The University of Western Australia

Adj/Prof Robert Eikelboom

Adjunct Professor
Ear Sciences Centre

Contact details

Address

Ear Sciences Centre
The University of Western Australia (M507)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

9346 3735

Fax

9346 3637

Email

rob.eikelboom@uwa.edu.au

Biography

Adj Prof Rob Eikelboom is a bio-engineer who has been involved in medical research for 20 years. His primary interests is in telehealth as a tool to improve the access of people in rural and remote areas to medical specialists. He has led the development of AurisView, telehealth software that collates, stores and manages telehealth data. It is currently in use in a number of centres in Australia.
He was recently awarded a $515,000 grant to develop a hearing loss prevention programme for users of personal music players, such as iPods.

Key research

telehealth and telemedicine

computer aided diagnosis

remote area primary health

hearing loss prevention

Publications

- Goggin L, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Clinical decision support systems and computer-aided diagnosis in otology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 136(4 Suppl):S21-6; 2007.
- Eikelboom RH, Mbao MN, Atlas MD, Coates H, Gallop MA. Validation of tele-otology to diagnose ear disease in children, International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolayngology. 69(6):739—744; 2005.
- Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD. Tele-otology for children with chronic ear disease. In: Telepediatrics: Telemedicine and Child Health. Wootton R, Batch J, editors. Oxford: Royal Society of Medicine. p. 163-73; 2004.
- Mbao MN, Eikelboom RH, Atlas MD, Gallop M. Evaluation of video-otoscopes suitable for tele-otology. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 9(4):325-330; 2003.
- Goggin LS, Eikelboom RH, Edwards GS, Maric V, Anderson J, Sander P, James MA, Ricciardo PM, Broeze C, Atkins L, Rajan GP, Atlas MD. Noise levels, hearing disturbances, and use of hearing protection at entertainment venues. The Australian and New Zealand Journal and Audiology. 30(1):50–58; 2008.
- Subramaniam K, Rajan GP, Eikelboom RH, Marino R, Atlas MD. Patient’s quality of life and hearing outcomes after stapes surgery, Clinical Otolaryngology. 31:273–279; 2005.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

BE (Electronics), Western Australian Institute of Technology
BApplSc (Biomedical Engineering), Curtin University
PhD (Medical image analysis), The University of Western Australia

Funding received

- Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
- Lions Hearing Foundation
- Raine Foundation
- SHRAC, WA Department of Health
- MHRIF, WA Department of Health
- Commonwealth Department of Health, Hearing Loss Prevention Programme
- Commonwealth Department of Health, RHSET
- Ear Science Institute Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Clive and Vera Racaciotti

Languages

English and Dutch

Current external positions

Research Manager, Ear Science Institute Australia

Useful links

www.earscience.org.au

RFCD

FOR 110315, 111717, SEO 920107, 920302, 920203

Research profile

Research profile and publications