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Dr Matthew Leach

  • Senior Research Fellow University Department of Rural Health
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  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Integrative health care
  • Evidence based practice
  • Consumer needs
  • Health services research

Dr Leach is a Senior Research Fellow with the Department of Rural Health at the University of South Australia. He is also a Registered nurse and naturopath. Dr Leach completed his Bachelor of Nursing degree in 1994, followed by a Diploma of Applied Science (Naturopathy) in 1998, Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree in 2000, and Diploma of Clinical Nutrition in 2008. Dr Leach completed his PhD in 2005, which examined the clinical feasibility of Horsechestnut Seed Extract in the management of venous leg ulceration, which encompassed four studies, including a randomised placebo-controlled trial, cost-benefit analysis, descriptive survey and a comparative case study. Since then, Dr Leach has been driven to improving the evidence-base and... Read more

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Developing and driving research in regional and rural Australia to help create healthy, thriving, sustainable communities.

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Dr Leach is a Senior Research Fellow with the Department of Rural Health at the University of South Australia. He is also a Registered nurse and naturopath. Dr Leach completed his Bachelor of Nursing degree in 1994, followed by a Diploma of Applied Science (Naturopathy) in 1998, Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) degree in 2000, and Diploma of Clinical Nutrition in 2008. Dr Leach completed his PhD in 2005, which examined the clinical feasibility of Horsechestnut Seed Extract in the management of venous leg ulceration, which encompassed four studies, including a randomised placebo-controlled trial, cost-benefit analysis, descriptive survey and a comparative case study. Since then, Dr Leach has been driven to improving the evidence-base and quality of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and has made an original and significant contribution to the field over the past decade. He has published over 90 journal articles, 4 book chapters and a sole-authored textbook, and has attracted over 1120 citations for his work. Dr Leach is also a member of several journal editorial boards and government committees, and has been awarded numerous competitive research grants totalling close to $1 million. In 2014, Dr Leach was awarded a competitive research fellowship with the Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine [ARCCIM]. He was also appointed an Honorary Visiting Fellow with the Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney.

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Professional Associations

  • Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM)
  • Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group
  • Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network
  • International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)
  • Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM)
  • Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
  • Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Experience

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia

  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) University of South Australia

  • Bachelor of Nursing University of South Australia

  • Diploma of Applied Science (Naturopathy) SA College of Natural & Traditional Medicine

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Research

Research themes

  • An age friendly world
  • Scarce resources
  • Healthy futures
  • Transforming societies

Research focus

  • Clinical Sciences
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Public Health and Health Services
  • Nursing
  • Medical and Health Sciences

Highlights

  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Nurses: Improving Patient Safety Through Communication and Collaboration (NursComm).
  • Consumer Expectations and Experiences of the Health Care System: An International Study (CONVERSATIONS).
  • Essential Oils for Agitation in Dementia (rELOAD) trial.
  • International Osteopathy and Evidence-Based Practice Project.
  • Regional South Australia Health Survey.
  • Regional South Australia Health Workforce (RuSH) Project.
  • Swedish Manual Therapist Attitudes, Skills and Uptake of Evidence-Based Practice: A National Survey.
  • The CHIRPA Study: Chiropractors' Research Priorities in Australia.
  • The Health Application Quality Assessment (HAQUA) Project.
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Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

  • Determining the multidisciplinary primary health care team required to support best practice in community mental health care and prevention to enhance mental wellbeing, NHMRC - Partnership Project, 01/10/2012 - 31/12/2016

  • Distance education on-line intervention for evidence-based practice literacy, University of Pittsburgh, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2016

  • Improving the health and wellbeing of community-dwelling carers of dementia sufferers a randomised controlled trial of structured meditation training., Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation - Project Grant, 01/01/2013 - 01/02/2014

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Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

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Year Output
2017

Leach, MJ & Tucker, B 2017, 'Current understandings of the research-practice gap from the viewpoint of complementary medicine academics: a mixed-method investigation', Explore: the journal of science and healing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 53-61.

4 4 3
2016

Leach, MJ, Hofmeyer, A & Bobridge, A 2016, 'The impact of research education on student nurse attitude, skill and uptake of evidence-based practice: a descriptive longitudinal survey', Journal of clinical nursing, vol. 25, no. 1-2, pp. 194-203.

Open access 15 14 5
2015

Leach, MJ & Page, A 2015, 'Herbal medicine for insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 24, pp. 1-12.

34 30 59
2015

Leach, MJ, Francis, A & Ziaian, T 2015, 'Transcendental meditation for the improvement of health and wellbeing in community-dwelling dementia caregivers [TRANSCENDENT]: a randomised wait-list controlled trial', BMC Complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 15, article no. 145, pp. 1-11.

Open access 4 5 6

Books

Year Output
2010

Leach, M 2010, Clinical decision making in complementary and alternative medicine, Elsevier, Australia.

Chapters

Year Output
2017

Tucker, BP & Leach, M 2017, 'Learning from the experience of others: lessons on the research-practice gap in management accounting - a nursing perspective', Advances in management accounting, Emerald Publishing, UK, ch. 5, pp. 127-181.

2010

Leach, MJ 2010, 'Chronic venous insufficiency', in J Sarris (ed.), Clinical naturopathy: an evidence-based guide to practice, Churchill Livingstone, Australia, ch. 11, pp. 203-214.

2009

Leach, MJ 2009, 'Naturopathy', in K Grimmer-Somers et al., Practical tips in finding the evidence, UST Publishing House, Philippines, pp. 85-93.

Journal Articles

Year Output
2018

Anheyer, D, Leach, MJ, Klose, P, Dobos, G & Cramer, H 2018, 'Mindfulness-based stress reduction for treating chronic headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Cephalalgia, online, pp. 1-12.

1 1
2018

Canaway, R, Leach, M & Hunter, J 2018, 'Setting an agenda for strengthening the evidence-base for traditional and complementary medicines: perspectives from an expert forum in Australia', Advances in integrative medicine, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 103-111.

6
2018

Cramer, H, Sundberg, T, Schumann, D, Leach, MJ & Lauche, R 2018, 'Differences between vegetarian and omnivorous yoga practitioners: results of a nationally representative survey of US adult yoga practitioners', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 40, pp. 48-52.

Open access 3
2018

Hall, H, Brosnan, C, Cant, R, Collins, M & Leach, M 2018, 'Nurses' attitudes and behaviour towards patients' use of complementary therapies: A mixed methods study', Journal of advanced nursing, vol. 74, no. 7, pp. 1649-1658.

1 1 3
2018

Hall, H, Leach, MJ, Brosnan, C, Cant, R & Collins, M 2018, 'Registered Nurses' communication about patients' use of complementary therapies: a national survey', Patient education and counseling, vol. 101, no. 8, pp. 1403-1409.

1
2018

Leach, MJ & Tucker, B 2018, 'Current understandings of the research-practice gap in nursing: a mixed-methods study', Collegian, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 171-179.

1 8
2018

Leach, MJ, Canaway, R & Hunter, J 2018, 'Evidence based practice in traditional & complementary medicine: an agenda for policy, practice, education and research', Complementary therapies in clinical practice, vol. 31, pp. 38-46.

1 1 5
2018

Leach, MJ, Jones, M, Bressington, D, Nolan, F, Jones, A, Muyambi, K, Gillam, M & Gray, R 2018, 'The association between mental health nursing and hospital admissions for people with serious mental illness: a protocol for a systematic review', Systematic reviews, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. 2, pp. 1-5.

Open access 18
2018

Leach, MJ, Jones, M, Gillam, M & May, E 2018, 'BMJ Open regional South Australia health (RESONATE) survey: study protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 4, article number e019784, pp. 1-7.

Open access 2
2018

Leach, MJ, Wiese, M, Agnew, T & Thakkar, M 2018, 'Health consumer and health provider preferences for an integrative healthcare service delivery model: A national cross-sectional study', International journal of clinical practice, vol. 72, no. 6, article no. e13204, pp. 1-13.

5
2018

Leach, MJ, Wiese, M, Thakkar, M & Agnew, T 2018, 'Integrative health care - toward a common understanding: a mixed method study', Complementary therapies in clinical practice, vol. 30, pp. 50-57.

2 1 4
2018

Leung, B, Lauche, R, Leach, M, Zhang, Y, Cramer, H & Sibbritt, D 2018, 'Special diets in modern America: analysis of the 2012 National Health Interview Survey data', Nutrition and health, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 11-18.

2
2018

Lucas, S, Leach, M & Kumar, S 2018, 'Complementary and alternative medicine utilisation for the management of acute respiratory tract infection in children: a systematic review', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 37, pp. 158-166.

1 1 3
2018

McIntyre, E, Adams, J, Foley, H, Harnett, J, Leach, MJ, Reid, R, Schloss, J & Steel, A 2018, 'Consultations with Naturopaths and Western herbalists: prevalence of use and characteristics of users in Australia', Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, online.

1
2018

Mohamed, WRA, Leach, MJ, Reda, NA, Abd-Ellatif, MM, Mohammed, MA & Abd-Elaziz, MA 2018, 'The effectiveness of clinical pathway-directed care on hospitalisation-related outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a quasi-experimental study', Journal of clinical nursing, 27, no. 5-6, pp. e820-e832.

Open access 2
2018

Muyambi, K, Leach, M, Martinez, L, Cronin, K, McPhail, R, Dennis, S, Walsh, S, Gray, R & Jones, M 2018, 'Rural and metropolitan South Australian mental health workers' views about nurse prescribing: a thematic analysis', Health and social care in the community, online, pp. 1-10.

2018

Segal, L, Guy, S, Leach, M, Groves, A, Turnbull, C & Furber, G 2018, 'A needs-based workforce model to deliver tertiary-level community mental health care for distressed infants, children, and adolescents in South Australia: a mixed-methods study', The lancet public health, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. e296-e303.

Open access 2 1 16
2018

Steel, A, Leach, M, Wardle, J, Sibbritt, D, Schloss, J, Diezel, H & Adams, J 2018, 'The Australian complementary medicine workforce: a profile of 1,306 practitioners from the PRACI study', Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 385-394.

1 3 2
2018

Sundberg, T, Leach, MJ, Thomson, OP, Austin, P, Fryer, G & Adams, J 2018, 'Attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice among UK osteopaths: A national cross-sectional survey', BMC musculoskeletal disorders, vol. 19, no. 1, article no. 439, pp. 1-10.

Open access 1
2018

Veziari, Y, Kumar, S & Leach, M 2018, 'The development of a survey instrument to measure the barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: A Delphi study', BMC Complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 18, no. 1, article no. 335, pp. 1-13.

Open access
2017

Cramer, H, Kessler, CS, Sundberg, T, Leach, MJ, Schumann, D, Adams, J & Lauche, R 2017, 'Characteristics of Americans choosing vegetarian and vegan diets for health reasons', Journal of nutrition education and behavior, vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 561-567.

5 4 10
2017

Furber, G, Leach, M, Guy, S & Segal, L 2017, 'Developing a broad categorisation scheme to describe risk factors for mental illness, for use in prevention policy and planning', Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, vol.51, no. 3, pp. 230-240.

Open access 4 2 3
2017

Hall, H, Brosnan, C, Frawley, J, Wardle, J, Collins, M & Leach, M 2017, 'Nurses' communication regarding patients' use of complementary and alternative medicine', Collegian, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 285-291.

3 3 4
2017

Hall, H, Leach, M, Brosnan, C & Collins, M 2017, 'Nurses' attitudes towards complementary therapies: a systematic review and meta-synthesis', International journal of nursing studies, vol. 69, pp. 47-56.

8 7 24
2017

Hunter, JM, Leach, M, Braun, L & Bensoussan, A 2017, 'An interpretive review of consensus statements on guideline development and their application in the field of traditional and complementary medicine', BMC complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 17, article no. 116, pp. 1-11.

Open access 2 2 13
2017

Leach, MJ & Tucker, B 2017, 'Current understandings of the research-practice gap from the viewpoint of complementary medicine academics: a mixed-method investigation', Explore: the journal of science and healing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 53-61.

4 4 3
2017

Leach, MJ, Lauche, R, Zhang, AL, Cramer, H, Adams, J, Langhorst, J & Dobos, G 2017, 'Characteristics of herbal medicine users among internal medicine patients: a cross-sectional analysis', Journal of herbal medicine, vol. 10, pp. 59-63.

1 2 1
2017

Leach, MJ, Pratt, NL & Roughead, EE 2017, 'The risk of hip fracture due to mirtazapine exposure when switching antidepressants or using other antidepressants as add-on therapy', Drugs - real world outcomes, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 247-255.

Open access 3
2017

Sibbritt, DW, Leach, M, Chang, S, Sundberg, T, Cramer, H, Lauche, R & Adams, J 2017, 'Health care utilization among young Australian women with severe tiredness: results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH)', Health care for women international, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 983-995.

1
2017

Snow, JE, Leach, MJ & Clare, BA 2017, 'Attitudes, skill and use of evidence-based practice among US Western herbal medicine providers: a national survey', Journal of complementary and integrative medicine, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-12.

6 3
2017

Steel, A, Sibbritt, D, Schloss, J, Wardle, J, Leach, M, Diezel, H & Adams, J 2017, 'An overview of the practitioner research and collaboration initiative (PRACI): a practice-based research network for complementary medicine', BMC complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 17, no.1 article no. 87, pp. 1-12.

Open access 6 7 9
2017

Sullivan, M, Leach, M, Snow, J & Moonaz, S 2017, 'The North American yoga therapy workforce survey', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 31, pp. 39-48.

2 1 6
2017

Sullivan, M, Leach, M, Snow, J & Moonaz, S 2017, 'Understanding North American yoga therapists' attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice: a cross-national survey', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 32, pp. 11-18.

2 2 3
2017

Veziari, Y, Leach, MJ & Kumar, S 2017, 'Barriers to the conduct and application of research in complementary and alternative medicine: a systematic review', BMC complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 17, article no. 166, pp. 1-14.

Open access 4 4 4
2017

Zhang, Y, Dennis, JA, Leach, MJ, Bishop, FL, Cramer, H, Chung, VC, Moore, C, Lauche, R, Cook, R, Sibbritt, D & Adams, J 2017, 'Complementary and alternative medicine use among US adults with headache or migraine: results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey', Headache, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 1228-1242.

3 3 29
2016

Agnew, T, Furber, G, Leach, M & Segal, L 2016, 'A comprehensive critique and review of published measures of acne severity', Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 40-52.

Open access 5
2016

Cramer, H, Hall, H, Leach, M, Frawley, J, Zhang, Y, Leung, B, Adams, J & Lauche, R 2016, 'Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of meditation use among US adults: a nationally representative survey', Scientific reports, vol. 6, article no.36760, pp. 1-9.

Open access 15 15 29
2016

Guy, S, Furber, G, Leach, M & Segal, L 2016, 'How many children in Australia are at risk of adult mental illness?', Australian & New Zealand journal of psychiatry, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1146-1160.

8 6 71
2016

Leach, MJ 2016, 'Profiling the Australian consumer of complementary and alternative medicine: a secondary analysis of national health survey data', Alternative therapies in health and medicine, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 64-72.

5 6
2016

Leach, MJ, Hofmeyer, A & Bobridge, A 2016, 'The impact of research education on student nurse attitude, skill and uptake of evidence-based practice: a descriptive longitudinal survey', Journal of clinical nursing, vol. 25, no. 1-2, pp. 194-203.

Open access 15 14 5
2016

Leach, MJ, Ziaian, T, Francis, A & Agnew, T 2016, 'Recruiting dementia caregivers into clinical trials: lessons learnt from the Australian TRANSENDENT trial', Alzheimer disease and associated disorders, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 338-344.

2 1 11
2016

Schneider, MJ, Evans, R, Haas, M, Leach, M, Delagran, L, Hawk, C, Long, C, Cramer, GD, Walters, O, Vihstadt, C & Terhorst, L 2016, 'The effectiveness and feasibility of an online educational program for improving evidence-based practice literacy: an exploratory randomized study of US chiropractors', Chiropractic and manual therapies, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 1-11.

Open access 1 4 7
2016

Steel, A, Sundberg, T, Reid, R, Ward, L, Bishop, FL, Leach, MJ, Cramer, H, Wardle, J & Adams, J 2016, 'Osteopathic manipulative treatment: a systematic review and critical appraisal of comparative effectiveness and health economics research', Musculoskeletal science and practice, vol. 27, pp. 165-175.

12 14 27
2016

Terhorst, L, Leach, M, Bussières, A, Evans, R & Schneider, MJ 2016, 'Evaluating the psychometric properties of the evidence-based practice attitude and utilization survey', Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 328-335.

Open access 4 2 4
2016

Zhang, Y, Leach, MJ, Bishop, F & Leung, B 2016, 'A comparison of the characteristics of acupuncture- and non-acupuncture-preferred consumers: A secondary analysis of NHIS 2012 data', Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 315-322.

Open access 2 2 4
2015

Alcantara, J & Leach, MJ 2015, 'Chiropractic attitudes and utilization of evidence-based practice: The use of the EBASE questionnaire', Explore: the journal of science & healing.

9 9 3
2015

Bussieres, AE, Terhorst, L, Leach, M, Stuber, K, Evans, R & Schneider, MJ 2015, 'Self-reported attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice among Canadian doctors of chiropractic: a national survey', Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 332-348.

Open access 16
2015

Furber, G, Segal, L, Leach, M, Turnbull, C, Procter, N, Diamond, M, Miller, S & McGorry, P 2015, 'Preventing mental illness: closing the evidence-practice gap through workforce and services planning', BMC health services research, vol. 15, article no. 283, pp. 1-14.

Open access 13 9 1
2015

Leach, MJ & Page, A 2015, 'Herbal medicine for insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Sleep medicine reviews, vol. 24, pp. 1-12.

34 30 59
2015

Leach, MJ, Francis, A & Ziaian, T 2015, 'Transcendental meditation for the improvement of health and wellbeing in community-dwelling dementia caregivers [TRANSCENDENT]: a randomised wait-list controlled trial', BMC Complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 15, article no. 145, pp. 1-11.

Open access 4 5 6
2015

Lucas, S, Kumar, S & Leach, M 2015, 'Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children: research opportunities and challenges in an ever growing field', Australian journal of herbal medicine, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 136-141.

2
2015

Schneider, MJ, Evans, R, Haas, M, Leach, M, Hawk, C, Long, C, Cramer, GD, Walters, O, Vihstadt, C & Terhorst, L 2015, 'US chiropractors' attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice : a cross-sectional national survey', Chiropractic and manual therapies, vol. 23, article no. 16.

Open access 15 11 22
2015

Zhang, Y, Leach, MJ, Hall, H, Sundberg, T, Ward, L, Sibbritt, D & Adams, J 2015, 'Differences between male and female consumers of complementary and Alternative Medicine in a National US Population: A Secondary Analysis of 2012 NIHS Data', Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine, vol. 2015, article no. 413173, pp. 1-10.

Open access 21 16 6
2014

Agnew, T, Leach, M & Segal, L 2014, 'The clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of essential oils and aromatherapy for the treatment of acne vulgaris : a protocol for a randomized controlled trial', Journal of alternative and complementary medicine, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 399-405.

5 4 20
2014

Furber, G, Segal, L, Leach, M & Cocks, J 2014, 'Mapping scores from the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) to preference-based utility values', Quality of life research, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 403-411.

13 10 3
2014

Leach, MJ 2014, 'Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seed extract for venous leg ulceration : a comparative multiple case study of healers and non-healers', Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 184-190.

2
2014

Leach, MJ, Francis, A & Ziaian, T 2014, 'Improving the health and well-being of community-dwelling caregivers of dementia sufferers: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of structured meditation training', Journal of alternative & complementary medicine, vol. 20 no. 2, pp. 136-141.

7 6
2014

Leach, MJ, McIntyre, E & Frawley, J 2014, 'Characteristics of the Australian complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) workforce', Australian journal of herbal medicine, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 58-65.

10
2013

Ding, M, Leach, M & Bradley, H 2013, 'The effectiveness and safety of ginger for pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review', Women and birth, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. e26-e30.

39 28 36
2013

Ding, M, Leach, MJ & Bradley, H 2013, 'A systematic review of the evidence for topical use of ginger', Explore, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 361-364.

9 8 16
2013

Leach, MJ & Thoms, L 2013, 'Topical herbal interventions for gingivitis', Cochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 6, article no. CD010573, pp. 1-7.

Open access 2
2013

Leach, MJ 2013, 'Profile of the complementary and alternative medicine workforce across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States and United Kingdom', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 364-378.

22 20 12
2013

Leach, MJ, Segal, L, Esterman, A, Armour, C, McDermott, R & Fountaine, T 2013, 'The Diabetes Care Project: an Australian multicentre, cluster randomised controlled trial [study protocol]', BMC public health, vol. 13, no. 1, article no. 1212, pp. 1-12.

Open access 7 6 18
2013

Segal, L, Leach, MJ, May, EJ & Turnbull, C 2013, 'Regional primary care team to deliver best-practice diabetes care: a needs-driven health workforce model reflecting a biopsychosocial construct of health', Diabetes care, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 1898-1907.

Open access 11 10 3
2012

Gillies, D, Sinn, JK, Lad, SS, Leach, MJ & Ross, MJ 2012, 'Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents', Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 7, no. CD007986, pp.1-48.

Open access 51 21 59
2012

Leach, M & Kumar, S 2012, 'Cinnamon for diabetes mellitus', Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 9, no. CD007170, pp. 1-80.

Open access 34 21 45
2012

Leach, M & Moore, V 2012, 'Black cohosh (Cimicifuga spp.) for menopausal symptoms', Cochrane database of systematic reviews, vol. 9, no. CD007244, pp. 1-101.

Open access 18 25 65
2012

Leach, MJ 2012, 'Using role substitution to address the health workforce shortage and to facilitate integration?', Journal of complementary and integrative medicine, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. 30, pp. 1-15.

3 1
2011

Leach, MJ & Gillham, D 2011, 'Are complementary medicine practitioners implementing evidence based practice?', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 128-136.

Open access 34 26 2
2011

Leach, MJ & Segal, L 2011, 'Patient attributes warranting consideration in clinical practice guidelines, health workforce planning and policy', BMC health services research, vol. 11, article no. 221, pp. 1-8.

Open access 8 7 1
2011

Segal, L & Leach, MJ 2011, 'An evidence-based health workforce model for primary and community care', Implementation science, vol. 6, article no. 93, pp. 1-8.

Open access 16 14 3
2011

Thakor, V, Leach, MJ, Gillham, D & Esterman, A 2011, 'The quality of information on websites selling St. John's wort', Complementary therapies in medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 155-160.

11 10 30
2010

Leach, M & Segal, L 2010, 'Are clinical practical guidelines (CPGs) useful for health services and health workforce planning? A critique of diabetes CPGs', Diabetic medicine, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 570-577.

7 9
2010

Leach, MJ & Segal, L 2010, 'The new National Health and Hospitals Network - building Australia's health workforce: where is the evidence?', Economic papers, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 483-489.

1
2010

Leach, MJ, Segal, L & May, E 2010, 'Lost opportunities with Australia's health workforce?', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 193, no. 3, pp. 167-172.

13 6
2008

Leach, MJ & Gillham, D 2008, 'Evaluation of the Evidence-Based practice Attitude and utilization SurvEy for complementary and alternative medicine practitioners', Journal of evaluation in clinical practice, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 792-798.

17 16
2008

Leach, MJ & Kumar, S 2008, 'The clinical effectiveness of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in adults with osteoarthritis.', International journal of evidence-based healthcare, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 311-320.

16 8 2
2008

Leach, MJ 2008, 'Calendula officinalis and wound healing: a systematic review.', Wounds: a compendium of clinical research and practice, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 236-243.

Open access 24 19
2008

Leach, MJ 2008, 'Natural wound care', Journal of complementary medicine, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 32-35.

2008

Leach, MJ 2008, 'Planning: a necessary step in clinical care', Journal of clinical nursing, vol. 17, no. 13, pp. 1728-1734.

3 4 2
2008

Leach, MJ 2008, 'The naturopathic process: a framework for naturopathic practice', Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 7-10.

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  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and Nurses: Improving Patient Safety Through Communication and Collaboration (NursComm).
  • Consumer Expectations and Experiences of the Health Care System: An International Study (CONVERSATIONS).
  • Essential Oils for Agitation in Dementia (rELOAD) trial.
  • International Osteopathy and Evidence-Based Practice Project.
  • Regional South Australia Health Survey.
  • Regional South Australia Health Workforce (RuSH) Project.
  • Swedish Manual Therapist Attitudes, Skills and Uptake of Evidence-Based Practice: A National Survey.
  • The CHIRPA Study: Chiropractors' Research Priorities in Australia.
  • The Health Application Quality Assessment (HAQUA) Project.
  • The Integrative Health Care Model Development and Evaluation (TIME) Project.
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Collaborations

Organisation Country
Alexandria University EGYPT
Assiut University EGYPT
Australian Regional and Remote Community Services AUSTRALIA
Bastyr University AUSTRALIA
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College CANADA
Charles Sturt University AUSTRALIA
Chinese University of Hong Kong HONG KONG
Commonwealth Medical College AUSTRALIA
Country Health SA AUSTRALIA
Department of Health and Ageing AUSTRALIA
Emerging Minds UNITED STATES
Endeavour College Inc AUSTRALIA
Endeavour College of Natural Health AUSTRALIA
Flinders University AUSTRALIA
Greenwich Hospital AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong Polytechnic University HONG KONG
Immanuel Hospital Berlin GERMANY
Karolinska Institute SWEDEN
La Trobe University AUSTRALIA
Life West College of Chiropractic UNITED STATES
Logan College of Chiropractic UNITED STATES
McGill University CANADA
McKinsey and Company AUSTRALIA
Monash University AUSTRALIA
Murray Bridge General Practice Clinic AUSTRALIA
National University of Health Sciences UNITED STATES
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre AUSTRALIA
Palmer College of Chiropractic UNITED STATES
RMIT University AUSTRALIA
SA Health AUSTRALIA
South Australian Department of Health AUSTRALIA
Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Services AUSTRALIA
Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services AUSTRALIA
Texas Tech University UNITED STATES
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center UNITED STATES
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre UNITED STATES
University of Adelaide AUSTRALIA
University of Duisburg-Essen GERMANY
University of Essex UNITED KINGDOM
University of Lethbridge CANADA
University of Maryland UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne AUSTRALIA
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities UNITED STATES
University of Otago NEW ZEALAND
University of Oxford UNITED KINGDOM
University of Pittsburgh UNITED STATES
University of Queensland AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Southampton UNITED KINGDOM
University of Sydney AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney AUSTRALIA
University of the West of Scotland (FNA University of Paisley) UNITED KINGDOM
University of Western Australia AUSTRALIA
University of Western States UNITED STATES
Victoria University AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University AUSTRALIA
Westmead Hospital AUSTRALIA
Wrexham Maelor Hospital UNITED KINGDOM
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Engagement/recognition Year

Member, Conference Organising Committee

14th International Congress for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research (2019) Brisbane

2019

Advisory Board Member, Joint Needs Assessment Advisory Group

Country SA Primary Health Network

2018

Associate Editor

Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine

2018

Board Member

Australian Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists (ARoNAH), Queensland

2018

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2018

External Chair

Postgraduate Research Board, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia

2018

Fellow

Australian Research Centre of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) Leadership Program, UTS, Sydney

2018

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2018

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2018

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2018

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2018

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2018

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2018

Member, Conference Organising Committee

14th International Congress for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research (2019) Brisbane

2018

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2018

Member, Steering Group

Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI), Queensland

2018

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2018

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

2018

Advisory Board Member, Joint Needs Assessment Advisory Group

Country SA Primary Health Network

2017

Associate Editor

Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine

2017

Board Member

Australian Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists (ARoNAH), Queensland

2017

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2017

External Chair

Postgraduate Research Board, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia

2017

External Chair, Ethics Advisory Group

The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), Australia

2017

Fellow

Australian Research Centre of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) Leadership Program, UTS, Sydney

2017

Invited presentation

Positive Ageing Taskforce Network. Victor Harbour

2017

Invited presentation

DiabetesSA Seminar, Adelaide

2017

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2017

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2017

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2017

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2017

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2017

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2017

Member, Conference Organising Committee

14th International Congress for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Research (2019) Brisbane

2017

Member, Conference Program Committee

10th International Conference of Herbal Medicine, Brisbane

2017

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2017

Member, Steering Group

Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI), Queensland

2017

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2017

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

2017

Associate Editor

Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine

2016

Board Member

Australian Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists (ARoNAH), Queensland

2016

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2016

External Chair

Postgraduate Research Board, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia

2016

Fellow

Australian Research Centre of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) Leadership Program, UTS, Sydney

2016

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2016

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2016

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2016

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2016

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2016

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2016

Member, Conference Program Committee

10th International Conference of Herbal Medicine, Brisbane

2016

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2016

Member, Steering Group

Practitioner Research and Collaboration Initiative (PRACI), Queensland

2016

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2016

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

2016

Associate Editor

Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine

2015

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2015

Fellow

Australian Research Centre of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) Leadership Program, UTS, Sydney

2015

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2015

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2015

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2015

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2015

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2015

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2015

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2015

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2015

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

2015

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2014

Fellow

Australian Research Centre of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM) Leadership Program, UTS, Sydney

2014

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2014

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2014

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2014

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2014

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2014

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2014

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2014

Reviewer, Abstract Review Committee

9th International Conference of Herbal Medicine (2015), sydney

2014

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2014

Visiting Fellow

Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney

2014

Chair, Panel discussion

8th International Conference on Herbal Medicine, Melbourne

2013

Editorial Advisory Board Member

International Journal of Genuine Traditional Medicine

2013

Invited presentation

Country seminar series. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Port Lincoln

2013

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2013

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2013

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2013

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2013

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2013

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2013

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2013

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2013

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2012

Member

Paediatric Complementary and Alternative Medicine Education and Research Network, Canada

2012

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2012

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2012

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2012

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2012

Member

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM), Canada

2012

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2012

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2012

Academic expert - Degree Approval and Accreditation Panel

Quality Assurance Division of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority

2011

Invited presentation

Evidence-based complementary medicine seminar. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

2011

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2011

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2011

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2011

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2011

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2011

Member

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM), Canada

2011

Member

Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)

2011

Member, Register of Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) Experts

Australian Government

2011

Naturopathy Expert on Ministerial Advisory Panel (re-accrediting higher education complementary and alternative medicine programs)

Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Government of Queensland

2011

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2011

Academic expert - Degree Approval and Accreditation Panel

Quality Assurance Division of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority

2010

Invited presentation

Royal District Nursing Service Wound Management Course, 4 Life Personal Medical Training, Glenunga

2010

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2010

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2010

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2010

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2010

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2010

Member

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM), Canada

2010

Member

Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)

2010

Naturopathy Expert on Ministerial Advisory Panel (re-accrediting higher education complementary and alternative medicine programs)

Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Government of Queensland

2010

Technical Editor

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT), United Kingdom)

2010

Invited presentation

Australian Diabetes Educator Association (ADEA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide

2009

Invited presentation

South Australian Community Pharmacy Forum, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide

2009

Member

Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia

2009

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2009

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2009

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2009

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2009

Member

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM), Canada

2009

Member

Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)

2009

Naturopathy Expert on Ministerial Advisory Panel (re-accrediting higher education complementary and alternative medicine programs)

Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Government of Queensland

2009

Member

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Researchers Network (CAMRN), United Kingdom

2008

Member

Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group

2008

Member

Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group

2008

Member

International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)

2008

Member

Canadian Interdisciplinary Network for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research (IN-CAM), Canada

2008

Member

Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)

2008

Naturopathy Expert on Ministerial Advisory Panel (re-accrediting higher education complementary and alternative medicine programs)

Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Government of Queensland

2008

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EXPERT APPOINTMENTS

  • Chair, Postgraduate Research Board, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia
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Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title Student status
Actioning advance care directives in South Australian emergency departments: a qualitative description study Current
Barriers to the conduct and application of research among complementary and alternative medicine professions: a multi method study Current
Development of a nurse-delivered Eczema Education intervention for parents/carers of children with eczema, built on educational theories of the nature of knowledge, cognitive psychology and social cog Current
Exploring the factors that influence a parents decision to use complementary and alternative medicines and therapies for the management of acute respiratory tract infections in children Current
Vitamin D, calcium and cardiovascular risk: a large scale study Current
The clinical effectiveness of essential oils and aromatherapy for the treatment of physical and psychosocial indications of acne vulgaris: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial Completed
Using EBP champions to implement sustainable practice in the Maldives Completed
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