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Biography
Andrew Forbes is Professor of Biostatistics and Head of the Division of Quantitative Research Methodology in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. His recent research interests include statistical methodology for the design and analysis of randomised trials, with a particular focus on the different variants of cluster randomised trials. He heads the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia, a consortium of 5 universities together delivering postgraduate degrees in biostatistics, and co-leads the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance Statistics Interest Group (ACTA-STInG), a national network of statisticians working in clinical trials. In 2020 he was elected as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for his contributions to the discipline of biostatistics and its applications in clinical and public health research.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CALIPSO: Duration of Cardiac Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Outcomes Study (CALIPSO): multicentre, adaptive, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial examining antimicrobial prophylaxis duration in cardiac surgery
Peel, T., Myles, P., McGiffin, D., Smith, J., Forbes, A., Marasco, S., Pilcher, D., Stewardson, A., Petrie, D., Peleg, A., Wisniewski, J., Russo, P. & Forster, S.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/02/22 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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Increasing the efficiency and interpretability of stepped wedge trials
Kasza, J., Forbes, A., Hooper, R. L. & Agbla, S.
29/07/21 → 28/07/24
Project: Research
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LOLIPOP: The Long-term Outcomes of Lidocaine Infusions for persistent PostOperative Pain in patients undergoing breast surgery (LOLIPOP) Trial
Corcoran, T., Myles, P., Toner, A. J., Saunders, C., Forbes, A., Peyton, P., Leslie, K., Schug, S. A., Story, D. A. & Scott, D.
1/06/20 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Better health through better trials: A national network to develop and implement innovative clinical trials methodology
Wolfe, R., Lee, K. J., Forbes, A., Webb, S. A. R., Marschner, I. C., Makrides, M., Snelling, T. L., Davidson, A., Heritier, S., Yelland, L. & Hawley, C. M.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/11/19 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Cancer and Mortality among Queensland Coal Mine Workers
Glass, D., Sim, M., Fritschi, L., Forbes, A. & Abramson, M.
1/10/19 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Dexamethasone and persistent wound pain: a prespecified analysis of the randomised Perioperative Administration of Dexamethasone and Infection (PADDI) trial
Corcoran, T. B., Martin, C., O'Loughlin, E., Ho, K., Chan, M., Forbes, A., Leslie, K. & Myles, P., Jul 2023, In: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 131, 1, p. 93-103 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Effect estimates can be accurately calculated with data digitally extracted from interrupted time series graphs
Turner, S. L., Korevaar, E., Cumpston, M. S., Kanukula, R., Forbes, A. B. & McKenzie, J. E., Jul 2023, In: Research Synthesis Methods. 14, 4, p. 622-638 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Massed v. standard prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD in military personnel and veterans: 12-month follow-up of a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial
Dell, L., Sbisa, A. M., Forbes, A., O'Donnell, M., Bryant, R., Hodson, S., Morton, D., Battersby, M., Tuerk, P. W., Elliott, P., Wallace, D. & Forbes, D., 13 Mar 2023, In: Psychological Medicine. 79, 3, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Mental health and wellbeing of health and aged care workers in Australia, May 2021 – June 2022: a longitudinal cohort study
McGuinness, S. L., Eades, O., Grantham, K. L., Zhong, S., Johnson, J., Cameron, P. A., Forbes, A. B., Fisher, J. R. W., Hodgson, C. L., Kasza, J., Kelsall, H., Kirkman, M., Russell, G. M., Russo, P. L., Sim, M. R., Singh, K., Skouteris, H., Smith, K., Stuart, R. L., Trauer, J. M., & 3 others, May 2023, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 218, 8, p. 361-367 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
The impact of iterative removal of low-information cluster-period cells from a stepped wedge design
Rezaei-Darzi, E., Grantham, K. L., Forbes, A. B. & Kasza, J., Dec 2023, In: BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23, 1, 13 p., 160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Australian Clinical Trials Alliance - Excellence in Trial Statistics
Forbes, Andrew (Recipient), 2021
Prize: National/international honour
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Australian Clinical Trials Alliance - Excellence in Trial Statistics
Forbes, Andrew (Recipient), May 2022
Prize: National/international honour
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Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Forbes, Andrew (Recipient), 15 Oct 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
- 1 Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Design and analysis of longitudinal cluster randomised trials
Jessica Kasza (Organiser), Kelsey Grantham (Organiser), Andrew Forbes (Organiser), Rhys Bowden (Organiser) & Ehsan Rezaeidarzi (Organiser)
6 Feb 2023 → 7 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course