Research projects
Our research covers a broad spectrum of population health topics. Find out more about our researchers' activities.
Displaying 1 - 15 of 46 project(s).
Understanding the barriers to reducing Ebola spread, and identifying implementation measures that could be applied within the community and humanitarian health agencies to minimise mortality rates.
The ACT Asbestos Health Study will examine the health effects of living in a house with loose-fill asbestos insulation in the ACT. The study will provide information on domestic exposure to loose-fill asbestos in the ACT and on the health concerns of current and recent residents of Mr Fluffy houses.
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People
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Support officer
- Professor Cathy Banwell, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Principal investigator
- Professor Philip Batterham, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
This project is an update Data Linkage component of the ACT Asbestos Health Study conducted in 2015.
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- Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Researcher
- Dr Nina Lazarevic, Researcher
- Ms Hsei Di (Sadie) Law, Researcher
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
- Ms Elizabeth Chalker
- Ms Leah Newman (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
- Emeritus Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Associate Professor Mark Clements
This project investigates the impact of telehealth on uptake and quality of primary health care in Australia.
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- Rachel Freeman Robinson, Researcher
- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Associate Professor Jane Desborough, Researcher
- Dr Anne Parkinson, Researcher
- Dr Danielle Butler, Researcher
- Dr Jenny Welsh, Researcher
- Dr Nina Lazarevic, Researcher
- Dr Tsheten Tsheten , Researcher
- Ms Hsei Di (Sadie) Law, Researcher
- Ms Sue Trevenar, Support officer
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
As part of a review of biosecurity risks for the import of beef to Australia, this project assesses the risks associated with Salmonella serotype Typhimurium DT104.
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- Professor Kathryn Glass, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
- Samantha Vilkins
- Marta Hernandez-Jover
- David Jordan
AusPathoGen aims to reduce the impact of infectious diseases on public health by improving pathogen characterisation and optimising responses through large-scale integration of pathogen genomics, epidemiological data and surveillance data at the population health level.
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- Associate Professor Son Nghiem, Researcher
- Dr Kayla Smurthwaite, Researcher
- Dr My Tran, Researcher
- Dr Tehzeeb Zulfiqar, Researcher
- Ms Danielle Cribb, Researcher
- Professor Emily Lancsar, Principal investigator
- Professor Kathryn Glass, Principal investigator
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Principal investigator
Australia is considered one of the successful countries in responding to and minimising the COVID-19 pandemic. The collaborative efforts among epidemiologists and health experts with state/territory and Commonwealth health departments helped stem the outbreak.
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- Tatum Street, Support officer
- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Professor Kamalini Lokuge, Principal investigator
- Professor Cathy Banwell, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Kathryn Glass, Researcher
This project updates estimates of cases of gastroenteritis in Australia, and estimates the economic costs of these illness in dollar terms and in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) lost.
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- Dr Angus McLure, Researcher
- Professor Kathryn Glass, Researcher
- Professor Martyn Kirk, Researcher
- Laura Ford
Collaboration with Cancer Council NSW will use data from the 45 and Up Study to conduct innovative research to provide large-scale quantitative evidence for decision making on investments in cancer control.
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People
- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Joyce Zhang
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This project aims to conduct in-depth analysis of multiple causes of death from Australian death registration data for the period 2006-2017, focusing on the causal patterns for deaths from cardiovascular diseases, and their associations with other relevant communicable and non-communicable diseases.
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- Associate Professor Chalapati Rao, Researcher
- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Supervisor
The 45 and Up Study includes 1,934 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants, within a general population-based cohort. Future work will focus on common sources of disability and morbidity, the relationship of physical and mental health, adult hearing loss and risk factors such as smoking. Indigenous inequalities in CVD and CVD care are considered below.
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People
- Associate Professor Katie Thurber, Researcher
- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Ray Lovett, Researcher
This project uses linked data to understand the socio-demographic cohorts in the COVID-19 vaccine strategy, COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in the Australian population, and the fatal burden of COVID-19 in residential aged care homes in Australia.
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- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Dr Jenny Welsh, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Principal investigator
Modelling spatio-temporal patterns in reported cryptospordiosis and its association with environmental and demographic factors
Current recommended preventive treatment with blood pressure- and lipid-lowering medications can more than halve the risk of future CVD events. However, our findings showed that >70% of those at high CVD risk in Australia are not receiving such therapies
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- Associate Professor Grace Joshy, Researcher
- Dr Ellie Paige, Researcher
- Dr Cathy Day, Researcher
- Dr Jenny Welsh, Researcher
- Ms Kay Soga, Researcher
- Professor Emily Banks, Researcher
- Professor Rosemary Korda, Researcher
Spatio-temporal modelling of dust storms and prolonged dry conditions on trends in respiratory mortality in Australia.
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- Associate Professor Aparna Lal, Researcher
- Craig Strong ( Fenner School, ANU)
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