Australian Mesothelioma Registry (AMR)

Academic Lead:Dr Ewan MacFarlane
Occupational epidemiologist, Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
Clinical Leads: Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Director, Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health
Registry contacts:

Dr Ewan MacFarlane, Monash University
Phone: +61 3 9903 0593
Email: ewan.macfarlane@monash.edu

Sue Barker, AIHW
Phone: 1800 378 861
Email: amr@aihw.gov.au

Purpose / aims:

The AMR is a joint collaboration between the Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (MonCOEH) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The purpose and aims of the AMR are to:

  • better understand the relationship between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
  • better understand the nature and levels of asbestos exposure that can result in mesothelioma
  • identify the circumstances under which groups of individuals are exposed to potentially dangerous levels of asbestos and to facilitate prevention
  • assist the development of policies to best deal with the asbestos still present in our environment
  • provide information to assist researchers in undertaking investigations with the aim of preventing mesothelioma in the future
  • identify other exposures that may be associated with mesothelioma
  • monitor and report on longitudinal or geographic trends
  • inform the development of community education and awareness strategies
Population captured: All notified mesothelioma cases are included in the Registry. Consenting cases are interviewed to assess asbestos exposure in occupational and non-occupational contexts.
Outcomes collected: Mesothelioma notification data and lifetime exposure data.
Year established: 2010
Funding source: Safe Work Australia
Website:mesothelioma-australia.com