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Biography
Dr Chen received a PhD degree from the Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Faculty of Business and Economics (2013), Monash University. He also holds a Master of Management Science degree from the School of Public Policy and Administration (2007) and a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the School of Medicine (2004), Xi'an Jiaotong University in China.
Dr Chen is currently serving as the Vice President of the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES), and an Associate Editor for the Quality of Life Research (An Official Journal of the International Society of Quality of Life Research, ISOQOL). He is also a tenured member of the International Academy of Health Preference Research (IAHPR) and co-chaired the 14th Meeting of IAHPR in 2023.
He has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) fellowship from ARC. His collaborative research is funded by nationally competitive grants from the NHMRC of Australia, MRFF, Cancer Australia, National Heart Foundation of Australia, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China Medical Board, Research Council of Norway, as well as Australian government and organisation such as the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
His papers have been published in leading journals such as Health Economics, Social Science & Medicine, PharmacoEconomics, Quality of Life Research, Value in Health, Health Policy and Planning, Medical Decision Making, British Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Cancer, Pediatrics, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Accident Analysis and Prevention.
Prior to his current position, Dr Chen was a Senior Research Fellow at CHE, Monash Business School (2016-18), Research Fellow at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) and Flinders Health Economics Group (FHEG), School of Medicine, Flinders University (2012-16), as well as the China Center for Health Economic Research (CCHER), Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (2007-09). He has been awarded Full Academic Status of Associate Professor/Reader in the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University (2018-2022).
He was a recipient of the 2018 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, Australian Research Council (ARC DECRA); 2017 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher, Monash Business School; 2014 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Researchers, Flinders University; 2011 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Student Paper Award (Runner Up); 2009-2012 Dean’s Postgraduate Research Excellence Award, and 2009 Donald Cochrane Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; 2009 Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS), Australian Government.
Personal website: www.healtheconomist.com.au.
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):
Research area keywords
- Health Economics
- Quality of life
- Health Preference
- Subjective wellbeing
- Economic Evaluation
- Health Policy and Systems
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Procurement of services to develop a detailed inclusions list, exclusions list, exceptions process, guidance and a list of AT-HM for people with progressive conditions, for Government consideration.
Layton, N., Callaway, L., Brusco, N., Chen, G., Hill, K. & Bould, E.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
2/06/23 → 27/05/24
Project: Research
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The CONSEP trial: Implementing screening for a hidden cause of hypertension
Yang, J., Russell, G., Stocks, N. P., Nelson, M. R., Skouteris, H., Gwini, S., Chen, G., Reid, C. M., Stowasser, M., Fuller, P., Melder, A., Malios, J., Wyatt, D., Sikaris, K., Burgess, J. R. & Torpy, D. J.
1/02/23 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
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Stage 2b - Developing A Preference-based Wellbeing Index to Facilitate Resource Prioritisation in National Disability Insurance Scheme: The NDIS Wellbeing Index
Chen, G., Petrie, D., Harris, A., Ratcliffe, J., Llewellyn, G. M., bulkeley, K., Badji, S., Woode, M. E. & Olson, J. A.
16/11/22 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
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EQUIPping Tertiary Care for the Optimal Diagnosis of Primary Aldosteronism
Yang, J., Fuller, P., Stowasse, M., Glendenning, P., Lu, Z. X., Chong, W., Horvath, A. R., Endre, Z., Thuzar, M., Shen, J., Jong, I., Leenaerts, M., Gwini, S., Chen, G., Skouteris, H. & Morris, H.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
14/04/22 → 7/09/25
Project: Research
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FIT for purpose: personalised surveillance colonoscopy for people at increased risk of colorectal cancer
Symonds, E. L., Young, G. P., Wilson, C., Fraser, R., Bampton, P., Kuipers, E. & Chen, G.
1/03/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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A global measure of patient-reported outcomes after injury – life back on track
Chen, G., Woode, M. E., Sia, K. L., Ellis, N., Citroen, C. & Harris, A., 2023, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 45, 3, p. 534-541 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Amplified disparities: the association between spousal education and own health
Lamu, A. N., Chen, G. & Olsen, J. A., Apr 2023, In: Social Science & Medicine. 323, 10 p., 115832.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessing health state utilities for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome in Australia using the EQ-5D-5L, AQoL-8D and EQ-5D-5L-psychosocial instruments
Orji, N. C., Cox, I. A., Jason, L. A., Chen, G., Zhao, T., Rogerson, M. J., Kelly, R. M., Wills, K., Hensher, M., Palmer, A. J., de Graaff, B. & Campbell, J. A., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Quality of Life Research. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessing Outcomes for Cost-Utility Analysis in Children and Adolescents With Mental Health Problems: Are Multiattribute Utility Instruments Fit for Purpose?
Mihalopoulos, C., Chen, G., Scott, J. G., Bucholc, J., Allen, C., Coghill, D., Jenkins, P., Norman, R., Ratcliffe, J., Richardson, J., Stathis, S. & Viney, R., May 2023, In: Value in Health. 26, 5, p. 733-741 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Comparative performance and mapping algorithms between EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 among the Chinese general population
Xie, S., Wu, J. & Chen, G., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: The European Journal of Health Economics. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Flinders University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Early Career Researchers
Chen, Gang (Recipient), 2015
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International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Student Paper Award
Chen, Gang (Recipient), 2011
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