University of Tasmania, Australia

Clinical Professor of Medicine

MBBS, DM, MRCP(I), FRCP, FRACP, MEd

Teaching Responsibilities

• CAM102 – Foundations of Medicine 2
  Lectures in respiratory medicine and supervision of lung function laboratory visits
• CAM435/CAM436 – Medicine Year 4 – Hobart Clinical School
  Supervision of respiratory medicine attachments
• CAM535/CAM536 – Medicine Year 5 – Hobart Clinical School
  Supervision of general medicine attachments

Publications

• Kelly, P. M., Kotsimbos T., Reynolds, A., Wood-Baker, R., Hancox, B., Brown, S. G. A., Holmes, M., Simpson, G., Bowler, S., Waterer, G., Irving, L. B., Jenkins, C., Thompson, P. J., & Cheng, A. C. (2011). FluCAN 2009: initial results from sentinel surveillance for adult influenza and pneumonia in eight Australian hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia, 194(4), pp. 169-174.
• Willis, K., Robinson, A., Wood-Baker, R., Walters, E., & Turner, P. (2011). Participating in research: Exploring participation and engagement in a study of self-management for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Qualitative Health Research, 21(9), pp. 1283-1294.
• Holton, C., Crockett, A., Nelson, M., Stocks, N., Beilby, J., Wood-Baker, R., Ryan, P., & Briggs, N. (2011). Does spirometry training in general practice improve quality and outcomes of care for adults with asthma? International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 23(5), pp. 545-553.
• Walters, J. A. E., Courtney-Pratt, H., Cameron-Tucker, H., Nelson, M., Robinson, A., Scott, J., Turner, P., Walters, E. H., & Wood Baker, R. (2011). Engaging general practice nurses in chronic disease self-management support in Australia-insights from a controlled trial in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 18(1), pp. 17-49. doi: 10.1071/PY10072
• Walters, J. A. E., Walters, E. H., Nelson, M., Robinson, A., Scott, J., Turner, P., & Wood-Baker, R. (2011). Factors associated with misdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in primary care. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20(4), pp. 396-402.

 

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Additional Information

Research Interests

Over 15 years in Tasmania, Dr Wood-Baker has continued research in smoking cessation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and evidence-based medicine. He has developed a substantial respiratory research environment, training 11 research nurses/assistants, attracting research colleagues, and engaging student researchers. As a result, the Respiratory Research Group has gained competitive funding in epidemiology, physiology, immunopathology and microbiology and developed collaborations across general practice, physiology, nursing, sociology, psychology, information technology systems, education and pharmacy.

Biography

Richard is Director of Cardiorespiratory Medicine at the Royal Hobart Hospital, the tertiary teaching hospital for Tasmania, and Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Tasmania. During his time in Tasmania he has developed a strong clinical and research profile. Richard initially trained in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, completing advanced training at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth in the early 1990s before spending a post-doctoral year in Vancouver. Between 1995 and 2005 Richard was Senior Lecturer in Medicine at University of Tasmania, moving to work primarily for the health service in 2005 while retaining an honorary appointment at the University. He has had a couple of articles published in peer reviewed journals and has made several contributions to books.

Over the years he has been recipient of local and national grants, including competitive NHMRC funding. His research interests focus on abbreviations in medicine, COPD and EBM. He was treasurer of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) 2002-2006 and chair of the Central Program Subcommittee since 2008. Outside work he spends his time optimising his lipid profile through a unique balance of exercise and alcohol.

Secondary Contact Details

Building	Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital
Postal Address	GPO Box 1061 Hobart TAS 7001
Telephone	+61 3 6222 7353
Fax	+61 3 6222 7579