The Centre for Applied Health Economics (CAHE), is developing an Australian and international reputation for quality research.
The Centre is led by Professor Paul Scuffham and currently employs several full-time health economists. In addition, associated with the Centre are Post-doctoral Fellows, PhD students, and a Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics. Locating the Centre within the School of Medicine provides direct access to clinical staff from numerous disciplines.
The Centre if funded through nationally competitive grants (eg NHMRC) and contract research. Recently the Centre was awarded a competitive tender for “External evaluations of PBAC submissions" by DoHA. 
We undertake:
- High quality health research relating to improved quality of life for Australian and international populations
- Contract research for government and industry to have a direct impact on health policy in Australia and internationally
- Education and training, including higher degree research students and the development of a higher degree course in Health Economics
Our research activities are in three general areas:
- Methods of economic evaluation relating to health care interventions (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health care programs)
- Health care financing including preferences and priority setting in health care
- Evaluation of health services and health policy
Our projects
- External evaluations of submissions to the PBAC for government subsidy on the PBS
- The Work Outcomes Research Cost-Benefit Project (WORC)
- Transition Care - Innovation and Evidence
- Integration of Risk Evaluation in Cardiovascular Disease Management Programs
- A Cost-effectiveness Model Comparing Midwifery Group Practice with Standard Hospital-based Care at the Gold Coast Hospital
- Economic Assessment of Treatment in Advanced Ovarian Cancer
- Young at Heart
- The WHICH? Study
- Take Heart
- 20 Year Study of Skin Cancer and Community Health
- Telephone-linked Care System in Diabetes Management
- The ProActive Heart Program (Telephone support management for heart failure)
- Preferences and Priority-setting for Funding New Pharmaceuticals
Our staff
- Professor Paul Scuffham - Chair in Health Economics
- Dr Josh Byrnes - Research Fellow, Health Economics
- Dr Tracy Comans - Lecturer, Health Technology Assessment
- Xanthe Golenko - Evaluator
- Dr Louisa Gordon - Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics
- Cindy Mervin - Senior Reserach Assistant
- Dr Erika Turkstra - Senior Lecturer, Health Technology Assessment
- Dr Jennifer Whitty - Senior Lecturer, Health Economics
Staff associated with CAHE
- Mark Bensink – Adjunct Lecturer in Health Economics
- Dr Cate Cameron – NHMRC Research Fellow (Epidemiology)
- Nick Hirst - Senior Research Assistant
- Associate Professor Shu Kay (Angus) Ng – Associate Professor in Biostatistics
- Judith Sheridan - Adjunct Research Fellow
- Nerina Vecchio – Senior Lecturer, Economics