Professor Alex Brown

Chair in Aboriginal Health Sansom Institute Health Research Operations

City West Campus (SAHMRI)
tel +61 8 8128 4210

email Alex.Brown@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research themes

Cancer
Healthy futures
Transforming societies

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Clinical Sciences
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Psychology
Medical and Health Sciences

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Understanding and Overcoming Cardiovascular and Diabetes Inequalities in Indigenous Australians, NHMRC - Research Fellowship, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2022
Examining the impact of Language Reclamation on Social and Emotional Well Being among the Barngarla, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2021
Predicting Renal, Ophthalmic, and Heart Events in the Aboriginal Community - THE PROPHECY Study, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2019
The END RHD CRE: Developing an endgame for rheumatic heart disease in Australia, NHMRC - Centre of Research Excellence, 01/12/2014 - 30/11/2019
Diabetic Retinopathy - Closing the Loop for Diabetic Eye Care and Complication Risk Mitigation, NHMRC - Centre of Research Excellence, 01/12/2014 - 30/11/2019
Exploring the Natural History of Adverse ENd-Points in Cardiovascular Disease and co-morbid Depression: the ENHANCED Project., Sylvia and Charles Viertel - Medical Program (including Senior Medical Research Fellowships), 01/06/2013 - 31/12/2017
What keeps you strong supporting the health of older Aboriginal peoples, Resthaven Incorporated, 01/08/2016 - 30/09/2017
Development and testing of an integrated cancer monitoring and surveillance system for Aboriginal people in South Australia, Cancer Council SA - Beat Cancer, 04/01/2016 - 30/06/2017
Development and testing of an integrated cancer monitoring and surveillance system for for Aboriginal People in South Australia, NHMRC - Partnership Project, 01/12/2013 - 30/06/2017
Centre of Excellence in Indigenous PHC Intervention in Chronic Disease, Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute: Centre for Research Excellence, 02/02/2015 - 31/01/2016

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2018	Anne Russell, E, Walsh, WF, Costello, B, McLellan, AJ, Brown, A, Reid, CM, Tran, L & Maguire, GP 2018, 'Medical management of rheumatic heart disease: a systematic review of the evidence', Cardiology in review, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 187-195.
2018	Banham, D, Roder, D & Brown, A and 1 consortium 2018, 'Comorbidities contribute to the risk of cancer death among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians: analysis of a matched cohort study', Cancer epidemiology, vol. 52, pp. 75-82.
2018	Barr, EL, Barzi, F, Hughes, JT, Jerums, G, Hoy, WE, O'Dea, K, Jones, GR, Lawton, PD, Brown, AD, Thomas, M, Ekinci, E I, Sinha, A, Cass, A, MacIsaac, RJ & Maple-Brown, LJ 2018, 'High baseline levels of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 are associated with progression of kidney disease in Indigenous Australians with diabetes: the eGFR follow-up study', Diabetes care.
2018	Barr, EL, Barzi, F, Hughes, JT, Jerums, G, O'Dea, K, Brown, AD, Ekinci, E I, Jones, GR, Lawton, PD, Sinha, A, MacIsaac, RJ, Cass, A & Maple-Brown, LJ 2018, 'Contribution of cardiometabolic risk factors to estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in Indigenous Australians with and without albuminuria - the eGFR Follow-up Study', Nephrology, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 682-689.
2018	Beck, D, Thoms, J, Palu, C, Herold, T, Brown, A, Babic, M, Hahn, C, Perugini, M, Scott, H, Lewis, I, D'Andrea, R & Pimanda, J 2018, 'A four-gene LincRNA expression signature predicts risk in multiple cohorts of acute myeloid leukemia patients', Leukemia, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 263-272. Open access 2
2018	Brazionis, L, Jenkins, A, Keech, A, Ryan, C, Brown, A, Boffa, J & Bursell, S 2018, 'Diabetic retinopathy in a remote Indigenous primary healthcare population: a Central Australian diabetic retinopathy screening study in the Telehealth Eye and Associated Medical Services Network project', Diabetic medicine, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 630-639. 2
2018	Canuto, K, Brown, A, Wittert, G & Harfield, S 2018, 'Understanding the utilization of primary health care services by Indigenous men: a systematic review', BMC public health, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-12. Open access
2018	Harfield, SG, Davy, C, McArthur, A, Munn, Z, Brown, A & Brown, N 2018, 'Characteristics of Indigenous primary health care service delivery models: A systematic scoping review', Globalization and Health, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 12, pp. 1-11. Open access 1 22
2018	Jamieson, L, Garvey, G, Hedges, J, Mitchell, A, Dunbar, T, Leane, C, Hill, I, Warren, K, Brown, A, Ju, X, Roder, D, Logan, R, Johnson, N, Smith, M, Antonsson, A & Canfell, K 2018, 'Human papillomavirus and ropharyngeal cancer among Indigenous Australians: protocol for a prevalence study of oral-related human papillomavirus and cost-effectiveness of prevention', JMIR research protocols, vol. 7, no. 6, article no. e10503, pp. 1-15. Open access
2018	Kirkham, R, MacKay, D, Barzi, F, Whitbread, C, Kirkwood, M, Graham, S, Van Dokkum, P, McIntyre, HD, Shaw, JE, Brown, A, O'Dea, K, Connors, C, Oats, J, Zimmet, P, Boyle, J & Maple-Brown, L 2018, 'Improving postpartum screening after diabetes in pregnancy: results of a pilot study in remote Australia', Australian and New Zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, online, pp. 1-6.
2018	Lee, I-L, Purbrick, B, Barzi, F, Brown, A, O'Dea, K & Maple-Brown, LJ and 31 other authors 2018, 'Cohort Profile: The Pregnancy and Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) Study', International journal of epidemiology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1045-1046h.
2018	Reilly, R, Micklem, J, Yerrell, P, Banham, D, Morey, K, Stajic, J, Eckert, M, Lawrence, M, Stewart, HB & Brown, A 2018, 'Aboriginal experiences of cancer and care coordination: lessons from the Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities (CanDAD) narratives', Health expectations, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 927-936. Open access
2018	Shi, Z, Riley, M, Brown, A & Page, A 2018, 'Chilli intake is inversely associated with hypertension among adults', Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, vol. 23, pp. 67-72.
2018	Wong, C X, Brown, A, Lau, DH, Chugh, SS, Albert, CM, Kalman, JM & Sanders, P 2018, 'Epidemiology of sudden cardiac death: global and regional perspectives', Heart lung and circulation, in press, pp. 1-9.
2017	Azzopardi, PS, Sawyer, SM, Carlin, JB, Degenhardt, L, Brown, N, Brown, AD & Patton, GC 2017, 'Health and wellbeing of Indigenous adolescents in Australia: a systematic synthesis of population data', The Lancet, vol. 391, no. 10122, pp. 766-782. 3 4 117
2017	Banham, D, Roder, D, Keefe, D, Farshid, G, Eckert, M, Cargo, M & Brown, A 2017, 'Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis and survival of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians', Cancer epidemiology, vol. 48, pp. 131-139. 1 1
2017	Barr, EL, Maple-Brown, LJ, Barzi, F, Hughes, JT, Jerums, G, Ekinci, E I, Ellis, AG, Jones, GR, Lawton, PD, Sajiv, C, Majoni, SW, Brown, AD, Hoy, WE, O'Dea, K, Cass, A & MacIsaac, RJ 2017, 'Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C based eGFR in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate in Indigenous Australians: the eGFR Study', Clinical biochemistry, 50, no. 6, pp. 301-308. 2 1
2017	Gomersall, JS, Gibson, O, Dwyer, J, O'Donnell, K, Stephenson, M, Carter, D, Canuto, K, Munn, Z, Aromataris, E & Brown, A 2017, 'What Indigenous Australian clients value about primary health care: a systematic review of qualitative evidence', Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 417-423. Open access 3 2 20
2017	Kapellas, K, Mejia, G, Bartold, P, Skilton, M, Maple-Brown, L, Slade, G, O'Dea, K, Brown, AD, Celermajer, D & Jamieson, L 2017, 'Periodontal therapy and glycaemic control among individuals with type 2 diabetes: reflections from the PerioCardio study', International journal of dental hygiene, vol. 15, no. 4. pp. e42–e51. 3 1
2017	Kirkham, R, Boyle, J, Whitbread, C, Dowden, M, Connors, C, Corpus, S, McCarthy, L, Oats, J, McIntyre, J, Moore, E, O'Dea, K, Brown, A & Maple-Brown, L 2017, 'Health service changes to address diabetes in pregnancy in a complex setting: perspectives of health professionals', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 17, article no. 524, pp. 1-12. Open access 1 1
2017	Kirkham, R, Whitbread, C, Connors, C, Moore, E, O'Dea, K, Brown, A & Maple-Brown, L and 14 other authors 2017, 'Implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy clinical register in a complex setting: Findings from a process evaluation', PLoS one, vol. 12, no. 8, article no. e0179487, pp. 1-15. Open access 2 2 2
2017	Klein, J, Boyle, J, Kirkham, R, Connors, C, Whitbread, C, Oats, J, Barzi, F, McIntyre, D, Lee, I, Luey, M, Shaw, J, Brown, A & Maple-Brown, L 2017, 'Preconception care for women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A mixed-methods study of provider knowledge and practice', Diabetes research and clinical practice, vol. 129, pp. 105-115. Open access 2 1
2017	Le Grande, M, Ski, C, Thompson, D, Scuffham, P, Kularatna, S, Jackson, A & Brown, A 2017, 'Social and emotional wellbeing assessment instruments for use with Indigenous Australians: A critical review', Social science and medicine, vol. 187, pp. 164-173. 1 2 2
2017	Ritte, RE, Lawton, P, Hughes, JT, Barzi, F, Brown, A, Mills, P, Hoy, W, O'Dea, K, Cass, A & Maple-Brown, L 2017, 'Chronic kidney disease and socio-economic status: a cross sectional study', Ethnicity and health, online, pp. 1-17. 2
2017	Russell, EA, Reid, CM, Walsh, WF, Brown, A & Maguire, GP 2017, 'Outcome following valve surgery in Australia: development of an enhanced database module', BMC health services research, vol. 17, article no. 43, pp. 1-5. Open access
2017	Russell, EA, Walsh, WF, Reid, CM, Tran, L, Brown, A, Bennetts, JS, Baker, RA, Tam, R & Maguire, GP 2017, 'Outcomes after mitral valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease', Heart Asia, vol. 9, no. 2, article no. 010916, pp. 1-8. 9
2017	Russell, EA, Walsh, WF, Tran, L, Tam, R, Reid, CM, Brown, A, Bennetts, JS, Baker, RA & Maguire, GP 2017, 'The burden and implications of preoperative atrial fibrillation in Australian heart valve surgery patients', International journal of cardiology, vol. 227, pp. 100-105. Open access 1 1
2017	Welsh, J, Korda, RJ, Joshy, G, Butterworth, P, Brown, AD & Banks, E 2017, 'Psychological distress and ischaemic heart disease: Cause or consequence? Evidence from a large prospective cohort study', Journal of epidemiology and community health, vol. 71, no. 11, pp. 1084-1089. 26
2017	Wong, C X, Brown, A, Tse, H-F, Albert, CM, Kalman, JM, Marwick, TH, Lau, DH & Sanders, P 2017, 'Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: the Australian and Asia-Pacific perspective', Heart lung and circulation, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 870-879. 2 3 14
2016	Kelly, J, Dowling, A, McBride, K, Keech, W & Brown, A 2016, 'In-hospital communication experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review protocol', JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 88-97. 1
2016	Olds, J, Reilly, R, Yerrell, P, Stajic, J, Micklem, J, Morey, K & Brown, A 2016, 'Exploring barriers to and enablers of adequate healthcare for Indigenous Australian prisoners with cancer: a scoping review drawing on evidence from Australia, Canada and the United States', Health and justice, vol. 4, no. 1, article no. 5, pp. 1-9. Open access 1
2016	Russell, EA, Baker, RA, Bennetts, JS, Brown, A, Reid, CM, Tam, R, Tran, L, Walsh, WF & Maguire, G 2016, 'Case load and valve surgery outcome in Australia', International journal of cardiology, vol. 221, pp. 144-151. 2
2016	Tavella, R, McBride, K, Keech, W, Kelly, J, Rischbieth, A, Zeitz, C, Beltrame, JF, Tideman, PA & Brown, A 2016, 'Disparities in acute in-hospital cardiovascular care for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 205, no. 5, pp. 222-227. Open access 3 3
2016	Yerrell, PH, Roder, D, Cargo, M, Reilly, R, Banham, D, Micklem, JM, Morey, K, Stewart, HB, Stajic, J, Norris, M & Brown, AD 2016, 'Cancer data and aboriginal disparities (CanDAD) - developing an advanced cancer data system for Aboriginal people in South Australia: a mixed methods research protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 6, no. 12, article no. e012505. Open access 5 5 6
2016	Zhang, A, Hughes, JT, Brown, A, Lawton, PD, Cass, A, Hoy, W, O'Dea, K & Maple-Brown, LJ 2016, 'Resting heart rate, physiological stress and disadvantage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: analysis from a cross-sectional study', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 16, no. 36, pp. 1-8. Open access 6
2015	Brosnan, MJ, Kumar, S, LaGerche, A, Brown, A, Stewart, S, Kalman, JM & Prior, DL 2015, 'Early repolarization patterns associated with increased arrhythmic risk are common in young non-Caucasian Australian males and not influenced by athletic status', Heart Rhythm, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 1576-1583. Open access 10 8
2015	Brown, A, Mentha, R, Howard, M, Rowley, K, Reilly, R, Paquet, C & O'Dea, K 2015, 'Men, hearts and minds : developing and piloting culturally specific psychometric tools assessing psychosocial stress and depression in central Australian Aboriginal men', Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 211-223. 6 7 1
2015	Brown, A, O'Shea, RL, Mott, K, McBride, K, Lawson, T & Jennings, G 2015, 'A Strategy for Translating Evidence Into Policy and Practice to Close the Gap - Developing Essential Service Standards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiovascular Care', Heart, lung and circulation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 119-125. 7 7 3
2015	Brown, A, O'Shea, RL, Mott, K, McBride, K, Lawson, T & Jennings, G 2015, 'Essential Service Standards for Equitable National Cardiovascular Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People', Heart, lung and circulation, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 126-141. 11 12 2
2015	Davy, C, Bleasel, J, Liu, H, Tchan, M, Ponniah, S & Brown, A 2015, 'Effectiveness of chronic care models: opportunities for improving healthcare practice and health outcomes: a systematic review', BMC health services research, vol. 15, no. 194, pp. 1-11. Open access 32 26 22
2015	Forristal, C, Brown, A, Helwani, F, Winkler, I, Nowlan, B, Barbier, V, Powell, R, Engler, G, Diakiw, S, Zannettino, A, Martin, S, Pattabiraman, D, D'Andrea, R, Lewis, I & Levesque, J 2015, 'Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-2α accelerates disease progression in mouse models of leukemia and lymphoma but is not a poor prognosis factor in human AML', Leukemia, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 2075-2085. 12 13 1
2015	Gibson, O, Lisy, K, Davy, C, Aromataris, E, Kite, E, Lockwood, C, Riitano, D, McBride, K & Brown, A 2015, 'Enablers and barriers to the implementation of primary health care interventions for Indigenous people with chronic diseases: a systematic review', Implementation science, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. 71, pp. 1-11. Open access 29 29 22
2015	Russell, EA, Tran, L, Baker, RA, Bennetts, JS, Brown, A, Reid, CM, Tam, R, Walsh, WF & Maguire, GP 2015, 'A review of outcome following valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia', BMC cardiovascular disorders, vol. 15, article no. 103, pp. 1-12. Open access 11 9 5
2015	Wong, CX, Lee, SW, Gan, SW, Mahajan, R, Rangnekar, G, Pathak, RK, Twomey, D, Schultz, C, Ganesana, AN, Brooks, AG, Roberts-Thomson, KC, Brown, A, Lau, DH & Sanders, P 2015, 'Underuse and overuse of anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: a study in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', International journal of cardiology, vol. 191, pp. 20-24. Open access 9 8 8
2014	Amarasena, N, Kapellas, K, Skilton, M, Maple-Brown, L, Brown, A, Bartold, P, O'Dea, K, Celemajer, D, Slade, G & Jamieson, L 2014, 'Oral health behaviours and perceptions reported by Indigenous Australians living in Darwin, Northern Territory', Community dental health, vol. 31 no. 1, pp. 57-61. 2 3
2014	Brown, A, Carrington, MJ, McGrady, M, Lee, GA, Zeitz, C, Krum, H, Rowley, K & Stewart, S 2014, 'Cardiometabolic risk and disease in Indigenous Australians : the heart of the heart study', International journal of cardiology, vol. 171, no. 3, pp. 377-383. Open access 18 16 4
2014	Edwards, L, Connors, C, Whitbread, C, Brown, A, Oats, J & Maple-Brown, L 2014, 'Improving health service delivery for women with diabetes in pregnancy in remote Australia : survey of care in the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership', Australian and New Zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology, vol. 54, no. 6, pp. 534-540. 5 3
2014	Ilton, MK, Walsh, WF, Brown, AD, Tideman, PA, Zeitz, CJ & Wilson, J 2014, 'A framework for overcoming disparities in management of acute coronary syndromes in the Australian aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 200 no. 11, pp. 639-643. Open access 14 15
2014	Iyngkaran, P, Tinsley, J, Smith, D, Haste, M, Nadarajan, K, Ilton, M, Battersby, M, Stewart, S & Brown, A 2014, 'Northern Territory Heart Failure Initiative-Clinical Audit (NTHFI-CA): a prospective database on the quality of care and outcomes for acute decompensated heart failure admission in the Northern Territory: study design and rationale', BMJ open, vol. 4, no. 1, article no. e004137, pp. 1-15. Open access 6 6 2
2014	Kite, E, Davy, C, Gibson, O, McBride, K & Brown, A 2014, 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' perceptions of quality of life and wellbeing and how they are measured: a systematic review protocol', JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 138-147.
2014	Lyngkaran, P, Harris, M, Ilton, M, Kangaharan, N, Battersby, M, Stewart, S & Brown, A 2014, 'Implementing guideline based heart failure care in the Northern Territory: challenges and solutions', Heart, lung and circulation, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 391-406. 14 11
2014	Reilly, R, Rowley, K, Luke, J, Doyle, J, Ritte, R, O'Shea, R & Brown, A 2014, 'Economic rationalisation of health behaviours: the dangers of attempting policy discussions in a vacuum', Social science and medicine, vol. 114, pp. 200-203. Open access 4 3 5
2014	Roberts, K, Maguire, G, Brown, A, Atkinson, D, Reményi, B, Wheaton, G, Kelly, A, Kumar, RK, Su, J-Y & Carapetis, JR 2014, 'Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in high and low risk Australian children', Circulation, vol. 129, no. 19, pp. 1953-1961. 48 51 2
2014	Russell, EA, Tran, L, Baker, RA, Bennetts, JS, Brown, A, Reid, CM, Tam, R, Walsh, WF & Maguire, GP 2014, 'A review of valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease in Australia', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 14, no. 1, article no. 134, pp. 1-12. Open access 12 10 7
2014	Wong, CX, Brooks, AG, Cheng, Y-H, Lau, DH, Rangnekar, G, Roberts-Thomson, KC, Kalman, JM, Brown, AD & Sanders, P 2014, 'Atrial fibrillation in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a cross-sectional study', BMJ open, vol. 4, no. 10, article no. e006242, pp. 1-7. Open access 14 14 19
2013	Aliprandi-Costa, B, Ranasinghe, I, Turnbull, F, Brown, A, Kritharides, L, Patel, A, Chew, D, Walters, D, Rankin, J, Ilton, M, Meredith, I, Cass, A & Brieger, D 2013, 'The design and rationale of the Australian Cooperative National Registry of Acute Coronary care, Guidance Adherence and Clinical Events (CONCORDANCE)', Heart, lung and circulation, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 533-541. 15 14
2013	Askew, DA, Schluter, PJ, Spurling, GK, Bond, CJ & Brown, AD 2013, 'Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's exposure to stressful events: a cross-sectional study', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 199 no. 1, pp. 42-45. Open access 9 9
2013	Azzopardi, PS, Kennedy, EC, Patton, GC, Power, R, Roseby, RD, Sawyer, SM & Brown, AD 2013, 'The quality of health research for young Indigenous Australians: systematic review', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 199 no. 1, pp. 57-63. Open access 14 17 1
2013	Brown, AD, Mentha, R, Rowley, KG, Skinner, T, Davy, CP & O'Dea, K 2013, 'Depression in Aboriginal men in central Australia : adaptation of the Patient Health Questionnaire 9', BMC psychiatry, vol. 13, article no. 271, pp. 1-10. Open access 22 18 10
2013	Davy, C, Aromataris, E, Gibson, O & Brown, A 2013, 'Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of primary health care interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic diseases: A systematic review protocol', JBI library of systematic reviews, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 299-311.
2013	Einsiedel, L, Fernandes, L, Joseph, S, Brown, A & Woodman, RJ 2013, 'Non-communicable diseases, infection and survival in a retrospective cohort of Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults in central Australia', BMJ open, vol. 3, no. 7, article no. e003070, pp. 1-12. Open access 9 8 3
2013	Iyngkaran, P, Thomas, M, Sanders, P, Hare, D, Majoni, W, Brady, S, Nadarajan, K, Ilton, M & Brown, A 2013, 'Do we need a wider therapeutic paradigm for heart failure with comorbidities?: a remote Australian perspective', Health care: current reviews, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-9. Open access
2013	Maple-Brown, LJ, Brown, A, Lee, I-L, Connors, C & O'Dea, K and 23 other authors 2013, 'Pregnancy and neonatal diabetes outcomes in remote Australia (PANDORA) study', BMC pregnancy and childbirth, vol. 13, pp. 1-8. Open access 8 9 6
2013	Roberts, K V, Brown, AD, Maguire, GP, Atkinson, DN & Carapetis, JR 2013, 'Utility of auscultatory screening for detecting rheumatic heart disease in high-risk children in Australia's Northern Territory', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 199, no. 3, pp. 196-199. 21 19
2013	Schierhout, G, Nagel, T, Si, D, Connors, C, Brown, A & Bailie, R 2013, 'Do competing demands of physical illness in type 2 diabetes influence depression screening, documentation and management in primary care : a cross-sectional analytic study in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care settings', International journal of mental health systems, vol. 7, article no. 16, pp. 1-9. Open access 7 7 4
2013	Secombe, P, Brown, A, Kruger, P & Stewart, P 2013, 'Lipid profiles and persisting inflammation following critical illness in a Central Australian population: A prospective longitudinal observational study', Internal medicine journal, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 445-449. 2 2
2013	Secombe, P, Stewart, P & Brown, A 2013, 'Functional outcomes in high risk ICU patients in Central Australia: a prospective case series', Rural and remote health, vol. 13, no. 1, article no. 2128, pp. 1-11. Open access 3 3
2013	Stewart, S, Carrington, MJ, Swemmer, CH, Kurstjens, NP, Brown, A, Burrell, LM, Nelson, M, Stocks, NP & Jennings, GL 2013, 'Determinants of achieving early blood pressure control with monotherapy in a primary care setting', Journal of Clinical Hypertension, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 674-680. 2 2 1
2012	Azzopardi, P, Brown, AD, Zimmet, P, Fahy, RE, Dent, GA, Kelly, MJ, Kranzusch, K, Maple-Brown, LJ, Nossar, V, Silink, M, Sinha, AK, Stone, ML & Wren, SJ 2012, 'Type 2 diabetes in young Indigenous Australians in rural and remote areas: diagnosis, screening, management and prevention', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 197, no. 1, pp. 32-36. 16 20
2012	Brown, A & Kritharides, L 2012, 'Overview: The 2nd Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand', Heart, lung and circulation, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 615-617. 6 6
2012	Jamieson, LM, Paradies, YC, Eades, S, Chong, A, Maple-Brown, L, Morris, P, Bailie, R, Cass, A, Roberts-Thomson, K & Brown, A 2012, 'Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 197, no. 1, pp. 16-18. 45 44 3
2012	Maguire, GP, Carapetis, JR, Walsh, WF & Brown, AD 2012, 'The future of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 197, no. 3, pp. 133-134. 15 12 3
2012	McGrady, M, Krum, H, Carrington, MJ, Stewart, S, Zeitz, C, Lee, GA, Marwick, TH, Haluska, BA & Brown, A 2012, 'Heart failure, ventricular dysfunction and risk factor prevalence in Australian Aboriginal peoples: the Heart of the Heart Study', Heart, vol. 98, no. 21, pp. 1562-1567. 26 27 1
2012	Peiris, D, Brown, A, Howard, M, Rickards, BA, Tonkin, A, Ring, I, Hayman, N & Cass, A 2012, 'Building better systems of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: findings from the Kanyini health systems assessment', BMC health services research, vol. 12, no. 1, article no. 369, pp. 1-15. Open access 15 15 13
2012	Remond, MGW, Atkinson, D, White, A, Hodder, Y, Brown, AD, Carapetis, JR & Maguire, GP 2012, 'Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study (RhFFUS) protocol: a cohort study investigating the significance of minor echocardiographic abnormalities in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander children', BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 12, article no. 111, pp. 1-8. Open access 3 3 2
2012	Stewart, S, Carrington, MJ, Swemmer, CH, Anderson, C, Kurstjens, NP, Amerena, J, Brown, A, Burrell, LM, De Looze, FJ, Harris, M, Hung, J, Krum, H, Nelson, M, Schlaich, M, Stocks, NP & Jennings, GL 2012, 'Effect of intensive structured care on individual blood pressure targets in primary care: multicentre randomised controlled trial', BMJ, vol. 345, no. 7884, article no. e7156, pp. 1-16. Open access 23 18 11
2011	Bailie, R, Si, D, Connors, C, Kwedza, R, O'Donoghue, L, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, Liddle, H, Hains, J, Dowden, M, Burke, HP, Brown, A, Weeramanthri, T & Thompson, S 2011, 'Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia', BMC health services research, vol. 11, article no. 139, pp. 1-12. Open access 19 20 4
2011	Minges, KE, Zimmet, P, Magliano, DJ, Dunstan, DW, Brown, A & Shaw, JE 2011, 'Diabetes prevalence and determinants in Indigenous Australian populations: a systematic review', Diabetes research and clinical practice, vol. 93, no. 2, pp. 139-149. 39 37 3
2011	Rumbold, AR, Bailie, RS, Si, D, Dowden, MC, Kennedy, CM, Cox, RJ, O'Donoghue, L, Liddle, HE, Kwedza, RK, Thompson, SC, Burke, HP, Brown, AD, Weeramanthri, T & Connors, CM 2011, 'Delivery of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services: baseline data for an ongoing quality improvement initiative', BMC pregnancy and childbirth, vol. 11, pp. 1-10. Open access 45 47
2011	Si, D, Dowden, M, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, O'Donoghue, L, Liddle, H, Kwedza, R, Connors, C, Thompson, S, Burke, H, Brown, A, Weeramanthri, T, Shierhout, G & Bailie, R 2011, 'Indigenous community care: documented depression in patients with diabetes', Australian Family Physician, vol. 40, no. 5, pp. 331-333. 5 6
2010	Brown, A & Kritharides, L 2010, 'Cardiovascular disease.', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-6, pp. 263-263.
2010	Brown, A 2010, 'Acute Coronary Syndromes in Indigenous Australians: Opportunities for Improving Outcomes Across the Continuum of Care', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 325-336. 38 37
2010	Brown, A, Brieger, DB, Tonkin, A, White, H, Walsh, W, Riddell, T, Zeitz, C, Jeremy, R & Kritharides, L 2010, 'Coronary Disease in Indigenous Populations: Summary from the CSANZ Indigenous Cardiovascular Health Conference', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 299-305. 10 10
2010	Brown, A, Tonkin, A, White, H, Riddell, T, Brieger, DB, Walsh, W, Zeitz, C, Jeremy, R & Kritharides, L 2010, 'The Cardiac Society Inaugural Cardiovascular Health Conference. Conference Findings and Ways Forward.', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 264-268. 3 3
2010	Jeremy, R & Brown, A 2010, 'Measuring the gap-It may well be worse than we thought', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 695-696. 2 2
2010	Jeremy, R, Tonkin, A, White, H, Riddell, T, Brieger, DB, Walsh, W, Zeitz, C, Brown, A & Kritharides, L 2010, 'Improving Cardiovascular Care for Indigenous Populations', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 344-350. 6 4 3
2010	Kritharides, L, Brown, A, Brieger, DB, Riddell, T, Zeitz, C, Jeremy, R, Tonkin, A, Walsh, W & White, H 2010, 'Overview and Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in Indigenous Populations', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 337-343. 7 7
2010	Liu, H, Patel, A, Brown, A, Eades, SJ, Hayman, N, Jan, S, Ring, I, Stewart, G, Tonkin, A, Weeramanthri, T, Wade, V, Rodgers, A, Usherwood, T, Neal, B, Peiris, D, Burke, H, Reid, C & Cass, A 2010, 'Rationale and design of the Kanyini guidelines adherence with the polypill (Kanyini-GAP) study: A randomised controlled trial of a polypill-based strategy amongst Indigenous and non Indigenous people at high cardiovascular risk', BMC public health, vol. 10, article no. 458, pp. 1-8. Open access 28 23 8
2010	Rumbold, AR, Bailie, R, Si, D, Dowden, M, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, O'Donoghue, L, Liddle, H, Kwedza, R, Thompson, S, Burke, H, Brown, A, Weeramanthri, T & Connors, C 2010, 'Assessing the quality of maternal health care in Indigenous primary care services', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 192, no. 10, pp. 597-598. 3
2010	Si, D, Bailie, R, Dowden, M, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, O'Donoghue, L, Liddle, H, Kwedza, R, Connors, C, Thompson, S, Burke, H, Brown, A & Weeramanthri, T 2010, 'Assessing quality of diabetes care and its variation in Aboriginal community health centres in Australia', Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 464-473. 25 26
2010	Stewart, S & Brown, A 2010, 'Time to get anxious about the broken hearted?', International Journal of Cardiology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 216-217. 1 1
2010	White, H, Walsh, W, Brown, A, Riddell, T, Tonkin, A, Jeremy, R, Brieger, DB, Zeitz, C & Kritharides, L 2010, 'Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous Populations', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 19, no. 5-Jun, pp. 273-281. 41 35
2009	Bailie, R, Si, D, Dowden, M, Selvey, C, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, O'Donoghue, L, Liddle, H, Connors, C, Thompson, S, Burke, H & Brown, A 2009, 'A systems approach to improving timeliness of immunisation', Vaccine, vol. 27, no. 27, pp. 3669-3674. 9 10
2009	Brown, A 2009, 'Bridging the Survival Gap Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians: Priorities for the Road Ahead', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 96-100. 23 21 4
2009	Brown, A, Barton, D & Lambert, G 2009, 'Cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with major depressive disorder: Autonomic mechanisms and implications for treatment', CNS Drugs, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 583-602. 67 62
2009	Dawood, T, Schlaich, MP, Brown, A & Lambert, G 2009, 'Depression and blood pressure control: All antidepressants are not the same', Hypertension, vol. 54, no. 1. 7 7 1
2009	Peiris, D, Patel, A, Cass, A, Howard, M, Tchan, M, Brady, J, De Vries, J, Rickards, B, Yarnold, D, Hayman, N & Brown, A 2009, 'Cardiovascular disease risk management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary health care settings: Findings from the Kanyini Audit', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 191, no. 6, pp. 304-309. 27
2008	Bailie, R, Si, D, Connors, C, Weeramanthri, T, Clark, L, Dowden, M, O'Donohue, L, Condon, J, Thompson, S, Clelland, N, Nagel, T, Gardner, K & Brown, A 2008, 'Study protocol: Audit and Best Practice for Chronic Disease Extension (ABCDE) project', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 8. Open access 25 24
2008	Bailie, R, Si, D, Dowden, M, Connors, C, O'Donohue, L, Liddle, H, Kennedy, C, Cox, R, Burke, H, Thompson, S & Brown, A 2008, 'Delivery of child health services in indigenous communities: Implications for the federal government's emergency intervention in the Northern Territory', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 188, no. 10, pp. 615-618. 9
2008	Peiris, D, Brown, A & Cass, A 2008, 'Addressing inequities in access to quality health care for indigenous people', CMAJ, vol. 179, no. 10, pp. 985-986. 42 37
2008	Rowley, KG, O'Dea, K, Anderson, I, McDermott, R, Sarawati, K, Tilmouth, R, Roberts, I, Fitz, J, Wang, Z, Jenkins, A, Best, JD, Wang, Z & Brown, A 2008, 'Lower than expected morbidity and mortality for an Australian Aboriginal population: 10-year follow-up in a decentralised community', Medical journal of Australia, vol. 188, no. 5, pp. 283-287.
2008	Walsh, W, Brown, A & Carapetis, J 2008, 'The Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease-An Australian Guideline', Heart, Lung and Circulation, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 271-289. 8 5

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Alice Springs Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences	INDIA
Auckland City Hospital	NEW ZEALAND
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute	AUSTRALIA
Baker Heart Research Institute	AUSTRALIA
Brigham and Women's Hospital	UNITED STATES
Burnet Institute	AUSTRALIA
Cairns Base Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council Australia	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council NSW	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress	AUSTRALIA
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation	AUSTRALIA
Central Australian Remote Health	AUSTRALIA
Charles Darwin University	AUSTRALIA
Concord Hospital	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Danila Dilba	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
Department of Health & Family Services	AUSTRALIA
Department of Health and Community Services	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
George Institute for Global Health	AUSTRALIA
Government of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Inala Indigenous Health Service	AUSTRALIA
James Cook University	AUSTRALIA
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation	AUSTRALIA
Marri Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation	AUSTRALIA
Menzies Research Institute Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
Menzies School of Health Research	AUSTRALIA
Monash Children'S Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Monash Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University	AUSTRALIA
National Heart Foundation of Australia	AUSTRALIA
Ngalkanbuy Health	AUSTRALIA
Nganampa Health Council	AUSTRALIA
Northern Territory Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services	AUSTRALIA
Notre Dame University	AUSTRALIA
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia	AUSTRALIA
Pika Wiya Health Service	AUSTRALIA
Prince of Wales Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Queensland Health	AUSTRALIA
Queensland Institute of Medical Research	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Darwin Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Darwin Hospital Campus	AUSTRALIA
Royal Perth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Pathology	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
Southern Adelaide Health Service	AUSTRALIA
St Vincent's Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation	AUSTRALIA
The Cancer Council South Australia	AUSTRALIA
The George Institute for International Health	AUSTRALIA
Third Military Medical University	CHINA
Tony Lawson Consulting	AUSTRALIA
Townsville Hospital	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Canberra	AUSTRALIA
University of Central Lancashire	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Copenhagen	DENMARK
University of Hawaii	UNITED STATES
University of Hong Kong	HONG KONG
University of Malaya	MALAYSIA
University of Manitoba	CANADA
University of Maryland	UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Munich	GERMANY
University of New Hampshire	UNITED STATES
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	UNITED STATES
University of Otago	NEW ZEALAND
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tasmania	AUSTRALIA
University of the South Pacific	FIJI
University of Warwick	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
Urapuntja Health Service	AUSTRALIA
Western Australia Department of Health	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Health Network	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Wood Products Division Canada	CANADA
Wuchopperen Health Service	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2018
Chair, Cardiac Society Indigenous Cardiovascular Council Heart Foundation	2017
Member Heart Foundation South Australian Board	2017
Member, Indigenous Cardiovascular Council Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand (CSANZ)	2017
Senior Medical Research Fellow The Viertel Charitable Foundation	2017
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2017
Professorial Academic Status Holder Flinders University	2016
Senior Medical Research Fellow The Viertel Charitable Foundation	2016
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2016
Fellow Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science	2015
Professorial Academic Status Holder Flinders University	2015
Senior Medical Research Fellow The Viertel Charitable Foundation	2015
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2015
Professorial Academic Status Holder Flinders University	2014
Senior Medical Research Fellow The Viertel Charitable Foundation	2014
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2014
Member, Statutory Committee National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council	2013
Member, Statutory Committee National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Research Committee	2013
Professorial Academic Status Holder Flinders University	2013
Senior Medical Research Fellow The Viertel Charitable Foundation	2013
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2013
Member National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council	2012
Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	2012
Member National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council	2011
Member National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equality Council	2010

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Characterising cardiovascular disease biopsychosocial risk in Aboriginal women to inform health service and system responses	Current
Development of an evidence-based social and emotional wellbeing public health model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through exploration of determinants of psychosocial health	Current
Identifying and evaluating community-level built and social environmental factors in relation to preventable disease outcomes: strengthening the evidence base for remote communities in the Northern Territory, Australia	Current
Understanding the impact of the aboriginal community controlled health service national key performance indicators on improving health outcomes	Current

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Professor Alex Brown

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Theme Leader, Aboriginal Research Unit

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