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Personal profile
Biography
Grant Russell is a primary care clinician and health services researcher. He is the Professor of Primary Care Research and Director of the Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit (SAPCRU) within the Department of General Practice at Monash University.
He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia and completed GP training with the Familiy Medicine Program in 1989. he subsequently worked as a GP in Perth, setting up a small, independent general practice with colleagues prior to leaving for Canada in 2005 to work as an academic family physician and clinician investigator at the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Canada.
His research program is directed towards understanding and measuring the impact of primary care reform on patients, clinicians and general practices. He has been responsible for over 100 peer reviewed publications and over $8,000,000 of research funding as a principal investigator. While in Canada he received a President's Award from the North American Primaty Care Research Group for leadership in several national investigations of research capacity in primary care.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Associate Professor , University of Ottawa
2009 → 2020
Research area keywords
- Canadian Health Care
- Health Care Reform
- Health Planning/Policy
- Health Services Delivery
- Primary Care
- Primary health care
- Research Capacity Development
- Refugee Health
Network
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Improving Access to Healthcare for Refugee Women Living with Chronic Pain
Altun, A., Russell, G., Brown, H. & Sturgiss, L.
1/08/21 → 1/08/22
Project: Research
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Effectiveness of tailored COVID-19 message for vulnerable Australians
Haines, T., Russell, G., Hill, K., Williams, C., Callaway, E., Hlavac, J., Willoughby, L., Long, K. & Lennon, R.
1/02/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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The Coronavirus in Victorian Healthcare and aged care workers (COVIC-HA) Cohort Study
Leder, K., Cheng, A., McGuinness, S., Zoungas, S., Hodgson, C., Fisher, J., Sim, M., Forbes, A., Cameron, P., Kirkman, M., Liew, D., Kasza, J., Teede, H., Smith, K., Kelsall, H., Russo, P., Udy, A., Hunter, P., Trauer, J., Russell, G. & Skouteris, H.
11/01/21 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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The Victorian Healthcare Recovery Initiative: Optimising high-value care and reducing low-value care
O'Connor, D., Hiscock, H., Audehm, R. G., Hensher, M., Hutchinson, A., Liew, D., O'Loughlin, A., Thursky, K. A. & Russell, G.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/01/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Enabling evidence-informed policy to address Australia’s opioid crisis
Nielsen, S., Bell, S., Russell, G., Lalic, S., Sanfilippo, P. & Richards, G.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Evaluating chronic pain interventions in recent refugees and immigrant populations: A systematic review
Altun, A., Brown, H., Sturgiss, L. & Russell, G., May 2022, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 105, 5, p. 1152-1169 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Have we forgotten the moral justification for patient-centred care?
Russell, G., Mar 2022, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 31, 3, p. 172-174 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Mental Health Outcomes in Australian Healthcare and Aged-Care Workers during the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
McGuinness, S. L., Johnson, J., Eades, O., Cameron, P. A., Forbes, A., Fisher, J., Grantham, K., Hodgson, C., Hunter, P., Kasza, J., Kelsall, H. L., Kirkman, M., Russell, G., Russo, P. L., Sim, M. R., Singh, K. P., Skouteris, H., Smith, K. L., Stuart, R. L., Teede, H. J. & 4 others, , 1 May 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 9, 15 p., 4951.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Patient and clinician perspectives of factors that influence the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Australian primary care: a qualitative descriptive study
Sturgiss, E. A., Lam, T., Russell, G. M., Ball, L., Gunatillaka, N., Barton, C. A., Tam, C. W. M., O'Donnell, R. L., Chacko, E., Skouteris, H., Mazza, D. & Nielsen, S., 24 Mar 2022, In: Family Practice. 39, 2, p. 275-281 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Access to care: A qualitative study exploring the primary care needs and experiences of older people needing assistance with daily living
Kunin, M., Advocat, J., Gunatillaka, N. & Russell, G., Jun 2021, In: Australian Journal of Primary Health. 27, 3, p. 228-235 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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2014 Highly Commended, Sir Richard Stawell Prize from the Medical Journal of Australia
Russell, Grant (Recipient), 1 Jun 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AAAPC North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Prize
Russell, Grant (Recipient), 1 Sep 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AAAPC North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Prize
Russell, Grant (Recipient), 1 Jun 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AAAPC North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) Prize
Russell, Grant (Recipient), 1 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Association of Academic Primary Care Distinguished Paper Award
Russell, Grant (Recipient), 1 Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology
Joanne Enticott (Speaker), D. Mazza (Speaker), Grant Russell (Speaker), Lisa Mary Brophy (Organiser), Frances Shawyer (Speaker), Elisabeth Wilson-Evered (Speaker), Vrinda Edan (Speaker), Mike Slade (Organiser) & Graham Meadows (Speaker)
10 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference