Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Lisa is a health economics research fellow at the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) who has been conducting research in critical care for over 15 years. Her research focuses on evaluating the costs of care in critical illness and conducting economic evaluations alongside clinical trials in critical care. She has extensive experience in clinical trial methodology, long-term follow-up of patients and health economics. Lisa has published papers in the area of cost-effectiveness analyses for Australian ICUs and is a leader in this field. She has published numerous economic evaluations of large RCTs in critical care, including in traumatic brain injury, transfusion research, and sepsis. Lisa completed her PhD in 2019 titled An economic evaluation of resuscitation in sepsis, and also has an MPH majoring in epidemiology and biostatistics, a Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics and a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours). Lisa has authored over 50 publications (including in the New England Journal of Medicine), and has received over $30 million in competitive grant funding. Lisa is a member of the Australian Health Economics Society, the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, and serves on ACTA’s research prioritisation reference group.
Education/Academic qualification
Critical Care/Economic Evaluations, PhD
Award Date: 12 May 2020
Physiotherapy, BPhysio(Hons)
Biostatistics, GradDipBiostat
Public Health, MPH
External positions
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, George Institute for Global Health (Australia)
Research area keywords
- Critical care
- Health economics
- Clinical trials
- Intensive Care
- Cost-effectiveness
Network
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A Centre for Research Excellence to Transform Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients in ICU (CRE-ICU)
Hodgson, C., Cooper, J., Fraser, J. F., Peake, S., Bellomo, R., Macdonald, P. S., Bernard, S., Bailey, M., McGiffin, D. & Higgins, L.
1/11/21 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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LOGICAL: Low OxyGen Intervention for Cardiac Arrest injury Limitation trial (LOGICAL)
Hodgson, C., Bellomo, R., Young, P., Peake, S., Bailey, M., McDonald, C. F., Higgins, L., Nichol, A., Udy, A. & Deane, A.
1/07/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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ECMO-Rehab: ECMO-Rehab: A Randomised Controlled Trial of Early Cardiac Rehabilitation to Improve Survival and Recovery in Critically-ill Patients on ECMO
Hodgson, C., Higgins, L., Bailey, M., Pellegrino, V., Nair, P. V., McGiffin, D., Presneill, J., Dennis, M., Fan, E., Reeder, S., Orford, N., Tronstad, O., Shekar, K., Ntoumenopoulos, G., Hayes, K., Totaro, R., van der Lee, L., Fraser, J. F., Stub, D. & Anderson, S.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Brain Oxygen Neuromonitoring In Australia And New Zealand Assessment (BONANZA) Trial
Udy, A., Cooper, J., Nichol, A., Rosenfeld, J., Menon, D. K., Bailey, M., Drummond, K. & Higgins, L.
Department of Health (Australia)
1/12/20 → 30/11/24
Project: Research
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ARISE:Fluids: Australasian Resuscitation In Sepsis Evaluation: Fluid or Vasopressors in Emergency Department Sepsis (ARISE:Fluids) Trial
Peake, S., MacDonald, S. P. J., Delaney, A., Keijzers, G., Udy, A., Arendts, G., Egerton-Warburton, D., Fatovich, D. M., Higgins, L. & Milford, E. M.
1/06/20 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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Economic evaluation of national patient blood management clinical guidelines in cardiac surgery
Irving, A. H., Harris, A., Petrie, D., Higgins, A., Smith, J. A., Tran, L., Reid, C. M. & McQuilten, Z. K., Mar 2022, In: Value in Health. 25, 3, p. 419-426 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Effect of Convalescent Plasma on Organ Support-Free Days in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The Writing Committee for the REMAP-CAP Investigators, 2 Nov 2021, In: JAMA. 326, 17, p. 1690-1702 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access17 Citations (Scopus) -
Glucocorticoid Dose in COVID-19: Lessons for Clinical Trials during a Pandemic
Webb, S. A., Higgins, A. M. & McArthur, C. J., Oct 2021, In: JAMA. 326, 18, p. 1801-1802 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Interleukin-6 receptor antagonists in critically ill patients with covid-19
The REMAP-CAP Investigators, 22 Apr 2021, In: The New England Journal of Medicine. 384, 16, p. 1491-1502 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
490 Citations (Scopus) -
Lopinavir-ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine for critically ill patients with COVID-19: REMAP-CAP randomized controlled trial
Arabi, Y. M., Gordon, A., Derde, L., Nichol, A. D., Murthy, S., Al-Beidh, F., Annane, D., Swaidan, L. A., Beane, A., Beasley, R., Berry, L. R., Bhimani, Z., Bonten, M., Bradbury, C., Brunkhorst, F., Buxton, M., Buzgau, A., Cheng, A., de Jong, M., Detry, M. A. & 48 others, , Aug 2021, In: Intensive Care Medicine. 47, 8, p. 867-886 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access14 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Alfred Research Week: Senior Medical Staff Prize for Clinical / Public Health Research for “ Disability And Poor Return To Work After Critical Illness: A Multicentre Cohort Study” (Hodgson et al)
Higgins, Lisa (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Victorian Branch Honours Research Prize
Higgins, Lisa (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Student’s Prize
Higgins, Lisa (Recipient), 1993
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best presentation: ANZICS Global ICU Datathon and Clinical Informatics Workshop
Higgins, Lisa (Recipient), Oct 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean’s Honours List (Physiotherapy), The University of Melbourne (1994/6/8)
Higgins, Lisa (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)