Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine - Royal Melbourne and Western Hospitals |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.medrmhwh.unimelb.edu.au/staff/academic/biggs.html |
| Work: | 8344 3257 |
| Fax: | 9347 1863 |
| Building: | Clinical Sciences |
| Campus: | Royal Melbourne Hospital |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Melbourne | ||
| Bachelor of Medicine | University of Melbourne | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| FACTH (FACTH) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | |
| Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP) |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Medical Bacteriology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320401)
- Medical Virology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320402)
- Medical Mycology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320404)
- Medical Parasitology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320405)
- Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320503)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Haematology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321008)
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321203)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Nutrition and Dietetics (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321205)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Therapies and Therapeutic Technology (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329903)
- Null (999999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Migrant development and welfare (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750311)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An evaluation of the potential for new technology to contribute to improving tuberculosis control in Australia | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2003 |
| Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) | 01/01/2003 |
| IMPROVING THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TB AND MULT-DRUG RESISTANT TB IN NAGPUR, CENTRAL INDIA | Chief Investigator | AUST INDIA COUNCIL | General Funding | 01/09/2006 |
| Maternal mental health and anaemia as determinants of infant health and development in resource constrained settings | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2009 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.