Current Projects

1) Mendis K, Kidd M, Schattner P, Canalese J
A bibliometric analysis of Australian general practice research publications from 1980 - 2007 using PubMed.
Submitted to Annals of Family Practice - August 2008

2) Mendis K, van Weel C, Del Mar c
Should research papers be better identified as belonging to the discipline or general practice / family practice?
Submitted to Annals of Family Practice - July 2008

3) Rationalizing care for non-commercial diseases for the integrated human development project in Maldives.
Standard treatment protocols for six non-communicable diseases, authored by a group of experts, specifically for the Maldives has been converted to a web-based format which is accessible from a web based out-patient electronic record.

This is a World Bank funded project, awarded to Pricewater House Coopers Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. & Health Policy Research Associates (HRPA) (Pvt) Ltd. The international team from HRPA is from Australia, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. Dr Kumara Mendis has taken on the role of a medical informatics consultant from The University of Sydney, Australia.

The piloting of the software components commenced in August 2008 after completion of the workshop for trainers' from four atolls in Male in July 2008 which Dr Mendis attended.

4) Medical Informatics @ SRH Dubbo.
A web site is about medical informatics, evidence based medicine, general practice, medical education and healthcare research.
This web-site is developed also as teaching, on-line assessments and feedback for PEARLS & EBM teaching in the 4th year. Medical Informatics Website