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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Janneke Berecki is an Associate Professor at the Monash University Accident Research Centre, where she is the Director of the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit. Janneke studied Medicine at the University of Amsterdam where she also completed her PhD (cum laude). For over ten years Janneke has conducted injury research, with a focus on injury outcomes and injury epidemiology. Janneke has designed and conducted several data linkage studies, including linkage of data sources such as injury compensation claims, Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme records, hospital admissions, Emergency Department presentations and cause of death data. Her research interests include injury surveillance, injury data quality, comorbidity and chronic disease, data linkage studies and pharmacoepidemiology. Currently, Janneke also contributes to research activities at the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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WorkSafe Victoria Panel 2025-2029 - Head Agreement
Collie, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bragge, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), De Cieri, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilson Rajaratnam, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walker-Bone, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mihalopoulos, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nielsen, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mortimer, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Oxley, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glass, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mazza, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kirk-Brown, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Grant, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Development of NORTISS: The National Occupational Road Transport Injury Surveillance System
Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Koppel, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McDonald, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Collie, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gray, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
19/03/25 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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TAC Injury Coding Review and Evaluation
D'Elia, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
17/06/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Evaluation of the 'Safe Seats, Safe Kids' program
Koppel, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Newstead, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), McDonald, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Batson, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Associate Investigator (AI))
24/11/23 → 12/01/24
Project: Research
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Analysis of Victorian Maritime Injury Data
Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Fernando, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
28/03/22 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Burned in pursuit of beauty: injuries from cosmetic use of non-ionizing radiation and associated regulatory gaps
Thomas, Z., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Grant, G. & Karipidis, K. K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Counting the costs of injury and disease to first responders as a result of extreme bushfires
Berecki-Gisolf, J., Wah, W., Collie, A., Glass, D. C., Hoy, R. F., Sim, M. R., Driscoll, T. & Walker-Bone, K., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 11 p., 20769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Counting the costs of silicosis in Victoria, Australia, 2019–2024, with projections to 2031
Tomic, D., Hoy, R. F., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Wah, W., Gwini, S. M., Sim, M. R. & Walker-Bone, K., Dec 2025, In: American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 68, 12, p. 1105-1114 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Emergency responders’ return to work after injury/disease sustained during periods of extreme bushfires
Berecki-Gisolf, J., Wah, W., Collie, A., Glass, D. C., Hoy, R. F., Sim, M. R., Driscoll, T. R. & Walker-Bone, K., 2025, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 82, 8, p. 380-387 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hospital-admitted drowning in Victoria, Australia, before and after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic
Berecki-Gisolf, J., Matthews, B., Calverley, H., Abrahams, J. & Peden, A. E., 2025, In: Injury Prevention. 31, 1, 5 p., ip-2023-045206.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Submission to: Victorian parliament legislative assembly economy and infrastructure committee inquiry into the impact of road safety behaviours on vulnerable road users
Newstead, S. (Fellow), D'Elia, A. (Fellow) & Berecki-Gisolf, J. (Fellow)
2024Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries