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Biography
Overview
Rajan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MUCHE. Prior to this, he was a PhD candidate at the MUCHE for 3 years (2016-2020). He has previously worked at Spinal Centre of Southern Denmark in Denmark as a data manager and at the University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg as an Instructor (Economic Evaluation).
Experience
Rajan's interest and expertise are in economic modelling, health technology assessment and statistical analyses of healthcare programs using real-world data. At Macquarie University he is involved in evaluating submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and the Medical Benefits Advisory Committee (MSAC). His PhD was on "Health economic evaluation of childhood hearing screening using real-world data" which was considered by his examiners to be in the top 10% of doctoral-level research in the field. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals, which are widely cited in the international research field. He has also been significantly involved in the academic community throughout his thesis. He worked as Research Assistant (casual position) at MUCHE.
Rajan has presented his works in different national and international conferences and seminars, including the Australian Health Economics Society (Hobart, 2018 and Melbourne, 2019), Nordic Health Economic Study Group (Reykjavik, Iceland 2019) and external seminar (University of York, 2019).
Education/Academic qualification
Health Economics, PhD, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy
12 Dec 2016 → 12 Dec 2019
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EQ-5D with the hearing “bolt-on” items: developing a new quality of life measure for hearing impairment
Gu, Y., Cutler, H., Parkinson, B., Sinha, K., Dawes, P., Sharma, R., Brinson, M. B., Gonzalo, F., Quadri, H. & Soytemiz, A.
7/02/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PBAC) AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY RELATED SUBMISSIONS
Cutler, H., Hoyle, M., Parkinson, B., Jeet, V., Norman, A., Seil, E., Sharma, R., Song, R., Ahumada Canale, A., Mumford, V., Vagholkar, S., Pont, L. G., Amin, J., Gu, Y., Schroeder, L. & Soytemiz, A.
1/07/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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LOCHI: Longitudinal outcomes of hearing-impaired children: early vs later intervention
Parkinson, B., Ching, T., Cupples, L., Leigh, G., Dillon, H., Wong, C. & Sharma, R.
1/01/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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PICO for MSAC application 1617 - BRAF V600 mutation testing
Cutler, H., Hoyle, M., Sharma, R. & Norman, A.
3/02/20 → 17/04/20
Project: Research
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An economic evaluation of Australia's newborn hearing screening program: A within-study cost-effectiveness analysis
Sharma, R., Gu, Y., Sinha, K., Ching, T. Y. C., Marnane, V., Gold, L., Wake, M., Wang, J. & Parkinson, B., May 2022, In: Ear and Hearing. 43, 3, p. 972-983 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An examination of machine learning to map non-preference based patient reported outcome measures to health state utility values
Aghdaee, M., Parkinson, B., Sinha, K., Gu, Y., Sharma, R., Olin, E. & Cutler, H., 15 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) for the primary staging of prostate cancer in Australia
Song, R., Jeet, V., Sharma, R., Hoyle, M. & Parkinson, B., 11 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: PharmacoEconomics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29) to EQ-5D-5L
Aghdaee, M., Gu, Y., Sinha, K., Parkinson, B., Sharma, R. & Cutler, H., 11 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: PharmacoEconomics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a female community health volunteer–delivered intervention in reducing blood glucose among adults with type 2 diabetes: An open-label, cluster randomized clinical trial
Gyawali, B., Sharma, R., Mishra, S. R., Neupane, D., Vaidya, A., Sandbæk, A. & Kallestrup, P., 1 Feb 2021, In: JAMA Network Open. 4, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., e2035799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)3 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2022 Macquarie Business School Impact Competition, Improving Health and Spending Money Wisely: Evaluating Medical Tests, Devices, Procedures for the Australian Government
Hoyle, Martin (Recipient), Cutler, Henry (Recipient), Parkinson, Bonny (Recipient), Norman, Alicia (Recipient), Jeet, Varinder (Recipient), Seil, Elizabeth (Recipient), Sharma, Rajan (Recipient), Song, Rachel (Recipient), Ahumada Canale, Antonio (Recipient), Rana, Rezwanul (Recipient), Mumford, Virginia (Recipient) & Amin, Janaki (Recipient), 2022
Prize
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Activities
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BMC Public Health (Journal)
Rajan Sharma (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review
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Health Economics Review (Journal)
Rajan Sharma (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review
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International Journal of Audiology (Journal)
Rajan Sharma (Reviewer)
2021Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review
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Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (Journal)
Rajan Sharma (Reviewer)
2021Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review
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Does wealth inequality lead to increased home delivery? An experience based on the Nepal demographic health survey.
Rajan Sharma (Speaker)
22 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Impacts
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Improving health and spending money wisely: evaluating medical tests, devices, procedures for the Australian Government
Martin Hoyle (Participant), Henry Cutler (Participant), Bonny Parkinson (Participant), Alicia Norman (Participant), Varinder Jeet (Participant), Elizabeth Seil (Participant), Rajan Sharma (Participant), Rachel Song (Participant), Antonio Ahumada Canale (Participant), Rezwanul Rana (Participant), Virginia Mumford (Participant) & Janaki Amin (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Economy impacts, Policy impacts