Overview
Background
Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan is the Head of Research at the University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School. He also shares an honorary appointment at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. With a background in medicine and public health, his research expertise is in the areas of public health, translational research, rural health and medical epidemiology. He has received competitive grants, $8.1m+ including six major grants from the NHMRC/MRFF and other agencies and actively contributes to NHMRC/MRFF and other international peer review panels for major funding schemes. His expertise in the areas of community-based screening and surveillance programs for chronic diseases in rural and remote Indigenous communities is well known. On invitation, those models of screening and management have been replicated in South Africa and some parts of India (resource-poor and challenging environments). He has unique skills in utilising information technology, clinical medicine and statistics to improve clinical outcomes.
Availability
- Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Public health
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Chronic diseases
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Prediction model development and validation
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Indigenous health
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Health Services Research
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Oncology
Works
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2016
Conference Publication
A retrospective population-based matched-pair study of mortality in patients with and without mental illness
Karim, Rafid, Kwan, Marcella, Toombs, Maree, Gill, Neeraj and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2016). A retrospective population-based matched-pair study of mortality in patients with and without mental illness. RANZCP International Congress 2016: Regional challenges, worldwide influence, Hong Kong, 8-12 May 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
A triangular perspective on general practice medical student
Partanen, Riitta, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Van Driel, Mieke (2016). A triangular perspective on general practice medical student. International Conference Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN), Sault Str. Marie, ON, Canada, 22-25 June 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
The feasibility of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (SCID-I) as a practical and culturally appropriate method of diagnosing mental disorders in indigenous Australians
Toombs, Maree, Gill, Neeraj, Nasir, Bushra, Black, Emma, Kisely, Steve, Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2016). The feasibility of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (SCID-I) as a practical and culturally appropriate method of diagnosing mental disorders in indigenous Australians. 2016 RANZCP International Congress, Hong Kong, 8-12th May, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2016
Conference Publication
An Australian Community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings
Nasir, B., Kisely, S., Hides, L., Ranmuthugala, G., Brenan-Olsen, S., Easton, C., Wenitong, A., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nicholson, G. and Toombs, M. (2016). An Australian Community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings. 8th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium., Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Adenocarcinoma and SCC of cervix: Should these be treated differently?
Narayan, K., Lin, M. Y. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. (2016). Adenocarcinoma and SCC of cervix: Should these be treated differently?. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London, United Kingdom: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2016
Conference Publication
Gatekeeper training interventions in preventing suicide among Indigenous Australians
Easton, Caitlin, Nasir, Bushra, Toombs, Maree, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Gill, Neeraj, Hides, Leanne, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Black, Emma, Nicholson, Geoff, Kisely, Steve, Hayman, Noel and Wenitong, Adam (2016). Gatekeeper training interventions in preventing suicide among Indigenous Australians. National Suicide Prevention Conference: Connecting Culture Context and Capabilities, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 24-27 July 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Clinical outcomes on a modern series of patients who underwent a single MRI and serial ultrasound to plan and verify intracavitary brachytherapy
Van Dyk, S., Schneider, M., Bernshaw, D., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Narayan, K. (2016). Clinical outcomes on a modern series of patients who underwent a single MRI and serial ultrasound to plan and verify intracavitary brachytherapy. 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Brachytherapy Group, Freemantle, WA, Australia, 3-5 March 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Vulva Carcinoma with Positive Lymph Nodes Treated with Radiotherapy: Patterns of Failure and Treatment Outcomes
Lin, M. Y., Razakanaivo, M., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. and Narayan, K. (2016). Vulva Carcinoma with Positive Lymph Nodes Treated with Radiotherapy: Patterns of Failure and Treatment Outcomes. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. London, United Kingdom: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
2015
Journal Article
Assessing changes to the brachytherapy target for cervical cancer using a single MRI and serial ultrasound
van Dyk, Sylvia, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Schneider, Michal, Bernshaw, David and Narayan, Kailash (2015). Assessing changes to the brachytherapy target for cervical cancer using a single MRI and serial ultrasound. Brachytherapy, 14 (6), 889-897. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2015.04.011
2015
Journal Article
Reproducibility and interoperator reliability of obtaining images and measurements of the cervix and uterus with brachytherapy treatment applicators in situ using transabdominal ultrasound
van Dyk, Sylvia, Garth, Margaret, Oates, Amanda, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Schneider, Michal, Bernshaw, David and Narayan, Kailash (2015). Reproducibility and interoperator reliability of obtaining images and measurements of the cervix and uterus with brachytherapy treatment applicators in situ using transabdominal ultrasound. Brachytherapy, 15 (1), 71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2015.10.006
2015
Conference Publication
Significance of door-to-scan time (DTST) in stroke patients who received thrombolysis in a regional hospital in Queensland
Lim, V., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Richardson, T. and Gange, N. (2015). Significance of door-to-scan time (DTST) in stroke patients who received thrombolysis in a regional hospital in Queensland. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2015
Conference Publication
Significance of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of thrombolysed stroke patients in regional Queensland
Lim, V., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Richardson, T. and Gange, N. (2015). Significance of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of thrombolysed stroke patients in regional Queensland. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2015
Journal Article
Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training
Arnold, Mark H., Nicholson, Geoffrey C. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2015). Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training. Medical Journal of Australia, 202 (9), V-477. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00094
2015
Journal Article
Reply: Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training
Nicholson, Geoffrey C. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2015). Reply: Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training. Medical Journal of Australia, 202 (9), 477-9. doi: 10.5694/mja15.00198
2015
Journal Article
A systematic review: identifying the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorder in Australia's Indigenous populations
Black, Emma B., Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Toombs, Maree R., Nicholson, Geoffrey C. and Kisely, Steve (2015). A systematic review: identifying the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorder in Australia's Indigenous populations. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49 (5), 412-429. doi: 10.1177/0004867415569802
2015
Journal Article
Ultrasound use in gynecologic brachytherapy: Time to focus the beam
Van Dyk, Sylvia, Schneider, Michal, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Bernshaw, David and Narayan, Kailash (2015). Ultrasound use in gynecologic brachytherapy: Time to focus the beam. Brachytherapy, 14 (3), 390-400. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2014.12.001
2015
Journal Article
Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training
Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Eley, Diann S., Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Chater, Alan B., Toombs, Maree R., Darshan, Deepak and Nicholson, Geoffrey C. (2015). Determinants of rural practice: positive interaction between rural background and rural undergraduate training. Medical Journal Australia, 202 (1), 41-46. doi: 10.5694/mja14.00236
2015
Conference Publication
Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation
Partanen, Riitta, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mieke Van Driel (2015). Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation. Primary Health Care Research Conference, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, 29-31 July 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Outcomes of a visible middle cerebral clot on CT scan in thrombolysed stroke patients in a regional Queensland hospital
Lim, V., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Richardson, T. and Gange, N. (2015). Outcomes of a visible middle cerebral clot on CT scan in thrombolysed stroke patients in a regional Queensland hospital. Stroke 2015, Combined 26th ASM of the Stroke Society of Australasia and 11th Australasian Nursing & Allied Health Stroke Conference SMART STROKES, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 September, 2015. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12585
2015
Conference Publication
Reasons for choice of Clinical School among UQ Rural and Metropolitan Clinical School students
Ostini, Remo, Marcella Kwan, Geoff Nicholson and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2015). Reasons for choice of Clinical School among UQ Rural and Metropolitan Clinical School students. UQ Teaching and Learning Conference, Brisbane, 6 November 2015.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Referral patterns, disease progression and impact of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) in a Queensland chronic kidney disease Registry (CKD.QLD) cohort
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine preventable diseases in Regional Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The influence of obesity on knee replacement outcomes in Australia
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The association of major depressive disorders with chronic disease among Indigenous Australians
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail, Dr Bushra Nasir
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Doctor Philosophy
EPoC-CARE - Effectiveness of Point of Care CRP Assays in Rural Environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bruce Chater, Associate Professor Matthew McGrail, Dr Bushra Nasir
Completed supervision
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions and experiences of doctors with the public health sector Human Resource Management (HRM) systems in two Indian states
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Di Eley, Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
Media
Enquiries
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- Analyses - statistical/epidemiological
- Cancer
- Clinical trials
- Health - sustainable intervention
- Indigenous health
- Medical and surgical complications
- Project management - clinical trials
- Public health
- Risk modelling
- Risk prediction
- Statistical/epidemiological analyses
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