Dr Matthew Leach

Senior Research Fellow University Department of Rural Health

mob +61 8 8302 2413
email matthew.leach@unisa.edu.au

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About me

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

University Department of Rural Health

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

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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.
The Integrative Health Care Model Development and... Read more

Research

Outputs

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

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

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 16 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. 35 31 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 4 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
2019	Amorin-Woods, LG, Losco, BE & Leach, MJ 2019, 'A mixed-method study of chiropractic student clinical immersion placements in nonmetropolitan Western Australia: influence on student experience, professional attributes, and practice destination', Journal of chiropractic education, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 30-39. Open access
2019	Leach, MJ, Eaton, H, Agnew, T, Thakkar, M & Wiese, M 2019, 'The effectiveness of integrative health care for chronic disease: a systematic review', International journal of clinical practice, online, pp. 1-32.
2019	Muyambi, K, Leach, M, Martinez, L, Cronin, K, McPhail, R, Dennis, S, Walsh, S, Gray, R & Jones, M 2019, 'Rural and metropolitan South Australian mental health workers' views about nurse prescribing: a thematic analysis', Health and social care in the community, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 356-365.
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. Open access 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	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 8 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 17 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 16 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 2 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 2 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 15 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 14 10 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. 35 31 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 4 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. 8 7
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. 11
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 29 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 22 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. 4 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. 3

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

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
Murdoch 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

External engagement & recognition

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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)	2017
Member Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group	2017
Member Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 International Society of Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR)	2016
Member Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group	2016
Member Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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 Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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
Member Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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 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
Member Network of Researchers in the Public Health of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NORPHCAM), Australia	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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Chair, Postgraduate Research Board, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Australia

Teaching & student supervision

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Complementary and alternative medicine
Evidence-based practice
Integrative health care
Naturopathic medicine
Nursing practice

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Research degree supervision

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Thesis title	Student status
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
Actioning advance care directives in South Australian emergency departments: a qualitative description study	Completed
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

Dr Matthew Leach

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