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Associate Professor Salih Salih

Secondee Associate Professor

Princess Alexandra Hospital Southside Clinical Unit
Faculty of Medicine
s.salih@uq.edu.au
+61 7 3176 7943

Overview

Dr Salih Salih has been a Consultant Geriatrician at Princess Alexandra Hospital since 2006, and also consults at Redland Hospital. He supervises basic physician trainees and advanced trainees in geriatric and internal medicine at both PAH and Redland hospitals. In addition to his clinical commitments, Dr Salih is the inaugural Chair of the Bayside Health Research Advisory Group at Redland Hospital. Also a member of the Metro South Research Council, and regularly reviews grant applications submitted for the Metro South Research Support Scheme. Dr Salih has also reviewed grant applications as a member of the NHMRC review panel.

Dr Salih holds Academic Title of Senior Lecturer for the Faculty of Medicine’s PA-Southside Clinical Unit where he has a long-standing conjoint appointment and is Academic Lead at the UQ Redland Hospital site. He has a leading role in the development of the geriatric curriculum and teaching activity, and is involved in education and teaching of medical students across their program from year 1 onward. He is also heavily involved in examining of medical students in their General Medicine and Medicine in Society terms at both Redland and PA Hospitals.

Supervision

Dr Salih supervises research projects for advanced trainees in geriatric medicine, and year 4 medical students completing research projects. He chairs the Research Higher Degree Committee for PhD and MPhil candidates and reviews MPhil research higher degree projects. Dr Salih also supervises and mentors Honours students completing their allied health degree.

Qualifications

Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

Master of Public Health, The University of Queensland (MPH)

Research Interests

  • Comprehensive geriatric assessment
  • Delirium identification and management
  • Monitoring physical activity level in older person
  • Monitoring physical activity level and prosthesis utilisation for patients with lower limb amputation
  • Goal setting and goals attainment for patients on Transitional care program

Publications

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Conference Publication

  • Physical activities level of older persons admitted to Transitional Care Program: accelerometer based study

    Salih, S. A., Peel, N. M., Enright, D. and Marshall, W. (2016). Physical activities level of older persons admitted to Transitional Care Program: accelerometer based study. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, “The AGEnder Paradox”, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 1–3 June, 2016. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12337

  • Feasibility Study of Tele-health Services for a Residential Aged Care Facility

    Natarajan, Kannan, Salih, Salih, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Edirippulige, Sisira and Gray, Len (2014). Feasibility Study of Tele-health Services for a Residential Aged Care Facility. ANZSGM Annual Scientific Meeting Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 28 - 30 May 2014. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12178

  • Functional outcomes of older patients discharged from In-Patient rehabilitation: A 28 days follow up study

    Yovenko-Lahovec, N., Peel, N. M. and Salih, S. (2014). Functional outcomes of older patients discharged from In-Patient rehabilitation: A 28 days follow up study. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 28–30 May 2014. Richmond Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12178

  • Goal attainment for transitional care program clients

    Salih, Salih, Peel, Nancye M. and Marshall, Wendy (2014). Goal attainment for transitional care program clients. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 28–30 May 2014. Richmond Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12179

  • Monitoring activity of amputee patients in rehabilitation using accelerometry: Validation study

    Salih, Salih, Peel, Nancye M. and Burgess, Kara (2014). Monitoring activity of amputee patients in rehabilitation using accelerometry: Validation study. Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne Australia, 28–30 May 2014. Richmond Australia: 28–30 May 2014. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12177

  • Predicting walking time on a geriatric rehabilitation ward

    Crouch, A., Cheung, V., Gray, L., Yelland, C. and Salih, S. (2009). Predicting walking time on a geriatric rehabilitation ward. The Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, “Of Bones, Jointes and Sinewes”: Musculoskeletal Medicine at the end of The Bone and Joint Decade, Fremantle, Australia, 7–9 September, 2009. Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00386.x

  • Transition care - a three state 2007 audit

    Davies, O., Salih, S. and Cameron, I. (2008). Transition care - a three state 2007 audit. The Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 8-10 September 2008. Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

  • A pilot telegeriatrics service in rural Australia

    Martin-Khan, Melinda, Handyside, Jennifer, Salih, Salih, Wootton, Richard and Gray, Len (2007). A pilot telegeriatrics service in rural Australia. 7th International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Brisbane, Australia, 27-28 August, 2007. London, England: Royal Society of Medicine Press. doi: 10.1258/135763307783247400

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