Marie Pirotta

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary health care providers towards oral health of preschool children in Qatar.

A Alkhtib, M Temple-Smith, LB Messer, M Pirotta, M Morgan, A Sajnani

Journal article  |  2020  |  J Prev Med Hyg

Objective: Health care providers can effectively participate in oral health promotion for children in primary care setting. Curren..

Protocol for the process and feasibility evaluations of a new model of primary care service delivery for managing pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (PARTNER) using a mixed methods approach

Jocelyn L Bowden, Thorlene Egerton, Rana S Hinman, Kim L Bennell, Andrew M Briggs, Stephen J Bunker, Jessica Kasza, Simon D French, Marie Pirotta, Deborah J Schofield, Nicholas A Zwar, David J Hunter

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: This protocol outlines the rationale, design and methods for the process and feasibility evaluations of the primary ..

PARTNER: a service delivery model to implement optimal primary care management of people with knee osteoarthritis: description of development

Thorlene Egerton, Rana S Hinman, David J Hunter, Jocelyn L Bowden, Philippa JA Nicolson, Lou Atkins, Marie Pirotta, Kim L Bennell

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVE: Implementation strategies, such as new models of service delivery, are needed to address evidence practice gaps. This p..

Quantifying Use of a Health Virtual Community of Practice for General Practitioners' Continuing Professional Development: A Novel Methodology and Pilot Evaluation

Abdulaziz Murad, Natalie Hyde, Shanton Chang, Reeva Lederman, Rachelle Bosua, Marie Pirotta, Ralph Audehm, Christopher J Yates, Andrew M Briggs, Alexandra Gorelik, Cherie Chiang, John D Wark

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH

BACKGROUND: Health care practitioners (HPs), in particular general practitioners (GPs), are increasingly adopting Web-based social..

St John's wort for depression: scoping review about perceptions and use by general practitioners in clinical practice

Kirsty Forsdike, Marie Pirotta

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Extracts of Hypericum perforatum, more commonly known as St John's wort (SJW), have good evidence for treating depress..

Effectiveness of a new model of primary care management on knee pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Protocol for THE PARTNER STUDY (vol 19, 132, 2018)

DJ Hunter, RS Hinman, JL Bowden, T Egerton, AM Briggs, SJ Bunker, J Kasza, AB Forbes, SD French, M Pirotta, DJ Schofield, NA Zwar, KL Bennell

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

After the publication of this protocol [1], our collaborator Prima Health solutions advised us of their intent to withdraw from th..

Management of sore throat in primary care Reply

Jennifer Tran, Margie Danchin, Marie Pirotta, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

The use of a risk assessment and decision support tool (CRISP) compared with usual care in general practice to increase risk-stratified colorectal cancer screening: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Jennifer G Walker, Finlay Macrae, Ingrid Winship, Jasmeen Oberoi, Sibel Saya, Shakira Milton, Adrian Bickerstaffe, James G Dowty, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Malcolm Clark, Louise Galloway, George Fishman, Fiona M Walter, Louisa Flander, Patty Chondros, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Marie Pirotta, Lyndal Trevena, Mark A Jenkins, Jon D Emery

Journal article  |  2018  |  TRIALS

BACKGROUND: Australia and New Zealand have the highest incidence rates of colorectal cancer worldwide. In Australia there is signi..

Management of sore throat in primary care

Jennifer Tran, Margie Danchin, Marie Pirotta, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of general practitioners (G..

'Why don't I need a colonoscopy?' A novel approach to communicating risks and benefits of colorectal cancer screening

Jon D Emery, Marie Pirotta, Finlay Macrae, Jennifer G Walker, Ashleigh Qama, Alex Boussioutas, Mark Jenkins

Journal article  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is significant growth in demand for colonoscopies, with over 700,000 performed in Australia in 20..