SIaw-Teng Liaw's Publications List

Factors influencing access to Urban General Practices and Primary Health Services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians – A qualitative study

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P Lau, P Pyett, M Burchill, J Furler, M Tynan, M Kelaher, S T Liaw (2011) ANZ J Pub Health (Submitted Feb 2011):

Aboriginalising our research process : ‘hunting and gathering’ as a focus group methodology

2011-03-13T07:09:24Z

M Burchill, P Lau, P Pyett, S Kelly, P Waples-Crowe, S T Liaw (2011) Int J Critical Indigenous Studies (in press):

Chronic disease interventions for Aboriginal Australians – a review of the literature

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S T Liaw, P Lau, P Pyett, J Furler, M Burchill, K Rowley, M Kelaher (2011) ANZ J Public Health (in press):

Clinical health informatics education for a 21st century world

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S T Liaw, K Gray (2010) 151:

Primary Care Informatics and integrated care of chronic disease

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S T Liaw, D I R Boyle (2010) 151:

Genetics and genomics in general practice

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S T Liaw (2010) Aus Fam Physician 39: 9 689-691

General practice must engage the online social networking revolution!

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S T Liaw, A Lau, S Dennis (2010) Aus Fam Physician 39: 11 384-391

Clinical Decision Support Systems : Implementations

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S T Liaw, M Pradhan (2010) 151:

Do small group workshops and locally adapted guidelines improve asthma patient’s health outcomes? : A randomised controlled trial.

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N Sulaiman, C Barton, S T Liaw, C Harris, S Sawyer, M Abramson, S Dharmage (2010) Family Practice 27: 246-254

Clinical Decision Support Systems : Foundation and Principles

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M Pradhan, S T Liaw (2010) 151:

Diabetes risk reduction behaviours of rural postpartum women with a recent history of gestational diabetes.

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W E Swan, S T Liaw, T Dunning, J F Pallant, G Kilmartin (2010) Rural and Remote Health http://www.rrh.org.au 10 (online):

Australian rural football club leaders as mental health advocates : an investigation of the impact of the Coach the Coach project

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D Pierce, S T Liaw, J Dobell, R Anderson (2010) International Journal of Mental Health Systems : 4

Prescribing patterns in Australia : determinants and implications for the Asia Pacific

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S T Liaw (2009) Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific : 281-310

Close the Gap : ask the experts

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S T Liaw (2009) Medical Journal of Australia ://000273102200033 191: 10 582-583

Doctor and pharmacist - back to the apothecary!

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The Australian National Medicines Policy embodies four tenets: availability, quality, safety and efficacy of medicines; timely access to affordable medicines; quality use of medicines (QUM); and a responsible and viable medicines industry. The promotion of QUM requires a multidisciplinary approach, including contributions from government, the pharmaceutical industry, health professionals, consumer...

S T Liaw, G Peterson (2009) Australian Health Review ://000274627900011 33: 2 268-278

An interactive workshop plus locally adapted guidelines can improve General Practitioners asthma management and knowledge : A cluster randomised trial in the Australian setting

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BACKGROUND:A cluster randomised trial was conducted to determine the effectiveness of locally adapted practice guidelines and education about paediatric asthma management, delivered to general practitioners (GPs) in small group interactive workshops.METHODS:Twenty-nine practices were randomly allocated to one of three study arms. Australian asthma management guidelines were adapted to accommodate ...

Siaw-Teng Liaw, Nabil Sulaiman, Christopher Barton, Patty Chondros, Claire Harris, Susan Sawyer, Shyamali Dharmage (2008) BMC Family Practice http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/9/22 9: 1

Stroke in rural areas and small communities

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J Joubert, T Moulin, P Preux, S T Liaw, A McLean, L Prentice, D Ware (2008) Stroke 39:

Lessons from the NHS National Programme for IT

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S T Liaw, D I R Boyle (2007) Medical Journal of Australia ://000247185200019 186: 11 607-607

Assessment of readiness to prevent type 2 diabetes in a population of rural women with a history of gestational diabetes

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W Swan, G Kilmartin, S T Liaw (2007) Rural and Remote Health 7 (online) http://www.rrh.org.au :

Clinical, information and business process modeling to promote development of safe and flexible software

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S T Liaw, E Deveny, I Morrison, B Lewis (2006) Health Informatics Journal 12: 3 199-211

The Rural eHealth paradox – it’s not just geography!

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S T Liaw, J Humphreys (2006) Aust J Rural Health 14: 3 95-98

Computer use in general practice consultations

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D Bui, C Pearce, E Deveny, S T Liaw (2005) Aus Fam Physician 34: 5

Modelling the Clinical Processes of Prescribing : the clinical practice dimension

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S T Liaw, E Deveny, I Morrison, B Lewis (2005) The Journal of Information Technology in Healthcare 3: 1

Falls risk assessment and management system (FRAMS) - a decision support tool developed for general practitioners and their primary care team

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D Young, S T Liaw, N Sulaiman (2005) HK Pract 27:

A compulsory experiential and inter-professional rural health subject for undergraduate students

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S T Liaw, B McGrath, G Jones, U Russell, L Bourke, B Hsu-Hage (2005) Rural and Remote Health 5 (online), http://www.rrh.org.au : 5

Developing a conceptual understanding of rural health practice

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L Bourke, C Sheridan, U Russell, G Jones, D DeWitt, S T Liaw (2004) Aust J Rural Health : 5 181-186

Factors associated with ownership and use of written asthma action plans in North-West Melbourne

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N D Sulaiman, C A Barton, M J Abramson, S T Liaw, C Harris, P Chondros, S Dharmage, D Clarke (2004) Primary Care Respiratory Journal 13: 4 211-217

Computer aided prescribing - Decision support needs to be evidence based

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S T Liaw, S Kerr (2004) British Medical Journal ://000222392700040 328: 7455 1566-1566

Prostate cancer screening : To investigate the views, knowledge and practice beliefs of Victorian RACGP training registrars

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J Tse, S T Liaw (2004) Aus. Fam Physician 33: 3 188-190

Continuing medical education for asthma in primary care settings : a review of randomised controlled trials

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C Barton, N Sulaiman, S T Liaw (2003) Primary Care Respiratory Journal 12: 4 119-123

Commentary : Computerised evidence-based guidelines may not improve asthma or angina management in primary care

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S T Liaw (2003) Evidence-based Healthcare : 7 81-82

Electronic decision support in general practice. What’s the hold up?

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S T Liaw, P Schattner (2003) Aust Fam Physician 32: 11 941-944

Doctors' perceptions and attitudes to prescribing within the Authority Prescribing System

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Objective: To examine doctors' perceptions and attitudes to prescribing within the Authority Prescribing System (APS). Design and setting: Questionnaire survey of Australian doctors' responses to a number of statements and factorial vignettes, conducted between 1 May and 30 June 2001. Participants: A national random sample of 1200 doctors, stratified according to specialist/generalist, rural/urban...

S T Liaw, C M Pearce, P Chondros, B P McGrath, L Piggford, K Jones (2003) Medical Journal of Australia ://000181946900005 178: 5 203-206

Falls prevention within the Australian general practice data model : Methodology, information model, and terminology issues

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The iterative development of the Falls Risk Assessment and Management System (FRAMS) drew upon research evidence and early consumer and clinician input through focus groups, interviews, direct observations, and an online questionnaire. Clinical vignettes were used to validate the clinical model and program logic, input, and output. The information model was developed within the Australian General ...

S T Liaw, N Sulaiman, C Pearce, J Sims, K Hill, H Grain, J Tse, C K Nc (2003) Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ://000185409000004 10: 5 425-432

General practice and computing standards

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S T Liaw (2002) Aust Fam Physician 31: 6 509-514

Developing a web-based learning network for continuing medical education

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S T Liaw, C Pearce, M Keppell (2002) J Workplace Learning 14: 3 98-108

Perceived need for mental health care : influences of diagnosis, demography and disability

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G Meadows, P Burgess, I Bobevski, E Fossey, C Harvey, S T Liaw (2002) Psychol Med 32: 2 299-309

Is an indexed publications database for the Asia Pacific region feasible?

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S T Liaw (2002) Asia-Pacific Family Medicine 1: 1 33-36

Enhancing the quality of doctor-patient-computer relationships : can understanding prescribing decisions help?

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E Deveny, S T Liaw (2002) Proceedings Health Informatics Conference (HIC2002) :

Emergency and primary care at a Melbourne hospital : reasons for attendance and satisfaction

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S T Liaw, T Hill, H Bryce, G Adams (2001) Aust Health Review 24: 2 122-136

Developments and issues in ePrescribing and eHealth

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S T Liaw (2001) Health Information Management Journal 30: 4

Anticoagulant Therapy. Will computer use improve outcomes?

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S T Liaw, C Pearce, B Jackson (2001) Aust Fam Physician October 30: 10 964-968

Learning to consult with computers

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Objective To develop and evaluate a strategy to teach skills and issues associated with computers in the consultation. Intervention An overview lecture plus a workshop before and a workshop after practice placements, during the 10-week general practice (GP) term in the 5th year of the University of Melbourne medical course. Design Pre- and post-intervention study using a mix of qualitative and qua...

S T Liaw, J J Marty (2001) Medical Education ://000169578200008 35: 7 645-651

Australian general practice and the meeting of needs for mental health care

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G Meadows, S T Liaw, P Burgess, I Bobevski, E Fossey (2001) Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 36: 12 595-603

Telehealth - convergence for personal health care

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S T Liaw (2000) Telehealth International 1: 1 29-42

Using multimedia to assist students with communication skills and biopsychosocial integration : An evaluation

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S T Liaw, G Kennedy, M Keppell, Marty J, R McNair (2000) Aust J of Educational Technology http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/ajet/ajet16/liaw.html 16: 2 104-125

Computer Education - don’t forget the older GPs

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S T Liaw, A Ugoni, C Cairns (2000) Aust Fam Physician 29: 8 802-805

Consumer Health Informatics

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S T Liaw (1998) Informatics in Health Care Australia 7: 3 105-107

Evidence-based general practice – fact or fantasy

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S T Liaw (1998) Aust Fam Physician 27: Suppl 1

The South Australian personal health record : determinants of use

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S T Liaw (1998) Ambulatory Child Health 4: 4 381-391

The impact of a computer-generated patient-held health record

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S T Liaw, A J Radford, I Maddocks (1998) Aust Fam Physician 27: Suppl 1 S39-S43

The Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI) and World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA) Consortium on General and Family Practice Informatics - a statement of intent

2011-03-13T07:11:25Z

This paper describes the establishment of a consortium to advance health and medical informatics in general/family practice in the Asia Pacific Region. The objectives, current activities currently taking place in the region and key activities planned will be outlined.

S T Liaw, M Kidd, B Cesnik, K C Lun, L G Goh, T Yoo, Y T Wun (1998) Medinfo '98 - 9th World Congress on Medical Informatics, Pts 1 and 2 ://000077613500038 52: 189-192

Drug interactions among the elderly

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S T Liaw (1997) Aust Fam Physician 26: 4

Hospital-based primary care clinics : implications for general practice

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S T Liaw, D Young (1997) Aust Fam Physician 26: 5 565-571

Improving patient-doctor concordance : an intervention study in general practice

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S T Liaw, D Young, S Farish (1996) Fam Practice 13: 5 427-431

The effect of a computer-generated patient-held medical record summary and/or a written personal health record on patients’ attitudes, knowledge and behaviour concerning health promotion

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S T Liaw, M S T A Lawrence, J Rendell (1996) Fam Practice 13: 3 289-293

Improving patient-doctor concordance : An intervention study in general practice

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Objective. This study aimed to examine if providing feedback to the doctor can improve patient-doctor concordance (PDC) on health problems and treatments. Method. The study was carried out in a hospital-based primary care service in a lower socioeconomic status (SES) region of metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. A summary of the existing patient-doctor concordance on health problems and treatments ...

S T Liaw, D Young, S Farish (1996) Family Practice ://A1996VQ92900002 13: 5 427-431

Patient-held health records or patient-held medical records? : A South Australian perspective

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S T Liaw (1995) Informatics in Health Care Australia 3: 2

The computer-generated patient-held health record : an impact and utilisation study

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This thesis aimed to examine how continuity of care is appreciated, how it can be facilitated by continuity of information and how modern information technology can serve that continuity. A multi-dimensional framework and a qualitative approach was used to examine patient perceptions of continuity of care. Then patient-doctor concordance on health status, health problems and medications was studie...

S T Liaw (1995) :

NESB Australians Attending Hospital-based Primary Medical Care Services

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AIM: To describe the patients attending a hospital-based primary care clinic (HBPCC), focusing on the main medical and non-medical reasons for seeking health care in the clinic, and expectations of and satisfaction with care xD;SETTING: A HBPCC in the northern region of metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. xD;METHODS: Bilingual interviewers assisted consecutive new patients to complete a pre- and po...

T Liaw (1995) :

Information management in primary medical care in South Australia

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The objectives of this study were to describe how GPs in South Australia manage and use office and clinical information, as well as their plans for the future. The study was set in a primary medical care centre in South Australia, and used a cross-sectional study with a mail questionnaire. Utilization of and satisfaction with office and clinical information management systems, with a focus on the ...

S T Liaw (1994) Fam Pract 11: 1 44-50

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY MEDICAL-CARE IN SOUTH-AUSTRALIA

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The objectives of this study were to describe how GPs in South Australia manage and use office and clinical information, as well as their plans for the future. The study was set in a primary medical care centre in South Australia, and used a cross-sectional study with a mail questionnaire. Utilization of and satisfaction with off ice and clinical information management systems, with a focus on the...

S T Liaw (1994) Family Practice ://A1994NL76700009 11: 1 44-50

General practice patient records

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the management and use of patient records as well as plans for future information management. SETTING: General practice in South Australia (68% response, n = 315). METHODS: Descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study using a mail questionnaire. RESULTS: The sample was representative by age, gender and postcode location of practice. Half the GPs used index cards and 5% co...

S T Liaw (1994) Aust Fam Physician 23: 2 209-13

MUFFIN - an approach to the computer-based patient record

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S T Liaw, D C H Chan (1993) Informatics in Healthcare Australia 2: 1 27-36

THE PRODUCTIVE USE OF THREAT

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S T Liaw (1993) Family Practice ://A1993MG81700018 10: 3 347-347

PATIENT AND GENERAL-PRACTITIONER PERCEPTIONS OF PATIENT-HELD HEALTH RECORDS

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The objective of this study was to describe the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) and their patients to patient-held health records (PHR). The study was set in a general practice in South Australia. It consisted of a descriptive study using a mail questionnaire. A stratified random sample, based on socioeconomic indicators for areas in South Australia, of GPs (n = 315) and their patients (n...

S T Liaw (1993) Family Practice ://A1993NA17400010 10: 4 406-415

WHAT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GPS THINK ABOUT SMART CARDS

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S T Liaw (1993) Medical Journal of Australia ://A1993LT48500030 159: 4 285-285

The productive use of threat [letter]

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S T Liaw (1993) Fam Pract 10: 3

Patient and general practitioner perceptions of patient-held health records

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A pattern of decline in general practice obstetric care in Adelaide

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Some educational, training and politico-economic reasons for the decline in GP obstetrics in Adelaide, South Australia, are described. It is recommended that similar studies be done in other centres in Australia to evaluate the general nature of the findings.

S T Liaw, R Moorhead, A J Radford, J Beilby, C Wagner, G Coffey, I D Steven (1993) Aust Fam Physician 22: 10 1815-6

What south Australian GPs think about smart cards [letter]

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S T Liaw (1993) Med J Aust 159: 4

Patient-doctor concordance : agreement on medications used

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S T Liaw, WONCA (1992) 13th WONCA World Conference :

Casualty encounters at a small rural hospital

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the reasons for encounter (RFE) at the casualty department of a small rural hospital and to highlight the value of the hospital to the community, and to health care workers, medical educators, and policy makers. SETTING: A small South Australian rural town with a population of about 4500 served by a 50-bed hospital that provides a 24 hour casualty service manned by the local...

S T Liaw (1992) Aust Fam Physician 21: 4 469-74

Patient perceptions of continuity of care : is there a socioeconomic factor?

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This study aimed to assess perceptions of continuity of care by patients from different socioeconomic areas using focus group interviews augmented by postal replies. Patients were randomly selected from two contrasting primary medical care locations: a middle class suburb and a less affluent suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. The Ethnograph was used to analyse the content of the interviews and p...

S T Liaw, J Litt, A Radford (1992) Fam Pract 9: 1 9-14

The diagnostic profile of a South Australian rural practice

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The use of a problem and episode oriented computerised medical record in general practice for self-audit, some methodological constraints and the profile produced are discussed in this article. The profile was produced specifically for comparison with the results of the 1987 Australian Morbidity Study and with other Australian studies in the diagnostic content of general practice.

S T Liaw (1991) Aust Fam Physician 20: 2 172-3

Computerised information exchange in health care [letter]

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S T Liaw (1991) Med J Aust 154: 6

Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome [letter; comment]

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S T Liaw (1991) Aust Fam Physician 20: 9 1384-5