Health Economics
Assessing Cost Effectiveness (ACE) in Prevention
Funding Body: National Health and Medical Research Council
Chief Investigators: Ian Anderson (Centre for the Study of Health and Society, University of Melbourne), Rob Carter (Deakin University), Theo Vos (University of Queensland), Alan Lopez (University of Queensland), Chris Doran (University of Queensland), Andrew Wilson (University of Queensland)
Description: This project applies the 'ACE' approach to priority setting to the prevention of non-communicable diseases in Australia, including the implications for Indigenous Australians and the most efficient ways of implementing priority interventions in primary care. This project is sponsoring a PHD Bursary at The University of Melbourne.
Priority Setting in Aboriginal Health: Planning for the Prevention of Non-communicable diseases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Funding Body: The CRC for Aboriginal Health
Chief Investigator: Michael Otim
Description: This PhD project applies the “ACE” approach to priority setting to the prevention of non-communicable diseases in Indigenous Australians and how to contextualise Indigenous health