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Professor Richard Madden

BSc PhD Prin FIAA
Professor

C43T - T Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

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Biographical details

Richard has been at the University of Sydney since January 2006 as Director of the National Centre for Classification in Health. Prior to that, he was Director of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for 10 years. From 1992 to 1995, he was Deputy Australian Statistician. He has had wide experience across the Australian health and community services sectors, including as Deputy Secretary of the NSW Health Department and as head of the Disability Programs Division in the then Commonwealth Department of Health and Community Services. He was also Head of the Treasuries of the Northern Territory (1983-86) and the Australian Capital Territory (1989-92).

Richard headed the Australian Collaborating Centre for the WHO Family of Classifications Network while at AIHW, and chaired the WHO-FIC Council from 2003 to 2005. He co-chaired the WHO Network's Family Development Committee until October 2012 and leads development work for the International Classification of Health Interventions.

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Awards and honours

  • Australian Actuary of the Year in 2002
  • Public Service Medal in 2003
  • Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Sydney in 2005

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Taylor, L., Bentley, J., Hunt, J., Madden, R., McKeown, S., Brandt, P., Baker, D. (2012). Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12, 1-8.
  • Madden, R., Tickle, L., Jackson-Pulver, L., Ring, I. (2012). Estimating Indigenous life expectancy: pitfalls with consequences. Journal of Population Research, 29, 269-281.
  • Xu, F., Sullivan, E., Black, D., Jackson-Pulver, L., Madden, R. (2012). Under-reporting of birth registrations in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12, 1-8.
  • Neville, S., Taylor, L., Moore, H., Madden, R., Ring, I., Jackson-Pulver, L., Tickle, L. (2011). Using linkage between hospital and ABS mortality data to enhance reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 543-548.
  • Madden, R., Jackson-Pulver, L. (2009). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population: More than reported. Australian Actuarial Journal, 15(2), 181-208.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2009). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Walker, S., Chen, L., Madden, R. (2008). Deaths due to suicide: the effects of certification and coding practices in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32(2), 126-130.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2008). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Jakob, R., Üstün, B., Madden, R., Sykes, C. (2007). The WHO Family of International Classifications. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 50(7), 924-931.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

  • Madden, R., Black, D., Jackson-Pulver, L. (2012). Improvement of maternal Aboriginality in NSW birth data. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12.

2012

  • Taylor, L., Bentley, J., Hunt, J., Madden, R., McKeown, S., Brandt, P., Baker, D. (2012). Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 12, 1-8.
  • Madden, R., Tickle, L., Jackson-Pulver, L., Ring, I. (2012). Estimating Indigenous life expectancy: pitfalls with consequences. Journal of Population Research, 29, 269-281.
  • Madden, R., Black, D., Jackson-Pulver, L. (2012). Improvement of maternal Aboriginality in NSW birth data. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12.
  • Xu, F., Sullivan, E., Black, D., Jackson-Pulver, L., Madden, R. (2012). Under-reporting of birth registrations in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12, 1-8.

2011

  • Neville, S., Taylor, L., Moore, H., Madden, R., Ring, I., Jackson-Pulver, L., Tickle, L. (2011). Using linkage between hospital and ABS mortality data to enhance reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 543-548.

2009

  • Madden, R., Jackson-Pulver, L. (2009). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population: More than reported. Australian Actuarial Journal, 15(2), 181-208.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2009). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.

2008

  • Walker, S., Chen, L., Madden, R. (2008). Deaths due to suicide: the effects of certification and coding practices in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32(2), 126-130.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2008). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.

2007

  • Jakob, R., Üstün, B., Madden, R., Sykes, C. (2007). The WHO Family of International Classifications. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, 50(7), 924-931.
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