Biography
Dr Grant Blashki is a Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, a Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at The Australian National University and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College London. He is currently supported by a senior PHCRED fellowship between 2007-2010. His three themes of work are: 1. Climate change and health 2. Mental health and 3. Primary health care. He has co-authored 61 peer reviewed publications, is lead editor of the text book General Practice Psychiatry (also translated into Italian), and over the last 5 years has been a chief investigator on approximately $4 million of research projects. He is actively engaged with community work including as a clinical advisor to beyondblue, as a mentor in the Al Gore Climate Leadership Project, as a cofounder of Doctors for the Environment Australia and as a 2020 summit participant. In 2008, he was a co-recipient of the Fundraiser Institute of Australia?s Major Grants award for excellence in fundraising. He is a practicing GP and Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| General practice |
Australia |
| Primary care mental health |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| MD |
Monash University |
01-Jun-2003 |
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| MBBS |
Monash University |
09-Dec-1991 |
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Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) |
01-Dec-1998 |
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 |
| PRIMARY CARE EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS COLLABORATION (PEP) |
Chief Investigator |
BEYONDBLUE |
Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants |
01/01/2006 |
| OPTIMISING THE PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE IN AUSTRALIA |
Chief Investigator |
AUST NATIONAL UNIVERSITY |
Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Grant |
16/11/2006 |
| REDUCING SUICIDE RISK IN MEN THROUGH GENERAL PRACTICE (THE SIM STUDY) |
Chief Investigator |
BEYONDBLUE |
Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants |
01/01/2007 |
| PHCRED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
PHCRED Research Fellowships |
01/01/2007 |
| Optimising Allied Health Psychological Treatments in Primary Health Care- a pilot randomised controlled trial of social worker training in focused psychological strategies (SW- fps) |
Chief Investigator |
AUST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE RESEARCH INST |
Stream 12: Extension Funding - Adding Value to Stream 6 - Workforce Research |
02/12/2008 |
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.
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