Dr Joseph Turner

Senior Lecturer - School of Rural Medicine

Joseph Turner

Phone: +61 6773 2916

Email: Joseph.Turner@une.edu.au

Biography

Joe is a GP Obstetrician/Rural Generalist with further training in reproductive health, skin cancer medicine, clinical teaching, and rural/remote and emergency medicine. He has a special interest in fertility-awareness and infertility, and was a founding Director of the Australasian Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine. Joe is active in teaching in the Joint Medical Program, supervising research students at several universities, and assessing doctors for the Australian Medical Council. Prior to medicine he completed a PhD in pharmacokinetics and taught in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Sydney. He is also an honorary Senior Lecturer in the Rural Clinical School/Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland.

Qualifications

MBBS BMedSc(Hons) PhD

DRANZCOG(Adv) FRACGP-RG FARGP FACRRM

Teaching Areas

Clinical examination skills; General Practice; research for medical professionals; women’s and reproductive health; pregnancy care.

Primary Research Area/s

Abortion pathways; restorative reproductive medicine

Research Interests

  • Reproductive options and autonomy, including progesterone-after-mifepristone
  • Fertility awareness (FAMs/FABMs), infertility, natural family planning
  • Bioethics
  • Structure-activity and structure-pharmacokinetic relationships

Research Supervision Experience

PhD and Masters students at the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales

Medical student projects at the University of New England and University of Newcastle

Pharmacy student projects at the University of New England and University of Canberra

Specialist College Fellowship research projects in Psychiatry, Australia and France

Publications

Journal Articles (selected)

Turner JV, Garratt D, McLindon LA, Barwick A, Spark MJ (2023) Progesterone after mifepristone: A pilot prospective single arm clinical trial for women who have changed their mind after commencing medical abortion. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. (doi: 10.1111/jog.15826)

Turner JV, McLindon LA, Turner DV, Alefsen Y, Ecochard R (2023) Relationship Between Steroid Hormone Profile and Premenstrual Syndrome in Women Consulting for Infertility or Recurrent Miscarriage. Reproductive Sciences. (doi: 10.1007/s43032-023-01375-w)

Turner JV (2021) Misrepresentation of contraceptive effectiveness rates for fertility awareness methods of family planning.  The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research. 47(7):2271-2277

Turner JV and McLindon LA (2018) Bioethical and moral perspectives in human reproductive medicine. The Linacre Quarterly. 85(4):385-398.

Marshell M, Corkill M, Whitty MF, Thomas A, Turner JV (online 2019) Stratification of fertility potential according to cervical mucus symptoms: achieving pregnancy in fertile and infertile couples. Human Fertility.

Garratt D and Turner JV (2018) Providing women with full reproductive choice options: the point of researching medical abortion reversal. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. 23(3):242-243

Garratt D and Turner JV (2017) Progesterone for preventing pregnancy termination after initiation of medical abortion with mifepristone. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. 22(6):472-475

Turner JV (2016) Fertility-awareness practice and education in general practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 22(5):375-376

Turner JV, Agatonovic-Kustrin S and Ward HRG (2015). Off-label use of misoprostol in gynaecology. Facts, Views and Vision in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 7(4):261-264

Turner JV (2012). Seizure and embolic stroke secondary to PFO in migrant girl. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 3(3):405-407

Agatonovic-Kustrin S, Alexander M, Morton DW and Turner JV (2011). Pesticides as estrogen disruptors: QSARs for selective ERα and ERβ binding of pesticides. Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening. 14(2):85-92

Agatonovic-Kustrin S, Davies P and Turner JV (2009). Structure-activity relationships for serotonin transporter and dopamine receptor selectivity. Medicinal Chemistry, 5(3):271-278

Turner JV and Scott LM (2007). University rural health clubs: nurturing the future rural workforce. Rural and Remote Health. 7:649

Turner JV, Spallek M, Najman JM, Bain C, Purdie DM, Nixon J, Scott D and  McClure R (2006). Socio-economic distribution of environmental risk factors for childhood injury. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30(6): 514-518

Turner JV and Lane J (2006). Early barriers for university rural clinical placements. Education for Health, 19(3): 375-379

Turner JV and Avery E (2006). Diabetes health in East Arnhem Land – from the feet up. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(1): 21-23

Turner JV, Maddalena DJ and Agatonovic-Kustrin S (2004). Bioavailability prediction based on molecular structure for a diverse series of drugs. Pharmaceutical Research, 21(1): 68-82

Turner JV, Maddalena DJ, Cutler DJ and Agatonovic-Kustrin S (2003). Multiple pharmacokinetic parameter prediction for a series of cephalosporins. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 92(3): 518-525

Books/Chapters/Proceedings

Turner JV, Chaku JD (2024) Supporting maternal autonomy in medical abortion pathways. In Rezaei N (Ed), Integrated Science for Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3): Universal Good Health and Well‐being. Springer Nature.

Turner JV (2020). Fertility Awareness Methods and Contraception: Evidence and Clinical Application. In Berhardt LV (Ed.), Advances in Medicine and Biology, Vol 170, pp. 123-170. Hauppauge, NY, United States: Nova Medicine and Health.

Agatonovic-Kustrin S, Turner JV (2009). Estrogen receptor subtype ligand selectivity: molecular structural characteristics. In James R. Bartos (Ed.), Estrogens: production, functions and applications (pp. 273-306) Hauppauge, NY, United States: Nova Science.

Turner JV, Agatonovic-Kustrin S (2008) Quantitative structure-pharmacokinetic relationships: Artificial neural network modeling. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Turner JV, Agatonovic-Kustrin S (2007) In silico prediction of oral bioavailability. In John B. Taylor and David J. Triggle. (Ed.), Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry II (pp. 699-724) Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; London, England, U.K.: Elseiver.

Turner JV and Graham J (2005). Targeting Aboriginal health in Aboriginal terms: lessons from the Top End. Proceedings of the 8th National Rural Health Conference, Eds Fitzpatrick L and Gregory G, Alice Springs, 10-13 March, 2005. Canberra: National Rural Health Alliance. Published paper.

Proceedings of the 8th National Undergraduate Rural Health Conference, Ed. Turner JV, Tanunda, 28 September - 2 October 2004. Toowoomba: National Rural Health Network, 2006.

Conferences

Turner JV, Garratt D, Spark MJ, Barwick A, McLindon L (2021). Telehealth management of complicated medical termination of pregnancy. Rural Medicine Australia. Perth. Online poster.

Bowen A, Anderson L, Marshell M, Turner JV (2020). Understanding and satisfaction of couples using fertility awareness for achieving pregnancy. National Fertility Conference 2020. Brisbane. Online oral presentation.

Lachmund LE, Simpson RJ, Siribaddana V, Godfrey KJ, McLindon LA, Turner JV (2020). Investigating the relationship between progesterone and standardised scores of depression, anxiety and stress in women of reproductive age who are clinically infertile. National Fertility Conference 2020. Brisbane. Online oral presentation.

Turner JV, Marshell M, Corkill M (2020) Cervical mucus and achieving pregnancy: Australia-wide outcomes using the Billings Ovulation Method. American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals 2020 Annual Meeting. Virginia Beach, USA. Online oral presentation.

Garratt D, Turner JV (2018) Wanted pregnancies. National Fertility Conference 2018. Brisbane. Oral presentation.

Marshell M, Corkill M, Barker G, Turner JV (2018) Conception rates and time to conception based on the peak mucus symptom. National Fertility Conference 2018. Brisbane. Poster.

Marshell M, Corkill M, Barker G, Turner JV (2018) Peak cervical mucus: an effective approach to achieving pregnancy. RANZCOG 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide. Poster.

Garratt D, Turner JV (2016). Reversal of medical termination and the significance of progesterone therapy. 23rd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI). Melbourne. Oral presentation.

Garratt D, Turner JV (2016). Informed consent and coercion in the setting of medical termination of pregnancy. 23rd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility (COGI). Melbourne. Poster presentation.

Turner JV (2015). Progesterone, mifepristone and early pregnancy. National Fertility Conference – Medical Update 2015. Melbourne. Oral presentation.

Other Media

Turner JV (2018). Natural family planning and contraception. Annals Australasia, Issue 8:34-6.

Turner JV, Garratt D, McCaffrey S (2018). The High Court, abortion clinic speech restrictions and the assessment of harm. The Western Australian Legal Theory Association, 1st October.

Turner JV (2016). How did general practice become so fertility unaware? Medical Observer, 10th November.

Clinical Skills and Experience

  • Infertility investigation and management including fertility-awareness methods and ovulation induction
  • GP Obstetrics from pre-conception planning and antenatal care to delivery including caesarean sections
  • Rural Generalist with credentialing in Emergency medicine
  • Lead Doctor on US TV production of Survivor: Philippines and Survivor: Caramoan

Memberships

  • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
  • NSW Rural Doctors Network / Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA)
  • Australasian Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine (AIRRM)
  • Catholic Medical Association (CMA) of Australia
  • Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI)
  • Academy of Clinical Educators (ACE)

External Profiles

Related Links

UNE MEdical Centre