Peter W Bull - Director of Postgraduate Studies
DC, MAppSc, FICC
Peter Bull
PETER W. BULL DC, MAppSc, FICC
Peter Bull is currently a Senior Lecturer in Radiological Science with the Department of Health & Chiropractic at Macquarie University.
He is also the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Department.
He graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic from the Sydney College of Chiropractic in 1979, and was awarded the Student of the Year prize. He subsequently practiced in Private Practice for twenty years.
Prior to this he had earned a Certificate of Competency in Diagnostic Radiography from Sydney Technical College (1971), an Associate Diploma in Radiography from RMIT (1972) and a Diploma in Radiography from the Conjoint Board of the Royal Australian College of Radiologists and the Australian Institute of Radiographers (1973).
He completed his Master of Applied Science (Medical Imaging – Radiographic Image Interpretation) from Charles Sturt University in 2003.
He was admitted as a Fellow of the International College of Chiropractors in 2000.
He was awarded the Chiropractor of the Year by the Chiropractic Alumni in 1986, the UCAA Honour Award in 1985, the Knox Medallion for Service to the Chiropractic Programme at Macquarie in 1992, and Life Membership to the Gonstead Society in 2000.
Most recently he was awarded an Outstanding Service Award for service in the field of Chiropractic Radiology by the Chiropractors Association of Australia (NSW) in 2005.
He has taught continuously in the field of radiological science for twenty-five years.
He is a member of the Chiropractors Association of Australia, the Association of Educators in Radiological Sciences (USA) and the British Institute of Radiology.
He is a member of the Editorial Board for the Chiropractic Journal of Australia and a Director of the Chiropractors Association of Australia (NSW)
He was previously a member of the NSW Chiropractors Registration Board and has been the Chair of their Examination Committee continuously for twenty-years.
He was successful in achieving a Macquarie University Teaching Development Grant in 2001 ($5,000) for the development of an on-line teaching module in Radiology.
In 2002 he won a Flagship Teaching Development Grant ($50,000) for the development of teaching anatomy on-line.
In 2003 he was successful in tendering for a Macquarie University External Collaborative Research Grant ($28,000) to test the dynamic effects of the “Spinal Support Bedding System” on recumbent postures.
Following this success, he has recently won an ASRF Grant for $20,000 which will be matched by industry and Macquarie University to develop normative data pertaining to individuals resting on their back and side to determine which is the best suited or most appropriate mattress. This study will use pressure mapping and alignment instrumentation systems to measure these observations. These Grants will be valued at $60,000.
He is also developing a large cross-over clinical trial to test the efficacy of the Vax-D traction device on chronic disc lesions. He is preparing a MU External Collaborative Research Grant to fund this with an industry partner.
He is also the co-founder and Director of Image Connections Australasia, a spin-off company of Macquarie University, established to facilitate teleradiological solutions for Chiropractors and to develop an electronic data base of spinal x-ray images.
Phone: 02 9850 9383
Room 231/ Building E7A
Department of Health & Chiropractic
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY NSW 2109
Publications:
- Treble, SL, Niezabitowski, BA, Bull, PW. Spondylolisthesis and Associated Features: A Retrospective Study from a Chiropractic Student Outpatient Clinic.Chiropractic Journal of Australia Volume 35, No 3, 112-16 September 2005
- Lucas, GB., Bull, PW. Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging Relevant to Chiropractic? Chiropractic Journal of Australia Volume 35, No 3, 101-6 September 2005
- Bull, PW., Davidson, RA. A Comparison of Patient Entrance Skin Exposure for Videofluoroscopic and Functional Plain X-Ray Techniques Used in Cervical Spine Kinematics. Chiropractic Journal of Australia Volume 34, Number 3:87-92, September 2004
- De Silva, A., Murray, G., Bull, PW. Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsy following Biopsy of Cervical Lymphadenopathy. European Journal of Chiropractic Volume 50, 219-223, 2003
- Bryant, S., Atkins, BW., Bull, PW. Demographics and Diagnostic Profile of Patients Presenting to a University Chiropractic Outpatient Clinic. Chiropractic Journal of Australia Volume 33, Number 3, September 2003
- Love, Z., Bull, PW. Management of Dyspepsia: A Chiropractic Perspective. Chiropractic Journal of Australia Volume 33, Number 2, June 2003
- Genders, WD., Hopkins , SS., Lean, EK., Bull, PW. Dysmenorrhea and Pelvic Dysfunction: A Possible Clinical Relationship. Chiropractic Journal of Australia
Volume 33, Number 1, March 2003 - Bull,PW ., Hayek,R., Cameron,C., Curzon,J., Hurd,C., & McKee,L. The Effects of Spondylolisthesis on the Lumbar Spine: A Cross-Sectional Radiological Survey – Chiropractic Journal of Australia 2000; 30:5-12
Posters:
- Investigating the perceived diagnostic image quality of digital and screen/film AP lumbopelvic xrays. 2005 WFC Sydney
- Spondylolisthesis and associated clinical features: a retrospective study from chiropractic clinic. 2005 WFC Sydney
- Interexaminer reliability of Gonstead method of measuring pelvic x-rays. 2005 WFC Sydney
- Is premanipulative testing accurate in predicting possible strokes. 2005 Sydney
- Stress fractures of T7 pedicles: a report of a rare case. 2005 WFC Sydney
- Femur head height error on AP pelvic x-rays with alterations of source-to-image distance, central ray position, and object-to-film distance. 2005 WFC Sydney
- The utilisation of magnetic resonance imaging in Australian chiropractic practice. 2005 WFC Sydney
- The effect of x-ray malpositioning on the appearance of scoliosis. 2005 WFC Sydney
- Gonstead Endplate Lines: A Predictor of Cervical Spine Joint Dysfunction. 2003 WFC Orlando
- Posterior Ponticle: Are they Clinically Significant?2003 WFC Orlando
- Spinal Curve Patterns in Elite Female Sweep-Oared Rowers. 2003 WFC Orlando
- Traumatic Herniation of C4-5 Disc – A Case Report. 2001 WFC Paris
- Dysmenorrhea and Pelvic Dysfunction: A Possible Clinical Relationship. 2001 WFC Paris
- Validity of Motion Palpation Findings in the Identification of Cervical Intersegmental Joint Dysfunction Compared to the Henderson-Dorman Method. 2001 WFC Paris
- Deltoid “Pseudotumour” – A Case Report & Review of Literature. 2001 WFC Paris
- Contraindications found on Routine X-Rays. 2001 WFC Paris
- The Effects of Spondylolisthesis on the Lumbar Spine. 1999 WFC Auckland
Grants:
1. Eaton S, Hayek R, Bull PW, Beirman R. Baseline characteristics of people resting on their ‘best suited’ mattress using computerised Pressure Mapping and Spinal Alignment Recordings.
M acquarie U niversity External Collaborative Research Grants Scheme 2005 - $60,000
2.Hayek R, Bull PW, Vemulpad S, Eaton S. The dynamic effects of the “Spinal Support Bedding System” on recumbent postures.
M acquarie U niversity External Collaborative Research Grants Scheme 2002 - $27,000
3. Curson P, Bull PW, Neill A. Development of teaching anatomy on-line.
MacquarieUniversity Flagship Teaching Development Grant 2002 - $50,000
4. Bull PW. Development of an on-line teaching module in Radiology.
MacquarieUniversity Teaching Development Grant - $5,000
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