Professor Mark Weatherall, Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit, Our people, University of Otago, Wellington, University of Otago, New Zealand

mark Weatheral Mark works as a consultant geriatrician for Capital and Coast Health DHB with special interest in ortho-geriatrics, urinary incontinence and the rehabilitation of older adults. He also has particular expertise in applied statistics including meta-analysis of health care interventions. Mark is also the 4th year convenor for undergraduate teaching in the Department of Medicine.

Within the RTRU, Mark teaches REHB 704 Neurological Rehabilitation and REHB 707 Rehabilitation for the Elderly.

Email mark.weatherall@otago.ac.nz

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Publications

Bowers, M., Pickering, R. M., & Weatherall, M. (2012). Design, objectives, execution and reporting of published open-label extension studies. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(2), 209-215. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01553.x

Ranchord, A. M., Perrin, K., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Simmonds, M. (2012). A randomised controlled trial of the effect of high concentration oxygen on myocardial ischaemia during exercise. International Journal of Cardiology, 160(3), 201-205. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.017

Eyers, S., Weatherall, M., Jefferies, S., & Beasley, R. (2011). Paracetamol in pregnancy and the risk of wheezing in offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 41(4), 482-489. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03691.x

Jefferies, S., Weatherall, M., Young, P., Eyers, S., Perrin, K. G., & Beasley, C. R. W. (2011). The effect of antipyretic medications on mortality in critically ill patients with infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care & Resuscitation, 13(2), 125-131.

Edwards, L., Perrin, K., Wijesinghe, M., Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Travers, J. (2011). The value of the CRB65 score to predict mortality in exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission. Respirology, 16(4), 625-629. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01926.x

Journal - Research Article

McNaughton, H., Feigin, V., Kerse, N., Barber, P. A., Weatherall, M., Bennett, D., Carter, K., … on behalf of the Auckland Regional Community Stroke Study Group. (2011). Ethnicity and functional outcome after stroke. Stroke, 42(4), 960-964. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.605139

Perrin, K., Wijesinghe, M., Healy, B., Wadsworth, K., Bowditch, R., Bibby, S., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2011). Randomised controlled trial of high concentration versus titrated oxygen therapy in severe exacerbations of asthma. Thorax, 66, 937-941. doi: 10.1136/thx.2010.155259

Perrin, K., Wijesinghe, M., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2011). Assessing PaCO₂ in acute respiratory disease: Accuracy of a transcutaneous carbon dioxide device. Internal Medicine Journal, 41(8), 630-633. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02213.x

Jefferies, S., Earl, D., Berry, N., Blackmore, T., Rooker, S., Raymond, N., … Weatherall, M., Beasley, R., & Perrin, K. (2011). Effectiveness of the 2009 seasonal influenza vaccine against pandemic influenza A(H1N1)2009 in healthcare workers in New Zealand, June-August 2009. Eurosurveillance, 16(2), 19761. Retrieved from http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19761

Taylor, W. J., Brown, M., Levack, W., McPherson, K. M., Reed, K., Dean, S. G., & Weatherall, M. (2011). A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial of structured goal-setting following stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(4), 327-338. doi: 10.1177/0269215511419384

Wijesinghe, M., Williams, M., Perrin, K., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2011). The effect of supplemental oxygen on hypercapnia in subjects with obesity-associated hypoventilation: A randomized, crossover, clinical study. Chest, 139(5), 1018-1024. doi: 10.1378/chest.10-1280

Shirtcliffe, P., Weatherall, M., Travers, J., & Beasley, R. (2011). The multiple dimensions of airways disease: Targeting treatment to clinical phenotypes. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 17(2), 72-78. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328341f181

Healy, B., Beasley, R., & Weatherall, M. (2010). Venous thromboembolism following prolonged cast immobilisation for injury to the tendo Achillis. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (Br), 92B(5), 646-650. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.92B5.23241

Thompson, I., Williams, G., Caldwell, B., Aldington, S., Dickson, S., Lucas, N., … Weatherall, M., Robinson, G., & Beasley, R. (2010). Randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of the 'party pills' BZP/TFMPP alone and in combination with alcohol. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 24(9), 1299-1308. doi: 10.1177/0269881109102608

Weatherall, M., Wijesinghe, M., Perrin, K., & Beasley, R. (2010). Long-acting beta-agonists and asthma death: How useful are different study designs to evaluate the potential association? Journal of Asthma, 47(4), 434-438. doi: 10.3109/02770900903556439

Perrin, K., Williams, M., Wijesinghe, M., James, K., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2010). Randomized controlled trial of adherence with single or combination inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β-agonist inhaler therapy in asthma. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 126(3), 505-510. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.033

Lord, S. E., Weatherall, M., & Rochester, L. (2010). Community ambulation in older adults: Which internal characteristics are important? Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 91(3), 378-383. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.008

Eyers, S., Weatherall, M., Shirtcliffe, P., Perrin, K., & Beasley, R. (2010). The effect on mortality of antipyretics in the treatment of influenza infection: Systematic review and meta-analyis. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 103(10), 403-411. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.2010.090441

Weatherall, M., Wijesinghe, M., Perrin, K., Harwood, M., & Beasley, R. (2010). Meta-analysis of the risk of mortality with salmeterol and the effect of concomitant inhaled corticosteroid therapy. Thorax, 65(1), 39-43. doi: 10.1136/thx.2009.116608

Weatherall, M., Travers, J., Shirtcliffe, P. M., Marsh, S. E., Williams, M. V., Nowitz, M. R., Aldington, S., & Beasley, R. (2009). Distinct clinical phenotypes of airways disease defined by cluster analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 34(4), 812-818. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00174408

Weatherall, M., Marsh, S., Shirtcliffe, P., Williams, M., Travers, J., & Beasley, R. (2009). Quality of life measured by the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire and spirometry. European Respiratory Journal, 33(5), 1025-1030. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00116808

Weatherall, M., Clay, J., James, K., Perrin, K., Shirtcliffe, P., & Beasley, R. (2009). Dose-response relationship of inhaled corticosteroids and cataracts: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respirology, 14(7), 983-990. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01589.x

Charles, T., Quinn, D., Weatherall, M., Aldington, S., Beasley, R., & Holt, S. (2007). An audiovisual reminder function improves adherence with inhaled corticosteroid therapy in asthma. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 119, 811-816. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.11.700

Shirtcliffe, P., Weatherall, M., Marsh, S., Travers, J., Hansell, A., McNaughton, A., Aldington, S., … Beasley, R. (2007). COPD prevalence in a random population survey: A matter of definition. European Respiratory Journal, 30, 232-239.

Travers, J., Marsh, S., Aldington, S., Williams, M., Shirtcliffe, P., Pritchard, A., Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2007). Reference ranges for exhaled nitric oxide derived from a random community survey of adults. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 176, 238-242.

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