At the forefront of an evolving healthcare system, health economists, health services researchers and biostatisticians at CAHE are conducting multidisciplinary research to deliver leading advice, with significant impact on policy. CAHE brings together significant and diverse expertise and experience in areas including evidence-based medicine, biostatistics, health technology assessment, economic evaluation methods, economic modelling and data analytics. World-class research from the Centre delivers economic and health benefits through applying innovative methods and analysis, providing the catalyst for solutions to complex problems. The evidence we produce for health policy and practice impact enables translation to address real world problems in health and quality of life globally.

Website

https://www.griffith.edu.au/menzies-health-institute-queensland/our-research/centre-for-applied-health-economics

Organisation type

• University Research Centre

Number of research staff

20-100 research staff

Address

Griffith University (N78 2.34), 170 Kessels Road, Nathan QLD 4111

Strengths and capabilities

• Health Economics and Outcomes Research
• Health Technology Assessment (pharmaceuticals and medical services)
• Program Evaluation/evaluation of health services
• Econometrics
• Non market valuation and preference elicitation
• Clinical trial design and analysis
• Clinical Epidemiology and biostatistics
• Bioinformatics
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Research Study Design Methods

Facilities and major equipment

• Linked health administrative database of CVD hospitalisation
• Randomisation service for clinical trials

Lead researchers

• Associate Professor & Centre Director Josh Byrnes—Internationally recognised Health Economist and evaluated the tobacco plain packaging policy leading to international implementation
• Associate Professor Martin Downes—Evaluation of drugs, medical services, and the My Health Record leading to policy decisions affecting the entire Australian population
• Professor Robert Ware—Internationally renowned biostatistician and clinical epidemiologist with a focus on design and analysis of longitudinal studies

Achievements of the centre

• Research leading to key policy decisions for the extension of access to biologics for psoriasis sufferers through the PBS
• CAHE’s research was ranked at world standard in the field of Applied Economics (1402)
• Led the cost benefit analysis of plain packaging of tobacco legislation for the World Trade Organisation dispute

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Health and medical
• Social sciences