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HEALTH CHECK<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Newsletter<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 4 September <strong>2005</strong><br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Vision<br />
Promoting <strong>Health</strong>, Enabling Communities<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> will, through leadership and innovation in teaching, research and<br />
community engagement, create sustained improvements in all aspects of health<br />
and health care for the local, national and international communities.<br />
Inside this issue:<br />
School of Physiotherapy<br />
and Exercise Science 2<br />
School of Pharmacy 2<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> Psychological<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Research Centre 2<br />
Staff Profiles 3<br />
Group News 4<br />
Staff News 4<br />
Student News 4<br />
Conferences/Events 4<br />
T & L Report 5<br />
Conference Presentations 5<br />
Publications 6<br />
Research 6<br />
www. griffith.edu.au/health/<br />
Outstanding Research Achievements by<br />
Students in Medical Science<br />
PhD Students in the School of Medical Science have performed exceptionally at recent scientific meetings,<br />
showcasing the strength of their research supervised by Dr Nigel Morrison and creating opportunities for<br />
their future research careers.<br />
About 5000 delegates met recently in Nashville, USA to hear the cutting edge of bone research at the<br />
<strong>2005</strong> American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) conference.<br />
This prestigious meeting has a challenging abstract submission procedure and securing a place on the<br />
scientific program is extremely competitive so it was an accomplishment for the student’s abstracts to<br />
result in two oral presentations, a plenary poster and two posters.<br />
As further evidence of the high scientific standard of our research students, Alex Stephens was awarded an<br />
“ASBMR Young Investigator”, making him a world-leading young scientist in his field of bone research.<br />
Alex Stephens, James Doecke, Rouha Granfar, Tina Selinger (pictured at left), Michael Kim and Chris Day<br />
(pictured below) also won travel grants from the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society<br />
(ANZBMS) to attend its annual scientific meeting in Perth recently.<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> created history there as it was the first time that all abstracts submitted by a single research group<br />
have been selected as contenders for the Young Investigator Awards.<br />
James Doecke was ultimately awarded the <strong>2005</strong> ANZBMS Young Investigator Award but he had some stiff<br />
competition from his colleagues.<br />
Rouha Granfar has already won this award in 2003 and was awarded a competitive PhD scholarship from<br />
Osteoporosis Australia. Chris Day has published nine papers to date and was a strong contender.<br />
All presentations were highly rated with Michael Kim recently published in the Journal of Biological<br />
Chemistry.<br />
Other outcomes from these meetings included Michael Kim accepting<br />
employment at Yale <strong>University</strong> and Chris Day being offered a place at<br />
Edinburgh <strong>University</strong>.<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> can be justifiably proud of this research team and their outstanding<br />
achievements.<br />
From the Office of PVC (<strong>Health</strong>)<br />
This issue of HEALTH CHECK celebrates major <strong>Health</strong> Group achievements with respect to Program<br />
accreditation in Nutrition and Psychology, prestigious student awards at major national scientific meeting<br />
and staff successfully completing their doctorates to highlight a few. The Group is performing at a high<br />
level in research with further research grant successes, peer reviewed publications and conference<br />
presentations. Grants of over half a million dollars have been awarded over the past two months.<br />
I invite you to visit the new <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> website at www.griffith.edu.au/health.<br />
Professor Allan Cripps<br />
Pro Vice Chancellor (<strong>Health</strong>)<br />
Editorial Co-ordinator: Sue Gibbons s.gibbons@griffith.edu.au phone 5678 0796
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School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science<br />
Head of School – Dr Lewis Adams<br />
The School of Physiotherapy and Exercise<br />
Science introduced its Bachelor of<br />
Exercise Science in 1995 with an intake of<br />
around 30 students. Since then the degree<br />
has been linked with other relevant areas<br />
of study generating double degrees with<br />
Education, Psychology, Business, and<br />
Physiotherapy. Last year the School had<br />
an undergraduate intake of 200, while<br />
maintaining a high ranking in an expanding<br />
marketplace of exercise-related programs<br />
across Australia.<br />
In 1999, the School was the first in Australia to start a graduate<br />
entry physiotherapy program, which, with our undergraduate<br />
program, now graduates about 60 qualified and highly sought<br />
after physiotherapists annually.<br />
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Research in the School spans a broad spectrum of activity ranging<br />
from the biochemical basis of hypoxic tolerance in sharks to injury<br />
prevention and management in top class golfers. The School’s<br />
excellent research facilities allow state-of-the-art analysis of<br />
physiological, structural and neurobiomechanical responses to<br />
exercise, enabling research targeted at improving performance in<br />
athletes as well as quality of life in clinical populations.<br />
School of Pharmacy<br />
Head of School – Prof Nerida Smith<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong> commenced a pharmacy<br />
programme to assist the pharmacy<br />
profession to meet the current and future<br />
pharmacist workforce shortage, particularly<br />
in the Gold Coast and rural areas. Our<br />
pharmacy programme comprises a 3 year<br />
BPharmSc followed by a 3 semester MPharm.<br />
After completing university studies, all<br />
pharmacy graduates in Australia undertake a<br />
48 week Pharmacist Internship Training<br />
programme, then apply to the Board to register and practise as<br />
pharmacists.<br />
In mid-2006 our first 50 MPharm graduates will graduate and<br />
commence their Internships. Our articulated pharmacy<br />
programme has received preliminary accreditation from the<br />
Council of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities. We apply for<br />
provisional accreditation next year. Recently we re-located to<br />
new premises in G16 (Clinical Sciences 2) where we now enjoy<br />
“state of the art” teaching facilities and look forward to getting<br />
the research programme underway.<br />
Director – Prof Kim Halford<br />
The <strong>Griffith</strong> Psychological <strong>Health</strong><br />
Research Centre (GPHRC) was<br />
established in 2003, is directed by<br />
Professor Kim Halford, and includes 15<br />
academic staff and 50 PhD students. The<br />
GPHRC aims to develop, evaluate and<br />
disseminate programs that promote<br />
psychological health.<br />
Our dedicated staff of 15 includes academic, clinical practitioners and<br />
administration staff, and they are ably supported by academic staff<br />
from other School teaching into our programme and the many<br />
community and hospital pharmacists in the local and rural areas<br />
providing clinical placement experiences for our students.<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> Psychological <strong>Health</strong> Research Centre<br />
In August the GPHRC held its annual conference including<br />
presentations from 10 staff, 35 PhD students and leading guest<br />
researchers Professor Tom Ollendick (Virginia Polytechnic Institute)<br />
on child anxiety, and Professor Christina Lee (<strong>University</strong> of<br />
Queensland) on the Longitudinal Australian Women’s <strong>Health</strong><br />
project.<br />
The Centre has graduated over 20 PhDs,<br />
attracted over $2 million in external<br />
funding, hosted 7 international visitors, and held two<br />
conferences in the last two years. Current externally funded<br />
projects include work on amphetamine abuse, predicting<br />
relationship satisfaction in the early years of marriage, helping<br />
couples make the transition to parenthood, and enhancing<br />
parenting in families with a history of drug and/or child abuse.<br />
Prof Tom Ollendick (centre)<br />
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute<br />
Prof Christina Lee from UQ
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Staff Profiles<br />
Dr Chris Barclay BSc MSc(Hons) PhD<br />
Senior Lecturer, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science<br />
Chris Barclay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science. Chris is a Physiologist<br />
with a particular interest in cellular and molecular aspects of energy use by muscle. Chris completed his PhD in<br />
1989 in the Department of Physiology, <strong>University</strong> of Auckland and then, as a Wellcome-<strong>Health</strong> Research<br />
Council (NZ) Fellow, worked in the UK investigating the cellular causes of muscular fatigue. In 1992, he moved<br />
to the Physiology Department at Monash <strong>University</strong> where his research was focussed on the efficiency of<br />
different types of mammalian muscle. In 2002, Chris took up his current position at <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong> and<br />
established the Muscle Energetics Laboratory.<br />
Current projects in the laboratory include mathematical modelling of diffusive oxygen supply to isolated<br />
muscles, characterising the energetics of mouse cardiac muscle and its responses to ischaemia and investigating<br />
how the interaction between muscles and their tendons can save energy and enhance power generation. The<br />
main technique used in this research is measurement of thermodynamic changes that accompany muscle contraction and this<br />
laboratory is one of just two in the world carrying out this type of research.<br />
Chris aims to keep his laboratory at the forefront of international muscle research by extending the range of techniques used and by<br />
linking with the PES Biomechanics group (headed by Dr Rod Barrett) that studies related aspects of muscle function in humans.<br />
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Dr Enoch Chan BPharm(Hons), PhD(Pharm and Chem) UQ, RPharm (Qld), MPS, MAPPS, JP (Qual)<br />
School of Pharmacy, Lecturer<br />
Dr Enoch Chan has been a practising community pharmacist for a number of years before completed a PhD in<br />
pharmacy and chemistry at The <strong>University</strong> of Queensland under the supervision of Prof Istvan Toth in <strong>2005</strong>. He<br />
previously worked for the biotech company, Alchemia Pty Ltd, and later travelled to the Uppsala <strong>University</strong> in<br />
Sweden as a visiting researcher working with Prof Per Artursson. His research was directed at the enhancement<br />
of peptide absorption using chemical strategies. This involves organic synthesis of novel carbohydrate and lipid<br />
conjugates of immunomodulating peptides.<br />
He also utilises Caco-2 intestinal epithelium, artificial membrane (PAMPA) models and pharmacokinetic studies in<br />
animals to evaluate oral absorption of peptide drugs. Other research interests include the use of M-cell model to<br />
investigate vaccine delivery, LC-MS/MS of drug analysis and Chinese traditional medicine.<br />
A/Prof Sharon Dawe<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong> Psychological <strong>Health</strong> Research Centre<br />
Sharon Dawe is an Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology at <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong>. She has been working as a<br />
researcher and clinician in the field of substance misuse and mental health for over 15 years starting at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of London where her PhD thesis was an investigation of the neurochemical basis of drug reward in<br />
humans. She then moved onto postdoctoral work at the <strong>University</strong> of London investigating neuropsychology of<br />
schizophrenia with Professor JA Gray.<br />
Sharon came to Australia in 1995 to the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (UNSW) to conduct a<br />
randomised controlled trial of cue exposure in problem drinkers. She moved to her current position at <strong>Griffith</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> in July 1996. Her work has included a number of randomised controlled trials of psychological<br />
treatments, in particular cue exposure in opioid dependence, alcohol dependence and women with comorbid<br />
alcohol disorders and bulimia. She has recently been involved in the development and evaluation of the Parents<br />
Under Pressure program in collaboration with Paul H Harnett (UQ). This program targets multi problem families<br />
with substance use problems and has been funded by the NH&MRC, NSW <strong>Health</strong> and Qld <strong>Health</strong>. She has retained her interest in the<br />
biological basis of personality and has continued to work within Gray’s theoretical model of personality to investigate the relationship of<br />
impulsivity to drug addiction.<br />
She is currently collaborating with colleagues at the <strong>University</strong> of London to establish a longitudinal study of personality, family and peer<br />
factors in the development of problem substance use in young people. She is the chief investigator on a multi site, prospective study of<br />
the development of psychosis in amphetamine users, collaborating with colleagues from <strong>University</strong> of Melbourne, <strong>University</strong> of<br />
Queensland and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW. This is also funded by the NHMRC. Sharon, the mother of<br />
two young children, combines work and family life successfully much of the time. Her ambitions include becoming a “good enough”<br />
tennis player and a professor one day.
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Group News<br />
ACCREDITATION<br />
Public <strong>Health</strong>: Full accreditation of the Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (MND) Program on the Gold Coast awarded for the next 5<br />
years by the Dietitians Association of Australia.<br />
This a significant step for the Masters program (having been only provisionally accredited since the program began in 1998). The<br />
decision was made following an extensive review process by the Dietetic Standards and Accreditation Committee which included a site<br />
visit in early August. Ben Desbrow would like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the program, especially Dr Roger<br />
Hughes (the original program convenor) for the energy and support they bring to the program. With the expanding demand for places,<br />
the calibre of our graduates and this new accreditation announcement, Ben believes the MND program is well positioned for a<br />
prosperous future.<br />
Psychology: Full accreditation for Undergraduate, Fourth Year, and Clinical Postgraduate degrees programs on Gold Coast campus<br />
awarded for the next 5 years by the Australian Psychological Society.<br />
Staff News<br />
RECENT APPOINTMENTS<br />
Public <strong>Health</strong>: Dr Glen Shaw, Senior Lecturer (Environmental <strong>Health</strong>).<br />
Nursing and Midwifery: Dr Melanie Jessup commenced as an associate lecturer.<br />
Medical Science: Dr Alfreda Stadlin has recently joined the School of Medical Science. Her research interests are on the genes<br />
involved in substance abuse and she already has an NHMRC and a NIH grant submitted this year for funding.<br />
Visiting Academic<br />
Dr Kristin Natalier is on study leave from the School of Sociology, Social Work and Tourism at the <strong>University</strong> of Tasmania and is<br />
working in the School of Public <strong>Health</strong> during September on research looking at the question of private health insurance choices, and<br />
how these are affected through people's risk perceptions.<br />
ACTIVITIES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Psychology: Dr Debra Bath was awarded <strong>Griffith</strong> Teaching Fellowship, Semester 2, <strong>2005</strong> for project “First-year learning environment”.<br />
Human Services: Dr Karen Noble and Dr Stephen Larmar were both awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, from the<br />
Queensland <strong>University</strong> of Technology and <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong> respectively.<br />
Public <strong>Health</strong>: Mark Quinn (Work and <strong>Health</strong> graduate 2004) has been awarded the Safety Institute of Australia Medal Award. This is<br />
a prestigious award and is recognised by industry as a very high achievement in occupational health and safety practice.<br />
Student News<br />
PRIZES AND AWARDS<br />
Prizes and Awards Ceremonies were held on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane on 19 August and 13 September respectively. In total 36<br />
awards were presented to <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Students.<br />
PHYSIOTHERAPY OVERSEAS PLACEMENT<br />
Master of Physiotherapy students Adam Daniels and Shane Tompson spent their supervised hospital placement working as team<br />
physiotherapists for the MRF Cricket Academy in India during July with financial assistance from <strong>Griffith</strong> International and <strong>Griffith</strong> Sports<br />
College.<br />
HONOURS OPTION IN HEALTH<br />
Honours programs are available across a wide range of <strong>Griffith</strong>’s undergraduate health (bachelor) degrees. An information page for<br />
prospective honours students is available on the <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>Health</strong> website.<br />
Conferences / Events<br />
ANZAME : The Association for <strong>Health</strong> Professional Eduction “Fill the Gap” Conference 29 June-2 July 2006. Abstract closing<br />
date 10 February 2006. Further information: www.anzame.unsw.edu.au.<br />
Denise Polit Seminars : Internationally acclaimed researcher and author of “Nursing Research” and “Essentials of Nursing Research”<br />
who is the <strong>2005</strong> <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong> Sir Allan Sewell Visiting Scholar will be presenting the following seminars during October.<br />
“Developing composite scales”; “Establishing Content validity”; “Conducting a critical review of the literature”; “Developing and testing effective<br />
clinical interventions”; “External validity; The importance of generalizability in an EBP environment”; “Tips for successful grantsmanship”.<br />
RSVP essential by email to p.kennedy@griffith.edu.au.
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Dean Teaching and Learning Report<br />
I wish to congratulate Dr Debra Bath (Psychology, Gold Coast) who was awarded a <strong>Griffith</strong> Teaching Fellowship and acknowledge Dr<br />
Alf Lizzio’s appointment as chair of the <strong>University</strong>’s Student Orientation and Engagement Committee. Also, on 13 September, <strong>2005</strong> I<br />
was delighted to present prizes and awards to 9 students from the <strong>Health</strong> Group enrolled in the Schools of Human Services, Nursing<br />
and Midwifery and Public <strong>Health</strong>. Congratulations to all recipients.<br />
The Discipline Review of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry will occur on 24-28 October, <strong>2005</strong>. Professor Peter Dunkley from<br />
Newcastle <strong>University</strong> has accepted the role of chair. Professor Simon Manley, formerly of QIMR, and Dr Ron Swann from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Western Australia have accepted panel membership. The following academics will lead the Discipline Teams to provide<br />
information and lead the consultation processes leading up to meetings with the Discipline Review Panel: Dr Jay Browning – Physiology;<br />
Dr Helen Massa – Anatomy; and Dr Dean Pountney – Biochemistry.<br />
The inaugural <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong> Learning and Teaching Committee, chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor T&L Professor John Dewar,<br />
was held 5 September. The <strong>Health</strong> Group is represented by myself, Dr Heather Alexander and Dr Alf Lizzio.<br />
Professor Stephanie Short<br />
Conference Presentations<br />
Ansariardi, Howard, PF. The epidemiology and burden of disease of typhoid in Makassar City,<br />
Indonesia. The 13 th World Congress of Epidemiology Bangkok, Indonesia, 22-25 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Brammer J, Carmosino. H. Patient understanding, knowledge and use of PCA for pain management.<br />
IASP 11 th International Congress, 21-26 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Carmosino H, Brammer J. Patient controlled analgesia – Misleading misnomer. IASP 11 th International<br />
Congress 21-26 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Chan KW, Lee PY, Lam AKY, Law S, Wong J. Fas expression in a favourable prognostic factor in<br />
oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Fourth Asia-Pacific IAP Beijing, China 23-26 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
PT112, p296-297.<br />
Clarke J, Foxwell R, Kyd J, Cripps A. Cytokine and Chemokine regulation during nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae lung infection. ASM<br />
<strong>2005</strong>, Canberra, 25-29 September <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Cook M. Research in the clinical field: the joys and pitfalls. Research Centre for Clinical Practice Innovation, School of Nursing and<br />
Midwifery, <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong>, 18 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Coyne E, Rogers Clark, C. Breast cancer in young women: Psychological challenges. Annual Oncology Nurses Group 7–10 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Cripps AW. Infections of the Middle Ear in Childhood and Their Sequelae. Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Conference,<br />
Canberra, September <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Easton DM, Foxwell R, Cripps A, Kyd J. Characterisation of M35, a Porin Protein from Moraxella catarrhalis, and Identification of an<br />
Immunodominant Surface Loop. ASM <strong>2005</strong>, Canberra, 25-29 September, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Jessup M. ‘All at Sea': staying afloat when the diagnosis is cystic fibrosis. 6 th Australian & New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis Conference 21-23<br />
August, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Krishnamurthy A, Ellett R, Cripps A, Kyd J. Cytokine Otitis media: A polymicrobial approach and protein expression. ASM <strong>2005</strong>,<br />
Canberra, 25-29 September, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Lam A. Pathology and molecular biology of thyroid carcinomas: updates on clinicopathological correlations. Fourth Asia-Pacific IAP Beijing,<br />
China 23-26 August <strong>2005</strong>. OP27, p90-91.<br />
Lam A. Pathology of thyroid cancer. Department of Pathology, Beijing Miliary Hospital. 25 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Lam A. Update on thyroid carcinomas in children and adolescents. <strong>2005</strong> Concurrent meetings of the Australasian Association of paediatric<br />
surgeons, society of paediatric anaesthesia in New Zealand and Australia and Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Pathology Group<br />
Townsville 18-21 August <strong>2005</strong>. p26.<br />
Mitchell ML, Valks K, Inglis-Simons. The current status of family bereavement programs in Australian intensive care units. 9 th World<br />
Congress of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Buenos Aires, 27 th – 31 st August, <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Mitchell ML. Improving transfer from intensive care for families and nurses by using a structured individualised format. 9 th World Congress<br />
of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Buenos Aires, 27–31 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Moyle W. Australian Aged Care. Japanese Study Tour Group, School of Nursing and Midwifery, <strong>Griffith</strong> <strong>University</strong>. 7 July <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Moyle W & Allen G. An Australian <strong>University</strong>’s response to ethics education of researchers and students. Second International<br />
Conference on Teaching Applied and Professional Ethics in Higher Education. Real World. Real People: Ethics in a Virtual World<br />
Roehampton <strong>University</strong>, London, UK. 30 August-1 September <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Moyle W, McAllister M, Venturato L, Goopy S, Adams T, Iselin G, Hingst M. Determining QOL in people institutionalised with dementia.<br />
International Psychogeriatric Conference Stockholm, Sweden, 20–25 September <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Patterson E & Forrester K. Clinical Risk Management: The role of the medical receptionist and triaging. Ipswich and West Moreton Division<br />
of General Practice 10 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
Patterson E & Fenwick C. Developing current & future practice nurses. Gold Coast Division of General Practice 24 August <strong>2005</strong>.<br />
St John W. Invited presentation. Daily-living self-management of persistent urinary incontinence: Strategies for older women, younger<br />
women and men who live in the community. Pelvic <strong>Health</strong> Interest Group Gold Coast 23 August <strong>2005</strong>.
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Publications<br />
Cooke M, Chaboyer W, Hiratos M, Schluter P. The effect of music on pre-operative anxiety in day<br />
surgery. J Adv Nurs <strong>2005</strong>;52:47-55.<br />
Creed, PA & Klisch J. Future outlook and financial strain: Testing the personal agency and latent<br />
deprivation models of unemployment and well-being. J Occup <strong>Health</strong> Psychol. <strong>2005</strong>;10:251-60.<br />
Curtain R, Sundholm J, Lea R, Ovcaric M, MacMillan J, <strong>Griffith</strong>s LR. Association analysis of a highly<br />
polymorphic CAG repeat in the human potassium channel gene KCNN3 and migraine<br />
susceptibility. BMC Med Genet <strong>2005</strong>;6:32.<br />
Davis C, Cooke M, Holzhauser K, Jones M, Finucane J. The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels<br />
of emergency nurses. Aust Emerg Nurs J, <strong>2005</strong>;8:43-50.<br />
Day CJ, Kim M, Lopez CM, Nicholson GC, Morrison NA. NFAT expression in human osteoclasts. J Cell Biochem. <strong>2005</strong>;95:17-23.<br />
Granfar RMS, Day CJ, Kim MS, Morrison NA. Optimised 18S rRNA reference and real-time quantitative PCR assays for RANKL<br />
regulated genes. Mol Cell Probes. <strong>2005</strong>;19:119-26.<br />
Heather, N., and Dawe, S. Level of impaired control predicts outcome of moderation-oriented treatment for alcohol problems.<br />
Addiction. <strong>2005</strong>;100:945-52.<br />
Hoyal CR, Kammerer S, Roth RB, Reneland R, Marnelloa G, Kiechle M, Schwarz-Boeger U, <strong>Griffith</strong>s LR, Ebner F, Rehbock J, Nelson<br />
MR, Braun A. Genetic polymorphisms in DPF3 associated with risk of breast cancer and lymph node metastases. J Carcinog<br />
<strong>2005</strong>;4:13.<br />
Johnson MP, Lea RA, Colson NJ, MacMillan JC, <strong>Griffith</strong>s LR. A Population Genomics Overview of the Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase<br />
(nNOS) Gene and it’s Relationship to Migraine Susceptibility. Cell Molec Biol <strong>2005</strong>;51: 285-292.<br />
Kim MS, Day CJ, Morrison NA. MCP-1 is induced by RANKL, promotes human osteoclast fusion and rescues GM-CSF suppression of<br />
osteoclast formation. J Biol Chem. <strong>2005</strong>;280:16163-69.<br />
Mitchell ML & Courtney M. An intervention study to improve the transfer of ICU patients to the ward – evaluation by family members.<br />
Aust Crit Care <strong>2005</strong>;18:61-69.<br />
Mitchell ML & Courtney M. An intervention study to improve the transfer of ICU patients to the ward – evaluation by ICU nurses. Aust<br />
Crit Care <strong>2005</strong>;18:123-128.<br />
Morrison NA, George PM, Vaughan T, Tilyard MW, Frampton CM, Gilchrist NL. Vitamin D receptor genotypes influence the success of<br />
calcitriol therapy for recurrent vertebral fracture in osteoporosis. Pharmacogenet Genomics. <strong>2005</strong>;15:127-35.<br />
Sabapathy S, Schneider DA, Morris NR. The VO2 slow component: relationship between plasma ammonia and EMG activity. Med Sci<br />
Sports Exerc. <strong>2005</strong>;37:1502-09.<br />
Salkeld G, Solomon M, Butow P, Short L. ‘Discrete-choice experiment to measure patient preferences for the surgical management of<br />
colorectal cancer’, Br J Surg. <strong>2005</strong>;92:742-47.<br />
Selinger C, Day CJ, Morrison NA. Optimized transfection of diced siRNA into mature primary human osteoclasts: inhibition of<br />
cathepsin K mediated bone resorption by siRNA. J Cell Biochem <strong>2005</strong> [7 Sep Epub ahead of print].<br />
Shaban RZ & Brandenburg E. Book Review: Nursing Research, Methods, Critical Appraisal and Utilization. J Emerg Prim <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
<strong>2005</strong>;3:12.<br />
Tajouri L, Ovcaric M, Curtain R, Lea R, Johnson M, Csurhes P, Pender MP, <strong>Griffith</strong>s LR. Allelic Variation in the Vitamin D Receptor<br />
Gene is Associated with Multiple Sclerosis in an Australian Population. J Neurogenet. <strong>2005</strong>;19:25-38.<br />
Tilbury C. Child protection services in Queensland, poste-Forde Inquiry. Children Australia. <strong>2005</strong>;30:1-7.<br />
Research: Funded Projects<br />
Cooke M, Moyle W, Shields L, Jenkins V. The outcomes of a home based pulmonary maintenance program for<br />
individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study. Research Centre for Clinical Practice<br />
Innovation, School of Nursing and Midwifery (<strong>2005</strong>/06:$5000).<br />
Fu C, Moyle W, Cooke M. An investigation of complementary therapy on disruptive behaviour in people with<br />
dementia. Qld Nursing Council Research (<strong>2005</strong>/6:$5000).<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong>s L. Gene Expression Studies on Multiple Sclerosis. CBio (<strong>2005</strong>/2006:$335,844).<br />
<strong>Griffith</strong>s L & Nyholt D. Migraine ESR and PGR Gene Analysis. QIMR-GU (<strong>2005</strong>/2006:$30,000).<br />
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