Appointed in November 2001 as Conjoint A/Professor and Consultant in Clinical Respiratory Science (University of Tasmania/Royal Hobart Hospital). Actively involved in respiratory science and physiology, mainly through the Australian & NZ Society of Respiratory Science and Thoracic Society Aust & NZ.
Research Interests
David Johns is the Coordinator of the Respiratory Research Group. His area of expertise is respiratory science with particular interest in respiratory physiology and instrumentation.
Current research includes:
Effect of diseases such as asthma on the structure and function of the lung airways;
Exercise-induced impairment of pulmonary gas transfer;
Role of informatics in detecting "hidden" patterns of lung function in health and disease; and
Effect of airway asymmetry on the non-uniformity of airway emptying and the measurement of airway distensibility.
I welcome enquiries from potential collaborators and students.
Research Areas:Teaching
David Johns is actively involved in teaching at the under-graduate and post-graduate levels. His teaching material includes slides, interactive multimedia CD, journal articles and books.
Selected Publications:- Pierce R and Johns DP, 1995, 'Spirometry: The measurement and interpretation of ventilatory function in clinical practice.
', Spirometry, National Asthma Campaign Ltd
- Johns, DP, Wilson, J, Harding, R, Walters, EH,, 2000, 'Airway distensibility in healthy and asthmatics: effect of lung volume history.', Journal of Applied Physiology, 88, pgs. 1413-1420
- Johns, DP, Ingram, C, Khov, S, Rochford, PD, Walters, EH,, 1998, 'Effect of breathing circuit resistance on the measurement of ventilatory function.', Thorax, 53, pgs. 944-948
- Davey, MG, Johns, DP, Harding, R, , 1998, 'Postnatal development of respiratory function in lambs studied serially between birth and 8 weeks.', Respiration Physiology, 113, pgs. 83-93
- Johns, DP, Side, E, Kendrick, AH, Williams, TJ, Walters, EH,, 1998, 'The effect of physiologic and mechanical aging on the performance of peak flow meters.', Chest, 113, pgs. 774-779
- Johns, DP, Jakubowska, AE, McCrabb, GJ, Harding, R, , 1994, 'Measurement of lung diffusing capacity and functional residual capacity in lambs during the first postnatal month.', Pediatric Pulmonology, 17, pgs. 347-353
Current and Supervised Project/s:
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