Dr Clifford Afoakwah
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Biography
I am a health economist and health services researcher with training in applied economics. I work within the Trauma and Injury Research Program, a collaboration between the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) and the Jamieson Trauma Institute. My research focuses on the design and conduct of economic evaluations of health interventions, drawing on linked administrative health data and clinical trial datasets. My expertise spans economic evaluation, burden of disease studies, health econometrics, and data analytics. I have contributed to evidence-informed clinical practice and supported the implementation of innovative models of care. I am passionate about leveraging real-world data to generate translational evidence that improves health outcomes and quality of life for people living with acute and chronic health conditions.Personal details
Positions
- Senior Research Fellow, Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Keywords
Health Economics, Economic Evaluation, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Trauma, Injury, Cardiovascular Disease
Research field
Applied economics, Econometrics, Health services and systems
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy
Publications
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/clifford.afoakwah
Selected research projects
- Title
- Effectiveness of Zinc Supplementation in Respiratory Infections in COPD Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2031382
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- respiratory infection; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); zinc supplementation; hospitalisation; antibiotic resistance
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
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