Assessing cost-effectiveness of prevention of high body mass index and eating disorders in Australia
Eating disorders (ED) are among the top three most common debilitating illnesses in adolescent females, while high Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the five leading modifiable risk factors for preventable disease burden.
There is evidence that there are effective interventions targeted at children, adolescents and young adults that can reduce the prevalence of risk factors associated with the development of EDs and high BMI concurrently.
Funded by the NHMRC Ideas Grant, the Assessing Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) of Prevention of High Body Mass Index and Eating Disorders in Australia ('ACE-HiBED') study aims to use and expand the well-established priority-setting, population-based framework of the ACE approach to determine the cost-effectiveness of integrated preventive interventions for risk factors of EDs and high BMI combined.
The cost-effectiveness of potent and sustainable ‘Healthy Weight program” for EDs and high BMI will be presented in the seminar.
Speaker Profile
Long Le, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Dr Long Le is a Senior Research Fellow at School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
He has been successful in attracting research income as co-investigator and secured over $2.9Mil in research funding. He has received a number of awards, including the Society for Mental Health Research Team Awards for Impactful Health Services Research (2020) and the finalist of BUPA Emerging Health Research 2021.
Dr Le has a highly competitive track-record, as demonstrated by his publications (50 peer reviewed journal articles and several commissioned research reports).
Dr Le is a convener of mental health interest group of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), a member of ECR committee of Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR). He has also acted as a member of Editorial Board and a Guest Editor of Journal of Eating Disorders.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu
Event Details
- Date:
- 10 May 2023 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- In-person at Caulfield campus, Building H, Level 9, Room H9.21
- Categories:
- CHE Seminar; Health Economics
Description
Eating disorders (ED) are among the top three most common debilitating illnesses in adolescent females, while high Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the five leading modifiable risk factors for preventable disease burden.
There is evidence that there are effective interventions targeted at children, adolescents and young adults that can reduce the prevalence of risk factors associated with the development of EDs and high BMI concurrently.
Funded by the NHMRC Ideas Grant, the Assessing Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) of Prevention of High Body Mass Index and Eating Disorders in Australia ('ACE-HiBED') study aims to use and expand the well-established priority-setting, population-based framework of the ACE approach to determine the cost-effectiveness of integrated preventive interventions for risk factors of EDs and high BMI combined.
The cost-effectiveness of potent and sustainable ‘Healthy Weight program” for EDs and high BMI will be presented in the seminar.
Speaker Profile
Long Le, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Dr Long Le is a Senior Research Fellow at School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
He has been successful in attracting research income as co-investigator and secured over $2.9Mil in research funding. He has received a number of awards, including the Society for Mental Health Research Team Awards for Impactful Health Services Research (2020) and the finalist of BUPA Emerging Health Research 2021.
Dr Le has a highly competitive track-record, as demonstrated by his publications (50 peer reviewed journal articles and several commissioned research reports).
Dr Le is a convener of mental health interest group of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), a member of ECR committee of Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR). He has also acted as a member of Editorial Board and a Guest Editor of Journal of Eating Disorders.
Weekly seminar series
As part of our Centre's vibrant research culture, we host a weekly seminar series. Visiting and invited researchers present current research relating to the economics of health and wellbeing, and the healthcare sector. Visitors are welcome to join these sessions where discussion and debate is encouraged.
For further information on our seminar series, please contact shannon.stanwell@monash.edu