The University of Newcastle, Researcher report.

Researcher: Dr Parker Magin
School: School of Medicine and Public Health
Commenced with Institution: 01-APR-2000
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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 $
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  
Dr Jennifer May;Dr Parker Magin 2007 2 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Project - Family Medical Care, Education and Research Foundation Occupational violence in general practice: a cross-sectional study of GPs and general practice staff   9087  
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 Parker Magin 2003 3 National Health & Medical Research Council Scholarship - Primary Health Care Scholarship The psychological sequelae of skin disease in Australian general practice: psoriasis, atopic eczema, and acne.   85296  
Dr Malcolm Ireland;Dr Jonathan Adams;Dr Parker Magin 2003 2 National Health & Medical Research Council Project - Project Grant After Hours Medical Care and Personal Safety Needs of Urban General Practitioners   70000  
Dr Parker Magin 2002 1 University of Newcastle Project - New Staff Grant The Psychological Sequelae of Skin Disease: Acne, Psoriasis and Atopic Eczema   6000  
Dr Parker Magin 2002 1 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Project - Cardiovascular Research Grants in General Practice Managing hyperlipidaemia: a multidisciplinary intervention in general practice.   21820  

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 (Human Physiology) Co-Supervisor Influence of Shoe Design on Running Mechanics
PhD (Medicine) Principal Supervisor The rEMISS Study: Exploring the Experience of Mood Disturbance in Community Dwelling Stroke Survivors
M MedSc (Medicine) [R] Co-Supervisor Medical Student's Awareness of Sex and Gender Specific Differences in the Interaction Between Doctors and Patients
PhD (General Practice) Co-Supervisor GPs Experience of Personal Illness and the Implications for Help-Seeking
PhD (General Practice) Principal 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 0.125
PhD 0.600

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 Jonathan, Sibbritt David William, Joy Elyssa, Ireland Malcolm, ’Effects of occupational violence on Australian general practitioners' provision of home visits and after-hours care: a cross-sectional study’, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 14 336-342 (2008) [C1]

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]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Joy Elyssa, Ireland Malcolm, Heaney Susan Elizabeth, Darab Sandra Kay, ’General practitioners' assessment of risk of violence in their practice: results from a qualitative study’, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 14 385-90 (2008) [C1]

Van Driel Mieke L, Magin Parker John, Del Mar Chris B, ’Journal impact factor and its importance for AFP’, Australian Family Physician, 37 770-773 (2008) [C2]

Magin Parker John, Furler John S, Van Driel Mieke L, ’The Brisbane International Initiative: fostering leadership and international collaboration in primary care research’, Medical Journal of Australia, 189 100-102 (2008) [C3]

White Jennifer H, Mackenzie Lynette Ann, Magin Parker John, Pollock Michael R P, ’The occupational experience of stroke survivors in a community setting’, OTJR: Occupation Participation and Health, 28 160-167 (2008) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jon, Joy Elyssa, Ireland Malcolm, Heaney Susan Elizabeth, Darab Sandy, ’Violence in general practice: Perceptions of cause and implications for safety’, Canadian Family Physician, 54 1278-1284 (2008) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, ’Complementary and alternative medicines: Use in skin diseases’, Expert Review of Dermatology, 41-49 (2007) [C1]

Horton Graeme Leonard, Magin Parker John, ’Healthy patients, healthy plant: Green recommendations for GP health promotion’, Australian Family Physician, 36 1006-1008 (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]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jon, Joy Elyssa, ’Occupational violence in general practice’, Australian Family Physician, 36 955-957 (2007) [C1]

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]

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]

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, Ireland Malcolm, Joy Elyssa, Heaney Susan Elizabeth, Darab S, ’The response of general practitioners to the threat of violence in their practices: results from a qualitative study’, Family Practice, 23 273-278 (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]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Ireland Malcolm, Heaney Susan Elizabeth, Darab Sandra Kay, ’After hours care: a qualitative study of gp's perceptions of risk of violence and effect on service provision’, Australian Family Physician, 34 91- 92 (2005) [C1]

Magin Parker John, Adams Jonathan, Sibbritt David William, Joy Elyssa, Ireland Malcolm, ’Experiences of occupational violence in Australian urban general practice: A cross-sectional study of GPs’, Medical Journal of Australia, 183 352-356 (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]

Adams Jonathan, Magin Parker John, Ireland Malcolm, ’Violence in general practice’, Australian Family Physician, 33 294 (2004) [C1]

Levi Chris, Magin Parker John, Nair Balakrishnan R, ’Primary stroke prevention: refining the "high risk" approach’, The Medical Journal of Australia, 176 303-304 (2002) [C4]

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

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]

Adams (Ext) Jon, Magin Parker John, Joy Elyssa, ’Occupational violence in Australian urban general practice’, Be the Future, Brisbane (2006) [E3]

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]

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