Book
I love to research and write about health and longevity so I'm excited to announce the release of my first book...
Professional Publications
I have a keen professional and personal interest in understanding health and longevity and am completing a PhD focusing on the how we can use positive factors to improve survival and wellbeing for older adults, particularly when they are admitted to hospital.
- Do health assets have a protective effect for hospitalized frail older adults?
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, Volume 111, Issue 11, 1 Nov 2018, Pages 785–9 - Validation of the health assets index in the Australian inpatient setting: a multicentre prospective cohort protocol study.
BMJ open. 2018;8(5). - A frail future.
Anaesthesia. 2018;73(8):1041-1042. - Frailty indexes in perioperative and critical care: A systematic review.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 2018;79:88-96. - Are health assets associated with improved outcomes for hospitalised older adults? A systematic review.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 67, 14-20 - The clinical frailty scale predicts functional decline and mortality when used by junior medical staff: a prospective cohort study.
BMC Geriatrics, 16(1), 117 - The Effects of Advance Care Planning Interventions on Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2016;17(4):284-293.
Other Media
I believe that one of the key roles of doctors and scientists is communicating important research in a way that is relatable. In addition to my own blog, I write for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and have written for Mamamia, Whimn, Sixty&Me, and Over60.
- Can you really boost your immune system?
Sydney Morning Herald - Sorry to say it, but unpaid labour is making women sicker than men
Body+Soul - I’m a doctor. This is what I am doing to stay well during coronavirus
Sydney Morning Herald - ‘It’s not all bad’: A doctor’s-eye view of Goop Lab
Sydney Morning Herald - You can ‘buffer’ yourself from stress, take it from a doctor who does
Sydney Morning Herald - ‘What’s wrong with looking my age anyway?’
Sydney Morning Herald - The best things to improve your ‘wellness’ don’t cost a cent
Sydney Morning Herald - How exercise may reduce risk of inflammation, depression
Sydney Morning Herald - This Expert Is Convinced The Mental Load Is Literally Killing Australian Women
Whimn - Top nutrition tips for busy mums
Stable & Strong - Women shy away from exercise, at a huge cost
Sydney Morning Herald - ‘Even as a doctor I was embarrassed to speak about my postpartum condition’
Mamamia - 5 Common Questions That a Geriatrician Is Asked About Dementia
Sixty & Me - 6 Key Lifestyle Changes You Can Make Today To Cut The Risk Of Dementia
Sixty & Me - Why Living Your Life With Passions And Purpose Is Good For Your Health After 60
Sixty & Me - The extremely pleasant upsides to getting older
Over60 - Hearing loss associated with CVD comorbidities in the ‘older old’
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