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Dr Lystad is a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, at Macquarie University. Dr Lystad is an injury epidemiologist with a particular interest in sports injury, traumatic brain injury, paediatric trauma, and combat sports. His research is centred around conducting large population-based cohort studies using data linkage of administrative data collections to investigate health and social outcomes following injury and to guide improvements in health service delivery and health policy.
Research interests
Injury Epidemiology; Neuroepidemiology; Traumatic Brain Injury; Concussion; Spinal Injury; Sports Injury; Combat Sports
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ARCHS: Adult Recipients of Cochlear implants: Health and Social long-term outcomes
Mitchell, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Lystad, R. (Chief Investigator), Boisvert, I. (Chief Investigator), McMaugh, A. (Chief Investigator), Moore, R. (Chief Investigator) & Walsan, R. (Chief Investigator)
10/08/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Impact of chronic illness and injury on school performance and health outcomes of children pilot study
Mitchell, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Cameron, C. M. (Chief Investigator), Lystad, R. (Chief Investigator), Nielssen, O. (Chief Investigator), McMaugh, A. (Chief Investigator), Herkes, G. K. (Chief Investigator), Schniering, C. (Chief Investigator), Hng, T.-M. (Chief Investigator) & Johnstone, M. (Chief Investigator)
1/08/18 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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TACIT: Tau And Connectomics In TES (The TACIT Study) - Pilot Phase 1 Clinical Trial of PET Tau Ligand PI 2620.
Mobbs, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Brown, E. (Coordinating Investigator), Magnussen, J. (Associate Investigator), Pardey, M. (Associate Investigator), McIntosh, J. (Associate Investigator), Batchelor, J. (Associate Investigator), Savage, G. (Associate Investigator), Lystad, R. (Associate Investigator), Di Ieva, A. (Associate Investigator) & Chung, R. (Associate Investigator)
15/07/22 → 30/10/22
Project: Research
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Improving long-term health outcomes for Australians with traumatic brain injury
Lystad, R. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/11/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Harnessing implementation science, complexity science and evidence-based care to Keep Australians Out of Hospital: leveraging seven natural experiments in New South Wales
Braithwaite, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Westbrook, J. (Chief Investigator), Day, R. (Chief Investigator), Levesque, J.-F. (Chief Investigator), Mitchell, R. (Chief Investigator), Rapport, F. (Chief Investigator), Cutler, H. (Chief Investigator), Tran, Y. (Chief Investigator), Clay-Williams, R. (Chief Investigator), Watson, D. (Associate Investigator), Arnolda, G. (Associate Investigator), Hibbert, P. (Associate Investigator), Lystad, R. (Associate Investigator), Mumford, V. (Associate Investigator), Long, J. (Investigator), Sarkies, M. (Investigator), Francis-Auton, E. (Investigator), Roberts, N. (Investigator) & Gu, Y. (Investigator)
3/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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“Death is certain, the time is not”: mortality and survival in Game of Thrones
Lystad, R. P. & Brown, B. T., 10 Dec 2018, In: Injury Epidemiology. 5, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk of impaired school performance in children hospitalized with concussion: a population-based matched cohort study
Lystad, R. P., McMaugh, A., Herkes, G. K., Browne, G., Badgery-Parker, T., Cameron, C. M. & Mitchell, R. J., Sept 2023, In: Concussion. 8, 3, 14 p., CNC105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incidence, costs, and temporal trends of sports injury-related hospitalisations in Australian children over a 10-year period: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Lystad, R. P., Curtis, K., Browne, G. J. & Mitchell, R. J., 1 Feb 2019, In: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 22, 2, p. 175-180 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The epidemiology of injuries in mixed martial arts: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lystad, R. P., Gregory, K. & Wilson, J., Jan 2014, In: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and health service utilisation, prescription claims, and school performance during adolescence
Wijekulasuriya, S., Lystad, R., Zurynski, Y., Harrison, R., Braithwaite, J. & Mitchell, R., Mar 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 368, p. 1-10 10 p., 117799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile85 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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ASICS Best Paper in Sports Injury Prevention (Senior Career Researcher)
Lystad, R. (Recipient), 19 Nov 2022
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Best conference paper for Sports Medicine Australia Annual Conference
Lystad, R. (Recipient), McMaugh, A. (Recipient), Herkes, G. (Recipient), Browne, G. (Recipient), Badgery-Parker, T. (Recipient), Cameron, C. M. (Recipient) & Mitchell, R. (Recipient), 2022
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ARCHS: Adult Recipients of Cochlear implants: Health & Social Outcomes.
Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Okuba, T. (Speaker), Lystad, R. (Speaker), Boisvert, I. (Speaker), McMaugh, A. (Speaker), Cantle Moore, R. (Speaker), Wolnizer, P. (Speaker), Chow, C. (Speaker) & Walsan, R. (Speaker)
14 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Is it feasible to implement an injury surveillance system for amateur boxing events in Australia?
Alevras, A. (Speaker), Kreps, F. (Speaker), Ngyuen, J. (Speaker), Fuller, J. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker) & Lystad, R. (Speaker)
29 Oct 2025 → 1 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Healthcare providers’ experience of delivering a heart rate variability feedback intervention to individuals living with spinal cord injury to inform its implementation into usual care.
Naque, N. (Speaker), Kreps, F. (Speaker), Lystad, R. (Speaker), Braithwaite, J. (Speaker) & Mitchell, R. (Speaker)
12 Oct 2025 → 15 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Care quality indicators at the end-of-life for patients with cancer
Harrison, R. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Delaney, G. P. (Speaker), Arnolda, G. (Speaker), Liauw, W. (Speaker), Phillips, J. K. (Speaker), Lystad, R. (Speaker) & Braithwaite, J. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Association of hospital-acquired complications on hospital length of stay and cost for older adults after a hip fracture.
Mitsutake, S. (Speaker), Lystad, R. (Speaker), Okuba, T. (Speaker), Braithwaite, J. (Speaker), Hirata, T. (Speaker) & Mitchell, R. (Speaker)
7 Mar 2025 → 8 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Survival and longevity in elite Australian athletes
29/10/24 → 31/10/24
5 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Sport-related concussion and long-term cognitive performance
4/09/24
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Concussion and school performance
31/05/23 → 5/07/23
4 items of Media coverage, 6 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research