
Overview
Background
Belinda is a post-doc researcher leading international scale research about rural health systems, workforce capacity building, access, quality and distribution at The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School.
Belinda did her PhD with the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life Survey (MABEL), applying the large longitudinal panel survey of Australian doctors to research rural outreach service patterns by specialists. She continues to work in the MABEL research team, collaborating between Melbourne University, University Queensland and Monash colleagues to support the rural work stream.
She was the Chief Investigator of the Monash Medical School rural medical workforce tracking study (2016-2019), producing substantial new evidence about the design effectiveness of the Monash rural medical program, attracting new funding for end to end rural medical training from the Murray Darling Medical Network.
Belinda was the Director of Research and Evaluation in the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner (2018-2019). She played a lead role in consulting and developing national Taskforce Advice and brokered a national evaluation framework for the Pathway, along with supporting rural allied health policy options.
She worked with rural wonca in 2018 to lead a WHO consultancy producing a Checklist for implementing rural pathways for training and supporting health workers in low and middle income countries, of significant global interest for supporting stakeholders implement training in all disciplines, from any starting point.
Belinda has been the CI of Education Research Grants about rural GP supervisors and is leading partnership projects with GPSA about the quality and distribution of the GP supervisor workforce.
She graduated from the NSW Public Health Officer Training Program at NSW Health in 2002, after completing her MPH (Hons) in the area of tobacco control. Before that, she worked as a physiotherapy clinician at the Austin and in private practice.
She has nearly twenty years’ experience of developing and implementing workplace-based training and development to produce health workers with the right skills, distributed and working in areas of community need. Her experience spans writing competencies, developing training tools, training needs assessment and planning and formative and summative assessment.
Belinda supervises Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours), PhD students, and supports people doing projects which advance knowledge of rural health systems.
Belinda's PhD: "Rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia"
Monash University - APA, PPA Awards and Advancing Women's Research Awards http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/1268685
WHO Rural Pathways Checklist https://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/News/RuralRound-upLandmarkGlobalRuralFramework.aspx
MABEL longitudinal study of Australian doctors www.mabel.org.au
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Member RFDS Victoria Research Committee
Availability
- Dr Belinda O'Sullivan is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), University of Sydney
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Research interests
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Rural health
Rural workforce training and development, workforce support, rural health systems, rural health outcomes, rural communities
Works
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2017
Conference Publication
A synthesis of the structure of rural immersion programs for undergraduate medical students in Australia
O’Sullivan, B., McGrail, M. and Russell, D. (2017). A synthesis of the structure of rural immersion programs for undergraduate medical students in Australia. 14th World Rural Health (WONCA) Conference, Cairns, Australia, 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Are subsidies related to more remote specialist outreach services?
O'Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2017). Are subsidies related to more remote specialist outreach services?. The Menzies Emerging Health Policy Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2017.
2016
Conference Publication
Supply of medical specialists in regional areas
O’Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2016). Supply of medical specialists in regional areas. 5th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Service distribution and models of rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., McGrail, Matthew R., Joyce, Catherine M. and Stoelwinder, Johannes (2016). Service distribution and models of rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study. Australian Health Review, 40 (3), 330-336. doi: 10.1071/AH15100
2015
Journal Article
The stability of rural outreach services: a national longitudinal study of specialist doctors
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Stoelwinder, Johannes U. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2015). The stability of rural outreach services: a national longitudinal study of specialist doctors. Medical Journal of Australia, 203 (7), 297.e1-297.e6. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00369
2015
Conference Publication
Targeting outreach: The influence of Australia’s rural outreach policy?
O’Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2015). Targeting outreach: The influence of Australia’s rural outreach policy?. 9th International Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Planning integrated outreach: Service patterns from the metropolitan and rural hubs
O’Sullivan, B., Joyce, C., McGrail, M. and Stoelwinder, J. (2015). Planning integrated outreach: Service patterns from the metropolitan and rural hubs. 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, NT, Australia, 2015.
2014
Journal Article
Rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study of supply and distribution
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Joyce, Catherine M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2014). Rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study of supply and distribution. Human Resources for Health, 12 (50) Article 50. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-50
2014
Conference Publication
Australia’s global lead on national outreach policy
O’Sullivan, B., Joyce, C. and McGrail, M. (2014). Australia’s global lead on national outreach policy. The Public Health Association of Australia 43rd Annual Conference, Perth, Australia, 2014.
2014
Conference Publication
Developing the NSW Aboriginal Population Health Training Initiative Competency Framework: Competencies for population health practice
O'Sullivan, B., Madden, L., Cumming, G., Meyer, L., Pilbeam, V., Riddout, L. and Wise, M. (2014). Developing the NSW Aboriginal Population Health Training Initiative Competency Framework: Competencies for population health practice. Population Health Congress, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Adoption, implementation and prioritization of specialist outreach policy in Australia: a national perspective
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Joyce, Catherine M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2014). Adoption, implementation and prioritization of specialist outreach policy in Australia: a national perspective. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 92 (7), 512-519. doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.130385
2006
Journal Article
Results from the 2000 fax-back survey to readers about the NSW Public Health Bulletin.
O'Sullivan, B.G. and Madden, D.L. (2006). Results from the 2000 fax-back survey to readers about the NSW Public Health Bulletin.. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 17 (11-12), 177-179. doi: 10.1071/NB06047
2004
Journal Article
Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia, 2000
O'Sullivan, B.G., Gidding, H.F., Law, M., Kaldor, J.M., Gilbert, G.L. and Dore, G.J. (2004). Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia, 2000. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28 (3), 212-216. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00477.x
2003
Journal Article
Hepatitis C transmission and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis after needle- and syringe-sharing in Australian prisons
O'Sullivan, B.G., Levy, M.H., Dolan, K.A., Post, J.J., Barton, S.G., Dwyer, D.E., Kaldor, J.M. and Grulich, A.E. (2003). Hepatitis C transmission and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis after needle- and syringe-sharing in Australian prisons. Medical Journal of Australia, 178 (11), 546-549. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05356.x
2003
Journal Article
Report on the development of the New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001
Quaine, Julianne, Eyeson-Annan, Margo, Baker, Deborah, O'Sullivan, Belinda, Williamson, Margaret and Jorm., Louisa (2003). Report on the development of the New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 14 (1), 1-71. doi: 10.1071/nb03s01
2002
Journal Article
Shigellosis linked to sex venues, Australia
O'Sullivan, B, Delpech,, Pontivivo, G, Karagiannis, T, Marriott, D, Harkness, J and McAnulty, JM (2002). Shigellosis linked to sex venues, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8 (8), 862-864. doi: 10.3201/eid0808.010534
2002
Journal Article
Shigella sonnei: another cause of sexually acquired reactive arthritis
Chen, M, Delpech,, O'Sullivan, B and Donovan, B (2002). Shigella sonnei: another cause of sexually acquired reactive arthritis. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 13 (2), 135-136. doi: 10.1258/0956462021924640
2002
Conference Publication
Environmental influences on physical activity
O’Sullivan, B. and Thackway, S. (2002). Environmental influences on physical activity. Australian Health Promotion Association Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2002.
2001
Journal Article
Development of a child and youth report card for Central Sydney, 2000
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Alperstein, Garth and Mahmic, Ajsa (2001). Development of a child and youth report card for Central Sydney, 2000. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 12 (11), 302-307.
2001
Conference Publication
HIV Post exposure prophylaxis in the prison setting
O’Sullivan, B., Barton, S., Levy, M., Dolan, K., Post, J., Dwyer, D., Kaldor, J. and Grulich, A. (2001). HIV Post exposure prophylaxis in the prison setting. Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2001.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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