Associate Professor Matthew McGrail is the Head of Regional Training Hubs research at UQ’s Rural Clinical School. Joining UQ in Nov 2017, he is based at the Rockhampton Clinical Unit, and he is chair of the research and evaluation working group of UQ’s Regional Medical Pathway as well as chair of UQ RCS’s medical graduate cohort longitudinal tracking study (UQ MediCoS).
Matthew has worked in the university sector for over 20 years, working mostly as a researcher in rural health. He was originally trained as a statistician, expanding his skills across GIS and software development, completing his PhD in 2008. He has been lead biostatistician on 3 large NHMRC-funded RCTs that are published in the world-leading general medical journal, the Lancet. Matthew’s research is mostly underpinned by the overall objective of improved access to health care for rural populations, mainly focused in the medical sector. He has a unique blend of ‘generalist’ research skills and experience across the disciplines of statistics, geography, rural health, econometrics, public health and clinical research.
Matthew has a particular interest in the ongoing concerns with medical workforce distribution, connecting that through his research and evaluation to health policies, training pathways and healthcare systems. To date he has been a chief investigator on two separate Centres of Research Excellence, one on medical workforce dynamics and the other on rural and remote primary health care access. He has also co-researched with various GP training organisations, specialty colleges, rural workforce agencies, as well as state and commonwealth health departments
Matthew has over 130 peer reviewed journal publications. He is globally recognised for his research of medical workforce training and distributional outcomes, which directly impacts healthcare access for rural populations. He was a lead investigator on the completed Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care, under which he developed improved measures of healthcare access, notably producing the national Index of Access.
He was also a chief investigator of the NHMRC-funded Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal study of doctors (data collected 2008-18), under which he led the rural supply and distribution research theme. These data are still used as key source of national evidence of the medical workforce. In 2018, the MABEL project was awarded the Best Impact Prize from the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand, primarily due to the body of work from the rural theme. A key outcome of MABEL was the Modified Monash Model (MMM) classification, which he co-developed with Emeritus Prof John Humphreys. From 2015, the MMM has been adopted to underpin most Commonwealth Department of Health policies in rural health.
Journal Article: Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time
McGrail, Matthew R., Gurney, Tiana, Fox, Jordan, Martin, Priya, Eley, Diann, Nasir, Bushra and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time. Human Resources for Health, 21 (1) 31, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00819-3
Journal Article: Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia
Anderson, Emily, McGrail, Matthew R, Hollins, Aaron, Young, Louise, McArthur, Lawrie, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Gurney, Tiana (2023). Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (9), 408-409. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51930
Journal Article: A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations
Young, Louise, Anderson, Emily, Gurney, Tiana, McArthur, Lawrie, McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda and Hollins, Aaron (2023). A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations. BMC Medical Education, 23 (1) 215. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04175-7
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PHCR - Primary Health Care Digital Innovations
Informing stronger integration across all sectors of the GP education and training pipeline
(2023–2024) RACGP Education Research Grant
(2022–2023) James Cook University
What factors influence the use and satisfaction with hospital services of residents in Queensland's regions?
Doctor Philosophy
The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the Vision 2030 Healthcare Strategy in Improving Health Services in Rural Saudi Arabia
Doctor Philosophy
Growing the Rural Medical Workforce Pipeline
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a national Index of Access for primary health care in Australia: discussion paper
McGrail, Matthew and Humphreys, John S. (2015). Development of a national Index of Access for primary health care in Australia: discussion paper. Churchill, VIC, Australia: Monash University * School of Rural Health.
Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time
McGrail, Matthew R., Gurney, Tiana, Fox, Jordan, Martin, Priya, Eley, Diann, Nasir, Bushra and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time. Human Resources for Health, 21 (1) 31, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00819-3
Anderson, Emily, McGrail, Matthew R, Hollins, Aaron, Young, Louise, McArthur, Lawrie, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Gurney, Tiana (2023). Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (9), 408-409. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51930
Young, Louise, Anderson, Emily, Gurney, Tiana, McArthur, Lawrie, McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda and Hollins, Aaron (2023). A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations. BMC Medical Education, 23 (1) 215. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04175-7
Fox, Jordan L., Doolan, Thomas D., Gurney, Tiana M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2023). Short-term medical student placements completed consecutively at a rural general practice positively impact chronic disease management. Rural and remote health, 23 (2). doi: 10.22605/RRH7611
Understanding the non‐professional needs of early career doctors: An interview‐based study
Gurney, Tiana, O'Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew and Martin, Priya (2023). Understanding the non‐professional needs of early career doctors: An interview‐based study. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38 (2), 330-346. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3587
Martin, Priya, Hulme, Adam, Fallon, Tony, Kumar, Saravana, McGrail, Matthew, Argus, Geoff, Gurney, Tiana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care settings: A state-wide survey of health care workers. Australian Journal of Rural Health. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12969
Evaluation of rural general practice experiences for pre-vocational medical graduates
McGrail, Matthew R., Chhabra, Jasleen and Hays, Richard (2023). Evaluation of rural general practice experiences for pre-vocational medical graduates. Rural and remote health, 23 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.22605/RRH7409
McGrail, Matthew R, Nasir, Bushra F, Chater, Alan Bruce, Sangelaji, Bahram and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). The value of extended short-term medical training placements in smaller rural and remote locations on future work location: a cohort study. BMJ Open, 13 (1) e068704, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068704
Martin, Priya, McGrail, Matthew, Fox, Jordan, Ostini, Remo, Doyle, Zelda, Playford, Denese, Beattie, Jessica, Isaac, Vivian, Fuller, Lara, Allen, Penny and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student experiences during rural placements in Australia: findings from a national multi-centre survey. BMC Medical Education, 22 (1) 852, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03927-1
Parajuli, Daya Ram, Ullah, Shahid, McGrail, Matthew, McLachlan, Craig S. and Isaac, Vivian (2022). Work-related, socio-cultural, and personal factors associated with locus of control among Australian general practitioners. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 155, 589-595. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.09.048
Seal, Alexa N., Playford, Denese, McGrail, Matthew R., Fuller, Lara, Allen, Penny L., Burrows, Julie M., Wright, Julian R., Bain-Donohue, Suzanne, Garne, David, Major, Laura G. and Luscombe, Georgina M. (2022). Influence of rural clinical school experience and rural origin on practising in rural communities five and eight years after graduation. Medical Journal of Australia, 216 (11), 572-577. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51476
Carson, Dean B., McGrail, Matthew and Sahay, Ashlyn (2022). Regionalisation and general practitioner and nurse workforce development in regional northern Australia: insights from 30 years of census migration data. Journal of Rural Studies, 91, 98-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.02.005
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on medical student placements in rural Queensland: A survey study
Martin, Priya, McGrail, Matthew, Fox, Jordan, Partanen, Riitta and Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on medical student placements in rural Queensland: A survey study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (4), 478-487. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12862
Physician competition and low-value health care
Scott, Anthony, Li, Jinhu, Gravelle, Hugh and McGrail, Matthew (2022). Physician competition and low-value health care. American Journal of Health Economics, 8 (2), 252-274. doi: 10.1086/718509
Mutatiri, Clyson, Ratsch, Angela, McGrail, Matthew R., Venuthurupalli, Sree and Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Referral patterns, disease progression and impact of the kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) in a Queensland Chronic Kidney Disease Registry (CKD.QLD) cohort: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 12 (2), e052790. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052790
Darboe, Amadou, Hawthorne, Lesleyanne, Scott, Anthony and McGrail, Matthew (2022). Exploring life satisfaction difference between domestic and international medical graduates: Evidence from a national longitudinal study. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/20479700.2022.2130641
Exploring doctors’ emerging commitment to rural and general practice roles over their early career
McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana, Eley, Diann and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2021). Exploring doctors’ emerging commitment to rural and general practice roles over their early career. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22) 11835, 11835. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211835
McGrail, Matthew R. and O’Sullivan, Belinda G. (2021). Increasing doctors working in specific rural regions through selection from and training in the same region: national evidence from Australia. Human Resources for Health, 19 (1) 132, 132. doi: 10.1186/s12960-021-00678-w
O’Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Gurney, Tiana and Martin, Priya (2021). Barriers to getting into postgraduate specialty training for junior Australian doctors: An interview-based study. PLoS One, 16 (10) e0258584, e0258584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258584
Responsive policies needed to secure rural supply from increasing female doctors: A perspective
O'Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew and May, Jennifer (2021). Responsive policies needed to secure rural supply from increasing female doctors: A perspective. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 37 (1), 40-49. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3363
Bingham, Amie, O’Sullivan, Belinda, Couch, Danielle, Cresser, Samuel, McGrail, Matthew and Major, Laura (2021). How rural immersion training influences rural work orientation of medical students: theory building through realist evaluation. Medical Teacher, 43 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2021.1948520
McGrail, Matthew R., Adegbija, Odewumi and Kondalsamy- Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2021). Characterising Australia’s rural specialist physician workforce: the professional profile and professional satisfaction of junior doctors and consultants. Medical Journal of Australia, 215 (S1), S7-S14. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51122
O'Sullivan, Belinda Gabrielle, Couper, Ian, Kumar, Pratyush and McGrail, Matthew Richard (2021). Editorial: Effective strategies to develop rural health workforce in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Frontiers in Public Health, 9 702362, 702362. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.702362
Rickard, Claire M., Marsh, Nicole M., Larsen, Emily N., McGrail, Matthew R., Graves, Nicholas, Runnegar, Naomi, Webster, Joan, Corley, Amanda, McMillan, David, Gowardman, John R., Long, Debbie A., Fraser, John F., Gill, Fenella J., Young, Jeanine, Murgo, Marghie, Alexandrou, Evan, Choudhury, Md Abu, Chan, Raymond J., Gavin, Nicole C., Daud, Azlina, Palermo, Annamaria, Regli, Adrian and Playford, E. Geoffrey (2021). Effect of infusion set replacement intervals on catheter-related bloodstream infections (RSVP): a randomised, controlled, equivalence (central venous access device)–non-inferiority (peripheral arterial catheter) trial. The Lancet, 397 (10283), 1447-1458. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00351-2
McGrail, Matthew, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Gurney, Tiana (2021). Critically reviewing the policies used by colleges to select doctors for specialty training: a kink in the rural pathway. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2), 272-283. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12707
Improving knowledge and data about the medical workforce underpins healthy communities and doctors
Russell, Grant M., McGrail, Matthew R., O’Sullivan, Belinda and Scott, Anthony (2021). Improving knowledge and data about the medical workforce underpins healthy communities and doctors. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (6), 252-254.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50962
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana and McGrail, Matthew (2021). Selection, training and employment to encourage early‐career doctors to pursue a rural postgraduate training pathway. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2), 267-271. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12744
O’sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Gurney, Tiana and Martin, Priya (2020). A realist evaluation of theory about triggers for doctors choosing a generalist or specialist medical career. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (22) 8566, 8566-17. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228566
McGrail, Matthew R., O’Sullivan, Belinda G., Russell, Deborah J. and Rahman, Muntasirur (2020). Exploring preference for, and uptake of, rural medical internships, a key issue for supporting rural training pathways. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 930, 930. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05779-1
Evaluation of patient reported outcome measures post urethroplasty: piloting a “trifecta” approach
Ong, Michelle, Duncan, Catriona, McGrail, Matthew and Desai, Devang J. (2020). Evaluation of patient reported outcome measures post urethroplasty: piloting a “trifecta” approach. World Journal of Clinical Urology, 9 (1), 9-15. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v9.i1.9
Couch, Danielle, O'Sullivan, Belinda, Russell, Deborah, McGrail, Matthew, Wallace, Glen and Bentley, Michael (2020). An exploration of the experiences of GP registrar supervisors in small rural communities: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 834, 834. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05697-2
McGrail, Matthew R. and O’sullivan, Belinda G. (2020). Faculties to support general practitioners working rurally at broader scope: a national cross-sectional study of their value. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (13) 4652, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134652
Understanding professional satisfaction of hospital trainees in Australia
Lennon, Matthew J., McGrail, Matthew R., O'Sullivan, Belinda, Tan, Amelia, Mok, Claire, Suttie, Joseph J. and Preddy, John (2020). Understanding professional satisfaction of hospital trainees in Australia. Medical Education, 54 (5) medu.14041, 419-426. doi: 10.1111/medu.14041
O'Sullivan, Belinda G. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2020). Effective dimensions of rural undergraduate training and the value of training policies for encouraging rural work. Medical Education, 54 (4), 364-374. doi: 10.1111/medu.14069
McGrail, Matthew R., O'Sullivan, Belinda G. and Russell, Deborah J. (2019). Rural work and specialty choices of international students graduating from Australian medical schools: implications for policy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (24) 5056, 5056. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16245056
Couch, Danielle, O'Sullivan, Belinda, Russell, Deborah and McGrail, Matthew (2019). "It's so rich, you know, what they could be experiencing": Rural places for general practitioner learning. Health Sociology Review, 29 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/14461242.2019.1695137
Outcomes of a 1-year longitudinal integrated medical clerkship in small rural Victorian communities
Campbell, David G., McGrail, Matthew R., O'Sullivan, Belinda and Russell, Deborah J. (2019). Outcomes of a 1-year longitudinal integrated medical clerkship in small rural Victorian communities. Rural and Remote Health, 19 (2), 4987. doi: 10.22605/RRH4987
Importance of publishing research varies by doctors’ career stage, specialty and location of work
McGrail, Matthew Richard, O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Bendotti, Hollie R. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2019). Importance of publishing research varies by doctors’ career stage, specialty and location of work. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 95 (1122), 198-204. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136473
Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: a data-linkage cohort study
Karim, Rafid S., Kwan, Marcella M.S., Finlay, Angus J.F., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Toombs, Maree R., Nicholson, Geoffrey C., McGrail, Matthew and Gill, Neeraj S. (2019). Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: a data-linkage cohort study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 111, 104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.01.015
Outreach specialists' use of video consultations in rural Victoria: a cross-sectional survey
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Rann, Helena and McGrail, Matthew (2019). Outreach specialists' use of video consultations in rural Victoria: a cross-sectional survey. Rural and Remote Health, 19 (1). doi: 10.22605/RRH4544
O’Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Major, Laura, Woodfield, Mark and Holmes, Christian (2019). Rural work outcomes of medical students participating in a contracted Extended Rural Cohort (ERC) program by course-entry preference. Medical Teacher, 41 (6), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2019.1569755
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Russell, Deborah, McGrail, Matthew, Sampson, Marisa, Warrington, Allyson, Wallace, Glen, Bentley, Michael and Couch, Danielle (2019). Factors related to rural general practitioners supervising general practice registrars in Australia A national cross-sectional study. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48 (1-2) 4637, 66-71. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-07-18-4637
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Russell, Deborah J., McGrail, Matthew R. and Scott, Anthony (2019). Reviewing reliance on overseas-trained doctors in rural Australia and planning for self-sufficiency: applying 10 years' MABEL evidence. Human Resources for Health, 17 (1) 8, 8. doi: 10.1186/s12960-018-0339-z
Are hospital registrars growing more satisfied with their jobs?
Lennon, Matthew, McGrail, Matthew, O'Sullivan, Belinda, Suttie, Joseph and Preddy, John (2019). Are hospital registrars growing more satisfied with their jobs?. Internal Medicine Journal, 50 (1), 132-133. doi: 10.1111/imj.14650
Lennon, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Russell, Deborah, Suttie, Joseph and Preddy, John (2019). Attracting junior doctors to rural centres: A national study of work-life conditions and satisfaction. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 27 (6) ajr.12577, 482-488. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12577
McGrail, Matthew R., Russell, Deborah J., O’Sullivan, Belinda G., Reeve, Carole, Gasser, Lee and Campbell, David (2018). Demonstrating a new approach to planning and monitoring rural medical training distribution to meet population need in North West Queensland. BMC Health Services Research, 18 (1) 993, 993. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3788-0
McGrail, Matthew R., O’Sullivan, Belinda G. and Russell, Deborah J. (2018). Rural training pathways: the return rate of doctors to work in the same region as their basic medical training. Human Resources for Health, 16 (1) 56, 56. doi: 10.1186/s12960-018-0323-7
Do rural incentives payments affect entries and exits of general practitioners?
Yong, Jongsay, Scott, Anthony, Gravelle, Hugh, Sivey, Peter and McGrail, Matthew (2018). Do rural incentives payments affect entries and exits of general practitioners?. Social Science and Medicine, 214, 197-205. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.014
Rickard, Claire M., Marsh, Nicole, Webster, Joan, Runnegar, Naomi, Larsen, Emily, McGrail, Matthew R., Fullerton, Fiona, Bettington, Emilie, Whitty, Jennifer A., Abu Choudhury, Md, Tuffaha, Haitham, Corley, Amanda, McMillan, David J., Fraser, John F., Marshall, Andrea P. and Playford, E. Geoffrey (2018). Dressings and securements for the prevention of peripheral intravenous catheter failure in adults (SAVE): a pragmatic, randomised controlled, superiority trial. Lancet, 392 (10145), 419-430. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31380-1
Duration and setting of rural immersion during the medical degree relates to rural work outcomes
O'Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Russell, Deborah, Walker, Judi, Chambers, Helen, Major, Laura and Langham, Robyn (2018). Duration and setting of rural immersion during the medical degree relates to rural work outcomes. Medical Education, 52 (8), 803-815. doi: 10.1111/medu.13578
Phlebitis signs and symptoms with peripheral intravenous catheters incidence and correlation study
Mihala, Gabor, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Chopra, Vineet, Webster, Joan, Wallis, Marianne, Marsh, Nicole, McGrail, Matthew and Rickard, Claire M. (2018). Phlebitis signs and symptoms with peripheral intravenous catheters incidence and correlation study. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 41 (4), 260-263. doi: 10.1097/NAN.0000000000000288
O’Sullivan, Belinda G., McGrail, Matthew R., Russell, Deborah, Chambers, Helen and Major, Laura (2018). A review of characteristics and outcomes of Australia’s undergraduate medical education rural immersion programs. Human Resources for Health, 16 (1) 8. doi: 10.1186/s12960-018-0271-2
'Surfing the coastal wave' - a new way to consider workforce distribution
May, Jenny, McGrail, Matthew R. and Walker, Judi (2018). 'Surfing the coastal wave' - a new way to consider workforce distribution. Rural and Remote Health, 18 (3) 4753. doi: 10.22605/RRH4753
Medications affecting healing: an evidence-based analysis
Khalil, Hanan, Cullen, Marianne, Chambers, Helen and McGrail, Matthew (2017). Medications affecting healing: an evidence-based analysis. International Wound Journal, 14 (6), 1340-1345. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12809
O'Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew and Russell, Deborah (2017). Rural specialists: the nature of their work and professional satisfaction by geographical location of work. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25 (6), 338-346. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12354
Carson, Dean, Punshon, Katherine, McGrail, Matthew and Kippen, Rebecca (2017). Comparing rural and regional migration patterns of Australian medical general practitioners with other professions: implications for rural workforce strategies. Australian Population Studies, 1 (1), 55-68. doi: 10.37970/aps.v1i1.12
Family effects on the rurality of GP's work location: a longitudinal panel study
McGrail, Matthew R., Russell, Deborah J. and O'Sullivan, Belinda G. (2017). Family effects on the rurality of GP's work location: a longitudinal panel study. Human Resources for Health, 15 (75) 75. doi: 10.1186/s12960-017-0250-z
McGrail, Matthew R. and Russell, Deborah J. (2017). Australia's rural medical workforce: supply from its medical schools against career stage, gender and rural-origin. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25 (5), 298-305. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12323
Specialist outreach services in regional and remote Australia: key drivers and policy implications
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Stoelwinder, Johannes U. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2017). Specialist outreach services in regional and remote Australia: key drivers and policy implications. Medical Journal of Australia, 207 (3), 96-98. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00949
How does the workload and work activities of procedural GPs compare to non-procedural GPs?
Russell, Deborah J. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2017). How does the workload and work activities of procedural GPs compare to non-procedural GPs?. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25 (4), 219-226. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12321
Mobility of US rural primary care physicians during 2000-2014
McGrail, Matthew R., Wingrove, Peter M., Petterson, Stephen M. and Bazemore, Andrew W. (2017). Mobility of US rural primary care physicians during 2000-2014. Annals of Family Medicine, 15 (4), 322-328. doi: 10.1370/afm.2096
Where to next for rural general practice policy and research in Australia?
Walters, Lucie K., McGrail, Matthew R., Carson, Dean B., O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Russell, Deborah J., Strasser, Roger P., Hays, Richard B. and Kamien, Max (2017). Where to next for rural general practice policy and research in Australia?. Medical Journal of Australia, 207 (2), 56-58.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00216
Rickard, Claire M., Marsh, Nicole M., Webster, Joan, Gavin, Nicole C., Chan, Raymond J., McCarthy, Alexandra L., Mollee, Peter, Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia, Chopra, Vineet, Zhang, Li, McGrail, Matthew R., Larsen, Emily, Abu Choudhury, Md, Keogh, Samantha, Alexandrou, Evan, McMillan, David J., Mervin, Merehau Cindy, Paterson, David L., Cooke, Marie, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Castillo, Maria Isabel, Hallahan, Andrew, Corley, Amanda and Playford, E. Geoffrey (2017). Peripherally InSerted CEntral catheter dressing and securement in patients with cancer: the PISCES trial. Protocol for a 2x2 factorial, superiority randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 7 (6) e015291, e015291. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015291
McGrail, Matthew R., Wingrove, Peter M., Petterson, Stephen M., Humphreys, John S., Russell, Deborah J. and Bazemore, Andrew W. (2017). Measuring the attractiveness of rural communities in accounting for differences of rural primary care workforce supply. Rural and Remote Health, 17 (2) 3925. doi: 10.22605/RRH3925
Russell, Deborah J., McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S. (2017). Determinants of rural Australian primary health care worker retention: a synthesis of key evidence and implications for policymaking. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 25 (1), 5-14. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12294
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., McGrail, Matthew R. and Stoelwinder, Johannes U. (2017). Reasons why specialist doctors undertake rural outreach services: an Australian cross-sectional study. Human Resources for Health, 15 (1) 3. doi: 10.1186/s12960-016-0174-z
Index of Access: a new innovative and dynamic tool for rural health service and workforce planning
McGrail, Matthew R., Russell, Deborah J. and Humphreys, John S. (2017). Index of Access: a new innovative and dynamic tool for rural health service and workforce planning. Australian Health Review, 41 (5), 492-498. doi: 10.1071/AH16049
Solving Australia’s rural medical workforce shortage
McGrail, Matthew, O'Sullivan, Belinda, Russell, Deb and Scott, Anthony (2017). Solving Australia’s rural medical workforce shortage. Centre for Research Excellence in Medical Workforce Dynamics: Policy Brief, 3
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., McGrail, Matthew R. and Stoelwinder, Johannes U. (2017). Subsidies to target specialist outreach services into more remote locations: a national cross-sectional study. Australian Health Review, 41 (3), 344-350. doi: 10.1071/AH16032
It’s more than money: policy options to secure medical specialist workforce for regional centres
May, Jennifer, Walker, Judi, McGrail, Matthew and Rolley, Fran (2016). It’s more than money: policy options to secure medical specialist workforce for regional centres. Australian Health Review, 41 (6), 698-706. doi: 10.1071/AH16159
McGrail, Matthew R., Russell, Deborah J. and Campbell, David G. (2016). Vocational training of general practitioners in rural locations is critical for the Australian rural medical workforce. Medical Journal of Australia, 205 (5), 217-221. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00063
Cultural desire need not improve with cultural knowledge: a cross-sectional study of student nurses
Isaacs, Anton Neville, Raymond, Anita, Jacob, Elisabeth, Jones, Janet, McGrail, Matthew and Drysdale, Marlene (2016). Cultural desire need not improve with cultural knowledge: a cross-sectional study of student nurses. Nurse Education in Practice, 19, 91-96. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2016.05.009
Evans, O., Gowardman, J., Rabbolini, D., McGrail, M. and Rickard, C. M. (2016). In situ diagnostic methods for catheter related bloodstream infection in burns patients: a pilot study. Burns, 42 (2), 434-440. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2015.07.004
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., McGrail, Matthew R., Joyce, Catherine M. and Stoelwinder, Johannes (2016). Service distribution and models of rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study. Australian Health Review, 40 (3), 330-336. doi: 10.1071/AH15100
Spatial access disparities to primary health care in rural and remote Australia
McGrail, Matthew Richard and Humphreys, John Stirling (2015). Spatial access disparities to primary health care in rural and remote Australia. Geospatial Health, 10 (2) 358, 138-143. doi: 10.4081/gh.2015.358
The stability of rural outreach services: a national longitudinal study of specialist doctors
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Stoelwinder, Johannes U. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2015). The stability of rural outreach services: a national longitudinal study of specialist doctors. Medical Journal of Australia, 203 (7), 297.e1-297.e6. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00369
Geographical mobility of general practitioners in rural Australia
McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S. (2015). Geographical mobility of general practitioners in rural Australia. Medical Journal Australia, 203 (2), 92-96. doi: 10.5694/mja14.01375
Ristevski, Eli, Regan, Melanie, Jones, Rebecca, Breen, Sibilah, Batson, Angela and McGrail, Matthew R. (2015). Cancer patient and clinician acceptability and feasibility of a supportive care screening and referral process. Health Expectations, 18 (3), 406-418. doi: 10.1111/hex.12045
Urban washout: how strong is the rural-background effect?
Hogenbirk, John C., McGrail, Matthew R., Strasser, Roger, Lacarte, Sara A., Kevat, Ajay and Lewenberg, Michael (2015). Urban washout: how strong is the rural-background effect?. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 23 (3), 161-168. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12183
McGrail, Matthew Richard, Humphreys, John Stirling and Ward, Bernadette (2015). Accessing doctors at times of need-measuring the distance tolerance of rural residents for health-related travel. BMC Health Services Research, 15 (1) 212. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0880-6
Rickard, Claire M., Marsh, Nicole M., Webster, Joan, Gavin, Nicole C., McGrail, Matthew R., Larsen, Emily, Corley, Amanda, Long, Debbie, Gowardman, John R., Murgo, Marghie, Fraser, John F., Chan, Raymond J., Wallis, Marianne C., Young, Jeanine, McMillan, David, Zhang, Li, Choudhury, Md Abu, Graves, Nicholas and Playford, E. Geoffrey (2015). Intravascular device administration sets: replacement after standard versus prolonged use in hospitalised patients—a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (The RSVP Trial). BMJ Open, 5 (2) e007257, e007257.1-e007257.7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007257
Postinfusion phlebitis: incidence and risk factors
Webster, Joan, McGrail, Matthew, Marsh, Nicole, Wallis, Marianne C., Ray-Barruel, Gillian and Rickard, Claire M. (2015). Postinfusion phlebitis: incidence and risk factors. Nursing Research and Practice, 2015. doi: 10.1155/2015/691934
Campbell, David, Shepherd, Irwyn, McGrail, Matthew, Kassell, Lisa, Connolly, Marnie, Williams, Brett and Nestel, Debra (2015). Procedural skills practice and training needs of doctors, nurses, midwives and paramedics in rural Victoria. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 6, 183-194. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S77779
Rickard, Claire M., Marsh, Nicole, Webster, Joan, Playford, Geoffrey, McGrail, Matthew R., Larsen, Emily, Keogh, Samantha, McMillan, David, Whitty, Jennifer A., Choudhury, Md Abu, Dunster, Kimble R., Reynolds, Heather, Marshall, Andrea, Crilly, Julia, Young, Jeanine, Thom, Ogilvie, Gowardman, John, Corley, Amanda and Fraser, John F. (2015). Securing all intravenous devices effectively in hospitalised patients—the SAVE trial: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 5 (9) e008689, e008689 .1-e008689 .7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008689
Ward, Bernadette, Humphreys, John, McGrail, Matthew, Wakerman, John and Chisholm, Marita (2015). Which dimensions of access are most important when rural residents decide to visit a general practitioner for non-emergency care?. Australian Health Review, 39 (2), 121-126. doi: 10.1071/AH14030
Retaining rural doctors: doctors' preferences for rural medical workforce incentives
Li, Jinhu, Scott, Anthony, McGrail, Matthew, Humphreys, John and Witt, Julia (2014). Retaining rural doctors: doctors' preferences for rural medical workforce incentives. Social Science & Medicine, 121, 56-64. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.053
Measuring spatial accessibility to primary health care services: utilising dynamic catchment sizes
McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S (2014). Measuring spatial accessibility to primary health care services: utilising dynamic catchment sizes. Applied Geography, 54, 182-188. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.08.005
Hussain, J., Robinson, A., Stebbing, M. and McGrail, M. (2014). More is more in remote Central Australia: more provision of primary healthcare services is associated with more acute medical evacuations and more remote telephone consultations. Rural and Remote Health, 14 (4) 2796.
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Joyce, Catherine M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2014). Rural outreach by specialist doctors in Australia: a national cross-sectional study of supply and distribution. Human Resources for Health, 12 (50) Article 50. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-50
Nestel, Debra, Gray, Katherine, Ng, Andre, McGrail, Matthew, Kotsanas, George and Villanueva, Elmer (2014). Mobile learning in a rural medical school: feasibility and educational benefits in campus and clinical settings. Journal of Biomedical Education, 2014, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2014/412786
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Joyce, Catherine M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2014). Adoption, implementation and prioritization of specialist outreach policy in Australia: a national perspective. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 92 (7), 512-519. doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.130385
Wallis, Marianne C., McGrail, Matthew, Webster, Joan, Marsh, Nicole, Gowardman, John, Playford, Geoffrey and Rickard, Claire M. (2014). Risk factors for peripheral intravenous catheter failure: a multivariate analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 35 (1), 63-68. doi: 10.1086/674398
The value of survival analyses for evidence-based rural medical workforce planning
Russell, Deborah J., Humphreys, John S., McGrail, Matthew R., Cameron, W. Ian and Williams, Peter J. (2013). The value of survival analyses for evidence-based rural medical workforce planning. Human Resources for Health, 11 (1) 65. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-65
Getting doctors into the bush: general practitioners' preferences for rural location
Scott, Anthony, Witt, Julia, Humphreys, John, Joyce, Catherine, Kalb, Guyonne, Jeon, Sung-Hee and McGrail, Matthew (2013). Getting doctors into the bush: general practitioners' preferences for rural location. Social Science and Medicine, 96, 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.07.002
Assessing microbial colonization of peripheral intravascular devices
Zhang, Li, Marsh, Nicole, McGrail, Matthew R., Webster, Joan, Playford, Elliott, G. and Rickard, Claire M. (2013). Assessing microbial colonization of peripheral intravascular devices. Journal of Infection, 67 (4), 353-355. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.06.001
Optimal timing for intravascular administration set replacement
Ullman, Amanda J., Cooke, Marie L., Gillies, Donna, Marsh, Nicole M., Daud, Azlina, McGrail, Matthew R., O'Riordan, Elizabeth and Rickard, Claire M. (2013). Optimal timing for intravascular administration set replacement. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (9) CD003588. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003588.pub3
Helping policy-makers address rural health access problems
Russell, Deborah J., Humphreys, John S., Ward, Bernadette, Chisholm, Marita, Buykx, Penny, McGrail, Matthew and Wakerman, John (2013). Helping policy-makers address rural health access problems. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21 (2), 61-71. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12023
Gowardman, John R., Jeffries, Paula, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Stuart, Janine, Jarrett, Paul, Deans, Renae, McGrail, Matthew, George, Narelle M., Nimmo, Graeme R. and Rickard, Claire M. (2013). A comparative assessment of two conservative methods for the diagnosis of catheter-related infection in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 39 (1), 109-116. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2689-7
McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S., Joyce, Catherine M. and Scott, Anthony (2012). International medical graduates mandated to practise in rural Australia are highly unsatisfied: results from a national survey of doctors. Health Policy, 108 (2-3), 133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.10.003
McGrail, Matthew (2012). Spatial accessibility of primary health care utilising the two step floating catchment area method: an assessment of recent improvements. International Journal of Health Geographics, 11 50. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-11-50
Rickard, Claire M, Webster, Joan, Wallis, Marianne C., Marsh, Nicole, McGrail, Matthew R., French, Vanessa, Foster, Lynelle, Gallagher, Peter, Gowardman, John R., Zhing, Li, McClymont, Alice and Whitby, Michael (2012). Routine versus clinically indicated replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters: a randomised controlled equivalence trial. The Lancet, 380 (9847), 1066-1074. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61082-4
'Making evidence count': a framework to monitor the impact of health services research
Buykx, Penny, Humphreys, John, Wakerman, John, Perkins, David, Lyle, David, McGrail, Matthew and Kinsman, Leigh (2012). 'Making evidence count': a framework to monitor the impact of health services research. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20 (2), 51-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01256.x
Communicating about breast cancer: rural women's experience of interacting with their surgeon
Ristevski, Eli, Regan, Melanie, Birks, David, Steers, Nicole, Byrne, Anny and McGrail, Matthew R. (2012). Communicating about breast cancer: rural women's experience of interacting with their surgeon. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20 (1), 22-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01245.x
Humphreys, John S., McGrail, Matthew R., Joyce, Catherine M., Scott, Anthony and Kalb, Guyonne (2012). Who should receive recruitment and retention incentives? Improved targeting of rural doctors using medical workforce data. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01252.x
Jones, Michael, Humphreys, John S. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2012). Why does a rural background make medical students more likely to intend to work in rural areas and how consistent is the effect? A study of the rural background effect. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 20 (1), 29-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01242.x
McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S., Joyce, Catherine M., Scott, Anthony and Kalb, Guyonne (2012). How do rural GPs' workloads and work activities differ with community size compared with metropolitan practice?. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 18 (3), 228-233. doi: 10.1071/PY11063
What factors contribute most to the retention of general practitioners in rural and remote areas?
Russell, Deborah J., McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S. and Wakerman, John (2012). What factors contribute most to the retention of general practitioners in rural and remote areas?. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 18 (4), 289-294. doi: 10.1071/PY11049
Rural amenity and medical workforce shortage: is there a relationship?
McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S., Joyce, Catherine, Scott, Anthony and Kalb, Guyonne (2011). Rural amenity and medical workforce shortage: is there a relationship?. Geographical Research, 49 (2), 192-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00690.x
McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S. and Joyce, Catherine M. (2011). Nature of association between rural background and practice location: a comparison of general practitioners and specialists. BMC Health Services Research, 11 (1) 63. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-63
Rickard, Claire M., McCann, Damhnat, Munnings, Jane and McGrail, Matthew R. (2010). Routine resite of peripheral intravenous devices every 3 days did not reduce complications compared with clinically indicated resite: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Medicine, 8 (1) 53. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-8-53
Professional satisfaction in general practice: does it vary by size of community?
McGrail, Matthew R., Humphreys, John S., Scott, Anthony, Joyce, Catherine M. and Kalb, Guyonne (2010). Professional satisfaction in general practice: does it vary by size of community?. Medical Journal of Australia, 193 (2), 94-+. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03812.x
Geographical classifications to guide rural health policy in Australia
McGrail M.R. and Humphreys J.S. (2009). Geographical classifications to guide rural health policy in Australia. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6 (1) 28. doi: 10.1186/1743-8462-6-28
McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S. (2009). Measuring spatial accessibility to primary care in rural areas: improving the effectiveness of the two-step floating catchment area method. Applied Geography, 29 (4), 533-541. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2008.12.003
The relationship between intravenous infusate colonisation and fluid container hang time
Rickard, Claire M., Vannapraseuth, Boun, McGrail, Matthew R., Keene, Lorraine J., Rambaldo, Sam, Smith, Chloe A. and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). The relationship between intravenous infusate colonisation and fluid container hang time. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18 (21), 3022-3028. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02870.x
Van Donk, Patricia, Rickard, Claire M., McGrail, Matthew R. and Doolan, Glenn (2009). Routine replacement versus clinical monitoring of peripheral intravenous catheters in a regional hospital in the home program: a randomized controlled trial. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 30 (9), 915-917. doi: 10.1086/599776
Supporting academic publication: evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support group
Rickard, Claire M., McGrail, Matthew R., Jones, Rebecca, O'Meara, Peter, Robinson, Anske, Burley, Mollie and Ray-Barruel, Gillian (2009). Supporting academic publication: evaluation of a writing course combined with writers' support group. Nurse Education Today, 29 (5), 516-521. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2008.11.005
A new index of access to primary care services in rural areas
McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S. (2009). A new index of access to primary care services in rural areas. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33 (5), 418-423. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00422.x
The index of rural access: An innovative integrated approach for measuring primary care access
McGrail, Matthew R. and Humphreys, John S. (2009). The index of rural access: An innovative integrated approach for measuring primary care access. BMC Health Services Research, 9 (1) 124. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-124
Automated versus manual blood pressure measurement: a randomized crossover trial
Heinemann, Megan, Sellick, Ken, Rickard, Claire, Reynolds, Pam and McGrail, Matthew (2008). Automated versus manual blood pressure measurement: a randomized crossover trial. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 14 (4), 296-302. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00696.x
Rural organization of Australian stroke teams: Emergency department project
Wright, A., McGrail, M. and Disler, P. (2008). Rural organization of Australian stroke teams: Emergency department project. Internal Medicine Journal, 38 (8), 638-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01475.x
Pain is difficult to measure - Reply
Stevens, M., Harrison, G. and McGrail, M. (2008). Pain is difficult to measure - Reply. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 36 (2)
Stevens, M., Harrison, G. and McGrail, M. (2007). A modified fascia iliaca compartment block has significant morphine-sparing effect after total hip arthroplasty. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 35 (6), 949-952. doi: 10.1177/0310057x0703500615
Rickard, Claire, O'Meara, Peter, McGrail, Matthew, Garner, David, McLean, Alan and Le Lievre, Peter (2007). A randomized controlled trial of intranasal fentanyl vs intravenous morphine for analgesia in the prehospital setting. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 25 (8), 911-917. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.02.027
Rickard, Claire M., Roberts, Brigit L., Foote, Jonathon and McGrail, Matthew R. (2007). Job satisfaction and importance for intensive care unit research coordinators: results from binational survey. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16 (9), 1640-1650. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01713.x
Robinson, Anske, Chesters, Janice, Cooper, Simon and Mcgrail, Matthew (2007). The PUC-CAM-Q: A new questionnaire for delving into the use of complementary and alternative medicines. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 13 (2), 207-216. doi: 10.1089/acm.2006.6182
Rickard, Claire M., Roberts, Brigit L., Foote, Jonathon and McGrail, Matthew R. (2006). Intensive care research coordinators: who are they and what do they do? Results of a binational survey. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 25 (5), 234-242. doi: 10.1097/00003465-200609000-00014
The best and worst aspects of the ICU research coordinator role
Roberts B. L., Rickard C. M., Foote J. and McGrail M. R. (2006). The best and worst aspects of the ICU research coordinator role. Nursing in Critical Care, 11 (3), 128-135. doi: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2006.00165.x
Publish or perish a systematic review of interventions to increase academic publication rates
McGrail, Matthew R., Rickard, Claire M. and Jones, Rebecca (2006). Publish or perish a systematic review of interventions to increase academic publication rates. Higher Education Research and Development, 25 (1), 19-35. doi: 10.1080/07294360500453053
The conducting and reporting of rural health research: rurality and rural population issues
Robinson, Anske, Burley, Mollie, McGrail, Matthew, Drysdale, Marlene, Jones, Rebecca and Rickard, Claire M. (2005). The conducting and reporting of rural health research: rurality and rural population issues. Rural and Remote Health, 5 (4).
The planning of rural health research: rurality and rural population issues
McGrail, Matthew, Jones, Rebecca, Robinson, Anske, Rickard, Claire M., Burley, Mollie and Drysdale, Marlene (2005). The planning of rural health research: rurality and rural population issues. Rural and Remote Health, 5 (4).
Rickard, CM, Couchman, BA, Hughes, M and McGrail, MR (2004). Preventing hypothermia during continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 47 (4), 393-400. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03117.x
Disclosure of CAM use to medical practitioners: A review of qualitative and quantitative studies
Robinson, A and McGrail, MR (2004). Disclosure of CAM use to medical practitioners: A review of qualitative and quantitative studies. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 12 (2-3), 90-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2004.09.006
O'Connor A.E., Lockney A.L., Sloan P.M. and McGrail M.R. (2004). Does the presence of an emergency physician improve access based quality indicators in a rural emergency department?. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 16 (1), 55-58.
Han, Gil-Soo, Wearne, Ben, O'Meara, Peter, McGrail, Matthew and Chesters, Janice (2003). Medical students' and GP registrars' accommodation needs in the rural community: insight from a Victorian study. Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 26 (1), 92-105. doi: 10.1071/AH030092
Rickard, Claire, Larsen, Emily, Marsh, Nicole, McGrail, Matthew, Ullman, Amanda, Kleidon, Tricia, Chan, Ray, Byrnes, Joshua, Mollee, Peter, Paterson, David, Chopra, Vineet, Stone, Leanne, Tapsall, Doreen, Keogh, Samantha, Gavin, Nicole, McCarthy, Sandie, Alexandrou, Evan, Choudhury, M.A., Corley, Amanda, Schults, Jessica, Ray-Barruel, Gillian and Geoffrey Playford, E. (2022). 76. “Gadgets and gizmos aplenty!” Dressing and securing peripherally inserted central catheters to prevent infection and failure. 2022 ACIPC International Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 13 - 16 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2022.09.034
O’Sullivan, B., Warrington, A., Wallace, G., Russell, D., Sampson, M., Bentley, M., Burns, J., Couch, D. and McGrail, M. (2018). Achieving distributed training by understanding the rural GP supervisor workforce and their work context. GPTEC2018: Switch On, Adelaide, Australia, 2018.
O’Sullivan, B., Warrington, A., Wallace, G., Russell, D., Sampson, M., Bentley, M., Burns, J., Couch, D. and McGrail, M. (2018). Achieving distributed training by understanding the rural GP supervisor workforce and their work context. GP18, Gold Coast, Australia, 2018.
McGrail, M., O’Sullivan, B., Russell, D., Reeve, C. and Gasser, L. (2018). Applying a more sophisticated approach to planning GP training distribution relative to population need. RMA18, Darwin, NT, Australia, 2018.
O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Walker, J., Chambers, H., Major, L. and Langham, R. (2018). Longer duration and varied settings of rural immersion for medical students related to rural work outcomes in Victoria, Australia. The Muster 2018, Mt Gambier, SA, Australia, 2018.
Satisfaction of junior medical officers in rural Australia
Lennon, M., O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Suttie, J. and Preddy, J. (2018). Satisfaction of junior medical officers in rural Australia. The Muster, Mt Gambier, SA Australia, 2018.
Setting the directions for future GP policy and research
O’Sullivan, B., Walters, L., Carson, D., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Kamien, M., Strasser, R. and Hays, R. (2018). Setting the directions for future GP policy and research. 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 2018.
O’Sullivan, B., McGrail, M. and Russell, D. (2017). A synthesis of the structure of rural immersion programs for undergraduate medical students in Australia. 14th World Rural Health (WONCA) Conference, Cairns, Australia, 2017.
Are practice locations associated with GPs having school-age children and working spouses?
McGrail, Matthew, Russell, Deborah and O'Sullivan, Belinda (2017). Are practice locations associated with GPs having school-age children and working spouses?. 14th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 26-29th April 2017.
Are subsidies related to more remote specialist outreach services?
O'Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2017). Are subsidies related to more remote specialist outreach services?. The Menzies Emerging Health Policy Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2017.
How is Australia tracking towards rural medical workforce self-sufficiency?
McGrail, M., O'Sullivan, B. and Russell, D. (2017). How is Australia tracking towards rural medical workforce self-sufficiency?. HSRAANZ 2017: 10th Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2017.
Outreach to mitigate rural medical specialist workforce shortages
O'Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2017). Outreach to mitigate rural medical specialist workforce shortages. 15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne, Australia, 2017.
Procedural GPs: Key providers of integrated critical care in rural and remote communities
Russell, D., McGrail, M. and O’Sullivan, B. (2017). Procedural GPs: Key providers of integrated critical care in rural and remote communities. Regional Critical Care Conference, Bendigo, Vic, Australia, 2017.
Rural specialists: Their nature of work and job satisfaction, by town size
O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M. and Russell, D. (2017). Rural specialists: Their nature of work and job satisfaction, by town size. 14th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, Australia, 2017.
Scope of practice of nurses and allied health practitioners in East Gippsland
Mallia, Katherine, D'Amore, Angelo, Connolly, Marnie, McGrail, Matthew and Campbell, David (2017). Scope of practice of nurses and allied health practitioners in East Gippsland. 14th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD Australia, 26-29 April 2017. Canberra, ACT Australia: National Rural Health Alliance.
Uptake of rural medicine after rural training at Monash: The Rural Medical Workforce Tracking Study
O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Chambers, H. and Major, L. (2017). Uptake of rural medicine after rural training at Monash: The Rural Medical Workforce Tracking Study. Monash Medical Curriculum Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2017.
O'Sullivan, B. and McGrail, M. (2017). Video-consultation as part of rural outreach services: How are specialists using it and does it reduce their travel?. HSRAANZ 2017: 10th Health Services & Policy Research Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 2017.
Supply of medical specialists in regional areas
O’Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2016). Supply of medical specialists in regional areas. 5th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, Canberra, Australia, 2016.
Planning integrated outreach: Service patterns from the metropolitan and rural hubs
O’Sullivan, B., Joyce, C., McGrail, M. and Stoelwinder, J. (2015). Planning integrated outreach: Service patterns from the metropolitan and rural hubs. 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin, NT, Australia, 2015.
Targeting outreach: The influence of Australia’s rural outreach policy?
O’Sullivan, B., Stoelwinder, J. and McGrail, M. (2015). Targeting outreach: The influence of Australia’s rural outreach policy?. 9th International Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 2015.
Australia’s global lead on national outreach policy
O’Sullivan, B., Joyce, C. and McGrail, M. (2014). Australia’s global lead on national outreach policy. The Public Health Association of Australia 43rd Annual Conference, Perth, Australia, 2014.
McGrail, Matthew and Humphreys, John (2012). Formulating a more appropriate and equitable system for allocating rural and remote health workforce incentives. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 18-20 July 2012.
Rickard, C., Webster, J., Wallis, M., Marsh, N., McGrail, M., French, V., Foster, L., Gallagher, P., Gowardman, J., McClymont, A. and Whitby, M. (2012). Peripheral intravenous catheters can be left in situ until clinically indicated for removal: randomised controlled trial. 36th Australian and New Zealand Scientific Meeting on Intensive Care and the 17th Annual Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 13-15 October 2011. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2011.12.014
Gowardman, John, Jefferies, Paula, Nimmo, Graeme, George, Narrelle, McGrail, Matthew and Rickard, Claire (2010). Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infection (Cr-Bsi) Arising From Short Term Vascular Access-A Comparative Assessment of Two in Situ Diagnostic Methods. 40th Critical Care Congress, San Diego Ca, 15-19 January 2011. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review
World Health Organisation Team, Strasser, Sarah, Austin, Marni, Bendotti, Hollie, Bourke, Gary, Campbell, David, Campbell, Narelle , Chater, Alan Bruce, Chong, Hwee Sin , Cribb, Jacqueline, Cumming, Kay, Doty, Barbara Jean, Eley, Diann, Erikson, Jay S., Florentis, Anastasia, Floss, Mayara, Goot, Katie, Greacen, Jane, Jonk, Yvonne , Khoo, Kean, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lamb, Margaret, Longenecker, Randall, McGrail, Matthew, Nasir, Bushra, Partanen, Riitta, Paterson, Davis , Rajapalisha, Dilum , Schmitz, David ... Tynan, Anna (2020). Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review. Human Resources for Health Observer Series No. 25 Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
Sutton, K., Waller, S., Fisher, K., Farthing, A., McAnnally, K., Russell, Deb, Smith, T., Maybery, D., McGrail, M., Brown, L. and Carey, T. (2016). Understanding the decision to relocate rural amongst urban nursing and allied health students and recent graduates.
Getting doctors into the bush: General Practitioners’ preferences for rural location
Scott, A., Witt, J., Humphreys, J., Joyce, C., Jeon, S-H and McGrail, Matthew (2012). Getting doctors into the bush: General Practitioners’ preferences for rural location.
MABEL matters no. 2 - Focus on general practitioners
Scott, Anthony and McGrail, Matthew (2009). MABEL matters no. 2 - Focus on general practitioners. Melbourne Victoria Australia: Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL).
Victorian Rural Nurse Project - part 2; advanced nursing practice: bush nursing perspective
Burley, Mollie, Duffy, Elaine, McGrail, Matthew and Siegloff, Lesley (2002). Victorian Rural Nurse Project - part 2; advanced nursing practice: bush nursing perspective. Traralgon, Vic, Australia: Monash University School of Rural Health.
Survey of GP registrar and medical student accommodation needs in RRMAs 4-7, Victoria
Han, Gil-Soo, Wearne, Ben, O'Meara, Peter, McGrail, Matthew and Chesters, Janice (2001). Survey of GP registrar and medical student accommodation needs in RRMAs 4-7, Victoria. Traralgon, Vic, Australia: Monash University.
VRNP: Victorian rural nurse project: workforce database: final report
Duffy, Elaine, Seigloff, Lesley, Seigloff, Lorelai and McGrail, Matthew (2000). VRNP: Victorian rural nurse project: workforce database: final report. Traralgon, Vic, Australia: Monash University.
(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PHCR - Primary Health Care Digital Innovations
Informing stronger integration across all sectors of the GP education and training pipeline
(2023–2024) RACGP Education Research Grant
(2022–2023) James Cook University
(2021–2022) James Cook University
Evaluation of the Rural Junior Doctor Training Innovation Fund (RJDTIF)
(2019–2021) James Cook University
What factors influence the use and satisfaction with hospital services of residents in Queensland's regions?
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Interprofessional collaboration in Radiography: Do we need to re-invent the wheel?
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Systemic analysis of the determinants that influence the oncologist-patient relationship; exploring the interplay between organisational, cultural and personal factors. Translating key findings into training and professional development interventions with mutual focus on patient and doctor outcomes.
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Determinants of referral patterns of patients with CKD from GP practice to Specialist Nephrology clinics based on combined eGFR and albuminuria measurements and their progress over time
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