Professor Alan J Crockett recently retired from the position of Director, Primary Care Respiratory Research Unit, Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health, The University of Adelaide. Prior to this appointment he had a career in Respiratory Medicine spanning more than 46 years. Alan was the first graduate of the Masters of Public Health at the University of Adelaide and also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medicine.
He also holds a Graduate Certificate of Health Economics (University of Aberdeen). He has also been involved in teaching health professionals at the undergraduate and post-graduate level in subjects including clinical respiratory physiology, critical appraisal, epidemiology, health economics and... Read more
About me
Professor Alan J Crockett recently retired from the position of Director, Primary Care Respiratory Research Unit, Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health, The University of Adelaide. Prior to this appointment he had a career in Respiratory Medicine spanning more than 46 years. Alan was the first graduate of the Masters of Public Health at the University of Adelaide and also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medicine.
He also holds a Graduate Certificate of Health Economics (University of Aberdeen). He has also been involved in teaching health professionals at the undergraduate and post-graduate level in subjects including clinical respiratory physiology, critical appraisal, epidemiology, health economics and ethics. Alan held the position of Deputy Chair of the Centre of Evidence Based Practice 2000 to 2007. He also was Chair of the Steering committee for the University of South Australia’s International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) until it became part of the Sansom Insitute.
Alan serves on several national and international professional committees including: 2000 - current Member of TSANZ COPD Co-ordinating Committee 2004 - current Member of the Australian Lung Foundation Evaluation Committee COPDX. 2006 - current Member of RACGP, National Research Awards Committee. 2010 – current GP and Allied Health Professional Asthma and Respiratory Education Program Curriculum Review Panel 2010 - current member of the University of Wollongong’s National Asthma Campaign Evaluation Advisory Committee. 2007 - current Chair, International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Spirometry Sub-commitee 2007 - current Member of the IPCRG Research Committee 2007 - current Member , e-Faculty of IPCRG 2008 - current UK Respiratory Research Foundation, Non-voting member 2010 - current Research Lead-Asia Pacific of IPCRG Alan is also Associate Editor Primary Care Respiratory Journal and the International Journal of COPD.
Alan was elected Fellow of the Australian Institute of Science Technology in 1976. More recently, he was awarded a Fellowship and Life Membership of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Respiratory Science and Emeritus Member status of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand for his contribution to respiratory medicine. He was awarded a Public Service Medal for “outstanding contribution to community health” in the Order of Australia Awards for Australia Day 2003.
Alan has published more than 103 professional peer-reviewed papers and has produced 9 detailed reports on projects based on EBM for the NH and MRC and Australian Lung Foundation. He has received more than $5.280 million in research funding. Alan has made more than 35-invited guest presentation at international conferences and more than 70 invited guest presentations at national scientific meetings. He has also made more than 50 other poster and lecture presentations to both national and international conferences.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Adelaide
Master of Public Health The University of Adelaide
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Lung Function testing, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2022
The long term rate of change of lung function in South Australian Metropolitan Fire Fighters, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, 08/02/2016 - 15/01/2019
Lung function testing, review and analysis for SA firefighters, South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, 28/04/2014 - 30/09/2016
Research
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 ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2019 |
Open access
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Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
2
2
7
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2019 |
Open access
5
5
|
2018 |
Open access
20
21
10
|
2017 |
Open access
17
16
|
2017 |
Open access
2
2
2
|
2016 |
Open access
42
33
|
2016 |
35
35
|
2014 |
Open access
13
10
|
2014 |
Open access
2
16
|
2014 |
Open access
26
24
|
2014 |
Open access
23
21
|
2014 |
Open access
|
2014 |
Open access
47
32
|
2013 |
Open access
10
9
|
2013 |
Open access
16
14
|
2013 |
1
|
2012 |
Open access
23
22
|
2012 |
4
3
|
2012 |
Open access
42
|
2012 |
Open access
6
8
|
2012 |
Open access
18
14
|
2011 |
Open access
100
84
|
2011 |
Open access
16
16
|
2011 |
Open access
24
16
|
2011 |
25
23
|
2010 |
Open access
396
296
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
Open access
25
22
|
2010 |
Open access
18
17
|
2010 |
Open access
19
16
|
2010 |
10
10
|
2010 |
18
20
|
2009 |
Open access
23
8
|
2009 |
28
28
|
2009 |
Open access
129
115
|
2009 |
Open access
57
|
2009 |
Open access
4
|
2008 |
39
38
|
2008 |
81
61
|
2008 |
22
12
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Austin Health | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Limited | AUSTRALIA |
Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital | NETHERLANDS |
Centre for Health Equity Training Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) | AUSTRALIA |
Chandlers Hill Surgery | AUSTRALIA |
Covance Pty Limited | AUSTRALIA |
Diagnostiek voor U | NETHERLANDS |
Duke University | UNITED STATES |
Dutch College of General Practitioners | NETHERLANDS |
Elikerliek Hospital | NETHERLANDS |
Elkerliek Hospital | NETHERLANDS |
Family Physician Airways Group of Canada | CANADA |
Flinders Medical Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Foresterhill Health Centre | UNITED KINGDOM |
Four Seasons | UNITED STATES |
Ingham Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Intermediate Care Services | AUSTRALIA |
International Primary Care Respiratory Group | UNITED KINGDOM |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Leiden University | NETHERLANDS |
Liverpool Hospital Elizabeth | AUSTRALIA |
Maastricht University Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
NHS Foundation Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Norwegian University of Science and Technology | NORWAY |
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | UNITED KINGDOM |
Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
QUARTZ Integrated Care Support Service | NETHERLANDS |
Quartz Transmural Centre | NETHERLANDS |
Radboud University Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
Radboud University Nijmegen | NETHERLANDS |
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre | NETHERLANDS |
Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Research in Real Life Ltd | UNITED KINGDOM |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Blackburn Hospital | UNITED KINGDOM |
RRU Plymouth | UNITED KINGDOM |
South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service | AUSTRALIA |
Spanish Primary Care Respiratory Group | SPAIN |
Sydney South West Area Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
The University of Notre Dame Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University Medical Center Groningen | NETHERLANDS |
University of Aberdeen | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Alberta | CANADA |
University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Exeter | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Maastricht | NETHERLANDS |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | UNITED STATES |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Plymouth | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Tasmania | AUSTRALIA |
University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
Uppsala University | SWEDEN |
Vitalograph (Ireland) | IRELAND |
Woodbrook Medical Centre | UNITED KINGDOM |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Lifetime Achievement AwardLung Foundation |
2018 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Longitudinal changes in South Australian metropolitan firefighter lung function | Completed |
Longitudinal lung function surveillance in the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service: trajectory analysis and participant experience | Completed |