Contact Details
| Organization: | General Practice |
| Position: | PHCRED SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP |
| Email: | |
| 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
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321014)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Reproduction (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321026)
- Rheumatology and Arthritis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321028)
- Venereology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321030)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Mental Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321204)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Health Care Administration (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321215)
- Health Counselling (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321217)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Oriental Medicine and Treatments (COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE) (321301)
- Complementary/Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified (COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE) (321399)
- Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329999)
- Sociology not elsewhere classified (SOCIOLOGY) (370199)
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)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Urogenital system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730115)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- 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)
- Rural health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730209)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Changing work patterns (WORK) (750102)
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.