Strengthening Care for Children Using a Virtual Integrated General Practitioner–Pediatrician Model of Primary Care (SUSTAIN): Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Positive outcomes for the SUSTAIN trial, demonstrating that virtual pediatric support for GPs in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas can strengthen pediatric primary care provision, have the potential to influence future health policy. This innovative approach to integrated care could be rolled out across Australia and other countries with primary care-led health care systems facing similar challenges.
Authors
- Raghu Lingam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0161-793X)
- Douglas Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-7083)
- Kenny Lawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-2442)
- Lena Amanda Sanci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-4737)
- Karen Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7298-1501)
- Nan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-0738)
- Louisa Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0037-7796)
- Natalie Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-0883)
- Cecily Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2794-7232)
- Harriet Hiscock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3017-2770)
- Michael Hodgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-3428)
- Amy B. Christie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2154-694X)
- Carmen Crespo-González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2520-8890)
- Susan Bullock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4732-3891)
- Tammy Meyers-Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-6469)
- Ken Peacock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6020-3517)
- Shukri Hassan Shire
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Research Protocols
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/69728
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00