Health Sciences

Work-related Injury Prevention, Health Outcomes and Beyond

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• Macdonald, W.  (2006). Occupational Hazard Exposure Surveillance: An internationally collaborative project in Australia and New Zealand.  Keynote Paper to the 27th University of Occupational and Environmental Health and 6th Institute of Industrial and Ecological Sciences International Symposium, 4-6 October, Kitakyushu, Japan
• Willis, E., Broom, A. (2006). ‘Competing Paradigms and Health Research’. Forthcoming  in M.Saks and J.Allsop  Researching Health, Sage, London
• Ellis, I, Peterson, C. L, and Santamaria, N. (2006). Laggards and loafers: why Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations Theory does not always explain the resistance to the introduction of telemedicine innovations  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Health Policy.
• Macdonald, W.  (2006). Global Situation Analysis. Invited Paper to the 27th University of Occupational and Environmental Health and 6th Institute of Industrial and Ecological Sciences International Symposium, 4-6 October, Kitakyushu, Japan.
• Drury, C. and Macdonald W.(2006). Invited Workshop on the Future of Work.42nd Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia, 20-22 November, Sydney, Australia.
• Macdonald, W.  (2006). Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems for SMEs. Invited Paper to the 42nd Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia, 20-22 November, Sydney, Australia.
• Macdonald, W. (2006).  2005 Ron Cumming Memorial Lecture: What do ‘ergonomists’ do? Ergonomics Australia, 21, 1 (March-April), pp.6-17.
• Trathen, S. and Macdonald, W.  (2005).  Identifying key product attributes for use in product evaluation.  In Proceedings of 2nd International Design and Engagability Conference (IDEC), Eds John Knight and Jennifer Sheridan, UCE Birmingham Institute of Art and Design. 6 September 2005, Edinburgh.
• Peterson, C. (2005). Conclusion – models of epidemics in C. Peterson, and C. Mayhew (eds) Occupational health and safety: International influences and the new epidemics, Baywood publishers, Amityville, 2005, pp. 1-12.Baywood publishers, Amityville, pp. 211-228.
• Willis, E. (2005). ‘Public Health, Private genes: the social context of Genetic biotechnologies’. In Bunton,R and Peterson,A. (2005) Genetic Governance, Taylor and Francis, London; 149-63.
• Willis, E. and Coulter, I. (2004). The rise and rise of complementary and alternative medicine: a sociological perspective, Medical Journal of Australia, 180 (11): 587-589.
• Macdonald, W. (2004). Human Error: Causes and Countermeasures. Proceedings of the Safety in Action Conference 2004, Melbourne, Australia.
• Willis, E., Broom, A. (2004). ‘State of the art: a decade of Health Sociology in review’, Health Sociology Review. Vol 13,2 Dec: 122-44.
• Heslop, L, and Peterson, C.  (2003). "The ‘managed care’ idea – implications for health service systems in Australia" Nursing inquiry, 10: 161-72.
• Willis, E. (2003). ‘Evidence Based Medicine, The Medical Profession and Health Policy’  in Vivien Lin and Brendan Gibson (eds) Evidence-based health policy: problems and possibilities. Oxford, Melbourne: 33-42.
• Willis, E. (2003) ‘The Politics of evidence and the evidence for CAM’ Healthcare Papers.5,3: 37-42.
• Willis, E. (2003). ‘The new genetics and chronic illness’ In C. Walker, C L Peterson, N. Millen and C. Martin (eds) Chronic Illness: New Perspectives and New Directions. Tertiary Press, Melbourne,  110-119.
• Willis, E. and White, K. (2002) “Positivism resurgent: the epistemological foundations of evidence-based medicine’ Health Sociology Review. Vol 11, 2 &2: 5-15.
• Willis, E. (2002). Public health and the 'new' genetics: balancing individual and collective outcomes. Critical Public Health, 12,2 : 139-151.
• Macdonald, W.A. (2002) Ergonomics and Human Factors: Optimising health, safety and performance. Invited paper to 3rd Annual Conference on Managing the Human Factors in OH&S. National Safety Council of Australia, Melbourne 14 February, Sydney 21 February.
• Willis, E. (1996, revised 2002). `The Australian Health Care System’, in A. Kellehear (ed) Social Self, Global Nation. Oxford University Press.
• Willis, E., Miller, R and Wyn, J. (2001). "Gendered embodiment and survival for young people with Cystic Fibrosis"  Social Science and Medicine. 53, 9: 1163-74.
• Wyn, J., and Willis, E. (2001) International Labour and Education Markets for Youth: the case of young Australians at Whistler, WRNET Working Paper 01.03: Vancouver. pp. 1‑11.
• Murphy, G. (2001). Partnerships with complementary professional-scientific and service-delivery organisations: The future direction for the AACBT. Behaviour Change, 18, 4, 189-194.
• Pierson, J, Goldman, S, Peterson, C, and Yaxley, S. Ed. (2001). Evaluation of patient treatment form for supervisors and registrars. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Melbourne.
• Jasper, A, Peterson, C,  Goldman, S, and Pierson, J. (2000)  A pilot study to measure the level of registrar consultation and educational activity An Outcomes Evaluation Unit publication, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Melbourne.
• Peterson, C, Jasper, A, and Goldman, S. A (2000). Pilot Study of Registrar Satisfaction with the Quality of Supervision and Teaching during the first year of New Training Arrangements The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Melbourne.
• Peterson, C, and Martin, C. (2000). “A new paradigm in general practice: Towards transdisciplinary approaches” Family medical practice online: The international journal of family medical practice and primary care (ISN 1360-0176).
• Swerissen, H, Stanton, J, Marshall, S, Peterson, C, and Tilgner, L. (2000). “An evaluation of shared care diabetes project” Australian journal of primary health – Interchange. 6(2): 30-37.
• Peterson, C. (2000). “Rural health and families: E-health solutions to health inequities” Journal of family studies 6(2): 298-301.
• Peterson, C, and Martin, C. (2000). “A new paradigm in general practice: Towards transdiciplinary approaches” General practice online (ISSN 1359 7639).
• O’Connor, D, Peterson, C, and Whitfield, J. (2000). “Telehealth: What does it offer for public health care?” Australian family physician 29(5): 403-4.
• Goldman, S, Peterson, C, Wellard, R, and Jasper, A. (1999). “A summary of preliminary data from three outcomes evaluation unit studies” Report to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
• Willis, E. and Coburn, D. (1999) `Professions And Occupations: Knowledge, Power And Autonomy’ in G. Albrecht, R. Fitzpatrick & S Scrimshaw (eds) Handbook of Social Studies in Health and Medicine. Sage, pp.377-393.
• Pond, D, and Peterson, C. (1999). “Balancing busy lives: Work and play” The 1999 General Practice Evaluation Program Conference proceedings, GPEP, Brisbane, May, 82-87.
• Peterson, C, and Martin, C. (1998). “Integrating methodologies in general practice research – does it work?” Australian family physician – Reason 1(27) Supp. 1 S5-S6.
• Swerissen, H, and Peterson, C. (1998). “Evaluation report of the Melbourne Division Diabetes Program” Centre for Primary Health Centre, La Trobe University.
• Swerissen, H, McMillan, J, Biuson, C, Pitsopoulos, C, and Peterson, C. (1998). "Community health and general practitioners: Partnerships in care" for the Department of Human Services and Health, Primary Health Care Research and Development Centre, La Trobe University1998
• Swerissen, H, and Peterson, C. (1998). “Review of SERU evaluation reports” for the Department of Human Services and Health, Centre for Primary Health Care, La Trobe University, 1998
• Story, G, and Peterson, C. (1998). “Maintaining competencies of youth workers, (TASS Program)”Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre, 1997.
• Best, M., Macdonald, W. and Hely, M. (1998) Implementing and evaluating training in ergonomics: fitting the training to the people. In Implementing Change: the role of Standards, Proceedings of the National Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Australia, Melbourne, 5-7 October 1998, Edited by M. Best, M. Di Stefano, O. Evans, Melbourne, Ergonomics Society of Australia, Inc
• Willis, E. (1997) ‘Health Technology in Australia: the role of AHTAC’ Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine. 20,4.
• Willis, E. (1997) ‘The prostatic imperative and the social relations of medical technology’, International Journal for Technology Assessment in Health Care. 13,4.
• Willis, E. (1997). ‘Public Health, Private genes: the social context of Genetic biotechnologies’, Critical Public Health, 8,2. June.
• King, N., Murphy, G., & Heyne, D. (1997). The nature and treatment of social phobia in youth. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 10, 377-387.
• Molloy, G., Molloy, E., Murphy, G. et al. (1997). Locus of control of smokers, nonsmokers, and non-practising smokers. Psychological Reports, 81, 781-782.
• Tysson, E, and Peterson, C. (1997). “The Household Booklet Campaign”, Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre.
• Peterson, C. (1997). "Quantitative approaches to evaluation in health care" in Health policy in Australia. H. Gardner (ed) Melbourne, Oxford, pp. 98-115.
• Horsfield, B, and Peterson, C. (1996). "Managerial courses in communication: measures of skills training and productivity benefits". International journal of management. 13(4) 413-422.
• Parsons, C, Spicer, M, Richardson, M, Peterson, C, and Watson, L. (1995). "Infection control and HIV/AIDS: Perceptions of risk amongst nurses and hospital domestic workers'. Australian journal of public health. 19(5): 492-500.
• McDonald, L., McDonald, S. & Murphy, G. (1995). The influence of extinction on the behaviour of a group of Australian poker-machine players. Behaviour Change, 12, 151-157.
• Buetow, S, Arias, L, and Peterson, C. (1995). "The core content of general medical services in Australia: Towards a definition".  The Australian family physician. 24(8): 1495-1499.
• Willis, E. (1995). `HIV testing and the social relations of medical technology' in G. Lupton & J. Najman (eds) Health and Australian society: some sociological perspectives. 2nd edn, Melbourne, MacMillan.
• Willis, E. (1994) Illness and Social Relations, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
• Willis, E. (1994). `The medical profession in Australia'  in F. Hafferty and J.McKinlay (eds) The Changing Character of the Medical profession: An International Perspective. New York, Oxford University Press.
• Peterson, C. (1994). "Dissemination approaches for general practice research". A report for the Evaluation Steering Group of the General Practice Division, Department of Human Services and Health.
• Peterson, C. (1994). “Determinants of Goldberg's general health questionnaire at work”, T.A.S.A. Conference, Deakin University, Geelong, 8-12 Dec.
• Horsfield, B, and Peterson, C. (1994). "Communication: its vital effects for organisation and management".  Management, July.
• Forester, C. and Macdonald, W.A. (1994) Evaluation of the human-computer interface used by switchboard operators. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand, 10(4), 343-351
• Martin, C, M, and Peterson, C.(1994). Research  inventory. Vol II. The Technical Advisory Group, General Practice Evaluation Program, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra.
• Peterson, C, and Whittaker, M. (1994). Glossary of terms. Second Edition. The Technical Advisory Group, General Practice Evaluation Program, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra.
• Stocks, N, and Peterson, C. (1994). Rural health and specialist medical services.NCEPH Discussion Paper, Australian National University, Canberra.
• Peterson, C. (1993). "Teaching health research:  Social sciences in a physical sciences curriculum" in Health research in practice: political, ethical and methodological issues. D. Colquhoun. and A. Kellehear. (eds) Chapman and Hall, London, Pp 37-46.
• Willis, E. (1993) “Chiropractic and Osteopathy at the Crossroads”. COMSIG Review. 2,  1, 6-9.
• Willis, E. (1993) `The historical sociology of health care'  in D.Colquhoun and A. Kellehear (eds) Invitation to Health Research. London, Chapman Hall.
• Willis, E.(1992). `The social relations of HIV testing technology'  S.Scott and G. Williams (eds) Private Risks and Public Dangers, Aldershot, Avebury.
• White, K. and Willis,E. (1992). `The language of AIDS' The New Zealand Sociologist, 7,2: 127-149.
• Willis, E., Daly, J. and McDonald, I. (1992) `Why don't you ask them...": a qualitative research framework for investigating the diagnosis of cardiac normality', in Daly, J., McDonald,I., and Willis, E.M. (eds) Researching Health Care: Dilemmas, Designs and Disciplines. London, Routledge, pp 189-206.
• Armstrong, R., 1992. Lighting at Work (OHSA:Melbourne)
• Meyer, P., Macdonald, W.A. and Evans, O.M. (1992) The evaluation of a new design of telephone: a product ergonomics case study. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Australia, Melbourne, pp.244-251
• Willis, E., Daly, J., & MacDonald, I. (eds) (1992). Researching Health Care: Dilemmas, Designs and Disciplines. Routledge, London.
• Pratt, E.T. and Macdonald, W.A. (1992) Development of a guide to ergonomics methods of task and job analysis. Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Australia, Melbourne, p.327
• Willis, E. (1991). `Chiropractic in Australia', Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Vol 14, No1: 59-69.
• Willis, E. (1990). `Hierachies, Bureaucracies and Professions: the Medicare inquiry Pt II' Community Health Studies. Vol 16, No 2: 97-107.
• Macdonald, W.A. (1991). Techniques of Task/Job Analysis and Design. In A Review and Appraisal of Ergonomics Methods in Australia: Proceedings of a Seminar. Edited by M.Regan, Ergonomics Society of Australia, pp.10-26.