Dr Clara Pham

I am a Research Fellow in Health Economics, specialising in the application of economic evaluation methods for health service improvement. My areas of expertise include the analysis of large, linked datasets (administrative hospital and primary care data), health economic modelling using decision analysis and Markov models, and economic evaluations alongside controlled clinical trials. I also have a background in surgical systematic reviews and trauma and injury recovery research. My PhD used an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach to evaluate services for the preoperative assessment and management of high-risk surgical patients.

Most of my research is on the application of economic evaluation methods using real world data, i.e. data not from randomised controlled trials, across a range of clinical areas including stroke, preoperative medical assessment, frailty, musculoskeletal disorders, cancer, pharmacy, reproductive medicine and aged care. My current work focuses on the evaluation of services and strategies to improve care in the hospital (emergency department, cancer surveillance, polypharmacy), ageing population (out-of-hospital care services, transition care), community (preventive health) and maternal and perinatal health (interventions targeting the periconception and pregnancy period).