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Martin Downes
PeerJ Author & Reviewer
375 Points

Contributions by role

Author 235
Preprint Author 70
Reviewer 70

Contributions by subject area

Animal Behavior
Veterinary Medicine
Science and Medical Education
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Evidence Based Medicine
Epidemiology
Rheumatology

Martin J Downes

PeerJ Author & Reviewer

Summary

Martin has been in health research since 2006 and has been proactive in creating and completing projects in health research including: prevalence and interactions of pet ownership with general population health and asthma sufferers; the prevalence of and factors associated with suicidal ideation in the veterinary profession and evidence based research in therapy of mental illness.

Martin has experience in Evidence Based Medicine and health technology assessment. He has worked on a number of research projects including a Cochrane systematic review examining animal assisted therapy in mentally ill patients, a systematic review looking at methods used for the estimation of pet ownership and developing a critical appraisal tool for examining cross sectional studies. Martin is involved in evaluation of industry submissions of new technologies for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and the Medical Benefits Scheme and developing submissions and evaluations for the Medical Services Advisory Committee.

Martin has also extensive epidemiological and statistical experience working and providing support on numerous projects. Martin completed a PhD in epidemiology in University College Dublin and worked in Mount Sinai School of Medicine on data from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate environmental control patterns among asthmatics. Martin has also worked in collaboration with Cornell University and Lund University on bladder cancer projects.

Diabetes & Endocrinology Epidemiology Evidence Based Medicine Health Policy Public Health Statistics Veterinary Medicine

Past or current institution affiliations

Griffith University

Work details

Associate Professor

Griffith University
February 2014
Centre for Applied Health Economics
Dr Martin Downes is an Associate Professor in Health Technology Assessment at Griffith University, Queensland and has considerable experience in, epidemiology, evidence-based medicine and health economics. Dr. Downes leads the consultancy team for the Centre of Applied Health Economics in Griffith University. This a large team of 11 researchers (1 senior research fellow, 3 research fellows and 7 research assistants) that work on major consultancy projects for the federal and state Departments of Health. These consultancy projects include evaluation of major submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), contracted assessments and submissions for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), Post Market Reviews for the PBAC and evaluation for the My Health Record.

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 2
  • Preprints 2
  • Reviewed 2
December 7, 2015
Triple therapy in type 2 diabetes; a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Martin J. Downes, Emilie K. Bettington, Jenny E. Gunton, Erika Turkstra
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1461 PubMed 26664803
August 20, 2015
Neutering of cats and dogs in Ireland; pet owner self-reported perceptions of enabling and disabling factors in the decision to neuter
Martin J. Downes, Catherine Devitt, Marie T. Downes, Simon J. More
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1196 PubMed 26312187
December 19, 2014 - Version: 1
Neutering of cats and dogs in Ireland; pet owner self-reported perceptions of enabling and disabling factors in the decision to neuter
Martin J Downes, Marie T Downes, Catherine Devitt, Simon J More
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.731v1
December 18, 2014 - Version: 1
Understanding the context for pet obesity; self-reported beliefs and factors influencing pet feeding and exercise behaviour among pet owners
Martin J Downes, Catherine Devitt, Marie Downes, Simon J More
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.715v1

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April 17, 2019
Patient-reported fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who commence biologic therapy: a longitudinal study
Hege Selheim Rinke, Clara Beate Gram Gjesdal, Heidi Markussen, Jörg Assmus, Gerd Karin Natvig
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6771 PubMed 31024773
February 19, 2013
Evaluation of animal control measures on pet demographics in Santa Clara County, California, 1993–2006
Philip H. Kass, Karen L. Johnson, Hsin-Yi Weng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18 PubMed 23638352