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Biography
Professor Ahern is the Head of the Registry Science and Research Program, and Course Coordinator of the Master of Health Management/Master Health Administration and related courses at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) at Monash University. She is the Principal Investigator for the Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) clinical quality registry and an AI on the ADNeT NHMRC grant, and a PI on the Australasian Pelvic Floor Procedure Registry (APFPR) and the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry (ACFDR). She also participates in the Steering and related Committees of many other clinical registries within SPHPM. She is a member of two national committees regarding clinical quality registries - the Australian Commission in Safety and Quality in Health Care's Advisory Committee for CQRs and the Commonwealth Department of Health's CQR Strategy Expert Advisory Group, as well as a member of the Victorian DHHS's CQR Advisory Group.
At SPHPM, she is an elected member of the Academic Board, a member of the Monash Partners Data-Driven Healthcare Improvement Committee, the SPHPM Research Governance Committee, and the SPHPM Data Management Committee. She is a current Board Member of Better Care Victoria, within the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
Professor Ahern was previously the Executive Director of Medical Services and Clinical Governance at Peninsula Health, and held earlier roles as Director Medical Services, Alfred Health, and Medical Director at the Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria. She has participated in numberous state and commonwealth committees as well as being on the Board of the Confederatation of Postgraduate Medical Councils. She has a MBBS (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, an MBA, Fellowship in Medical Administration and a PhD.
Professor Ahern is the unit author of the 2019 updated MHM/MHA unit of Clincal Leadership and Management, and teaches into many other units including Management Theory and Practice, Safety and Quality in Healthcare, Health Policy and the capstone Case Study unit. Her academic and research interests include policy related to clinical registries and data-driven health care, patient-reported outcomes in registries, and use of registry data for improving health outcomes. She has published over 50 papers and research reports. She currently supervise four PhD students, and regularly contributes to honors student supervision.
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
Medicine, PhD, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 16 Mar 2016
Management, Master of Business Administration, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 30 Oct 2005
Medicine, MBBS (Hons), University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 1997
External positions
Board Director, Better Care Victoria, Department of Health (DH) (Victoria)
1 Jul 2018 → …
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Informing high priority activities under the National Clinical Quality and Virtual Registry Strategy 2020-2030
Ahern, S., Gabbe, B., Zeps, N., Brown, D., Lassetter, C. & McDonald, S. P.
29/03/22 → 1/04/23
Project: Research
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Development of the ADNeT Registry Clinical Research Platform (CRP)
Australian Dementia Network Ltd
14/12/21 → 13/12/22
Project: Research
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Developing infrastructure to support scaling research capability and recruitment of Australia's first dementia registry
Ahern, S., Brodaty, H., Lin, X., Wallis, K. & Ward, S.
1/12/21 → 15/12/23
Project: Research
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Blood testing to predict and discriminate dementias
Bush, A. I., Loi, S. M., Rowe, C. C., Lupton, M. K., Fripp, J., Doecke, J. D., Breakspear, M. J., Laws, S. M., Meikle, P. & Ahern, S.
1/06/21 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Health-related quality of life following percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dawson, L. P., Dinh, D. T., Stub, D., Ahern, S., Bloom, J. E., Duffy, S. J., Lefkovits, J., Brennan, A., Reid, C. M., Oqueli, E. & on behalf of the Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry, Jan 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Quality of Life Research. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Identification of Predictive Factors for Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Prospective Australian Breast Device Registry
Hansen, J. M., Ahern, S., Gartoulla, P., Khu, Y., Elder, E., Moore, C., Farrell, G., Hopper, I. & Earnest, A., May 2022, In: Aesthetic Surgery Journal. 42, 5, p. 470-480 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Preliminary development of recommendations for the inclusion of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical quality registries
Ruseckaite, R., Maharaj, A. D., Dean, J., Krysinska, K., Ackerman, I. N., Brennan, A. L., Busija, L., Carter, H., Earnest, A., Forrest, C. B., Harris, I. A., Sansoni, J. & Ahern, S., Dec 2022, In: BMC Health Services Research. 22, 1, 11 p., 276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Acceptability of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in a cystic fibrosis data registry
Ratnayake, I., Ahern, S. & Ruseckaite, R., 19 Jul 2021, In: BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 8, 1, 8 p., e000927.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Acceptability of patient-reported outcome measures in women following pelvic floor procedures
Ruseckaite, R., Bavor, C., Marsh, L., Dean, J., Daly, J. O., Vasiliadis, D. & Ahern, S., Oct 2021, In: Quality of Life Research. 30, S1, p. S35 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Other › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators Best Poster Award
Ahern, Susannah (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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MPH 5273: SHOWCASE OF PREVIOUS TOPICS
Jason Schreiber (Contributor), David Hillis (Contributor), Susannah Ahern (Contributor), Jane Banaszak-Holl (Contributor), Angeline Khoo (Contributor), Bruce Waxman (Contributor), Chris Cooper (Contributor), Mel Jackson (Contributor) & Anh Tran (Contributor)
16 Mar 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Monash Partners (External organisation)
Jim Buttery (Chair/Co-Chair), Steve Quenette (Member), Susannah Ahern (Member), Chris Bain (Member), Peter Cameron (Member), Joanne Enticott (Member), Jennifer Irvine (Member), Danielle Mazza (Member), Amy McKimm (Member), Harvey Newnham (Member), Emilio Pozo (Member), David Rankin (Member), Velandai Srikanth (Member), Helena Teede (Member), Andrea Wecke (Member), Chris Wood (Member), Nikolajs Zeps (Member), Sophia Zoungas (Member), Thomas E. Lew (Member), Steven Mcconchie (Member), Adam McCleod (Member), Ronnie Ptasznik (Member) & Alison Johnson (Member)
2018 → 2021Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board