Associate Professor Tim Driscoll

Associate Professor
Public Health, School of Public Health

A27 - Edward Ford Building
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

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Research interests

My main research interest is the epidemiology of work-related injuries and diseases, with an emphasis on work-related fatal injury. I am also interested in data systems that facilitate the effective recording and analysis of injury and disease information, and how best to use surveillance and research data in planning and prioritising interventions aimed at decreasing the frequency and severity of work-related and other disorders. I have worked for several years as a member of the team considering occupational risk factors in the WHO Global Burden of Disease Comparative Risk Assessment.

Teaching areas

My main area of teaching is epidemiology at the post-graduate level. I also contribute to teaching in burden of disease, occupational health and safety and injury in the Master of Public Health and the Graduate Medical Program.

Current national competitive grants*

2009

Sound practice: Supporting sustainable careers in orchestral musicians through occupational health and safety initiatives
Ackermann B, Kenny D, Driscoll T
ARC Linkage Project ($734,042 over 5 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

Keywords

Occupational health; Injury prevention; Epidemiology; Cancer

Publications

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2008 | 2007

2012

   
  • Salomon, J., Vos, T., Hogan, D., Gagnon, M., Naghavi, M., Mokdad, A., Begum, N., Shah, R., Karyana, M., Kosen, S., Farje, M., Moncada, G., Dutta, A., Sazawal, S., Dyer, A., Seiler, J., Aboyans, V., Baker, L., Baxter, A., Benjamin, E., Bhalla, K., Bin Abdulhak, A., Blyth, F., Bourne, R., Braithwaite, T., Brooks, P., Brugha, T., Bryan-Hancock, C., Buchbinder, R., Burney, P., Calabria, B., Chen, H., Chugh, S., Cooley, R., Criqui, M., Cross, M., Dabhadkar, K., Dahodwala, N., Davis, A., Degenhardt, L., Díaz-Torné, C., Dorsey, E., Driscoll, T., Edmond, K., Elbaz, A., Ezzati, M., Feigin, V., Ferri, C., Flaxman, A., Flood, L., Fransen, M., Fuse, K., Gabbe, B., Gillum, R., Haagsma, J., Harrison, J., Havmoeller, R., Hay, R., Hel-Baqui, A., Hoek, H., Hoffman, H., Hogeland, E., Hoy, D., Jarvis, D., Karthikeyan, G., Knowlton, L., Lathlean, T., Leasher, J., Lim, S., Lipshultz, S., Lopez, A., Lozano, R., Lyons, R., Malekzadeh, R., Marcenes, W., March, L., Margolis, D., McGill, N., McGrath, J., Mensah, G., Meyer, A., Michaud, C., Moran, A., Mori, R., Murdoch, M., Naldi, L., Newton, C., Norman, R., Omer, S., Osborne, R., Pearce, N., Perez-Ruiz, F., Perico, N., Pesudovs, K., Phillips, D., Pourmalek, F., Prince, M., Rehm, J., Remuzzi, G., Richardson, K., Room, R., Saha, S., Sampson, U., Sanchez-Riera, L., Segui-Gomez, M., Shahraz, S., Shibuya, K., Singh, D., Sliwa, K., Smith, E., Soerjomataram, I., Steiner, T., Stolk, W., Stovner, L., Sudfeld, C., Taylor, H., Tleyjeh, I., van der Werf, M., Watson, W., Weatherall, D., Weintraub, R., Weisskopf, M., Whiteford, H., Wilkinson, J., Woolf, A., Zheng, Z., Murray, C. (2012), Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 380(9859), 2129-2143. [Abstract]
  • Lozano, R., Naghavi, M., Foreman, K., Lim, S., Shibuya, K., Aboyans, V., Abraham, J., Adair, T., Aggarwal, R., Ahn, S., Alvarado, M., Anderson, H., Anderson, L., Andrews, K., Atkinson, C., Baddour, L., Barker-Collo, S., Bartels, D., Bell, M., Benjamin, E., Bennett, D., Bhalla, K., Bikbov, B., Bin Abdulhak, A., Birbeck, G., Blyth, F., Bolliger, I., Boufous, S., Bucello, C., Burch, M., Burney, P., Carapetis, J., Chen, H., Chou, D., Chugh, S., Coffeng, L., Colan, S., Colquhoun, S., Colson, K., Condon, J., Connor, M., Cooper, L., Corriere, M., Cortinovis, M., de Vaccaro, K., Couser, W., Cowie, B., Criqui, M., Cross, M., Dabhadkar, K., Dahodwala, N., De Leo, D., Degenhardt, L., Delossantos, A., Denenberg, J., Des Jarlais, D., Dharmaratne, S., Dorsey, E., Driscoll, T., Duber, H., Ebel, B., Erwin, P., Espindola, P., Ezzati, M., Feigin, V., Flaxman, A., Forouzanfar, M., Fowkes, F., Franklin, R., Fransen, M., Freeman, M., Gabriel, S., Gakidou, E., Gaspari, F., Gillum, R., Gonzalez-Medina, D., Halasa, Y., Haring, D., Harrison, J., Havmoeller, R., Hay, R., Hoen, B., Hotez, P., Hoy, D., Jacobsen, K., James, S., Jasrasaria, R., Jayaraman, S., Johns, N., Karthikeyan, G., Kassebaum, N., Keren, A., Khoo, J., Knowlton, L., Kobusingye, O., Koranteng, A., Krishnamurthi, R., Lipnick, M., Lipshultz, S., Ohno, S., Mabweijano, J., MacIntyre, M., Mallinger, L., March, L., Marks, G., Marks, R., Matsumori, A., Matzopoulos, R., Mayosi, B., McAnulty, J., McDermott, M., McGrath, J., Mensah, G., Merriman, T., Michaud, C., Miller, M., Miller, T., Mock, C., Mocumbi, A., Mokdad, A., Moran, A., Mulholland, K., Nair, M., Naldi, L., Narayan, K., Nasseri, K., Norman, P., O'Donnell, M., Omer, S., Ortblad, K., Osborne, R., Ozgediz, D., Pahari, B., Pandian, J., Rivero, A., Padilla, R., Perez-Ruiz, F., Perico, N., Phillips, D., Pierce, K., Pope, C., Porrini, E., Pourmalek, F., Raju, M., Ranganathan, D., Rehm, J., Rein, D., Remuzzi, G., Rivara, F., Roberts, T., De León, F., Rosenfeld, L., Rushton, L., Sacco, R., Salomon, J., Sampson, U., Sanman, E., Schwebel, D., Segui-Gomez, M., Shepard, D., Singh, D., Singleton, J., Sliwa, K., Smith, E., Steer, A., Taylor, J., Thomas, B., Tleyjeh, I., Towbin, J., Truelsen, T., Undurraga, E., Venketasubramanian, N., Vijayakumar, L., Vos, T., Wagner, G., Wang, M., Wang, W., Watt, K., Weinstock, M., Weintraub, R., Wilkinson, J., Woolf, A., Wulf, S., Yeh, P., Yip, P., Zabetian, A., Zheng, Z., Lopez, A., Murray, C. (2012), Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 380(9859), 2095-2128. [Abstract]
  • Lim, S., Vos, T., Flaxman, A., Danaei, G., Shibuya, K., Adair-Rohani, H., Amann, M., Anderson, H., Andrews, K., Aryee, M., Atkinson, C., Bacchus, L., Bahalim, A., Balakrishnan, K., Balmes, J., Barker-Collo, S., Baxter, A., Bell, M., Blore, J., Blyth, F., Bonner, C., Borges, G., Bourne, R., Boussinesq, M., Brauer, M., Brooks, P., Bruce, N., Brunekreef, B., Bryan-Hancock, C., Bucello, C., Buchbinder, R., Bull, F., Burnett, R., Byers, T., Calabria, B., Carapetis, J., Carnahan, E., Chafe, Z., Charlson, F., Chen, H., Chen, J., Cheng, A., Child, J., Cohen, A., Colson, K., Cowie, B., Darby, S., Darling, S., Davis, A., Degenhardt, L., Dentener, F., Des Jarlais, D., Devries, K., Dherani, M., Ding, E., Dorsey, E., Driscoll, T., Edmond, K., Ali, S., Engell, R., Erwin, P., Fahimi, S., Falder, G., Farzadfar, F., Ferrari, A., Finucane, M., Flaxman, S., Fowkes, F., Freedman, G., Freeman, M., Gakidou, E., Ghosh, S., Giovannucci, E., Gmel, G., Graham, K., Grainger, R., Grant, B., Gunnell, D., Gutierrez, H., Hall, W., Hoek, H., Hogan, A., Hosgood, H., Hoy, D., Hu, H., Hubbell, B., Hutchings, S., Ibeanusi, S., Jacklyn, G., Jasrasaria, R., Jonas, J., Kan, H., Kanis, J., Kassebaum, N., Kawakami, N., Khang, Y., Khatibzadeh, S., Khoo, J., Kok, C., Laden, F., Lalloo, R., Lan, Q., Lathlean, T., Leasher, J., Leigh, J., Li, Y., Lin, J., Lipshultz, S., London, S., Lozano, R., Lu, Y., Mak, J., Malekzadeh, R., Mallinger, L., Marcenes, W., March, L., Marks, R., Martin, R., McGale, P., McGrath, J., Mehta, S., Mensah, G., Merriman, T., Micha, R., Michaud, C., Mishra, V., Hanafiah, K., Mokdad, A., Morawska, L., Mozaffarian, D., Murphy, T., Naghavi, M., Neal, B., Nelson, P., Nolla, J., Norman, R., Olives, C., Omer, S., Orchard, J., Osborne, R., Ostro, B., Page, A., Pandey, K., Parry, C., Passmore, E., Patra, J., Pearce, N., Pelizzari, P., Petzold, M., Phillips, M., Pope, D., Pope, C., Powles, J., Rao, M., Razavi, H., Rehfuess, E., Rehm, J., Ritz, B., Rivara, F., Roberts, T., Robinson, C., Rodriguez-Portales, J., Romieu, I., Room, R., Rosenfeld, L., Roy, A., Rushton, L., Salomon, J., Sampson, U., Sanchez-Riera, L., Sanman, E., Sapkota, A., Seedat, S., Shi, P., Shield, K., Shivakoti, R., Singh, G., Sleet, D., Smith, E., Smith, K., Stapelberg, N., Steenland, K., Stöckl, H., Stovner, L., Straif, K., Straney, L., Thurston, G., Tran, J., Van Dingenen, R., van Donkelaar, A., Veerman, J., Vijayakumar, L., Weintraub, R., Weissman, M., White, R., Whiteford, H., Wiersma, S., Wilkinson, J., Williams, H., Williams, W., Wilson, N., Woolf, A., Yip, P., Zielinski, J., Lopez, A., Murray, C., Ezzati, M. (2012), A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 380(9859), 2224-2260. [Abstract]
  • Ackermann, B., Driscoll, T., Kenny, D. (2012), Musculoskeletal pain and injury in professional orchestral musicians in Australia. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 27(4), 181-187. [Abstract]
  • O'Brien, I., Driscoll, T., Ackermann, B. (2012), Hearing Conservation and Noise Management Practices in Professional Orchestras. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 9(10), 602-608. [Abstract]
  • Rickert, D., Barrett, M., Halaki, M., Driscoll, T., Ackermann, B. (2012), A study of right shoulder injury in collegiate and professional orchestral cellists: an investigation using questionnaires and physical assessment. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 27(2), 65-73. [Abstract]
  • Orchard, J., Driscoll, T., Seward, H., Orchard, J. (2012), Relationship between interchange usage and risk of hamstring injuries in the Australian Football League. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 15(3), 201-206. [Abstract]
  • Fernandez, R., Driscoll, T., Glass, D., Vallance, D., Reid, A., Benke, G., Fritschi, L. (2012), A priority list of occupational carcinogenic agents for preventative action in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36(2), 111-115. [Abstract]
  • Janssen, K., Orchard, J., Driscoll, T., van Mechelen, W. (2012), High incidence and costs for anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions performed in Australia from 2003-2004 to 2007-2008: time for an anterior cruciate ligament register by Scandinavian model?. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 22(4), 495-501. [Abstract]
  • Driscoll, T., Ackermann, B. (2012), Applied Musculoskeletal Assessment: Results from a Standardised Physical Assessment in a National Population of Professional Orchestral Musicians. Rheumatology. S2, 005.
  • Macdonald, W., Driscoll, T., Stuckey, R., Oakman, J. (2012), Occupational health and safety in Australia. Industrial Health. 50(3), 172-179. [Abstract]

2011

   
  • Evans, A., Driscoll, T., Ackermann, B. (2011), Prevalence of velopharyngeal insufficiency in woodwind and brass students. Occupational medicine (Oxford, England). 61(7), 480-2. [Abstract]
  • Rahman, M., Driscoll, T., Clements, M., Armstrong, B., Cowie, C. (2011), Effects of tap water processing on the concentration of disinfection by-products. Journal of Water and Health. 9(3), 507-514. [Abstract]
  • Driscoll, T., Sambrook, P. (2011), Editorial. Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology. 25, 1-2. [Abstract]
  • Driscoll, T. (2011), Epidemiological aspects of studying work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology. 25(1), 3-13. [Abstract]
  • Driscoll, T., Wagstaffe, M., Pearce, N. (2011), Developing a list of compensable occupational diseases: principles and issues. The Open Occupational Health & Safety Journal. 3, 65-72.

2010

   
  • Evans, A., Ackermann, B., Driscoll, T. (2010), Functional anatomy of the soft palate applied to wind playing. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. 25(4), 183-189. [Abstract]
  • Ackermann, B., Driscoll, T. (2010), Development of a New Instrument for Measuring the Musculoskeletal Load and Physical Health of Professional Orchestral Musicians. Medical Problems of Performing artists. 25(3), 95-101. [Abstract]
  • Orchard, J., Orchard, J., Driscoll, T. (2010), Comparison of sports medicine, public health and exercise promotion between bidding countries for the FIFA World Cup in 2018. British journal of sports medicine. 44(9), 631-6. [Abstract]
  • Rahman, M., Driscoll, T., Cowie, C., Armstrong, B. (2010), Disinfection by-products in drinking water and colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis. International journal of epidemiology. 39(3), 733-45. [Abstract]
  • Shanahan, E., Driscoll, T. (2010), Occupational and environmental medical education in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment. 26, 299-302.
  • McKenzie, K., Campbell, M., Scott, D., Discoll, T., Harrison, J., McClure, R. (2010), Identifying work related injuries: comparison of methods for interrogating text fields. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 10, 19. [Abstract]

2008

   
  • Driscoll, T., Cripps, R., Brotherhood, J. (2008), Heat-related injuries resulting in hospitalisation in Australian sport. Journal of science and medicine in sport / Sports Medicine Australia. 11, 40-7. [Abstract]
  • Mitchell, R., RJ, M., Driscoll, T. (2008), Refining estimates of hospitalised work-related injuries in NSW, 2000/01 to 2004/05. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, Australia and New Zealand. 24(1), 33-42.
  • Driscoll, T., Harrison, J., Bradley, C., Newson, R. (2008), The role of design issues in work-related fatal injury in australia. Journal of Safety Research. 39(2), 209-214. [Abstract]

2007

   
  • Driscoll, T., Grunstein, R., Rogers, N. (2007), A systematic review of the neurobehavioural and physiological effects of shiftwork systems. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 11(3), 179-194. [Abstract]