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Yvonne Zurynski is Professor of Health System Sustainability, and leads the activities of the Coordinating Centre of the NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health Systems Sustainability.
Yvonne has extensive experience and expertise in research and education across health sectors and disciplines having conducted research in settings ranging from primary care to intensive care. She is a mixed methods health services and systems researcher with expertise in implementation science and evaluation. Yvonne has an interest in integrated care for children and adults living with chronic and complex disease and their experiences of healthcare systems, especially when transitioning across health and social care sectors. She has expertise in conducting epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, clinical research studies, service model and policy evaluations using mixed methods designs. She currently leads the models of care stream of the Children's Diabetes Centre - a large $8million national collaboration established to improve care for children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes. She led the evaluation of integrated care initiatives across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) and is leading the implementation evaluation of the RuralKidsGPS care coordination program being implemented in 4 rural local health districts in NSW.
Her focus is on conducting research that makes a difference in the real world. Her research supported new child restraint law in Australia, the development of clinical guidelines and vaccination policy. She contributed to the development of the first Australia Strategic Action Plan for Rare Disease. Her research in patient/family and healthcare provider experiences of the health system including health services use, transition between paediatric and adult services, health costs and out of pocket expenses has contributed new knowledge to inform the codesign of models of care. She is engaged with several consumer groups including the Consumers Health Forum of Australia and Rare Voices Australia and regularly conducts collaborative research and policy development work with consumer groups. She was instrumental in establishing the Australian Health Consumer Sentiment survey which provide unique data including experiences and opinions of health services pre- and post- the COVID-19 pandemic She was a key member of the steering committee for the establishment of the national Paediatric Active Disease Surveillance system, and the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australian Registry (FASDAR). She has expertise in research ethics and was a member of the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (Health Subcommittee). She currently sits on the Research Australia Health Economics Round Table, and The Social Prescribing Round Table led by the Consumers Health Forum, The Royal Australian College of GPs and the NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability. She was the chair of the International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units 2011-2015, is a member of the Scientific Medical Advisorty Committee, Rare Voices Australia, and a member fo the Advosory Group of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research.
She has attracted approximately $20 million in research funding over her career, has published widely and regularly reviews for national and international peer review journals.
Yvonne is an experienced post-graduate research supervisor at Masters and PhD level. She currently convenes the Systems Science in Healthcare unit of study in the Masters of Public Health at Macquarie University.
Education/Academic qualification
Health Policy, MHPOL, University of Sydney
Award Date: 20 Jul 2019
Medical Research, PhD, Changes in cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure after severe head injury, University of Sydney
Award Date: 20 May 1996
Clinical Research, MAppSc, Cerebral Blood Flow: Effects of Aging, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease, University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 20 Mar 1989
Biomedical Science, BAppSc, University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 20 Mar 1985
External positions
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
1 Feb 2019 → 31 Jan 2022
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
5 Feb 2005 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A mixed methods evaluation of T1D services in Northwest Queensland, Australia: What works, what does not work, and why?
Carrigan, A., Zurynski, Y., Huynh, T., Sotutu, V., Sarachandran, S., West, E., Lee-Wesner, C., Singh, N., Chirgwin, A. & Braithwaite, J.
14/02/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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USYD led: The APRICA program - Accelerated translational research in PRImary Liver Cancer
George, J., McCaughan, G., Reddel, R. R., Chant, K., Clarke, S. J., Liauw, W., Nagrial, A. M., Agar, M., Zekry, A., Zurynski, Y., Cronin, P., Ross, J. P., Usherwood, T., Strasser, S. I., Levy, M., Bollipo, S., Baker, L., Sowmya, A., Eslam, M., Bertolino, P. & Palendira, U.
5/05/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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TGRS: RuralKidsGPS - delivering equitable care to children in rural NSW
Lingam, R., Dickens, E., Zurynski, Y., O'Meara, M., Preddy , J., Schroeder, L., Woolfenden, S., Nassar, N., Bos, D., Kerrigan, A., Fletcher, J., Ging, J. & Soytemiz, A.
1/03/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Exploring the impact of child and placement characteristics, carer resources and perceptions, and life stressors on caregiving
Mitchell, R., Ryder, T. & Zurynski, Y.
13/02/20 → …
Project: Research
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Strengthening Care for Children: A stepped-wedge translational trial to reduce hospital burden
Hiscock, H., Lingam, R., Sanci, L., Woolfenden, S., Zurynski, Y., Dalziel, K. M., Liaw, S. T., Lee, K. J., Boyle, D. & Freed, G.
1/12/19 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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Access and affordability of healthcare for Australians living with chronic disease: the health of universal coverage
Zurynski, Y., Ellis, L., Dammery, G. & Carrigan, A., 27 Aug 2023, p. 400-401. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Australian children living with rare diseases: health service use and barriers to accessing care
Teutsch, S., Zurynski, Y., Eslick, G. D., Deverell, M., Christodoulou, J., Leonard, H., Dalkeith, T., Johnson, S. L. J. & Elliott, E. J., Jul 2023, In: World Journal of Pediatrics. 19, 7, p. 701-709 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Built to last? Barriers and facilitators of healthcare program sustainability: a systematic integrative review
Zurynski, Y., Ludlow, K., Testa, L., Augustsson, H., Herkes-Deane, J., Hutchinson, K., Lamprell, G., McPherson, E., Carrigan, A., Ellis, L. A., Dharmayani, P. N. A., Smith, C., Richardson, L., Dammery, G., Singh, N. & Braithwaite, J., 13 Nov 2023, In: Implementation Science. 18, p. 1-21 21 p., 62.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Care coordination for children in rural New South Wales: barriers and enablers during early implementation
Hutchinson, K., Lingam, R., Smithers-Sheedy, H., Bula, K., Diana, C. & Zurynski, Y., 2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Characteristics of neonatal herpes simplex central nervous system disease in Australia (1997–2020)
Teutsch, S., Berkhout, A., Raynes-Greenow, C., Zurynski, Y., Britton, P. N., Jones, C. A. & APSU Neonatal HSV study advisory group, Aug 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Virology. 165, p. 1-6 6 p., 105526.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)
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Levels of health literacy among Australians with chronic conditions engaging with healthcare providers and navigating the health system
Zurynski, Y. (Contributor), Meulenbroeks, I. (Contributor), Ellis, L. (Contributor), Pomare, C. (Contributor), Braithwaite, J. (Contributor), A. Gillespie, J. (Contributor), Root, J. (Contributor), Holt, J. (Contributor), Wells, L. (Contributor) & Ansell, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 4 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.25949/15094407.v1
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Excellence in research Five Future-Shaping Research Priorities: Healthy People
Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Team leader), Coiera, Enrico (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Zurynski, Yvonne (Recipient) & Georgiou, Andrew (Recipient), 2021
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A NATIONAL CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Christina Rojas (Contributor), K-lynn Smith (Contributor), Ann Carrigan (Contributor) & Yvonne Zurynski (Contributor)
4 Sept 2023Activity: End user engagement and expertise › Government or international organisation inquiry submission
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3rd Asia Pacific conference on Integrated Care
Yvonne Zurynski (Member of programme committee)
Mar 2023 → Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia
Christina Rojas (Visiting researcher) & Yvonne Zurynski (Visiting researcher)
8 Mar 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external non-academic institution
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Smoothing the path – implementing and sustaining integrated models of care for children with medical complexity
Yvonne Zurynski (Keynote speaker)
9 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Exploring the impact of child and placement characteristics, carer resources, perceptions of life stressors and well-being
Rebecca Mitchell (Speaker), Tayhla Ryder (Speaker) & Yvonne Zurynski (Speaker)
11 Sept 2023 → 13 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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‘Almost impossible to get bulk billed’: patients avoid seeing doctors due to out-of-pocket costs
Yvonne Zurynski, Louise Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, K-lynn Smith, Nicole Halim, James Ansell, James Gillespie, Liam Caffery, Kathryn Vitangcol, Leanne Wells & Jeffrey Braithwaite
12/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Telehealth a winner in consumer report card on Australia’s health system
Jeffrey Braithwaite & Yvonne Zurynski
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Young people's health and wellbeing: we must not leave them behind
Yvonne Zurynski, Louise Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, K-lynn Smith, Nicole Halim, James Ansell, James Gillespie, Liam Caffery, Kathryn Vitangcol, Leanne Wells & Jeffrey Braithwaite
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Health system through the eyes of 5100 health consumers
29/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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