Prof Meredith Temple-Smith

Professor Meredith Temple-Smith is the Director of Research Training in the Department of General Practice. Primarily a qualitative researcher, her interests centre on sexual health, hepatitis C, and health services research.

She is currently a Chief Investigator on a substantial suite of projects examining ways to improve and sustain Chlamydia testing in the general practice setting, based on the Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness Pilot (ACCEPt), a cluster randomised controlled trial of chlamydia testing in general practice. She is also a CI on subsequent grants which are evaluating this intervention and its sustainability in 54 rural towns and 150 practices. She has written or co-written over 100 peer-reviewed publications and two books, and edited three books, used as texts. She is Co-Chair of the Australasian Sexual Health Alliance, a sexual health advocacy alliance representing 13 multidisciplinary organisations, and on the Board of Murray City Country Coast, a GP training provider. She assisted in the establishment of VicReN, the Victorian general practice based research network. She is heavily involved in teaching primary care research skills to primary care practitioners, and has oversight of all research students in the Department.

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FEATURED Journal article

Population effectiveness of opportunistic chlamydia testing in primary care in Australia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Meredith Temple-Smith's selected work

Should Medicare Fund A Rebate For An Adolescent And Young Person’S Health Assessment In G..

Research Grant

Superbug gonorrhoea: should we be afraid?

NEWS ARTICLE

Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation

Book

Out Of Home Care Health Strategy Consultations

Research Contracts

Taking the ‘sex’ out of sexually transmissible infections

NEWS ARTICLE

The cultural and social shaping of sexual health

Book Chapter

Projects

Displaying the 22 most recent projects by Meredith Temple-Smith.

Should Medicare Fund A Rebate For An Adolescent And Young Person’S Health Assessment In General Practice? A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

2020 - 2024

Active

Pathways Into, Common Characteristics Between, And Psychosocial Support Offered In Early Pregnancy Assessment Services (Epas)

2018

Active

Implementation Of An Integrated Model Of Chlamydia Case Management In General Practice

Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial STI worldwide with serious complications – in women, 17% of infections will develop into ..

2018 - 2023

Active

Implementation Of An Integrated Model Of Chlamydia Case Management In General Practice

Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial STI worldwide with serious complications – in women, 17% of infections will develop into ..

2018 - 2023

Active

Implementation Of An Integrated Model Of Chlamydia Case Management In General Practice

Chlamydia is the most commonly diagnosed bacterial STI worldwide with serious complications – in women, 17% of infections will develop into ..

2018 - 2023

Active

University Of Melbourne-University Of Birmingham Collaboration Fund

2017 - 2018

Completed

Identifying And Addressing Gaps In Australia’S Adolescent Hpv Vaccination Program

Australia was the first country to implement a national vaccination program for human papillomavirus (HPV) which is the primary cause of cer..

2016 - 2021

Active

Identification Of Type 2 Diabetes And Pre-Diabetes In Dental Practice

2016 - 2020

Active

Ed Diversion Project

2015 - 2015

Completed

Can Preventive Care Activities In General Practice Be Sustained When Financial Incentives And External Audit Plus Feedback Are Removed?

There is increasing debate about the effectiveness of incentive payments and audit plus feedback on the clinical behaviour of general practi..

2014 - 2017

Completed

Should Australia Introduce A National Chlamydia Testing Program?

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmissible infection that can lead to infertility in women. About 4% of young adults have it, yet mos..

2013 - 2018

Completed

Should Australia Introduce A National Chlamydia Testing Program?

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmissible infection that can lead to infertility in women. About 4% of young adults have it, yet mos..

2013 - 2018

Completed

Should Australia Introduce A National Chlamydia Testing Program?

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmissible infection that can lead to infertility in women. About 4% of young adults have it, yet mos..

2013 - 2017

Completed

National Support Service For Practice Based Research Networks (Pbrns) That Support Primary Health Care Policy And System Improvement In Australia

2013 - 2015

Completed

Agreement Re The Submission Of A Non-Lead Tender

2012 - 2012

Completed

General Practice Implications For Agpt Applications From Australian Medical Schools

2011 - 2011

Completed

A Randomised Controlled Trial Of Chlamydia Testing

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmissible infection in Australia that can lead to infertility in women. About 4% of young adults hav..

2011 - 2014

Completed

Safety First: Issues Affecting Uptake Of The Health Guidelines For Personal Care And Body Art Industries

2008 - 2008

Completed

Chlamydia Screening Pilot Program

Completed

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Projects

Project Types

Research Grant

Research Contracts

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 149 most recent scholarly works by Meredith Temple-Smith.

Urine sample collection from young pre-continent children: common methods and the new Quick-Wee technique

Jonathan Kaufman, Meredith Temple-Smith, Lena Sanci

Journal article | 2020 | British Journal of General Practice

A descriptive analysis of young women.

Angela C Davis, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Elise Carrotte, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article | 2019 | Sexual Health

Background:Despite viewing less often than young men, young women view pornography. This study used an online survey to describe y..

'Not my child': parenting, pornography, and views on education

AC Davis, C Wright, M Curtis, ME Hellard, MSC Lim, MJ Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2019 | Journal of Family Studies

Men's lived experiences of perinatal loss: A review of the literature

Van Nguyen, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jade Bilardi

Journal article | 2019 | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

A Health Education Website Developed to Meet Young People's Information Needs About Web-Based Pornography and Sharing of Sexually Explicit Imagery (SCOPE): Usability Study.

Angela C Davis, Cassandra JC Wright, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Margaret E Hellard, Megan SC Lim

Journal article | 2019 | JMIR Formative Research

BACKGROUND: Although we know that many young people watch online pornography and engage in sexting, there is limited literature ex..

Health professionals' roles and practices in supporting women experiencing miscarriage: A qualitative study

Kirsten LB Jensen, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Jade E Bilardi

Journal article | 2019 | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

BACKGROUND: Miscarriage can result in significant psychological morbidity. Research suggests health professionals play a role in s..

Factors influencing young women's contraceptive choices

Lily Claringbold, Lena Sanci, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2019 | Australian Journal of General Practice

Promoting professional behaviour in general practitioner training practices The views of practice managers

Christine Longman, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2019 | Australian Journal of General Practice

'There was just no-one there to acknowledge that it happened to me as well': A qualitative study of male partner's experience of miscarriage

Ellena J Miller, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Jade E Bilardi

Journal article | 2019 | PLOS ONE

"The loss was traumatic ... some healthcare providers added to that": Women's experiences of miscarriage

Clare Bellhouse, Meredith Temple-Smith, Shaun Watson, Jade Bilardi

Journal article | 2019 | Women and Birth

Using electronic communication technologies for improving syphilis partner notification in Chile: healthcare providers' perspectives - a qualitative case study

Nicole G Iturrieta-Guaita, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay

Journal article | 2019 | Sexual Health

Urinary tract infections in children: an overview of diagnosis and management.

Jonathan Kaufman, Meredith Temple-Smith, Lena Sanci

Journal article | 2019 | BMJ Paediatrics Open

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common and potentially serious bacterial infection of childhood. History and examination fin..

Is immunisation for children and young people in statutory care in Victoria "all too hard'? A qualitative study with health professionals

Katherine Thornton, Susan Webster, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2019 | Australian Journal of Primary Health

What's the catch: barriers and enablers to collecting urine samples from young pre-continent children in primary care

Jonathan Kaufman, Meredith Temple-Smith, Lena Sanci

Conference Proceedings | 2019 | AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH

Could an online or digital aid facilitate discussions about sexual health with older Australians in general practice?

Sue Malta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jesse Hunter, Declan McGavin, Jenni Lyne, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Jane Hocking

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of General Practice

Do you talk to your older patients about sexual health? Health practitioners' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, management of sexual health among older Australians

Sue Malta, Jane Hocking, Jenni Lyne, Declan McGavin, Jesse Hunter, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of General Practice

"It's just one of those things people don't seem to talk about..." women's experiences of social support following miscarriage: a qualitative study

Clare Bellhouse, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Jade E Bilardi

Journal article | 2018 | BMC Women's Health

Population effectiveness of opportunistic chlamydia testing in primary care in Australia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Jane S Hocking, Meredith Temple-Smith, Rebecca Guy, Basil Donovan, Sabine Braat, Matthew Law, Jane Gunn, David Regan, Alaina Vaisey, Liliana Bulfone, John Kaldor, Christopher K Fairley, Nicola Low

Journal article | 2018 | The Lancet

'It Opened My Eyes' - examining the impact of a multifaceted chlamydia testing intervention on general practitioners using Normalization Process Theory

Anna Yeung, Jane Hocking, Rebecca Guy, Christopher K Fairley, Kirsty Smith, Alaina Vaisey, Basil Donovan, John Imrie, Jane Gunn, Meredith Temple-Smith, Marcus Chen, Lena Sanci, David Wilson, David Regan, Sepehr Tabrizi, James Ward, Marian Pitts, Anne Mitchell, Rob Carter, Marion Saville, et al.

Journal article | 2018 | Family Practice

Patient-directed reminders to improve preventive care in general practice for patients with type 2 diabetes A proof of concept

Shyam Kumar, Robyn Woodward-Kron, Oliver Frank, Anton Knieriemen, Phyllis Lau

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of General Practice

General practitioners' perspectives on promoting sexual health to young men

Archibald Collyer, Siobhan Bourke, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2018 | Australian journal of general practice

Australian women's experiences of a rural medical termination of pregnancy service: A qualitative study

Alana Hulme-Chambers, Meredith Temple-Smith, Ange Davidson, Lauren Coelli, Catherine Orr, Jane E Tomnay

Journal article | 2018 | Sexual and Reproductive HealthCare

The Role of Primary Health Care in Hepatitis B Testing and Management: A Case Study

Jacqueline A Richmond, Joe Sasadeusz, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2018 | Journal of Community Health

Hepatitis B contact tracing: what works?

Thalia Ash, Lester Mascarenhas, John Furler, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of Primary Health

Could an online or digital aid facilitate discussions about sexual health with older Australians in general practice? Australian Journal of General Practice

S Malta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jesse Hunter, Jenni LYNE, Declan McGavin, Adrian Bickerstaffe, Jane Hocking

Journal article | 2018 | Australian Journal of General Practice

Background and objectives Older patients want to discuss sexual health with general practitioners (GPs) but feel uncomfortable doi..

Online Health Seeking Behaviours: What Information Is Sought by Women Experiencing Miscarriage?

Patrick Cheong-Iao Pang, Meredith Temple-Smith, Clare Bellhouse, Van-Hau Trieu, Litza Kiropoulos, Helen Williams, Arri Coomarasamy, Jane Brewin, Amanda Bowles, Jade Bilardi

Journal article | 2018 | Studies in health technology and informatics

LARCs as first-line contraception: What can general practitioners advise young women?

Meredith Temple-Smith, Lena Sanci

Journal article | 2017 | Australian Family Physician

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA FROM 1918 TO 2016: NEARLY A CENTURY OF DATA

Emile Jasek, Eric PF Chow, Jason J Ong, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Jane S Hocking, David Lee, Tiffany Phillips, Meredith Temple-Smith, Glenda Fehler, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article | 2017 | Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

HOW DO I NOTIFY PARTNERS? CHALLENGES FACED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS MANAGING SYPHILIS IN CHILE

Nicole Lturrieta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Iane Tomnay

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | Behavioural and Social Science Research

UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL HEALTH LANGUAGE: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH REFUGEES FROM BURMA, POST SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA

Amita Tuteja, Lena Sanci, Lester Mascarenhas, Elisha Riggs, Lynette Dwyer, Van Villet Di, Katrina Sangster, Kim Mcguiness, Meredith Temple-Smith

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | STI Prevention/Diagnosis and Community Engagement

A CLINICAL INVESTIGATION TO IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN PRIMARY CARE TO REFUGEES FROM BURMA

Amita Tuteja, Lena Sanci, Lester Mascarenhas, Elisha Riggs, Lynette O Dwyer, Van Villet Katrina Sangster, Kim Mcguiness, Meredith Temple-Smith

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | Clinical Science

"I THINK IT HAS BEEN A NEGATIVE INFLUENCE IN MANY WAYS BUT AT THE SAME TIME I CAN'T STOP USING IT": SELF-IDENTIFIED PROBLEMATIC PORNOGRAPHY USE AMONG A SAMPLE OF YOUNG AUSTRALIANS

Angela Davis, Elise Carrotte, Margaret Hellard, Meredith Temple-Smith, Megan Lim

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | Behavioural and Social Science Research

SYPHILIS MANAGEMENT IN CHILE: IS PARTNER NOTIFICATION A MISSED OPPORTUNITY?

Nicole Iturrieta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Iane Tomnay

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | Clinical Science

MIDWIVES IN SCHOOLS: A STRATEGY FOR INCREASING STI KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN CHILE

Nicole Lturrieta, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | Policy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement in STI/HIV Research

CHALLENGES OF IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LITERACY: LEARNINGS FROM PRACTITIONERS CARING FOR HUMANITARIAN ENTRANTS FROM BURMA

Amita Tuteja, Lena Sanci, Lester Mascarenhas, Elisha Riggs, Lynette Dwyer, Van Villet Di, Katrina Sangster, Kim Mcguiness, Meredith Temple-Smith

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | STI/HIV Risk Reduction

PARTNER NOTIFICATION: ARE AUSTRALIAN APPROACHES FEASIBLE FOR THE CHILEAN CONTEXT?

Nicole Iturrieta-Guaita, Meredith Temple-Smith, Jane Tomnay

Conference Proceedings | 2017 | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

GPs ' perspectives on prescribing intrauterine contraceptive devices

Gabrielle Lodge, Lena Sanci, Meredith Temple-Smith

Journal article | 2017 | Australian Family Physician

Women view key sexual behaviours as the trigger for the onset and recurrence of bacterial vaginosis

Jade E Bilardi, Sandra M Walker, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Ruth P McNair, Julie Mooney-Somers, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Clare E Bellhouse, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw

Journal article | 2017 | PLOS ONE

The effectiveness of the internship in meeting established learning objectives: A qualitative study

Susannah Ahern, Katharine Reid, Meredith Temple-Smith, Geoffrey J McColl

Journal article | 2017 | Medical Teacher

General practitioners' knowledge and management of dry mouth - A qualitative study

Natalie J Appleby, Meredith J Temple-Smith, Margaret A Stacey, Denise L Bailey, Elizabeth M Deveny, Marie Pirotta

Journal article | 2016 | Australian Family Physician

Can preventive care activities in general practice be sustained when financial incentives and external audit plus feedback are removed? ACCEPt-able: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

Jane S Hocking, Meredith Temple-Smith, Mieke van Driel, Matthew Law, Rebecca Guy, Liliana Bulfone, Anna Wood, Nicola Low, Basil Donovan, Christopher K Fairley, John Kaldor, Jane Gunn

Journal article | 2016 | Implementation Science

Prevalence of early childhood caries and enamel defects in four and five-year old Qatari preschool children

Asmaa Alkhtib, Aghareed Ghanim, Meredith Temple-Smith, Louise Brearley Messer, Marie Pirotta, Michael Morgan

Journal article | 2016 | BMC Oral Health

SEXUAL CONTACT IS THE TRIGGER! WOMEN'S VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE TRIGGERS FOR THE ONSET OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND EXACERBATING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RECURRENCE

Jade Bilardi, Sandra Walker, Julie Mooney-Somers, Ruth McNair, Meredith Temple-Smith, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, Catriona Bradshaw

Conference Proceedings | 2016 | Sexually Transmitted Infections

Women's Management of Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis and Experiences of Clinical Care: A Qualitative Study

Jade Bilardi, Sandra Walker, Ruth McNair, Julie Mooney-Somers, Meredith Temple-Smith, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, Catriona Bradshaw

Journal article | 2016 | PLOS ONE

Women's Views and Experiences of the Triggers for Onset of Bacterial Vaginosis and Exacerbating Factors Associated with Recurrence

Jade Bilardi, Sandra Walker, Julie Mooney-Somers, Meredith Temple-Smith, Ruth McNair, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, Catriona Bradshaw

Journal article | 2016 | PLOS ONE