Renea V Johnston
Research Fellow
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Managing Editor of Cochrane Musculoskeletal and the Evidence Synthesis Lead for an Australian Guideline in adult and paediatric rheumatology.
Experienced in conducting systematic reviews in musculoskeletal disorders, Public Health, Rheumatology, and teaching Systematic Reviews to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Experienced Managing Editor in overseeing production of Cochrane systematic reviews.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Research Fellow, Managing Editor Cochrane Musculoskeletal
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria
10.2005 - Current
- Conduct secondary research and publish Cochrane systematic reviews of interventions for in musculoskeletal conditions
- Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching – Chief Examiner: Systematic reviews and Meta-analyses; undergraduate teaching – Tutor in Evidence-Based Clinical Practice; and Tutor and content developer for Systematic Reviews
- Report to the Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Musculoskeletal Back& Neck Review Group and manage the day to day activities of the editorial base
- Managing the production and publication process of Cochrane systematic reviews.
- Contribute to authorship of Cochrane systematic reviews.
- Manage and administer the editorial base including budgets, data management and preparation of some reviews under the direction of the Director.
- Develop review author support activities such as workshops at relevant conferences and events; Recruit and train reviewers; Coordinate fellowships for review authors to conduct systematic reviews.
- Provide methodological and editing support to to Cochrane review authors.
- Collaborate with the Australasian Cochrane Centre and other Australian based Cochrane Review Groups, to further the work of The Cochrane Collaboration in the Australasian region.
Coordinator, Health Technology Assessment Unit, Australasian Cochrane Centre
Australasian Cochrane Centre
02.2005 - 10.2005
- Company Overview: Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health
- Assist the Director of the Australasian Cochrane Centre in the operational, co-ordination, evaluation and quality assurance aspects of systematic review and health technology assessment performed by the Health Technology Assessment Unit, and managing current and future workloads of staff
- Preparation of publications and conference presentations (see attached publication list)
- Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health
Research Fellow Coordinator, Health Technology Assessment Unit
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
08.1999 - 04.2004
- Company Overview: Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health
- Support the activities of the Health Technology Assessment Unit of the Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, by taking particular responsibility for the operational, co-ordination, evaluation and quality assurance aspects of the work performed by the Unit, and managing current and future workloads of staff
- Provide the day-to-day leadership to staff allocated to the Unit by advising on methodological and other issues that arise from the systematic review and health technology assessment activities of the Unit, and ensuring timely completion of quality work
- Continued involvement in the day-to-day work of the Unit, including leading and participating in health technology assessment performed for the Department of Health and Ageing (to inform the Medical Services Advisory Committee and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee)
- Health technology assessment: construction of systematic reviews of health technologies (diagnostic tests, procedures and pharmaceuticals), including systematic literature review, critical evaluation and interpretation of clinical research, and reporting of results of clinical evidence, and critical commentary on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals.
- Preparation of publications and conference presentations (see attached publication list).
- Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash Medical Centre, Southern Health
PhD Scholar
01.1993 - 08.1999
- Performing independent research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the area of cardio-respiratory and arousal responses to respiratory challenges during sleep
- Performing all aspects of research including planning of experiments, collection and analysis of experimental data, and interpretation and discussion of results
- Writing manuscripts for publication in international scientific journals (see attached list of publications) and writing of thesis
- Statistical analysis and graphical display of data for publication in international journals, and for presentation in the international scientific arena
- Oral presentation of research findings in departmental seminars, and national and international scientific conferences
- Sterile surgery on large animals in preparation for chronic experimental protocols
- Operation of physiological recording equipment
- Extensive knowledge of applications for I.B.M. compatible and Macintosh computers
Assistant Lecturer
Deakin University
03.1997 - 06.1999
- Company Overview: School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
- Teaching Physiology laboratory practicals to undergraduates
- Preparing other Assistant Lecturers prior to practicals
- Presentation of theory and technical information, and summaries of practicals in lecture format to class sizes of 30 or more students
- Interaction with small groups of students to assist with solving of technical and theoretical problems
- Assessment of students
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Education
Doctor of Philosophy -
Monash University
02.1993 - 01.1996
Honours Degree - undefined
Bachelor of Science
Skills
Scientific writing
Experimental design
Quantitative research
Research methodology
Contact Details - Work
Managing Editor, Musculoskeletal Health and Wiser Health Care Units, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Renea.Johnston@monash.edu
Publications
Surgery for lateral elbow pain, Buchbinder R, Johnston RV, Barnsley L, Assendelft WJJ, Bell SN, Smidt N, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011, 3, CD003525, 10.1002/14651858.CD003525.pub2, Image-guided versus blind injection of therapy for shoulder pain (Protocol), Roos JF, Johnston RV, Buchbinder R, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011, 5, CD009147, 10.1002/14651858.CD009147, Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification (Protocol), Buchbinder R, Johnston RV, Roos JF, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011, 1, CD008962, 10.1002/14651858.CD008962, Repetitive hypoxia and failure of arousal - the pathway to SIDS?, Walker A, Johnston R, Grant D, Wilkinson M & Berger P, 1995, Proceedings of the Japanese and Australian International Workshop “Sleeping Breathing Disorders and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.”
Scholarships Awarded
- Sudden Infant Death Research Foundation (VIC), Postgraduate Scholarship, 02/93-01/96
- Monash Departmental Scholarship, 06/96-12/96
Key Publications
Renea V Johnston
Timeline
Research Fellow, Managing Editor Cochrane Musculoskeletal
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
10.2005 - Current
Coordinator, Health Technology Assessment Unit, Australasian Cochrane Centre
Australasian Cochrane Centre
02.2005 - 10.2005
Research Fellow Coordinator, Health Technology Assessment Unit
Centre for Clinical Effectiveness
08.1999 - 04.2004
Assistant Lecturer
Deakin University
03.1997 - 06.1999
Doctor of Philosophy -
Monash University
02.1993 - 01.1996
PhD Scholar
01.1993 - 08.1999
Honours Degree - undefined
Bachelor of Science
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