Assoc Prof Elmer Villanueva - Researcher Profile

Biography

'Associate Professor Elmer V Villanueva is Director of Research at the Gippsland Medical School and Director of the Gippsland Regional Clinical School, both at Monash University. He has extensive experience in research and research training in population health and preventive medicine, including health technology assessment. He provides expertise in epidemiology and biostatistics.'

 

Qualifications

FRSPH

Institution: Royal Inst. Public Health - UK

Year awarded: 2004

SCM EPIDEMIOLOGY

Institution: Johns Hopkins Univeristy - USA

Year awarded: 1999

MD

Institution: De La salle university - Philippines

Year awarded: 1995

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: De La Salle University - Phillippines

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Book Chapters

Nestel, D., Williams, B.A., Villanueva, E.V., 2010, Cost effectiveness in interprofessional education, in Cost Effectiveness in Medical Education, eds Kieran Walsh, Radcliffe Publishing, UK, pp. 30-39.

Journal Articles

Hoare, B.J., Imms, C., Villanueva, E.V., Rawicki, B., Matyas, T., Carey, L.M., 2013, Intensive therapy following upper limb botulinum toxin A injection in young children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a randomized trial, Developmental Medicine And Child Neurology [P], vol 55, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 238-247.

Gupta, A., Paquet, M., Villanueva, E.V., Brintnell, W., 2012, Interventions for actinic keratoses, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol online, issue 12, John Wiley & Sons ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-3.

Tiruvoipati, R., Chiezey, B., Lewis, D., Ong, K., Villanueva, E., Haji, K., Botha, J., 2012, Stress hyperglycemia may not be harmful in critically ill patients with sepsis, Journal of Critical Care [P], vol 27, issue 2, W.B Saunders Co., United States, pp. 153-158.

Kitto, S., Peller, J., Villanueva, E., Gruen, R., Smith, J., 2011, Rural surgeons' attitudes towards and usage of evidence-based medicine in rural surgical practice, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice [E], vol 17, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 678-683.

Davey, C., White, V., Warne, C., Kitchen, P., Villanueva, E., Erbas, B., 2011, Understanding a ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis: patient views and surgeon descriptions, European Journal Of Cancer Care [P], vol 20, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 776-784.

Mudarikwa, R.S., McDonnell, J.A., Whyte, S., Villanueva, E., Hill, R., Hart, W., Nestel, D., 2010, Community-based practice program in a rural medical school: Benefits and challenges, Medical Teacher [P], vol 32, issue 12, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 990-996.

Wiggins, A., Browne, M.O., Bearsley-Smith, C.A., Villanueva, E.V., 2010, Depressive disorders among adolescents managed in a child and adolescent mental health service, Australasian Psychiatry [P], vol 18, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 134-141.

Nestel, D.F., Ng, A., Gray, K., Hill, R.A., Villanueva, E.V., Kotsanas, G., Oaten, A., Browne, C.A., 2010, Evaluation of mobile learning: Students' experiences in a new rural-based medical school, BMC Medical Education [P], vol 10, issue Art. No. 57, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

King, P., Holdsworth, S., Freezer, N., Villanueva, E.V., Farmer, M., Guy, P., Holmes, P., 2010, Lung diffusing capacity in adult bronchiectasis: A longitudinal study, Respiratory Care [P], vol 55, issue 12, Daedalus Enterprises, Inc., United States, pp. 1686-1692.

Srinivasan, K., Isaacs, A., Villanueva, E., Lucas, A., Raghunath, D., 2010, Medical attribution of common mental disorders in a rural Indian population, Asian Journal of Psychiatry [P], vol 3, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 142-144.

Smoll, N., Villanueva, E., 2010, The epidemiology of extraneural metastases from primary brain, spinal cord, and meningeal tumors, Neurosurgery [P], vol 2.862, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. E1470-E1471.

White, V.M., Pruden, M., Kitchen, P., Villanueva, E.V., Erbas, B., 2010, The impact of publication of Australian treatment recommendations for DCIS on clinical practice: A population-based, "before-after" study, European Journal of Surgical Oncology [P], vol 36, issue 10, WB Saunders Co. Ltd, UK, pp. 949-956.

Martin, L., Agero, A.L., Werth, V., Villanueva, E.V., Segall, J., Murrell, D.F., 2009, Interventions for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 5.182, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-70.

King, P.T., Holdsworth, S.R., Farmer, M., Freezer, N., Villanueva, E.V., Holmes, P., 2009, Phenotypes of adult bronchiectasis: Onset of productive cough in childhood and adulthood, C O P D: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary, vol 6, issue 2, Informa Healthcare, United States, pp. 130-136.

Calderon, C.A., Rivera, L., Hutchinson, P.E., Dagher, H., Villanueva, E.V., Ghildyal, R., Bardin, P.G., Freezer, N., 2009, T-cell cytokine profiles are altered in childhood asthma exacerbation, Respirology [P], vol 14, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 264-269.

Lee, A.J.H., Oakley Browne, M.A., Villanueva, E.V., 2008, Consequences of using SF-12 and RAND-12 when examining levels of well-being and psychological distress, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, vol 42, issue 4, Informa Healthcare - Blackwell Publishing, London W1T 3JH, UK, pp. 315-323.

Fong, C., Chong, W., Villaneuva, E., Segal, A.Y., 2008, Implementation of a guideline for computed tomography head imaging in head injury: A prospective study, EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia [E], vol 20, issue 5, Wiley Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 410-419.

Villanueva, E.V., 2008, Matters arising re: Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and crhonic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2012, p. 259.

Tracey, E., Roder, D., Zorbas, H., Villanueva, E.V., Jelfs, P., Bishop, J., 2008, Survival and degree of spread for female breast cancers in New South Wales from 1980 to 2003: implications for cancer control, Cancer Causes & Control: an international journal of studies of cancer in human populations, vol 19, issue 10, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 1121-1130.

Villanueva, E.V., Jones, S., Nehill, C., Favelle, S., Steel, D., Iverson, D., Zorbas, H., 2008, The 2003 Australian Breast Health Survey: survey design and preliminary results, B M C Public Health, vol 8, issue 13, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Villanueva, E.V., 2008, Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 258-259.

Petherick, E., Villanueva, E.V., Dumville, J., Bryan, E.J., Dharmage, S., 2007, An evaluation of methods used in health technology assessments produced for the Medical Services Advisory Committee, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 187, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, pp. 289-292.

Kitto, S.C., Borradale, D., Jeffrey, C.A., Smith, J.A., Villanueva, E.V., 2007, Bariatric surgery in Australia: who, why and how?, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 77, issue 9, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australia, pp. 727-732.

Bearsley-Smith, C.A., Browne, M.O., Sellick, K.J., Villanueva, E.V., Chesters, J.E., Francis, K.L., Reddy, P., 2007, Does interpersonal psychotherapy improve clinical care for adolescents with depression attending a rural child and adolescent mental health service? Study protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial, BMC Psychiatry, vol 7, issue 53, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Chew, M., Villanueva, E.V., Van Der Weyden, M., 2007, Life and times of the impact factor: retrospective analysis of trends for seven medical journals (1994-2005) and their Editors' views, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, vol 100, issue 3, The Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited, London UK, pp. 142-150.

King, P.T., Holdsworth, S.R., Freezer, N., Villanueva, E.V., Holmes, P.W., 2007, Microbiologic follow-up study in adult bronchiectasis, Respiratory Medicine, vol 101, issue 8, WB Saunders Co Ltd, UK, pp. 1633-1638.

Cuncins-Hearn, A., Boult, M., Babidge, W., Zorbas, H., Villanueva, E.V., Evans, A., Oliver, D., Kollias, J., Reeve, T., Maddern, G., 2007, National Breast Cancer Audit: Ductal carcinoma in situ management in Australia and New Zealand, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 77, issue 1-2, Blackwell Publishing, Carlton, Vic, 3053, pp. 64-68.

Kitto, S.C., Villanueva, E.V., Chesters, J.E., Petrovic, A., Waxman, B.P., Smith, J.A., 2007, Surgeons' attitudes towards and usage of evidence-based medicine in surgical practice: a pilot study, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 77, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 231-236.

Wasiak, J., Clar, C., Villanueva, E.V., 2006, Autologous cartilage implantation for full thickness articular cartilage defects of the knee., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 3, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, West Sussex UK, pp. 1-15.

King, P.T., Holdsworth, S.R., Freezer, N., Villanueva, E.V., Holmes, P., 2006, Characterisation of the onset and presenting clinical features of adult bronchiectasis, Respiratory Medicine, vol 100, issue 12, W B Saunders, UK, pp. 2183-2189.

Martin, L., Werth, V., Agero, A., Villanueva, E.V., Segall, J., Lehm, J., 2006, Interventions for pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus (Protocol), The Cochrane Library, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, West Sussex UK, pp. 1-7.

Zorbas, H., Villanueva, E.V., Nehill, C., 2006, Investigation of breast symptoms: meeting the challenge, Medicine Today, vol 7, issue 2, Medicine Today Pty Ltd, Neutral Bay NSW Australia, pp. 52-57.

Cuncins-Hearn, A., Boult, M., Babidge, W., Zorbas, H., Villanueva, E.V., Evans, A., Oliver, D., Kollias, J., Reeve, T., Maddern, G., 2006, National breast cancer audit: overview of invasive breast cancer management, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 76, issue 8, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South Vic Australia, pp. 745-750.

Villanueva, E.V., Kitto, S.C., Petrovic, A., Chesters, J.E., Smith, J.A., 2006, Surgery is not just an art, ANZ Journal of Surgery, vol 76, issue 12, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South Vic Australia, pp. 1132-1133.

De Campo, J., Villanueva, E.V., 2005, Diagnostic imaging clinical effectiveness fact sheet: suspected meningitis - role of lumbar puncture and computed tomography, Australasian Radiology, vol 49, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 252-253.

King, P.T., Holdsworth, S.R., Freezer, N.J., Villanueva, E.V., Gallagher, M., Holmes, P., 2005, Outcome in adult bronchiectasis, COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, vol 2, issue 1, Informa Healthcare, London UK, pp. 27-34.

Lyell, P.J., Villanueva, E.V., Burton, D., Freezer, N.J., Bardin, P.G., 2005, Risk factors for intensive care in children with acute asthma, Respirology, vol 10, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 436-441.

Villanueva, E.V., Zavarsek, S., 2004, Evaluating heterogeneity in cumulative meta-analyses, BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol 4, issue 18, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-8.

Villanueva, E.V., Bennett, M.H., Wasiak, J., Lehm, J.P., 2004, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for thermal burns (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 2, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, West Sussex UK, pp. 1-11.

Kitto, S., Chesters, J.E., Villanueva, E.V., Fox, J.G., 2004, Normalising uncertainty in undergraduate clinical transition seminars, Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-disciplinary Journal, vol 6, issue 1, The Association for Health Professional Education, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 37-51.

Zorbas, H., Luxford, K., Evans, A., Villanueva, E.V., 2004, Re: Trends in the treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol 96, issue 16, Oxford University Press, Oxford England UK, pp. 1257-1258.

Spinks, A.B., Wasiak, J., Villanueva, E., Bernath, V.F., 2004, Scopolamine for preventing and treating motion sickness, The Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, vol 1, issue 3, The Cochrane Collaboration, Online - UK, pp. 1-16.

McDonald, S., Crumley, E., Eisinga, A., Villanueva, E., 2004, Search strategies to identify reports of randomized trials in Medline, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 1, issue 2, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. 1-6.

Considine, J., Levasseur, S.A., Villanueva, E.V., 2004, The Australasian Triage Scale; Examining emergency department nurses' performance using computer and paper scenarios, Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol 44, issue 5, Mosby, Inc., St Louis USA, pp. 516-523.

Villanueva, E.V., Wasiak, J., Petherick, E.S., 2003, Percutaneous transluminal rotational atherectomy for coronary artery disease (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 4, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, West Sussex UK, pp. 1-29.

Polkinghorne, K.R., Zoungas, S., Branley, P., Villanueva, E.V., McNeil, J.J., Atkins, R.C., McGrath, B.P., Kerr, P.G., 2003, Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intramuscular vitamin B12 for the treatment of hyperhomocysteinaemia dialysis patients, Internal Medicine Journal, vol 33, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton Vic Australia, pp. 489-494.

Wasiak, J., Villanueva, E.V., 2002, Autologours cartilaage implantation for full thickness articular cartilage defects of the knee (Cochrane Review), The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 4, Update Software Ltd (electronic publication), Oxford England, pp. 1-9.

Villanueva, E.V., 2002, Water-wings for new researchers, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 176, Allen & Unwin, Sydney NSW Australia, p. 181.

Villanueva, E.V., Anderson, J., 2001, Estimates of complications of medical care in the adult US population, BMC Health Services Research, vol 1, issue 2, BioMed Central Ltd, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/1/2, p. 1.

Villanueva, E.V., Burrows, E.A., Fennessy, P., Rajendran, M., Anderson, J., 2001, Improving question formulation for use in evidence appraisal in a tertiary care setting: a randomised copntrolled trial [ISRCTN66375463], BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol 1, issue 4, BioMed Central Ltd, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/1/4, p. 1.

Villanueva, E.V., 2001, The validity of self-reported weight in US adults: a population based cross-sectional study, BMC Public Health, vol 1, issue 11, BioMed Central Ltd, www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/1/11, p. 1.

Conference Proceedings

Morrison, T., Bryant, M., Brown, J., Kassell, L., Villanueva, E.V., Nestel, D.F., 2012, Enhancing learning in general practice: a multiple case study method, ANZAHPE 2012 Conference, The University of Auckland, Auckland, p. 170.

Villanueva, E.V., Billi, R., Abbott, M., Jolley, D.J., Stone, C., Hare, S., 2012, Gambling participation, behaviour and lifetime risk in Victoria: Results of a population based survey, Population Health Congress, 9-12 September 2012, The Population Health Association of Australia, Curtin ACT, p. 257.

Nguyen, A., Villanueva, E.V., Abbott, M., Li, D., Abbott, M., Jolley, D.J., 2012, Gambling risk state transitions: Results from the Victorian longitudinal study on gambling, Population Health Congress, 9-12 September 2012, The Population Health Association of Australia, Curtin ACT, p. 97.

Villanueva, E.V., Billi, R., Stone, C., Jolley, D.J., Abbott, M., Marden, P., 2012, What is the relationship between high-risk gambling behaviour and chronic disease?, Population Health Congress, 9-12 September 2012, The Population Health Association of Australia, Curtin ACT, p. 174.

McQualter, S., Pedler, D., Villanueva, E., 2011, Exploring the beliefs of farmers: alcohol and farm injury, 5th Annual Victorian Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development Conference, VIC PHCRED Conference, Melbourne, p. 14.

Other

Gray, K., Brown, J., Cook, C., Jones, D., Kassell, L., Lu, G., Murshed, M.M., Simmons, M.H., Villanueva, E.V., 2012, Corridor conversations: exploring IP camera use in GP registrar education in a regional setting, Corridor conversations: exploring ip camera use in gp registrar education in a regional setting, General practice education and training ltd, Canberra ACT 2601.

Morrison, T., Brown, J., Bryant, M., Villanueva, E.V., Kassell, L., Nestel, D.F., 2012, Multi-level learners in general practice, Multi-level learners in general practice, General practice education and training ltd, Canberra Act 2601.

Brown, J., Morrison, T., Bryant, M., Villanueva, E.V., Kassell, L., Nestel, D.F., 2012, Organisational change in becoming a multi-level teaching practice, Organisational change in becoming a multi-level teaching practice, General practice education and training ltd, Canberra Act 2601.

Brown, J., Cook, C., Gray, K., Jones, D., Kassell, L., Lu, G., Murshed, M.M., Simmons, M.H., Villanueva, E.V., 2012, Using web based cameras for remote education and supervision. Managing the tyranny of distance and maximising the supervisor resource, Using web based cameras for remote education and supervision. Managing the tyranny of distance and maximising the supervisor resource, General practice education and training ltd, Canberra ACT 2601.

Abdulwadud, O.A., Johnston, R., Bulfone, L., Dalziel, K.M., Bryan, E.J., Zavarsek, S., Villanueva, E.V., Chin, G., Harris, A.H., Parkhill, A., Petherick, E.S., King, S.T., 2004, The use of human papillomavirus testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix, Commonwealth of Australia, Australia, p. 1.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Kloot, K.

Program of Study:

The evaluation of paediatric weight-for-age calculations. 2007.

Supervisors:

Villanueva, E (Main).

Student:

Petrovic, A.

Program of Study:

. 2004.

Supervisors:

Smith, J (Main), Villaneuva, E (Associate), Chesters, J (Associate).

Student:

Petrovic, A.

Program of Study:

Implementing evidence into surgical practice: challenges and opportunities. (Masters) 2010.

Supervisors:

Smith, J (Main), Chesters, J (Associate), Kitto, S (Associate), Villanueva, E (Associate).