Dr Kathleen O'Brien

Contacts

Contact email:kathleen.o'brien@anu.edu.au
Contact phone:+61 2 5124 5592
Location:Bdg 4, Level 2, ANU Canberra Hospital Campus, Garran ACT 2605
Centre:Academic Unit of General Practice
Centre:Canberra Hospital campus
BSc GDipStats MBBS DCH FRACGP AFHEA
Lecturer in General Practice,
ANU Medical School

Kathleen is a graduate of the ANU Medical School and works locally as a general practitioner. She first joined the Academic Unit of General Practice in 2017 as an academic registrar, and is continuing her research and teaching with the unit as a lecturer.

Specialisation

  • General Practice

Research interests

  • General Practice / Primary Health Care
  • Social determinants of health
  • Children’s health
  • Preventive health

Projects

O'Brien, K., Agostino, J.,Ciszek, K.,Douglas, K. (2018). Physical activity and risk of behavioural and mental health disorders in ACT Kindergarten children. GP18. Gold Coast Queensland.

O’Brien K, Cherbuin N & Anstey K 2014. Depression as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease—systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Student Journal of Australia 5(2):8–20. [URL http://press.anu.edu.au/node/1682]

ANU Medical school, Phase 2 (ICCH): general practice teaching and academic supervision.