Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Principal Fellow) |
| Email: |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Expertise in immunisation, public health, epidemiology, paediatrics | Immunisation, public health interventions and refugee health | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery | Adelaide University | 31-Dec-1988 | |
| Applied Epidemiology | The Australian National University | 31-Dec-1998 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | National Working Party for Varicella Vaccine | Expert group advising ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) | 01-Jan-2000 | |
| Member | National Working Party for Meningococcal Vaccine | Expert group advising ATAGI | 01-Jan-2000 | |
| Member | The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada | Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology | 01-Jan-1998 | |
| Member | University of Melbourne, Department of General Medicine | Honorary Academic Fellow | 01-Jan-2000 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (FAFPHM) | 31-Dec-1999 |
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 31-Dec-1995 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship | National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health (NCEPH) | Masters of Applied Epidemiology Scholarship, 1996 - 1997 | 01-Jan-1996 |
| Prize | University of Adelaide | Paediatrics Prize,Top ranked student | 01-Jan-1988 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Medical Parasitology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320405)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Respiratory Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321027)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321203)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Indigenous Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321207)
- 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)
- Complementary/Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classified (COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE) (321399)
- Migration (DEMOGRAPHY) (370502)
- Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified (OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY) (379999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Prevention - biologicals (e.g. vaccines) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670401)
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730111)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730206)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Occupational health (excl. economic development aspects) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730208)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Dental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730214)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding influenza mortality and the effects of vaccination in the elderly | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 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.