The Economics of Surgery: Using Routine and Registry Data to Improve Policy, With Particular Reference to Congenital Heart Disease (The Fontan Procedure) and Prosthetic Surgery (Hip and Knee Replacements)

Grant number: 1093229 | Funding period: 2015 - 2017

Completed

Abstract

My research will use economics to help improve surgery outcomes. Clinical and policy recommendations in surgery often come from a relatively low evidence base. I will make use of detailed data registries of previous recipients of hip and knee surgery (St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne) and Fontan heart surgery (Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne) to develop advanced economic models of surgery outcomes. My aim is to use these models to improve real-world health policies in surgery.

Related publications (3)

Predicting the Long-Term Gains in Health-Related Quality of Life After Total Knee Arthroplasty

CG Schilling, MM Dowsey, DJ Petrie, PM Clarke, PF Choong

2017-02-01

Background We investigated the predictors of long-term gains in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) from total knee arthroplasty (..

Using CART to Identify Thresholds and Hierarchies in the Determinants of Funding Decisions

C Schilling, D Mortimer, K Dalziel

2017-02-01

There is much interest in understanding decision-making processes that determine funding outcomes for health interventions. We use..

Using Patient-Reported Outcomes for Economic Evaluation: Getting the Timing Right

C Schilling, MM Dowsey, PM Clarke, PF Choong

2016-12-01

Background Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are becoming increasingly popular in orthopedic surgery. Preoperative and pos..

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