Professor Andrew Wilson
School of Public Health
Professor Andrew Wilson AO is Co-Director of the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data at the University of Sydney.
Health policy, public health, chronic disease epidemiology and prevention, health care organisation and reform, preventive health, health workforce
Health Policy
Health Planning
Applied Epidemiology
Public Health
2013-23 Chief Investigator, The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre (NHMRC, NSW Ministry of Health, ACT Ministry of Health, Commonwealth Dept of Health, TasHealth, SA Health, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation and Cancer Council Australia) (NHMRC GNT9100001).
2022-25 Co-Investigator, Beyond Country of Birth: Transforming approaches to quantifying ethnic inequalities in access to best care. (MRFF2016680)
2021-24 Co-Investigator, Partnership for Precision Prevention in CAD (PPP-CAD). (NHMRC GNT20005790).
2021-23 Co-Lead Investigator, Integrating remote monitoring technology into digital health infrastructure (MRFF Covid Response Research).
2021-23 Co-Lead Investigator, Evaluation of the Virtual Rural Generalists Service, (NSW Covid Research Grant Program).
2018-23 Co-Investigator, Centre for Research Excellence on implementation for community chronic disease prevention (National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS)) (NHMRC GNT1153479).
2020-25 Co-Investigator, Centre for Research Excellence on Medicines Intelligence. (NHMRC GNT119600).
2022-25 Co-Investigator, Application of machine learning to the development of a metabolic risk score for cardiovascular disease and a patient/clinician interface to effectively deliver risk information. (National Heart Foundation Strategic Grant).
2023 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
2012 Sydney Sax Medal, Australian Health and Hospitals Association.
2012 Honorary Fellowship, Australian College of Health Services Executives
Project title | Research student |
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The quality use of medicines in Saudi Arabia: Focus on polices and strategies. | Fahad ALDHAFEERI |
Balancing Profit and Purpose: A Systematic Review of Sustainable and Resilient Financial Models for Socially Responsible Private Hospitals in Australia | Greg BRYLSKI |
Understanding Patient Reported Outcome Measures and the 3 P Dynamic in Australia: Patients, Payers and Providers - A focus on the Private Healthcare System. | Samantha EID |
Governing by Pricing: The Sri Lankan Case of Pharmaceutical Governance and Accountability | Manori Jayasinghe JAYASINGHE |
Equity Considerations in Telehealth Service Access with a Focus on Rural-urban Health Inequalities. | Siyu WANG |
Publications
Journals
- Wu, J., Giles, C., Dakic, A., Beyene, H., Huynh, K., Wang, T., Meikle, T., Olshansky, G., Salim, A., Duong, T., Zhu, D., Yang, J., Grieve, S., Wilson, A., Chow, C., Vernon, S., Gray, M., Figtree, G., et al (2024). Lipidomic Risk Score to Enhance Cardiovascular Risk Stratification for Primary Prevention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(5), 434-446.
- Chakraborty, S., Green, S., Turner, T., Collie, A., Hodder, R., Majumdar, S., Sutherland, K., Towler, B., Vogel, J., Wilson, A., et al (2024). Living evidence syntheses: the emerging opportunity to increase evidence-informed health policy in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. [More Information]
- Bharat, C., Degenhardt, L., Pearson, S., Buizen, L., Wilson, A., Dobbins, T., Gisev, N. (2023). A data-informed approach using individualised dispensing patterns to estimate medicine exposure periods and dose from pharmaceutical claims data. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 32(3), 352-365. [More Information]
Report
- Howse, E., Crosland, P., Rychetnik, L., Wilson, A. (2021). The value of prevention - Evidence Brief.
- Crosland, P., Howse, E., Rychetnik, L., Wilson, A. (2021). The value of prevention: an evidence check rapid review.
Research Reports
- Gillespie, J., Huckel Schneider, C., Wilson, A., Elshaug, A. (2015). Evidence Check: Implementing system-wide risk stratification approaches, July 2015, (pp. 6 - 54). Sydney, Australia: The Sax Institute.
2024
- Wu, J., Giles, C., Dakic, A., Beyene, H., Huynh, K., Wang, T., Meikle, T., Olshansky, G., Salim, A., Duong, T., Zhu, D., Yang, J., Grieve, S., Wilson, A., Chow, C., Vernon, S., Gray, M., Figtree, G., et al (2024). Lipidomic Risk Score to Enhance Cardiovascular Risk Stratification for Primary Prevention. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(5), 434-446.
- Chakraborty, S., Green, S., Turner, T., Collie, A., Hodder, R., Majumdar, S., Sutherland, K., Towler, B., Vogel, J., Wilson, A., et al (2024). Living evidence syntheses: the emerging opportunity to increase evidence-informed health policy in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia. [More Information]
2023
- Bharat, C., Degenhardt, L., Pearson, S., Buizen, L., Wilson, A., Dobbins, T., Gisev, N. (2023). A data-informed approach using individualised dispensing patterns to estimate medicine exposure periods and dose from pharmaceutical claims data. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 32(3), 352-365. [More Information]
- Gisev, N., Pearson, S., Dobbins, T., Buizen, L., Murphy, T., Wilson, A., Blyth, F., Dunlop, A., Larney, S., Currow, D., et al (2023). Cohort profile: POPPY II - A population-based cohort examining the patterns and outcomes of prescription opioid use in New South Wales, Australia. BMJ Open, 13(5). [More Information]
- Gisev, N., Buizen, L., Hopkins, R., Schaffer, A., Daniels, B., Bharat, C., Dobbins, T., Larney, S., Blyth, F., Currow, D., Wilson, A., Pearson, S., et al (2023). Five-Year Trajectories of Prescription Opioid Use. JAMA Network Open, 6(8), E2328159. [More Information]
2022
- Feng, X., Wilson, A. (2022). Association between community average body mass index and perception of overweight. Social Science and Medicine, 294, 114694. [More Information]
- De Morgan, S., Walker, P., Blyth, F., Nicholas, M., Wilson, A. (2022). Community-based pain programs commissioned by primary health networks: Key findings from an online survey and consultation with program managers. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 303-314. [More Information]
- Walker, P., De Morgan, S., Wilson, A., Blyth, F. (2022). Establishing consensus on key elements and implementation enablers of community-based pain programs to support primary health network decision making: An eDelphi study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(1), 56-62. [More Information]
2021
- Hazazi, A., Wilson, A. (2021). Leveraging electronic health records to improve management of noncommunicable diseases at primary healthcare centres in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 22(1), 106. [More Information]
- Gibson, L., Clinton-McHarg, T., Wilczynska, M., Latter, J., Bartlem, K., Henderson, C., Wiggers, J., Wilson, A., Searles, A., Bowman, J. (2021). Preventive care practices to address health behaviours among people living with mental health conditions: A survey of Community Managed Organisations. Preventive Medicine Reports, 23, 101495. [More Information]
- Pearce, C., Rychetnik, L., Wilson, A. (2021). The obesity paradigm and the role of health services in obesity prevention: a grounded theory approach. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 111. [More Information]
2020
- Harris, P., Salehi, A., Kendall, E., Whitty, J., Wilson, A., Scuffham, P. (2020). "She'll be right, mate!": do Australians take their health for granted? Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(3), 277-288. [More Information]
- Havers, S., Kate Martin, E., Wilson, A., Hall, L. (2020). A systematic review and meta-synthesis of policy intervention characteristics that influence the implementation of government-directed policy in the hospital setting: implications for infection prevention and control. Journal of Infection Prevention, 21(3), 84-96. [More Information]
- Fehily, C., Ling, R., Searles, A., Bartlem, K., Wiggers, J., Hodder, R., Wilson, A., Colyvas, K., Bowman, J. (2020). An economic evaluation of a specialist preventive care clinician in a community mental health service: A randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). [More Information]
2019
- Havers, S., Russo, P., Page, K., Wilson, A., Hall, L. (2019). Clinician perspectives of policy implementation: A qualitative study of the implementation of a national infection prevention policy in Australian hospitals. American Journal of Infection Control, 47(4), 366-370. [More Information]
- Feng, X., Wilson, A. (2019). Does dissatisfaction with, or accurate perception of overweight status help people reduce weight? Longitudinal study of Australian adults. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1-12. [More Information]
- Clifford, B., Wilson, A., Harris, P. (2019). Homelessness, health and the policy process: A literature review. Health Policy, 123(11), 1125-1132. [More Information]
2018
- Muhunthan, J., Angell, B., Wilson, A., Hackett, M., Latimer, J., Eades, A., Jan, S. (2018). Australia's appointment to the UN Human Rights Council means it must deliver on Indigenous engagement in alcohol control. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42(4), 327-328. [More Information]
- Wutzke, S., Morrice, E., Benton, M., Milat, A., Russell, L., Wilson, A. (2018). Australia's National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health: Critical reflections from States and Territories. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 29(3), 228-235. [More Information]
- Gisev, N., Pearson, S., Dobbins, T., Currow, D., Blyth, F., Larney, S., Dunlop, A., Mattick, R., Wilson, A., Degenhardt, L. (2018). Combating escalating harms associated with pharmaceutical opioid use in Australia: the POPPY II study protocol. BMJ Open, 8(12), 1-10. [More Information]
2017
- Degeling, C., Johnson, J., Ward, M., Wilson, A., Gilbert, G. (2017). A Delphi Survey and Analysis of Expert Perspectives on One Health in Australia. EcoHealth, 14(4), 783-792. [More Information]
- Wutzke, S., Redman, S., Bauman, A., Hawe, P., Shiell, A., Thackway, S., Wilson, A. (2017). A new model of collaborative research: experiences from one of Australia's NHMRC Partnership Centres for Better Health. Public Health Research and Practice, 27(1), 1-6. [More Information]
- Havers, S., Russo, P., Page, K., Wilson, A., Hall, L. (2017). Aseptic technique and the implementation of national policy: Contextual factors for consideration. Infection, Disease and Health, 22(2), 94-95. [More Information]
2016
- Madden, R., Wilson, A., Hoyle, P. (2016). Appropriateness of care: why so much variation. Medical Journal of Australia, 205(10), 452-453. [More Information]
- Scuffham, P., Moretto, N., Krinks, R., Burton, P., Whitty, J., Wilson, A., Fitzgerald, G., Littlejohns, P., Kendall, E. (2016). Engaging the public in healthcare decision-making: Results from a Citizens' Jury on emergency care services. Emergency Medicine Journal, 33(11), 782-788. [More Information]
- Feng, X., Wilson, A. (2016). Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage modifies the relationship between weight status and weight-related satisfaction. International Journal of Obesity, 40(12), 1922-1926. [More Information]
2015
- Atkinson, J., Page, A., Wells, R., Milat, A., Wilson, A. (2015). A modelling tool for policy analysis to support the design of efficient and effective policy responses for complex public health problems. Implementation Science, 10(1), 26. [More Information]
- Occhipinti, J., Wells, R., Page, A., Dominello, A., Haines, M., Wilson, A. (2015). Applications of system dynamics modelling to support health policy. Public Health Research and Practice, 25(3), 1-8. [More Information]
- Laba, T., Usherwood, T., Leeder, S., Yusuf, F., Gillespie, J., Perkovic, V., Wilson, A., Jan, S., Essue, B. (2015). Co-payments for health care: what is their real cost? Australian Health Review, 39(1), 33-36. [More Information]
2014
- Wilson, A. (2014). Budget cuts risk halting Australia's progress in preventing chronic disease. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(10), 558-559. [More Information]
- Mallan, K., Daniels, L., Nothard, M., Nicholson, J., Wilson, A., Cameron, C., Scuffham, P., Thorpe, K. (2014). Dads at the dinner table. A cross-sectional study of Australian fathers' child feeding perceptions and practices. Appetite, 73, 40-44. [More Information]
- Scuffham, P., Ratcliffe, J., Kendall, E., Burton, P., Wilson, A., Chalkidou, K., Littlejohns, P., Whitty, J. (2014). Engaging the public in healthcare decision-making: quantifying preferences for healthcare through citizens' juries. BMJ Open, 4(5), 1-7. [More Information]
2013
- Cameron, C., Davey, T., Kendall, E., Wilson, A., McClure, R. (2013). Changes in alcohol consumption in pregnant Australian women between 2007 and 2011. Medical Journal of Australia, 199(5), 355-357. [More Information]
- Wilson, A., Elshaug, A. (2013). Improving value in health care through practical steps. Australian Family Physician, 42(12), 839-839. [More Information]
- Wilson, A., Tabrizi, J., Gholipour, K., Farahbakhsh, M. (2013). Technical Quality of Maternity Care: the Pregnant Women's Perspective. Health Promotion Perspectives, 3(1), 23-30. [More Information]
2012
- Cameron, C., Scuffham, P., Spinks, A., Scott, R., Sipe, N., Ng, S., Wilson, A., Searle, J., Lyons, R., Kendall, E., et al (2012). Environments for Healthy Living (EFHL) Griffith birth cohort study: background and methods. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(9), 1896-1905. [More Information]
- Cameron, C., Scuffham, P., Shibl, R., Ng, S., Scott, R., Spinks, A., Mihala, G., Wilson, A., Kendall, E., Sipe, N., et al (2012). Environments for Healthy Living (EFHL) Griffith birth cohort study: characteristics of sample and profile of antenatal exposures. BMC Public Health, 12, 1080-1080. [More Information]
Selected Grants
2022
- Optimising youth-centred health communication via social media during COVID-19 and beyond, Bonner C, Taba M, Leask J, Ayre J, Wilson A, McCaffery K, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)/Sydney ID Seed Grants
2021
- FMH Centre - Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics (MCHPE), Wilson A, DVC Research/Shared Research Support
- New Frontiers in Personalised Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease, Figtree G, Celemajer D, Chow C, Fazekas de St Groth B, Drummond G, Ellinor P, Grieve S, Jenkins A, Kassiou M, Keech A, Kovacic J, Larance M, Marwick T, McGuire H, Meikle P, Nicholls S, O'Sullivan J, Peter K, Ritchie R, Shaw J, Simes R, Walley T, Wilson A, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - Frontier Health and Medical Research Program, Stage One
- PARTNERSHIP FOR PRECISION PREVENTION IN CAD (PPP-CAD), Figtree G, Kelly P, Wilson A, Redfern J, Usherwood T, Jennings G, Grieve S, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Partnership Projects
- Integrating remote monitoring technology into digital health infrastructure, Wilson A, Britton W, Poon S, Fox G, Shaw T, Britton W, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - COVID19 Response - 2020 Rapid Response Digital Health Infrastructure
- Evaluation of the Virtual Rural Generalist Service VRGS as an effective, "COVID-19 resilient" model of care, Wilson A, Nott S, Luscombe G, Shaw T, Howard K, Saurman E, NSW Health/Covid-19 Research Grant