Further Enquiries:

Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)

Discipline of Public Health,
School of Population Health & Clinical Practice,
The University of Adelaide

Mail Drop 545
Level 7, 178 North Terrace
Terrace Towers
SA 5005 AUSTRALIA

E-mail

Telephone: +61 8 8313 0593
+61 8 8313 4617

Facsimile: +61 8 8313 6899

Public Recognition

Awards

2008 - Best student paper awarded to Florian Kreisz at the Health Technology Assessment international annual meeting for his paper on the economic analysis of Multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in the visualisation of coronary arteries.

2007 - Adelaide Research and Innovation Impact Award (ARIIA) for greatest impact and growth in contract research - awarded to AHTA.

2007 - South Australian Public Health Association of Australia, Basil Hetzel Award for Leadership in Public Health - awarded to Professor Janet Hiller.

2006 - Poster prize. McCaffrey N, Merlin T, Hiller J. Lack of clinical rationale provided for non-inferiority margins. 3rd Annual Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) conference. July 3-5, 2006. Adelaide, South Australia.

2008-11 Professor Janet Hiller became a member of the Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Board of Directors.

Media

Doherty, Elissa. New cancer tests fears: Warning on 'alternatives'. Sunday Mail, 18 October 2009, p36.

Merlin, Tracy. Medicare and the PBS: on selection. MedicSA, August 2009: 22(7): 24.

Merlin, Tracy. Commentary on 'The pre-Test Risk Stratified Cost-Effectiveness of 54-Slice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in the Detection of Significant Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Otherwise Referred to Invasive Coronary Angiography'. Australian Edition Cardiology News, 6 (5) 2009. p 6.

Ellis, David. Why health treatments should be tested. The Adelaidean, April 2009, p19.

Bracey, Andrew. Push for evidence-based approach to funding health interventions. Medical Observer, March 2009.

Bio Innovation SA. In Profile: Adelaide Health Technology Assessment. Bionews, December 2008, p 4.

Merlin, Tracy. Out with opinion and in with science: making decisions about healthcare. The Independent Weekly, April 11-17 2008. p 14.

Akerman, Pia. Patients regret apnoea surgery. The Australian, January 2008.

ABC Radio National interview with Dr Adam Elshaug - "Upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and Disinvestment".

Ivan, Mihaela. Evidence and New Medical Technologies. medicSA, September 2007, p 23.

Horizon Scanning - monitoring future health and safety in the workplace. Osh World, February 2005.

Moscaritolo, Maria. 19 years of progress. The Advertiser, 1 October 2004.

Agius, Stephanie. Uni Offers Leading Edge Health Advice. The Adelaidean, February 2004, p7.