Ms Lisa Higgins - Researcher Profile

Biography

Lisa has a background in intensive care physiotherapy, and previously worked as an intensive care research coordinator at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. More recently she worked at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre at the University of Sydney conducting systematic reviews and economic evaluations in addition to teaching epidemiology and biostatistics to Master in Public Health (MPH) students. Lisa has an MPH majoring in epidemiology and biostatistics and a Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics. She recently commenced a PhD in the economic analysis of resuscitation in sepsis.

Qualifications

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BIOSTATISTICS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2004

BACHELOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY (HONOURS)

Institution: The University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1998

Publications

Journal Articles

Hodgson, C., Tuxen, D., Davies, A., Bailey, M., Higgins, A., Holland, A., Keating, J., Pilcher, D., Westbrook, A., Cooper, D., Nichol, A., 2011, A randomised controlled trial of an open lung strategy with staircase recruitment, titrated PEEP and targeted low airway pressures in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, Critical Care [P], vol 15, issue 3 (Art. No: R133), Current Science Inc., United States, pp. 1-9.

Higgins, A., Pettila, V., Harris, A., Bailey, M., Lipman, J., Seppelt, I., Webb, S., 2011, The critical care costs of the influenza A/H1N1 2009 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, Anaesthesia And Intensive Care [P], vol 39, issue 3, Australian Society of Anaesthetists Ltd, Australia, pp. 384-391.

Higgins, A., Pettila, V.Y.O., Bellomo, R., Harris, A.H., Nichol, A.D., Morrison, S., 2010, Expensive care - a rationale for economic evaluations in intensive care, Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Austr..., vol 12, issue 1, Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Australia, pp. 62-66.

Jones, D.A., McEvoy, S., Merz, T., Higgins, A., Bellomo, R., Cooper, D.J., Hollis, S., McArthur, C., Myburgh, J., Taylor, C., Liu, B., Norton, R., Finfer, S., 2010, International albumin use: 1995 to 2006, Anaesthesia And Intensive Care [P], vol 38, issue 2, Australian Society of Anaesthetists Ltd, Australia, New Zealand, pp. 266-273.

Nichol, A.D., Higgins, A., Gabbe, B., Murray, L., Cooper, D., Cameron, P., 2010, Measuring functional and quality of life outcomes following major head injury: Common scales and checklists, Injury-International Journal Of The Care Of The Injured [P], vol 42, issue 3, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 281-287.

Robertson, M., Nichol, A.D., Higgins, A., Bailey, M.J., Presneill, J.J., Cooper, D.J., Webb, S.A.R., McArthur, C., Macisaac, C., 2010, Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in the critically ill: a point prevalence survey of current practice in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units., Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Austr..., vol 12, issue 1, Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Australia, pp. 9-15.

Peake, S.L., Bailey, M.J., Bellomo, R., Cameron, P., Cross, A., Delaney, A., Finfer, S., Higgins, A., Jones, D.A., Myburgh, J.A., Syres, G.A., Webb, S.A.R., Williams, P., 2009, Australasian resuscitation of sepsis evaluation (ARISE): A multi-centre, prospective, inception cohort study, Resuscitation [P], vol 80, issue 7, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 811-818.

Myburgh, J., Higgins, A., Jovanovska, A., Lipman, J., Ramakrishnan, N., Santamaria, J., 2008, A comparison of epinephrine and norepinephrine in critically ill patients., Intensive Care Medicine, vol 34, issue 12, Springer, Germany, pp. 2226-2234.

Myburgh, J., Cooper, D.J., Finfer, S., Balasubramanian, V., Jones, D.A., Higgins, A., Bishop, N., Higlett, T., 2008, Epidemiology and 12-month outcomes from traumatic brain injury in Australia and New Zealand, Journal of Trauma, vol 64, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 854-862.

Stephens, D.P., Thomas, J.H., Higgins, A., Bailey, M.J., Anstey, N.M., Currie, B.J., Cheng, A.C., 2008, Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in patients with septic shock, Critical Care Medicine, vol 36, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 448-454.

Jones, D.A., Cooper, J., Finfer, S., Bellomo, R., Myburgh, J., Higgins, A., Peake, S.L., Jenkins, I.R., McNeil, J.J., 2007, Advancing intensive care research in Australia and New Zealand: development of the binational ANZIC Research Centre., Critical Care and Resuscitation, vol 9, issue 2, Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Australia, pp. 198-204.

Henzler, D., Cooper, D.J., Tremayne, A.B., Rossaint, R., Higgins, A., 2007, Early modifiable factors associated with fatal outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a case control study, Critical Care Medicine, vol 35, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1027-1031.

Peake, S.L., Bellomo, R., Cameron, P.A., Cross, A., Delaney, A., Finfer, S., George, C.P., Higgins, A., Jones, D.A., Moran, J.L., Myburgh, J.A., Syres, G.A., Webb, S.R., Williams, P., 2007, The outcome of patients with sepsis and septic shock presenting to emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand., Critical Care and Resuscitation, vol 9, issue 1, The Australasian Medical Publishing Company, Australia, pp. 8-18.

Finfer, S., Bellomo, R., McEvoy, S., Lo, S.K., Myburgh, J., Neal, B., Norton, R., Charlton, J., Cooper, D.(., Davies, A.R., Harry, C., Higgins, A., 2006, Effect of baseline serum albumin concentration on outcome of resuscitation with albumin or saline in patients in intensive care units: Analysis of data from the saline versus albumin fluid evaluation (SAFE) study, British Medical Journal, vol 333, issue 7577, BMJ Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1044-1046.

Venkatesh, B., Prins, J.B., Torpy, D.J., Chapman, M., Joyce, C., Cooper, D.J.(., Cohen, J., Hickman, I., Jones, D.A., Higgins, A., 2006, Relative adrenal insufficiency in sepsis: match point or deuce?, Critical Care and Resuscitation, vol 8, issue 4, Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, Australia, pp. 376-380.

Hartland, E.L., Huter, V., Higgins, L.M., Goncalves, N.S., Dougan, G., Phillips, A.D., MacDonald, T.T., Frankel, G.M., 2000, Expression of intimin from enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Citrobacter rodentium, Infection and Immunity, vol 68, issue 8, American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 4637-4646.