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2006

Craig Anderson

• INTERACT (INTEnsive blood pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral haemorrhage Trial): progress report. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia. Adelaide, Australia, October 2006.
• Medical treatment of risk management. ASEANZ Cardiovascular & Lipid Forum. Melbourne, Australia, June 2006.
• Stroke prevention: medical treatment of risk management. ASEANZ Scientific Meeting. Melbourne, Australia, June 2006.
• Management of blood pressure in stroke prevention. Zhongshan Hospital affiliated with Dalian University. Shanghai, PR China, June 2006.
• Depression and stroke. 5th Annual Baker Heart Research Institute and The George Institute for International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.
• Blood pressure control in intracranial cerebral hemorrhage, INTERACT. Stroke Prevention in Asia-Pacific Countries and Regions - Stroke in Australia and Neuroprotection and Stem-cell Therapy in Stroke. Asia- Pacific Conference Against Stroke (APCAS). Shanghai, PR China, March 2006.
• Anatomy of multicentre clinical trials research: a case study of the treatment of intracerebral haemorrhage. Repatriation General Hospital and Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health. Adelaide, Australia, February 2006.
• New directions in management of intracerebral haemorrhage. Annual Meeting of Thai Stroke Society. Bangkok, Thailand, January 2006.
• What is happening with trends in the frequency and severity of stroke? Annual Meeting of Thai Stroke Society. Bangkok, Thailand, January 2006.

Kate Anderson

• The good, the bad and the non-compliant: could compliance-related stereotyping increase barriers to Indigenous Australian patients accessing optimal treatments? 4th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics (COMET). Cardiff, UK, June 2006.
• Psychosocial criteria in Australian practice guidelines for determining patient suitability for kidney transplantation. Transplant Society of Australia & New Zealand (TSANZ). Canberra, Australia, March 2006.

Alireza Ansary-Moghaddam

• The impact of cigarette smoking on mortality from upper aero-digestive cancers in the Asia Pacific region. 5th Annual Conference of International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases. Hong Kong, November 2006.

Andrea Avolio

• Comparison of ‘absolute risk approach’ versus ‘risk factor thresholds’ in targeting anti-cholesterol therapy for primary prevention of coronary heart disease in Thailand. Health outcomes 2006: Managing health and disease in today’s society. 12th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference. Canberra, Australia, August 2006.

Ken Butcher

• Blood pressure in acute stroke. 5th Annual Baker Heart Research Institute and The George Institute for International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.

Kristie Carter

• How preventable is stroke? Projecting the future burden of stroke from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) study data. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia. Adelaide, Australia, October 2006.

Alan Cass

• Renal complications in Australian Indigenous communities. International Diabetes Federation Diabetes in Indigenous Peoples Forum. Melbourne, Australia, November 2006.
• Aboriginal health: how can we contribute? Official conference dinner speaker Cardiovascular Lipid Forum. Sydney, Australia, October 2006.
• Achieving best outcomes in managing chronic disease in vulnerable patients. Cardiovascular Lipid Forum. Sydney, Australia, October 2006.
• Chronic kidney disease and the heart: beyond the drive-by angiogram. Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. Canberra, Australia, August 2006.
• Chronic kidney disease: managing and preventing the burden of disease. 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the ANZSN. Melbourne, Australia, August 2006.
• Preventing and treating kidney disease to improve health of Indigenous Australians. Staying Healthy Expo. Alice Springs, Australia, June 2006.
• New approaches to CVD in Indigenous communities. 5th Annual Baker Heart Research Institute and The George Institute for International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.
• Nephrologists’ attitudes to transplantation in Aboriginal (Indigenous) Australians. 14th Asia Pacific Forum in Nephrology. Adelaide, Australia, April 2006.
• Difficult conversations. Discussing organ donation and transplantation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting. Canberra, Australia, March 2006.
• The economic impact of chronic kidney disease in Australia. AMGEN Nephrology Symposium. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.
• Lessons learned from the SHARP study: collaborating to address priority research questions in nephrology. Australasian Kidney Trials Network Symposium. Sydney, Australia, February 2006.

John Chalmers

• Blood pressure and stroke prevention. Satellite Symposium on Central Cardiovascular Regulations. 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension. Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006.
• New insights from ADVANCE. ADVANCE Franco-Italian Meeting on Hypertension. Rome, Italy, October 2006. What we know from trials? Results from high risk hypertensive patients. 5th Franco- Italian Meeting on Hypertension. Rome, Italy, October 2006.
• Messages from major trials. WHO-ISH Meeting on Prevention of Hypertension and Associated Disease. Antalya, Turkey, April 2006.

Clara Chow

• The prevalence and management of diabetes in rural Indian adults. 15th World Congress of Cardiology. Barcelona, Spain, September 2006.

Kathleen Clapham

• Child and youth safety: issues for urban Aboriginal communities. 8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Safe Koori Kids: developing a school and community based safety intervention. 8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Addressing the needs of vulnerable and culturally specific groups: injury and Indigenous Australians (1999-2003). 1st European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Vienna, Austria, June 2006.

Leonie Crampton

• Bringing collaborators together. The Australasian Clinical Research: collaborating to do it right. 16th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Health and Research Data Managers Association and Queensland Clinical Trials Network. Brisbane, Australia, October 2006.

Marlene Fransen

• HIPAID Collaborative Group. The association between ectopic bone formation after hip replacement surgery and clinical outcomes. Results from the HIPAID clinical trial. World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Prague, Czech Republic, December 2006.
• HIPAID Collaborative Group. The safety and efficacy of routine perioperative NSAIDs prophylaxis for ectopic bone formation after hip replacement surgery. A randomised clinical trial. World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Prague, Czech Republic, December 2006.
• The Physical Activity for Osteoarthritis Management (PAFORM) study. A randomised controlled clinical trial evaluating hydrotherapy and Tai Chi classes. World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Prague, Czech Republic, December 2006.
• Rehabilitation after knee replacement surgery in Australia. A national survey. Australian and New Zealand Orthopaedic Associations. Canberra, Australia, October 2006.
• Evidence-based physiotherapy in rheumatology. 12th APLAR Congress for the Asia-Pacific League Against Rheumatism. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 2006.

Maree Hackett

• Improving depression following stroke. Sydney South West Area Health Service Stroke Conference. Sydney, Australia, November 2006.
• Predictors of abnormal mood following stroke: results from the Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS) Study. 15th European Stroke Conference. Brussels, Belgium, May 2006.

Alex Headley

• ChinaQUEST (Quality Evaluation of Stroke care and Treatment) project: an overview. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia. Adelaide, Australia, October 2006.
• ChinaQUEST (QUality Evaluation of Stroke care and Treatment) project: an overview. International Health: Research Informing Policy and Practice ACGHR/PHAA International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.

Stephane Heritier

• From robust estimation to robust testing. 27th Annual Conference, International Society for Clinical Biostatistics. University of Geneva, Switzerland, August 2006.

Reece Hinchcliff

• Stakeholder analysis of the road safety research-to-policy process in New South Wales and Western Australia. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.

Hung Dang Viet

• Motorcycle related injuries and helmet use in Vietnam. International Conference on Injury Prevention and Safe Community Development. Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2006.

Rachel Huxley

• Are there ethnic differences in the attributable risks of obesity? Conference on Obesity and Related Disease Control in China. Beijing, PR China, November 2006. Early life determinants of cardiovascular risk. Australian Nutrition Society. Sydney, Australia, November 2006.
• Impact of smoking cessation on mortality from lung cancer in the Asia Pacific region. International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Disease. Hong Kong, November 2006.

Shaheenul Islam

• Declining rates of stroke in Perth, Western Australia during 1989 to 2001: results of the Perth Community Stroke Study. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia. Adelaide, Australia, October 2006.

Rebecca Ivers

• DRIVE Study update. Annual Meeting of the Australian Driver Trainers Association. Sydney, Australia, December 2006. Improving vision to prevent falls among older people: a randomised trial. 38th Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists. Sydney, Australia, November 2006.
• Alcohol and drug use and risky driving in young people: the DRIVE Study. The Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference. Gold Coast, Australia, October 2006.
• Supervised driving experience in learner drivers - the DRIVE Study. The Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference. Gold Coast, Australia, October 2006.
• Supervised driving experience in learner drivers - the DRIVE Study. The International Traffic Medicine Association 20th World Conference. Melbourne, Australia, October 2006.
• Improving vision to prevent falls among older people: a randomised trial. 8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Supervised driving experience in learner drivers - the DRIVE Study. 8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Systematic reviews in motorcycle research: evidence to inform research and policy. 8th Australian Injury Prevention Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Descriptive epidemiological data on road traffic injuries in China. The China-Australia Partnership for Health Scientific Workshop. Beijing, PR China, May 2006.
• Motorcycle helmet legislation for preventing injuries in motorcyclists. 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Durban, South Africa, April 2006.
• Supervised driving experience in learner drivers - the DRIVE Study. 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Durban, South Africa, April 2006.
• Randomised controlled trials: the only way to decide on effective injury prevention programs. International Injury Research Methods Conference. Cape Town, South Africa, April 2006.

Meg Jardine

• Depression and chronic kidney disease. 5th Annual Baker Heart Research Institute and The George Institute for International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.

Rohina Joshi

• High blood pressure related diseases: a leading cause of death in rural Andhra Pradesh. The High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia. Melbourne, Australia, December 2006.
• The Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative. Mortality Surveillance in Developing Countries - an investigator’s workshop. New Delhi, India, April 2006.
• Verbal autopsy methods - a review. Mortality Surveillance in Developing Countries - an investigator’s workshop. New Delhi, India, April 2006.
• Vascular mortality in rural Andhra Pradesh, India. The Heart Foundation Conference. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.

Andre Pascal Kengne

• Cardiovascular risk profile of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients in Cameroon. 19th World Diabetes Congress. Cape Town, South Africa, December 2006.
• Influence of oral glucose tolerance test on plasma leptin in obese and non-obese Cameroonians. 19th World Diabetes Congress. Cape Town, South Africa, December 2006.
• Systolic blood pressure, diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia- Pacific region. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.
• Temporal changes in blood pressure levels and prevalence of hypertension in sub- Saharan Africa. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.
• Compliance to biomedical therapy in sub-Sahara Africa: the perspective of social science findings from Cameroon. 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society Hypertension. Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006.
• Temporal changes in blood pressure levels and the prevalence of hypertension in urban and rural Cameroon. A ten years trend study. 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension. Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006.

Crystal Lee

• Discrimination of cardiovascular risk factors by simple measures of overweight and obesity. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.
• A systematic review of the association between the four measures of adiposity and cardiovascular risk factors.10th International Congress on Obesity Sydney, Australia, September 2006.

Nicole Li

• A low sodium, high potassium salt substitute substantially lowers blood pressure levels among high-risk individuals in rural northern China - the China Salt Substitute Study. 16th Scientific Meeting of the European Society of Hypertension. Madrid, Spain, June 2006.
• Plant sterol enriched milk tea significantly decreases blood cholesterol levels in Chinese adults. 5th Congress of Asian Pacific Society of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Diseases. Jeju, Korea, April 2006.
• A low sodium, high potassium salt substitute substantially lowers blood pressure levels among high-risk individuals in rural northern China. Cardiovascular Disease in the 21st Century: shaping the future. Heart Foundation Conference and Scientific Meeting. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.

Stephen MacMahon

• New frontiers in cardiovascular risk management: optimising outcomes in patients with cardiovascular risks. Satellite Symposium, Korean Society of Circulation. Seoul, Korea, October 2006.
• The global burden of cardiovascular disease. Satellite Symposium: modern approaches to protect target organs in patients at increased total cardiovascular risk. 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension. Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006.
• The importance of co-existing CV risk factors. Preventive Cardiology Symposium, Korean Society of Circulation. Seoul, Korea, October 2006.
• Worldwide epidemiologic data: coexistence of multiple risk factors. Hypertension: The Gateway to Managing Total CV Risk Targeting Hypertension with Additional CV Risk Factors. Caduet Meeting. Paris, France, May 2006.
• Revaluation of the effects of renninangiotensin system inhibitors: new results from the BPLTTC. 70th Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society. Nagoya, Japan, March 2006.
• New evidence from trials of blood pressure lowering - implications for patient care. International Symposium on Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Medicine in conjunction with International Heart Failure Symposium. Hong Kong, February 2006.
• Outcome trials in hypertension - implications for practice. International Symposium on Cardiovascular & Neurovascular Medicine in conjunction with International Heart Failure Symposium. Hong Kong, February 2006.

Alexandra Martiniuk

• An evaluation of the Trillium Childhood Cancer Support Centre. Annual Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) Symposium: Childhood Leukemia and Its Broader Outcomes. Toronto, Canada, November 2006.
• The value of recreation-based programming for children with cancer and their families. Canadian Camping Association Conference. Toronto, Canada, November 2006.
• Hypertension: its prevalence and population attributable fraction for mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region. 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension. Fukuoka, Japan, October 2006.
• Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration. Determinants of coronary heart disease in the Asia-Pacific region. National Heart Foundation of Australia Conference. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.
• Determinants of cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.

Suzanne McEvoy

• The impact of driver distraction on young drivers. Proceedings of the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference. Gold Coast, Australia, October 2006.
• The impact of driver distraction on young drivers. 20th World Congress of the International Traffic Medicine Association. Melbourne, Australia, October 2006.
• Are we prepared in the event of a disaster? Findings from the Hospital Surge Capacity Of Patients in Emergencies (SCOPE) Study. Innovations in the Management of Patients Involved in Disasters Conference. Brisbane, Australia, May 2006.
• The role of mobile phones in motor vehicle crashes resulting in hospital attendance. 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Durban, South Africa, April 2006.

Mary Moran

• Designing good incentives: what we need to know and what we already know. Vaccinology Frontiers Meeting. Wellcome Trust. Winchester, UK, October 2006.
• Drug discovery and development for parasitic diseases. 3rd COST Action B22, European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research. National Hellenic Research Foundation. Athens, Greece, October 2006.
• Neglected disease drugs: Gates, governments and a recipe for success. International Health: Research Informing Policy and Practice. ACGHR/PHAA International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Drug R&D: filling the gap at the International Conference. Connecting the Chain. The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Netherlands-African partnership for capacity development and clinical interventions against poverty-related diseases (NACCAP). Brussels, Belgium, June 2006.
• Neglected disease drug development: funding for success. Strategies for the improvement of global human health. European Parliament workshop. Brussels, Belgium, June 2006.
• Pushing at an open door: NMAs and drug development for neglected diseases. Improving health in the developing world: what can national medical associations do? British Medical Association. London, UK, June 2006.

Susanne Mouwen

• Review of trauma volume and patient outcomes. Trauma 2006.
• 2nd Combined Australasian Trauma Society (ATS) and Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST) Conference. Gold Coast, Australia, October 2006.

Bruce Neal

• The effectiveness and costs of population interventions to reduce salt consumption. WHO Forum and Technical Meeting on Reducing Salt in Populations. World Health Organization. Paris, France, October 2006.
• For the against team, summary and rebuttal in the debate: that the benefits of inhibiting the RAS are due to blood pressure lowering alone. 5th Annual Baker Heart Research Institute and The George Institute for International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.
• Technology solutions for mortality surveillance. Mortality surveillance in developing countries workshop. New Delhi, India, April 2006.
• China Salt Substitute Study. A low sodium, high potassium salt substitute substantially lowers blood pressure levels among highrisk individuals in rural northern China. Late Breaking Clinical Trials, American College of Cardiology 55th Annual Scientific Session. Atlanta, USA, March 2006.
• Preventing cardiovascular disease in China using a salt substitute. National Heart Foundation Scholars’ Session. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.

Robyn Norton

• Changing fundamental perceptions. Road traffic injuries prevention: an overview. Workshop on Saving Lives and Limbs of Users of Two-wheeled Vehicles. Administrative Staff College of India. Hyderabad, India, October 2006.
• Principles of grant writing - using examples from the recent call for EOI. Road Traffic Injuries Research Network. Workshop: Skills Development for Research on Road Traffic Injuries. Cairo, Egypt, October 2006.
• Clinical trials in intensive care. The George Institute for International Health and the Peking University Health Science Center Seminar. Beijing, PR China, February 2006.
• Critical elements of publication. Road Traffic Injuries Research Network Workshop. Skills Development for Research on Road Traffic Injuries. Kandy, Sri Lanka, January 2006.

Anushka Patel

• Vascular risk factors: lessons and unanswered questions. Cardiovascular Lipid Forum 2006.
• Sydney, Australia, October 2006.
• Management of patients with acute coronary syndromes in China. 15th World Congress of Cardiology. Barcelona, Spain, September 2006.
• Polypill: what will be its impact on cardiovascular disease prevention. 15th World Congress of Cardiology. Barcelona, Spain, September 2006.
• Clinical trials in primary care - opportunities and challenges. Clinical Trials Symposium. 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand CSANZ. Canberra, Australia, August 2006.
• Importance of total or absolute CV risk. International Society of Hypertension Meeting on the Prevention of Hypertension and Associated Diseases. Antalya, Turkey, April 2006.
• Potential health gain at global level through effective risk factor control. International Society of Hypertension Meeting on the Prevention of Hypertension and Associated Diseases. Antalya, Turkey, April 2006.
• Cardiovascular risk prediction - population differences. Symposium on Risk Prediction. Heart Foundation Conference. Sydney, Australia, March 2006.

Vlado Perkovic

• Critical appraisal of clinical trials. Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment (CARI) Guidelines Workshop. Sydney, Australia, May 2006.
• Site management issues in international clinical trials. International Society for Clinical Trials. Orlando, USA, May 2006.
• Outcomes in kidney trials. Australasian Kidney Trials Network Meeting. Sydney, Australia, February 2006.

Anne-Laure Ropars

• Neglected diseases - when no-profit drugs make good business sense. 23rd Assembly of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA). Geneva, Switzerland, October 2006.
• Neglected disease drug development: filling the gap. INNOGEN Conference. London, UK, September 2006.
• Neglected disease drug development - funding for success. TB Alert Conference. London, UK, June 2006.
• Drug development for the patient outside the market. Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) Residential Meeting. Creaton, UK, March 2006.

Mark Stevenson

• Injury prevention interventions: transferring the evidence into practice. 2nd International Road Safety Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 2006.
• Injury prevention interventions: transferring the evidence into practice. International Conference on Injury Prevention and Safe Community Development. Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2006.
• Working together to reduce the burden of injury. Australian Injury Prevention Network Conference. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Supervised driving for learner drivers: the DRIVE Study. Younger Driver Licensing: tales from near and far. International Symposium, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety. Brisbane, Australia, July 2006.
• A model for road injury research. Conference of Parliamentary Road Safety and Transport Committees. NSW Parliament, Sydney, Australia, April 2006.
• The China Seatbelt Intervention: working with government to implement change. Road safety: from local to global perspectives. NSW Parliament. Sydney, Australia, April 2006.
• Clinical research in musculoskeletal disease and trauma care. The People’s Hospital. Beijing, PR China, February 2006.
• Seatbelts save lives: the China Seatbelt Intervention to the British Chamber of Commerce, China. British Chamber of Commerce. Beijing, PR China, February 2006.

Steve Su

• Maximum log likelihood estimation using EM algorithm and partition maximum log likelihood estimation for mixtures of generalized lambda distributions. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Mathematical & Statistical Techniques. Lisbon/Tomar, Portugal, September 2006.

Fiona Turnbull

• The experience of patients with acute coronary syndromes admitted to hospitals in China. International Health: Research Informing Policy and Practice ACGHR/PHAA International Health Symposium. Sydney, Australia, September 2006.
• Ruth Webster Assessment and management of cardiovascular risk in general practice. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.
• Assessment and management of cardiovascular risk in general practice: can we make it easier? General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference. Perth, Australia, July 2006.

Sarah White

• Cost-effectiveness of early detection and intervention in chronic kidney disease. ‘From Cell to Society 5’. 5th Biennial Health Research Conference. Leura, Australia, November 2006.

Mark Woodward

• Associations between blood pressure, lipids and diabetes and stroke in the Asia Pacific region. 1st International Conference on Hypertension, Lipids, Diabetes and Stroke Prevention. Paris, France, March 2006.