Personal profile
Research interests
My key research and teaching interests include evidence synthesis (using systematic reviews and meta-analysis as well as primary research), shared decision making, antimicrobial stewardship programs and supporting research in general practices. Specific areas of illness that I work on include acute respiratory infections, any self-limiting disease including infections, and antibiotic resistance, in primary care.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Designing a core clinical conditions and competency levels matrix for graduating Australian medical students- A modified Delphi-based consensus study
Gamage, S. (Project Lead), Bakhit, M. (Assistant Professor), Forbes, M. (Assistant Professor), Grant, L.-J. (Assistant Professor), Yeo, S. (Assistant Professor), Green, P. (Assistant Professor), Lottering, N. (Assistant Professor), Kennedy, S. (Assistant Professor), Stokes-Parish, J. (Assistant Professor), Bishop, J. (Associate Professor), Jones, C. (Associate Professor) & Jowsey, T. (Associate Professor)
8/08/23 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Candidate treatments for long COVID: A narrative review of expert and patient-driven priorities
Baptista, S. N., Atkins, T., Chakraborty, S., Bakhit, M., Glasziou, P. & Byambasuren, O., 27 Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 13, p. 1-15 15 p., 1734600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
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Changing the antibiotic prescribing of Australian general practice registrars' for acute respiratory tract infections: A non-randomized controlled trial
Turner, A., van Driel, M. L., Mitchell, B. L., Davis, J. S., Tapley, A., Holliday, E., Dizon, J., Glasziou, P., Bakhit, M., Mulquiney, K., Davey, A., Fisher, K., Baillie, E. J., Fielding, A., Moad, D., Dallas, A. & Magin, P., 1 Apr 2025, In: Family Practice. 42, 2, p. 1-10 10 p., cmaf005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously
For the Australian Shared Decision Making Research, Hoffmann, T. C., McCaffery, K. J., Légaré, F., Bakhit, M. & Tracy, M., 2025, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 223, 8, p. 391-396 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate/opinion › Research › peer-review
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General practice registrars’ current knowledge, awareness and utilisation of clinical prediction rules and other antimicrobial stewardship strategies in the context of respiratory infections: A qualitative study
Malawaraarachchi, N., Bakhit, M. & Smith, J. W., Sept 2025, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 54, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Online Resource › Research
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Interprofessional collaboration in general practice
Vuong, K., Barraclough, F., Bakhit, M., Magin, P. J. & Stephen, C., 7 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Primary Health Care. p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional › peer-review
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Activities
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What are the general public's expectations about the likely duration of common acute infections? A cross-sectional survey of Australian residents
Bakhit, M. (Speaker)
20 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Royal Society for Public Health (External organisation)
Bakhit, M. (Member)
30 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2026Activity: Membership › Professional Memberships
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Empowering Patient-Clinician Conversations- Shared Decision Making & Lifestyle Medicine
Bakhit, M. (Speaker)
2 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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How to respond to global call to enhance communication on antimicrobial resistance?
Bakhit, M. (Speaker)
28 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Long term follow up of Barrett's dysplasia in a Gold Coast cohort
Sneha, J. (Supervisor) & Bakhit, M. (Secondary Supervisor)
May 2025 → …Activity: Professional Development, Mentorship, Supervision and Other Activities › Non-HDR Student Supervision
Press/Media
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No, antibiotics aren’t always needed. Here’s how GPs can avoid overprescribing
21/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Queensland Health and Pharmacy Guild stonewall queries about UTI pilot evaluation
12/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Q&A: Antimicrobial resistance is still on the rise – but are GP prescribing practices to blame?
4/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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PBAC recommends a strong remedy for antibiotic resistance
15/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Student theses
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Antibiotic resistance: patient-clinician communication and decision-making about antibiotic use in primary care.
Bakhit, M. (Author), Hoffmann, T. C. (Supervisor) & Del Mar, C. B. (Supervisor), 15 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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