Dr Samantha Chakraborty - Researcher Profile

Biography

Samantha Chakraborty is an early career Research Fellow at the Department of General Practice, Monash University focussing on knowledge translation in the general practice setting. She participates on number of projects that aim to facilitate the use of high quality research evidence to improve general practice. Her current activities involve developing an evidence based clinical practice guide for general practitioners on the early investigation of symptoms of lung cancer (a project sponsored by Cancer Australia and led by Prof Danielle Mazza), and developing a suite of projects aimed at improving organisational capacity for knowledge translation in primary care.

Samantha has worked previously in the NGO sector for beyondblue where she crafted a detailed, evidence-based, project plan and evaluation framework to underpin an independent (tendered) evaluation of the impact of beyondblue’s research program.  In addition she created and initiated a strategy for the dissemination and implementation of two NHMRC-approved Clinical Practice Guidelines, and formulated an evidence-based research translation strategy for beyondblue. 

In her previous capacity as Research Program Manager for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners she oversaw all aspects of RACGP core business relating to general practice research including overseeing the RACGP Research Foundation, National Research Awards Committee and National Research and Evaluation Ethics Committee, and focussed on building research capacity in general practice.

Her background in neuroscience has provided a solid foundation in quantitative research design and she maintains an interest in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly care of patients in the primary care sector.

Keywords

Cancer, General practice, Guideline implementation, Health Services Delivery, Preventive Medicine, Primary health care

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2011

BACHELOR OF BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE (HON,1ST CLS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2002

Publications

Journal Articles

Mazza, D., Petrovic, K., Chakraborty, S.P., 2012, HPV vaccination of adult women: an audit of Australian general practitioners, Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology [P], vol 52, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 528-533.

Citizenship

• Australian citizen