    Publisher: Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care(Canberra)
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Audio Visual Recordings

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