Seminars

2007

1. Dec 3: Associate Professor Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten from the Department of General Practice, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen. ‘Problem Solving Treatment Workshop’
2. Nov 21: Professor Tony Kendrick from the School of Medicine, The University of Southampton, UK. ‘GP Contract: Quality and Outcomes Framework in the UK’
3. Nov 16: Professor Tony Kendrick from the School of Medicine, The University of Southampton, UK. ‘The rise of antidepressant prescribing’
4. July 20: Professor David Pilgrim, Clinical Dean of the Teaching Primary Care Trust, East Lancashire, UK. ‘The survival of psychiatric diagnoses’ – link to presentation
5. July 20: Professor Anne Rogers, Sociology of Health Care, National Primary Care & Development Centre, The University of Manchester, UK. ‘Self care and self-management’ – link to presentation
6. March 28: Dr Jean Grenier & Dr Marie-Helene Chomienne, Department of Family Medicine, The University of Ottawa, Canada. ‘Integration of Psychologists in Family Medicine Clinics: A Canadian Pilot Study’ – link to presentation

2006

1. Dec 8: Professor Jane Gunn, Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne. ‘Diagnosis, Management & Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care: A 12 month Longitudinal Study’
2. Feb 8: Professor Christopher Dowrick, The University of Liverpool, England. ‘A fresh look at anti-depressant drug trials: exploring the placebo effect’
3. Feb 3: Dr Frances Griffiths, The University of Warwick, UK. ‘Health outcomes research: using a case orientated focus with complexity as frame of reference’

2005

1. April 11: Dr Dan Chisholm, WHO, Geneva. ‘Allocative efficiency and priority-setting in mental health’
2. April 6: Dr Dan Chisholm, WHO, Geneva. ‘The longitudinal relationship between depression status, health service costs and work productivity (LIDO)
3. Feb 24: Professor Christopher Dowrick, The University of Liverpool, England. ‘The impact of the words GPs use when talking about depression’
4. Feb 18: Professor Christopher Dowrick, The University of Liverpool, England. ‘Medically unexplained symptoms’
5. Feb 15: Professor Christopher Dowrick, The University of Liverpool, England. ‘Beyond Depression’

2004

1. Sept 29: Associate Professor Todd Edwards, The University of San Diego, USA. ‘Family Systems Therapy in a Primary Care Medical Setting: The San Diego Experience’
2. April 2: Associate Professor Jane Pirkis, Program Evaluation Unit, The University of Melbourne; Dr Grant Blashki, Department of General Practice, Monash University; and Ms Anne Diamond, General Practice Divisions - Victoria ‘Linking Research and Policy in Primary Mental Health Care’

2003

1. Nov 21: Dr Deborah McLeod, General Practice Department, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Otago, New Zealand. ‘Mental health and General Practice: an overview of the MaGPie study results’