Dr Marianne Gillam

Senior Research Fellow UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (P6-38)
tel +61 8 830 22584

email Marianne.Gillam@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0169-3964

Dr Marianne Gillam is a health service researcher and a medical specialist in public health medicine.

In the Department of Rural Health (DRH) she undertakes research focused on the health workforce in regional and remote Australia and improvements in the health and wellbeing of these communities.

Dr Gillam is an expert in medical device epidemiology, currently leading a NHMRC funded grant with the aim of improving the safety of medical devices through the use of novel statistical methods applied to existing data sources.

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Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Public Health and Health Services
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Medical and Health Sciences

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Ali, MA, Kelly, T-L & Gillam, M 2024, 'Temporal trends in medical device implant procedures in Australia 2008-22: evidence from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Hospital Morbidity database', Australian Health Review, online, pp. 1-9. Open access
2024	Bala, I, Kelly, TL, Stanford, T, Gillam, MH & Mitchell, L 2024, 'Machine learning-based analysis of adverse events in mesh implant surgery reports', Social Network Analysis and Mining, vol. 14, no. 1, article 63, pp. 1-15. Open access 1
2024	Banker, TR, Gillam, MH, O'Loughlin, P, Rankin, W, Ryan, R, Caruso, C & Roughead, EE 2024, 'To test or to not test: a retrospective cross-sectional study on potentially inappropriate use of pathology testing in South Australian hospitals', American Journal of Clinical Pathology, vol. 161, no. 4, pp. 342-348. Open access 2
2024	Le, TN, Afshar Ali, M, Gadzhanova, S, Lim, R, Bala, I, Bogale, KN & Gillam, M 2024, 'Hernia repair prevalence by age and gender among the Australian adult population from 2017 to 2021', Critical Public Health, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 1-11. Open access 91
2024	Yisma, E, Jones, M, Pauh, LS, Walsh, S, Jones, S, May, E & Gillam, M 2024, 'Impact of rurality on health care utilization among Australian residents from 2009 to 2021', Journal of Rural Health, online, pp. 1-10. Open access
2024	Yisma, E, Walsh, S, Hillier, S, Gillam, M, Gray, R & Jones, M 2024, 'Effect of behavioural activation for individuals with post-stroke depression: systematic review and meta-analysis', BJPsych Open, vol. 10, no. 5, article no. e134, pp. 1-10. Open access 6
2024	Yisma, E, Walsh, S, Steen, M, Gray, R, Dennis, S, Gillam, M, Parange, N & Jones, M 2024, 'Effect of behavioral activation for women with postnatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Nursing Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 78-88. Open access 1 1 3
2023	Kumsa, NB, Kelly, T-L, Roughead, EE, Tavella, R & Gillam, MH 2023, 'Temporal trends in percutaneous coronary intervention in Australia: a retrospective analysis from 2000-2021', Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, online, pp. 1-7. Open access 2
2023	Puah, LS, Gillam, M, Walsh, S, Jones, M & Yisma, E 2023, 'Do undertaking rural placements and place of origin inform where allied health graduates work in South Australia?', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 575-579. Open access 3 1 11
2023	Yisma, E, Versace, VL, Jones, M, Walsh, S, Jones, S, May, E, Puah, LS & Gillam, M 2023, 'The distribution of registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and podiatrists in Australia', PLoS One, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1-14. Open access 3 3 8
2022	Gillam, MH, Pratt, NL, Inacio, MC, Shakib, S, Caughey, GE, Sanders, P, Lau, DH & Roughead, EE 2022, 'Cardiac implantable electronic devices: reoperations and the competing risk of death', Heart Lung and Circulation, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 537-543. Open access
2022	Gillam, MH, Roughead, E, Tavella, R, Dodd, T, Beltrame, J, Ryan, R & O'Loughlin, P 2022, 'Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on pathology service utilisation', Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 42-48. Open access 2 3
2022	Kelly, T-L, Ward, M, Pratt, NL, Ramsay, E, Gillam, M & Roughead, EE 2022, 'The association between exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and timing of paracetamol use: a cohort study in elderly Australians', Respiratory Research, vol. 23, no. 1, article no.80, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 2 9
2022	Muyambi, K, Gardiner, F, Sollid, S, Hyldmo, PK, Yisma, E, Spring, B, Bredmose, P, Jones, M, Walsh, S, Schofield, Z & Gillam, M 2022, 'Aeromedical retrieval services characteristics globally: a scoping review', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, vol. 30, no. 1, article no. 71, pp. 1-11. Open access 3 3 16
2022	Walsh, S, Moseley, GL, Gray, RJ, Gillam, M, Gunn, KM, Barker, T, Tran, K, Eshetie, T & Jones, M 2022, 'Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review', BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 6, article no. e056404. Open access 7 5 11
2021	Gardiner, FW, Richardson, A, Roxburgh, C, Gillam, M, Churilov, L, McCuaig, R, Carter, S, Arthur, C, Wong, C, Morton, A, Callaway, L, Lust, K, Davidson, SJ, Foxcroft, K, Oates, K, Zhang, L, Jayawardane, S, Coleman, M & Peek, M 2021, 'Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients requiring aeromedical retrieval for pregnancy, compared to non-retrieved metropolitan cohorts', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 519-527. 5 4 1
2021	Gillam, MH, Jones, M & May, E 2021, 'Beyond the black stump: rapid reviews of health research issues affecting regional, rural and remote Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 213, no. S11, pp. S3-S32. 1
2021	Gonzalez-Chica, D, Gillam, M, Williams, S, Sharma, P, Leach, M, Jones, M, Walters, L & Gardiner, F 2021, 'Pregnancy-related aeromedical retrievals in rural and remote Australia: national evidence from the Royal Flying Doctor Service', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 21, no. 1, article no. 390, pp. 1-10. Open access 3 2 10
2021	Leach, MJ, Gillam, M, Gonzalez-Chica, DA, Walsh, S, Muyambi, K & Jones, M 2021, 'Health care need and health disparities: findings from the Regional South Australia Health (RESONATE) survey', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 905-917. 5 6 10
2021	Leach, MJ, Walsh, S, Muyambi, K, Gillam, M & Jones, M 2021, 'Expressed demand for health care services in regional South Australia: a cross-sectional study', Journal of Rural Health, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 645-654. Open access 3 3 4
2021	Muyambi, K, Gillam, M, Dennis, S, Gray, R, Martinez, L & Jones, M 2021, 'Effect of depression awareness and management training on the attitudes of rural primary health care workers', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 449-454. Open access 5 3
2021	Walsh, S, Jones, M, Gray, RJ, Gillam, M, Gunn, KM, Barker, T, Eshetie, T & Moseley, GL 2021, 'Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: A scoping review protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 11, no. 6, article no. e041036. Open access 3 3 1
2021	Yisma, E, Gillam, M, Versace, VL, Jones, S, Walsh, S, May, E & Jones, M 2021, 'Geographical distribution of 3 allied health professions in South Australia: a summary of access and disadvantage', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 721-728. 8 8 1
2020	Eshetie, TC, Roberts, G, Nguyen, TA, Gillam, MH, Maher, D & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2020, 'Potentially inappropriate medication use and related hospital admissions in aged care residents: the impact of dementia', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, vol. 86, no. 12, pp. 2414-2423. Open access 8 8 16
2020	Gadzhanova, S, Gillam, M & Roughead, E 2020, 'Risk of falls and injuries requiring hospitalisation after first-eye cataract surgery in elderly Australians', Acta Ophthalmologica, vol. 98, no. 4, pp. e495-e498. Open access 3 3
2020	Gardiner, FW, Gillam, M, Churilov, L, Sharma, P, Steere, M, Hannan, M, Hooper, A & Quinlan, F 2020, 'Aeromedical retrieval diagnostic trends during a period of Coronavirus 2019 lockdown', Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1457-1467. Open access 9 8 55
2020	Gillam, M, Leach, M, Muller, J, Gonzalez-Chica, D, Jones, M, Muyambi, K, Walsh, S & May, E 2020, 'Availability and quality of publicly available health workforce data sources in Australia: a scoping review protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 1, article no. e034400, pp. 1-5. Open access 3 3 1
2020	Gillam, MH, Leach, MJ, Gonzalez-Chica, DA, Muyambi, K, Jones, M, Walsh, S, Eshetie, T, Tran, K & May, E 2020, 'Availability and characteristics of publicly available health workforce data sources in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 213, no. S11, pp. S23-S26.e1. Open access 14 7
2020	Leach, MJ, Gillam, M, Walsh, S, Jones, M & Muyambi, K 2020, 'Community pulse-Conversations in health', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 159-160. 1 1 3
2020	Leach, MJ, Jones, M, Bressington, D, Jones, A, Nolan, F, Muyambi, K, Gillam, M & Gray, R 2020, 'The association between community mental health nursing and hospital admissions for people with serious mental illness: a systematic review', Systematic Reviews, vol. 9, article no. 35, pp. 1-8. Open access 8 7 5
2019	Eshetie, TC, Nguyen, TA, Gillam, MH & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2019, 'Medication use for comorbidities in people with Alzheimer's disease: an Australian population‐based study', Pharmacotherapy, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1146-1156. Open access 16 16 12
2019	Eshetie, TC, Nguyen, TA, Gillam, MH & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2019, 'Potentially inappropriate prescribing before and after initiation of medicines for dementia: an Australian population-based study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 654-659. Open access 4 4 4
2019	Eshetie, TC, Nguyen, TA, Gillam, MH & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2019, 'Potentially inappropriate prescribing in people with dementia: an Australian population-based study', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 34, no.10, pp. 1498-1505. Open access 16 14 20
2019	Gillam, MH, Kerr, M, Pratt, NL, Lim, R & Roughead, EE 2019, 'Mesh use in urogynaecological procedures between 2005 and 2016: an Australian cohort study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 105-109. Open access 4 4 3
2019	Nguyen, TA, Gilmartin-Thomas, J, Tan, ECK, Kalisch-Ellett, L, Eshetie, T, Gillam, M & Reeve, E 2019, 'The impact of pharmacist interventions on quality use of medicines, quality of life, and health outcomes in people with dementia and/or cognitive impairment: a systematic review', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 83-96. Open access 22 21 8
2018	Eshetie, TC, Nguyen, TA, Gillam, MH & Kalisch Ellett, LM 2018, 'A narrative review of problems with medicines use in people with dementia', Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, vol. 17, no. 8, pp. 825-836. 24 23
2018	Gillam, MH, Inacio, MC, Pratt, NL, Shakib, S & Roughead, EE 2018, 'Magnetic resonance imaging in people with cardiac implantable electronic devices: a population based cohort study', Heart Lung and Circulation, vol. 27, pp. 748-751. Open access 6 6
2018	Gillam, MH, Pratt, NL, Inacio, MC, Shakib, S, Sanders, P, Lau, DH & Roughead, EE 2018, 'Rehospitalizations for complications and mortality following pacemaker implantation: a retrospective cohort study in an older population', Clinical Cardiology (Hoboken): An Indexed and Peer-Reviewed Journal for Advances in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1480-1486. Open access 13 12 1
2018	Inacio, M, Cashman, K, Pratt, N, Gillam, M, Caughey, G, Graves, S & Roughead, E 2018, 'Prevalence and changes in analgesic medication utilisation 1 year prior to total joint replacement in an older cohort of patients', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 356-362. Open access 22 21 1
2018	Leach, MJ, Jones, M, Bressington, D, Nolan, F, Jones, A, Muyambi, K, Gillam, M & Gray, R 2018, 'The association between mental health nursing and hospital admissions for people with serious mental illness: a protocol for a systematic review', Systematic Reviews, vol. 7, no. 1, article no. 2, pp. 1-5. Open access 3 4 15
2018	Leach, MJ, Jones, M, Gillam, M & May, E 2018, 'BMJ Open regional South Australia health (RESONATE) survey: study protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 8, no. 4, article no. e019784. Open access 4 4 4
2018	Muyambi, K, McPhail, R, Cronin, K, Gillam, M, Martinez, L, Dennis, S, Bressington, D, Gray, R & Jones, M 2018, 'What do mental health workers in the bush think about mental health nurse prescribing? A cross-sectional study', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 429-435. 9 8 3
2018	Nguyen, TA, Pham, T, Vu, HTT, Nguyen, TX, Dang, HT, Kalisch-Ellett, L, Gillam, M, Pratt, N & Roughead, EE and 16 other authors 2018, 'Use of potentially inappropriate medications in people with dementia in Vietnam and its associated factors', American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 423-432. Open access 14 11 12
2017	Gillam, MH, Pratt, NL, Inacio, MC, Roughead, EE, Shakib, S, Nicholls, SJ & Graves, SE 2017, 'Heart failure after conventional metal-on-metal hip replacements: a retrospective cohort study', Acta Orthopaedica, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 2-9. Open access 25 23 14
2017	Kjosavik, SR, Gillam, MH & Roughead, EE 2017, 'Average duration of treatment with antipsychotics among concession card holders in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 719-726. 4 3
2016	Kjosavik, SR, Gillam, MH & Roughead, EE 2016, 'Average duration of treatment with antidepressants among concession card holders in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1180-1185. 7 6 2
2013	Gillam, M, Lie, S, Salter, A, Furnes, O, Graves, S, Havelin, L & Ryan, P 2013, 'The progression of end-stage osteoarthritis: analysis of data from the Australian and Norwegian joint replacement registries using a multi-state model', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 405-412. Open access 42 38
2013	Guerin, C, Xafis, V, Doda, D V, Gillam, MH, Larg, AJ, Luckner, H, Jahan, N, Widayati, A & Xu, C 2013, 'Diversity in collaborative research communities: a multicultural, multidisciplinary thesis writing group in public health', Studies in Continuing Education, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 65-81. Open access 41 34
2012	Gillam, MH, Ryan, P, Salter, A & Graves, SE 2012, 'Multi-state models and arthroplasty histories after unilateral total hip arthroplasties: introducing the summary notation for arthroplasty histories', Acta Orthopaedica, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 220-226. Open access 18 18
2011	Gillam, MH, Salter, A, Ryan, P & Graves, SE 2011, 'Different competing risks models applied to data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry', Acta Orthopaedica, vol. 82, no. 5, pp. 513-520. Open access 26 23
2010	Gillam, MH, Ryan, P, Graves, SE, Miller, LN, de Steiger, RN & Salter, A 2010, 'Competing risks survival analysis applied to data from the Australian Orthopaedic Association national joint replacement registry', Acta Orthopaedica, vol. 81 no. 5, pp. 548-555. Open access 61 61

Reports

Year	Output
2021	Muyambi, K, Walsh, S, Derbie, E, Cobb, S, Gillam, M & Jones, M 2021, Evaluation of the Integrated Primary Health Care Service (IPHCS) program: evaluation report, University of South Australia Department of Rural Health, Australia. Open access
2021	Muyambi, K, Walsh, S, Gillam, M, Carter, M, Yisma, E, Sidwell, J & Jones, M 2021, Building bridges to sustainable employment: evaluation report, University of South Australia Department of Rural Health, Australia. Open access
2020	Muyambi, K, Walsh, S, Carter, M, Gillam, M & Jones, M 2020, Evaluation report: evaluation of an aftercare service model in a Aboriginal community controlled health organisation, University of South Australia, Australia. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Australian Orthopaedic Association	AUSTRALIA
Country Health SA	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Dubbo Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Gold Coast University Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Haukeland University Hospital	NORWAY
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	HONG KONG
King Edward Memorial Hospital	AUSTRALIA
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Mater Health Services	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
National Geriatric Hospital of Vietnam	VIET NAM
Oslo University Hospital	NORWAY
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Flying Doctors Service	AUSTRALIA
SA Pathology	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
Southern Cross University	AUSTRALIA
Townsville University Hospital	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Bergen	NORWAY
University of Bergen and Uni Health	NORWAY
University of Essex	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Stavanger	NORWAY
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Wrexham Maelor Hospital	UNITED KINGDOM

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Associate Editor Australian Journal of Rural Health	2020
Chair SA State Committee Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)	2020
Associate Editor Australian Journal of Rural Health	2019
Chair SA State Committee Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)	2019
Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2019
Chair SA State Committee Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM)	2018
Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Royal Australasian College of Physicians	2018
Member Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA)	2018
Member Public Health Association of Australia	2018
Member Norwegian Medical Association	2018
Member Australian Medical Association	2018
Member The Royal Australasian College of Physicians	2018
Member SA State Committee The Royal Australasian College of Physicians	2018
Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2018
Statutory Expert Committee Member: The Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD) Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2018
Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Royal Australasian College of Physicians	2017
Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2017
Statutory Expert Committee Member: The Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD) Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2017
Best Reviewer Award Acta Orthopaedica	2016
Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine Royal Australasian College of Physicians	2016
Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health, Australian Government	2015
Best Reviewer Award Acta Orthopaedica	2014

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Investigating period poverty in South Australia	Current
Measurements of third trimester transvaginal cervical length ultrasound scans in pregnant women and the association with preterm birth: A systematic review and retrospective audit	Current
Post-market Surveillenace of Coronary Stents: Use of Existing Data Sources	Current
The impact and influence breathing awareness has on movement quality for those with chronic pain.	Current
Medication related problems in people with dementia	Completed

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Dr Marianne Gillam

About me

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UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

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Experience

Qualifications

Research

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Projects

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Journal Articles

Reports

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Associate Editor

Chair SA State Committee

Associate Editor

Chair SA State Committee

Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices

Chair SA State Committee

Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

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Member SA State Committee

Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices

Statutory Expert Committee Member: The Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD)

Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices

Statutory Expert Committee Member: The Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (ACMD)

Best Reviewer Award

Fellowship Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Member: Advisory Committee on the Safety of Medical Devices

Best Reviewer Award

Teaching & student supervision

Courses and programs

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