Overview
Background
Professor Christian Gericke is a Neurologist and Public Health Physician. He directs the Canberra Specialist Epilepsy Centre at Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra and consults at Cadogan Medical in Brisbane.
He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Australian National University, Honorary Professor of Public Health at the University of Queensland, and Convener of the Specialist Medical Review Council (SMRC) for the Australian Government. He regularly acts as an Independent Medical Expert for the Supreme Courts and the Coroners Courts in all Australian jurisdictions and for the High Court of Justice in England (King's Bench).
Previously, he worked as an academic neurologist at Calvary Mater Newcastle, the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane, King’s College Hospital in London, and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.
After graduating from medical school in Berlin, he trained in neurology at the Charité, followed by fellowships in adult and paediatric epilepsy in Strasbourg and Geneva. He holds two research doctorates and master's degrees from the University of Cambridge and the London School of Economics.
He chairs the Neuroepidemiology Section of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and serves on the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) Standards and Best Practice Council.
Availability
- Professor Christian Gericke is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), Freie Universität Berlin
- Postgraduate Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Université Aix-Marseille 3 Paul Cézanne
- Masters (Coursework) of Health Policy, University of London
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Cambridge
- Doctor of Philosophy of Public Health, Technische Universität Berlin
- Masters (Coursework) of Business Administration, Deakin University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Honorable Society of King's Inns School of Law
- Fellow, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of the Faculty of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Associate Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Research interests
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Health policy
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Health systems research
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Health economics
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Neurology
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Epilepsy
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Bioethics
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Health and Medical Law
Research impacts
Prof Christian Gericke is leading a global advocacy campaign on behalf of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) to reduce the time between diagnosis and a detailed presurgical assessment and therapy for children and adults with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsies.
- Gericke C et al. Time is Brain – Early Referral to Epilepsy Surgery Assessment (video file). Commission on Diagnostic Methods, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) https://www.ilae.org/about-ilae/topical-commissions/commission-on-diagnostic-methods
World Stroke Day 2022 - Raising awareness for stroke prevention and early treatment in Fiji
RACP Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ) Pomegranate Health Podcast 2024. Understanding readmissions better.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Embolic Ischemic Cortical Stroke in a Young Flight Instructor with a Small Patent Foramen Ovale
Rengel, Anthony C. and Gericke, Christian (2024). Embolic Ischemic Cortical Stroke in a Young Flight Instructor with a Small Patent Foramen Ovale. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 95 (10), 784-787. doi: 10.3357/AMHP.6483.2024
2024
Journal Article
The treatment gap for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a comparative analysis of cost and utilisation in high-income countries
Stein, Athena, Higgins, Nathan, Gajwani, Mehul and Gericke, Christian A. (2024). The treatment gap for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a comparative analysis of cost and utilisation in high-income countries. Australian Health Review, 48 (5), 497-505. doi: 10.1071/AH24036
2024
Journal Article
Development of an International Standard Set of Outcomes and Measurement Methods for Routine Practice for Adults with Epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus Recommendations
Mitchell, James W., Sossi, Frieda, Miller, Isabel, Jaber, Paula Blancarte, Das‐Gupta, Zofia, Fialho, Luz Sousa, Amos, Action, Austin, Joan K., Badzik, Scott, Baker, Gus, Zeev, Bruria Ben, Bolton, Jeffrey, Chaplin, John E., Cross, J. Helen, Chan, Derrick, Gericke, Christian A., Husain, Aatif M., Lally, Lorraine, Mbugua, Sharon, Megan, Cassidy, Mesa, Tomás, Nuñez, Lilia, von Oertzen, Tim J., Perucca, Emilio, Pullen, Angie, Ronen, Gabriel M., Sajatovic, Martha, Singh, Mamta B., Wilmshurst, Jo M. ... Berg, Anne T. (2024). Development of an International Standard Set of Outcomes and Measurement Methods for Routine Practice for Adults with Epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus Recommendations. Epilepsia, 65 (7), 1916-1937. doi: 10.1111/epi.17971
2024
Journal Article
Development of an international standard set of outcomes and measurement methods for routine practice for infants, children, and adolescents with epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus recommendations
Mitchell, James W., Sossi, Frieda, Miller, Isabel, Jaber, Paula Blancarte, Das-Gupta, Zofia, Fialho, Luz Sousa, Amos, Action, Austin, Joan K., Badzik, Scott, Baker, Gus, Ben Zeev, Bruria, Bolton, Jeffrey, Chaplin, John E., Cross, J. Helen, Chan, Derrick, Gericke, Christian A., Husain, Aatif M., Lally, Lorraine, Mbugua, Sharon, Megan, Cassidy, Mesa, Tomás, Nuñez, Lilia, von Oertzen, Tim J., Perucca, Emilio, Pullen, Angie, Ronen, Gabriel M., Sajatovic, Martha, Singh, Mamta B., Wilmshurst, Jo M. ... Berg, Anne T. (2024). Development of an international standard set of outcomes and measurement methods for routine practice for infants, children, and adolescents with epilepsy: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement Consensus recommendations. Epilepsia, 65 (7), 1938-1961. doi: 10.1111/epi.17976
2024
Journal Article
Scope of practice regulation in medicine: balancing patient safety, access to care and professional autonomy
Gericke, Christian A. (2024). Scope of practice regulation in medicine: balancing patient safety, access to care and professional autonomy. Australian Health Review, 48 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1071/AH24012
2022
Journal Article
Pembrolizumab-induced acute right L5 neuritis unresponsive to steroids
Fitzpatrick, Lachlan, Lwin, Zarnie and Gericke, Christian (2022). Pembrolizumab-induced acute right L5 neuritis unresponsive to steroids. BMJ Case Reports, 15 (11) e250971, 1-4. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250971
2022
Journal Article
Cerebral embolic protection during transcatheter aortic-valve replacement
Kapadia, Samir R. R., Makkar, Raj, Leon, Martin, Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed, Waggoner, Thomas, Massberg, Steffen, Rottbauer, Wolfgang, Horr, Samuel, Sondergaard, Lars, Karha, Juhana, Gooley, Robert, Satler, Lowell, Stoler, Robert C., Messe, Steven R., Baron, Suzanne J., Seeger, Julia, Kodali, Susheel, Krishnaswamy, Amar, Thourani, Vinod H., Harrington, Katherine, Pocock, Stuart, Modolo, Rodrigo, Allocco, Dominic J., Meredith, Ian T., Linke, Axel, PROTECTED TAVR Investigators and Gericke, Christian (2022). Cerebral embolic protection during transcatheter aortic-valve replacement. The New England Journal of Medicine, 387 (14), 1253-1263. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2204961
2022
Book Chapter
Change management in health care settings: organizational strategies to foster skill-mix changes
Kuhlmann, Ellen, Kroezen, Marieke, Gericke, Christian and Dussault, Gilles (2022). Change management in health care settings: organizational strategies to foster skill-mix changes. Skill-mix innovation, effectiveness and implementation: improving primary and chronic care. (pp. 345-372) edited by Claudia B. Maier, Marieke Kroezen, Reinhard Busse and Matthias Wismar. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009031929.012
2020
Journal Article
Melioidosis of the nervous system: atypical presentation of a rare disease in a 48-year-old man
Hamdoon, Saif, Wilson, Ian, Smith, Simon and Gericke, Christian (2020). Melioidosis of the nervous system: atypical presentation of a rare disease in a 48-year-old man. BMJ Case Reports, 13 (11), 1-1. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233498
2020
Conference Publication
PND23 Treatment Gaps in Deep Brain Stimulation for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Comparative Analysis of Nine High-Income Countries
Stein, A. and Gericke, C.A. (2020). PND23 Treatment Gaps in Deep Brain Stimulation for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Comparative Analysis of Nine High-Income Countries. ISPOR Asia Pacific 2020, Online, 14 -16 September 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2020.07.411
2020
Journal Article
Inflammatory myeloradiculitis secondary to Pembrolizumab: a case report and literature review
Vickers, M. L., Seidl, B., Bigby, K., Chern, B., Eriksson, L., Hartnett, G., Gericke, C. and Chew, R. (2020). Inflammatory myeloradiculitis secondary to Pembrolizumab: a case report and literature review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2020 (1) 8819296, 1-5. doi: 10.1155/2020/8819296
2020
Conference Publication
A comparative analysis of licensing and reimbursement of anti-epileptic drugs in Canada and Australia
Tam, Joshua and Gericke, Christian (2020). A comparative analysis of licensing and reimbursement of anti-epileptic drugs in Canada and Australia. 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 April - 1 May 2020. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Wolters Kluwer Health.
2020
Conference Publication
Primary orthostatic tremor treated successfully with perampanel
Travers, Brett and Gericke, Christian (2020). Primary orthostatic tremor treated successfully with perampanel. 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Toronto, ON, Canada, 25 April - 1 May 2020. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Wolters Kluwer Health.
2020
Journal Article
Effectiveness of a structured, framework-based approach to implementation: the Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Trial
Hall, Lisa, White, Nicole M., Allen, Michelle, Farrington, Alison, Mitchell, Brett G., Page, Katie, Halton, Kate, Riley, Thomas V., Gericke, Christian A., Graves, Nicholas and Gardner, Anne (2020). Effectiveness of a structured, framework-based approach to implementation: the Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Trial. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 9 (1) 35, 35. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-0694-0
2019
Conference Publication
An international perspective on organisational strategies to foster skill-mix changes in healthcare
Kroezen, Marieke, Dussault, G., Gericke, C. and Kuhlmann, E. (2019). An international perspective on organisational strategies to foster skill-mix changes in healthcare. 12th European Public Health Conference: Building bridges for solidarity and public health, Marseille, France, 20 – 23 November 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz184
2019
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of an environmental cleaning bundle for reducing healthcare associated infections
White, Nicole M., Barnett, Adrian G., Hall, Lisa, Mitchell, Brett G., Farrington, Alison, Halton, Kate, Paterson, David L., Riley, Thomas V., Gardner, Anne, Page, Katie, Gericke, Christian A. and Graves, Nicholas (2019). Cost-effectiveness of an environmental cleaning bundle for reducing healthcare associated infections. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70 (12), 2461-2468. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz717
2019
Journal Article
An environmental cleaning bundle and health-care-associated infections in hospitals (REACH): a multicentre, randomised trial
Mitchell, Brett G., Hall, Lisa, White, Nicole, Barnett, Adrian G., Halton, Kate, Paterson, David L., Riley, Thomas V., Gardner, Anne, Page, Katie, Farrington, Alison, Gericke, Christian A. and Graves, Nicholas (2019). An environmental cleaning bundle and health-care-associated infections in hospitals (REACH): a multicentre, randomised trial. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19 (4), 410-418. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30714-X
2019
Journal Article
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme restrictions on anti-epileptic drug prescribing promote unsafe and outdated practice
Gericke, Christian A. and O'Brien, Terence J. (2019). Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme restrictions on anti-epileptic drug prescribing promote unsafe and outdated practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 211 (2), 55-57.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50246
2018
Journal Article
Changes in knowledge and attitudes of hospital environmental services staff: The researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals (REACH) study
Mitchell, Brett G., White, Nicole, Farrington, Alison, Allen, Michelle, Page, Katie, Gardner, Anne, Halton, Kate, Riley, Thomas V., Gericke, Christian A, Paterson, David L., Graves, Nicholas and Hall, Lisa (2018). Changes in knowledge and attitudes of hospital environmental services staff: The researching effective approaches to cleaning in hospitals (REACH) study. American Journal of Infection Control, 46 (9), 980-985. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.02.003
2018
Book Chapter
Health system in Egypt
Gericke, Christian A., Britain, Kaylee, Elmahdawy, Mahmoud and Elsisi, Gihan (2018). Health system in Egypt. Health care systems and policies. (pp. 1-19) edited by Ewout van Ginneken and Reinhard Busse. New York, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6419-8_7-2
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Christian Gericke is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Research projects in Health Policy and Management, Clinical Neurology, Medical Law and Ethics
Opportunity for students interested in research on the interface of medicine, health policy, medical law and ethics. Projects can be tailored to your timeframe, interests and career aspirations:
- Australian and international health policy, economics and management
- Medical law and ethics
- Health services research in neurology
We welcome PhD, MPhil, MPH, Honours as well as undergraduate students looking to do a short research project as part of their UQ studies in medicine.
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Christian Gericke directly for media enquiries about:
- epilepsy
- health economics
- health policy
- health services research
- health systems research
- healthcare administration
- medical law and ethics
- neurology
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