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Biography
Cyra has a keen interest in public health, strengthening health systems and health policy. She has an extensive background in health research, working in both clinical and academic settings. She has worked across multiple projects to increase the uptake of research evidence in clinical practice and policy. In her role at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, she played a leading role in developing technical advice and recommendations for immunisation policy at the national level.
Cyra’s research project focuses on identifying the elements of resilient health systems, particularly in the context of infectious disease outbreaks. She intends to use these findings to build evidence-based practical tools that can be used by decision makers and program managers in responding to acute public health emergencies
Research
Research interests
Health Systems
Public health policy
Infectious diseases and outbreak response
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Projects
Publications
Patel C, Dalton L, Dey A, Macartney K & Beard F. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacist-administered vaccination services [letter]. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 17(1):2040-2041.
Patel C, Beard F, Hendry A, Quinn H, Dey A, Macartney K, Hueston L, Dwyer DE & McIntyre P. (2020). Australian mumps serosurvey 2012–2013: any cause for concern? Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 44: doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.44.67.
Patel C, Chiu C, Beard F, Crawford N & Macartney K. (2020). One disease, two vaccines: challenges in prevention of meningococcal disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 12(10):453-456.e1.
Patel C, Brotherton JML, Pillsbury A, Jayasinghe S, Donovan B, Macartney K & Marshall H. (2018). The impact of 10 years of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Australia: what additional disease burden will a nonavalent vaccine prevent? EuroSurveillance, 23(41):pii=1700737.
Sheridan S, Patel C, Macartney K & Cheng A. (2018). New enhanced vaccines for older Australians: what promise do they hold? Medical Journal of Australia, 209(3):110-112.
Macartney K, Phillips A, Patel C, Pillsbury A & Brotherton J. (2018). Authors' reply: Safety of human papillomavirus vaccines [letter]. Drug Safety, 41(5): 541-543.
Phillips A, Patel C, Pillsbury A, Brotherton J & Macartney K. (2018). Safety of human papillomavirus vaccines: an updated review. Drug Safety, 41(4): 329-346.
Madhani FI, Karmaliani R, Patel C, Bann CM, McClure EM, Pasha O & Goldenberg RL. (2017). Women’s perceptions of domestic violence: an observational study from Hyderabad, Pakistan. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(1): 76-100.
Li-Kim-Moy J, Yin JK, Patel C, Beard F, Chiu C, Macartney K & McIntyre P. (2016). Australian vaccine preventable disease epidemiological review series: Influenza 2006–2015. Communicable Infectious Intelligence,40(4):482-495.
Patel C & Macartney K. (2016). In support of the call for gender-neutral HPV vaccination in Canada [letter]. Canadian Medical Association Journal, letter in response to Shapiro et al 2016 CMAJ 188:881-886.
Brown B, Patel C, McInnes E, Mays N, Young J & Haines M. (2016). The effectiveness of clinical networks in improving quality of care and patient outcomes: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies, BMC Health Services Research, 16:360.
Golshan A, Patel C & Hyder AA. (2013). A systematic review of the epidemiology of unintentional burn injuries in South Asia, Journal of Public Health, 35(3): 384-396.