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Biography
Sara is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School.
She works with the health technology assessment team to evaluate the comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness of medical technologies for funding within national insurance schemes. This work informs recommendations by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in Australia and the Agency for Care and Effectiveness (ACE) in Singapore.
Other research interests include real-world data, economic modelling, health-related quality of life measures, and cost-effectiveness analysis alongside clinical trials.
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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OPTIMAL: OPTimising Immunoglobulin Management in Australia
Wood, E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McQuilten, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Petrie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bielby, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fanning, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Burgner, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roberts, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Van Der Walt, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Heiss, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Daly, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chai, K. L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Singh-Grewal, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Irving, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Carrillo de Albornoz, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Crispin, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Le, T. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/11/23 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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Intravenous versus subcutaneous immunoglobulin in patients with haematological malignancies: time-driven activity-based costing
de Albornoz, S. C., Haysom, H., Mo, A., Guglielmino, J., Dunstan, T., Rushford, K., Ellison, A., Saxby, K., Andrew, D., Jesurajah, A., Banahene, P., Hu, E., Hoo, L. S., Petrie, D., Wood, E. M., Higgins, A. M. & McQuilten, Z. K., Mar 2026, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 34, 4, 12 p., 382.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The true cost of red cell transfusion for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: A time-driven activity-based costing study
Mo, A. (Leading Author), Haysom, H., Carrandi, A., de Albornoz, S. C., Guglielmino, J., Rushford, K., Ellison, A., Andrew, D., Jesurajah, A., Hu, E., Banahene, P., Hoo, L. S., Higgins, A. M., Shortt, J., Wood, E. M. & McQuilten, Z. K. (Leading Author), 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Haematology. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Immunoglobulin use, survival, and infection outcomes in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Carrillo de Albornoz, S., Zhang, X., Arnolda, R., MacPhail, A., Irving, A., Higgins, A. M., Wood, E. M., McQuilten, Z. K. & Petrie, D., 28 Oct 2025, In: Blood Advances. 9, 20, p. 5367-5377 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of the cost and cost-effectiveness of immunoglobulin treatment in patients with hematological malignancies
Carrillo De Albornoz, S., Chai, K. L., Higgins, A. M., Petrie, D., Wood, E. M. & McQuilten, Z. K., 16 May 2024, In: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 40, 1, 9 p., e32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Economic evaluation: immunoglobulin vs prophylactic antibiotics in hypogammaglobulinemia and hematological malignancies
de Albornoz, S. C., Higgins, A. M., Petrie, D., Irving, A., Fanning, L., Weinkove, R., Crispin, P., Dendle, C., Gilbertson, M., Johnston, A., Keegan, A., Pepperell, D., Pullon, H., Reynolds, J., van Tonder, T., Trotman, J., Waters, N., Wellard, C., Weston, H. & Morrissey, C. O. & 2 others, , 14 May 2024, In: Blood Advances. 8, 9, p. 2259-2267 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access9 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)