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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Stella Talic is a Senior Lecturer/Senior Research Fellow (~Assistant Professor) at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine where she holds a number of combined education and research leadership roles. These include Head of Pharmacoepidemiology and Real-World Evidence Unit, Senior Medical Educator at the Medical Education, Quality and Research Unit, and Clinical Epidemiologist at Centre for Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics, where she is responsible for the leadership, identification, planning, design and delivery of a high-quality research programme in cardiovascular prevention and therapeutic management.
Dr Talic completed a doctoral specialist degree in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and she specialises in Chronic Disease Pharmacopidemiology, Therapeutic Control and Prevention. She is involved in multiple projects working closely with hospitals, national regulatory bodies, pharmacological companies and CRCs. Her expertise lies in generating evidence-based approaches and strategies for chronic disease prevention and therapeutic management.
Dr Talic has leveraged the above-mentioned positions to form a unique research team capable of performing complex epidemiological projects, including real world evidence studies, evidence-based systematic techniques, mixed methods methodologies and pharmacoepidemiological studies using a range of administrative, clinical, registries and health services data.
Dr Talic is also an active collaborator on numerous other public health projects and has been awarded the Early Career Researcher John McNeil best publication award for Public Health research and School’s Research Excellence award in 2021. She also serves on numerous Committees, including the Australian Government Grant Assessment Committee, European Centre for Disease Prevention Expert Committee on Preparedness and Response in future pandemics and Public Health and Health Science Course Management Committee.
She is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Cabrini Hospital, Melbourne and Senior Research Affiliate, Centre for Learning Analytics, at Monash University.
In addition to her large research portfolio, she has extensive pedagogical experience spanning undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including Bachelor of Medicine, Biomedical Science, Health Science as well as Master of Public Health, covering a range of topics including public health, clinical epidemiology and statistics, clinical research methods, chronic disease prevention and clinical pharmacology. She is currently the Chief Examiner and Unit Coordinator for two postgraduate master level units MPH5236 Clinical Trials and MAP5000/MAP5010 Advanced Health Research Project. She is also an Honours Research Program Coordinator for Health Science at the SPHPM and currently supervises three PhD students.
Monash teaching commitment
Medicine (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)
- Evidence Based Clinical Practice EBCP 3B (Lecturer)
- Evidence Based Medicine EBM 4C (Lecturer)
Public Health (Undergraduate)
- Treatments and Technologies - PBH2006 (Coordinator and Chief Examiner)
- Foundations of Epidemiology - PBH2001 (Lecturer)
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology - PBH3009 (Coordinator and Chief Examiner)
Public Health (Postgraduate)
- Research in advanced health professional practice MAP 5000 (Course Coordinator)
- Clinical Trials MPH5236 (Chief Examiner and Unit Coordinator)
Pharmacy (Postgraduate)
- Evidence Based Clinical Practice PGCP5101 (Lecturer)
Biomedicine (Undergraduate)
- Biomedical basis and Epidemiology of Human Disease BMS3052 (Lecturer)
Research interests
- Epidemiology of chronic diseases
- Prevention, treatment and outcome improvement for non-communicable chronic diseases
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Healthcare quality improvement
- Patient safety
- Global health
- Translational Medicine
- Infection prevention and control on communicable diseases
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
Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Doctorate, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Clinical Epidemiology, Master, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Biomedicine, Bachelor/University of Zagreb/MONASH University
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow , Cabrini Health Limited
2021 → …
Research area keywords
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Chronic Disease Management
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Management
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Injury Outcomes
- Clinical Research
- Public Health; Chronic Diseases; Health Protection
- Patient Safety
- Quality of Care
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Addressing the poor medication adherence in prevention of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in Australia: development of a clinical decision support tool
Talic, S., Ademi Delaney, Z., Liew, D., Bell, S., Reid, C., Green, S., Ilomaki, J., Zomer, E., Berkovic, D., Lybrand , S. & Stratton, G.
1/06/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Understanding patients’ health outcomes after traffic injuries in Victoria: a qualitative study
1/07/16 → 30/08/19
Project: Research
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Quality Indicators in the Clinical Specialty of Urology: A Systematic Review
Koh, H. J. W., Whitelock-Wainwright, E., Gasevic, D., Rankin, D., Romero, L., Frydenberg, M., Evans, S. & Talic, S., May 2023, In: European Urology Focus. 9, 3, p. 435-446 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
The Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions, Emergency Department Presentations and Economic Burden of Bushfires in Australia Between 2021 and 2030: A Modelling Study
Ademi, Z., Zomer, E., Marquina, C., Lee, P., Talic, S., Guo, Y. & Liew, D., Jan 2023, In: Current Problems in Cardiology. 48, 1, 16 p., 101416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
An exploration into physician and surgeon data sensemaking: a qualitative systematic review using thematic synthesis
Whitelock-Wainwright, E., Koh, J. W., Whitelock-Wainwright, A., Talic, S., Rankin, D. & Gašević, D., 28 Sept 2022, In: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 22, 1, 23 p., 256.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
A qualitative study on how older adults perceive the meaning and shaping of optimism: Has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their perceptions?
Craig, H., Gasevic, D., Ryan, J., Freak-Poli, R. & Talic, S., 2022, In: Journal of Global Health Reports. 6, 11 p., e2022039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in patients treated with combination therapy: A retrospective cohort study in primary care
Marquina, C., Talic, S., Zomer, E., Vargas-Torres, S., Petrova, M., Wolfe, R., Abushanab, D., Lybrand, S., Thomson, D., Stratton, G., Ofori-Asenso, R., Liew, D. & Ademi, Z., 1 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 16, 4, p. 498-507 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health
Talic, Stella (Recipient), 2019
Prize: National/international honour
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John McNeil Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Public Health Research
Talic, Stella (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Excellence Award
Talic, Stella (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Member of European Network to Advance Best practices & technoLogy on medication adherencE” (ENABLE)
Stella Talic (Fellow)
2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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ECDC Consultation on the implementation and evaluation of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in community settings in the EU/EEA
Stella Talic (Fellow)
24 May 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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MRFF 2023 Chronic Respiratory Conditions Grant Review Panel Member
Stella Talic (Fellow)
2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Peer review panel or committee
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Fellow
Stella Talic (Fellow)
2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Professional association or peak discipline body
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Examiner - Graduate Review Committee
Stella Talic (Fellow)
2019Activity: External Academic Engagement › Peer review panel or committee
Press/Media
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95 b FM radio interview - A new COVID-19 meta-analysis study w/ Dr Stella Talic: November 29, 2021
29/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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MedicalNewsToday - The value of mask-wearing and physical distancing affirmed by analysis
23/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Bloomberg Newsletter - Coronavirus Daily - Masks and Clean Hands Are Key to Covid Control
22/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The Guaridan - Mask-wearing linked to 53% cut in Covid incidence, global study finds
18/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature