Leon Piterman
Overview
Explore the profile of Leon Piterman including associated specialties, affiliations and a list of published articles.
Author names and details appear as published. Due to indexing inconsistencies, multiple individuals may share a name, and a single author may have variations. MedLuna displays this data as publicly available, without modification or verification
Snapshot
Snapshot
Articles
76
Citations
533
Followers
0
Related Specialties
Related Specialties
Top 10 Co-Authors
Top 10 Co-Authors
Published In
Affiliations
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
Recent Articles
1.
Vicziany M, Piterman L, Wattanapenpaiboon N
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2024 Mar;
21(3).
PMID: 38541263
We conducted a comparative historical study to interrogate Professor Peter Doherty's warning to Australians in April 2020 that 'COVID-19 is just as lethal as the Spanish flu'. We identified the...
2.
Thepwongsa I, Muthukumar R, Sripa P, Piterman L
Heliyon
. 2023 Feb;
9(2):e13355.
PMID: 36755621
Background: Despite continuing medical education (CME) programmes on evidence-based diabetes care, evidence-based best practice and actual GP practice remain scant. Online CME offers numerous benefits to general practitioners (GPs), particularly...
3.
Mazza D, McCarthy E, Camoes-Costa V, Mansfield E, Bryant J, Waller A, et al.
Australas J Ageing
. 2021 Nov;
41(2):247-257.
PMID: 34755449
Objectives: Australian guidelines for dementia cover 109 recommendations for dementia care. Knowing which recommendations to implement poses a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to gather general practice...
4.
Bryant J, Noble N, Freund M, Rumbel J, Eades S, Sanson-Fisher R, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2021 Jul;
21(1):699.
PMID: 34271930
Background: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people experience dementia at a rate three to five times higher than the general Australian population. Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) have a...
5.
Lam T, Chan H, Piterman L, Wong M, Sun K, Lam K, et al.
BMC Fam Pract
. 2020 Aug;
21(1):155.
PMID: 32731852
Background: Domestic violence is common in the community. Many of its victims present to primary care physicians (PCPs) but are not being recognized and managed. The barriers, with specific reference...
6.
Carey M, Sanson-Fisher R, Zwar N, Mazza D, Meadows G, Piterman L, et al.
BMJ Open
. 2020 Feb;
10(2):e032057.
PMID: 32047011
Introduction: Depression is a common and debilitating condition. In Australia, general practitioners (GPs) are the key providers of depression care. However, available evidence suggests that case finding for depression in...
7.
Sun K, Lam T, Piterman L, Lam K, Tang W, Kwok K, et al.
J Interpers Violence
. 2019 Aug;
36(19-20):9623-9647.
PMID: 31423927
While primary care physicians (PCPs) have opportunities to recognize patients who encounter domestic violence (DV) by intimate partners, warning symptoms such as unexplained physical injury, bruising, anxiety, and depression are...
8.
Lam T, Sun K, Piterman L, Lam K, Poon M, See C, et al.
Aust J Gen Pract
. 2018 Aug;
47(8):550-555.
PMID: 30114895
Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted among GPs. Of the 516 respondents, 76 (14.7%) had attended a one‑year postgraduate mental health training course. Results: The GPs with mental health training...
9.
Sun K, Lam T, Lam K, Piterman L, Lo T, Chao D, et al.
PLoS One
. 2017 Oct;
12(10):e0185831.
PMID: 28968453
Background: The stepped care model for psychological distress has been promoted in recent years, leading to the enhancing roles of primary care professionals and alternative sources of help. However, most...
10.
Paul C, Piterman L, Shaw J, Kirby C, Forshaw K, Robinson J, et al.
Trials
. 2017 Mar;
18(1):137.
PMID: 28335809
Background: In Australia, rural and remote communities have high rates of diabetes-related death and hospitalisation. General practitioners (GPs) play a major role in diabetes detection and management. Education of GPs...