Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 8344 0710 |
| Fax: | 9348 1174 |
| Room: | 448B |
| Level: | 04 |
| Building: | 207 Bouverie St. |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Bridget Hsu-Hage (MS Columbia, PhD Monash) is a population health researcher with a background in statistics and epidemiology. Her career highlights include:
•Peer reviewed competitive research and consultancy evaluation grants in excess of $5.7M.
•Co-author to 81 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 14 reports, 11 invited conference papers, 77 presentations at international and national conferences, and 6 websites.
•Completion of research students at an average of 1.6 (EFT) during her years at the University of Melbourne: 4 PhDs, 5 Masters, 5 Bachelor/Advanced Medical Sciences, 1 Honours since 1992.
•Instrumental to the development of evidence-based service delivery in northern Victoria. Recent involvement: Healthy Neighbourhood Project (2004-06), The North Shepparton and Seymour community surveys as part of the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy (2003-04), Goulburn Valley Health Hospital Demand Management Strategy: HARP 3 (2003-06), the Greater Shepparton Best Start Demonstration Project (2003-06), The Greater Shepparton Community Capacity Building Project (2002-05), The Greater Shepparton Public Health Plan (2000-05).
•Ethnic Health Research: 1) instigated the Tianjin Study of Diabetes in Pregnancy in China in 1998, provided training for universal screening and diabetes clinical management, established Gestational Diabetes Mellitus specialist clinic, provided post-partum follow-up, established epidemiological data collection unit. This project used evidence-based approach to instigate a new public policy for universal screening, treatment options, and systematic data collection; 2) project leader to the Chinese Australian Better Health Research Project (1997-2001), provided a comprehensive community health needs assessment, GP practice-based lifestyle intervention for the prevention of type II diabetes in high-risk individuals, GP best practice training, a practice audit of the management of peptic ulcer; and developed community health promotion and education programs based upon the evidence derived from needs assessment. The framework of this project shaped my thinking in research and community
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health | Health Promotion, Health Program Evaluation | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Science | Columbia University | 31-Dec-1984 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University | 31-Dec-1992 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Medical Biochemistry: Lipids (MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL CHEMISTRY) (320303)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Fetal Development and Medicine (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321005)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321014)
- Radiology and Organ Imaging (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321022)
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Nutrition and Dietetics (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321205)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Indigenous Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321207)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Health Promotion (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321216)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730206)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Rural health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730209)
- Environmental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730210)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Nutrition (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730215)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Social structure and health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730218)
- Health education and promotion (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730301)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.