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DR MARIE PIROTTA



Contact Details

Organization: General Practice
Position: PHCRED SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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Homepage: http://www.gp.unimelb.edu.au/about/staff/academic_details.asp?ID=7
Work: 03 8344 9723
Fax: 03 9347 6136
Level: Ground
Building: 200 Berkeley St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Women's health Australia
Complementary medicine Randomised controlled trials Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 19-Aug-2005
Grad Dip in Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of Melbourne 21-Apr-1999
Master of Medicine University of Melbourne 09-Dec-1995
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery University of Melbourne 17-Dec-1983

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) 01-Aug-1989

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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
A RCT IN GENERAL PRACTICES OF A COMPUTER ALERT TO PROMT GOS TO DISCUSS CHLAMYDIA TESTING WITH WOMEN AGED 16-24 YEARS Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2005
WHAT COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINES DO AUSTRALIANS TAKE AND WHY DO THEY TAKE THEM? Chief Investigator ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Family Medical Care, Education and Research Fdn (RACGP) 01/09/2005
Cardiovascular risk factors amongst Indo-Australian with type 2 diabetes: are there any evidence based gaps in management? Chief Investigator ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS Cardiovascular Research Grant in General Practice (RACGP) 01/02/2006
CHLAMYDIA TESTING OF ANTENATAL WOMEN IN MELBOURNE Chief Investigator DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING Chlamydia Pilot Program: Targeted Grants Program 01/07/2006
Reducing neonatal sepsis with probiotics. Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2007
Clinical trial of the treatment of bacterial vaginosis Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2007
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FELLOWSHIP - (RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SCREENING, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF GENITAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN WOMEN IN PRIMARY CARE) Chief Investigator NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships 01/01/2007
Research in the management of infectious diseases which effect women's sexual health, focus will be given on bacterial vaginosis and genital chlamydia infection. Chief Investigator DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING PHCRED Research Fellowships 31/07/2007
Genital infections in young women Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2008
ACUPUCTURE FOR VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN: A RANDOMISED PLACEBO CONTROLLED PILOT STUDY Principal Supervisor ROYAL AUST COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTIONERS Chris Silagy Research Scholarship 06/08/2008
MULTI-SITE, COLLABORATIVE NATIONAL CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP PC4TG Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Support for Cancer Clinical Trials Program (CANCER AUSTRALIA) 01/02/2009
How consumers negotiate between complementary and conventional health systems - a qualitative study of 'depression' Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2010
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSIP - (RESEARCH TO IMPROVE SCREENING, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF GENITAL CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS IN WOMEN IN PRIMARY CARE) Chief Investigator NHMRC Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships
CAM USE AMONG MID-AGE WOMEN: A NATIONAL MIXED-METHOD STUDY ACROSS THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Complementary and Alternative Medicine Special Call for Research Applications (NHMRC)

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.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Acupuncture for pelvic and back pain in pregnancy: a systematic review
    Year: 2008
    Journal: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Volume: 198
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 254-259
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  • Blinding Techniques in Randomized Controlled Trials of Laser Therapy: An Overview and Possible Solution
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 383-389
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  • Chinese herb useage among Chinese Australians with type 2 diabetes
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 791
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  • Commentary on the Cochrane Review of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dysmenorrhea
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 389-391
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Towards the application of RCTs for CAM
    Year: 2007
    Book: Researching Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    Publisher: Routledge(Oxford)
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Journal Articles

  • The " therapeutic footprint" of medical,complementary and alternative therapies and a doctor's duty of care


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 186
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 214
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  • Acupuncture in musculoskeletal disorders: Is there a point?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 447-448
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  • General practitioners and St. John's Wort: A question of regulation or knowledge?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Complementary Therapies in Medicine
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 142-148
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  • Teaching CAM in our medical schools - is it time to bite the bullet ?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Focus on Health Professional Education
    Volume: 9
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 6-22
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  • The use of alcohol and medicines among Australian adults
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 529-532
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  • What keeps Melbourne GPs satisfied in their jobs?
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 36
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 877-880
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Primary Dysmenorrhoea: Evidence for Complementary Medicine


     


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 35
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 869
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  • Research administration and privacy legislation: dealing with the HIC (Medicare Australia)


     


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 184
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 308-309
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  • Detection of Candida species by PCR in self-collected vaginal swabs of women after taking antibiotics
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Mycoses
    Volume: 49
    Page numbers: 523-524
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  • Genital Candida Species Detected in Samples from Women in Melbourne, Australia, before and after Treatment with Antibiotics.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 3213-3217
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Her choice: Dealing with Lactobacilli, Vaginitis, and Antibiotics
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Current Infectious Disease Reports
    Volume: 7
    Page numbers: 445-452
    Publisher: Current Science(Philadelphia)
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  • Response to Dr Pakula (AFP September)
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 34
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 807-808
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Shared maternity care: all care- not enough responsibility? An audit of patient care communications pre- and post- a multi-faced intervention
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 509-513
    Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology(East Melbourne)
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  • The Integration of Complementary Therapies in Australian General Practice: Results of a National Survey
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 995-1004
    Publisher: Mary Ann Leibert Publishers(New Rochelle, NY)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Data monitoring (and safety) committees - what are they and why do we need them?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 950-952
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Effect of lactobacillus in preventing post-antibiotic vulvovaginal candidiasis: a randomised controlled trial
    Year: 2004
    Journal: British Medical Journal
    Volume: 329
    Page numbers: 548-551
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  • General practice gem: Women's health in general practice
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 182
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 452
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  • The PAV trial: Does lactobacillus prevent post-antibiotic vulvovaginal candidiasis? Protocol of a randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN24141277)
    Year: 2004
    Journal: BMC Family Practice
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 1 - 8
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Accurate sampling in general practice waiting room surveys: methodological issues.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 152-155
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  • Characteristics of Victorian general practitioners who practice complementary therapies
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 1133-1138
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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