CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr Doungkamol Sindhusake

Epidemiology, Sydney West Area Health Service

School of Public Health, the University of Sydney at Westmead

PERSONAL DETAILS

NameDr Doungkamol Sindhusake (female)

ProfessionalEpidemiology

Sydney West Area Health Service,

School of Public Health, University of Sydney at Gungurra building 68

CumberlandHospital

Parramatta, NSW 2150, Australia

Tel: 61 2 8838-6417

Fax: 61 2 8838-

E-mail:

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Personal9/7 Hornsey Road,

Homebush West, NSW 2140

Tel: 61 2 9764-3386

Mobile: 0433-217-809

E-mail:

NationalityAustralian

Date of birth4 July 1960

EDUCATION

Academic 2003:PhD,University of Sydney

Qualifications1998: Master of Public Health, University of Sydney

1996: Postgraduate Diploma (Information Science),

University of New South Wales

1986:Master of Science (Applied Statistics),

National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Bangkok, Thailand

1982:Bachelor of Arts (Statistics),ThammasatUniversity,

Bangkok, Thailand

EMPLOYMENT

Adjunct Senior Lecturer /Senior Research and Evaluation officer:

11 August 2008 to present

Epidemiology

Sydney West Area Health Service,

School of Public Health, the University of Sydney at

WestmeadHospital,

Gungurra building 68,

CumberlandHospital, Parramatta, NSW 2150

Adjunct Lecturer/ Research biostatistician:

November 1989 to 8 August 2008

Centre for Health Services and Workforce Research,

Sydney West Area Health Service,

School of Public Health, the University of Sydney at WestmeadHospital,

Westmead, NSW 2145

Duties include:

  • working with research teams to develop, conduct and report on research for health services, clinical epidemiology and public health projects. This also includes developing grant applications for external funding.
  • working with research teams to design and implement studies, as well as manage and analyse data and produce reports and publications
  • providing advice on statistics, research methodology and technical assistance (including the use of various statistical packages) for the CHSRand Western Sydney Area Health Service staff and students
  • developing the high standards of presentation and publication
  • teaching for the Graduate Medical Program (GMP), Western Clinical school, the University of Sydney

LecturerNov 1986 to April 1989

AssumptionBusinessAdministrationUniversity, Bangkok, Thailand

Duties included:

  • lecturing the following courses to undergraduate students, the Faculty of Business Administration

-Remedial Mathematics

-Business Statistics I

-Business Statistics II

Class size ranges from 25-40 students.

  • supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Faculty of Business Administration
  • examining students (preparing exam papers, drafting the mark scheme, marking papers and setting grades)

LecturerJune 1985 to October 1986

The Faculty of Economics, The Institute of Social

Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Duties included:

  • lecturing the following courses to undergraduate students

-Introduction to Statistics

-Statistics in Business

-Regression Analysis and Forecasting

techniques (Time series analysis)

Class size ranges from 15 to 40 students.

  • supervising Masters of Economics students, the Faculty of Economics (2-3 students)
  • examining undergraduate students (preparing exam papers, drafting the mark scheme, marking papers and setting grades)
  • being in a panel to orally examineMasters and postgraduate Diploma students (this procedure is done after students pass comprehensive written examination)
  • conducting research in collaboration with the National Research Council, topic

“Feasibility study for manufacturing Stevioside in Northern region of Thailand”

Data AnalystApril 1984 to May 1985

The Information Processing Institute for Education and Development (IPIED), ThammasatUniversity, Bangkok, Thailand

Duties included:

  • study design
  • database management
  • data analysis
  • interpretation of results
  • data presentation
  • writing up reports
  • documentation and archiving

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

  • Health in context: Multilevel modelling for public health and health services research, The Sax Institute, The University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 13-17 Aug 2007
  • Spatial Epidemiology course, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, QLD, 4-6 Jul 2007

Introduction to clinical trials and data management, National Health & Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 20-21 Nov 2003

On the Design and Analysis of Data from Longitudinal Studies in Public Health Research byZeger SL, Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 12 Aug 2003

Regression Techniques for Clinical Research, NH&MRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 29-30 Jun 2000

  • The fifth annual statistical seminar: Markov Chain–Monte Carlo Methods, MacquarieUniversity, Epping, NSW, Feb 2000
  • SAS Fundamentals: A Programming Approach, SAS Institute Australia Pty Ltd, Lane Cove, NSW, Sep 1996
  • An Overview of Statistical Techniques, SPSS Australasia Pty Ltd, North Sydney, NSW, 1995
  • Workshop in Epidemiology Research,School of Public Health, The University of Sydney,Sydney, NSW, 1992
  • Workshop in Community Nutrition Research Methods, the

Dietitians Association of Australia Community Nutrition

Committee, Manly Hospital, Manly, NSW, 1991

  • Multivariable Modelling of Epidemiologic data by Kleinbaum DG and Kupper LL. The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1990
  • Workshop in personal computer applications, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,Thailand, 1989

PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

1). PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Dietz HP, Shek KL, Sindhusake DP. Modeling the risk of levator trauma in a urogynaecological population. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Aug11;32(3):302.

Cameron ID, Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Rubin G, Schofield WN,Feyer A-M, Walsh J. Legislative change is associated with improved health status in people with whiplash.Spine 2008 Feb 1; 33(3):250-254.

Golding M, Doyle K, Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Newell P, Hartley D. Tympanometric and acoustic stapedius reflex measures in older adults: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. J Am Acad Audiol 2007 May; 18(5):391-403.

Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Cameron ID, Rubin G, Feyer A-M, Walsh J, Gold M, Schofield WN. A prospective cohort study of health outcomes following whiplash associated disorders in an Australian population. Inj Prev 2006; 12:93-98.

Schofield WN, Rubin G, Piza M, Lai YY, Sindhusake D,Fearnside M, Klineberg PL. Cancellation of operations on the day ofintended surgery at a major referral hospital. Med J Aust 2005 Jun 20;182(12):612-5.

Gradinscak D, Young N, Jones Y, O’Neil D, Sindhusake D. Risks of outpatient angiography and interventional procedures: a prospective study. Am J Roentgenol 2004;183(2):377-381.

Sindhusake D, Golding M, Newall P, Wigney D, Jakobsen K, Mitchell P.

Factors Predicting Severity of Tinnitus: The Population-based Assessment. J Am Acad Audiol 2004;15:269-280.

Sindhusake D, Golding M, Newall P, Rubin G, Jakobsen K, Mitchell P.

Risk Factors for Tinnitus in a Population of Older Adults: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Ear Hear 2003;24(6):501-507.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Rochtchina E, Rubin G. Prevalence and Characteristics of Tinnitus in Older Adults: the Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Int J Audiol 2003;42(5):289-294.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Smith W, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Rubin G. Validation of self-reported hearing loss: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30(6):1371-1378.

MacIntyre CR, Empson M, Boardman C, Sindhusake D, Lokan J, Brown GV. Risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a Melbourne hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001;22(10):624-629.

Flood VM, Webb KL, Smith W, Mitchell P, Bantick JM, MacIntyre R, Sindhusake D, Rubin GL. Folate fortification: potential impact on folate intake in an older population. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2001;55(9):793-800.

Shah S, Peat JK, Mazurski EJ, Wang H, Sindhusake D, Bruce C, Henry RL, Gibson PG. Effect of peer led programme for asthma education in adolescents: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2001;322(7286):583-585.

MacIntyre CR, Sindhusake D, Rubin G. Modelling strategies for reducing pharmaceutical costs in hospital. Int J Qual Health Care 2001;13(1):63-69.

Marasovic C, Kenny C, Elliott D, Sindhusake D. A comparison of nursing activities associated with manual and automated documentation in an Australian intensive care unit. Comput Nurs. 1997;15(4):205-211.

Gouvoussis J, Sindhusake D, Yeung S. Cross-infecton from periodontitis sites to failing implant sites in the same mouth. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 1997;12(5):666-673.

Simon Chapman, Haddad Suzy, Sindhusake D. Do workplace smoking bans cause smokers to smoke harder? Results from a naturalistic observational study. Addiction 1997;92(5):607-610.

Marasovic C, Kenny C, Elliott D, Sindhusake D. Attitudes of Australian nurses toward the implementation of a clinical information system. Comput Nurs. 1997;15(2):91-98.

Yeung S, Stewart G, Cooper D, Sindhusake D. Progression of periodontal disease in HIV seropositive patients. J Periodontol 1993;64(7):651-657.

2). PUBLICATIONS IN NON PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

“Invited paper”

Newall P, Mitchell P, Sindhusake D, Golding M, Wigney D, Hartley D, Smith D, Birtles G. Tinnitus in older people, a widespread problem. The Hearing Journal 2001;54:14-8.

3). BOOK CHAPTER

Sindhusake D, Stephens D, Newall P, Mitchell P. The impact of a family history of hearing loss in the Blue Mountains Study, Chapter 2. In: Stephens D, Jones L, editors. The effects of having a family history of hearing impairment. Wiley Publishing.Oct 2006.

4). CONFERENCE PAPERS AND ABSTRACTS

Schofield WN, Sindhusake D, Rubin GL, Campbell D, Guo Y, Lai YY. Evaluation of a state-wide chronic care program -- Was there an improvement? The 2nd Annual National Disease management Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 7-8 Sep, 2006.

Newall P, Walker G, Sindhusake D, Wigney D, Mitchell P, Crittenden T. Auditory thresholds and tinnitus severity: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. Conference proceedings published as a supplementary in Aust Nz J Audio, 2006;28 Supp:58.

Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Cameron ID, Rubin G, Feyer A-M, Walsh J, Gold M, Schofield WN. A prospective cohort study of health outcomes following whiplash associated disorders in an Australian population. The International Whiplash Trauma Congress, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2-3 Jun, 2006.

Cameron ID, Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Rubin G, Feyer A-M, Walsh J,

Schofield W. Legislative change improved health outcomes for people

with whiplash: pre and post comparison. The World Congress of Neurology, Sydney, Australia, 5-11 Nov 2005. Conference proceedings published as a supplementary in J Neurological Sciences 2005;238:S86.

Cameron ID, Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Rubin G, Feyer A-M, Walsh J,

Schofield W. Legislative change improved health outcomes for people

with whiplash.The CTP Claims Management Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 2005.

Rebbeck T, Sindhusake D, Cameron ID, Rubin G, Feyer A-M, Walsh J, Gold M, Schofield WN. A prospective cohort study of health outcomes following whiplash associated disorders in an Australian population. The 14th Biennial Conference of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Brisbane, Australia, Nov 2005.

Schofield WN, Rubin GL, Campbell D, Sindhusake D, Guo Y, Lai YY. Evaluating a state-wide intervention based both in community and acute care settings.The 36th PHAA (Public Health Association of Australia) Annual Conference, PerthWAAustralia, 25-28 Sep, 2005.

Sindhusake D, Schofield WN, Rubin G, Capewell S, Critchley J. Explaining the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in New South Wales, 1981-2001. The XVIIth IEA (International Epidemiology Association) World Congress of Epidemiology 2005, BangkokThailand, 21-25 Aug, 2005.

Campbell D, Sindhusake D, Piza M, Rubin G, Critchley J, Unal B, Capewell S. Determinants of the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in New South Wales, 1981-2001. The College of Health Sciences and The Medical Foundation Research Conference 2004 : “From Cell to Society 4”, Leura NSW Australia, 3-4 Nov, 2004.

Young N, Gradinscak D, Jones Y, O’Neil D, Sindhusake D. Risks of outpatient angiography and interventional procedures: a prospective study. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe 2004. BarcelonaSpain, 25-29 Sep, 2004.

Schofield WN, Rubin GE, Piza M, Lai YY, Sindhusake D, Fearnside M, Klineberg P. Day of intended surgery operating theatre cancellations at a major NSW referral hospital. World Federation of Public Health Associations 10th International Congress on Public Health, Brighton, United Kingdom, 19-22 Apr, 2004.

Sindhusake D,Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Jakobsen K, Rubin G. Tinnitus in Older Australians. World Federation of Public Health Associations 10thInternational Congress on Public Health, Brighton, United Kingdom, 19-22 Apr, 2004

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Rubin G. Hearing loss and Tinnitus in older Australians. The Epinet Seminar, WestmeadHospital, Westmead Australia, 24 Sep, 2003.

Newall P, Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Wigney D, Hartley D. The demographics of tinnitus in an elderly population: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The VII International Tinnitus Seminar, Fremantle Western Australia, 5-9 Mar, 2002.

Wigney D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Sindhusake D. Investigating models of tinnitus with audiometric data from the Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The XXVI International Congress of Audiology, MelbourneAustralia, Mar 2002.

Newall P, Mitchell P, Sindusake D, Golding M, Wigney D, Hartley D. Tinnitus in the elderly-A lot are suffering, but not in silence. The XXVI International Congress of Audiology, MelbourneAustralia, Mar 2002.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Rochtchina E, Rubin G. Risk factors for tinnitus in older adults: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The 10th Annual Sceintific Meeting, Australasian Epidemiological Association, the University of Sydney, Sydney Australia, 27-28 Sep, 2001.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Rubin G. Tinnitus in older adults: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The Department of Public Health and Community Medicine Postgraduate Research Conference, the University of Sydney, Sydney Australia, 21 Sep, 2001.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Smith W, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Rubin G. Validation of self-reported hearing loss. The 32nd Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference, National convention centre, CanberraAustralia,

26-29 Nov, 2000.

Flood V, Webb K, Bantick J, Mitchell P, Smith W, MacIntyre R, Sindhusake D, Rubin G. Folate fortification: potential impact on older Australians and implications for future policy formation. The 32nd Public Health Association of Australia Annual Conference, National convention centre, CanberraAustralia, 26-29 Nov, 2000.

Shah S, Wang H, Sindhusake D, Peat J, Gibson P, Henry R. Peer-led asthma education improves quality of life in adolescents. Annual Scientific Meeting, American Thoracic Society and American Lung Association, TorontoCanada, 2000.

Wigney D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Love D, Sindhusake D. A preliminary investigation of otoacoustic emission data in elderly Australians with tinnitus. The 14th National Conference of the Australian Society of Audiology, AdelaideAustralia, 6-9 Jun, 2000. Conference proceedings published as a supplementary to Aust J Audio 2000;22:49.

Flood V, Webb K, Bantick J, Mitchell P, Smith W, MacIntyre R, Sindhusake D, Rubin G. Folate fortification: potential impact on folate intake in an older population. The College of Health Sciences and The Medical Foundation Research Conference 2000 :“From Cell to Society 2”, Leura NSW Australia, 1-2 Nov, 2000.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Smith W, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Rubin G. Accuracy of self-reported hearing loss. The College of Health Sciences and The Medical Foundation Research Conference 2000 : “From Cell to Society 2”, Leura NSW Australia, 1-2 Nov, 2000.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Wigney D, Rubin G. Tinnitus in an older Australian population. The Epinet Seminar, WestmeadHospital, Westmead Australia, 29 Aug, 2000.

Shah S, Cantwell G, Wang H, Sindhusake D, Peat J, Gibson P, Henry R. Peer-led asthma education improves quality of life in adolescents. Annual Scientific meeting, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, 2000.

MacIntyre CR, Sindhusake D. Models of hospital drug costs. Health Services Research Conference, Sydney Australia, Oct 1999.

Wigney D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Hartley D, Sindhusake D. The Audiological profile of tinnitus in elderly Australians. The VI International seminar on Tinnitus, CambridgeUK, 1-3 Sep, 1999.

Sindhusake D, Mitchell P, Golding M, Newall P, Wigney D, Rubin G. Tinnitus in elderly Australians. The XV International Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association, FlorenceItaly, 31 Aug-4 Sep, 1999.

Agusni T, Sindhusake D and Barnard PD. The Need and Demand for Orthodontic Treatment of Schoolchildren in Surabaya, Indonesia. The 11th Annual Scientific meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (South East Asia Division), Jakarta Indonesia, 4-5 Oct, 1996.

Agusni T, Sindhusake D and Barnard PD. A Comparison of Dental Facial Attractiveness by Schoolchildren and the Dentist. The 35th Annual Scientific meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (Australian and New Zealand Division), Sydney Australia, 29 Sep-2 Oct, 1996.

Yeung S, Gouvoussis J, Sindhusake D. Presence of putative periodontopathic organism at tooth and implant sites. The 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, PerthAustralia, 26-29 Sep, 1993.

Mudaliar Y, Sindhusake D, Schieller K. Risk, Cost/Benefit Evaluation of Ventilator contamination using Dual Purpose Passive Humidifiers with Bacteral Filtration. The 17th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Auckland New Zealand, 16-18 Oct, 1992.

5). POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Sindhusake D, Adelstein BA, Rubin G, Donnelly L, Wilkinson B. NSW health initiatives to improve chronic care management in Aboriginal people. The 38th Public Health Association of Australia annual conference, Alice Springs, Australia, 23-26 September 2007.

Tan I, Sindhusake D, Young N, Boddy R, Bui Q, Nagra B, Reddy J. Validation of clinical criteria for cranial Computed Tomography in non-trauma patients. Westmead Millennium Institute, CentralCoast, NSW, 11-12 September 2007.

Tan I, Sindhusake D, Young N, Boddy R, Adelstein B-A Predictive factors for abnormal CT scans in non-trauma emergency patients, WestmeadHospitalweek, Westmead, NSW, 13-17 August 2007.

Newall P, Walker G, Sindhusake D, Wigney D, Mitchell P, Crittenden T. Auditory thresholds and tinnitus severity: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The 9th Asia-Pacific Congress on Deafness (APCD 2006), Tokyo, Japan, 9-12 October 2006.

Newall P, Walker G, Sindhusake D, Wigney D, Mitchell P, Crittenden T. Auditory thresholds and tinnitus severity: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The XVII Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia, Perth, Australia, 16-19 May 2006.

Walker G, Sindhusake D, Newall P, Wigney D, Mitchell P, Crittenden T. Auditory thresholds and tinnitus severity: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The VIIIth International Tinnitus Seminar, Pau, France, 6-10 September 2005.

Sindhusake D, Campbell D, Rubin G. Evaluation of a pilot workplace pedometer trial. The Australasian Epidemiology Association Conference, AdelaideWestern Australia, 10-12 October, 2004.

Schofield WN, Piza M, Lai YY, Sindhusake D, Rubin G, Fearnside M, Klineberg P.Reducing day of intended surgery theatre cancellations at a major Sydney teaching hospital. The Safety and Quality in Action Conference, PerthWestern Australia, 14-16 July, 2003.

Sindhusake D, Newall P, Mitchell P, Golding M, Wigney D, Hartley D. Predictive factors for tinnitus annoyance: The Blue Mountains Hearing Study. The VIIInternational Tinnitus Seminar, Fremantle Western Australia, 5-9 Mar, 2002.

Shah S, Cantwell G, Wang H, Sindhusake D, Henry R, Gibson P, Peat J. The Tamworth Adolescent Asthma Project (TAMAAP) improves quality of life in young people with Asthma. The 6th National Rural Health Conference, Tamworth NSW Australia, 2000.

Flood V, Webb K, Smith W, Sindhusake D, Mitchell P. Folate and vitamin B12 status among older Australians, the Blue Mountains Eye Study 2. The Pacific Partners in Nutrition Conference, AucklandNew Zealand, 21-24 Sep, 1999.

Agusni T, Sindhusake D and Barnard PD. Predictors of need for orthodontic treatment in schoolchildren in Surabaya, Indonesia. The 11th Annual Scientific meeting of the International Association For Dental Research (South East Asia Division), Jakarta Indonesia, 4-5 Oct, 1996.

Agusni T, Sindhusake D and Barnard PD. Assessing Orthodontic Treatment Need by Dental Health and Aesthetic Components. The 35th Annual Scientific meeting of the International Association for Dental Research (Australian and New Zealand Division), Sydney Australia, 29 Sep-2 Oct 1996.

Agusni T, Sindhusake D and Barnard PD. Malocclusion and Orthodontic knowledge of rural schoolchildren in Surabaya, Indonesia. The 83rd FDI Annual World Dental Congress, Hongkong, 23-27 Oct 1995.

Kamonchaiwanich J, Barnard PD, Widmer RP and Sindhusake D. Dental development Abnormalities Associatied with Chemotherapy for Childhood Cancer. The 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Association for Dental Research, Singapore, Jul 1995.