Dr Adrian Barnett

Dr Adrian Barnett is an early career respiratory physician at Mater Hospital and associate lecturer at The University of Queensland School of Medicine. He has multiple interests within the speciality of respiratory medicine, including sleep medicine, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. He is an avid investigator with a variety of peer review studies published, including a metanalysis and prospective cohort study.

He is the principal investigator at the Mater Hospital site for the Australian Severe Asthma Registry and recently participated in the TSANZ acute oxygen therapy working group, publishing an updated guideline on Acute Oxygen Therapy in March 2022. He understands the importance of research and enjoys contributing through investigator lead projects while supporting clinical trials that may offer benefits to patients with chronic respiratory disease.
 

Top 4 publications:

• Barnett, A, Beasley, R, Buchan, C, Chien, J, Farah, CS, King, G, et al. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Position Statement on Acute Oxygen Use in Adults: ‘Swimming between the flags’. Respirology. 2022; 1– 15.

• Barnett A, Sriram KB, Hay KE, Simpson G. Dysfunctional breathing treated with continuous positive airway pressure in newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea: a prospective cohort study. Internal Medicine Journal. 2020;50(5):63-4.
• Barnett A, Ding H, Hay KE, Yang IA, Bowman RV, Fong KM, et al. The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: A meta-analysis. Clinical eHealth. 2020;3:69-81.
• Barnett, A.M., R. Jones, and G. Simpson, A Survey of Bronchoscopy Practice in Australia and New Zealand. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol, 2016. 23(1): p. 22-8