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Brigitte Borg is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and Head of Physiology Service, Respiratory Medicine at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. She holds expertise in respiratory physiology, clinical assessment, and public health research. Her work spans 27 years, with a focus on lung function interpretation, laboratory accreditation, and the impact of environmental exposures on respiratory health.
Education:
- Bachelor of Applied Science
Research Interests: Brigitte’s research focuses on environmental health impacts, particularly the Hazelwood coal mine fire’s effects on lung health, and innovative diagnostic techniques like forced oscillation for interstitial lung disease and lung transplant monitoring. She also explores spirometry standards in primary care and oxygen therapy applications.
Publications Trends: Recent articles address environmental exposures (e.g., PM2.5 and wildfire smoke) on respiratory outcomes, lung transplant dysfunction, and COPD diagnosis optimization. Her work bridges clinical physiology with population health.
Awards:
- Denis Robertson Poster Prize for Respiratory Medicine (2014)
Advising & Grants: Leads the Hazelwood Health Study’s Respiratory Stream and contributes to multicenter collaborations in transplant medicine. Her role includes curriculum development for spirometry training programs and quality assurance in respiratory diagnostics.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Monash University and The Alfred Hospital teams on respiratory health studies, including lung transplant research and environmental health initiatives.
