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Personal profile
Biography
Esa Chen is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. She has used a range of quantitative research methodologies and has experience collecting and using clinical trial data, as well as using large healthcare administrative datasets. Esa’s publications, in scientific and practice journals, have focused on medication safety and health services interventions.
Esa’s research interests include health services, health outcomes and health equity. Esa evaluates the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of health technologies to inform recommendations for public funding from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC).
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours
Doctor of Philosophy
Research area keywords
- Health services research
- Medication Safety and Effectiveness
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Health economics
- Pharmacy Practice
- Primary care
- Health care evaluation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Pharmacist Review to Optimise Medicines in Residential Aged Care: the PROMPT-RC intervention
Page, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Etherton-Beer, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Potter, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnson, J. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hayward, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ailabouni, N. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Clifford, R. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mangin, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lee, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hosking, S. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mavaddat, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baldassar, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seubert, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lobo, E. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Veeken, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Mace, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
27/03/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Monitoring system for final trial overall survival (OS) results for cancer medicines
Li, J. J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sia, K. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ghijben, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Picton, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yong, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ayati, N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
24/06/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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ATAGI vaccine evaluation
Li, J. J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chen, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sia, K. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Huxley, N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/09/23 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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CSR: Cancer Surrogate Report for the PBAC
Li, J. J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sia, K. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yong, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ghijben, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chen, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
17/10/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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MSAC ADAR Commentary
Petrie, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Li, J. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Irving, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Chen, E. (Associate Investigator (AI))
9/02/22 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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Is medication regimen complexity often overlooked, and what can we do about it?
Bell, J. S. & Chen, E. Y. H., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 55, 2, p. 87-89 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Activating pharmacists to reduce the frequency of medication-related problems (ACTMed): a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial
Spinks, J., Violette, R., Boyle, D. I. R., Petrie, D., Fanning, L., Hall, K. K., Kelly, F., Wheeler, A. J., Ware, R. S., Byrnes, J., Chen, E., Donald, A., Ellis, N., DelDot, M. & Nissen, L., Oct 2023, In: The Medical Journal of Australia. 219, 7, p. 325-331 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
A Review of Cancer Related Surrogate Outcomes Used For PBAC Decision Making: The Cancer Surrogate Report for the PBAC
Sia, K.-L., Picton, L., Chen, E., Yong, K., Petrie, D., Ghijben, P., Mohanannair Geethadevi, G., Winn, K. M., Crothers, A. & Li, J. J., Jul 2023, Australia: Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. 85 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Other
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Household composition and smoking behavior in a prospective longitudinal Australian cohort
Saxby, K., Ireland, A., Ghijben, P., Sweeney, R., Sia, K.-L., Chen, E., Farrell, M., McRobbie, H., Courtney, R. & Petrie, D., May 2023, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 25, 5, p. 859-866 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Medication regimen complexity and risk of bleeding in people who initiate oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation: a population-based study
Chen, E. Y. H., Zhao, J., Ilomäki, J., Sluggett, J. K., Bell, J. S., Wimmer, B. C., Hilmer, S. N., Blais, J. E., Wong, I. C. K. & Chan, E. W., Mar 2023, In: The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 78, 3, p. 470-478 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)