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Sandra C. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans several domains within medicine, health professions, and social sciences, with a significant contribution concentrated on public health and health workforce issues.

The primary fields of study for Sandra C. Thompson include Medicine, Health Professions, and Social Sciences. Within these, specific subfields of focus encompass General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Emergency Medical Services, and Oncology.

Key research topics addressed by Thompson are diverse, covering aspects of the global health workforce, Indigenous health, education and rights, global health and surgery, cancer incidence and screening, geriatric care and nursing homes, intimate partner and family violence, and diversity and career development in medicine.

Thompson's publication record demonstrates frequent contributions to respected journals such as the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Australian Journal of Rural Health, BMJ Open, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, and BMC Health Services Research.

Recent papers include:

  • "We're very much part of the team here": A culture of respect for Indigenous health workforce transforms Indigenous health care (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Experience of Healthcare Access in Australia during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Factors associated with rural work for nursing and allied health graduates 15-17 years after an undergraduate rural placement through the University Department of Rural Health program (2020, Rural and Remote Health)
  • Strategies to Facilitate Improved Recruitment, Development, and Retention of the Rural and Remote Medical Workforce: A Scoping Review (2021, International Journal of Health Policy and Management)
  • Let's CHAT (community health approaches to) dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (2020, BMC Health Services Research)

Their work often involves collaboration with other researchers, with frequent co-authors including Judith Katzenellenbogen, Emma V. Taylor, Leon Flicker, Farah Noya, and Sandra Carr.

Best Publications

  • Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection : a case control study

    Daniel D. Murray;Kazuo Suzuki;Matthew Law;Jonel Trebicka

  • Reduction of Solar Keratoses by Regular Sunscreen Use

    Sandra C. Thompson;Damien Jolley;Robin Marks

  • The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life.

    Alison J. Rodger;Damien Jolley;Sandra C. Thompson;Anna Lanigan

  • Cardiovascular Risk Factors for People with Mental Illness

    Sandra Davidson;Fiona Judd;Damien Jolley;Barbara Hocking

  • The Effect of Regular Sunscreen Use on Vitamin D Levels in an Australian Population: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Robin Marks;Peter A. Foley;Damien Jolley;Kenneth R. Knight

  • A systematic review of factors influencing fertility desires and intentions among people living with HIV/AIDS: implications for policy and service delivery.

    Barbara Nattabi;Jianghong Li;Sandra C. Thompson;Christopher Garimoi Orach

  • Systematic review of resilience-enhancing, universal, primary school-based mental health promotion programs

    Amanda Fenwick-Smith;Emma E. Dahlberg;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Reducing the health disparities of Indigenous Australians: time to change focus.

    Angela Durey;Sandra C Thompson;Sandra C Thompson

  • Social media and digital technology use among Indigenous young people in Australia: a literature review

    Emma S. Rice;Emma S. Rice;Emma Haynes;Paul Royce;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Barriers to participation of Aboriginal people in cancer care: Communication in the hospital setting

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie D Finn;Sandra C Thompson

  • Modelling hepatitis C virus incidence, prevalence and long-term sequelae in Australia, 2001

    Matthew G Law;Gregory J Dore;Nicky Bath;Sandra Thompson

  • Understanding, beliefs and perspectives of Aboriginal people in Western Australia about cancer and its impact on access to cancer services.

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie Finn;Dawn Bessarab;Sandra C Thompson

  • Cloned human teratoma cells differentiate into neuron-like cells and other cell types in retinoic acid.

    S. Thompson;P.L. Stern;M. Webb;F.S. Walsh

  • The Use of Community-Based Interventions in Reducing Morbidity from the Psychological Impact of Conflict-Related Trauma Among Refugee Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature

    Meagan E. Williams;Sandra C. Thompson

  • 'Nowhere to room … nobody told them': logistical and cultural impediments to Aboriginal peoples' participation in cancer treatment

    Shaouli Shahid;Lizzie Finn;Dawn Bessarab;Sandra C. Thompson

  • Errors in force estimation can be explained by tendon organ desensitization.

    S. Thompson;J. E. Gregory;U. Proske

  • Time to bring down the twin towers in poor Aboriginal hospital care: addressing institutional racism and misunderstandings in communication.

    Angela Durey;Sandra Thompson;M. Wood

  • The frequency of reactions to sunscreens : results of a longitudinal population-based study on the regular use of sunscreens in Australia

    P. Foley;R. Nixon;R. Marks;K. Frowen

  • Delivery of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative

    Alice R. Rumbold;Ross S. Bailie;Damin Si;Michelle C. Dowden

  • Sampling challenges in a study examining refugee resettlement.

    Cheryl Mr Sulaiman-Hill;Sandra C Thompson;Sandra C Thompson

  • Causes of Neonatal Deaths in a Rural Subdistrict of Bangladesh: Implications for Intervention

    Hafizur Rahman Chowdhury;Sandra Thompson;Mohammed Ali;Nurul Alam

  • Colorectal cancer screening knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intention among Indigenous Western Australians

    Aliki Christou;Sandra C Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross S. Bailie
Ross S. Bailie University of Sydney
Gregory J. Dore
Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales
Susan Kippax
Susan Kippax University of New South Wales
Tony Butler
Tony Butler University of New South Wales
Joan Cunningham
Joan Cunningham Charles Darwin University

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