Associate Professor Marie-Louise Dick
Honorary Associate Professor
General Practice Clinical Unit
Associate Professor Marie-Louise Dick was awarded her Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1993, and a Masters of Public Health at The University of Queensland (UQ) in 1997. She commenced employment as a Lecturer in General Practice at The University of Queensland in 1995, and for the next 21 years, devoted most of her academic career to the development and delivery of the medical (MBBS) program. Her roles and responsibilities at UQ included various periods of time as Chair of the Population & Preventive Health Domain - one of four domains of learning in the 4-year post-graduate medical program, Academic Coordinator of the Year 3 General Practice Rotation, Academic Coordinator for the Urban LInCC Project, and Acting and / or Deputy Head of the Discipline of General Practice. Her research interests in recent years have focused on medical education. Marie-Louise's contributions to teaching and learning were acknowledged with a University of Queensland Teaching Excellence Award in 2007, and an Australian Teaching and Learning Council National Teaching Excellence Award in 2008. She retired from her UQ appointment in December 2015, but continues her association with UQ and the Discipline of General Practice in her Honorary Associate Professor role.
Journal Articles
Smith, Jane, Luhach, Ruchika, Sheldrake, Michelle, McArthur, Lawrie, Anderson, Emma and Dick, Marie-Louise (2022). The COVID-19-forced transformation of general practitioner training from face-to-face to online delivery: A qualitative study of participants' experiences. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51 (12), 939-944. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-04-22-6385
Ajjawi, Rola, Bearman, Margaret, Sheldrake, Michelle, Brumpton, Kay, O'Shannessy, Megan, Dick, Marie-Louise, French, Matthew and Noble, Christy (2022). The influence of psychological safety on feedback conversations in general practice training. Medical Education, 56 (11), 1096-1104. doi: 10.1111/medu.14881
Dick, Marie-Louse, Henderson, Margaret, Wei, Yi, King, David, Anderson, Katrina and Thistlethwaite, Jill (2019). A systematic review of the approaches to multi-level learning in the general practice context, using a realist synthesis approach: BEME Guide No. 55. Medical Teacher, 41 (8), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2019.1595554
Henderson, Margaret, Upham, Susan, King, David, Dick, Marie-Louise and van Driel, Mieke (2018). Medical students, early general practice placements and positive supervisor experiences. Education for Primary Care, 29 (2), 71-78. doi: 10.1080/14739879.2017.1409084
Groves, Michele, Dick, Marie-Louise, McColl, Geoff and Bilszta, Justin (2013). Analysing clinical reasoning characteristics using a combined methods approach. BMC Medical Education, 13 (144) 144, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-144
Thistlethwaite, Jill E., Bartle, Emma, Chong, Amy Ai Ling, Dick, Marie-Louise, King, David, Mahoney, Sarah, Papinczak, Tracey and Tucker, George (2013). A review of longitudinal community and hospital placements in medical education: BEME Guide No. 26. Medical Teacher, 35 (8), E1340-E1364. doi: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.806981
Askew, Deborah A., Schluter, Philip J. and Dick, Marie-Louise (2013). Workplace bullying: what’s it got to do with general practice?. Australian Family Physician, 42 (4), 186-188.
Askew, Deborah A., Schluter, Philip J., Dick, Marie-Louise, Régo, Patricia M., Turner, Catherine and Wilkinson, David (2012). Bullying in the Australian medical workforce: cross-sectional data from an Australian e-Cohort study. Australian Health Review, 36 (2), 197-204. doi: 10.1071/AH11048
Sturman, N. J., Régo, P. M. and Dick, M.-L. B. (2011). Rewards, costs and challenges: The experience of teaching medical students in general practice. Medical Education, 45 (7), 722-730. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.03930.x
Boyle, Frances M., Mutch, Allyson J., Dean, Julie H., Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Christopher B. (2011). Increasing access to consumer health organisations among patients with chronic disease – a randomised trial of a print-based intervention. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 12 (3), 245-254. doi: 10.1017/S1463423610000496
Dick, Marie-Louise B., Siskind, Vic, Purdie, David M., Green, Adele C., Australian Cancer Study Group (Ovarian Group) and The Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group (2009). Incomplete pregnancy and risk of ovarian cancer: Results from two Australian case–control studies and systematic review. Cancer Causes Control, 20 (9), 1571-1585. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9402-3
Boyle, FM, Mutch, AJ, Dean, JH, Dick, ML and Del Mar, CB (2009). Consumer health organisations for people with diabetes and arthritis: Who contacts them and why?. HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, 17 (6), 628-635. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00864.x
N J Sturman, P M Rego and M-L B Dick (2009). Survey of views of metropolitan general practitioners about teaching medical students. Medical Journal of Australia, 191 (2), 110-110. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02706.x
Askew, Deborah A., Naomi Hansar and Dick, Marie-Louise B. (2009). Medical workforce planning: let’s keep it current. Medical Journal of Australia, 191 (2), 72-73. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02694.x
Dick, Marie-Louise B., King, David B., Mitchell, Geoffrey K., Kelly, Glynn D., Buckley, John F. and Garside, Susan J. (2007). Vertical Integration in Teaching And Learning (VITAL): an approach to medical education in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 187 (2), 133-135. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01164.x
Wilkinson, David, Dick, Marie-Louise B. and Askew, Deborah A. (2005). General practitioners with special interests: risk of a good thing becoming bad?. Medical Journal of Australia, 183 (2), 84-86. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06929.x
Rego, Patricia M. and Dick, Marie-Louise (2005). Teaching and learning population and preventive health: Challenges for modern medical curricula. Medical Education, 39 (2), 202-213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02058.x
Dick, Marie-Louise (2005). Przewlekły ból w obrębie miednicy u kobiet: Ocena i postępowanie. Lekarz Rodzinny, 94 (4), 662-670.
Dick, M. B. (2005). Book review: Medical complications during pregnancy. Australian Family Physician, 34 (3), 183-183.
Dick, M. (2004). Coronary heart disease. Health Journey, III, 1-5.
Dick, M. (2004). Chronic pelvic pain in women. Assessment and management. Australian Family Physician, 33 (12), 971-976.
Young, M., Dick, M. and O'Rourke, P. (2004). Haemochromatosis. A future focus for continuing education in general practice. Australian Family Physician, 33 (12), 1041-1044.
Webb, P. M., Purdie, D. M., Grover, S., Jordan, S., Dick, M. and Green, A. (2004). Symptoms and diagnosis of borderline, early and advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 92 (1), 232-239. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2003.09.005
Dick, M. L. B. (2003). Chronic illness in young Australian adults. Medical Journal of Australia, 179 (5), 238-238. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05526.x
Dick, M. B. and Sundin, J. (2003). Psychological and psychiatric causes of fatigue: Assessment and management. Australian Family Physician, 32 (11), 877-881.
Dick, M. B. (2003). Type 2 diabetes - an epidemic in Australia. Health Journey, III, 1-4.
Dick, M. L. B, Bain, C.J., Purdie, D. M., Siskind, V., Molloy, D. and Green, A. C. (2003). Self-reported difficulty in conceiving as a measure of infertility. Human Reproduction, 18 (2), 2711-2717. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deg504
Dick, Marie-Louise, Schluter, Philip, Johnston, Catherine and Coulthard, Mark (2002). GPs' perceived competence and comfort in managing medical emergencies in southeast Queensland. Australian Family Physician, 31 (9), 870-875.
Dick, Marie-Louise, Johnston, Catherine and Schluter, Philip (2002). Managing emergencies in general practice. How can we do even better? (Editorial). Australian Family Physician, 31 (9), 789-790.
Johnston, Catherine L., Coulthard, Mark G., Schluter, Philip J. and Dick, Marie-Louise B. (2001). Medical emergencies in general practice in south-east Queensland: prevalence and practice preparedness. Medical Journal of Australia, 175 (2), 99-103. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143540.x
Conference Papers
Noble, Christy, Ajjawi, Rola, Bearman, Margaret, Brumpton, Kay, Dick, Marie-Louise, French, Matthew and O'Shannessy, Megan (2021). Psychologically safe for what? The influence of psychological safety on feedback conversations. Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) 2021 Conference, Online, 6, 8, 12, 14 July 2021.
Henderson, Margaret, Dick, Marie-Louise, Janamian, Tina and Sturman, Nancy (2012). Organising the teaching load in urban general practice:a study of single learner(SLL) and multiple learner(MLL)practices. General Practice Education and Training Conference 2012, Melbourne, Australia, 5 - 6 September 2012.
Thistlethwaite, Jill, Bartle, Emma, Chong, Amy, Dick, Marie-Louise, King, David, Papinczak, Tracey, Mahoney, Sarah and Tucker, George (2012). A BEME Review of Longitudinal Community and Hospital Placements in Medical Education: Their nature and scope, and factors associated with successful learning outcomes. Centre for Medical Education Research and Scholarship (CMEDRS) Learning and Teaching Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 8 - 9 November 2012.
Mahoney, Sarah, Thistlethwaite, Jill, Bartle, Emma, Chong, Amy, Dick, Marie-Louise, King, David, Papinczak, Tracey and Tucker, George (2012). A BEME Review of Longitudinal Community and Hospital Placements in Medical Education: Their nature and scope, and effectiveness. AMEE, 2012, Lyon, France, 25 - 29 August 2012.
Sturman, N., Rego, P. and Dick, M. L. (2011). Rewards, costs and challenges: the experience of teaching medical students in general practice. 54th RACGP QLD Faculty Gold Coast Clinical Update Weekend, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 April – 1 May 2011.
Eckert, Kerena, Schrader, Geoffrey, Wilkinson, David, Askew, Deborah, Dick, Marie-Louise, Wade, Tony, Marwick, Thomas H., Scuffham, Paul A., Jackson, Claire L., Schluter, Philip J., Goldney, Robert, Jansen, Else, Stewart, Tania and Stewart, Simon S (2009). Prevalent Depression in Patients with Chronic Heart Disease: Baseline Profile of the TAKE-HEART in Primary Care Study Cohort. Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 13-16 August, 2009. Carlton South, Vic. Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.016
Boyle, Fran, Mutch, Allyson, Dean, Julie, Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Chris (2009). Development and assessment of print-based information to encourage use of consumer health organisations. General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 15-17 July 2009. Online: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (PHC RIS).
Mutch, Allyson, Boyle, Fran, Dean, Julie, Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Chris (2008). Embedding consumer health organisations into the primary care system: The benefits for chronic disease management. 2008 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 4 - 6 June 2008. Primary Health Care Research and Information Service.
Boyle, F., Dean, J., Mutch, A., Dick.M-L and Del Mar, C. (2008). Consumer health organisations: An under-utilised resource for people with chronic illness. Population Health Congress: A Global World - Practical Action for Health and Well-being, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, 6-9 July 2008.
Dick, Marie-Louise, Turner, Catherine, Wilkinson, David, Stewart, Simon, Schluter, Philip, Rego, Patricia and Askew, Deborah (2008). Recruitment and retention of the Australian medical practitioner workforce - a longitudinal electronic cohort study. 2008 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference: Health for All?, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 4 - 6 June, 2008.
Dean, Julie, Mutch, Allyson, Boyle, Fran, Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Chris (2007). Is patient activation to self-manage chronic illness increased by contact with community based health organisations?. General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, 23-25 May, 2007. Adelaide, SA: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service.
Dean, J., Boyle, F., Mutch, A., Dick, M-L. and Del Mar, C. (2007). Does contact with community-based health organisations increase engagement in health care for people with chronic illness?. 42nd Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brisbane, 25-29 September, 2007. Melbourne: Australian Psychological Society.
Boyle, Fran, Mutch, Allyson, Dean, Julie, Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Chris (2007). Community-based health organisations: their contribution to chronic illness care. General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, 23-25 May, 2007. Adelaide, SA: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service.
Boyle, F., Dean, J., Del Mar, C., Dick, M-L. and Mutch, A. J. (2006). Chronic Illness Care in the Community - Exploring the Contributions of Community Based Health Organisations. General Practice and Primary Health Care conference, Perth, WA, 5-7 July 2006.
Conrad, Sue, Boyle, Fran, Mutch, Allyson, Dick, Marie-Louise, Dean, Julie and Del Mar, Chris (2006). What do community based health organisations really do, and what is their future in the primary health care system?. RACGP 49th Annual Scientific Convention: Be the Future, Brisbane, Australia, 5-8 October 2006.
Rego, P. and Dick, M. B. (2005). We found the gaps, but what do we use for Spakfiller?. ANZAME in conjunction with APFM Conference Proceedings, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 Jun - 2 Jul, 2005. Auckland, New Zealand: ANZAME.
Rego, P. and Dick, M. B. (2005). Closing the gap in curriculum implementation: the practical use of theory in curriculum evaluation. School of Medicine Centre for Medical Education Symposium, Brisbane, 18 May, 2005. Brisbane: School of Medicine.
Rego, P. M. and Dick, M. B. (2005). Applying education and evaluation theory to improve teaching and learning experiences - lessons from the general practice and community core clinical rotation at the University of Queensland. AGPT National General Practice Education Convention 2005, Sydney, 24-25 Aug, 2005. Australia: AGPT.
Dick, M. B., Buckley, J., King, D. and Mitchell, G. (2005). Vertical integration in general practice education. The University of Queensland. School of Medicine Centre for Medical Education. Symposium 'Building Medical Education Research Strength', Brisbane, 18 May, 2005. Brisbane: University of Queensland School of Medicine.
Sheridan, C. M., Dick, M. B. and Yap, D. (2005). Assessing fetal growth using customised antenatal growth charts - a feasibility study in an Australian rural community. RANZCOG 2005, Hobart, Tasmania, 10-13 Apr, 2005. Australia: RANZCOG.
Boyle, F., Dick, M. L., Mutch, A., Dean, J. and Del Mar, C. (2005). The contribution of self-help organisations to chronic disease self-management, and their linkages with general practitioners. 2005 GP & PHC Research Conference: Getting Research Right for Policy and Practice, Adelaide, Australia, 26-28 July, 2005. South Australia: Primary Health Care Research and Information Service..
Dick, M-L., Buckley, J., King, D. and Mitchell, G. (2005). Vertical integration in general practice education. AGPT National General Practice Education Convention 2005, Sydney, Australia, 24-25 August, 2005. Australia: AGPT.
Dick, M.-L., Young, M., Heath, A. P. and Goodall, S. (2004). Considering re-entry courses for medical professionals. Australasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education Annual Conference 2004 in conjunction with APFM, Adelaide, 24-27 June 2004. Sydney: ANZAME.
Dick, Marie-Louise B. (2003). Clinical audit: Screening women for Type 2 diabetes mellitus in general practice. 10th Annual Women's Health Conference, Gold Coast Queensland, March, 2003.
Joc, K., Hughes, J. and Dick, M-L. (2003). Accessing Expertise : Developing Information Literacy to Assist Quality Practice. Australasian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education Conference 2003, Melbourne, Australia, 4th-7th July 2003. Footscray, Vic: ANZAME.
Dick, M-L., Young, M., Hockings, B. and Falconer, T. (2003). High rates of unplanned pregnancies in Queensland women prisoners: associations with negative childhood experiences and adult risk-taking behaviours. 2nd Public Health Association of Australia Incarceration Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2 -3 April, 2003. Curtin, A.C.T.: Public Health Association of Australia.
Dick, M.-L. and Bidwell, N. (2003). Feedback on giving immediate feedback. The University of Queensland's Faculty of Health Sciences Teaching and Learning Workshop, St. Lucia, Queensland, 2 October 2003. St. Lucia, Australia: Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland.
Dick, M. B., Green, A and Del Mar, C. B. (2002). Prioritising general practice preventive activities by disability adjusted life years (DALYS). Queensland Health and Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 4-5 December, 2002. Queensland: Queensland Health.
Boothroyd, C., Dick, M. B., Kovacs, G., Oats, J. and Williamson, R. (2002). Preserving the reproductive health of women. Women's Health - 9th Annual Conference, Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast, 22-24 February 2002. Queensland: Women's Health Education and Research Society Inc..
Del Mar, C. B. and Dick, M. B. (2002). Health Promotion and prevention for women. Women's Health - 9th Annual Conference, Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast, 22-24 February 2002.
Dick, M., Del Mar, C., O'Connor, V. and Purdie, D. (2002). An Instrument to Facilitate the Prediction of Couples' Probabilities of Conception. Australian Tropical Health and Nutrition Conference 2002: Reproductive Health: Taking Care of Tomorrow's World, Emmanuel College, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld., 2-5 July 2002.
Dick, M. B., Schluter, P. J., Johnston, C. and Coulthard, M. (2002). General Practitioners' confidence and perceived competence in dealing with medical emergencies. General Practice and Primary Health Care Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 29-31 May 2002. Melbourne: Primary Health Care Research Care & Information Services, DHAC.
Johnston, C., Coulthard, M., Schluter, P. J. and Dick, M. B. (2002). Medical Emergencies in general practice in South-East Queensland: prevalence and practice preparedness. General Practice and Primary Health Care Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 29-31 May 2002. Melbourne: Primary Health Care Research Care & Information Services, DHAC.
Dick, M. B. (2002). Feedback on giving immediate feedback. Change: Imposed and Desired, ANZAME Conference July 25h-8th 2002, Faculty of Nursing, University of Sydney, 5-8 July 2002. Sydney, Australia: Faculty of Nursing, University of Sydney.
Rego, P. and Dick, M. B. (2001). Students' perceptions of a humanistic domain in a graduate medical course. ANZAME Annual Conference 2001, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-9 July 2001. Nelson, New Zealand: ANZAME: The Association for Health Professional Education.
Johnston, C., Coulthard, M., Schluter, P. and Dick, M. (2001). Medical emergencies in general practice. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' Queensland Faculty 44th Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia, May, 2001.
Del Mar, C. B., Alexander, H.G.I. and Dick, M. B. (2001). How much assessment is enough in graduate medical programs?. ANZAME Annual Conference 2001, Wellington, New Zealand, 6-9 July 2001. Nelson, New Zealand: ANZAME: The Association for Health Professional Education.
Johnston, C., Coulthard, M., Schluter, P and Dick, M. (2001). Medical emergencies in general practice in Southeast Queensland: Prevalence and practice preparedness. Herston Campus Health Care Symposium: 'Past Riches - Future Strengths', Royal Brisbane Hospital, October, 2001.
Dick, M., Del Mar, C., O'Connor, V. and Purdie, D. (2001). An instrument to facilitate the prediction of couples' probabilities of conception in general practice. General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, 31 May - 1 June, 2001.
Dick, M., Del Mar, C., O'Connor, V. and Purdie, D. (2001). Predicting couples' probabilities of conception. Women's Health Australia 8th Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia, February, 2001.
Johnston, C., Dick, M., Coulthard, M. and Schluter, P. (2001). Emergencies in general practice. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 44th Annual Scientific Convention :General Practice at the Centenary of Australian Federation, Sydney Hilton Hotel , Sydney, Australia, 27 September - 1 October, 2001.
Dick, M. B. (2000). Teaching and learning population and preventive health issues. Teamwork for Best Practice: 2000 & beyond, Fremantle; Esplanade Hotel, 2-5 July 2000. Fremantle: ANZAME.
Dick, M. B. (1999). Issues in integration in the Graduate Medical Course, University of Queensland: Why? How? How well?. 1999 Annual Conference: Changes in the Education of Health Professionals: Challenges, Choices, Chances, Parkroyal Hotel, Brisbane, 2 -5 July 1999. Brisbane: Australian and New Zealand Association for Medical Education.
Research Reports
Boyle, Fran, Mutch, Allyson, Dean, Julie, Dick, Marie-Louise and Del Mar, Chris (2009). The Contribution of Consumer Health Organisations to Chronic Disease Self Management in the Context of Primary Care. Canberra ACT: Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute.
Dick, M. L. (2006). Pap smear screening in general practice. Report to the RACGP regarding a clinical audit activity for continuing professional development. Australia: Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dick, M-L. (2004). Screening women for type 2 diabetes in general practice. Melbourne, Australia: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Dick, M., Del Mar, C., O'Connor, V. and Purdie, D. (2001). An instrument to facilitate the prediction of couples' probabilities of conception. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.