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Prof

James Best

Honorary
Melbourne Medical School
Regulation of proteins that transport glucose into cells
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
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male
middle aged
adult
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Prof

James Best

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Risk factors for heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by James Best.

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FAME 1 - EYE

Diabetes is one of the commonest cause of blindness in adults. Vision loss, which is irreversible, is a most feared complication of diabetes..

2014 - 2018
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PREDICTING RESPONSE TO FENOFIBRATE TREATMENT IN TYPE 2 DIABETES

Patients with type 2 diabetes have abnormal blood lipids leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This risk can be decreased ..

2013 - 2015
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FIELD LIFE: LIFESTYLE INTERACTIONS IN FENOFIBRATE AND THE EPIGENOME

Genetic and environmental factors influence the risks of developing the blood vessel (vascular), eye and kidney complications of diabetes, b..

2013 - 2015
Completed
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Stepping Up to Insulin in General Practice

Helping people control their diabetes through the best possible medical care is important. Most people with diabetes eventually need insulin..

2012 - 2014
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TYPE 2 DIABETES IS A CHRONIC AND PROGRESSIVE CONDITION WHERE INTENSIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY, IN PARTICULAR TIMELY INITIATION OF INSULIN, CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES

2010 - 2011
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CCRE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE IN DIABETES - 454461 - BEST 2007

Diabetes affects over one million Australians and is an increasing health problem in Australia and worldwide. Diabetes can damage small bloo..

2007 - 2012
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CCRE IN CLINICAL SCIENCES IN DIABETES

2007 - 2011
Completed
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CCRE IN CLINICAL SCIENCE IN DIABETES - 454461 - BEST 2007

Diabetes affects over one million Australians and is an increasing health problem in Australia and worldwide. Diabetes can damage small bloo..

2007 - 2012
Completed
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HEALTH OUTCOMES, MONITORING AND EVALUATION: LEARNING ABOUT ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, DIET AND SOCIAL FACTORS

Diabetes, Heart and Kidney disease occur in epidemic proportions among Indigenous Australians. Of particular concerns is the early age of on..

2006 - 2009
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PEACH STUDY-PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND COACHING FOR HEALTH: AN INTENSIVE TREATMENT INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

This study uses practice nurses integrated in existing general practice structures to implement telephone coaching for patients with type 2 ..

2005 - 2009
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Projects

Project Types

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Research Grant

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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by James Best.

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Clinical care of pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19: Living recommendations from the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce

Joshua P Vogel, Britta Tendal, Michelle Giles, Clare Whitehead, Wendy Burton, Samantha Chakraborty, Saskia Cheyne, Teena Downton, David Fraile Navarro, Glenda Gleeson, Adrienne Gordon, Jenny Hunt, Jackie Kitschke, Steven McDonald, Nolan McDonnell, Philippa Middleton, Tanya Millard, Melissa Murano, Jeremy Oats, Rhiannon Tate, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

To date, 18 living recommendations for the clinical care of pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 have been issued by the Na..

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Recommendations for promoting healthier lifestyles in postpartum women after gestational diabetes.

SS Lim, S O'Reilly, V Versace, E Janus, TC Skinner, JD Best, J Dunbar, H Teede

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diabetic Medicine

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Letter to the Editor Regarding "Public Health Approaches to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: The US National Diabetes Prevention Program and Beyond"

James A Dunbar, Vincent Versace, Edward Janus, Tiina Laatikainen, Erkki Vartiainen, Pilvikki Absetz, James D Best, Craig Bennett

Journal article  |  2019  |  Current Diabetes Reports

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GooD4Mum: A general practice-based quality improvement collaborative for diabetes prevention in women with previous gestational diabetes

SL O'Reilly, JA Dunbar, JD Best, V Versace, D Ford, A Young, S Shih, R Bills, W Shepherdley, ED Janus, Rob Carter, Jeremy Oats, Timothy Skinner, Micheal Ackland, Paddy Phillips, Alison Nankervis, Greg Johnson, John Catford, Bill Jeffries, John Rasa, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Primary Care Diabetes

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Results of the first recorded evaluation of a national gestational diabetes mellitus register: Challenges in screening, registration, and follow-up for diabetes risk

Douglas IR Boyle, Vincent L Versace, James A Dunbar, Wendy Scheil, Edward Janus, Jeremy JN Oats, Timothy Skinner, Sophy Shih, Sharleen O'Reilly, Ken Sikaris, Liza Kelsall, Paddy A Phillips, James D Best

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLoS One

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Transient epigenomic changes during pregnancy and early postpartum in women with and without type 2 diabetes

Agnes A Michalczyk, Edward D Janus, Alisha Judge, Peter R Ebeling, James D Best, Michael J Ackland, Dino Asproloupos, James A Dunbar, M Leigh Ackland

Journal article  |  2018  |  Epigenomics

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Effect of fenofibrate on uric acid and gout in type 2 diabetes: a post-hoc analysis of the randomised, controlled FIELD study.

Boris Waldman, Jean-Claude Ansquer, David R Sullivan, Alicia J Jenkins, Neil McGill, Luke Buizen, Timothy ME Davis, James D Best, Liping Li, Michael D Feher, Christelle Foucher, Y Antero Kesaniemi, Jeffrey Flack, Michael C d'Emden, Russell S Scott, John Hedley, Val Gebski, Anthony C Keech, undefined FIELD investigators

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

BACKGROUND: Gout is a painful disorder and is common in type 2 diabetes. Fenofibrate lowers uric acid and reduces gout attacks in ..

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Baseline Circulating FGF21 Concentrations and Increase after Fenofibrate Treatment Predict More Rapid Glycemic Progression in Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the FIELD Study

Kwok-Leung Ong, Rachel O'Connell, Andrzej S Januszewski, Alicia J Jenkins, Aimin Xu, David R Sullivan, Philip J Barter, Russell S Scott, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Boris Waldman, Peter G Colman, James D Best, John R Simes, Kerry-Anne Rye, Anthony C Keech

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Chemistry

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Supporting insulin initiation in type 2 diabetes in primary care: results of the Stepping Up pragmatic cluster randomised controlled clinical trial

John Furler, David O'Neal, Jane Speight, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Alexandra Gorelik, Elizabeth Holmes-Truscott, Louise Ginnivan, Doris Young, James Best, Elizabeth Patterson, Danny Liew, Leonie Segal, Carl May, Irene Blackberry

Journal article  |  2017  |  The BMJ

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Clinical outcomes associated with albuminuria in central Australia: a cohort study

Rebecca Ritte, Joanne Luke, Craig Nelson, Alex Brown, Kerin O'Dea, Alicia Jenkins, James D Best, Robyn McDermott, Mark Daniel, Kevin Rowley

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC NEPHROLOGY

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Clinical Sciences
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Public Health and Health Services
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Public Health
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Health and Support Services
Indigenous Health

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2002

FRCP(Edin) - Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh

1996

FRCPath - Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists

1981

FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Melbourne Medical School

Education

Honorary MD

University of St Andrews

Doctor of Medicine

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery

University of Melbourne