Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Faecal incontinence in rural and regional northern Queensland community-dwelling adults

qualifications: MPH

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts

position: DrPH Scholar

Australia

Encouraged by James Cook University - NQ Centre for Cancer Research members I started a public health doctorate investigating faecal incontinence in northern Queensland. Studies include: disclosure, prevalence, treatments and impact on quality of life. Other interests include skin cancer research, Rotary, and CORES (Community Response to Eliminating Suicide) brief intervention program.

Madelaine Nowak

qualifications: PhD

contribution: supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Senior research fellow