Konrad Pesudovs

Konrad Pesudovs

Pesudovs at Flinders University 2014
Born Sydney
Nationality Australian
Education Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)
Alma mater

University of Melbourne

Flinders University
Occupation Professor of Optometry
Organization Flinders University

Konrad Pesudovs (b 1969) is an Australian optometrist and outcomes researcher in ophthalmology. He is the Foundation Chair of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders University.[1]

Background and education

Pesudovs was born in Sydney, Australia in 1969 to Latvian immigrant parents. He was educated at Turramurra Public School, Roosevelt Elementary School, Rowland Elementary School, Doncaster Park Primary School, Templestowe Heights Primary School and later Trinity Grammar School. In 1990, he obtained Bachelor of Science in Optometry at the University of Melbourne, a Certificate of Competence in the Rehabilitation of the Partially Sighted at the Australian College of Optometry in 1996, a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Optometry at the University of Melbourne in 2000, and completed his Ph.D. at Flinders University in 2000. In 2001 he obtained MCOptom from the College of Optometrists. In 2012 was admitted as a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, becoming a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2015. He is also a Fellow of the Australian College of Optometry (1992), the American Academy of Optometry (1995) and the Cornea and Contact Lens Society of Australia (1999).

Professional career

Pesudovs won an NHMRC Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellowship to be a post-doc at the University of Bradford with Prof David Elliott (2001-2003). He then moved to the University of Houston as a post-doc with Prof Raymond A. Applegate (2003-2004). In late 2004, he returned to Flinders University where he became a clinical research fellow funded by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship.[2] In 2005, he was Chief Investigator A on the successful funding of the NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Ophthalmology Outcomes Research.[3] Since then he has received a number of NHMRC project grants with a career total NHMRC funding of over US$5million and total career grant funding of over US$9million.[4] His research interest is ophthalmology outcomes research; incorporating optical, visual and patient-reported measurement into the holistic assessment of ophthalmic outcomes. A key element of this is the development of patient-reported outcome measures including visual disability, quality of life and other latent traits using Rasch analysis. He has developed a number of questionnaires and is the leader of an international project to develop item banking and computer adaptive testing for measuring patient-reported outcomes in ophthalmology (the Eye-tem Bank Project). Another key area of outcomes research is in the measurement of the optics of the eye and visual performance. He has conducted outcomes research in treatments for all the major blinding eye diseases, with particular emphasis on cataract and corneal disease. He also has a strong track record in health valuation and ophthalmic epidemiology particularly with the Global Burden of Disease Study. His h-index is 34 (Institute for Scientific Information) and 42 (Google Scholar).[5]

In 2009, he was appointed Foundation Chair of Optometry and Vision Science at Flinders University and set the task of creating a new 5 year optometry double degree program.[6] The course design incorporated innovative teaching and learning strategies including integrated teaching, case-based learning and other student-centred learning strategies, e-learning, communication skills, business skills, evidence-based practice, simulation, high volume clinical exposure, clinical placements using the parallel clinical consulting model, and regional, remote and indigenous student recruitment and training strategies. The Bachelor of Medical Science(Vision Science) /Master of Optometry double degree has been accredited by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand and the Optometry Board of Australia.[7] The first students graduated in 2015.[8] He remains the course coordinator of the optometry program, has administrative responsibility for the Discipline of Optometry and oversight of the clinical service: Flinders Vision.[9] He is the lead organiser of the annual Evidence-Based Optometry Conference (established 2014).[10]

He is also a Visiting Professor, School of Optometry and Ophthalmology and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health P.R. China, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. He sits on 6 journal editorial boards: Journal of Refractive Surgery,[11] Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery,[12] Clinical & Experimental Optometry,[13] Journal of Optometry,[14] Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics[15] and Optometry and Vision Science.[16] He is Chairman of the Board of Administration of the National Vision Research Institute (2015-).[17] He is a member of the Governing Council of the Australian College of Optometry (2010-).[18] He also served as a member of the Steering Committee for the Australian College of Optometry Ocular Therapeutics Course (2011-2012). He has previously served as a state councilor of the Australian Optometrical Association (1992-1996) and the Contact Lens Society of Australia (1993-2000) including 3 years as President (1994-1996). He has been a Committee Member of the Publications Committee for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (2012-2014).[19]

Honours

Pesudovs was awarded the J Lloyd Hewitt Award in 1994 by the editorial board of Clinical and Experimental Optometry and the Australian Optometrical Association.[20] He was awarded the Peter-Abel Preis in 2006 by Die Vereinigung Deutscher Contactlinsen-Spezialisten e.V. (VDC).[21] He was awarded the Waring Medal in 2006 by the International Society of Refractive Surgery.[22] He was awarded a Young Tall Poppy Science Award, South Australia, for 2007-2008 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science.[23] He was awarded the Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award by the American Academy of Optometry in 2008.[24] He was awarded the Garland Clay Award by the American Academy of Optometry in 2009 and again in 2011.[25] He shared The American Public Health Association Vision Care Section 2014 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award with the Vision Loss Expert Group of the Global Burden of Disease 2010.[26]

Selected works

Complete list of peer-reviewed journal articles on the PubMed:

Book chapters:

References

  1. ↑ "Konrad Pesudovs leads new optometry course at Flinders University" (PDF). Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2010. p. 50. doi:10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00448.x.
  2. ↑ "Career Development Awards" (PDF). NHMRC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grants funded under the Centres of Clinical Research Excellence (CCRE) scheme". NHMRC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Prof Konrad Pesudovs National Health and Medical Research Council". Research Data Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Konrad Pesudovs". Google Scholar. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Konrad Pesudovs leads new optometry course at Flinders University" (PDF). Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2010. p. 50. doi:10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00448.x.
  7. ↑ "Approved Programs of Study". Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "First Graduates From Flinders". Optometry Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Flinders Vision". Flinders University. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Evidence-Based Optometry Conference". Flinders University. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "JRS Editorial Board". Healio. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "JCRS Editorial Board". Elsevier. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "CXO Editorial Board". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "J Optometry Editorial Board". Elsevier. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "OPO Editorial Board". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "OVS Editorial Board". American Academy of Optometry. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Board of Administration". National Vision Research Institute. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Governing Council". Australian College of Optometry. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Publications Committee". Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Awards Clinical and Experimental Optometry 1995;78(6):205". John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Peter Abel-Preis der VDCO e.V.". VDCO. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "Journal of Refractive Surgery Contributor Awards". Healio. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Konrad Pesudovs". Australian Institute of Policy and Science. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Irvin M. and Beatrice Borish Award". American Academy of Optometry. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Garland W. Clay Award". American Academy of Optometry. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "VLEG wins Outstanding Scientific Paper (Project) award". Global Vision Database. Retrieved 13 May 2015.

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