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Dr Arindam Basu

School of Health Sciences

Fields of Research

  • Health services
  • Environmental epidemiology
  • Meta analysis and systematic review
  • information technology
  • epidemiology
  • Educational Research
  • Evidence Based Medicine

Researcher Summary

Arin's primary research includes clinical medicine, education, environmental health, epidemiology, health services research, information technology, & interdisciplinary research related to these disciplines. Within the field of epidemiology, he is particularly interested environmental epidemiology, clinical epidemiology, and health services research.  systematic reviews and meta analyses in the context of health services and outcomes research. His area of interest in inter-disciplinary linkage between health services research and environmental epidemiology. He has published on health impacts and determinants of Arsenic toxicity in the India, and currently edits a systematic review on middle ear pain in airplane travellers for 'Clinical Evidence' – a secondary evidence based journal.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Key Methodologies

  • R for Statistical Computing
  • Linear and Logistic Regression
  • Survival Analysis & Proportional Hazards Model
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • SAS & SPSS
  • Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  • Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Multilevel Modeling

Affiliations

Publications


  • Basu, A. (2012) Climate Epidemiology. In N. Dogra and S. Srivastava (Ed.), Climate Change and Disease Dynamics in India: 15-44. New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). (Chapter in Book)
  • Heitz, A., Dünser, A., Seaton, P., Seaton, L. and Basu, A. (2012) Comparing virtual patients with synthesized and natural speech. Brussels, Belgium: 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference, 25-28 Sep 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Basu, A. (2012) Corporate environmental responsibility: Whose business, whose health? In J. Buckingham and V. Nilakant (Ed.), Managing Responsibly: Alternative Approaches to Corporate Management and Governance: 49-66. Farnham: Gower. (Chapter in Book)
  • Badami, K., Sesun, M., Basu, A. and Absalom, N. (2012) Demographic, laboratory, and operational variables that influence short- and long-term plateletpheresis yields. Journal of Clinical Apheresis 27(5): 247-254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jca.21240. (Journal Article)
  • Kirk, R., Karunasekera, P. and Basu, A. (2012) Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Based Immersive Training for Education of Health Professionals: Systematic Review. Bilbao, Spain: 9th Annual Meeting of Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi), 25-27 Jun 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Basu, A., Mitra, S., Chung, J., Mazumder, D.N.G., Ghosh, N., Kalman, D., von Ehrenstein, O.S., Steinmaus, C., Liaw, J. and Smith, A.H. (2011) Creatinine, Diet, Micronutrients, and Arsenic Methylation in West Bengal, India. Environmental Health Perspectives 119(9): 1308-1313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1003393. (Journal Article)
  • O'Steen, B., Basu, A. and Allan, M. (2011) In the Current or Swimming Upstream?: Instructors' Perceptions of Teaching with Streaming Media in Higher Education. In C. Wankel and J.S. Law (Ed.), Streaming Media Delivery in Higher Education: Methods and Outcomes: 136-157. Hershey: IGI Global. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-800-2.ch008. (Chapter in Book)
  • Basu, A., Brinson, D., Ali, W. and Smartt, P. (2010) Interventions to mitigate the effects of low health literacy: a systematic review of the literature. New Zealand Ministry of Health. 194pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Au, L., Basu, A. and Kirk, R. (2010) Knowledge, Attitudes and Skills of Using Information and Communication Technology of Health Professionals in Papua New Guinea: A Pre Assessment for Telehealth. Sydney, Australia: 5th All Together Better Health Conference, 6-9 Apr 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Basu, A., Seaton, P., Kirk, R., Hanley, E., Sheehan, D., O'Steen, B. and Allan, M. (2010) Review of the effectiveness of educational tools for teaching Telehealth care. Ako Aotearoa: National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 43pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Basu, A. and Smartt, P. (2009) Comparison of diagnostic accuracy between immunochemical and guaiac based faecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer detection: a systematic review of the literature. Health Services Assessment Collaboration (HSAC) Report. 79pp. (Technical Report)
  • Mukhopadhyay, P., Dutt, A., Kumar Das, S., Basu, A., Hazra, A., Dhibar, T. and Roy, T. (2008) Identification of neuroanatomical substrates of set-shifting ability: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions. In R. Banerjee and B.K. Chakrabarti (Ed.), Progress in Brain Research Volume 168: Models of Brain and Mind - Physical, Computational and Psychological Approaches: 95-104. Amsterdam & Oxford: Elsevier. (Chapter in Book)
  • Basu, A., Hayden, C., McKee, G., Quinn, H. and Sutherland, D. (2008) Inquiry-based learning and virtual worlds: Lessons for the adult learner community. New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning 36(2): 62-79. (Journal Article)
  • Basu, A. and Brinson, D. (2008) The effectiveness of interventions for reducing ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations: a systematic review. HSAC Report 2008. 1, 6, 245pp. (Technical Report)
  • Basu, A. and Brinson, D. (2008) The Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Ambulatory Sensitive Hospitalisations: Summary Report. HSAC Report 2008. 1, 7, 15pp. (Technical Report)