Study level

  • PhD

Faculty/School

Faculty of Health

School of Public Health and Social Work

Topic status

We're looking for students to study this topic.

Research centre

Centre for Healthcare Transformation

Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation

Supervisors

Dr Clifford Afoakwah
Position
Senior Research Fellow, Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Health
Professor Kirsten Vallmuur
Position
Professor & Chair of Trauma Surveillance and Data Analytics
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Health

Overview

Injury is a major contributor to mortality, morbidity, and permanent disability, and imposes a significant burden on the Australian health system. A better understanding of the burden, models of care, and economic drivers of injury will help design cost-effective injury prevention and treatment strategies to minimize the incidence and burden of the disease while improving injury outcomes.

Research activities

  • Conduct an extensive review of literature on the economic cost of injury.
  • Quantitative analysis of linked administrative hospital data.
  • Collaborate with clinicians and researchers at the Jamieson Trauma Institute (JTI), and Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI).
  • Publish research findings in reputable journals and present at relevant conferences and workshops.

Outcomes

This project will investigate the burden (both direct and indirect cost) of transport and work-related injuries in the Australian population using linked retrospective population-based cohort data.

Skills and experience

  • A master degree (or equivalent) in a health discipline, economics or a related discipline.
  • Strong quantitative skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in handling large datasets in R, Stata or similar software for data cleaning and analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for presenting research findings and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrated publication record (or potential) in peer-reviewed journals.

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Contact

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