Contact Details
| Organization: | Paediatrics Royal Children's Hospital |
| Position: | CHAIR OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH |
| Email: |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| The interface of population health and clinical research | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1985 | |
| Doctor of Medicine | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1995 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Royal Children's Hospital Research Foundation weekly seminar series | 01-Jan-1991 | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Member | Department of Thoracic Medicine Research seminar series | 01-Jan-1991 | 31-Dec-1992 | |
| Member | Division of Respiratory Diseases | 01-Jan-1993 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 01-Jan-1992 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other (Award) | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (Victorian Branch) | Allan and Hanbury's Travelling Fellowship | 01-Jan-1993 |
| Other (Award) | Research Fellow, Respiratory Biology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston | 01-Jan-1993 | |
| Scholarship | National Health and Medical Research Foundation | Post-graduate Research Scholarship, 1991 -1993 | 01-Jan-1991 |
| Scholarship | Australian College of Paediatrics | Travelling Scholarship | 01-Jan-1993 |
| Scholarship | University of Melbourne | Travelling Scholarship | 01-Jan-1993 |
| Scholarship | Boehringer Ingelheim | Travelling Scholarship | 01-Jan-1993 |
| Prize | Royal Melbourne Hospital | Inaugural Ken Grice Prize (Dux, 4th year medicine) | 01-Jan-1980 |
| Scholarship | Sophia University, Tokyo. | Mitsui Education Foundation Scholarship | 01-Jan-1983 |
| Scholarship | Royal Children's Hospital Research Foundation | Post-graduate Research Scholarship | 01-Jan-1991 |
| Prize | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (Vic branch) | Advanced trainee prize | 01-Jan-1991 |
| Other (Award) | Victorian Medical Women?s Society | Constance Stone Award | 01-Jan-2005 |
| Other (Award) | Who's Who Australian Women | Citation | 01-Jan-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Allergy (IMMUNOLOGY) (320201)
- Cellular Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320202)
- Anaesthesiology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321001)
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321006)
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Psychiatry (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321021)
- Reproduction (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321026)
- Respiratory Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321027)
- Clinical Sciences not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321099)
- Clinical Nursing: Primary (Preventative) (NURSING) (321102)
- 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)
- Family Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321209)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Human Bioethics (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321213)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
- Sociology not elsewhere classified (SOCIOLOGY) (370199)
- Other Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (OTHER BEHAVIOURAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES) (389999)
- Music (PERFORMING ARTS) (410101)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Inherited diseases (incl. Gene therapy) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730107)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730118)
- 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)
- Substance abuse (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730205)
- Rural health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730209)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Nutrition (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730215)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Behaviour and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730219)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Palliative care (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730304)
- Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730305)
- 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)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- The creative arts (ARTS AND LEISURE) (750202)
- Youth/child development and welfare (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750312)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH RISK SCREENING OF ADOLESCENTS IN PRIMARY CARE: A CLUSTER RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Priority Driven Research Grants (AHMAC PDR) (AUST HEALTH MINISTER CONFERENCE) | 01/01/2005 |
| Re-orienting general practice toward preventative mental health care for adolescents, utilising the practice nurse: a pilot study. | Chief Investigator | BEYONDBLUE | Victorian Centre of Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders Grants | 01/01/2006 |
| Development and testing of a tool to identify youth at risk of sexually transmitted infections in primary care | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES | Victorian Department of Human Services Public Health Research Projects | 01/05/2006 |
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.