Surgical & Critical Care Directorate - A/Prof Margaret Rogers
Background
I have worked at Barwon Health in a number of capacities for over 20 years, including over 10 years as statistical consultant.
Research Focus
I provide assistance with study design, research techniques and statistical analysis for all of the surgical & critical care units.
Awards and achievements
- 1999 PhD The University of Melbourne: Development of Australian bone mineral density reference ranges.
- 2005 Evidence-based data that successfully changed health policy increasing eligibility for a rebate for bone densitometry and for bone-targeted therapies.
- 2011 Evidence-based data exploring radiotherapy patterns in south-west Victoria for the Department Health, prior to the construction of the radiotherapy centre in Warrnambool.
- 2015 Barwon Health Quality Awards, Board of Directors Award: Evaluation of Cancer Outcomes Barwon South West Registry.
- 2017 Barwon Health Quality Awards, Board of Directors Award: Wide Smiles.
- 2017 Victorian Public Healthcare Awards Finalist. Wide Smiles: Improving children’s health.
- 2017 Dental Health Services Victoria Oral Health Project of the Year: Wide Smiles, prior to the return of the Smile Squad in Victoria
Feature Publications
- Corke, C. F., Stow, P. J., Green, D. T., Agar, J. W., & Henry, M. J. (2005). How doctors discuss major interventions with high risk patients: an observational study.. BMJ, 330(7484), 182. doi:1136/bmj.38293.435069.DE
- Henry M, Pasco J, Sanders K, Kotowicz M, & Nicholson, G. (2008). Application of epidemiology to change health policy : defining age-related thresholds of bone mineral density for primary prevention of fracture. Journal of clinical densitometry, 11(4), 494-497. doi:1016/j.jocd.2008.05.090
- Henry M J, Jones P, Morrissy K, Matheson LM, Pitson G, Healy P, … Ashley D. (2014). Radiotherapy in the Barwon South Western Region: a rural perspective. Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology, 58(5), 612-617. doi:1111/1754-9485.12208
- Mason A, Mayze L, Pawlak J, Henry MJ, Sharp S, & Smith M. (2015). A preventative approach to oral health for children in a regional/rural community in south-west Victoria Australia. Dentistry, 5(7), 1-6. doi:10.4172/2161-1122.1000313
- Chilko N, Dean S, Matheson LM, Grills R, Davidson AJ, Kearns P, Campbell D, Rogers MJ, Collins IM. (2022) Prostate cancer survival in South West Victoria. Aust J Rural Health 30(5):676-682. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12875
How you can help
Participate in a Clinical Trial
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Last Modified: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
A/Prof Margaret Rogers
BSc(Hons) PhD
Statistician, Surgical & Critical Care Directorate
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