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Project liaisons

It is a requirement that an ALSWH Liaison person be involved on every project in order to help with correct use and interpretation of the data. Please ensure your nominated Liaison person has expertise which aligns with your proposed research topic.

A Liaison person must be contacted before the EoI is prepared, and must see the completed EoI before it is submitted to the ALSWH.

ALSWH Liaison people are very familiar with ALSWH data as well as the areas of research currently being conducted using the data. Therefore they are able to provide the best advice regarding the feasibility of any prospective projects.

For projects involving survey or substudy data, the responsibility of an ALSWH liaison person is limited to the following:

  • Discussing the EoI application with the potential collaborator/s
  • Providing advice on developing the research plan (including appropriate use of ALSWH data)
  • Maintaining contact with the lead collaborator for the duration of the project
  • Reviewing publications and manuscripts before they are submitted to a journal or editor (the ALSWH Liaison person reserves the right to refer publications to the ALSWH Data Access Committee)

In addition to these liaison responsibilities, the Liaison person’s level of involvement with the project must be discussed prior to the project commencing. It is expected that the Liaison person will be included as a collaborator and an author on papers consistent with their contribution to the project – please see the NHMRC guidelines for detail: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/publications/australian-code-responsible-conduct-research-2018

For projects involving linked data the ALSWH Liaison person must:

  • Have expertise in using linked data
  • Be involved in the project / analysis plan from the beginning
  • Be included in the project as a collaborator and as an author on any publications. This requirement is due to the complexity of the data and ALSWH’s responsibilities to the linked data custodians

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • social inequality in health
  • diet
  • weight trajectories
  • chronic diseases (CVD, diabetes, depression) related to reproductive health
  • menarche, hysterectomy, menopause, symptoms, hormone use
  • pregnancy complications and birth outcomes
  • intergenerational health, including the Mothers and their Children’s Health (MatCH) Substudy
  • statistical methodology relevant to longitudinal and life course data

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • DVA Repatriation-MBS
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)
  • Pathways in Aged Care
  • DVA Aged Care
  • Australian Cancer Database
  • Admitted Patient Data Collections
  • Perinatal Data Collections
  • Emergency Department Data Collections

g.mishra@uq.edu.au
Ph: 07 3346 5224

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • tobacco control / smoking
  • statistical methods
  • rural health
  • chronic disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease, depression, musculoskeletal conditions)
  • obesity
  • health services use

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • DVA Repatriation-MBS
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)
  • Pathways in Aged Care
  • DVA Aged Care
  • Admitted Patient Data Collections
  • Perinatal Data Collection

a.dobson@uq.edu.au
Ph: 07 336 55346

 

Available for projects involving data from the 1921-26 Cohort only.

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • ageing including; the role of health services, preventive activities, and treatments in maintaining quality of life for older people, and in determining physical, psychological and social factors associated with optimal physical and mental health of men and women as they age
  • risk determination, assessment, screening and diagnostic tests
  • health care evaluation, and measurement of health outcomes
  • aged care
  • mature-age workforce participation and retirement

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)
  • Pathways in Aged Care
  • DVA Aged Care
  • Australian Cancer Database
  • Admitted Patient Data Collections

julie.byles@newcastle.edu.au
Ph: 02 4040 0668

 

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  •  physical activity
  •  weight and weight gain
  •  sedentary behaviour
  • health promotion and illness/disease prevention
  • prevention and management of chronic illness

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • DVA Repatriation-MBS
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)

wbrown@uq.edu.au

Ph: 07 3365 6446

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • reproductive health
  • prenatal and maternal health behaviour
  • sole and young motherhood
  • the health impact of intimate partner violence and other forms of abuse
  • multiple disadvantage and health outcomes

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)
  • Australian Cancer Database
  • Admitted Patient Data Collections
  • Perinatal Data Collections

Deborah.Loxton@newcastle.edu.au
Ph: 02 4042 0690

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • Caregiving (predictors of, transitions in, outcomes of)
  • Social inequalities research (in particular social mobility, education)
  • Intergenerational health, including the Mothers and their Children’s Health (MatCH) Substudy
  • Comorbidity
  • Chronic disease
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Health service research

l.tooth@sph.uq.edu.au
Ph: 07 3346 4691

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • domestic violence and partner abuse
  • adverse experiences and environments during childhood
  • chronic health (particularly diabetes & cardiovascular disease)
  • cancer
  • reproductive and maternal health
  • birth outcomes and prenatal health
  • statistical methods

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA)
  • DVA Repatriation-MBS
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (all)
  • Pathways in Aged Care
  • DVA Aged Care
  • Australian Cancer Database
  • Admitted Patient Data Collections
  • Perinatal Data Collections

peta.forder@newcastle.edu.au
Ph: 02 4042 0676

Available for linked data projects only.

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • Dementia Epidemiology
  • Linked Data
  • Biostatistical Methods
  • Military Health
  • Cancer screening

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Aged Care
  • Mortality data (cause of death)
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
  • Hospital data (admitted patients)

m.waller@uq.edu.au
Ph: 07 3365 5116

Specific research interests and areas of expertise:

  • Dementia
  • Ageing
  • Health service use
  • Other chronic conditions
  • Health behaviours
  • Statistical methods (including: longitudinal analysis, time to event analysis)

Expertise in analysing the following linked datasets:

  • Medicare Benefits Schedule (non-DVA and RMBS)
  • Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
  • Aged Care (ACAP, ACFI, RAC, HCP)
  • State hospital collections (Admitted patients data collections, emergency department data collections)
  • Australian Cancer Database
  • Cause of death