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Prof

Tony Blakely

Professorial Fellow In Epidemiology
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Prevention
population interventions
contemporary methods
tobacco
diet
aging
cancer
cardiovascular
obesity
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Prof

Tony Blakely

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Epidemiology
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 15 for Tony Blakely.

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The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE)

2020 - 2025
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Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing

2020 - 2025
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The Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame (CREATE)

2020 - 2025
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Dietary Interventions: Evidence & Translation (DIET) Programme

2018 - 2023
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Overarching Research Collaboration Agreement w/ University of Otago

2020 - 2023
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Selected Components of the “Collaboration for Cancer Research Aotearoa New Zealand”

2020 - 2022
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Disability, social mobility and the wellbeing of people with disabilities

This project aims to analyse the effect the acquisition of a disability in adulthood has on subsequent socio-economic circumstances (employm..

2017 - 2021
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Smokefree NZ by 2025

2021 - 2021
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Modelling for the development of Accentures Rapid Antigen Test

2021 - 2021
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Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE3)

2019 - 2021
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Project Types

11

Research Contracts

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 374 for Tony Blakely.

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Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand

Leah Grout, Ameera Katar, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Jennifer A Summers, Amanda Kvalsvig, Michael G Baker, Tony Blakely, Nick Wilson

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVES: To identify COVID-19 quarantine system failures in Australia and New Zealand. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: Observati..

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232The Impact of Australasian Voluntary Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling on Packaged Food Reformulation

Laxman Bablani, Cliona Ni Mhurchu, Bruce Neal, Christopher Skeels, Kevin Staub, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract Background Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) of packaged foods..

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Factors Explaining Socio-Economic Inequalities in Survival from Colon Cancer: A Causal Mediation Analysis.

Nina Afshar, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Luc Te Marvelde, Tony Blakely, Andrew Haydon, Victoria M White, Jon D Emery, Rebecca J Bergin, Kathryn Whitfield, Robert JS Thomas, Graham G Giles, Roger L Milne, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2021  |  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

BACKGROUND: Socio-economic inequalities in colon cancer survival exist in high-income countries, but the reasons are unclear. We a..

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The probability of the 6-week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Jason Thompson, Natalie Carvalho, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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Simulating future public health benefits of tobacco control interventions: a systematic review of models

Ankur Singh, Nick Wilson, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: To prioritise tobacco control interventions, simulating their health impacts is valuable. We undertook a systematic re..

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Corrigendum to: Short-run effects of poverty on asthma, ear infections and health service use: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Rebecca Bentley, Koen Simons, Amanda Kvalsvig, Barry Milne, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int J Epidemiol

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Estimating the impact of control measures to prevent outbreaks of COVID-19 associated with air travel into a COVID-19-free country

Nick Wilson, Michael G Baker, Tony Blakely, Martin Eichner

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

We aimed to estimate the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks associated with air travel to a COVID-19-free country [New Zealand (NZ)]. A st..

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Short-run effects of poverty on asthma, ear infections and health service use: analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Rebecca Bentley, Koen Simons, Amanda Kvelsvig, Barry Milne, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  Int J Epidemiol

BACKGROUND: Many studies have reported an inferred causal association of income poverty with physical health among children; but m..

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The indirect health impacts of COVID19 restrictions: a strong debate informed by weak evidence

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Ameera Katar, Patrick Abraham, Nathan Grills, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021

KEY MESSAGES There has been concern, and much heated debate, on the possible negative effects of restrictions, stay-at-home order..

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Should prioritising health interventions be informed by modelling studies? The case of cancer control in Aotearoa New Zealand

Nick Wilson, Leah Grout, Jennifer Summers, Amanda C Jones, Anja Mizdrak, Nhung Nghiem, Cristina Cleghorn, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL

In this viewpoint, we suggest that policymakers should prioritise health interventions by using evidence around health gain, impac..

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Epidemiology
Applied Economics
Clinical Health
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Health Services and Systems
Expanding Knowledge
Policy and Administration

News

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What if Victoria cannot eliminate Delta this time?

Tony Blakely

Lockdown 5 in Victoria was textbook. Outbreak occurred, contact tracing swung into action, cases were found and, over time, the number of da..

August 23, 2021
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The strength of Sydney’s lockdown is crucial over the next 100 days

Laxman Bablani, Tim Wilson, Hassan Andrabi, Vijaya Sundararajan, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Patrick Abraham, Jason Thompson, Tony Blakely

Despite the strong restrictions in New South Wales, particularly in those Local Government Authorities (LGAs) of concern, COVID-19 case num..

August 22, 2021
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We need to talk about elimination vs suppression in Australia again

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Laxman Bablani, Patrick Andersen, Driss Ait Ouakrim, Natalie Carvalho, Patrick Abraham, Marie-Anne Boujaoude, Ameera Katar, Edifofon Akpan, Nick Wilson, Mark Stevenson

It was the ‘big question’ of 2020 and remains so in 2021 – is an elimination strategy that tries to get rid of COVID-19 better than a suppre..

August 9, 2021
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Australia needs a more rational, evidence-based border policy

Nathan Grills, Tony Blakely, Alexander van Heusden

Australia’s low vaccination coverage is currently holding back the reopening of our domestic and international borders. And it will be some ..

August 2, 2021
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How long till Sydney gets out of lockdown?

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Tim Wilson, Laxman Bablani, Hassan Andrabi, Jason Thompson, Tony Blakely

More than a month after the first case of the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales was identified, the State Government is still str..

July 20, 2021
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What’s the right COVID-19 risk to live with?

Tony Blakely, Vijaya Sundararajan, Tim Wilson

As Australia inches up its vaccine rollout, the question of when the country can open up has become more pressing. Last week, Prime Minister..

July 7, 2021
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80% vaccination won't get us herd immunity, but it could mean safely opening international borders

Tony Blakely, Vijaya Sundararajan

ShutterstockThe first phase of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-stage “pathway out of the COVID-19 pandemic..

July 4, 2021
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Yes, lockdowns are costly. But the alternatives are worse

Patrick Abraham, Laxman Bablani, Natalie Carvalho, Tony Blakely

Lockdowns are costly. They damage businesses and livelihoods. Victoria’s recent lockdown cost about

00 million a day in lost economi..

June 30, 2021
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Why do our COVID outbreaks always seem to happen in Melbourne? Randomness and bad luck

Nancy Baxter, Tony Blakely

James Ross/AAPA man from Wollert, a suburb in Melbourne’s north, breezed into Melbourne from South Australian h..

June 3, 2021
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Hotel quarantine causes 1 outbreak for every 204 infected travellers. It's far from ‘fit for purpose’

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Ameera Katar, Tony Blakely

With Melbourne under lockdown for another seven days, the consequences of Australia’s inefficient and dangerous quarantine system continue. ..

June 2, 2021
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

1998

Fellow New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine (FNZCPHM)

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Credentials

Positions

Professorial Fellow In Epidemiology

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Iea Member, And Associate Editor Of The International Journal Of Epidemiology Since 2017

International Epidemiology Association

Public Health Medicine Specialist

New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine

Education

Epidemiology

University of Otago

Public Health

University of Otago

Medicine

University of Otago

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International Linkages

University of Otago

New Zealand

University of Washington

United States