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Personal profile
Biography
Associate Professor Zanfina Ademi joined the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in February 2022 as a Lead Health Economist within the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety. She leads a program of research around prevention of cardiovascular disease, population genomics, epilepsy management and other chronic health conditions. She also leads a program of research on the Productivity Adjusted Life Years (PALYs), which aim to quantify productivity loss at population level and incorporate productivity explicitly in decision making.
She specialises in Health Technology Assessments (HTAs), economic evaluations alongside clinical trials and clinical registries and decision health economic modelling. She has worked in Australia, Finland and Switzerland, leading funded research projects that have provided evidence on cost-effectiveness and return on investment enabling key decision-makers (governments, payers) to enact effective healthcare funding across the world.
She supervises medical/pharmacy research projects and PhD students. Her collaborations include Monash University (School of Public Health/Central Clinical School), Florey Institute, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia and Curtin University. She also leads an external collaboration with Cambridge University.
Currently, she serves in a number of reputable national and international committees with translational impact, such as the Economics Sub-Committee (ESC) of Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC).
Previously, Zanfina held a leading position at Monash Outcomes Research and Health Economics (MORE) and was Deputy Director of the Centre of Cardiovascular Research and Education in Therapeutics (CCRET) in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
She has authored >150 peer-reviewed publications, including in the top-ranking journals European Heart Journal, BMJ, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Stroke, Diabetes Care, Hypertension, Value in Health, and PharmacoEconomics. She has also contributed to a book on the Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy - Economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals.
She is passionate about teaching and coordinates several units across Monash.
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
Health Economics, Epidemiology, PhD, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 7 Jun 2011
Public Health, Epidemiology , MPH, Ita-Suomen Yliopisto (University of Eastern Finland)
Award Date: 20 Dec 2006
Pharmacy, MPharm, University of Medicine of Tirana
Award Date: 30 Jun 2003
External positions
Member - Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Economics Sub-committee, Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1 Jan 2022 → …
Honorary Fellow, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (FINMH) (Victoria)
2021 → …
Convener for the Special Interest Group: Economics of Genomics and Precision Medicine, International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
2021 → …
Editorial Board Member PharmacoEconomics
2020 → …
Associate Editor, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
2020 → …
Faculty Advisor for the Victorian and Tasmanian Student Chapter, International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
2020 → …
Senior Research Scientist , Universität Basel (University of Basel)
Jun 2014 → Feb 2018
Research Fellow , University of Melbourne
Mar 2011 → Jun 2014
Research area keywords
- Economic Evaluation
- Epidemiology
- Health Service Research
- Cardiovascular Research
- Chronic Disease modelling
- Neuroscience
- Healthy Living
- Quality Of Life
- Productivity
- Outcomes Research
- Health Technology Assessments
- Cost Effectiveness
- Budget Impact Analysis
- Cost of Illness
- Prediction Analysis
- Clinical Trials
- Clinical registries
- Mendelian Randomization analyses
Network
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PERSONAL: Personalised Selection of Medication for Newly Diagnosed Adult Epilepsy – the PERSONAL Trial
Kwan, P., Chen, B., Lannin, N., Ademi Delaney, Z., Ge, Z., Reutens, D., O'Brien, T., D'Souza, W. J., Perucca, P., Reeder, S., Nikpour, A., Wong, C., Kiley, M., Saw, J., Nicolo, J., Seneviratne, U., Carney, P., Jones, D., Somerville, E. R. & Stapleton, C.
1/02/23 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Economic evaluation and Return on Investment (ROI) of the Implementation of the Victorian Cancer Biobank
Ademi Delaney, Z. & Marquina Hernandez, C.
18/08/22 → 18/04/23
Project: Research
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Better Environment, Healthier Ageing
Guo, Y., Li, S., Huxley, R., Dharmage, S. C., Lim, Y. Y., Rawson, H., Morawska, L., McKenzie, J., Ryan, J., Cain, S., Ademi Delaney, Z., Song, J., Xu, R., Jay, O., McNeil, J., Capon, T., Jalaludin, B. B., Pearce, C., Smith, K., Greening, C., Griffiths, D., Collie, A., Walker-Bone, K. & Levinger, P. T.
1/08/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
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Innovation Research Grant – Short Stay Joint Replacements
Ackerman, I., Harris, I. A., Naylor, J. M., Lewis, P., de Steiger, R., Buchbinder, R. & Ademi Delaney, Z.
1/07/22 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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A novel approach integrating genomics into the health economic modelling of therapeutics
Ademi Delaney, Z., Ference, B. A., Liew, D., Zoungas, S. & Nicholls, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Tobacco Control Strategies in Indonesia
Matheos, C. C., Liew, D., Zomer, E. & Ademi, Z., Jan 2023, In: Value in Health Regional Issues. 33, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
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
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A Comparison of the Cost-Effectiveness of Lifestyle Interventions in Pregnancy
Bailey, C., Skouteris, H., Harrison, C. L., Hill, B., Thangaratinam, S., Teede, H. & Ademi, Z., 1 Feb 2022, In: Value in Health. 25, 2, p. 194-202 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
A Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness of Non-Statin Lipid-Lowering Drugs for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Abushanab, D., Al-Badriyeh, D., Marquina, C., Bailey, C., Jaam, M., Liew, D. & Ademi, Z., 20 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Problems in Cardiology. 36 p., 101211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
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
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Best General Podium Research Presentations at International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Copenhagen, Danmark: COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SCREENING AND TREATING CHILDREN WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA EARLY IN LIFE FROM A DUTCH HEALTHCARE PERSPECTIVE
Ademi Delaney, Zanfina (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best poster presentation, Foundation For High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (HBPRCA)
Ademi Delaney, Zanfina (Recipient), 2009
Prize: National/international honour
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Outstanding Support of Peers during their PhD candidature.
Ademi Delaney, Zanfina (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press / Media
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New report shows epilepsy pregnancy register helps deliver healthy babies
Zanfina Ademi Delaney & Terence O'Brien
23/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Podcasts
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How Melbourne pregnancy project saved 3000 babies
Zanfina Ademi Delaney & Terence O'Brien
22/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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More than 2,400 lives will be lost to bushfires in Australia over a decade, experts predict
2/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘Very conservative’: Bushfires could kill almost 2500 Australians by 2030
2/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research