Qualifications 

Master of Science in Public Health - London University (LSHTM), UK 

Doctor of Philosophy - Ghent University, Belgium 

Medical Doctor - Utrecht University, The Netherlands 

Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp,
Belgium 

Articles

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Assessment of immune function after short-term administration of recombinant human growth hormone in healthy young males (with Sandra B. Ramos, Ekua W. Brenu, Rhys Christy, A. Bon Gray, Lars McNaughton, Lotti Tajouri, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik), European journal of applied physiology (2011)

Growth hormone (GH) is a commonly used drug aimed at improving sport performance. The aim...

 

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Has the investment in general practice research been worthwhile? (with Christopher B. Del Mar), The medical journal of Australia (2010)

Extract:
It may be time to invest more in primary care research, including research on clinical...

 

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General practice research: Training and capacity building (with Parker J. Magin, Marie Pirotta, and Emily Farrell), Australian family physician (2010)

The Lancet in 1999 suggested that ‘neglect of research has made primary care one of...

 

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Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: Systematic review (with Tom Jefferson, Chris Del Mar, Liz Dooley, Eliana Ferroni, Lubna A. Al-Ansary, Ghada A. Bawazeer, Ruth Foxlee, and Alessandro Rivetti), BMJ (2009)

Objective: To review systematically the evidence of effectiveness of physical interventions to interrupt or reduce...

 

Searching for unpublished trials in Cochrane reviews may not be worth the effort (with An De Sutter, Jan De Maeseneer, and Thierry Christiaens), Journal of clinical epidemiology (2009)

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To assess the value of searching for unpublished data by exploring the extent...

 

Research Reports

Review of the quality of complementary medicines information resources: Summary report (with Treasure McGuire, Julie Walters, Angela Dean, Chris Del Mar, Vicki Kotsirilos, Geraldine Moses, Steven Chong, Gary Deed, Barbara Eldred, Janet Hardy, Honey Heussler, Samantha Hollingsworth, Loretta Marron, Joy Mendel, David Pache, Kathryn Steadman, Helen Trenerry, Jared Brown, and Margaret Williamson), National prescribing service limited (2009)

Recent research conducted by the National Prescribing Service (NPS) has shown the need for improving...