Dr Mitchell Smith

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Research Interests:
The settlement of people of refugee background in developed countries presents issues related to health needs, specific health conditions, and access to health services.

Broad Research Areas:
Population Health

Qualifications:
MB BS MPH Syd FAFPHM

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Fellow of Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Doctors Reform Society, Medical Association for Prevention of War

Specific Research Keywords:
Refugee Health

Phone

02 8778 0770

E-mail

mitchell.smith@unsw.edu.au

Journal articles | 2024

Dawson AJ; Heywood AE; Nathan S; Mahimbo A; Renzaho AMN; Murdolo A; Kang M; Smith M; Hayen A, 2024, 'Health of refugees settled in Australia over time and generations: a transformative mixed methods study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083454

Journal articles | 2023

Mengesha Z; Weber D; Smith M; Harris P; Haigh F, 2023, '‘Fragmented care’: Asylum seekers’ experience of accessing health care in NSW', Health Promotion International, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad123

Journal articles | 2022

Mahimbo A; Kang M; Sestakova L; Smith M; Dawson A, 2022, 'Factors influencing refugees’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccines in Greater Sydney: a qualitative study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46, pp. 502 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13252

Journal articles | 2022

Marjadi B; Scobie J; Doyle K; Tobin S; Whitton G; Rollinson N; Haque S; Fava G; Smith M; Spannenberg J; Micheal S, 2022, 'Twelve tips for engaging students and community partners in medical education', Medical Teacher, 44, pp. 1340 - 1346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1986625

Journal articles | 2022

Mazumdar S; Chong S; Eagar S; Fletcher-Lartey S; Jalaludin B; Smith M, 2022, 'Exploring the Use of Hospital and Community Mental Health Services among Newly Resettled Refugees', JAMA Network Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.12449

Journal articles | 2022

Mengesha Z; Alloun E; Weber D; Smith M; Harris P, 2022, '“Lived the Pandemic Twice”: A Scoping Review of the Unequal Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Asylum Seekers and Undocumented Migrants', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, pp. 6624, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116624

Journal articles | 2021

Russell GM; Long K; Lewis V; Enticott JC; Gunatillaka N; Cheng IH; Marsh G; Vasi S; Advocat J; Saito S; Song H; Casey S; Smith M; Harris MF, 2021, 'OPTIMISE: a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of an intervention to improve primary care for refugees in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 420 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51278

Journal articles | 2021

Sisnowski J; Vujovich-Dunn C; Gidding H; Brotherton J; Wand H; Lorch R; Veitch M; Sheppeard V; Effler P; Skinner SR; Venn A; Davies C; Hocking J; Whop L; Leask J; Canfell K; Sanci L; Smith M; Kang M; Temple-Smith M; Kidd M; Burns S; Selvey L; Meijer D; Ennis S; Thomson C; Lane N; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2021, 'Differences in school factors associated with adolescent HPV vaccination initiation and completion coverage in three Australian states', Vaccine, 39, pp. 6117 - 6126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.08.076

Journal articles | 2020

Slewa-Younan S; McKenzie M; Thomson R; Smith M; Mohammad Y; Mond J, 2020, 'Improving the mental wellbeing of Arabic speaking refugees: an evaluation of a mental health promotion program', BMC Psychiatry, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02732-8

Journal articles | 2019

Chandra M; Duri A; Smith M, 2019, 'Prevalence of chronic disease risk factors in 35- to 44-year-old humanitarian arrivals to New South Wales (NSW), Australia', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 25, pp. 19 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY18042

Journal articles | 2019

Russell G; Gunatillaka N; Lewis V; Cheng IH; Enticott J; Marsh G; Vasi S; Advocat J; Song H; Saito S; Casey S; Smith M; Harris M, 2019, 'The OPTIMISE project: Protocol for a mixed methods, pragmatic, quasi-experimental trial to improve primary care delivery to refugees in Australia', BMC Health Services Research, 19, pp. 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4235-6

Journal articles | 2019

Wickramasinghe Y; Eagar S; Smith M, 2019, 'Quality audit of an early childhood nurse program for resettled refugees', Collegian, 27, pp. 185 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2019.06.007

Journal articles | 2018

Fair G; Smith M; Harris MF, 2018, 'Transition from an asylum seeker–specific health service to mainstream primary care for community-based asylum seekers: a qualitative interview study', Public Health Research and Practice, 28, pp. e2811805 - e2811805, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2811805

Journal articles | 2018

Ngo CC; Maidment C; Atkins L; Eagar S; Smith MM, 2018, 'Blood screen findings in a 2-year cohort of newly arrived refugees to Sydney, Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2811804

Journal articles | 2018

Smith MM; Harris MF, 2018, 'Refugee health – collaborating for better outcomes', Public Health Research and Practice, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp2811800

Journal articles | 2017

Chaves NJ; Paxton GA; Biggs BA; Thambiran A; Gardiner J; Williams J; Smith MM; Davis JS, 2017, 'The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases and Refugee Health Network of Australia recommendations for health assessment for people from refugee-like backgrounds: An abridged outline', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 310 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00826

Journal articles | 2017

Kpozehouen E; Heywood AE; Kay M; Smith M; Paudel P; Sheikh M; MacIntyre CR, 2017, 'Improving access to immunisation for migrants and refugees: recommendations from a stakeholder workshop', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41, pp. 118 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12602

Journal articles | 2017

Mahimbo A; Seale H; Smith M; Heywood A, 2017, 'Challenges in immunisation service delivery for refugees in Australia: A health system perspective', Vaccine, 35, pp. 5148 - 5155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.002

Journal articles | 2017

Slewa-Younan S; Guajardo MGU; Yaser A; Mond J; Smith M; Milosevic D; Smith C; Lujic S; Jorm AF, 2017, 'Causes of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: The beliefs of Iraqi and Afghan refugees resettled in Australia', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 11, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0109-z

Journal articles | 2016

Heywood AE; Zwar N; Forssman BL; Seale H; Stephens N; Musto J; Lane C; Polkinghorne B; Sheikh M; Smith M; Worth H; Macintyre CR, 2016, 'The contribution of travellers visiting friends and relatives to notified infectious diseases in Australia: state-based enhanced surveillance', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 3554 - 3563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268816001734

Journal articles | 2016

Seale H; Kaur R; Mahimbo A; MacIntyre CR; Zwar N; Smith M; Worth H; Heywood AE, 2016, 'Improving the uptake of pre-travel health advice amongst migrant Australians: Exploring the attitudes of primary care providers and migrant community groups', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1479-1

Journal articles | 2016

Uribe Guajardo MG; Slewa-Younan S; Smith M; Eagar S; Stone G, 2016, 'Psychological distress is influenced by length of stay in resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0036-z

Journal articles | 2015

Slewa-Younan S; Mond JM; Bussion E; Melkonian M; Mohammad Y; Dover H; Smith M; Milosevic D; Jorm AF, 2015, 'Psychological trauma and help seeking behaviour amongst resettled Iraqi refugees in attending English tuition classes in Australia', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-9-5

Journal articles | 2015

Zwi K; Paxton G; Cherian S; Francis J; Smith M; Napthali K; Johnston V; Voss L; Ofner E; Talley NJ, 2015, 'Summary of position statement on refugee and asylum-seeker health', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51, pp. 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12950

Journal articles | 2014

Quinn E; Massey P; Rosewell A; Smith M; Durrheim D, 2014, 'Improving ethnocultural data to inform public health responses to communicable diseases in Australia', Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR, 5, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/WPSAR.2014.5.1.011

Journal articles | 2014

Slewa-Younan S; Mond J; Bussion E; Mohammad Y; Uribe Guajardo GG; Smith M; Milosevic D; Lujic S; Jorm FF, 2014, 'Mental health literacy of resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia: Knowledge about posttraumatic stress disorder and beliefs about helpfulness of interventions', BMC Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0320-x

Journal articles | 2013

Gunaratnam P; Sestakova L; Smith M; Torvaldsen S, 2013, 'Evaluation of a multilingual oral health DVD for newly arrived refugees', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 24, pp. 159 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE13070

Journal articles | 2013

Joshi C; Russell G; Cheng I; Kay M; Pottie K; Alston M; Smith M; Chan B; Vasi S; Lo W; Wahidi S; Harris M, 2013, 'A narrative synthesis of the impact of primary health care delivery models for refugees in resettlement countries on access, quality and coordination', International Journal for Equity in Health, 12, pp. 179 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v9i3.6301

Journal articles | 2013

Joshua PR; Zwi K; Smith MM; Koh ASK; Woodland LA, 2013, 'Australian population cohort study of newly arrived refugee children: How effective is predeparture measles and rubella vaccination?', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32, pp. 104 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0b013e31827075c2

Journal articles | 2013

Smith M; Lo W; Bindra J, 2013, 'Prescribing for refugees', Australian Prescriber, 36, pp. 146 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2013.060

Journal articles | 2013

Wozniak TM; Smith M; Maher L, 2013, 'Hepatitis B', New South Wales public health bulletin, 24, pp. 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB12094

Journal articles | 2012

Milosevic D; Cheng IH; Smith MM, 2012, 'The NSW refugee health service: Improving refugee access to primary care', Australian Family Physician, 41, pp. 147 - 149

Journal articles | 2011

Phillips CB; Smith MM; Kay M; Casey S, 2011, 'The refugee health network of Australia: Towards national collaboration on health care for refugees', Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp. 185 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03276.x

Journal articles | 2011

Spike E; Harris MF, 2011, 'Access to primary health care services by community -based asylum seekers', Medical Journal of Australia, Aug 15 195 (4), pp. 188 - 191, http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/195_04_150811/spi10544_fm.html

Journal articles | 2010

Thomas S; Douglas P; Smith M, 2010, 'Refugee health.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 21, pp. 101 - 102

Journal articles | 2009

Smith M; Vagholkar S, 2009, 'A polio intervention in East African refugees to NSW', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 20, pp. 77 - 80

Journal articles | 2007

Benson J; Smith MM, 2007, 'Early health assessment of refugees.', Australian family physician, 36, pp. 41 - 43

Journal articles | 2007

Kardamanidis K; Smith MM; Vagholkar S, 2007, 'Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Refugee Health', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 18, pp. 26 - 27

Journal articles | 2007

Silove DM; Steel ZP; Susljik I; Frommer N; Loneragan C; Chey T; Brooks R; Le Touze D; Ceollo M; Smith M; Harris E; Bryant RA; Brooks , 2007, 'The impact of the refugee decision on the trajectory of PTSD, anxiety and depressive symptoms in asylum seekers: a longitudinal study', American Journal of Disater Medicine, 2, pp. 321 - 329, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18297952

Journal articles | 2007

Zwi K; Raman S; Burgner D; Faniran S; Voss L; Blick B; Osborn M; Borg C; Smith M, 2007, 'Towards better health for refugee children and young people in Australia and New Zealand: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians perspective', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 43, pp. 522 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01152.x

Journal articles | 2006

Silove DM; Steel ZP; Susljik I; Frommer N; Loneragan C; Brooks RT; Le Touze D; Manicavasagar VL; Ceollo M; Smith M; Harris E, 2006, 'Torture,Mental Health Status and the Outcomes of Refugee applications among recently arrived asylum seekers in Australia', International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 2, pp. 4 - 14, http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/u8j532185248045l/

Journal articles | 2006

Smith MM, 2006, 'Refugees in Australia: Changing faces, changing needs', Medical Journal of Australia, 185, pp. 587 - 588, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00718.x

Journal articles | 2004

Davidson N; Skull S; Burgner D; Kelly P; Raman S; Silove DM; Steel ZP; Vora R; Smith M, 2004, 'An issue of access: Delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 40, pp. 569 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00466.x

Journal articles | 2004

Davidson N; Skull S; Chaney G; Frydenberg A; Isaacs D; Kelly P; Lampropoulos B; Raman S; Silove DM; Buttery J; Smith M; Steel ZP; Burgner D, 2004, 'Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (Vol. 48, Suppl. 2, 2012, 1–13), 40, pp. 562 - 568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00465.x

Journal articles | 2003

Griffiths R; Emrys E; Lamb CF; Eagar S; Smith M, 2003, 'Operation safe haven: The needs of nurses caring for refugees', International Journal of Nursing Practice, 9, pp. 183 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00422.x

Journal articles | 2002

Lamb CF; Smith M, 2002, 'Problems refugees face when accessing health services.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 13, pp. 161 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb02065

Journal articles | 2001

Smith MM, 2001, 'Asylum seekers in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 175, pp. 587 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143738.x

Journal articles | 1998

Chant KG; Chan RC; Smith MM; Dwyer DE; Kirkland P; Conaty S; Cossart Y; Gilbert GL; Jane R; Love RJ; McAnulty JM; Rawlinson WD; Sergeant E, 1998, 'Probable human infection with a newly described virus in the family Paramyxoviridae.', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 4, pp. 273 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0402.980215
Reports | 2019

Botfield J; Zwi A; Newman C; Rutherford A; Ooi C; Kang M; Smith M; Bateson D; Carmody C; Crozier B; Bennett K, 2019, Talking to young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds about sexual and reproductive health: what have we learned and where do we go from here?, Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5c9453933e494

Conference Papers | 2014

Lo WW; Russell G; Harris M; Cheng I; Kay M; Vasi S; Joshi C; Chan B; Wahidi S; Advocat J; Pottie K; Smith M; Furler J, 2014, 'Coordinated primary health care for refugees: a best practice framework for Australia', in Coordinated primary health care for refugees: a best practice framework for Australia, Canberra, presented at 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 23 July 2014 - 25 July 2014, http://phcris.org.au/conference/abstract/7780

Conference Papers | 2014

Lo WW; Smith M; Eagar S, 2014, 'Screening and early engagement in health care: improving primary health care outcomes for newly arrived refugees', in Screening and early engagement in health care: improving primary health care outcomes for newly arrived refugees, Canberra, presented at 2014 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, 23 July 2014 - 25 July 2014, http://phcris.org.au/conference/abstract/7780

Reports | 2013

Lo WW; Russell G; Harris M; Cheng I-H; Kay M; Vasi S; Joshi C; Chan B; Wahidi S; Advocat J; Pottie K; Smith M; Furler J, 2013, Coordinated primary health care for refugees: a best practice framework for Australia., http://files.aphcri.anu.edu.au/reports/Grant%20RUSSELLFinal%20Report.pdf

Conference Papers | 2011

Lo WW; Smith M; Garrett P; Milosevic D; Bridges-Webb C; Hollis S, 2011, 'Improving primary health care delivery to refugees', in Improving primary health care delivery to refugees, Sydney, presented at 2011 Refugee Conference, Sydney, 14 June 2011 - 17 June 2011

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