Dr Anne Parkinson
Areas of expertise
- Primary Health Care 111717
- Public Health And Health Services 1117
- Sociology 1608
Research interests
Patient centred care
Patient and public involvement in research
Patient experience of health care
Qualitative research methods
Primary health care
Biography
Dr Anne Parkinson is a sociologist and has worked at ANU since mid-2012, first with the Australian Primary Health Care Institute (APHCRI) until its closure in 2015 and later with the Department of Health Services Research and Policy (DHSR&P), which is part of the ANU's Research School of Population Health (RSPH). She also completed a six-month part time placement working as a Policy and Research Officer for the Consumers Health Forum of Australia in 2016 to broaden her experience.
Anne is currently working within the ANU's multidisciplinary Our Health in Our Hands (OHIOH) project as a member of the Health Experience Team. OHIOH aims to investigate and demonstrate how personalised medicine can address major global health challenges focussing on type-I diabetes (T1D) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Central to the project is embedding the perspectives and experiences of people living with T1D and MS, including their families and carers, from research inception to implementation across every level of the project facilitated by the Health Experience Team, which was formed for this purpose.
Researcher's projects
CURRENT PROJECTS
Under the umbrella of the Our Health in Our Hands (OHIOH) project, the Health Experience Team is working with people with MS and also people with Type-1 Diabetes including their families and carers. We have a number of foundational reviews underway about the experiencces of people with these conditions. We are also enaging with people about their views on the use of personal health data, preferred characteristics of wearable devices, and how best to facilitate communication between scientists and people with MS. We are learning so much from talking with people with these conditions who live in the ACT and NSW who are generous with their time and insights.
In addition we have people with Type-1 Diabetes and MS on our research teams to embed their perspectives across all aspects of the research from initial planning to authoring publications.
SELECTION OF COMPLETED PROJECTS
A qualitative study of the health care experiences (incl telehealth) of young people with Type-1 Diabetes living in the ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A qualitative study of the health care experiences (incl telehealth) of people with MS living in the ACT duirng the COVID-19 pandemice
Development of resources to support and enhance patients' health care journeys across the continuum of care from hospitalisation to transition to home and general practice.
A qualitative pilot study to identify gaps in provision of primary health care to Indigenous offenders on release from prison.
As part of the Commonwealth's Healthy Ageing Grants, working in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia to conduct an evaluation of a national primary health care initiative to train 6,000 GPs and 2,500 Practice Nurses (PNs) about early diagnosis and management of dementia in general practice. The evaluation included surveying and interviewing stakeholders - GPs, Nursess, Primary Health Networks, Alzheimer’s Australia support staff, carers of people with dementia, and people with dementia.
Evaluating an ACT Primary Health Network childhood obesity prevention program.
Nurse-led primary care interventions: A literature review to identify acceptable and effective models (commissioned by the Department of Health and Ageing).
QUALICOPC-AUSTRALIA: The Australian arm of an international comparative study of primary health care systems.
The efficiency and effectiveness of primary health care and primary health care organisations: What is the evidence? (commissioned by the Australian Medicare Local Alliance).
Environmental scan of patient experience surveys used in primary health care (commissioned by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care).
An interim evaluation of the Implementation Adviser role, ACT Medicare Local commissioned by APHCRI programs.
Publications
- Parkinson, A, Drew, J, Hall, S et al. 2021, ''They're getting a taste of our world': A qualitative study of people with multiple sclerosis' experiences of accessing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Australian Capital Territory', Health Expectations, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 1607-1617.
- Brew-Sam, N, Chhabra, M, Parkinson, A et al. 2021, 'Experiences of Young People and Their Caregivers of Using Technology to Manage Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Literature Review and Narrative Synthesis', JMIR Diabetes, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-14.
- Henschke, A, Desborough, J, Parkinson, A et al. 2021, 'Personalizing Medicine and Technologies to Address the Experiences and Needs of People with Multiple Sclerosis', Journal of Personalized Medicine, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1-9.
- Casey, A, Islam, M, Schutze, H et al. 2020, 'GP awareness, practice, knowledge and confidence: evaluation of the first nation-wide dementia-focused continuing medical education program in Australia', BMC Family Practice Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. -.
- Islam, M, Parkinson, A, Burns, K et al. 2020, 'A training program for primary health care nurses on timely diagnosis and management of dementia in general practice: An evaluation study', International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol. 105, pp. 1-8.
- Islam, M, Parkinson, A, Burns, K et al 2020, 'A training program for primary health care nurses on timely diagnosis and management of dementia in general practice: An evaluation study', International Journal of Nursing Studies, vol. 105, no. May 2020, pp. -.
- Desborough, J, Brunoro, C, Parkinson, A et al. 2020, 'It struck at the heart of who I thought I was: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature examining the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis', Health Expectations, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1007-1027.
- Sha, S, Du, W, Parkinson, A et al. 2019, 'Relative importance of clinical and sociodemographic factors in association with post-operative in-hospital deaths in colorectal cancer patients in New South Wales: An artificial neural network approach', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1389-1398.
- Pettit, S, Simpson, P, Jones, J et al 2019, 'Holistic primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners: exploring the role of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 538-543.
- Qin, D, Du, W, Sha, S et al 2019, 'Hospital psychosocial interventions for patients with brain functional impairment: A retrospective cohort study', International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1155-1164.
- Zhou, M, Desborough, J, Parkinson, A et al 2019, 'Barriers to pharmacist prescribing: a scoping review comparing the UK, New Zealand, Canadian and Australian experiences', International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 479-489.
- Bagheri, N, Konings, P, Wangdi, K et al. 2019, 'Identifying hotspots of type 2 diabetes risk using general practice data and geospatial analysis: an approach to inform policy and practice', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 43-51.
- Desborough, J, Parkinson, A, Korda, R et al 2018, 'The practical use of the Patient Enablement and Satisfaction Model in nurse-led outpatient cardiac clinics', Collegian, vol. 26, pp. 415-421.
- Banfield, M, Jowsey, T, Parkinson, A et al 2017, 'Experiencing integration: a qualitative pilot study of consumer and provider experiences of integrated primary health care in Australia', BMC Family Practice Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 1-12.
- Jowsey, T, Yen, L, Dennis, S et al. 2016, 'Time to manage: patient strategies for coping with an absence of care coordination and continuity', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 854-873.
- McRae, I, Dawda, P, Banfield, M et al 2016, 'Can we measure integration of healthcare from administrative and clinical records?', Australian Family Physician, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 672-675.
- Gardner, K, Parkinson, A, Banfield, M et al 2015, 'Usability of patient experience surveys in Australian primary health care: a scoping review', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 22 (2), 93 - 99.
- Parkinson, A, Jorm, L, Douglas, K et al 2015, 'Recruiting general practitioners for surveys: reflections on the difficulties and some lessons learned', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 254-258.
- Dawda P, McRae I, Yen L, Islam MM et al. 2015. Does it matter who organises your health care?. International Journal of Integrated Care, vol 15, pp 11.
- Yen, L, Parkinson, A & Gardner, K 2014, Evaluation of the Medicare Local Implementation Adviser Role. APHCRI Reports
- Parkinson, A & Parker, R 2013, 'Addressing chronic and complex conditions: what evidence is there regarding the role primary healthcare nurses can play?', Australian Health Review, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 588-593.
- Richard Hindmarsh & Anne Parkinson (2012): The public inquiry as a contested political technology: GM crop moratorium reviews in Australia, Environmental Politics, DOI:10.1080/09644016.2012.698882 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2012.698882
- Hogan, A, Berry, H, Ng, S et al 2011, 'Farmer Health and Adaptive Capacity in the Face of Climate Change and Variability. Part 1: Health as a Contributor to Adaptive Capacity and as an Outcome from Pressures Coping with Climate Related Adversities', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 4039-4054.
- The Lost Stakeholder: A Case Study of Risk and Trust Perceptions held by Canola Farmers in NSW and the Implications for Policy Making in the Area of Biotechnology, Environment and Agriculture. A copy can be viewed at http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/uploads/approved/adt-QGU20101213.073133/public/01Front.pdf
- Le Grande M, Murphy B, Higgins R, Worcester MU, Parkinson A, Brown S, Elliott P, Goble AJ. (2006). Physical Activity and Negative Emotional Response Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 13 (2): 254-60.
- Higgins R, Murphy B, Le Grande M, Brown S, Parkinson A, Worcester MU, Goble AJ (2005). Expressed Preferences for Health Education of Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, 12 (6): 572-9.
- Goble AJ, Worcester MU, Le Grande M, Parkinson A (2003). A Westbay Literature Review: Integrated Disease Management for Congestive Heart Failure: Scientific Literature Review and Clinical Practice Guidelines. Produced on Behalf of Westbay Primary Care Partnership Integrated Disease Management Project, Melbourne.
- Parkinson A and Hindmarsh R (2003). Farmers Reject GM Canola, Australasian Science, 24 (6): 20-23.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Missed opportunities in clinical practice: Tools to enhance clinician awareness and diagnosis of rare diseases in Australia (Secondary Investigator)
- Evaluation of a General Practice Capability Building and Quality Improvement Initiative (Secondary Investigator)
- Development of a Connect Up for Kids (CU4K) Program Evaluation Framework (Secondary Investigator)
- Environment Scan for Patient Experience Surveys (Secondary Investigator)
- Primary health care and primary health care organisations: What is the evidence? (Secondary Investigator)
