Dr Simon Vanlint

• Biography/ Background

  Current positions:

   

  1. Senior lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide
  2. Assistant Dean (Students, Years 4-6), MBBS Program, University of Adelaide
  3. General Practitioner,Salisbury Family Care, 2/89 Stanbel Rd, Salisbury Plain (0.2 FTE)

  Previous experience:

   

  1987 – 1991                  Basic hospital medical rotations, RACGP Family Medicine Program     

                                      GP terms at Meningie (SA) & Townsville (Qld)

  1991 – 2000                  Rural general practitioner (also practicing obstetrics and anaesthetics), Barmera, South Australia.

  2000 – 2003                  General practice in Suffolk, UK.

  2004                             Ashford International Research Centre as a clinical investigator, helping conduct over 20 clinical trials, principally in the areas of endocrine diseases, women’s health and cardiovascular diseases.

  In October 2004 I commenced work with the University of Adelaide.

  
  

• Qualifications

  MB BS (University of Adelaide), 1986

  Dip Obst, RACOG, 1990

  FRACGP, 1993

  PhD (Medicine, University of Adelaide), 2013 "Community perspectives on vitamin D and bone health in 3 at-risk populations"

• Awards & Achievements

  'Rural clinical teacher of the year': 2007 (awarded by year 6 student body)

  Prof. Derek Frewin, AO, Citations for excellence in clinical teaching: 2011, 2012

   

• Teaching Interests

  Assistant Dean (students), years 4-6

  Clinical teaching years 4 - 6

  Previously Convenor of year level committees (year 1, year 2, years 2/3)

• Research Funding

  2007 PHCRED seeding grant 'vitamin D and Aboriginal Australians'

  2007 RACGP Vicki Kotsirilos Integrative Medicine Grant 'omega-3 fatty acids and bone health'

• Publications

  Journal publications (note: * indicates an international journal - 5 out of a total of 9)

  1.        Vanlint S (2005) " Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement." (letter) Medical Journal of Australia 183(1): 52-54.
  ERA ranking A; Journal impact factor 2.684; my contribution 100%
  
  

  2.        * Vanlint S, Nugent M  (2006) “Vitamin D and fractures in people with intellectual disability” J Intellect Disabil Res 50(10): 761-7 
  ERA ranking B; Journal impact factor 1.596; 9 citations; my contribution 80%
  
  

  3.        Vanlint S, Nugent M et al. (2008). "Vitamin D and people with intellectual disability." Australian Fam Physician 37(5): 348-351
  ERA ranking B; Journal impact factor 0.647; 3 citations; my contribution 60%
  
  

  4.          * Vanlint S, Nugent M, et al. (2008). "A guide for the assessment and management of vitamin D status in people with intellectual disability." J Intellect Dev Disabil 33(2): 184-188.
  ERA ranking C; Journal impact factor 1.347; 1 citation; my contribution 60%
  
  

  5.          * Vanlint S, Morris HA et al (2010). “Vitamin D and Aboriginal Australians” (abstract) Osteoporosis International, 21(S5): S718
  ERA Ranking A; Journal impact factor 4.859; my contribution 80%
  
  

  6.          Vanlint S, Morris HA, et al. (2011). "Vitamin D insufficiency in Aboriginal Australians." Medical Journal Australia 194(3): 131-134.
  ERA ranking A; Journal impact factor 2.684; 6 citations; ; my contribution 80%
  
  

  7.          Gialamas A,  Aylward P, Vanlint S, Stocks N (2011) “Cholesterol lowering medication - patients' knowledge, attitudes and experiences” Australian Fam Physician 40(7): 519-522
  ERA ranking B; Journal impact factor 0.647; my contribution 15%
  
  

  8.          * Vanlint S, Ried K (2012) “Efficacy and tolerability of calcium, vitamin D and a plant-based omega-3 oil for osteopenia: A pilot RCT.”  Maturitas 71(1):44-8 
  ERA Ranking B; Journal impact factor 2.155; my contribution 75%
  
  

  9.          * Vanlint S (2013) “Vitamin D and obesity”. Nutrients 2013; 5(3):949-956
  This journal is listed in the ERA table, but is new and as such did not have a ranking in the 2010 ERA table, nor has it yet received an impact factor. My contribution 100%

• Professional Interests

  Fellow, RACGP

  Member, The Endocrine Society (USA)

  Secretary, Adelaide Bone Group

  Vitamin D

  Bone health

  Health of marginalised populations/groups

Entry last updated: Thursday, 24 Oct 2013