Priority-setting In Child Population Health: Increasing The Effectiveness Of Population Health Resources To Improve Health And Quality Of Life Of Australia's Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$153,975.00
Summary
There are many interventions competing for limited funds in Australian child population health. One problem is that evidence is limited to short-term and disease-based measures, making it hard to choose between options. In this Fellowship I will use a proven economic priority-setting approach to prioritise options for investment. This research will build my skills in policy-level decision-making; this and the study results will make me an independent research leader in child health economics.
Simulating The Long-term Health Economic Impact Of Overweight And Obesity In Australia And Identifying Cost-effective Treatment Or Prevention Strategies
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Increasing levels of obesity in Australia negatively impact on health and at considerable cost to the health system. Recent availability of large individual-level health datasets enables us to develop a better understanding of weight gain on the progression of obesity related co-morbidities, mortality and healthcare costs. This fellowship provides much-needed evidence on obesity interventions and its impact on long-term costs and benefits in Australia to inform future obesity related policies.
Using The Results Of Genome Wide Association Studies To Reduce The Burden Of Disease: A Case For Type II Diabetes?
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$332,255.00
Summary
Only half of those with type II diabetes (T2D) have been diagnosed. The delay allows for the progression of associated problems like blindness, cardiovascular disease and heart failure. Advances in genetics have helped identify genes increasing the risk of T2D. Using this information, we see whether we can predict if someone will develop the disease. We then determine whether a test at birth followed by preventive measures reduces the problems associated with T2D and helps people live longer.
The Value Of Osteoporosis Interventions: Evaluating The Cost-effectiveness And Incorporating Patients’ Preference
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Osteoporosis (OP) poses substantial disease and economic burden. Many medications are publicly available and subsidized in Australia, and many new medications are on the horizon. Their value for money, however, is questionable without solid health economic evidence. In addition, patient preference for OP treatment is not well understood. My project is to develop a global health economics model to identify cost-effective treatments, and to elicit patient preference for different OP treatments.
Changing Risks Factors And Cancer Outcomes In A Transitional Thai Prospective Cohort
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$414,453.00
Summary
This study will examine the health consequences of socioeconomic development in Thailand. Patterns of diseases, including the types and rates of diagnosis of cancer, are changing in Thailand as Western lifestyle habits are adopted. The aim of the research is to investigate risk factors for common cancers at the individual level, and the economic, cultural and environmental level. Understanding these risks and the ways they are changing will assist with future planning for cancer control programs
New Approaches To Describing And Valuing Quality Of Life
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$304,596.00
Summary
The ability of healthcare to improve quality of life is a major factor in determining public subsidy. This fellowship first explores patterns in Australian quality of life. This will identify groups with poor quality of life, and the remedying impact achieved under various interventions. It will then consider how people place value on aspects of quality of life. The two strands will allow linkage between important areas of quality of life and the policy impact of health interventions.