User:Tim.churches
Tim Churches is an Australian medically-qualified epidemiologist and health informatician. He has experience in (and peer-reviewed publications on) many areas of public health and health services research, including population health surveillance, use of routinely-collected health data for epidemiological research, and record linkage.
He is an active editor of Wikipedia articles relating to bicycle helmets. He is the author or co-author of the following scientific papers and blogosphere articles relating to bike helmets, or has been mentioned or quoted in media reports also listed below (order is approximately chronological):
{{cite journal|last=Churches|first=T|title=Data and graphing errors in the Voukelatos and Rissel paper|journal=Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety|year=2010|date=November 2010|volume=21|issue=4|pages=62–64|url=http://acrs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/ACRS-21-4Web.pdf|accessdate=1 March 2013}} {{cite web|last=Churches|first=T|title=Cycling helmet laws: what does the evidence really say?|url=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/12/08/cycling-helmet-laws-what-does-the-evidence-really-say/|work=Croakey, the Crikey health blog|date=08-Dec-2010|accessdate=1 March 2013}} {{cite news|last=Moore|first=Matthew|title=Authors admit errors in study on bike helmets and head injuries|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/authors-admit-errors-in-study-on-bike-helmets-and-head-injuries-20101229-19a9x.html|accessdate=1 March 2013|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=30-Dec-2010}} {{cite journal|last=Grzebieta|first=R|title=Retraction of the Voukelatos and Rissel paper on bicycle helmet legislation and injury|journal=Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety|year=2011|date=February 2011|volume=22|issue=1|page=39|url=http://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_302065_22|accessdate=1 March 2013}} {{cite web|last=Churches|first=T|title=The cycle helmet debate continues...|url=http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2011/12/19/the-cycle-helmet-debate-continues/|work=Croakey, the Crikey health blog|date=19-Dec-2011|accessdate=1 March 2013}} {{cite journal|title=The impact of compulsory cycle helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia.|journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention|date=2011 |year=2011|month=November|volume=43|issue=6|pages=2064–2071|doi=10.1016/j.aap.2011.05.029|pmid=21819836|url=http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/50858|accessdate=24 February 2013|issn=0001-4575 |last1=Walter |first1=Scott R. |last2=Olivier |first2=Jake |last3=Churches |first3=Tim |last4=Grzebieta |first4=Raphael }} {{cite journal|last=Olivier|first=Jake|coauthors=Tim Churches, Scott Walter, Andrew McIntosh, Raphael Grzebieta|title=Response to Rissel and Wen: 'The possible effect on frequency of cycling if mandatory bicycle helmet legislation was repealed in Sydney, Australia: a cross sectional survey'|journal=Health Promotion Journal of Australia|year=2012|volume=23|issue=1|pages=76|doi=10.1071/HE12076|pmid=22730946 }}http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HE12076.htm {{cite web|title=Cycling rates are up, despite creaky knees.|url=http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2012/07/18/3546884.htm|work=ABC Environment blog|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=18-July-2012}} {{cite journal|title=The impact of compulsory helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia: A response|journal=Accident Analysis & Prevention|date=2013 |year=2013|month=March|volume=52|pages=204–209|doi=10.1016/j.aap.2012.11.028|pmid=23339779|url=http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/52350|accessdate=24 February 2013|issn=0001-4575 |last1=Walter |first1=Scott R. |last2=Olivier |first2=Jake |last3=Churches |first3=Tim |last4=Grzebieta |first4=Raphael }} {{cite web|last=Churches|first=Tim|title=The benefits of reproducible research: a public health example|url=https://github.com/timchurches/meta-analyses/blob/master/benefits-of-reproducible-research/benefits-of-reproducible-research.md|publisher=Tim Churches (self-published blog article)|accessdate=22 March 2013}}
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Tim Churches also actively comments on bicycle helmet articles which appear in [http://theconversation.edu.au The Conversation]. His contributions can be reviewed here: http://theconversation.edu.au/profiles/tim-churches-3690/activities He is currently working on an updated meta-analysis of bicycle helmet effectiveness, for which he has received no funding from any party. He has no relationship with and receives no funding or remuneration from any helmet manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer, nor any government departments or committees with responsibility for cycling or road safety policy. He has no association with any organisation or web site that engages in any form of promotion of, protest against or lobbying about the wearing of bicycle helmets or mandatory bicycle helmet laws in Australia or elsewhere.