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Professor Neil Thomson

Professor Neil Thomson

Professor Neil Thomson

Professor of Indigenous Health

Telephone: (61 8)  9370 6062  
Mobile: 0417 944 819  
Facsimile: (61 8)  9370 6022  
Email: n.thomson@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML15.307  

 

Responsibilities

Indigenous health research and teaching

Current Teaching

  • Postgraduate coursework courses in Indigenous health;
  • Lectures in Indigenous health in cultural competency courses

Background/Employment History

1997: Director, Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Edith Cowan University
1998-2005: Foundation Professor of Public Health, Edith Cowan University
2005: Foundation Professor of Public Health, Edith Cowan University

Staff Qualifications

BSc; BA; MB, BS; MPH; FAFPHM; MD

Research

Research Interests

Indigenous health; public/population health

Current Research Areas

Indigenous health

Recent Research Grants

2010, 2011 only: Australian Department of Health and Ageing: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, phase 5 – core contract (until 30 June 2013) plus two variations

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Monographs

  • Thomson N, MacRae A, Burns J, Catto M, Debuyst O, Krom I, Midford R, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2010). Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, April 2010. Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  • Burns J, Maling CM, Thomson N (2010) Summary of Indigenous women's health. Australian Indigenous HealthReviews; number 2, May 2010
  • Catto M, Thomson N (2010) Review of Illicit drug use among Indigenous peoples. Australian Indigenous HealthReviews; number 3, May 2010
  • Thomson N, Midford R, Debuyst O, MacRae A (2010) Review of Indigenous male health. Australian Indigenous HealthReviews; number 5, December 2010

Book chapters

  • Thomson N, Ring I (2007) Health status of Indigenous peoples. In: Couzos S, Murray R (eds.) Aboriginal primary health care (3rd edition). South Melbourne, Oxford University Press: 74-113

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Burns J, Thomson N (2006) Overweight and obesity: a major problem for Indigenous Australians.  Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 6(4)
  • Burrow S, Thomson N (2006) Summary of Indigenous health: ear disease and hearing loss. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(1): 10-12
  • Burns J, Thomson N (2006) Summary of Indigenous health: births and deaths. Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(2): 6-8
  • Thomson N, Kirov E (2006) Summary of Indigenous health: preliminary analysis of physical activity. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(3): 14-16
  • Burns J, Thomson N (2006) Summary of Indigenous health: overweight and obesity. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 30(5): 11-13
  • Stumpers S, Thomson N (2007) Summary of Indigenous health: end-stage renal disease. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 31(1): 33-35
  • Thomson N, Krom I (2007) Summary of Indigenous health: injury. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 31(6): 20-22
  • Thomson N, Burns J (2008) Summary of Indigenous health: tuberculosis. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 32(3): 26-27
  • Thomson N, Hardy A (2008) Summary of Indigenous health: hepatitis. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 32(2): 20-21
  • Catto M, Thomson N (2008) Summary of Indigenous health: illicit drug use. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal: 32(5): 7-10
  • Catto M, Thomson N (2008) Review of illicit drug use among Indigenous peoples. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 8(4)
  • Urquhart B, Thomson N (2009) Review of the misuse of kava among Indigenous Australians. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin; 9(3)
  • Thomson N (2009) Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: building the evidence base for Indigenous health policy and practice. Public Administration Today, January-March: 33-41
  • Ride K, Thomson N (2010) Summary of Indigenous health: cardiovascular health status. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 34(1): 7-10
  • Burns J, Maling CM, Thomson N (2010) Summary of Indigenous women's health status. Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, 34(5): 26-29
  • Neil Thomson, Richard Midford, Olivier Debuyst, Andrea MacRae (2010) Review of Indigenous male health. Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin; 10(4)