I am a clinical academic having trained and worked as a Paediatrician, specialising in Neonatal Medicine in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. More recently I have been also working in medical education.

My research interests have spanned three main areas: microvascular physiology; Opioid exposed infants; Perinatal clinical trials.

My microvacular physiology work commenced in premature neonates but now extends to using the same tools across diferent age groups, disease processes and even species, with work in a number of animal models.

My clinical interests in opioid exposed infants has led me both large scale epimiologicaql studsies of outcomes and development of animal models to understand our treatment and prevention options.

I have been involved in perinatal clinical trials for the past 20 years, leading their uptake in non-capital city centres and resulting in practice changing papers in  the highest ranking  journals.

I have a developing interest in Health Professional Education research.

Teaching

• MD4011: Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3 (Level 4; TSV)
• MD4012: Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 4; TSV)
• MD4013: Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 4; TSV)
• MD5010: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 1 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5020: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 2 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD5030: Integrated Clinical Practice Part 3 of 3 (Level 5; TSV)
• MD6010: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6020: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 2 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)
• MD6030: Advanced Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3 (Level 6; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Paediatrics (3213)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical health (2001)
• Specific population health (2005)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Eiby Y, Wright I, Stark M and Lingwood B (in press) Red cell infusion but not saline is effective for volume expansion in preterm piglets. Pediatric Research,
• Manley B, Buckmaster A, Travadi J, Owen L, Roberts C, Wright I, Davis P and Arnolda G (in press) Trends in the use of non-invasive respiratory support for term infants in tertiary neonatal units in Australia and New Zealand. Archives of Disease in Childhood: fetal and neonatal,
• Oei J, Kapadia V, Rabi Y, Saugstad O, Rook D, Vermeulen M, Boronat N, Thamrin V, Tarnow-Mordi W, Smyth J, Wright I, Lui K, van Goudoever J, Gebski V and Vento M (in press) Neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm infants after randomisation to initial resuscitation with lower (FiO2 0.6) initial oxygen levels. An individual patient meta-analysis. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition,
• do Rosario V, Chang C, Spencer J, Alahakone T, Roodenrys S, Francois M, Weston-Green K, Hölzel N, Nichols D, Kent K, Williams D, Wright I and Charlton K (2021) Anthocyanins attenuate vascular and inflammatory responses to a high fat high energy meal challenge in overweight older adults: a cross-over, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Clinical Nutrition, 40 (3). pp. 879-889
• do Rosario V, Fitzgerald Z, Broyd S, Paterson A, Roodenrys S, Thomas S, Bliokas V, Potter J, Walton K, Weston-Green K, Yousefi M, Williams D, Wright I and Charlton K (2021) Food anthocyanins decrease concentrations of TNF-? in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized, controlled, double blind clinical trial. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 31 (3). pp. 950-960
• Eiby Y, Lingwood B and Wright I (2021) Plasma Leak From the Circulation Contributes to Poor Outcomes for Preterm Infants: A Working Hypothesis. Frontiers in Neurology, 12.
• Huang L, Manley B, Arnolda G, Owen L, Wright I, Foster J, Davis P, Buckmaster A and Dalziel K (2021) Cost-effectiveness of Nasal High Flow versus CPAP for newborn infants in special-care nurseries. Pediatrics, 148 (2).
• Hunt R, Liley H, Wagh D, Schembri R, Lee K, Shearman A, Francis-Pester S, DeWaal K, Cheong J, Olischar M, Badawi N, Wong F, Osborn D, Rajadurai V, Dargaville P, Headley B, Wright I and Colditz P (2021) Effect of treatment of clinical seizures vs electrographic seizures in full-term and near-term neonates : a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 4 (12).
• Kapadia V, Oei J, Finer N, Rich W, Rabi Y, Wright I, Rook D, Vermeulen M, Tarnow-Mordi W, Smyth J, Lui K, Brown S, Saugstad O and Vento M (2021) Outcomes of delivery room resuscitation of bradycardic preterm infants: a retrospective cohort study of randomised trials of high vs low initial oxygen concentration and an individual patient data analysis. Resuscitation, 167. pp. 209-217
• Lum J, Bird K, Wilkie J, Millard S, Pallimulla S, Newell K and Wright I (2021) Prenatal methadone exposure impairs adolescent cognition and GABAergic neurodevelopment in a novel rat model of maternal methadone treatment. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 110.
• Roach L, Byrne M, Howard S, Johnstone S, Batterham M, Wright I, Okely A, de Groot R, van der Wurff I, Jones A and Meyer B (2021) Effect of omega-3 supplementation on self-regulation in typically developing preschool-aged children: Results of the omega kid pilot study—a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Nutrients, 13 (10).
• Roach L, Byrne M, Howard S, Johnstone S, Batterham M, Wright I, Okely A, de Groot R, van der Wurff I, Jones A and Meyer B (2021) The feasibility of the “omega kid” study protocol: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial investigating the effect of omega-3 supplementation on self-regulation in preschool-aged children. Nutrients, 13 (1).

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