Dr Margaret Staples - Researcher Profile

Biography

Margaret Staples has been the biostatistician in the Monash University Department of Clinical Epidemiology based at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern since 2006.   Her research background is in cancer epidemiology & musculoskeletal conditions. 

She is currently chair of the Cabrini Human Research Ethics Committee.

Research projects:

Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD)

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: The University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2006

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Institution: The University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1994

BACHELOR OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1990

DIPLOMA OF APPLIED SCIENCE (MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY)

Institution: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Year awarded: 1982

Publications

Journal Articles

Levinson, M.R., Leeuwrik, T.M., Oldroyd, J.C., Staples, M., 2012, A cohort study of osteoporosis health knowledge and medication use in older adults with minimal trauma fracture, Archives of Osteoporosis [P], vol 7, issue 1-2, Springer U K, United Kingdom, pp. 87-92.

Elder, C., Barber, M.N., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Clerehan, R.A., Buchbinder, R., 2012, Assessing health literacy: a new domain for collaboration between language testers and health professionals, Language Assessment Quarterly [P], vol 9, issue 3, Routledge, United States, pp. 205-224.

Weller, C.D., Evans, S.M., Staples, M., Aldons, P., McNeil, J.J., 2012, Randomized clinical trial of three-layer tubular bandaging system for venous leg ulcers, Wound Repair And Regeneration [P], vol 20, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 822-829.

Bucknall, T.K., Jones, D., Bellomo, R., Staples, M., 2012, Responding to medical emergencies: System characteristics under examination (RESCUE). A prospective multi-site point prevalence study, Resuscitation [P], vol e-pub, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 1-5.

Staples, M., Kallmes, D., Comstock, B., Jarvik, J., Osborne, R., Heagerty, P.J., Buchbinder, R., 2011, Effectiveness of vertebroplasty using individual patient data from two randomised placebo controlled trials: Meta-analysis, British Medical Journal [P], vol 343, issue Art. No: d3952, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-11.

Bucknall, T., Jones, D.A., Barrett, J., Bellomo, R., Botti, M., Considine, J., Currey, J., Dunning, T., Green, D., Levinson, M., Livingston, P., O'Connell, B., Ruseckaite, R., Staples, M., 2011, Point prevalence of patients fulfilling MET criteria in ten MET equipped hospitals. The methodology of the RESCUE study, Resuscitation [P], vol 82, issue 5, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 529-534.

Kallmes, D.F., Jarvik, J.G., Osborne, R.H., Comstock, B.A., Staples, M., Heagerty, P.J., Turner, J.A., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Clinical utility of vertebroplasty: elevating the evidence, Radiology [P], vol 255, issue 3, Radiological Society of North America, Inc., United States, pp. 675-680.

Bennell, K.L., Wee, E., Coburn, S., Green, S.E., Harris, A.H., Staples, M., Forbes, A.B., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Efficacy of standardised manual therapy and home exercise programme for chronic rotator cuff disease: randomised placebo controlled trial., British Medical Journal [P], vol 340, issue c2756, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Staples, M., March, L., Lassere, M., Reid, C., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Health-related quality of life and continuation rate on first-line anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy among rheumatoid arthritis patients from the Australian Rheumatology Association Database, Rheumatology [E], vol 50, issue 1, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 166-175.

MacInnis, R., Antoniou, A., Eeles, R., Severi, G., Guy, M., McGuffog, L., Hall, A., O'Brien, L., Wilkinson, R., Dearnaley, D., Arden-Jones, A., Horwich, A., Khoo, V., Parker, C., Huddart, R., McCredie, M., Smith, C., Southey, M., Staples, M., English, D., Hopper, J., Giles, G., Easton, D., 2010, Prostate cancer segregation analyses using 4390 families from UK and Australian population-based studies, Genetic Epidemiology [P], vol 34, issue 1, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 42-50.

Staples, M., Forbes, A.B., Green, S.E., Buchbinder, R., 2010, Shoulder-specific disability measures showed acceptable construct validity and responsiveness, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology [P], vol 63, issue 2, Elsevier Inc., USA, pp. 163-170.

Buchbinder, R., Osborne, R.H., Ebeling, P., Wark, J.D., Mitchell, P.J., Wriedt, C.J., Graves, S.E., Staples, M., Murphy, B., 2009, A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures, New England Journal Of Medicine [P], vol 361, issue 6, Massachusetts Medical Society, United States, pp. 557-568.

Oldroyd, J.C., Schachna, L., Buchbinder, R., Staples, M., Murphy, B., Bond, M., Briggs, A., Lassere, M., March, L., 2009, Ankylosing spondylitis patients commencing biologic therapy have high baseline levels of comorbidity: A report from the Australian Rheumatology Association database, International Journal of Rheumatology [P], vol 2009, issue 268569, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-10.

Oldroyd, J.C., Schachna, L., Buchbinder, R., Staples, M., Murphy, B., Bond, M., Briggs, A., Lassere, M., March, L., 2009, Ankylosing spondylitis patients have high levels of comorbidity: a report from the Australian Rheumatology Associan Database (ARAD), International Journal of Rheumatology [P], vol 2009, Hindawi Publishing, Australia, pp. 1-10.

Briggs, A., March, L., Lassere, M., Reid, C., Henderson, L., Murphy, B., van den Haak, Rischin, A., Staples, M., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Baseline comorbidities in a population-based cohort of rheumatoid arthritis atients receiving biological therapy: data from the Australian rheumatology association database, International Journal of Rheumatology [P], vol 2009, International Journal of Rheumatology, United States, pp. 1-8.

Buchbinder, R., Staples, M., Jolley, D.J., 2009, Doctors with a special interest in back pain have poorer knowledge about how to treat back pain, Spine [P], vol 34, issue 11, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1218-1226.

Buchbinder, R., Jolley, D.J., Staples, M., 2009, Doctors with special interest in back pain have poorer knowledge about how to treat back pain, Spine [P], vol 34, issue 25, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 2833-2834.

Simpson, P., Ooi, C., Chong, J., Smith, A., Baldey, A., Staples, M., Woods, S., 2009, Does the use of Nizatidine, as a pro-kinetic agent, improve gastric emptying in patients post-oesophagectomy?, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery [P], vol 13, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 432-437.

Menzies, S.W., Emery, J., Staples, M., Davies, S., McAvoy, B., Fletcher, J., Shahid, K.R., Reid, G., Avramidis, M., Ward, A.M., Burton, R.C., Elwood, J.M., 2009, Impact of dermoscopy and short-term sequential digital dermoscopy imaging for the management of pigmented lesions in primary care: A sequential intervention trial, British Journal Of Dermatology [P], vol 161, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1270-1277.

Hirsh, D., Clerehan, R.A., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Patient assessment of medication information leaflets and validation of the Evaluative Linguistic Framework (ELF), Patient Education and Counseling [P], vol 77, issue 2, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Elsevier, pp. 248-254.

Staples, M., Elwood, M., St John, D.J., Howes, F., Pedersen, K., 2009, Perceived impact on clinical practice and logistical issues in clinical management surveys of cancer: Australian experience, Quality and Safety in Health Care [P], vol 18, issue 3, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 195-198.

Buchbinder, R., Osborne, R.H., Staples, M., 2009, Trials of vertebroplasty for vertebral fractures, New England Journal Of Medicine [P], vol 361, issue 21, Massachusetts Medical Soc, USA, pp. 2097-2100.

Barber, M.N., Staples, M., Osborne, R.H., Clerehan, R.A., Elder, C., Buchbinder, R., 2009, Up to a quarter of the Australian population may have suboptimal health literacy depending upon the measurement tool: Results from a population-based survey, Health Promotion International [P], vol 24, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 252-261.

Staples, M., Forbes, A.B., Ptasznik, R., Gordon, J., Buchbinder, R., 2008, A randomized controlled trial of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow), Journal of Rheumatology, vol 35, issue 10, Journal of Rheumatology Publishing Co. Ltd., Canada, pp. 2038-2046.

Buchbinder, R., Osborne, R.H., Ebeling, P., Wark, J.D., Mitchell, P., Wriedt, C.J., Wengier, L., Connell, D., Graves, S.E., Staples, M., Murphy, B., 2008, Efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty for treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a randomised controlled trial [ACTRN012605000079640], BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders [P], vol 9, issue 156, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Staples, M., Elwood, M., Burton, R.C., Williams, J.L., Marks, R., Giles, G., 2006, Non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia: The 2002 national survey and trends since 1985, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 184, issue 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 6-10.

McAvoy, B., Elwood, M., Staples, M., 2005, Cancer in Australia - An update for GPs, Australian Family Physician, vol 34, issue 1/2, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, South Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 41-45.

McAvoy, B., Elwood, M., Staples, M., 2005, Cancer in Australia: an update for gp's, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 34, issue 1/2, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 41-45.

Kelly, J.W., Chamberlain, A.J., Staples, M., McAvoy, B., 2003, Nodular melanoma. No longer as simple as ABC, Australian Family Physician, vol 32, issue 9, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 706-709.

Staples, M., Giles, G., English, D.R., McCredie, M.R., Severi, G., Cui, J.J., Hopper, J.L., 2003, Risk of prostate cancer associated with a family history in an era of rapid increase in prostate cancer diagnosis (Australia), Cancer Causes & Control: an international journal of studies of cancer in human populations, vol 14, issue 2, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 161-166.

Elwood, M., McAvoy, B., Anderiesz, C., Pedersen, K., Staples, M., 2003, The Australian National Cancer Control Initiative: Strategic developments in cancer control, Clinical Oncology, vol 15, issue 6, W.B Saunders Co.Ltd., United Kingdon, pp. 20-21.

McCredie, M.R., Staples, M., Johnson, W., English, D.R., Giles, G., 2001, Prevalence of Urinary Symptoms in Urban Australian Men Aged 40-69, Journal of Epidemiology and Biostats, vol 6, issue 2, Taylor and Francis Group, United Kingdom, pp. 211-218.

Cui, J.J., Staples, M., Hopper, J.L., English, D.R., McCredie, M.R., Giles, G., 2001, Segregation analyses of 1,476 population-based Australian families affected by prostate cancer, American Journal of Human Genetics, vol 68, issue 5, University of Chicago Press, United States, pp. 1207-1218.