Associate Professor Darren Roberts
PhD, Australian National University, Australia
MBBS, University of Queensland, Australia
BPharm, University of Queensland, Australia
Academic appointments
Conjoint Associate Professor, St Vincent's Clinical School, University of NSW, Mar 2017 - present
Honorary Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School 鈥 Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia; 2016 鈥 Current
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia; 2016 鈥 Current 听听听听
Associate Professor of Medicine, Australian National University Medical School; 2014 鈥 Current听
Non-academic employment
Staff Specialist Consultant Physician, Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Renal Medicine and Transplantation, and Alcohol and Drug Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Jan 2017 - present鈥ㄢ–linical Toxicologist and Pharmacologist, NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children鈥檚 Hospitals Network, Jun 2016 - present
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2015听听 听Jacquot Research Establishment Fellowship 2016, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (A$90,000)
2014听听 听Endeavour Executive Fellowship: Department of Education, Australian Government (declined)
2011听听 听Amgen/ANZSN/University of Cambridge Fellowship in Nephrology: Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology and RACP
2010听听 听International travel grant, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology听
2009听听 听National travel grant, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
2005听听 听NHMRC Travelling Award (Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Germany): National Health and Medical Research Council
2003听听 听NHMRC Medical Post Graduate Research Scholarship: 听National Health and Medical Research Council
1994听听 听Queensland Rural Health Scholarship: Queensland Health
2013听听 听Denis Wade Johnson & Johnson New Investigator Award: Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
2010 听听 听Registrar Tutor of the Year: St Vincent鈥檚 Clinical School, University of New South Wales
2009听听 听Best oral presentation by a Clinical Pharmacology Trainee: Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney
1996听听 听Chalmers Prize: University of Queensland
1996听听 听The Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize: University of Queensland
1996听听 听The Kodak Australia Prize: University of Queensland
1996听听 听Golden Key National Honour Society
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听听 听听
American Association of Clinical Toxicology (AACT)
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT)
Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN)
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN)
European Association of Poison Control Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT)
European Vasculitis Society (EUVAS)
International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
惭贰顿滨础听
, The Medical Republic, 12 May 2016 听
, Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2016 [interview; print]
Repeated in: , Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 21 June 2016 [print]
, Medical Observer, 23 June 2015 [interview; print]听
鈥滱rsenic contamination of rice cakes鈥, ABC Canberra 666 (radio), 9 October 2015 [interview; radio]
MJA Insight, 6 June 2011 [prompted by publication 81]听
, news.com.au, 21 January 2013 [prompted by publication 25]听
My Research Supervision
Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity: Does a TDM Advisory Service improve patient safety?
The pharmacokinetics of probe drugs in patients with acute kidney injury
My Teaching
HOSPITAL TEACHING
Various topics on clinical toxicology as part of the continuing education program of emergency medicine, St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital, 2017
Various topics on clinical toxicology as part of the continuing education program of intensive care medicine and emergency medicine, Canberra and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals, 2014-16
鈥淣ephrology and acute poisoning鈥. Continuing education lecture series, Royal London Hospital, London, UK, 2013
鈥淐linical Toxicology鈥. Acute / General Medicine SpR Training Day, Addenbrooke鈥檚 Hospital, Cambridge, UK, 2013
鈥淗aemodialysis in the management of acute poisoning鈥. Imam Reza Hospital (Mashhad), and Loghman-Hakim Hospital (Tehran), Iran, 2012
Teaching clinical pharmacology, an Australian approach. Imam Reza Hospital (Mashhad), Iran, 2012
鈥淚ntravenous fluids and electrolytes鈥, Pre-Intern education series, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 2011
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鈥淎cute renal failure鈥. Continuing Education series, Emergency Department, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, 2011
鈥淎minoglycosides 鈥 what鈥檚 new?鈥 Medical Grand Rounds, St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital, 2010
鈥淎cute management of the poisoned patient鈥, JMO Education, St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital, 2010
鈥淥pioid dependence and treatment鈥 and 鈥渂enzodiazepine dependence and treatment鈥. Drug and Alcohol update series, St Vincent鈥檚 Hospital, 2010
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Presentations on the acute toxicity and management of glyphosate, paraquat, barbiturates, chlorophenoxy herbicides, organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides, cardenolides, amphetamine, caffeine, hydroxychloroquine, diltiazem, Amanita phalloides, tiger snake envenomation, gamma hydroxybutyrate, and impact of pesticide restrictions on deaths from acute poisoning. Bimonthly clinical toxicology meetings of NSW Poisons Information Centre, 2003-11
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Writing and coordination of the delivery and assessment for the entire course content for the online Masters Medical Toxicology, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2017
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鈥淎ssessment and management of drug overdose鈥, MD program, Notre Dame University, 2017
鈥淐linical pharmacology in renal disease鈥, MD program, University of Sydney, 2016-17. 听
鈥淒iuretics鈥 Masters of Critical Care, University of Sydney, 2015
Various topics in pharmacology and nephrology. Medical program, ANU Medical School, 2015-17听
Lithium, mushrooms, MCPA, glyphosate, carbamazepine, beta-blockers. Open Source Clinical Toxicology Curriculum, Peoples-uni, 2011-15
鈥淐ase studies in clinical toxicology鈥, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK, 2013-4
鈥淎cute and chronic renal failure鈥, 鈥淨uality Use of Medicines鈥, 鈥淭aking a good medical history鈥, clinical bedside teaching, 鈥淢edication use in the elderly鈥. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of NSW, 2010
鈥淢ethaemoglobinaemia鈥, 鈥淥ther Insecticides and Herbicides鈥, 鈥淟ead鈥, 鈥淧lants that contain cardiac glycosides鈥. Masters of Science in Medical Toxicology (on-line distance education), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2009-10
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