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Dr Arindam Basu

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Department: School of Health Sciences

Email: arindam.basu@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3693509

Office: Manawa 405F

Languages: English, Bangla, Bengali, Hindi

About
Research / Creative works
Networks
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Methods & Equipment

Fields of Research

  • Health services
  • Environmental Health
  • Meta analysis and systematic review
  • information technology
  • Educational Research
  • Evidence Based Medicine
  • GWAS and Polygenic Risk Score Calculation

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

  • Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Sciences: Information Technology; Internet; Networks: Protocols, Distributed Processing and Simulation
  • Health and Health Sciences: Biostatistics; Clinical Medicine; Epidemiology; Public Health
  • Statistics: Applied Statistics; Statistics
  • Region: South Asia

Prizes and Awards

  • Corporate Governance and Sustainability ( 2012 - 2021)
  • Erksine Grant ( 2016 - 2021)

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Ratuva S., Basu A., Chrichton-Hill Y., Ross T., Martin-Neuninger R. and Vakaoti P. (2021) Social protection, inequity and COVID-19: The case of Pacific island minorities. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2020.1861033.
  • Kuziemsky CE., Hunter I., Gogia SB., Lyenger S., Kulatunga G., Rajput V., Subbian V., John O., Kleber A. and Mandirola HF. (2020) Ethics in Telehealth: Comparison between Guidelines and Practice-based Experience -the Case for Learning Health Systems. Yearbook of medical informatics 29(1): 44-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701976.
  • Halim A., Basu A. and Kirk RC. (2019) The Prevalence of Body Mass Index–Associated Chronic Diseases in Diverse Ethnic Groups in New Zealand. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 31(1): 84-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539518822438.
  • Jamieson I., Sims D., Basu A. and Pugh K. (2019) Readiness for practice: The views of New Zealand senior nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice 38: 27-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2019.05.007.
  • Kuziemsky C., Maeder AJ., John O., Gogia SB., Basu A., Meher S. and Ito M. (2019) Role of Artificial Intelligence within the Telehealth Domain. Yearbook of medical informatics 28(1): 35-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1677897.
  • Owusu MF., Basu A. and Barnett P. (2019) Hypertension and diabetes management: a policy perspective from Ghana. Journal of Health Organization and Management 33(1): 35-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-03-2018-0076.
  • Basu A. (2018) Reproducible research using minimalist plain text tools. Qeios 649864 http://dx.doi.org/10.32388/649864.
  • Basu A. (2018) Users' guide to Knowledge management with concept maps and mind maps: what are these and a proposal of a workflow. Qeios 218001 http://dx.doi.org/10.32388/218001.
  • Dicker D., Nguyen G., Abate D., Abate KH., Abay SM., Abbafati C., Abbasi N., Abbastabar H., Abd-Allah F. and Abdela J. (2018) Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet 392(10159): 1684-1735. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31891-9.
  • Kuziemsky CE., Gogia SB., Househ M., Petersen C. and Basu A. (2018) Balancing Health Information Exchange and Privacy Governance from a Patient-Centred Connected Health and Telehealth Perspective. IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics 27(1): 48-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1641195.
  • Kuziemsky CE., Gogia SB., Househ M., Petersen C. and Basu A. (2018) Balancing Health Information Exchange and Privacy Governance from a Patient-Centred Connected Health and Telehealth Perspective. Yearbook of medical informatics 27(1): 48-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1641195.
  • Lozano R., Fullman N., Abate D., Abay SM., Abbafati C., Abbasi N., Abbastabar H., Abd-Allah F., Abdela J. and Abdelalim A. (2018) Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet 392(10159): 2091-2138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32281-5.
  • Murray CJL., Callender CSKH., Kulikoff XR., Srinivasan V., Abate D., Abate KH., Abay SM., Abbasi N., Abbastabar H. and Abdela J. (2018) Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet 392(10159): 1995-2051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32278-5.
  • Forouzanfar MH., Liu P., Roth GA., Ng M., Biryukov S., Marczak L., Alexander L., Estep K., Abate KH. and Akinyemiju TF. (2017) Global burden of hypertension and systolic blood pressure of at least 110 to 115mmHg, 1990-2015. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association 317(2): 165-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.19043.
  • Forouzanfar M., Ng M., Biryukov S., Roth G., Alexander L., Liu P., Estep K., Abate K., Akinyemiju T. and Ali R. (2016) Global, regional and national burden of hypertension and systolic blood pressure above 110-115 mm Hg between 1990 and 2013. JAMA.
  • Gogia SB., Maeder A., Mars M., Hartvigsen G., Basu A. and Abbott P. (2016) Unintended Consequences of Tele Health and their Possible Solutions. IMIA Yearbook 2016: 41-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15265/IY-2016-012.
  • Gogia SB., Maeder A., Mars M., Hartvigsen G., Basu A. and Abbott P. (2016) Unintended Consequences of Tele Health and their Possible Solutions. Contribution of the IMIA Working Group on Telehealth. Yearbook of medical informatics (1): 41-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15265/iy-2016-012.
  • Liberty K., Tarren-Sweeney M., Macfarlane S., Basu A. and Reid J. (2016) Behavior problems and post-traumatic stress symptoms in children beginning school: A comparison of pre- and post-earthquake groups. PLoS Currents Disasters 8(2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/currents.dis.2821c82fbc27d0c2aa9e00cff532b402.
  • Vos T., Allen C., Arora M., Barber RM., Brown A., Carter A., Casey DC., Charlson FJ., Chen AZ. and Coggeshall M. (2016) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 388(10053): 1545-1602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6.
  • Wang H., Naghavi M., Allen C., Barber RM., Carter A., Casey DC., Charlson FJ., Chen AZ., Coates MM. and Coggeshall M. (2016) Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet 388(10053): 1459-1544. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31012-1.
  • Wang H., Wolock TM., Carter A., Nguyen G., Kyu HH., Gakidou E., Hay SI., Mills EJ., Trickey A. and Msemburi W. (2016) Erratum: Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (The Lancet HIV (2016) 3 (e361-e387) PII: S235230181630087X DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X). The Lancet HIV 3(9): e408. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30125-4.
  • Wang H., Wolock TM., Carter A., Nguyen G., Kyu HH., Gakidou E., Hay SI., Msemburi W., Coates MM. and Mooney MD. (2016) Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet HIV 3(8): e361-e387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30087-X.
  • Forouzanfar MH., Alexander L., Bachman VF., Biryukov S., Brauer M., Casey D., Coates MM., Delwiche K., Estep K. and Frostad JJ. (2015) Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet 386(10010): 2287-2323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00128-2.
  • Murray CJL., Barber RM., Foreman KJ., Ozgoren AA., Abd-Allah F., Abera SF., Aboyans V., Abraham JP., Abubakar I. and Abu-Raddad LJ. (2015) Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990-2013: Quantifying the epidemiological transition. The Lancet 386(10009): 2145-2191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61340-X.
  • Naghavi M., Wang H., Lozano R., Davis A., Liang X., Zhou M., Vollset SE., Abbasoglu Ozgoren A., Abdalla S. and Abd-Allah F. (2015) Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet 385(9963): 117-171. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2.
  • Vos T., Barber RM., Bell B., Bertozzi-Villa A., Biryukov S., Bolliger I., Charlson F., Davis A., Degenhardt L. and Dicker D. (2015) Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet 386(9995): 743-800. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4.
  • Ghosal MK., Burman P., Singh V., Basu A., Paul N., Ray BK., Hazra A., Banerjee TK., Chaudhuri A. and Das SK. (2014) Correlates of functional outcome among stroke survivors in a developing country - A prospective community based study from India. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 23(10): 2614-2621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.06.001.
  • Kassebaum NJ., Bertozzi-Villa A., Coggeshall MA., Basu A., Murray CJL. and Lozano R. (2014) Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet 384(9947): 980-1004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60696-6.
  • Paul N., Das S., Hazra A., Ghoshal MK., Ray BK., Banerjee TK., Chaudhuri A., Sanyal D., Basu A. and Das SK. (2013) Depression Among Stroke Survivors: A Community-based, Prospective Study from Kolkata, India. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 21(9): 821-831. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.03.013.
  • 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.
  • Smith AH., Liaw J., Steinmaus C., Basu A., Mitra S. and Kalman D. (2012) Relationship of creatinine and nutrition with arsenic metabolism: Smith et al. respond. Environmental Health Perspectives 120(4) http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104807R.
  • Basu A., Mitra S., Chung J., Mazumder DNG., Ghosh N., Kalman D., von Ehrenstein OS., Steinmaus C., Liaw J. and Smith AH. (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.
  • Gorman S., Meltzer M., Sarkar S., Bjerg K. and Basu A. (2011) Chronic Control. International Journal of User-Driven Healthcare (IJUDH) 1(3): 36-53.
  • 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.
  • Das D., Das A., Samanta D., Ghosh J., Dasgupta S., Bhattacharya A., Basu A., Sanyal S. and Das Gupta C. (2008) Role of the ribosome in protein folding. Biotechnology Journal 3(8): 999-1009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.200800098.
  • Ghosh P., Basu A., Singh KK. and Giri AK. (2008) Evaluation of cell types for assessment of cytogenetic damage in arsenic exposed population. Molecular Cancer 7: 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-4598-7-45.
  • Saha SP., Bhattachrya S., Roy BK., Basu A., Roy T., Maity B. and Das SK. (2008) A prospective incidence study of epilepsy in a rural community of West Bengal, India. Neurology Asia 13: 41-48.
  • Ghosh P., Banerjee M., De Chaudhuri S., Chowdhury R., Das JK., Mukherjee A., Sarkar AK., Mondal L., Baidya K. and Sau TJ. (2007) Comparison of health effects between individuals with and without skin lesions in the population exposed to arsenic through drinking water in West Bengal, India. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 17(3): 215-223. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jes.7500510.
  • Ghosh P., Banerjee M., De Chaudhuri S., Das JK., Sarma N., Basu A. and Giri AK. (2007) Increased chromosome aberration frequencies in the Bowen's patients compared to non-cancerous skin lesions individuals exposed to arsenic. Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 632(1-2): 104-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.05.005.
  • von Ehrenstein OS., Poddar S., Yuan Y., Mazumder DG., Eskenazi B., Basu A., Hira-Smith M., Ghosh N., Lahiri S. and Haque R. (2007) Children's Intellectual Function in Relation to Arsenic Exposure. Epidemiology 18(1): 44-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000248900.65613.a9.
  • Chung JS., Haque R., Guha Mazumder DN., Moore LE., Ghosh N., Samanta S., Mitra S., Hira-Smith MM., von Ehrenstein O. and Basu A. (2006) Blood concentrations of methionine, selenium, beta-carotene, and other micronutrients in a case-control study of arsenic-induced skin lesions in West Bengal, India. Environmental Research 101(2): 230-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2005.10.006.
  • Von Ehrenstein OS., Jenny AM., Basu A., Smith KR., Heera-Smith M. and Smith AH. (2006) Capacity Building in Environmental Health Research in India and Nepal. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 12(4): 300-306.
  • Basu A. (2005) Middle Ear Pain and Trauma during Air Travel. Clinical Evidence 14: 666-668.
  • Bhattacharya S., Saha SP., Basu A. and Das SK. (2005) A 5 years prospective study of incidence, morbidity and mortality profile of stroke in a rural community of Eastern India. Journal of the Indian Medical Association 103(12): 655-659.
  • Chung JS., Haque R., GuhaMazumder DN., Moore LE., Basu A., Liaw J. and Smith AH. (2005) Blood concentrations of methionine, selenium, beta carotene, and other micronutrients in a case-control study of arsenic-induced skin lesions in West Bengal. Environmental Research 101(230237).
  • Das SK. (2005) Studying of urban community survey in India: growing trend of high prevalence in a developing country. International Journal of Medical Science 2(2): 70-78.
  • Mitra SR., GuhaMazumder DN. and Basu A. (2004) Nutritional factors and susceptibility to arsenic caused skin lesions in West Bengal, India. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(10): 1104-1109.
  • Basu A., Kumar S. and Mukherjee S. (2003) Arsenic reduction from aqueous environment by water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.). Indian Journal of Environmental Health 45(2): 143-150.
  • Dutta M., Sreedhar R. and Basu A. (2003) The Blighted Hills of Roro, India -- A Tale of Corporate Greed and Abandonment. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 9(3): 254-259.
  • Piccirillo JF., Lacy PD., Basu A. and Spitznagel EL. (2002) Development of a new head and neck cancer-specific comorbidity index. Archives of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery 128(10): 1172-1179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archotol.128.10.1172.
Chapters
  • Basu A. (2020) Platforms for collaborative process. In Gogia S (Ed.), Fundamentals of telemedicine and telehealth: 93-113.Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814309-4.00005-7.
  • de Araújo Novaes M. and Basu A. (2019) Disruptive technologies: Present and future. Fundamentals of Telemedicine and Telehealth: 305-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814309-4.00014-8.
  • Basu A. (2016) Introduction to Meta Analysis. In Shoja M; Tubbs R; Buerger S; D'Antoni A; Loukas A (Ed.), A Guide to the Scientific Career: Communication, Conducting Research and Writing Effective Papers Birmingham: Wiley.
  • Gogia SB., Maeder A., Hartvigsen G., Basu A., Mars M. and Abbott P. (2016) Unintended Consequences of Tele Health usage and Approaches for their Solution. In Jaulent M-C; Lehmann CU; Séroussi B (Ed.), IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics: 99999. Stuttgart, Germany: Schattauer GmbH Publisher for Medicine and Natural Sciences.
  • Basu A. (2013) Arsenic in groundwater. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series: 13-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_14.
  • Basu A. (2012) Climate Epidemiology. In Dogra N; Srivastava S (Ed.), Climate Change and Disease Dynamics in India: 15-44. New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
  • Basu A. (2012) Corporate environmental responsibility: Whose business, whose health? In Buckingham J; Nilakant V (Ed.), Managing Responsibly: Alternative Approaches to Corporate Management and Governance: 49-66. Farnham: Gower.
  • Basu A., O'Steen B. and Allan M. (2011) Integrating Medical Education with Medical Practice: Role of Web 2.0 Tools. In Biswas R; Martin C (Ed.), User-Driven Healthcare and Narrative Medicine: Utilizing Collaborative Social Networks and Technologies: 433-445. Ontario: IGI.
  • 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 Wankel C; Law JS (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.
  • 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 Banerjee R; Chakrabarti BK (Ed.), Progress in Brain Research Volume 168: Models of Brain and Mind - Physical, Computational and Psychological Approaches: 95-104. Amsterdam & Oxford: Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(07)68008-X.
  • Guha Mazumder DN., Ghose N., Mazumder K., Santra A., Lahiri S., Das S., Basu A. and Smith AH. (2003) Natural history following arsenic exposure. A study in an arsenic endemic area of West Bengal, India.. Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V: 381-389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-044451441-7/50030-0.
Reports
  • Basu A. and Brinson D. (2010) The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptom management for people with dementia in residential care settings.Commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Health. 216pp.
  • 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.Commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Health. 194pp.
  • 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.Commissioned by Ako Aotearoa: National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 43pp.
  • 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.Commissioned by Health Services Assessment Collaboration (HSAC) Report. 79pp.
  • Basu A. and Brinson D. (2008) The effectiveness of interventions for reducing ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations: a systematic review.Commissioned by HSAC Report 2008. 245pp.
  • Basu A. and Brinson D. (2008) The Effectiveness of Interventions for Reducing Ambulatory Sensitive Hospitalisations: Summary Report.Commissioned by HSAC Report 2008. 15pp.
Software / Code
  • Basu A. (Ed.) (2005) Introduction to R: an online supercourse lecture. .
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Ahmed S., Basu A., Mandal D., Saha I. and Biswas M.. (2018) Exploration of biochemical properties of soil and groundwater in arsenic affected blocks of murshidabad district and isolation of potential arsenic resistant bacteria. In Environmental Arsenic in a ChangingWorld - 7th International Congress and Exhibition Arsenic in the Environment, 2018: 281-282. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351046633-111.
  • Gregory S., Gregory B., Reiners T., Fardinpour A., Hillier M., Lee MJW., Jacka L., Butler D., Holloway D. and Grant S.. (2013) Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, Understanding the present and imagining the future. In 30th Annual conference on Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2013: 312-324.
  • Von Ehrenstein OS., Poddar S., Yuan Y., Guhamazumder D., Eskenazi B., Basu A., Hira-Smith M., Ghosh N., Lahiri S. and Haque R.. (2006) Intellectual testing of children and arsenic exposure in West Bengal, India. In EPIDEMIOLOGY 17(6): S234-S234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001648-200611001-00601.
  • von Ehrenstein OS., Ghosh A., Basu A. and Smith AH.. (2005) Experiences in training and research in environmental epidemiology in India - The case of arsenic in drinking water with special focus on children's health. In EPIDEMIOLOGY 16(5): S109-S109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001648-200509000-00271.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Basu A. (2019) Workshop - Structural Equation Modeling in R. Brisbane: IASSIST 2019, 27-31 May 2019.
  • Basu A. (2018) Estimation of a polygenic risk score for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Christchurch: Canterbury Omics Symposium, 1-1 Nov 2018.
  • Halim A., Basu A. and Kirk RC. (2017) Effect of area level deprivation on body mass index: analysis of NZ Health Surveys. Auckland, New Zealand: 10th Conference of the IASC-ARS/68th Annual NZSA Conference, 10-14 Dec 2017.
  • Basu A. (2015) How Is Changing Climate Related To Infectious Disease Outbreaks And What Can We Do About Prevention? Hyderabad, Telangana, India: Impact of Climate Change on Emergence of New Disease, 3 Sep 2015.
  • Basu A. (2015) Mindfulness meditation and the principles of Nothingness: a summary of resources in the context of personal and population health in the De Jong Collection. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 21st Biennial New Zealand Asian Studies Society Conference (NZASIA), 29 Nov-1 Dec 2015.
  • Basu A. (2015) Understanding the interface of diaspora resident Indian interaction: a design thinking approach. New Delhi, India: Indian Diaspora & Cultural Heritage: Past, Present & Future, 11-13 Feb 2015.
  • Basu A. and Riva GD. (2015) An Introduction to Julia Programming Language Workshop. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Joint Conference of the New Zealand Statistical Association and Operations Research Society of New Zealand (NZSA + ORSNZ), 24-26 Nov 2015.
  • Kozhissery V., Kirk R. and Basu A. (2015) Effectiveness of Knowing the People Approach on Case Managers of Mental Health Teams: Findings of a Longitudinal Study from Canterbury, New Zealand. Melbourne, Australia: 9th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, 7-9 Dec 2015.
  • Liberty K., Tarren-Sweeney M., Macfarlane S., Basu A. and Reid J. (2015) Post-traumatic stress symptoms among five-year-old children exposed to a series of earthquakes and a non-exposed comparison group. Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th Educational Psychology Forum, 23 Nov 2015.
  • Basu A., Finsterwader J., O'Steen B. and Sutherland D. (2014) How to Use Design Thinking for Building Better Services for the Third Sector: A Workshop. Christchurch, New Zealand: 12th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Conference, 18-20 Nov 2014.
  • Obaid B., Britt E., Basu A. and Wallace-Bell M. (2014) Understanding illness beliefs, self-efficacy, and diabetes quality of life in relation to glycaemic control In Youth with Type 1 diabetes. Auckland, New Zealand: Australasian Society of Behavioural Health and Medicine Conference (ASBHM), 12-14 Feb 2014.
  • Basu A. and Romeis JC. (2013) Gene-Environment Interactions in Health Services Utilization and Access to Care. Wellington, New Zealand: 8th Australia New Zealand Health Services Research Conference (HSRAANZ), 2-4 Dec 2013.
  • Liberty K., Macfarlane S., Basu A., Gage J. and Allan M. (2013) PTSD symptoms and coping in children beginning school: Preliminary findings. Christchurch, New Zealand: Researching the Health Implications of Seismic Events (RHISE) Symposium, 22-22 Nov 2013.
  • Obaid B., Britt E., Basu A. and Wallace-Bell M. (2013) Youth with Type 1 diabetes: Understanding their psychosocial characteristics and glycaemic control. Napier, New Zealand: NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes Annual Scientific Conference, 7-10 May 2013.
  • 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.
  • Basu A. (2011) Integrating methylation, clinical and nutritional variables in arsenic toxicity in a common framework: Revising health services models and burden of disease. Kolkata, India: PRAMA Workshop on Arsenic Contamination in Ground Water, 18-19 Nov 2011.
  • Basu A. (2011) Logistic Regression Analysis in Epidemiology. Bodhgaya, India: All India Congress on Cytology and Cytogenetics and Workshop of the Fogarty International Training Progam (AICCG), 20-23 Nov 2011.
  • Basu A. and Smith A. (2011) Cross Sectional Surveys. Bodhgaya, India: 15th All India Congress on Cytology and Cytogenetics and Workshop of the Fogarty International Training Progam (AICCG), 20-23 Nov 2011.
  • 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.
Oral Presentations
  • Basu A. (2016) Work in Progress: Developing Polygenic disease scores from literature using ADNI. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer Research Meeting.
  • Liberty K., Tarren-Sweeney M., Macfarlane S., Basu A. and Reid J. (2015) Post-traumatic stress symptoms at school entry of children affected by earthquakes during their preschool years. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: Paediatric Department Seminar, Paediatric Department Seminar.
  • 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).

Editorial Work

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  • Indian Journal of Medical Informatics Editor-in-chief ( 2011 - 2021)
  • International Journal of Medicine and Public Health Editorial Board Member ( 2009 - 2021)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Australian Family Physician ( 2010 - 2021)
  • Cochrane Breast Cancer Group ( 2010 - 2021)
  • EcoHealth ( 2006 - 2021)
  • Indian Journal of Healthcare Informatics ( 2003 - 2021)
  • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ( 2008 - 2021)
  • Western Pacific Surveillance and Response ( 2012 - 2021)

Affiliations

  • Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ) (Professional Organisation): member, Christchurch
  • Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) (Professional Organisation): Member, Christchurch

Research Groups

  • Health Services Assessment Collaboration (HSAC)

Future Research

  • Genomics
  • health services research

Key Methodologies

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  • Linear and Logistic Regression
  • Survival Analysis & Proportional Hazards Model
  • Multilevel Modeling
  • SAS & SPSS
  • Epidemiology & Biostatistics
  • Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Multilevel Modeling
  • Design Thinking
  • Behavioural Genetics, Twin Studies
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