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Research InterestsDr Sanjyot Vagholkar | | (Position Details) | | Phone 02 9616 8520 | | Email | | Qualifications MBBS (Hons) MPH FRACGP |
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| School of Public Health and Community Medicine | | http://notes.med.unsw.edu.au/CPHCEWeb.nsf/page/home
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| | Broad Research Areas | |
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Primary Health Care
Cardiology and Vascular Disease
Preventive Medicine
Community Medicine
Medical Education
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| General Practice
Absolute risk assessment
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Dr Vagholkar is a Conjoint Lecturer in the SPHCM. She works in the field of general practice research with a focus on prevention and management of chronic disease. She is currently enrolled in a PhD which is exploring the topic of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment and the impact its use has on management of CV risk factors, in particular prescribing of medications for hypertension and lipids.
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| | | | Teaching Interests | |
| Dr Vagholkar is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She is a clinical tutor for Phase 1, involved in Society and Health tutorial groups and lectures in Phase 2 and contributes to the general practice component of Phase 3 of the undergraduate curriculum. Dr Vagholkar supervises GP registrars in practice. | |
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| Fellow RACGP
Member AMA
Member AAAGP
Examiner RACGP and AMC | |
| | | | Funding Sources | |
| RACGP CV Research Grant in General Practice 2007 $25,000 - Vagholkar S, Zwar N, Harris MF. Absolute risk assessment in general practice - a pilot study to measure impact on prescribing and adherence to guidelines.
NHMRC General Practice Clinical Research Program 2007 $799,000 - Harris MF, Zwar N, Campbell T, Patel A, Vagholkar S, Wan Q, McKenzie S, Walker C.
The feasibility and impact of cardiovascular absolute risk assessment in general practice. | |
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Dr Vagholkar is an associate investigator on a NHMRC funded trial investigating the impact of nurse-GP partnership in the management of COPD in general practice (2006-2009.) | |
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| Vagholkar S, Ng J, Chan R, Bunker J, Zwar N. Healthcare workers and immunity to infectious diseases. Aust N Z J Public Health 2008 (in press)
Rhee J, Zwar N, Vagholkar S, Dennis S, Broadbent A, Mitchell G. Attitudes and barriers to involvement in Palliative Care by Australian urban General Practitioners. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2008 (in press)
Wan Q, Harris MF, Zwar N, Vagholkar S. Sharing risk management: an implementation model for cardiovascular absolute risk assessment and management in Australian general practice. Int J Clin Pract, 2008 (in press).
Mikhail SS, Zwar NA, Vagholkar S, Dennis S, Day R. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in general practice: a decision-making dilemma. Med J Aust. 6 Aug 2007; Volume 187 (3): 160-163
Vagholkar S, Hermiz O, Zwar N, Shortus T, Comino E, Harris M. Multidisciplinray care plans for diabetic patients: what do they contain? Aust Fam Physician 2007; 36(4): 279-82
Kardamanidis K, Smith MM, Vagholkar S. Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: refugee health. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2007 Vol 18(1-2): 26-27
Saxena S, Dennis S, Vagholkar S, Zwar N. Assessment of the learning needs of International Medical Graduates. Focus on Health Professional Education. Vol 8, No 2, December 2006: 49-57
Tan D, Zwar NA, Dennis SM, Vagholkar S. Weight Management in general practice: what do patients want. Med J Aust. 2006; 185 (2): 73-75.
Vagholkar S, Hare L, Hasan I, Zwar N, Perkins D. Better access to psychology services in primary mental health care: an evaluation. Aust Health Rev 2006: 30(2): 195-202
Vagholkar S,Spencer J, Charles J. General Practice Audit as a Quality Assurance Activity – An evaluation of the Morbidity and Therapeutic Index. Aust Fam Physician 1996; 25: 370-75 | |
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