qualifications: RN, MPH
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Research Fellow
Australia
Mrs Hannah Beks is an emerging qualitative researcher and Associate Research Fellow with Deakin Rural Health. She has a particular interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, mental health and chronic disease.
qualifications: GradDip Indigenous Research
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Associate Research Fellow
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Director
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Deputy Director
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Director
Professor Versace has resided in south west Victoria since the submission of his PhD in 2007 (he commenced in 2004). This degree was conferred in 2008 and his thesis was submitted on time and was accepted without change following review. Being geographically tied to an area with limited research possibilities has resulted in an early publication record that spans many disciplines. This changed in late 2012 when he joined Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH) in Warrnambool, which marked his move into population and public health research (GGT UDRH has since transitioned to Deakin Rural Health in 2016). Since 2013 he has co-authored over twenty peer-reviewed publications that include RCTs, observational studies, investigation of socio-cultural and rural disadvantage, patient health misperception and engagement strategies, study protocols, chronic disease screening, and program evaluation. Complementing his research is his active interest in supervising and mentoring students. He has supervised PhD projects to completion and provides support to medical students and registrars from a range of disciplines with their research endeavours.
Primary care reform in Greece: a focus on patients
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Creating positive early rural placements in medical education
article
Discharge against medical advice in rural and remote emergency departments
article
Retention of early-career GPs as independent specialists in former training practices
article
Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference #RGPAS24, 15–17 November 2024, Inverness, Scotland
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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