Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Laura is a Research Fellow within the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Research Department of Practice and Policy, School of Pharmacy, University College London. Her qualifications include BPharm(Hons), MPH, PhD. She has extensive expertise in health economic evaluation, pharmacoepidemiology, health technology assessment and in the linkage and analysis of population-based healthcare data from Australian and international healthcare settings (United Kingdom and Hong Kong).
She evaluates the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of pharmaceutical submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and conducts independent research into the comparative effectiveness, safety and value for money of pharmaceuticals in real-world populations. In her work, Laura undertakes epidemiological and economic modelling, and economic evaluations alongside clinical trials. Her research spans several chronic diseases, including atrial fibrillation, dementia and haematological malignancies. She has recently received competitively awarded research funding from the Medical Research Future Fund and The Australian Digital Health Agency.
Research interests
Health Economic Evaluation
Economics of pharmaceuticals
Pharmacoepidemiology
Health Technology Assessment
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor of Pharmacy with Honours
Master of Public Health
Doctor of Philosophy
Research area keywords
- Health Economics
- Economic Evaluation
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Health Services Research
- Pharmaceuticals
- Health Technology Assessments
- Decision Analytic Modelling
- Medication Safety and Effectiveness
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
- Propensity Score Modelling
Network
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Preventing infections in patients with blood cancer through evidence-based use of immunoglobulin or alternatives: The RATIONALISE trial
Wood, E., McQuilten, Z., Morrissey, O., Trotman, J., Spencer, A., Opat, S., Fanning, L., Reynolds, J., Paterson, D. & Mulligan, S. P.
1/07/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Activating pharmacists to reduce medication related problems: The ACTMed stepped wedge randomised controlled trial
Spinks, J. M., Nissen, L. M., Kelly, F. S., Wheeler, A. J., Boyle, D. I. R., Ware, R. S., Petrie, D., Byrnes, J., Kelly, F. S., Hall, K. & Fanning, L.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/06/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Epidemiological modelling to deliver better care for Australian patients with myeloma
McQuilten, Z., Petrie, D., Spencer, A., Wood, E., Harris, A., Fanning, L. & Huynh, K.
1/06/20 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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DCMedsRec: Reducing Hospital Readmission by Enhanced My Health Record Use in Community Pharmacy
Duncan, G., Darzins, P., Fanning, L., Taylor, D. J., McNamara, K., Caliph, S. & Suen, B.
16/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
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Cost-effectiveness of food allergy interventions in children: a systematic review of economic evaluations
Fanning, L., Woods, E., Hornung, C. J., Perrett, K. P., Tang, M. L. K. & Dalziel, K. M., Sep 2021, In: Value in Health. 24, 9, p. 1360-1376 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Impact of Age, Frailty, and Dementia on Prescribing for Type 2 Diabetes at Hospital Discharge 2012–2016
Wood, S., Bell, J. S., Magliano, D. J., Fanning, L., Cesari, M., Keen, C. & Ilomӓki, J., 1 Mar 2021, In: The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 10, 4, p. 343-349 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants and risk of fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mongkhon, P., Fanning, L., Wong, K. H. T. W., Man, K. K. C., Wong, I. C. K. & Lau, W. C. Y., Jan 2021, In: Europace. 23, 1, p. 39-48 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Patterns and factors influencing oral anticoagulant prescription in people with atrial fibrillation and dementia: Results from UK primary care
Mongkhon, P., Alwafi, H., Fanning, L., Lau, W. C. Y., Wei, L., Kongkaew, C. & Wong, I. C. K., Mar 2021, In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 87, 3, p. 1056-1068 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the impact of a community pharmacy discharge medication reconciliation service on unplanned hospital readmissions – The DCMedsRec trial
Duncan, G., Ngo, C., Fanning, L., Taylor, D. A., McNamara, K., Caliph, S., Suen, B., Johnston, S. & Darzins, P., Feb 2021, In: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 17, 2, p. 460-465 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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The Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Best Papers Published in 2020, Volume 29
Fanning, Laura (Recipient), Wong, I. C. K. (Recipient), Li, X. (Recipient), Chan, E. (Recipient), Mongkhon, P. (Recipient), Man, K. K. C. (Recipient), Wei, L. (Recipient), Leung, W. K. (Recipient), Darzins, Peteris (Recipient), Bell, Simon (Recipient), Ilomaki, Jenni (Recipient) & Lau, W. C. Y. (Recipient), 26 Aug 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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