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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Baki Billah works as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine of Monash University.
Dr Billah completed his PhD at Monash University, MAS at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and Master of Science and Bachelor of Science (Hons) at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before workign for Monash University, Dr Billah worked at the Carleton University, Ottawa Canada, Industry Canada, Ottawa Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr Billah's research interest include:
- Epidemiological modelling
- Institutional risk assessment/comparison
- Risk factor identification and risk prediction for cardiac surgery patients
- Time series forecasting
- Shrinkage estimation
Dr Billah's published articles have reached to 5000 reads and 1050 citations (as of Oct 2017), and he has received the highest cited award from the European Society of Cardiology.
Monash teaching commitment
Current Teaching Responsibility:
Masters of Public Health (MPH): Introduction to Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research
Undergraduate 2nd year: Foundation of Biostatistics for Public Health
Undergraduate 3rd year: Advance Biostatistics for Public Health
Baki uses a flipped classroom approach to reverse the timing of learning and lecturers. This learning strategy places students at the centre of their learning and leads to a deeper construction of knowledge and skills of biostatistics. His MPH units have received 97% (4.86 out of 5) evaluation score and have been classifed as the "Golden Category" by Monash University in 2016 and 2017. In Semester 1, 2017 Baki received 99.04% teaching evaluation.
Baki received Teaching Excellence Award 2016 at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
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
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Integrated solutions for healthy birth, growth, and development: A cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mixed nutrition intervention package in reducing child undernutrition in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Renzaho, A. M. N., Agho, K., Watts, J. J. & Billah, M.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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A Pilot Study to assess the feasibility and to determine the sample size for a nationally representative study of general practice
1/03/18 → 4/05/18
Project: Research
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The Strong Families Trial: Randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5- to 11-year old children from at risk families
Renzaho, A. M. N., Rissel, C., Baur, L. A., Gill, T. P., Green, J. B., Billah, M. & Cronin, P.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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CRE in COI: Centre of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Outcomes Improvement
Reid, C. M., Cullen, L. A., Chew, D., Briffa, T., Smith, J., Duffy, S., Macdonald, P. S., Liew, D., Brieger, D., Ajani, A., Shardey, G. C., Lefkovits, J., Beltrame, J. F., Nelson, M., Billah, M., Baker, R. A. & Robinson, S.
1/12/15 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Testing and validating draft 'Operating Principles and Technical Standards for Australian Clinical Quality Registries'
Reid, C., Ajani, A., Billah, M., Brennan, A., Chew, D., Dinh, D., Hannaford, A., Krum, H., McNeil, J., Mond, H., Shardey, G. & Tonkin, A.
18/11/08 → 31/10/10
Project: Research
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Exploring type 2 diabetes self-management practices in rural Bangladesh: facilitators, barriers and expectations—a qualitative study protocol
Chowdhury, H. A., Joham, A. E., Kabir, A., Rahman, A. K. M. F., Ali, L., Harrison, C. L. & Billah, B., 2 May 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 5, 11 p., e081385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Preoperative Variables of 30-Day Mortality in Adults Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review
Chowdhury, M. R. K., Stub, D., Dinh, D., Karim, M. N., Siddiquea, B. N. & Billah, B., Jul 2024, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 33, 7, p. 951-961 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Stage-Specific Guideline Concordant Treatment Impacts on Survival in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer: A Novel Quality Indicator
Tissera, S., Billah, B., Brand, M., Karim, M. N., Antippa, P., Blum, R., Caldecott, M., Conron, M., Faisal, W., Harden, S., Olesen, I., Parente, P., Richardson, G., Samuel, E., See, K., Underhill, C., Wright, G., Zalcberg, J. & Stirling, R. G., Dec 2024, In: Clinical Lung Cancer. 25, 8, p. e466-e478 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The effectiveness of diabetes self-management education intervention on glycaemic control and cardiometabolic risk in adults with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Chowdhury, H. A., Harrison, C. L., Siddiquea, B. N., Tissera, S., Afroz, A., Ali, L., Joham, A. E. & Billah, B., Feb 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 25 p., e0297328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Challenges and Strategies in Conducting Population Health Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Nationwide Mixed-Methods Study in Bangladesh
Kabir, A., Karim, M. N., Karim, J. & Billah, B., May 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 9, 9 p., 5629.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)