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Dr Hayder Al-Aubaidy joined the School of Community Health in June 2008 as a postdoctoral researcher & lecturer. He is heading the biomedical science team in 2012. Hayder is teaching in various subjects of biomedical sciences mainly anatomy, physiology pathophysiology and pharmacology.

Hayder's research is in the field of oxidative stress / antioxidants in chronic illnesses mainly diabetes mellitus. He is working in the Diabetes Screening Complications Research Initiative (DiScRi) investigating markers of oxidative stress / antioxidants, trying to find simple, easy to measure, accurate and precise marker/s of help in monitoring disease progression and development of complications.

Roles

• Biomedical Sciences Discipline Leader
• Lecturer - biomedical Sciences
• Researcher - Chronic disease

Teaching

I consider that learning is an active and continuing process where the role of the lecturer is to ensure an appropriate guidance of the students in attaining subject objectives. This should be applied for all the students from different disciplines and diverse background. According to these bases, I have organised the classes for all the subjects that I am coordinating.

Subject Delivery

• BMS171 - Introduction to human functional anatomy
• BMS172 - Anatomy of vertebral column, pelvic girdle and lower limb
• BMS 162 - Health and human body - cardiovascular, renal and respiratory systems
  
• BMS263 - Pharmacology for allied health professionals

Innovations in Teaching

Encourage students' engagement through using of various teaching modalities & online resources, integration of real life experience and highlighting the clinical applications relevant to the particular subject to enable them realising the importance of learning these subjects.

As studies have showed that graduates from accredited courses depending on student-centred approach have an advanced communicating ability; good aptitude to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution; participate effectively in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams and a distinct capacity to undertake life-long learning and adaptability among others. From these multiple advantages, most of my lectures and tutorials were based on student-centred approach.

Research

My research focuses on the parameters of oxidative stress/antioxidants in type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes. I am working in the Diabetes Screening Program, aiming to find simple, reliable, accurate and easy to measure biochemical marker(s) useful in monitoring the progress of diabetes conditions and predict the prognosis, it can also be used to assess the development of diabetic complications and to monitor the response to the treatment. This study was highlighted in the CSU News, as well as the WIN TV

Research codes: FOR (1101, 1103, 0601), SEO (9201)

Current Research Projects

• Dr Herbert Jelinek
  Investigate markers of oxidative stress/ antioxidants in assessing the influence of subclinical kidney disease in diabetes complications progression
  
  Funding Body: Faculty of Science, CSU SCH compact grants
• Dr Herbert Jelinek, Professor Lexin Wang, Dr Cillia Barril&
  Interaction of the nervous system with blood-borne substances in heart disease progression
  
  Funding Body: CSU competitive grants

Current Research Higher Degree Students

• Annaleise Getley    Hons
  What is the perception of treatment success for improving Quality of life / daily functioning for Diabetes Mellitus patients living with long-term (>10yrs) peripheral neuropathy?

Professional & Community Engagement

• Through engagement in the abovementioned bodies, I managed to link my research work to the community and enabled to illustrate the benefits of conducting it to the people whom suffering from type 2 diabetes and the prediabetes.
• I do have regular visits to the Diabetes Australia - Orange Branch and present part of my work to a group of diabetic and prediabetic participants. Discuss their current health problems and give them some advises as appropriate.
• Through the diabetes screening which is running regularly in Albury, NSW, we keep contact with our participants and do series of investigation to them to monitor their progress.
• Attending the meetings, conferences and training courses by these bodies which are essential to cope with the recent advances and development in my field of research.

Roles

• Member of the Iraqi Medical Association since 2001
  
• Member of the Centre for Research in Complex Systems (CRiCS) since 2010
  
• Member of the Australian Diabetes Council (ADC) since 2010 
  
• Member of the Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) since 2011
  
• Associate member of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) since 2010