Curriculum Vitae - Alex Bahar-Fuchs

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287 Glenhuntly Rd.

Elsternwick

Victoria 3185

Tel:               M: (61) 0425 804191

Email:               alex@psych-it.com.au

                 bfalex@gmail.com

Recent/Current Employment

• Clinical Neuropsychologist- April 09- Ongoing (part-time)- Casey Hospital, Melbourne
• Research Officer- May 2008- Ongoing (part-time)- Nuclear Medicine, Austin Health, Melbourne
• Private Practice - 2008 - Ongoing (Part-Time) - Counseling and Psychotherapy
• Research Design and Analysis Tutor- March 09- June 09 (part-time) - School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Monash University
• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Locum - September-November 2008, Caulfield Hospital
• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Locum - February, April, June 2008, Epworth Hospital

Education Summary

• PhD (Clinical Neuropsychology), Full-time, 2005 - 2009, Monash Univ., Melbourne, Australia.

Thesis Title: Olfaction and the Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease (Supervision: A/Prof Greg Savage & Dr Simon Moss).

• The equivalent of a masters degree were also completed during the first two years of my studies, including coursework and practica.

• Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology 2004, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia (H1)

• Thesis Title: Screening for Cognitive Deterioration in the Elderly: Detection of Clock-Anomalies, and Object-Place Association (Supervision: A/Prof Michael Saling)

• Bachelor of Arts (Major in Psychology) 1999-2002, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheba, Israel

Relevant Skills Summary

Relevant Employment Details

April 2009- Ongoing (Permanent, Part Time)

• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Casey Hospital, Melbourne

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of persons with acquired brain injuries and neurological disorders
• Assessments of decision-making capacity
• Counseling and psycho-education of patients and their families
• Contribution to multidisciplinary case meetings
• Clinical report writing
• Development and promotion of quality projects, education sessions, and professional development

May 2008 - Ongoing (Part Time)

• Research Neuropsychologist, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Austin Hospital

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of persons enrolled in various imaging studies in the Nuclear Medicine Department
• Participation in team meetings
• Contribution to manuscript preparation

September- November 2008 (Locum)

• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Caulfield Hospital

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of persons with acquired brain injuries and neurological disorders
• Assessments of decision-making capacity
• Counseling and psycho-education of patients and their families
• Contribution to multidisciplinary case meetings
• Clinical report writing

February- June 2008 (Locum)

• Clinical Neuropsychologist, Epworth Hospital

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of persons with acquired brain injuries
• Monitoring of recovery from post-traumatic amnesia
• Contribution to multidisciplinary case meetings
• Psycho-education and consultations to patientsÔÇÖ families
• Clinical report writing

January- June 2007

• Probationary Psychologist, Osborn Sloan & Associates, Melbourne.

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of persons with acquired brain injuries
• Feedback sessions with clients and families
• Special focus given to the provision of practical recommendations to increase participation levels
• Development of treatment plans
• Development of behavioural guidelines for carers when working with clients presenting challenging behaviours
• Worked within a multi-disciplinary health team
• Participated in carer meetings and training
• Participated in the observation and recording of target behaviours
• Work Within a community-based framework
• Worked with a wide variety of client populations
• Provided ongoing cognitive-behavioural therapeutic intervention
• Worked with clients in rural settings
• Case formulation & report writing

June - December 2006

• Probationary Psychologist, Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)- Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne.

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of children & adolescents with a range of neurological & psychiatric conditions
• Inpatient and outpatient experience
• Use of neuropsychological tests with special relevance to this client population
• Provision of family feedback
• Provided feedback within a school setting
• Case formulation & report Writing
• Independently managed a workload and liaised with other staff

January - June 2006:

• Probationary Psychologist, Neuropsychology Unit, Neurosciences, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne.

Main Responsibilities

• Neuropsychological assessment of adult clients with a wide range of neurological conditions
• Case formulation & report writing
• Observation of speech pathology and occupational therapy Assessments
• Observation of neurosurgery

May 2005- May 2007:

• Research Assistant, Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Epworth Hospital, Melbourne.

Main Responsibilities

• Management of large data-base of TBI outcome data
• Main statistical analyst within the team
• Contributed to report-writing to funding body (TAC)
• Contributed to manuscript preparation for peer-reviewed journals
• Worked within a team of seven other research assistants

March - December 2005:

• Tutor, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne
• Units Taught: Developmental Psychology & Research Methods

Main Responsibilities

• 4 Weekly in-class hours
• Preparation of class material
• Assignment marking

March- December 2004:

• Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Melbourne University, Melbourne.

Responsibilities

• Administration of experiments in the psycholinguistics laboratory

Community/Extra Curricular Work

• Counselor, 2000-2001, "AMKHA" personal support & counseling to a holocaust survivor (Israel).
• Volunteer, 2000-2001, Child & Adolescent Inpatient Service, Beer-Sheba Psychiatric Hospital (Israel)

Publications and Conference Presentations

Refereed Journal Articles/Abstracts

Kathryn A Ellis, Ashley I Bush, David Darby, Daniela De Fazio, Jonathan
Foster, Peter Hudson, Nicola T. Lautenschlager, et al. (2009) "The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of ageing (AIBL): methodology and baseline characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease". International Psychogeriatrics, 21(4); 672-687

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., & Savage, G. (2008). Unirhinal Olfactory Identification and Memory in Alzheimer's disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Healthy Aging. Brain Impairment, 9, 77-78.

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., Pike, K., Villemgne, V., Rowe, C. & Savage, G. (2008) ÔÇ£The relationship between olfactory deficits and Beta-Amyloid burden in AD, MCI and healthy aging: A PIB-PET study. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 4(S4), T251-T252

Ponsford, J., Hill, B., Karamitsios, M., & Bahar-Fuchs, A. (2008). Factors influencing outcome after orthopedic trauma. J Trauma, 64(4), 1001-1009.

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Savage, G., Rowe, C., & Moss, S.  (2007). Decline of olfactory identification in MCI and AD: Evidence for the breakdown of olfactory semantics.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13(S2), 102.

Ponsford, J., Whelan, R. & Bahar-Fuchs, A. (2007) Alcohol and Drug Use Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Study. Brain Injury 21(13) 1385-1392

Articles in Submission/Preparation

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Savage, G., Rowe, C., & Moss, S.  (2009). Unirhinal olfactory performance in MCI and AD: Evidence for asymmetry in performance. Chemical Senses (Submitted - under review)

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., Pike, K., Villemgne, V., Masters, C., Rowe, C. & Savage, G.  (2009). The relationship between olfactory deficits and Beta-Amyloid burden in AD, MCI and healthy aging: A PIB-PET study. Biological Psychiatry (Submitted-under review).

Bahar-Fuchs, A., Savage, G., Rowe, C., & Moss, S.  (2008). Awareness of olfactory deficits in MCI, AD and healthy elderly. Neuropsychology (Submitted- under review).

Conference Proceedings & Invited Presentations

2008

• Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., Pike, K., Villemgne, V., Rowe, C. & Savage, G. The relationship between olfactory deficits and Beta-Amyloid burden in AD, MCI and healthy aging: A PIB-PET study. Poster presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's disease, Chicago, USA, 25-31 July 2008.
• Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., & Savage, G. ÔÇ£Unirhinal Olfactory Identification and Memory in Alzheimer's disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Healthy Aging. Poster presented at the 31^st Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment Conference, Melbourne, Australia, May 2008.

2007

• Bahar-Fuchs, A., Moss, S., & Savage, G. Olfactory Processes in AD and MCI: Effects of Unirhinal Odour Presentation and the Semantic Similarity of Targets and DistractersTalk presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Bilbao, Spain, July 2007
• Bahar-Fuchs, A., Semantics in Olfaction in Dementia Patients. Invited Speaker, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Sydney, Australia, 12th June, 2007
• Bahar-Fuchs, A., Decline in Olfactory Identification among AD & MCI Patients. Invited Speaker, Psychology Postgraduate Colloquium, Department of Psychology, Melbourne University, Melbourne 27th April, 2007

2006

• Bahar-Fuchs, A. & Savage, G. Olfactory Decline in AD and MCI: Evidence for the Breakdown of Olfactory SemanticsTalk Presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the CCN, Manly, Sydney, November 2006

2004

• Bahar-Fuchs, A. & Saling, M. Detection of Clock-Anomalies and Object-Place Associations in Early ADPoster Presented at the 10th Annual Conference of the CCN, Bondi, Sydney, November 2004

Memberships

• Registered with the Victorian PsychologistsÔÇÖ Registration Board (Australia, Registration Number: 9255).
• Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society (Member No. 030758)
• Member of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment 
• Member of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavior Therapy

            Awards

• Recipient of the ÔÇÿBest Poster Presentation Award', the 31^st conference of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment, May 1-3, 2008, Melbourne, Australia.
• Monash International Research Scholarship (MIPRS) and Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS)
• Awarded the University of Melbourne ÔÇÿInternational Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship' (awarded to 10 international students university-wide)

Personal Interests

• Co-Founder and Co-Director of Psych-it.com.au - A Leading International Self-Awareness Initiative, and the Largest Self-Awareness website in Australia 
• Psychodynamic and Existential Psychotherapy
• Internet-based delivery of Psychological Services
• History of Psychological Thought and Movements
• Reading
• Music, Film and Drums
• Sports: swimming, running, tennis
• Overseas Travel: South America, New-Zealand

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