Paul Fahey

• Qualifications
• Biography
• Research
• Selected Publications
• Grants/Current Projects
• Teaching Interests
• Awards/Honours
• Professional Activities 

Qualifications

BSc., MMedStat.

Biography

Paul has over 25 years research experience. He has worked in universities, hospitals and research institutes. Prior to joining the University of Western Sydney (UWS) in November 2011, he worked as Lecturer in Statistics at USQ for 10 years, internal statistical consultant at the Queensland Institute for Medical Research (QIMR) and Biostatistician at the Kirby Institute (formerly the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research), University of New South Wales (UNSW).

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Research

Paul has strong interests in statistical consulting and health services research.

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Selected Publications

Lose, F., Batra, J., O'Mara, T., Fahey, P., Marquart, L., Eeles, R.A., et al (in press). Common variation in Kallikrein genes KLK5, KLK6, KLK12, and KLK13 and risk of prostate cancer and tumor aggressiveness. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.

Koelsch, K.K., Boesecke, C., McBride, K., Gelgor, L., Fahey, P., Baker, D., et al. (2011). Impact of treatment with Raltegravir during primary or chronic HIV infection on RNA decay characteristics and the HIV viral reservoir. AIDS, 25, 2069-2078.

Gordon, L.G., Eckermann, S., Hirst, N.G., Watson, D.I., Mayne, G.C., Fahey, P., et al. (2011). Healthcare resource use and medical costs for the management of oesophageal cancer. British Journal of Surgery, 98(11), 1589-1598.

O'Mara, T., Ferguson, K., Fahey, P., Marquart, L., Yang, H.P., Lissowska, J., et al. (2011). CHEK2, MGMT, SULT1E1 and SULT1A1 polymorphisms and endometrial cancer risk. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 14(4), 328-332.

Spurdle, A.B., Thompson, D.J., Ahmed, S., Ferguson, K., Healey, C.S., O'Mara, T., et al. (2011). Genome-wide association study identifies a common variant associated with risk of endometrial cancer. Nat Genet, 43(5), 451-454.

O'Mara, T.A., Fahey, P., Ferguson, K., Marquart, L., Lambrechts, D., Despierre, E., et al. (2011). Progesterone receptor gene variants and risk of endometrial cancer. Carcinogenesis, 32(3), 331-335.

Smithers, B.M., Fahey, P. P., Corish, T., Gotley, D., Falk, G.I., Smith, G. S., et al. (2010). Symptoms, investigations and management of patients with cancer of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 193(10), 572-577.

Young, J., Eley, D., Fahey, P., Patterson, E., & Hegney, D. (2010). Enabling research in general practice: Increasing functionality of electronic medical records. Australian Family Physician, 39(6), 506-509.

Whiteman, D.C., Parmar, P., Fahey, P., Moore, S.P., Stark, M., Zhao, Z.Z., et al. (2010). Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with reduced risk for esophageal cancer is independent of environmental and genetic modifiers. Gastroenterology, 139(1), 73-83.

O'Connor, E., Tragen, D., Fahey, P., Robinson, M., & Cremasco, T. (2010). Improving blood sugar control during critical illness: A cohort study. Journal of Critical Care, 25(1), 78-83.

Hacker, E., Muller, H.K., Hayward, N., Fahey, P., & Walker, G. (2010). Enhancement of DNA repair using topical T4 endonuclease V does not inhibit melanoma formation in Cdk4^(R24C/R24C)/Tyr-Nras^(Q61K) mice following neonatal UVR. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, 23(1), 121-128.

Kaminen-Ahola, N., Ahola, A., Maga, M., Mallitt, K-A., Fahey, P., Cox, T. C., et al. (2010). Maternal Ethanol Consumption Alters the Epigenotype and the Phenotype of Offspring in a Mouse Model. PLoS Genet, 6(1), e1000811.

Spurdle, A., Fahey, P., Chen, X., McGuffog, L., ConFab, K., Easton, D., et al. (2010). Pooled analysis indicates that the GSTT1 deletion, GSTM1 deletion and GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphisms do not modify breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 122(1), 281-285.

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Grants/Current Projects

The feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of nurse-led models of chronic disease management in general practice. ARC Discovery Grant $525,000 (2007-09)

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Teaching Interests

Paul's teaching interests lie in statistics and problem based-learning.

Awards/Honours

Engineering Problem Solving Strand Team. Award for Programmes that Enhance Learning: Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching category. Awarded by the Carrick Institute, 2007.

Award for "Design and Delivery of Teaching Materials". Aravinthan, T., Apan, A., Baddely, D., Fahey, P., Sabburg, J., Worden, J., & Yan, W. (2005). Awarded by USQ.

Award for “Excellence in a Curriculum Team Project in Engineering Education”. Brodie, L., Aravinthan, T., Worden, J., Porter, M., Fahey, P., Gibbings, P., & Wood, D. (2005). Awarded by Australasian Association for Engineering Education.

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Professional Activities

• Statistical Referee, Medical Journal of Australia. 2001-present
• Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Queensland. Oct 2008-present
• Volunteer Tutor, People’s Open Access Education Initiative: Peoples-Uni.
  

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