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Dr Geoffrey (Geoff) Isbister

Work Phone(02) 4921 1627
Fax(02) 4960 2088
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OfficeNM2 547, Mater Hospital Level 5 - New Med 2

Funding

Summary

Number of grants22
Total funding$5,128,067

For project grants received while at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.

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2012 (3 grants)

A novel approach to snakebite first aid$195,721

First Aid for Cytotoxic Snakebite$25,000

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$10,000

2011 (2 grants)

Biomarkers of acute renal toxicity in humans$1,044,710

A randomised controlled trial of antivenom for red-bellied black snake envenoming$445,576

2010 (4 grants)

Does fresh frozen plasma in Russells viper bite coagulopathy reduce the dose and duration of antivenom therapy?$600,500

Multicentre studies of interventions in clinical toxicology and envenoming, including antivenoms and decontamination $417,000

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of red back spider bite$148,772

. Evaluation of the kinetics of blood clotting for assessing enoxaparin activity$12,000

2009 (1 grants)

Randomised controlled trial of intravenous antivenom versus placebo in the treatment of redback spider bite$300,000

2008 (1 grants)

A randomised controlled trial of factor replacement therapy in snake bite coagulopathy$689,500

2007 (3 grants)

Mediators in Anaphylaxis$350,000

Molecular toxinology of Australian Box jellyfish venoms$271,750

A randomised controlled trial of intramuscular droperidol for rapid sedation of aggressive and agitated psychostimulant-associated delirium$84,015

2005 (2 grants)

Prospective evaluation of terrestrial and marine envenoming in humans: clinical effects, predictors of severity, toxicokinetics and potential treatments$486,250

A Randomised Controlled Trial of Hot Water (45°C) Immersion versus Ice Packs for Chironex fleckeri Stings$9,722

2004 (1 grants)

A randomised controlled trial of warm water versus ice packs for acute treatment of blue bottle (Physalia spp.) stings$9,651

2003 (2 grants)

PULSE Young Medical Researcher of the Year$5,000

North american Congress of Clinical Toxicology - 2003, Chicago, Illinois 4-9 September, 2003$2,500

2002 (3 grants)

Development of High Performance liquid chromatography for assaying tetrodotoxin in urine and correlation with clinical features in tetrodotoxin poisoning$12,500

Paediatric Poisoning$5,400

European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists XXII International Congress, Lisbon Portugal, 22 - 25 May 2002$2,500