The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Professor Constance Pond
Preferred name: Dimity
School: School of Medicine and Public Health
Commenced with Institution: 18-FEB-1999
Personal URL:

Funded Projects

Please note, only grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office are recorded here. For a more complete picture of the researcher's grant history a Personal URL may be supplied, above.

Research Team Initial Year Duration (Years) Funding Body/Client Award Type Title of Project Collaborating Partners Total Cash $ Total Inkind $
Assoc. Prof Jennifer Bowman;Professor Constance Pond 1 University of Newcastle Project - Pilot Grant Increasing appropriate screening and treatment for osteoporosis: pilot of an education feedback intervention for GPs   10000  
Professor Constance Pond 1 Department of Health and Ageing Program - Dementia Community Grants Program Carers of people with Dementia   101365  
Dr Andra Dabson;Professor Constance Pond;Assoc. Prof Jennifer Bowman 2008 1 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Project - Family Medical Care, Education and Research Foundation Osteoporosis: General practitioner identification of barriers to screening and treatment   7895  
Professor Constance Pond;Conjoint Pr John Marley;Professor Charles Bridges-Webb (Ext);Dr Cate Howell;Professor Nigel Stocks (Ext) 2008 3 National Health & Medical Research Council Project - Dementia Research Grant Outcomes of best practice diagnosis and management of dementia in general practice.   792180  
Professor Constance Pond;Dr Terry Joyce;Dr Parker Magin;Professor Isabel Higgins;Ms Teresa Stone;Mrs Susan Goode 2008 2 Beyond Blue Ltd Project - Research Grant Healing the healer - a peer based mentorship intervention   47443  
Professor Constance Pond;Dr Parker Magin 2007 1 Department of Health and Ageing Project - Dementia Collaborative Research Centres Project Inappropriate medication use in community dwelling elderly people with and without cognitive impairment   30000  
Professor Constance Pond 2007 4 Lifeline Newcastle and Hunter Project - Project Grant Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Service (CSPS)   27294  
Professor Constance Pond 2006 1 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Centre - Collaborative Research Centre (Shared) Dementia Collaborative Research Centre   28000  
Professor Julie Byles;Professor Sandra Capra;Assoc. Prof Pauline Chiarelli;Conjoint Pr David Henry;Professor Tina Koch;Ms Christine Landorf;Conjoint A/Prof Chris Levi;Dr Deborah Loxton;Dr Lynette Mackenzie;Dr Adrienne Milward;Dr Lynne Parkinson;Professor Constance Pond;Assoc. Prof David Sibbritt;Dr Anne Young 2006 3 University of Newcastle Centre - Priority Research Centre PRC - Priority Research Centre for Gender health & Ageing   206000  
Professor Constance Pond 2006 2 Beyond Blue Ltd Project - Research Grant A GP intervention to assist the primary care and management of depression for carers of people with dementia   100000  
Professor Constance Pond 2006 3 National Health & Medical Research Council Project - General Practice Clinical Research Program The detection and management of dementia in General Practice   499977  
Professor Constance Pond 2006 4 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Project - Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHC RED) Strategy Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development Strategy (PHC RED) Phase 2   1040000  
Professor Constance Pond;Ms Jennifer Stewart Williams 2005 1 Cessnock Uni-Clinic Project - Research Grant Measuring the impact of the Cessnock Uni-Clinic   25000  
Professor Constance Pond 2005 1 University of Newcastle Equipment/Infrastructure - Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) 2005 RIBG allocation   25000  
Professor Constance Pond;Dr Gaynor Heading;Dr Parker Magin;Dr David Brookman;Dr Nayankumar Shah 2004 1 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Project - Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHC RED) Strategy PHC RED Researcher Development Program (RDP)   83506  
Professor Constance Pond;Dr Parker Magin;Dr Rosemary Webster;Ms Valerie Clark 2004 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant A general practice based collaborative intervention for treating war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder   11000  
Dr J Ferris;Professor Constance Pond 2004 1 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Project - Cardiovascular Research Grants in General Practice The effects of Warfarin treatment on lifestyle of the elderly (WaTEL Study)   20978  
Professor Linda Connor;Professor Constance Pond;Dr Christine Everingham;Dr Gaynor Heading 2003 1 University of Newcastle Collaborative - Collaborative Research Grant Building communities of support for parenting   5000  
Professor Linda Connor;Professor Constance Pond;Dr Christine Everingham;Dr Gaynor Heading 2003 1 Home-Start National Inc Collaborative - University Grant Partner funding Building communities of support for parenting   5000  
Professor Linda Connor;Professor Constance Pond;Assoc. Prof Deborah Stevenson 2003 1 University of Newcastle Project - Project Grant Gender Differences in Couple's Transition to Parenthood: Implications for Experiences of Postnatal Depression   13500  
Dr David Brookman;Professor Constance Pond 2002 1 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Project - Cardiovascular Research Grants in General Practice Application of Computerised Clinical Audit to General Practice.   7654  
Conjoint Pr John Marley;Professor Constance Pond 2002 1 National Health & Medical Research Council Project - British Medical Research Council-NHF-Anti Cancer Foundation WISDOM - Women's International Study of Long Duration Oestrogen After Menopause.   251900  
Professor Constance Pond 2002 1 BHP Welfare Trust Fund Project - Research Grant The Mentorship Project - Request for continuation of support.   54623  
Professor Constance Pond 2001 1 BHP Welfare Trust Fund Project - Research Grant Coping with Redundancy: A small group mentorship program for redundant workers.   44889  
Professor Constance Pond 2000 2 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Project - General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP) (Defunct) A brief intervention to manage unemployment in general practice   143552  
Professor Constance Pond 2000 1 Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services Project - Partnerships with Regional Universities and TAFEs Sub-Programme Coping with redundancy: a small group mentorship program.   44889  
Professor Constance Pond 2000 6 Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care Project - Consultancy/Tender Funding for primary health care research and development.   1216261  
Professor Constance Pond 1999 1 Sundry Donors Project - Sundry Donors Sundy donor account - Pond.   1  
Professor Constance Pond 1999 1 University of Newcastle Project - New Staff Grant A Brief Intervention to Manage Health Effects of Unemployment Through General Practice.   10500  

Research Higher Degree Supervision

For a more complete picture of the researcher's supervision history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Current Student Supervision

Program Supervision Level Research Topic
PhD (Medicine) Principal Supervisor GATE-ways (Gestalt Art Therapy) for woman with Dementia
M MedSc (Medicine) [R] Principal Supervisor Medical Student's Awareness of Sex and Gender Specific Differences in the Interaction Between Doctors and Patients
PhD (General Practice) Principal Supervisor GPs Experience of Personal Illness and the Implications for Help-Seeking
PhD (General Practice) Co-Supervisor Population Approach in Australian Rural General Practice
PhD (General Practice) Co-Supervisor Health Impacts of Climate Change to be included in the Medical School Curriculum: A Qualitative Study of the Attitudes of Medical Students in Australia

Total Equivalent Full-time Student Units (EFTSU):

Supervision Level EFTSU
Masters 0.250
PhD 0.825

Student Completions

NB - the completions shown here are only those for the University of Newcastle obtained since 2001.

Program Year Research Topic
PhD (General Practice) 2007 Influences on the Provision of Effective Patient Nutrition Management by General Practitioners
PhD (General Practice) 2007 Psychological Sequelae of Skin Disease: Acne, Psoriasis and Atopic Eczema

Research Publications

Please note, the publications listed here:
(1) relate to the researcher's position at the University of Newcastle only
(2) are for selected categories of publications, and
(3) relate to publication year 1998, onwards.
For a more complete picture of the researcher's publication history a Personal URL may be supplied at the top of this page.

Journal Article

Magin Parker John, Adams Jon, Heading Gaynor, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Experiences of appearance-related teasing and bullying in skin diseases and their psychological sequelae: Results of a qualitative study’, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 22 430-436 (2008) [C1]

Gunn Jane M, Gilchrist Gail P, Chondros Patty, Ramp Melina, Hegarty Kelsey L, Blashki Grant A, Pond Constance Dimity, Kyrios Mike, Herrman Helen E, ’Who is identified when screening for depression is undertaken in general practice? Baseline findings from the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care (diamond) longitudinal study’, Medical Journal of Australia, 188 S119-S125 (2008) [C1]

Cook Ian Francis, Pond Constance Dimity, Hartel G, ’Comparative reactogenicity and immunogenicity of 23 valent pneumococcal vaccine administered by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in elderly adults’, Vaccine, 25 4767-4774 (2007) [C1]

Rumsey Stella, Hokin Bevan, Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, ’Macrocytosis: An Australian general practice perspective’, Australian Family Physician, 36 571-572 (2007) [C1]

Pond Constance Dimity, ’Why research will never replace clinical judgment (Editorial)’, Australian Doctor, 20 (2007) [C3]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Heading G S, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Complementary and alternative medicine therapies in acne, psoriasis, and atopic eczema: results of a qualitative study of patients' experiences and perceptions’, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 12 451-457 (2006) [C1]

Cook Ian Francis, Williamson M, Pond Constance Dimity, ’Definition of needle length required for intramuscular deltoid injection in elderly adults: an ultrasonographic study’, Vaccine, 24 937-940 (2006) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, Baines Surinder Kaur, Goode Susan May, ’Hyperlipidaemia: a pilot of a multidisciplinary intervention in general practice’, Asia Pacific Family Medicine, 5 online (2006) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Heading G, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Psychological sequelae of acne vulgaris: Results of a qualitative study’, Canadian Family Physician, 52 978-979 (2006) [C1]

Cook Ian Francis, Barr I, Hartel G, Pond Constance Dimity, Hampson A W, ’Reactogenicity and immunogenicity of an inactivated influenza vaccine administered by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in elderly adults’, Vaccine, 24 2395-2402 (2006) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Heading Gaynor, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’The causes of acne: a qualitative study of patient perceptions of acne causation and their implications for acne care’, Dermatology Nursing, 18 344-349, 370 (2006) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Topical and oral CAM in acne: A review of the empirical evidence and a consideration of its context’, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 14 62-76 (2006) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Shah Nayankumar Chandrakant, Regan Catherine M, Pond Constance Dimity, Bissett Kerrie Elaine, ’A literature in medicine elective: undergraduate medical students' performance of a literature in medicine elective task during a general practice clinical attachment’, Focus on Health Professional Education, 6 19-20 (2005) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, Watson A, ’A systematic review of the evidence for 'myths and misconceptions' in acne management: diet face-washing and sunlight’, Family Practice, 22 62-70 (2005) [C1]

Barnard Amanda, Pond Constance Dimity, Usherwood Timothy P, ’Asthma and older people in general practice’, Medical Journal of Australia, 183 S41-S43 (2005) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Isotretinoin, depression and suicide: a review of the evidence’, British Journal of General Practice, 55 134-138 (2005) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Heading Gaynor Sharon, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, ’Patients' perceptions of isotretinoin, depression and suicide--a qualitative study’, Australian Family Physician, 34 795-7 (2005) [C1]

Nicholas Lisa, Pond Constance Dimity, Roberts D C K, ’The effectiveness of nutrition counselling by Australian General Practitioners’, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 59 S140-S145 (2005) [C1]

Joy Elyssa, Pond Constance Dimity, Cotteril G F, ’Coping with redundancy: a mentorship program for men’, Australian Journal of Primary Health, 10 124-129 (2004) [C1]

Nicholas Lisa, Pond Constance Dimity, David Ck Roberts, ’GPs' views on active nutrition management for their patients’, Australian Family Physician, 33 957-960 (2004) [C1]

Nicholas Lisa, Pond Constance Dimity, Roberts David Charles, ’Dietitian - general practitioner interface: a pilot study on what influences the provision of effective nutrition management’, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1039S-42S (2003) [C1]

Pond Constance Dimity, ’Priority setting and Australian general practice research’, Australian Family Phusician, 32 376-377 (2003) [C1]

Bridges-Webb C, Wolk J, Britt H, Pond Constance Dimity, ’The management of dementia in general practice’, Australian Family Physician, 32 283-285 (2003) [C1]

Nicholas Lisa, Roberts David Ck, Pond Constance Dimity, ’The role of the general practitioner and the dietitian in patient nutrition management’, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12 3-8 (2003) [C1]

Shah Nayankumar Chandrakant, Pond Constance Dimity, Heaney Susan Elizabeth, ’Research capacity building in general practice’, Australian Family Physician, 31(2) 201-204 (2002) [C1]

Brodaty H, Pond Constance Dimity, Kemp N, Luscombe G, Harding L, Berman K, Huppert F, ’The GPCOG: A New Screening Test for Dementia Designed for General Practice’, The Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 50(3) 530-534 (2002) [C1]

Pond Constance Dimity, ’The Upskilling of General Practitioners in Australia’, IPA Bulletin, 17 1 (2000) [C3]

Chapter in Book

Pond Constance Dimity, Harris Elizabeth, Magin Parker John, Sutton Amber, Traynor Vanessa, D'Este Catherine Anne, Goode Susan, ’Retrenchment and Health Parameters: A Short report’, Unemployment and Health: international and interdisciplinary perspectives, Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, Qld, 99-108 (2006) [B1]

Conference Publication

Joy Elyssa, Pond Constance Dimity, Ross Samantha, Grealy Claire, ’Delineating the barriers: Assessment, diagnosis and management of dementia in general practice’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Melbourne (2007) [E3]

Gunn Jane, Gilchrist Gail, Herrman Helen, Hegarty Kelsey, Blashki Grant, Pond Constance Dimity, Kyrios Michael, ’Diagnosis, management and outcomes of depressive symptoms cohort study in Australian primary care’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Melbourne, VIC (2007) [E3]

Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith Wayne Trevor, Watson Alan Bruce, Goode Susan May, ’Psychological morbidity in patients with acne, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Melbourne (2007) [E3]

Pond Constance Dimity, Bridges-Webb Charles, Beilby Justin, Brodaty Henry, Gunn Jane, Mate Karen Elizabeth, Stocks Nigel, ’The detection of dementia by Australian general practitioners’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Melbourne (2007) [E3]

Muir Margaret Annie Ford, Graham Anne Mary, Heading Gaynor Sharon, Pond Constance Dimity, Sams R, Wylie Kim, ’Art therapy or exercise programs in high dependency residential aged-care? Evaluating therapeutic eficacy using dementia care mapping’, Australian journal on ageing, Sydney (2006) [E4]

Magin Parker John, Pond Constance Dimity, Smith (Ext) David Wamsley, Adams (Ext) Jon, Watson A, Heading Gaynor Sharon, ’Psychological sequalae of skin disease: acne, psoriasis and atopic eczema’, NSW Researcher Development Program Forum, Shoal Bay Resort & Spa (2006) [E3]

Jayakody A, Joyce Terry Ann, Pond Constance Dimity, ’The detection and management of people with dementia in general practice’, Australasian journal on ageing, Sydney (2006) [E4]

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