Associate Professor Mike Beckmann
Associate Professor

Mike Beckmann

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Background

Associate Professor Mike Beckmann MBBS, PhD, CHIA, AFAIDH, AFRACMA, FRANZCOG is Head of Mothers Babies and Women’s Health at Mater, and oversees Australia’s largest women’s health service, with more than 12,000 births annually across 5 facilities. He is also Mater’s first Chief Digital Health Officer. Mike is an obstetrician and gynaecologist, health informatician, and health services researcher with more than 90 research publications, and is currently supervising PhD students in the areas of minimising clinical variation, using PROMS to redesign care, and consumer information-sharing. As a clinician, researcher and healthcare leader, Mike has led many digitally-enabled innovations in healthcare delivery to improve safety and the quality of care, improve efficiency, enhance patient experience as well as improve the work-life of staff.

Availability

Associate Professor Mike Beckmann is:
Available for supervision

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92 works between 2006 and 2023
All (92) Journal Article (77) Conference Publication (14) Other Outputs (1)

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2012

Journal Article

Midwifery group practice and mode of birth

Beckmann, Michael, Kildea, Sue and Gibbons, Kristen (2012). Midwifery group practice and mode of birth. Women and Birth, 25 (4), 187-193. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.11.001

Midwifery group practice and mode of birth

2012

Journal Article

Mode of anaesthetic for category 1 caesarean sections and neonatal outcomes

Beckmann, Michael and Calderbank, Susan (2012). Mode of anaesthetic for category 1 caesarean sections and neonatal outcomes. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 52 (4), 316-320. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01457.x

Mode of anaesthetic for category 1 caesarean sections and neonatal outcomes

2012

Journal Article

Term stillbirth in older women

Arnold, Amy, Beckmann, Michael, Flenady, Vicki and Gibbons, Kristen (2012). Term stillbirth in older women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 52 (3), 286-289. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01404.x

Term stillbirth in older women

2012

Journal Article

Recent cessation of smoking and its effect on pregnancy outcomes

Bickerstaff, Margaret, Beckmann, Michael, Gibbons, Kristen and Flenady, Vicki (2012). Recent cessation of smoking and its effect on pregnancy outcomes. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 52 (1), 54-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01387.x

Recent cessation of smoking and its effect on pregnancy outcomes

2011

Journal Article

A survey of policies for the monitoring of fetal growth in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

Gibbons, Kristen, Beckmann, Michael, Flenady, Vicki, Rossouw, Dominique, Gardener, Glenn, Mahomed, Kassam, Gray, Peter H. and Devenish-Meares, Paul (2011). A survey of policies for the monitoring of fetal growth in Australian and New Zealand hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 51 (6), 493-498. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01354.x

A survey of policies for the monitoring of fetal growth in Australian and New Zealand hospitals

2011

Conference Publication

A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a single and four Sterile Water Injection Technique for the relief of back pain during labour

Lee, Nigel, Kildea, Sue, Coxeter, Peter, Wright, Vanessa, Beckmann, Michael, Webster, Joan and Smith, Patricia (2011). A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a single and four Sterile Water Injection Technique for the relief of back pain during labour. ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2011.07.025

A randomised controlled non-inferiority trial comparing a single and four Sterile Water Injection Technique for the relief of back pain during labour

2011

Journal Article

A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour

Lee, Nigel, Coxeter, Peter, Beckmann, Michael, Webster, Joan, Wright, Vanessa, Smith, Tric and Kildea, Sue (2011). A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11 (21) 21, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-21

A randomised non-inferiority controlled trial of a single versus a four intradermal sterile water injection technique for relief of continuous lower back pain during labour

2010

Journal Article

The effect of cultural and linguistic diversity on pregnancy outcome

Thomas, Penelope E., Beckmann, Michael and Gibbons, Kristen (2010). The effect of cultural and linguistic diversity on pregnancy outcome. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 50 (5), 419-422. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2010.01210.x

The effect of cultural and linguistic diversity on pregnancy outcome

2010

Journal Article

Women who miscarry: The effectiveness and clinical utility of the Kessler 10 questionnaire in screening for ongoing psychological distress

Stallman, Helen M., McDermott, Brett M., Beckmann, Michael M., Wilson, M. Kay and Adam, Kareen (2010). Women who miscarry: The effectiveness and clinical utility of the Kessler 10 questionnaire in screening for ongoing psychological distress. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 50 (1), 70-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01110.x

Women who miscarry: The effectiveness and clinical utility of the Kessler 10 questionnaire in screening for ongoing psychological distress

2007

Journal Article

Predicting a failed induction

Beckmann, Michael (2007). Predicting a failed induction. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 47 (5), 394-398. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2007.00763.x

Predicting a failed induction

2007

Journal Article

Morbidity associated with vaginal hysterectomies in Queensland public teaching hospitals

Beckmann, Michael and Neppe, Cliff (2007). Morbidity associated with vaginal hysterectomies in Queensland public teaching hospitals. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 47 (1), 70-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2006.00683.x

Morbidity associated with vaginal hysterectomies in Queensland public teaching hospitals

2006

Journal Article

Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma

Beckmann, M M and Garrett, A J (2006). Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (1), CD005123. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005123.pub2

Antenatal perineal massage for reducing perineal trauma

Past funding

  • 2014 - 2017
    Impact on Caesarean Rates following Injections of Sterile Water (ICARIS): A randomised controlled trial
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    Working to improve the survival and good health for babies born preterm: The WISH Project Follow Up Study (CP Alliance grant administered by The University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Use of PROMS to transform routine post-surgical outpatient care

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

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