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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):
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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., 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., 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., Cullen, L., Chew, D. P. B., 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. P. B., 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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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of COVID-19 in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Siddiquea, B. N., Afroz, A., Chowdhury, M. R. K., Savira, F., Alif, S. M., Bhattacharya, O., Hossain, M. N., Ali, L., Chowdhury, H. A., Shetty, A., Islam, M. S. & Billah, B., 15 Feb 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 2, 15 p., e064754.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between frailty and clinical outcomes in surgical patients admitted to intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chan, R., Ueno, R., Afroz, A., Billah, B., Tiruvoipati, R. & Subramaniam, A., Feb 2022, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128, 2, p. 258-271 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Evaluation of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Savira, F., Alif, S. M., Afroz, A., Siddiquea, B. N., Shetty, A., Chowdhury, H. A., Bhattacharya, O., Chowdhury, M. R. K., Islam, M. S., Ali, L. & Billah, B., 12 Dec 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 12, 11 p., e064468.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Health system challenges and opportunities in organizing non-communicable diseases services delivery at primary healthcare level in Bangladesh: A qualitative study
Kabir, A., Karim, M. N. & Billah, B., 9 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, p. 1-15 15 p., 1015245.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Health system readiness for non-communicable diseases at the primary care level: a systematic review
Kabir, A., Karim, M. N., Islam, R. M., Romero, L. & Billah, B., 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 2, 14 p., e060387.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)