Dr Dominique Bird - Researcher Profile

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Address

Epidemiology & Preventative Medicine
Monash Medical School Building, The Alfred Hospital

Biography

Dr Dominique Bird is a Research Fellow with the International Public Health Unit in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, based at the Centre for Online Health, University  of Queensland. She completed her Medical Degree in France and a Master of Human Services (Rehabilitation Counselling) at Griffith University, Brisbane. Her research interests have focused in the past 6 years on innovative approaches to improve support for chronic disease self-management.  She manages the TLC Diabetes programme, an evaluation of an interactive telephone system for diabetes management [www.tlcdiabetes.monash.org.au].

Qualifications

MASTER OF HUMAN SERVICES
Institution: Griffith University
Year awarded: 1999
DOCTORATE OF MEDICINE
Institution: Universite de Tours FRANCE
Year awarded: 1985
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF METABOLISM AND NUTRITION
Institution: Paris University
Year awarded: 1984

Publications

Journal Articles

Williams, E., Bird, D., Forbes, A.B., Russell, A., Ash, S., Friedman, R., Scuffham, P., Oldenburg, B.F., 2012, Randomised controlled trial of an automated, interactive telephone intervention (TLC Diabetes) to improve type 2 diabetes management: baseline findings and six-month outcomes, BMC Public Health [P], vol 12, BioMed Central Ltd., London UK, pp. 1-11.

Bird, D., Oldenburg, B., Cassimatis, M., Russell, A., Friedman, R., 2010, Implementation trial of an automated telephone system targeting diabetes self-management, International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine [P], vol Supp 1, Springer, New York, p. S239.

Bird, D., Oldenburg, B.F., Cassimatis, M., Russell, A., Ash, S., Courtney, M., Scuffham, P., Stewart, I., Wootton, R., Friedman, R., 2010, Randomised controlled trial of an automated, interactive telephone intervention to improve type 2 diabetes self-management (Telephone-Linked Care Diabetes Project): Study protocol, BMC Public Health [P], vol 10, issue Art. No. 599, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-6.

Conference Proceedings

Bird, D., Oldenburg, B.F., Friedman, R., 2008, Development and evaluation of an automated telephone system for diabetes self-management, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 26-28 March 2008, Springer, New York USA, p. 13.