CHE Seminar Series: Development of the What Matters preference based wellbeing measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults
Understandings of health and wellbeing are culturally bound. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people perceive wellbeing and quality of life (QOL) differently from the Western biomedical models of health underpinning existing QOL instruments. Any instrument to measure the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be culturally appropriate and safe, include relevant dimensions, and be informed by their own values and preferences. A mixed methods approach has been used, employing decolonising methodologies, privileging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices and perspectives, to develop a new preference-based wellbeing measure, WM2A, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults.
Speaker profile
Kirsten Howard is Professor of Health Economics, and Co-Director Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on methodological and applied health economics research predominantly in the areas of assessment of patient and consumer preferences using discrete choice (DCE) methods, quality of life and wellbeing assessment as well as in economic evaluation, and modelling. She is also Chair of the Economics Sub Committee of the Australian Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), and a member of the PBAC.
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:
- 25 July 2024 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Venue:
- Caulfield campus, Building K, Level 2, Room K201
- Categories:
- Alumni; CHE Seminar; General
Description
Understandings of health and wellbeing are culturally bound. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people perceive wellbeing and quality of life (QOL) differently from the Western biomedical models of health underpinning existing QOL instruments. Any instrument to measure the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be culturally appropriate and safe, include relevant dimensions, and be informed by their own values and preferences. A mixed methods approach has been used, employing decolonising methodologies, privileging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices and perspectives, to develop a new preference-based wellbeing measure, WM2A, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults.
Speaker profile
Kirsten Howard is Professor of Health Economics, and Co-Director Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics at the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on methodological and applied health economics research predominantly in the areas of assessment of patient and consumer preferences using discrete choice (DCE) methods, quality of life and wellbeing assessment as well as in economic evaluation, and modelling. She is also Chair of the Economics Sub Committee of the Australian Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), and a member of the PBAC.
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.