I am an epidemiologist with a particular interest in injury prevention, injury data systems and safety promotion as they apply to the context of sports injury. I also contribut to the broager field of epidemiology, through the theoretical and methodilogic
Towards A National Sports Safety Strategy - Addressing Facilitators And Barriers Towards Safety Guideline Uptake.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$965,834.00
Summary
Most sports injury prevention evidence is yet to be translated from professional to community sports settings. Using community-based Australian football clubs, this project will develop and evaluate the strategic implementation of an evidence-based sports safety package. This will provide important information about how to best support community sports clubs to ensure evidence-based safety programs are translated into sustainable policies and practice and public health benefits are maximised
An Examination Of The Relationship Between Alcohol-related Injury (ARI) And Licensed Premises
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$78,686.00
Summary
There is growing interest in acute alcohol-related problems, and especially injuries. These are often experienced by young people, frequently as a consequence of intoxication or drinking in unsafe settings. Little work has been undertaken in Australia to systematically examined alcohol-related injuries (ARIs). This study will examine ARIs, identify the frequency with which such problems present to a local hospital, record the nature of the injuries, details of the person sustaining it, and the d ....There is growing interest in acute alcohol-related problems, and especially injuries. These are often experienced by young people, frequently as a consequence of intoxication or drinking in unsafe settings. Little work has been undertaken in Australia to systematically examined alcohol-related injuries (ARIs). This study will examine ARIs, identify the frequency with which such problems present to a local hospital, record the nature of the injuries, details of the person sustaining it, and the drinking location. Characteristics of drinking locations and drinking settings, in particular licensed premises, will be examined to determine their association with ARIs. Then an intervention will be undertaken in conjunction with local police, to address the conditions of the drinking environment with the aim of reducing ARIs and other alcohol-related problems stemming from licensed premises. The intervention will form part of a randomised controlled trial where licensed premises, identified through monthly police data as hot spots, receive either an intervention or act as a control. In the following month, controls receive the intervention (a cross-over design). The intervention was established in 1998 by Gold Coast police and involves police, fire and liquor licensing officers undertaking an on-site inspection and taking prescribed actions. It is hypothesised that this action should result in a decreased level of ARIs being generated from premises which receive the intervention, compared to those that do not. This is an intersectoral, collaborative project aimed at improving community safety through a concerted effort by police, health and the licensees.Read moreRead less
Increasing School Connectedness: Boosting The Effects Of A Curriculum-based Injury Prevention Program For Adolescents
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$116,198.00
Summary
Adolescent injury is a significant problem that requires comprehensive and multi-level prevention approaches. Research has shown that a lack of adolescent connection in the school context is associated with injury-risk behaviour and adverse health outcomes. This study involves the development of a school connectedness intervention to increase the effectiveness of the individually-oriented Skills for Preventing Injury in Youth (SPIY) program in reducing adolescent risk behaviour and injury.
Risk Factors For Upper Limb Fractures In Children Falling From Playground Equipment - A Case Control Study
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$355,770.00
Summary
Each year in Victoria, up to 5,000 children attend hospital emergency departments with injuries associated with playground equipment. Approximately 1,000 children are admitted to hospital, reflecting the severity of these injuries. The estimated total lifetime treatment costs of these injuries is in the vicinity of $7.9 million (1996-97). In over three quarters of these children, a fall from equipment resulted in injury. Arm fracture is the most frequent and most costly injury. This study aims t ....Each year in Victoria, up to 5,000 children attend hospital emergency departments with injuries associated with playground equipment. Approximately 1,000 children are admitted to hospital, reflecting the severity of these injuries. The estimated total lifetime treatment costs of these injuries is in the vicinity of $7.9 million (1996-97). In over three quarters of these children, a fall from equipment resulted in injury. Arm fracture is the most frequent and most costly injury. This study aims to determine the factors which influence the risk of arm fracture in the event of a fall from playground equipment. It will focus in particular, on the height of the equipment and the type of undersurfacing. The study will involve interviewing children who have fallen from playground equipment at school or at pre-school. The results of the study will be used to make recommendations on how to improve the safety of playgrounds.Read moreRead less
The Epidemiology, Healthcare Utilisation, Treatment Pathways And Patient Outcomes For Burn Injuries In Western Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$404,579.00
Summary
The aims of this research proposal are to investigate the patterns of burn injury, health service utilisation, economic costs, treatment pathways, and outcomes for all patients hospitalized with burn injury in Western Australia for the period 1999-2008. An important focus will also be on the developing preventative injury education strategies. The proposal outlines a new collaborative initiative between the Burn Service of WA and the WA Centre for Population Health Research at Curtin University.