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Biography
PhD (Public Health), MIPH (Honours), BPharm
Magda Raban is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Health System and Safety Research. She is the lead for the Medication Safety and Electronic Decision Support research stream within the Centre. Dr Raban’s research focuses on the use of information technology to improve medication safety, the quality use of medicines and patient outcomes across a range of care settings. Her interests include how the design of electronic decision support systems can be optimised to deliver guideline-based care, and how routinely collected data can inform quality improvement. Dr Raban has experience leading multi-method evaluations, including randomised trials, of health service interventions.
Dr Raban holds a PhD and Masters in public health, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy. Dr Raban practiced as a community pharmacist in Australia and a hospital pharmacist in the UK, prior to working in research. For her PhD research, she spent 3 years at the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi. Dr Raban's research draws on her quantitative, epidemiology and clinical experience.
Dr Raban is currently recruiting Masters by Research and PhD students with an interest in the role of information technology in health care, including hospitals and aged care.
Education/Academic qualification
BPharm
MIPH
PhD
External positions
NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant Review Panel Member
Apr 2021
Associate Editor, Applied Clinical Informatics
1 Dec 2020 → …
Editorial Advisor, Health Information Management Journal
2018 → 2019
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optimising eHealth systems to improve medication safety and patient outcomes
1/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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Data analysis and evaluation of the clinical outcomes of the electronic National Residential Medication Chart trial
Westbrook, J., Lind, K., Nguyen, A., Gates, P., Raban, M., Sunderland, N. & Crick, S.
1/07/19 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
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Medication Safety Evidence Briefings
Raban, M., Gates, P., McMullan, R. & Westbrook, J.
1/06/21 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Review of medication services for Healthdirect Telephony and Digital services
Baysari, M., Lehnbom, E., Tariq, A., Raban, M. & Westbrook, J.
28/10/14 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
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Allied health in residential aged care: using routinely collected data to improve funding opportunities
Meulenbroeks, I., Seaman, K., Raban, M. Z. & Westbrook, J., Mar 2023, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 42, 1, p. 221-224 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Allied health service delivery in residential aged care and the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: a survey of the allied health workforce
Meulenbroeks, I., Raban, M. Z., Seaman, K., Wabe, N. & Westbrook, J., 28 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian Health Review. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A mix of prescribing systems may be a recipe for disaster
Merchant, A., Fitzpatrick, E., Raban, M. Z. & Westbrook, J. I., 23 Nov 2023, Health Innovation Series, e-Medication Safety, 16, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Can’t find a medication in the electronic medication system? How to prevent errors and user frustration
Merchant, A., Westbrook, J. I., Fitzpatrick, E. & Raban, M. Z., 17 Feb 2023, Health Innovation Series, e-Medication safety, 8 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Default first dose times can cause deadly double doses
Merchant, A., Fitzpatrick, E., Westbrook, J. I. & Raban, M. Z., 10 Aug 2023, Health Innovation Series, e-Medication Safety, 15 1 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Datasets
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Temporal and regional trends of antibiotic use in long-term aged care facilities across 39 countries, 1985-2019: systematic review and meta-analysis
Raban, M. (Contributor), Gates, P. (Contributor), Gasparini, C. (Contributor) & Westbrook, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Prizes
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Best Paper Award - Context Sensitive Health Informatics Virtual Conference
Van Dort, Bethany (Recipient), Baysari, Melissa (Recipient), Prgomet, Mirela (Recipient), Zheng, Wu Yi (Recipient), Raban, Magda (Recipient), Dalla-Pozza, Luciano (Luce) (Recipient), McCullagh, Cheryl (Recipient) & Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), 2021
Prize
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Most Prolific Tweeter - 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand
Raban, Magda (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Improving medication management in nursing homes: leveraging electronic systems
Magda Raban (Speaker)
19 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Technology-related prescribing errors: Results at two time points at a paediatric hospital
Magda Raban (Speaker)
30 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Australian Institute of Health Innovation (Organisational unit)
Karen Hutchinson (Chair), Kate Churruca (Member), Louise Ellis (Member), Virginia Mumford (Member), Magda Raban (Member), Denise Tsiros (Member), Cliff Hughes (Member) & Anam Bilgrami (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Press/Media
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Seven in ten residents receive antibiotics: study
Magda Raban, Peter Gates & Johanna Westbrook
16/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Antibiotic use in Australian aged care ‘too high’
Magda Raban, Peter Gates & Johanna Westbrook
2/09/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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’Time is running out’ on antibiotic misuse, experts say
Magda Raban, Peter Gates & Johanna Westbrook
26/08/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Concerns grow over antibiotic use
Magda Raban, Peter Gates & Johanna Westbrook
25/08/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Study highlights data gap in residents’ health status
Magda Raban, Kimberly E. Lind, Mikaela Jorgensen, Lindsey Brett, Johanna Westbrook & Andrew Georgiou
3/11/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment