Associate Professor Darren Roberts
PhD, Australian National University, Australia
MBBS, University of Queensland, Australia
BPharm, University of Queensland, Australia
Academic appointments
Conjoint Associate Professor, St Vincent's Clinical School, University of NSW, Mar 2017 - present
Honorary Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School – Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia; 2016 – Current
Honorary Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia; 2016 – Current
Associate Professor of Medicine, Australian National University Medical School; 2014 – Current
Non-academic employment
Staff Specialist Consultant Physician, Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Renal Medicine and Transplantation, and Alcohol and Drug Services, St Vincent's Hospital, Jan 2017 - present Clinical Toxicologist and Pharmacologist, NSW Poisons Information Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, Jun 2016 - present
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
2015 Jacquot Research Establishment Fellowship 2016, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (A$90,000)
2014 Endeavour Executive Fellowship: Department of Education, Australian Government (declined)
2011 Amgen/ANZSN/University of Cambridge Fellowship in Nephrology: Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology and RACP
2010 International travel grant, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
2009 National travel grant, Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology
2005 NHMRC Travelling Award (Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Germany): National Health and Medical Research Council
2003 NHMRC Medical Post Graduate Research Scholarship: National Health and Medical Research Council
1994 Queensland Rural Health Scholarship: Queensland Health
2013 Denis Wade Johnson & Johnson New Investigator Award: Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
2010 Registrar Tutor of the Year: St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales
2009 Best oral presentation by a Clinical Pharmacology Trainee: Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney
1996 Chalmers Prize: University of Queensland
1996 The Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize: University of Queensland
1996 The Kodak Australia Prize: University of Queensland
1996 Golden Key National Honour Society
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Clinical Toxicology (AACT)
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT)
Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN)
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)
Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN)
European Association of Poison Control Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT)
European Vasculitis Society (EUVAS)
International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
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, The Medical Republic, 12 May 2016
, Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2016 [interview; print]
Repeated in: , Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 21 June 2016 [print]
, Medical Observer, 23 June 2015 [interview; print]
”Arsenic contamination of rice cakes”, ABC Canberra 666 (radio), 9 October 2015 [interview; radio]
MJA Insight, 6 June 2011 [prompted by publication 81]
, news.com.au, 21 January 2013 [prompted by publication 25]
My Research Supervision
Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity: Does a TDM Advisory Service improve patient safety?
The pharmacokinetics of probe drugs in patients with acute kidney injury
My Teaching
HOSPITAL TEACHING
Various topics on clinical toxicology as part of the continuing education program of emergency medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, 2017
Various topics on clinical toxicology as part of the continuing education program of intensive care medicine and emergency medicine, Canberra and Royal Prince Alfred Hospitals, 2014-16
“Nephrology and acute poisoning”. Continuing education lecture series, Royal London Hospital, London, UK, 2013
“Clinical Toxicology”. Acute / General Medicine SpR Training Day, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, 2013
“Haemodialysis in the management of acute poisoning”. Imam Reza Hospital (Mashhad), and Loghman-Hakim Hospital (Tehran), Iran, 2012
Teaching clinical pharmacology, an Australian approach. Imam Reza Hospital (Mashhad), Iran, 2012
“Intravenous fluids and electrolytes”, Pre-Intern education series, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, 2011
“Acute renal failure”. Continuing Education series, Emergency Department, Concord Repatriation and General Hospital, 2011
“Aminoglycosides – what’s new?” Medical Grand Rounds, St Vincent’s Hospital, 2010
“Acute management of the poisoned patient”, JMO Education, St Vincent’s Hospital, 2010
“Opioid dependence and treatment” and “benzodiazepine dependence and treatment”. Drug and Alcohol update series, St Vincent’s Hospital, 2010
Presentations on the acute toxicity and management of glyphosate, paraquat, barbiturates, chlorophenoxy herbicides, organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides, cardenolides, amphetamine, caffeine, hydroxychloroquine, diltiazem, Amanita phalloides, tiger snake envenomation, gamma hydroxybutyrate, and impact of pesticide restrictions on deaths from acute poisoning. Bimonthly clinical toxicology meetings of NSW Poisons Information Centre, 2003-11
TERTIARY EDUCATION
Writing and coordination of the delivery and assessment for the entire course content for the online Masters Medical Toxicology, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2017
“Assessment and management of drug overdose”, MD program, Notre Dame University, 2017
“Clinical pharmacology in renal disease”, MD program, University of Sydney, 2016-17.
“Diuretics” Masters of Critical Care, University of Sydney, 2015
Various topics in pharmacology and nephrology. Medical program, ANU Medical School, 2015-17
Lithium, mushrooms, MCPA, glyphosate, carbamazepine, beta-blockers. Open Source Clinical Toxicology Curriculum, Peoples-uni, 2011-15
“Case studies in clinical toxicology”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK, 2013-4
“Acute and chronic renal failure”, “Quality Use of Medicines”, “Taking a good medical history”, clinical bedside teaching, “Medication use in the elderly”. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of NSW, 2010
“Methaemoglobinaemia”, “Other Insecticides and Herbicides”, “Lead”, “Plants that contain cardiac glycosides”. Masters of Science in Medical Toxicology (on-line distance education), Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2009-10