Are farmers more likely to develop skin cancer?

Prof Scott Kitchener

qualifications: DrPH, MD, FAFPHM, FRACMA

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor Rural Medicine

Scott Kitchener is a public health physician, general practitioner and medical administrator. He established the director of rural medicine role on the Darling Downs, established and led Queensland Rural Medical Education which developed vertical integration of rural medical education involving student, prevoc and rural GP registrar programs and founded the rural clinical program of the Griffith Medical Doctorate program, the Rural Longlook Program. He has practiced at Clifton for 10 years, lectures in public health in the Griffith Department of Public Health and continues to practice in regional medical administration.

Dr Janani Pinidiyapathirage

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Research Fellow

I graduated as a medical doctor in 1999 and completed my MD in Community Medicine in 2007 from the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo and a PhD in Public Health and Community Medicine from the University of New South Wales, Sydney in 2015. In 2011, after a 10 year tenure in the capacity of Lecture/Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, I joined the research cadre at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia as a postdoctoral research fellow in 2014. In 2018, I joined the Queensland Rural Medical Education (QRME) as a senior research fellow. My primary research interests focus on prevention and management of chronic disease, especially diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In addition, I have interests in rural health including farmer health and safety, and physical activity and nutrition research.

Dr Keegan Hunter

qualifications: MD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision