Mr Anthony Del Monaco - Researcher Profile

Biography

Anthony Del Monaco is a research fellow and data manager in the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health. He has completed a Graduate Diploma in Computing at Monash University in 1993 and a Masters of Public Health at Melbourne University majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics in 2000, which means he can provide a fairly unique combination of data management and epidemiological skills.

Anthony joined MonCOEH in 2003 and has worked on a variety of projects, mainly focussing on cancer and mortality in occupational cohorts such as the aluminium industry, oil and petroleum industry, lead workers, agricultural workers and firefighters. He also works on studies investigating occupational respiratory health, as well as the health effects of environmental air pollution. His research interests focus on using population based disease or event registries to investigate occupational health outcomes.

Qualifications

MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2000

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTING

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1993

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Glass, D.C., Del Monaco, A., Simpson, P.M., Sim, M.R., 2012, Cancer incidence in a cohort of active firefighters in Queensland, Journal of Health, Safety and Environment [P], vol 28, issue 1, C C H Australia Ltd, Australia, pp. 23-31.

Gwini, S., MacFarlane, E., Del Monaco, A., McLean, D., Pisaniello, D., Benke, G., Sim, M., 2012, Cancer incidence, mortality and blood lead levels among workers exposed to inorganic lead, Annals of Epidemiology [P], vol 22, Elsevier Science Ltd, United States, pp. 270-276.

MacFarlane, E., Benke, G., Del Monaco, A., Sim, M., 2010, Causes of death and incidence of cancer in a cohort of Australian pesticide-exposed workers, Annals of Epidemiology [P], vol 20, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 273-280.

Abramson, M.J., Benke, G.P., Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N.H., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M.N., Fritschi, L., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2010, Is potroom asthma due more to sulphur dioxide than fluoride? An inception cohort study in the Australian aluminium industry, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 10, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 679-685.

MacFarlane, E., Benke, G.P., Del Monaco, A., Sim, M.R., 2009, Cancer incidence and mortality in a historical cohort of Australian pest control workers, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, issue 12, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 818-823.

Cui, J.J., de Klerk, N., Abramson, M.J., Del Monaco, A., Benke, G.P., Dennekamp, M.N., Musk, A.W., Sim, M.R., 2009, Fractional polynomials and model selection in generalized estimating equations analysis, with an application to a longitudinal epidemiologic study in Australia, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 169, issue 1, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 113-121.

Sim, M.R., Del Monaco, A., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E.M., McKenzie, D.P., Benke, G.P., de Klerk, N., Fritschi, L., 2009, Mortality and cancer incidence in workers in two Australian prebake aluminium smelters, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol 66, issue 7, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 464-470.

Friesen, M.C., Benke, G.P., Del Monaco, A., Dennekamp, M.N., Fritschi, L., de Klerk, N., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., 2009, Relationship between cardiopulmonary mortality and cancer risk and quantitative exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, fluorides, and dust in two prebake aluminum smelters, Cancer Causes & Control [P], vol 20, issue 6, Springer, The Netherlands, pp. 905-916.

Friesen, M.C., Fritschi, L., Del Monaco, A., Benke, G.P., Dennekamp, M.N., de Klerk, N., Hoving, J.L., MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., 2009, Relationships between alumina and bauxite dust exposure and cancer, respiratory and circulatory disease, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 615-618.

Fritschi, L., Hoving, J.L., Sim, M.R., Del Monaco, A., MacFarlane, E., McKenzie, D.P., Benke, G.P., de Klerk, N., 2008, All cause mortality and incidence of cancer in workers in bauxite mines and alumina refineries, International Journal of Cancer, vol 123, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA, Switzerland, Germany, pp. 882-887.

Benke, G.P., Sim, M.R., McKenzie, D.P., MacFarlane, E., Del Monaco, A., Hoving, J.L., Fritschi, L., 2008, Comparison of First, Last, and Longest-Held Jobs as Surrogates for All Jobs in Estimating Cumulative Exposure in Cross-Sectional Studies of Work-Related Asthma, Annals of Epidemiology, vol 18, issue 1, Elsevier, New York, USA, pp. 23-27.

Hoving, J.L., Del Monaco, A., MacFarlane, E., Fritschi, L., Benke, G.P., McKenzie, D.P., Sim, M.R., 2005, Methodological issues in linking study participants to Australian cancer registries using different methods: Lessons from a cohort study, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 29, issue 4, Public Health Association of Australia Incorporated, Vic Australia, pp. 378-382.

Conference Proceedings

MacFarlane, E., Sim, M.R., Hoving, J.L., Benke, G.P., Firtschi, L., Del Monaco, A., McKenzie, D.P., Musk, B., de Klerk, N.H., 2005, Mortality and Cancer in the Australian primary Aluminium Industry: results to date of the Healthwise Cancer and Mortality surveillance study, Australasian Epidemiologist, 5-7 October 2005, Australasian Epidemiology Association, NSW Australia, p. 31.