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A/PROF SUSAN DONATH



Contact Details

Organization: Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital
Position: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CEBU
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Work: 9345 4742
Level: 09
Building: Main Block
Campus: Royal Childrens Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
paediatric development Australia, Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Master of Economics (Prelim) La Trobe University 31-Dec-1976
Master of Arts University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1995
Graduate Diploma in Computer Science University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1987
Bachelor of Science University of Melbourne 31-Dec-1973

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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 2009

Journal Articles

  • Does nebulized lidocaine reduce the pain and distress of nasogastric tube insertion in young children? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 123
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1548-55
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  • Establishing functional residual capacity at birth: the effect of sustained inflation and positive end expiratory pressure in a preterm rabbit model
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Pediatric Research
    Volume: 65
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 537-541
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  • Simulated parents: Developing paediatric trainee' skills in giving bad news
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 45
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 133-138
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Publications in 2008

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  • GAPDH, 18S rRNA and YWHAZ are suitable endogenous reference genes for relative gene expression studies in placental tissues from human idiopathic fetal growth restriction
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Placenta
    Volume: 29
    Page numbers: 798-801
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  • Oxygen saturation and heart rate during delivery room resuscitation of infants <30 weeks gestation with air or 100% oxygen


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: doi:10.1136
    Issue: 14 August
    Page numbers: 1-19
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  • Accuracy of pulse oximetry in assessing heart rate of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 273-275
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  • Accuracy of pulse oximetry measurement of heart rate of newborn infants in the delivery room.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: The Journal of Pediatrics
    Volume: 152
    Page numbers: 756-760
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  • Assessing the effectiveness of two round neonatal resuscitation masks:  study 1
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 93
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: F235-F236
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  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide stimulates mitosis in the tip of the rat gubernaculum in vitro and provides the chemotactic signals to control gubernacular migration during testicular descent
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery
    Volume: 43
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1533-1539
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  • Effect of gestation on initiation and duration of breastfeeding
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 93
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 448-453
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  • Improved techniques reduce face mask leak during simulated neonatal resuscitation: study 2
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 93
    Page numbers: F230-F234
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  • Improvements in cognition, mood and behaviour following commencement of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a pilot study
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Diabetologia
    Volume: 52
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 193-198
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  • MAC-awake of sevoflurane in children
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Paediatric Anaesthesia
    Volume: 18
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 702-707
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  • Maternal employment and breastfeeding: results from the longitudinal study of Australian children
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Acta Paediatrica
    Volume: 97
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 620-623
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  • Maternal obesity and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: data from the longitudinal study of Australian children
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Maternal and Child Nutrition
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 163-170
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  • Nurses perceived barriers to the implementation of a Fall Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline in Singapore hospitals
    Year: 2008
    Journal: BMC Health Services Research
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 105
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  • Optimizing postprandial glycemia in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes using insulin pump therapy: impact of glycemic index and prandial bolus type
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Diabetes Care
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1491-1495
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  • Orchidopexy Trends in the Paediatric Population of Victoria: 1999-2006
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery
    Volume: BAPS-D-08-00027
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 8-27
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  • Satisfaction of care in a tertiary level diabetes clinic: correlations with diabetes knowledge, clinical outcome and health-related quality of life
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 432-437
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  • Socioeconomic status and rates of breastfeeding in Australia: evidence from three recent national health surveys
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 189
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 254-260
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  • Twice-daily variable insulin regimens: proportions of insulin types have little impact on glycaemic control in primary shcool-aged children
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Diabetic Medicine
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1112-1116
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Improved techniques reduce face mask leak during simulated neonatal resuscitation: Study 2


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: adc.2007.117788
    Issue: 26 November
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  • Assessing the effectiveness of two neonatal face masks during simulated resuscitation: Study 1
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: adc.2007.117713
    Issue: 26 November
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  • Compliance with alarm limits for pulse oximetry in very preterm infants
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 119
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1056-1060
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  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory septic shock in children: One institution's experience*
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 447-451
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  • Hyperglycemia and Externalizing Behavior in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Diabetes Care
    Volume: 30
    Page numbers: 2211-2215
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  • Major increase in Type 1 diabetes-no support for the Accelerator Hypothesis
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Diabetic Medicine
    Volume: 24
    Page numbers: 920-923
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  • Marked increase in type 1 diabetes mellitus incidence in children aged 0-14 yr in Victoria, Australia, from 1999 to 2002
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Pediatric Diabetes
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 67-73
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  • Outcomes of surgical treatment of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: An institutional experience 1983-2004
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 43
    Page numbers: 746-751
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  • The prognostic value of relative renal function greater than 51% in the pelvi-ureteric junction-obstructed kidney on  99mtechnetium mercaptoacetyltriglycine study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Urology
    Volume: 3
    Page numbers: 184-188
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  • Treatment outcomes for hepatoblastoma: an institution's experience over two decades
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Pediatric Surgery International
    Volume: 23
    Page numbers: 103-109
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Effects of aromatase inhibition on sexual function and well-being in postmenopausal women treated with testosterone: a randomized, placebo controlled trial
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Menopause
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 37-45
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  • Homeobox gene DLX4 expression is increased in idiopathic human fetal growth restriction
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Molecular Human Reproduction
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 763-769
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  • Homeobox gene ESX1L expression is decreased in human pre-term idiopathic fetal growth restriction
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Molecular Human Reproduction
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 335-340
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  • Homeobox gene HLX1 expression is decreased in idopathic human fetal growth restriction
    Year: 2006
    Journal: American Journal of Pathology
    Volume: 168
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 511-518
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  • Impact of antenatal screening on the presentation of infants with congenital heart disease to a cardiology unit
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: 704-708
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  • Postoperative sleep disturbance in pediatric patients using patient-controlled devices (PCA)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Paediatric Anaesthesia
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 1051-1056
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  • Social consumption of alcohol in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased glucose lability, but not hypoglycemia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Diabetic Medicine
    Volume: 23
    Page numbers: 830-833
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  • Testosterone aromatization and cognition in women: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Menopause
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 600-608
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A novel approach to continuous glucose analysis utilizing glycemic variation
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 253-263
    Publisher: Mary Ann Leibert Publishers
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  • Androgen levels in adult females: Changes with age, menopause, and oophorectomy.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    Volume: 90
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 3847-3853
    Publisher: Endocrine Society(Maryland)
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  • Bleeding disorders in teenagers presenting with menorrhagia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Volume: 45
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 439-443
    Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology(East Melbourne)
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  • Breastfeeding and the introduction of solids in Australian infants data from the 2001 National Health Survey
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 171-175
    Publisher: Public Health Association of Australia(Curtin)
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  • Circulating androgen levels and self-reported sexual function in women
    Year: 2005
    Journal: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
    Volume: 294
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 91-96
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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  • Early onset neonatal meningitis in Australia and New Zealand, 1992-2002
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
    Volume: 90
    Page numbers: F324-F327
    Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
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  • Fasting ghrelin levels are not elevated in children with hypothalamic obesity
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    Volume: 90
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 2691-2695
    Publisher: Endocrine Society(Maryland)
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  • Gubernacular cell division in different rodent models of cryptorchidism supports indirect androgenic action via the genitofemoral nerve.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Pediatric Surgery
    Volume: 40
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 434-441
    Publisher: WB Saunders Co(Pennsylvania)
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  • How to calculate standard errors for population estimates based on Australian National Health Survey data
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
    Volume: 29
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 565-571
    Publisher: Public Health Association of Australia(Curtin)
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  • Low testosterone not associated with female sexual dysfunction.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Family Practice
    Volume: 54
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 838-838
    Publisher: Dowden Health Media
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  • Measurement of total testosterone in Women: comparison of a direct radioimmunoassay versus radioimmunoassay after organic solvent extraction and celite column partition chromatography
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Fertility and Sterility
    Volume: 84
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1698-1704
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Self-reported sexual function in women and androgen levels- Reply.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
    Volume: 294
    Issue: 17
    Page numbers: 2168-2168
    Publisher: American Medical Association(Illinois)
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Publications in 2004

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  • Puberty and the onset of substance use and abuse


    Year: 2004
    Journal: Pediatrics
    Volume: 114
    Page numbers: 300-306
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  • The accuracy of clinical assessment of dehydration during diabetic ketoacidosis in childhood.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Diabetes Care
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 2485-2487
    Publisher: American Diabetes Association(Virginia)
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Publications in 2003

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  • Relationship between prenatal infant feeding intention and initiation and duration of brestfeeding: a cohort study.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Acta Paediatrica
    Volume: 92
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 352-356
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