Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics

Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics is a peer-reviewed journal publishing papers of significance in all areas of medical sciences. Articles include original research papers, reviews and short research communications. Submissions of basic and clinical research are both considered.

Xiang-Yu Hou

Editorial Board Member of Clinical Medicine and Diagnostics

Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Research Areas

Acute Health System, International Health

Education

1996-2002Ph.DQueensland University of Technology
1988-1991M.ScPeking University
1981-1986MDShandong University

Experience

2009-presentSenior Lecturer in epidemiology at School of Public Health, QUT
2010-2011 Acting Director of Research in School of Public Health at QUT
2008Lecturer in epidemiology at School of Public Health, QUT
2001-2007International Policy & Project Manager at Faculty of Health, QUT
1998-2001 Tutor & Part-time Lecturer in School of Public Health at QUT
1991-1996Medical Research Scientist (Associate Professor) at the Institute of Sports Medicine, Peking University, PR China
1986-1988Team Doctor for the National Table-Tennis Team at the National Athletes Training Centre, National Sports Committee, Beijing, China

Academic Achievement

2000 Awarded the "Best Research Paper" in a QLD State Conference in Exercise Science

Membership

Member of Australasia Epidemiological Association (AEA)
Board Member of QUT's Confucius Institute Advisory Board
Board Member of Voice of Australian Chinese (Radio AM1656) Advisory Board
Member of QUT's Public Health Research Consultative Committee
Member of QUT's International Health Program committee
2006--present Board Member of Queensland Chinese Associations of Scientists and Engineers (QCASE) Council
2006--present Board Member of Queensland Chinese United Council (QCUC)
2006--2009 Board Member of Queensland Chinese Forum (QCF)
1998—present Member of Queensland Chinese Writers Association
2000 Awarded the "Best Research Paper" in a QLD State Conference in Exercise Science

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Alumran A, Hurst C, Hou, X: Antibiotics Overuse in Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Saudi Arabia: Risk Factors and Potential Interventions. Journal of Acute Disease, Accepted for publication
[2]  Wise, S., Hou, X., Moss, R., Cliff, C., & Fleming, ML. (2011, May). Multidisciplinary Nursing and Allied Health Clinical Placement Experiences in Three GP Super Clinics. Paper presented at Health and Community Services Workforce Innovation Conference and Awards, Brisbane, Qld. (Finalist for the awards)
[3]  Wise, S., Hou, X., Moss, R., Cliff, C., Fleming, ML. (2011). Clinical Placements in a Primary Health Care Setting (GP Super Clinics). Paper presented at the 2011 Primary Health Care Research Conference, Brisbane, Qld.
[4]  Hou X, Tollo S, FitzGerald G. What Health Problems Overcrowd Hospital Emergency Departments in Queensland and Whether This Changed Over Time. Australasian Epidemiologist 2011; 18:10-14
[5]  Mahmoud I, Hou X, Chu K, Clark M. Is Language a Barrier For Quality Care in Hospitals? Australasian Epidemiologist 2011; 18:6-9
[6]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Kevin Chu (2010): Emergency Department in Hospitals: Window of the world-A preliminary comparison between Australia and China. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1(3): 180-184
[7]  Jiandong Sun, Michael Dunne, Xiang-Yu Hou, Ai-Qiang Xu: Mental health status among Chinese adolescents: Only children compared to children with siblings (2010). Australasian Epidemiologist, 17(2): 118
[8]  Jiandong Sun, Michael Dunne, Xiang-Yu Hou, Ai-Qiang Xu: Factors associated with academic stress in adolescent students in Shandong, China (2010). Australasian Epidemiologist, 17(2): 122
[9]  Xiang-Yu Hou (2010): Critical Analysis of the scientific papers in the Second China Disaster and Emergency Rescue National Conference, Medical References, 2: F3
[10]  Sun, J., Dunne, M. P., Hou, X., & Xu, A. (2010). Educational Stress Scale for Adolescents: Development, validity, and reliability with Chinese students. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, in press
[11]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Jingzhou Zhao, Kevin Chu: Impact of a government ambulance usage campaign on patients attending the Emergency Department in a tertiary teaching hospital in Queensland. Emergency Medicine Australasia, to be submitted in Feb 2011
[12]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gerry FitzGerald, Sam Toloo, Joanne Rego: A description of Queensland hospitals Emergency Department Presentations in 2001-2009-who made the EDs overcrowded for what illness, Medical Journal Australia, to be submitted in March 2011
[13]  Tong Sun, Zhong-Hua Liu, Xiang-Yu Hou, Yan Leng, Jia-Xiang Hou, Xiao-Hua Zhang, Xiao Zheng: The inaugural provincial health literacy survey in Shandong China shed light for future health promotion, Health Promotion International, to be submitted in Dec 2010
[14]  Gerry FitzGerald, Weiwei Du, Michele Clark, Aziz Jamal, Xiang-Yu Hou. Flood Fatalities in contemporary Australia (1997-2008). Emergency Medicine Australasia (2010) 22, 183-189.
[15]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Kevin Chu: Emergency Department in Hospitals: Window of the world, a preliminary comparison between Australia and China. Abstract of China-Australia Disaster Medical Assistance Symposium, Page 37-38, Beijing China, 28th November 2009.
[16]  Du Weiwei, FitzGerald G, Clark M, Hou Xiang-Yu: Health Impacts of Floods: A Comprehensive Review, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2010;25(3):263-270
[17]  Weiwei Du, Xiang-Yu Hou, Aiqiang Xu, Jie Lei, Michele Clark, Gerry FitzGerald: Characteristics of Disaster Management in China-A Preliminary evaluation of a flood's management in Jinan 2007, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2009;24 (suppl 1):S18
[18]  Weiwei Du, Gerry FitzGerald, Xiang-Yu Hou, Michele Clark: Health Consequences of flood in China and Australia, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2009; (suppl 1):S148
[19]  Anna Finnane, Xiang-Yu Hou: Emergency Department Performance in Australian Hospitals in 2004-2007. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2009;21 (suppl. 1):A21
[20]  Xiang-Yu Hou: The different university teaching approaches between Australiand China-from a Chinese academic's perspective, Page 55 in Proceedings of the Second Australia-China Symposium on Science, Technology and Education. 15-18 Oct 2008. Gold Coast, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-646-49812-6 by The Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia.
[21]  Zhihong Xu, Yonghong Wang & Xiang-Yu Hou (Editor): Proceedings of the Second Australia-China Symposium on Science, Technology and Education. 15-18 Oct 2008. Gold Coast, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-646-49812-6 by The Federation of Chinese Scholars in Australia.
[22]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gerry FitzGerald: Introduction of Emergency Medicine in ChinaEmergency Medicine Australasia, 2008; 20(4):363
[23]  Gerard Fitzgerald, Xiang-Yu Hou: The Australian Emergency Management System;Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008; 17(7):774
[24]  Xiang-Yu Hou: Chapter 13: The Impact of Globalisation on Health. In Fleming and Parker, Introduction to Public Health, page 307-331, Elsevier Australia, Melbourne, October 2008
[25]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gerard FitzGerald, Sandy Sacre: The Introduction of EmergenDepartment in Hospitals in China; Emergency Medicine Australasia 2007:19 (s1), A19.
[26]  Sandy Sacre, Gerard FitzGerald, Xiang-Yu Hou: A Pandemic Preparedness TraininProgram Developed by an Australian University and the Indonesia Centre for Disease Control; Emergency Medicine Australasia 2007:19 (s1), A19.
[27]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Chuan-Zhu Lu: The Current Workforce Status of Pre-hospital carin China; Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 2005; 3 (3), Article Number: 990127
[28]  Jim Higgins, Xiang-Yu Hou: Introduction of the Pre-hospital emergency care services in Queensland Australia; Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2005; 14(1):6-12
[29]  Hou, X-Y., Green, S., Askew, C.D., Barker, G., Green, A.A., Walker, P.J. Skeletalmuscle mitochondrial ATP production rate and walking performance in peripheral arterial disease. Clinical Physiology, 22(3): 226-232; 2002.
[30]  Chris Askew, Simon Green, Xiang-Yu Hou, and Philip Walker: Physiological and symptomatic responses to cycling and walking in intermittent claudication; Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2002; 22(5):348-355
[31]  X. Hou, S. Green, P. Walker, C. Askew, A. Green: Skeletal muscle mitochondrial function and walking performance in people with and without peripheral arterial disease; 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress, International Congress on Sport Science, Sports Medicine and Physical Education, Brisbane, Australia, 7-12 September, 2000. Page 109, Book of Abstracts.
[32]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Simon Green, Philip Walker, Chris Askew: Calf muscle performance in people with and without peripheral arterial disease; International Conference on Exercise and Nutrition for Better Health and Chronic Diseases, 11/6~15/6, 2000, Beijing, pp149~150, Abstracts Book.
[33]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Chris D Askew, Simon Green, Philip Walker: Muscle mitochondrial function, leg blood flow and walking performance in people with peripheral arterial disease; 5th International Olympic Congress on Sports Science, 31/10~5/11, 1999, Sydney, p 167, Abstracts
[34]  Xiang-Yu. Hou, Simon Green, Chris Askew, and Philip Walker: Calf performance, muscle mitochondrial function and leg blood flow in people with peripheral arterial disease; ANZ Angiology, 23~25 July, 1999, Sydney, Australia. pp46, Abstracts Book
[35]  Chris Askew, Simon Green, Xiang-Yu Hou, Philip Walker: The influence of repeated exercise testing on performance variability in peripheral arterial occlusive disease; 5th International Olympic Congress on Sports Science, 31/10~5/11, 1999, Sydney, Australia, pp 206, Abstracts Book.
[36]  Chris Askew, Simon Green, Xiang-Yu Hou, Philip Walker: An incremental cycling test to diagnose arterial claudication; ANZ Angiology, 23~25 July, 1999, Sydney, Australia. pp22,
[37]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Tang Chaoshu, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Angiotensin II activated exercise myocardium hypotrophy mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK); Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1997; 16(4):257
[38]  Chris Askew, Simon Green, Philip Walker, Xiang-Yu Hou: Reproducibility of walking and cycling capacity in patients with intermittent claudication; Pp22, 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting, ANZ Angiology, August, 1997, Brisbane
[39]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Tang Chaoshu, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of different exercise intensities on the density of beta adrenergic receptors in myocardium in rats; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1997; 16(2):133
[40]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Tang Chaoshu, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Taurine inhibited the protein phosphorylation of 44Kda in myocardial mitochondria in rats after acute exercise; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1997; 16(4):292
[41]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Tang Chaoshu, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Inhibition of the protein phosphorylation in myocardium by taurine after beta-adrenergic stimulation; Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 1996; 12(2):149
[42]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Li Wei-gen, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine supplementation on BCAA concentration in rats after exercise; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1995; 14(1):40
[43]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine on the plasma amino acids concentrations in rats after exercise; Sports science 1995; 15(2):65
[44]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine supplementation on the exercise capacity in rats; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1995; 14(2):77
[45]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: The possibility of taurine's application in the rehabilitation of cardiovascular medicine; Chinese Journal of Rehab Medicine 1995; 10(1):7
[46]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Xu Kai-ming, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effect of taurine supplementation on alpha-1 adrenoceptor gene expression in rat myocardium after exhaustive exercise training; 5th International Course and Conference on Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition of exercise and Training, 1995, Beijing P176
[47]  Xiang-Yu Hou, GAO yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine on the free radical system after exercise training; Sports Science 1994; 14(2):81
[48]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Li Wei-gen, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine on the serum lipids in rats after exercise; Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 1994; 10(3):249
[49]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, Han Chide: Effects of alpha 1-adrenergic receptor subtypes on the DNA synthesis in myocardiac cells; Journal of Beijing Medical University 1993; 25(4):285
[50]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Pu Junzhong, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of Chinese herbals on the protective system of free radicals in mice; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1993; 12(1):56
[51]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Li Wei-gen, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Effects of taurine supplementation on the myocardiac enzymes in serum after acute exercise; Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology 1993; 9(4):351
[52]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Li Wei-gen, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Changes of taurine concentration in myocardium after swim training and its possible significance; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1993; 12(4):197
[53]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao Yun-qiu, Han Chide. Effects of swimming on the density of alpha 1-adrenergic receptor subtypes in myocardium in rats; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1992; 11(2):67
[54]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Overtraining in athletes (Review); Sports Science 1992; 12(4):69
[55]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Changes of the free radical system and exercise performance capacity in Beijing elite athletes after a training season; Sports Science 1992; 12(5):66
[56]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao yun-qiu, et al: Changes of the exercise capacity in elite athletes after winter training; Mongolia Journal of Science and Technology in Sports 1992; 16:23
[57]  Xiang-Yu Hou. Effects of exercise on the metabolism of free radicals (Review); Sports Science 1991; 11(4):57
[58]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Gao Yun-qiu. Applied physiology of marathon running; Mongolia Journal of Science and Technology in Sports 1991; 3:21
[59]  Xiang-Yu Hou, Han Chide, Gao Yun-qiu. Effects of swim training on myocardial alpha 1-adrenoceptor and its subtypes in rats; The 8th International Biochemistry of Exercise Conference, Nagoya, Japan, Abstracts P151, 1991
[60]  Cheng Gai-hua, Xiang-Yu Hou, et al: Only alpha 1A modulates the DNA synthesis in myocardiac cells in alpha 1 adrenoceptor subtypes; Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 1991; 7(2):185
[61]  Xiang-Yu Hou. A case report of elite athlete with myocardiac syndrome; Chinese Journal of Sports Medicine 1990; 9(2):119