Katharine Wallis

Katharine is Mayne Professor and Head of the Mayne Academy of General Practice and Head of the General Practice Clinical Unit at the University of Queensland Medical School. Katharine is a clinically active general practitioner and Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine. As a GP and researcher, Katharine is committed to translating evidence into practice and developing the evidence base for high-quality primary health care. Katharine’s main research interest is in safer prescribing in general practice to improve outcomes for patients. She co-leads the RELEASE (Redressing long-term antidepressant use) program of research. Katharine’s career began with a degree in Medicine followed by a Master’s in Bioethics and Health Law, and then, bringing the skillsets together, a PhD focussed on patient safety in primary care. Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences, Safer prescribing in general practice, Redressing long-term use of antidepressants to improve patient outcomes, Older driver medical assessment in general practice

[2024] Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients [2024] Lessons from the Netherlands for Australia: cross-country comparison of trends in antidepressant dispensing 2013–2021 and contextual factors influencing prescribing [2023] RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice [2023] How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected [2023] 3-Domains screening toolkit for medical assessment of older drivers: feasibility study in Australian general practice [2026] Antidepressants at the threshold: what is really driving prescribing around dem