Overview
Background
Katharine is Mayne Professor and Head of the Mayne Academy of General Practice and Head of the General Practice Clinical Unit at the University of Queensland Medical School. Katharine is a clinically active general practitioner and Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
As a GP and researcher, Katharine is committed to translating evidence into practice and developing the evidence base for high-quality primary health care. Katharine’s main research interest is in safer prescribing in general practice to improve outcomes for patients. She co-leads the RELEASE (Redressing long-term antidepressant use) program of research.
Katharine’s career began with a degree in Medicine followed by a Master’s in Bioethics and Health Law, and then, bringing the skillsets together, a PhD focussed on patient safety in primary care.
Availability
- Professor Katharine Wallis is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Otago
- Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics, University of Otago
- Masters (Coursework) of Bioethics, University of Otago
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago
Research interests
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Safer prescribing in general practice
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Redressing long-term use of antidepressants to improve patient outcomes
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Older driver medical assessment in general practice
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good
Wallis, KA, Eggleton, K, Leitch, S and Dovey, S (2018). Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good. Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care, Melbourne, 1-3 August 2018.
2018
Journal Article
Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care
Wallis, Katharine A., Hills, Thomas and Mirjalili, S. Ali (2018). Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care. British Journal of General Practice, 68 (673), 392-393. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18x698273
2018
Conference Publication
Does practice size and location affect patient care: characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan M., Samaranayaka, Ari, Reith, David M., Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., McMenamin, Andrew W., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Lillis, Steven and Tilyard, Murray W. (2018). Does practice size and location affect patient care: characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Auckland, New Zealand, 27 - 29 July 2018.
2018
Journal Article
Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care
Wallis, Katharine Ann, Elley, Carolyn Raina, Lee, Arier, Moyes, Simon and Kerse, Ngaire (2018). Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. JMIR Research Protocols, 7 (4) e109, e109. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9839
2018
Journal Article
Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good
Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., Dovey, Susan M., Leitch, Sharon, Cunningham, Wayne K. and Williamson, Martyn I. (2018). Research using electronic health records: balancing confidentiality and public good. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10 (4), 288-291. doi: 10.1071/HC18040
2018
Conference Publication
Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care
Wallis, K. A., Hills, T. and Mirjalili, A. (2018). Minimising iatrogenic nerve injury in primary care. In: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, (). 11-13 October 2018.
2018
Book Chapter
The concept of leadership in the health care sector
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, Dunham, Annette, North, Nicola and Wallis, Katharine (2018). The concept of leadership in the health care sector. Leadership. (pp. 83-95) edited by Süleyman Davut Göker. London, United Kingdom: InTechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.76133
2018
Journal Article
Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices
Leitch, Sharon, Dovey, Susan M., Samaranayaka, Ari, Reith, David M., Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., McMenamin, Andrew W., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Ullis, Steven and Tilyard, Murray W. (2018). Characteristics of a stratified random sample of New Zealand general practices. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10 (2), 114-124. doi: 10.1071/HC17089
2018
Conference Publication
International perspectives on eliciting and characterising patient safety incidents in general practice
Wallace, E., Wallis, K. A. and Cheraghi-Sohi, S. (2018). International perspectives on eliciting and characterising patient safety incidents in general practice. In: Society for Academic Primary Care, London, United Kingdom, (). 10-13 July 2018.
2017
Journal Article
The Beauty in Perfect Imperfection
Buetow, Stephen and Wallis, Katharine (2017). The Beauty in Perfect Imperfection. Journal of Medical Humanities, 40 (3), 389-394. doi: 10.1007/s10912-017-9500-2
2017
Conference Publication
Influence of patient characteristics on GPs advice on stopping statins in oldest-old: survey study across GPs from 30 countries
Altena-Van Der Ploeg, Milly Anna , Streit, Sven, Blankenstein, Nettie, Beers, Erna, Bohnen, Arthur, Bonfim, Daiana, Burger, Huib, Burman, Robert, Canan, Tuz, Collins, Claire, Franco, Fabio Gazelato de Mello, De Waal, Margot, Gerasimovska-Kitanovska, Biljana, Gintere, Sandra, Bravo, Raquel Gomez, Hoffmann, Kathryn, Iftode, Claudia, Johansen, Kasper, Koskela, Tuomas, Kurpas, Donata, Maisonneuve, Hubert, Mallen, Christan, Merlo, Christoph, Muller, Yolanda, Muth, Christiane, Sattler, Martin, Pestic, Sanda K., Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando, Rodondi, Nicolas ... Poortvliet, Rosalinde (2017). Influence of patient characteristics on GPs advice on stopping statins in oldest-old: survey study across GPs from 30 countries. European GP Research Network, Dublin, Ireland, 19 - 22 October 2017.
2017
Journal Article
The ethics of sharing: how do social workers decide what to record in shared health records?
Cairns, Isobel, Jonas, Monique and Wallis, Katharine (2017). The ethics of sharing: how do social workers decide what to record in shared health records?. Ethics and Social Welfare, 12 (4), 348-369. doi: 10.1080/17496535.2017.1384849
2017
Journal Article
Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians’ Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice
Wallis, Katharine A., Andrews, Abby and Henderson, Michelle (2017). Swimming Against the Tide: Primary Care Physicians’ Views on Deprescribing in Everyday Practice. The Annals of Family Medicine, 15 (4), 341-346. doi: 10.1370/afm.2094
2017
Journal Article
Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): feasibility of audit and feedback plus practice mail-out to patients with high-risk prescribing
Wallis, Katharine and Tuckey, Rebecca (2017). Safer Prescribing and Care for the Elderly (SPACE): feasibility of audit and feedback plus practice mail-out to patients with high-risk prescribing. Journal of Primary Health Care, 9 (2), 145-152. doi: 10.1071/hc17018
2017
Journal Article
Epidemiology of patient harms in New Zealand: protocol of a general practice records review study
Dovey, Susan M., Leitch, Sharon, Wallis, Katharine A., Eggleton, Kyle S., Cunningham, Wayne K., Williamson, Martyn I., Lillis, Steven, McMenamin, Andrew W., Tilyard, Murray W., Reith, David M., Samaranayaka, Ari and Hall, Jason E. (2017). Epidemiology of patient harms in New Zealand: protocol of a general practice records review study. JMIR Research Protocols, 6 (1) e10, e10. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6696
2017
Conference Publication
GP e-records review research: is confidentiality a con?
Wallis, K. A. (2017). GP e-records review research: is confidentiality a con?. In: NZ Bioethics, Dunedin, New Zealand, (). 28 January 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention to improve the safety of prescribing in general practice (SPACE feasibility)
Wallis, K. A. (2017). Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention to improve the safety of prescribing in general practice (SPACE feasibility). In: WONCA, Prague, Czech Republic, (). 22 June 2017.
2017
Journal Article
No-fault, no difference: no-fault compensation for medical injury and healthcare ethics and practice
Wallis, Katharine A. (2017). No-fault, no difference: no-fault compensation for medical injury and healthcare ethics and practice. British Journal of General Practice, 67 (654), 38-39. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17x688777
2017
Conference Publication
Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention (SPACE) to support safer prescribing in primary care
Wallis, K. A. (2017). Feasibility of a multifaceted intervention (SPACE) to support safer prescribing in primary care. In: North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, QC, Canada, (). 14-18 November 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Outcomes and Impact of Training and Development in Health Management and Leadership in Relation to Competence in Role: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol
Ayeleke, Reuben Olugbenga, North, Nicola, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Liang, Zhanming and Dunham, Annette (2016). Outcomes and Impact of Training and Development in Health Management and Leadership in Relation to Competence in Role: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review Protocol. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 5 (12), 715-720. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.138
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Supervision
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Supervision history
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the complex relationships between pre-existing conditions and cancer diagnosis in an ageing population
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