Assoc Prof Dragan Ilic - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dragan is responsible for coordinating the Evidence Based Clinical Practice (EBCP) curriculum for the MBBS degree. The EBCP unit is delivered to all MBBS students across the Central & Rural programs, Gippsland Medical School and Malaysian program. Dragan also coordinates several Clinical Research and Methods units for the Bachelor of Health Science degree.

In addition to his teaching commitments, Dragan also has a keen research interest in male reproductive health issues. Over the years Dragan has led public health and health services research projects across prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, male infertility and androgen deficiency. Dragan also conducts research in medical education encompassing the development, implementation and evaluation of education strategies.

Dragan also sits on a variety on NHMRC research panels and other University affiliated research panels and teaching committees. In 2006, as a part of the Andrology Australia team, Dragan was a recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Exceptional Performance.

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCAT

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

MASTER OF REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2000

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1998

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1997

Publications

Journal Articles

Maloney, S.R., Chamberlain, M., Morrison, S., Kotsanas, G., Keating, J.L., Ilic, D., 2012, Health professional learner attitudes and use of digital learning resources, Journal of Medical Internet Research [E], vol 15, issue 1 (Art. No: e7), Journal of Medical Internet Research, Canada, pp. 1-10.

Maloney, S.R., Tai, J.H., Lo, K.J., Molloy, E., Ilic, D., 2012, Honesty in critically reflective essays: an analysis of student practice, Advances In Health Sciences Education [P], vol 11, issue 2, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 1-6.

Maloney, S., Storr, M., Paynter, S., Morgan, P., Ilic, D., 2012, Investigating the efficacy of practical skill teaching: a pilot-study comparing three educational methods, Advances In Health Sciences Education [P], vol E, issue Online, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 1-10.

Ilic, D., Misso, M.L., 2012, Lycopene for the prevention and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer: A systematic review, Maturitas [P], vol 72, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 269-276.

Ilic, D., Tepper, K., Misso, M.L., 2012, Teaching evidence-based medicine literature searching skills to medical students during the clinical years: a randomized controlled trial, Journal Of The Medical Library Association [P], vol 100, issue 3, Medical Library Association, USA, pp. 190-196.

Maloney, S., Storr, M., Morgan, P., Ilic, D., 2012, The effect of student self-video of performance on clinical skill competency: A randomised controlled trial, Advances In Health Sciences Education [P], vol E, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 1-9.

Ilic, D., Forbes, K., Hassed, C., 2011, Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol E, issue 11 (Art. No.: CD008007), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-27.

Rowe, N., Ilic, D., 2011, Poster Presentation - a visual medium for academic and scientific meetings, Paediatric Respiratory Reviews [P], vol 12, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 208-213.

Ilic, D., Misso, M., 2011, Screening for testicular cancer (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 2, issue CD007853, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Ilic, D., Tepper, K., Misso, M., 2011, Teaching evidence based medicine literature searching skills to medical students during the clinical years - a protocol for a randomised controlled trial, BMC Medical Education [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 49, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-4.

Ilic, D., Forbes, K., 2010, Integrating Evidence Based Medicine into the medical curriculum: barriers, enablers and implementation strategies, Medical Teacher [P], vol 32, issue 5, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 443-444.

Ilic, D., 2010, The role of the internet on patient knowledge management, education, and decision-making, Telemedicine Journal And E-Health [P], vol 16, issue 6, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, United States, pp. 664-669.

Ilic, D., Forbes, K., 2010, Undergraduate medical student perceptions and use of Evidence Based Medicine: A qualitative study, BMC Medical Education [P], vol 10, issue Art. No. 58, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Ilic, D., 2009, Assessing competency in Evidence Based Practice: strengths and limitations of current tools in practice, BMC Medical Education [P], vol 9, issue 53, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5.

Rowe, N., Ilic, D., 2009, Innovating professional knowledge transfer: From academic poster to 'MediaPoster', Medical Education [P], vol 43, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, p. 496.

Forbes, K., Ilic, D., Hassed, C.S., 2009, Lycopene for the prevention of prostate cancer, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 5.182, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5.

Ilic, D., Green, S.E., 2009, Prostate specific antigen for detecting early prostate cancer, British Medical Journal [P], vol 339, issue b3572, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 759-760.

Ilic, D., Misso, M.L., Wilt, T., 2009, Screening for testicular cancer, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 5.182, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, UK, pp. 1-6.

Ilic, D., 2009, Teaching evidence-based practice: perspectives from the undergraduate and post-graduate viewpoint, Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore [P], vol 38, issue 6, Academy of Medicine Singapore, Singapore, pp. 559-563.

Rowe, N., Ilic, D., 2009, What impact do posters have on academic knowledge transfer? A pilot survey on author attitudes and experiences, BMC Medical Education [P], vol 9, issue 71, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Ilic, D., Egberts, K.J., McKenzie, J.E., Risbridger, G.P., Green, S.E., 2008, Informing men about prostate cancer screening: A randomized controlled trial of patient education materials, Journal of General Internal Medicine, vol 23, issue 4, Springer New York LLC, USA, pp. 466-471.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2007, Screening for prostate cancer, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 36, issue 1, Oxford University Press, UK, p. 29.

Ilic, D., Green, S.E., 2007, Screening for prostate cancer in younger men, British Medical Journal, vol 335, issue 7630, BMJ Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1105-1106.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2007, Screening for prostate cancer: A Cochrane systematic review, Cancer Causes and Control, vol 18, issue 3, Springer Netherlands, The Netherlands, pp. 279-285.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2006, Screening of prostate cancer. Is it needed? Russian experience, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 78, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 149-151.

Maloney, S.R., Ilic, D., Green, S., 2005, Accessibility, nature and quality of health information on the Internet: a survey on osteoarthritis, Rheumatology, vol 44, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 382-385.

Ilic, D., Maloney, S.R., Green, S., 2005, Guiding users to quality information about osteoarthritis on the internet: A pilot study, Telemedicine and e-Health, vol 11, issue 6, Mary Ann Leibert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 703-706.

Ilic, D., Risbridger, G.P., Green, S., 2005, The informed man: Attitudes and information needs on prostate cancer screening, The Journal of Men's Health and Gender, vol 2, issue 4, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 414-420.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S., Wilt, T., 2004, Screening for prostatic cancer (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 2004, issue 2, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5.

Ilic, D., Risbridger, G.P., Green, S., 2004, Searching the Internet for Information on Prostate Cancer Screening: an Assessment of Quality, Urology, vol 64, issue 1, Elsevier Science Inc, USA, pp. 112-116.

Ilic, D., Bessell, T.L., Silagy, C.A., Green, S., 2003, Specialized medical search-engines are no better than general search-engines in sourcing consumer information about androgen deficiency, Human Reproduction, vol 18, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 557-561.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Short and longer term health related outcomes in patients receiving ECMO for cardiac support.

Supervisors:

Hodgson, C (Joint), Ilic, D (Joint-co).