Dr Miriam Keane

Position/s:Research Assistant
Ophthalmology
Phone: +61 8 82046560, +61 8 82046987
Email:
Location: School of Medicine (2K:054)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Miriam Keane is a researcher within the Department on Ophthalmology, working on the Australian Corneal Graft Registry and on evaluating the published evidence relating to various treatments for the corneal disease keratoconus.

Her background is in psychology and her PhD was completed in the Department of General Practice. This research looked at the impact of new Medicare Item numbers relating to primary mental health care, in rural areas of South Australia.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy. Flinders University, 2011.
Bachelor of Psychology (Hons). University of South Australia, 2004.

Honours, awards and grants

South Australian Department of Health Research Award, 2007.

Research and consultancy

Publications

Books

Hordacre, A., Keane, M.C., Kalucy, E.C., & Moretti, C.M., 2006. Making the connections: report of the 2004-2005 annual survey of divisions of general practice, Bedford Park, SA: Flinders University.

Refereed journal articles

Lowe, M.T., Keane, M.C., Coster, D.J., & Williams, K.A., 2011. The Outcome of Corneal Transplantation in Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Ophthalmology, 118(3), 492-497.

Matti, A.I., Chu, E.R., Keane, M.C., Pesudovs, K., & Chen, C.S., 2011. Comparison of Ishihara and Hardy-Rand-Rittler pseudoisochromatic plates in non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neropathy. NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, 35(4), 181-186.

Matti, A.I., McCarl, H., Klaer, P., Keane, M.C., & Chen, C.S., 2010. Multiple sclerosis: patients' information sources and needs on disease symptoms and management. Patient Preference and adherence, (4), 157-161.

Matti, A.I., Keane, M.C., McCarl, H., Klaer, P., & Chen, C.S., 2010. Patients' knowledge and perception on optic neuritis management before and after an information session. BMC Ophthalmology, 10(7), 1-6.

Journal articles

McIntyre, E.L., Eckermann, S.L., Keane, M.C., Magarey, J.A., & Roeger, S.L., 2007. Publishing in peer review journals: criteria for success. Australian Family Physician, 36(7), 561-562.



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