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Anam Bilgrami, PhD
@anambilgrami.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow (@muche-macquarie.bsky.social). PhD in economics and health policy. Running. Caffeine. Any opinions expressed are wholly my own. My website: https://sites.google.com/mq.edu.au/anambilgrami/home
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June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Sadly, the unknown perpetrator remains at large. Lock your doors and windows and don’t talk to strangers until law enforcement officials secure the area.
May 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Solidarity with Liam Cunningham and all on the "freedom flotilla" to Gaza 🇵🇸
June 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Ms. Rachel says she’ll keep advocating for children in Gaza, even if it means risking her career
Ms. Rachel says she’ll keep advocating for children in Gaza, even if it means risking her career
Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, made headlines in recent weeks for speaking out on her social media platforms about children living inside Gaza. Her comments have sparked backlash from ...
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June 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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*MUCHE External Seminar - face-to-face* [Wednesday 18th June, 11AM-12PM AEST] A/Prof Jean Spinks (University of Queensland) will be discussing trial results on an intervention to detect, review & resolve medication-related problems in primary care. Location: Continuum Room, Level 3, 75 Talavera Road
June 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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MUCHE was honoured to host a Lifespan Health & Wellbeing Research Centre Symposium on 'Health Economics, Measurement of Preferences, and AI-informed Mental Healthcare', including presentations by MUCHE researchers, MQ Prof Sheila Degotardi and A/Prof Alexis Whitton from the Black Dog Institute.
May 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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*MUCHE External Seminar - face-to-face* [Wednesday 4th June, 11AM-12PM AEST] Dr Christiern Rose (The University of Queensland) will be giving a seminar next week on 'Peer Effects in Recovery from Substance Use Disorder'.
Location: Continuum Room, Level 3, 75 Talavera Road, Macquarie University
May 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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🎉 Congratulations to A/Prof Yuanyuan Gu and colleagues on receiving Macquarie University’s Faculty of Arts Research Engagement Award on the project “Early Childhood Education Pay and Conditions”, where Yuanyuan led the discrete choice experiment. Cross-disciplinary research with real-world impact ⭐
May 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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An invited commentary praised a new publication on intrinsic capacity in Europe in JAMA Network Open by MUCHE PhD candidate Meimei Chen, A/Prof Yuanyuan and co-authors, including their notable contributions to healthy ageing research:
Read more here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Intrinsic Capacity Centile Curves in Older Adults’ Care
Within a framework for healthy aging, the World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed the construct of intrinsic capacity (IC), which is “the composite of all the physical and mental capacities that ...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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*External Seminar - face-to-face* [Wednesday 28th May, 11AM-12PM AEST] Please join us for a seminar by Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark (University of Sydney) on 'Self-Control, Sophistication, and Problem Gambling'. Location: Continuum Room, Level 3, 75 Talavera Road, Macquarie University
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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*New paper* "Intrinsic Capacity Across 15 Countries in the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe" by Meimei Chen, A/Prof Yuanyuan Gu and co-authors is now out in JAMA Network Open (IF: 10.5). A cross-country validation of IC construct using European data. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Intrinsic Capacity in the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe
This cohort study determines and validates the structure of intrinsic capacity using data from participants 50 years or older from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe.
jamanetwork.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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*New MUCHE publication* Traditional CEA misses how health gains are distributed. A-DCEA offers a practical tool to assess distributional impacts using aggregate data—bringing equity into the picture, even when data is limited. @bonnyeconomist.bsky.social

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Aggregate distributional cost-effectiveness analysis: a novel tool for health economic evaluation to inform resource allocation - Global Health Research and Policy
Health equity is a growing concern for policymakers across the globe. Conventional cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), commonly used in evaluating health interventions, primarily focuses on the average...
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April 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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"Just leave it, bro, he ain't worth it"
April 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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In 1997, Nova Peris was the recipient of a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

Important that you @albomp.bsky.social demand the Chair of the Council for the Order of Australia takes steps to strip Peris of this honour. Nova Peris is a disgrace to this nation. #auspol
April 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Great seminar at our city campus with A/Prof Apostolos Tsiachristas (Oxford) on value-based care, integrated care reforms & early psychosis interventions. Our Director, Prof Henry Cutler, also shared insights from a national consultation on embedding value into mental health funding in Australia
April 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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'Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out'

Read this new piece out in The Conversation today by Dr @anambilgrami.bsky.social & Prof Henry Cutler.
Both Labor and the Coalition have faced allegations of pork-barrelling this election campaign. But we can make better funding decisions.
Safe seat syndrome? Why some hospitals get upgrades and others miss out
theconversation.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Congratulations to Dr @anambilgrami.bsky.social, Prof Henry Cutler, A/Prof Yuanyuan Gu & Mona Aghdaee for winning a Macquarie Business School 2025 Research Impact Prize for 'Enhancing care and support for older Australians living in the community with cognitive impairment'!
April 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Shaping better decisions through trusted, applied research. Meet the team driving impactful change in health and human services policy and systems. #HealthEconomics #PolicyImpact #TrustedResearch

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April 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Visiting A/Prof Apostolos Tsiachristas from University of Oxford delivered a super-interesting external seminar yesterday on value-based payments in the context of encouraging and evaluating integrated care. Thanks A/Prof Tsiachristas for the insightful presentation and discussion!
April 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Apparently it is the ALP’s fault for forcing the LNP to drop the policy that they are also now apologising for having had in the first place. #abc730
April 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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I’m quite surprised this researcher managed to churn out this analysis so quickly. Well done Niven Winchester!
Modelling of how Trump’s tariffs will hit global trade suggests the US will be the biggest loser – while a few nations may emerge as surprising winners.
New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with the US hit hardest
theconversation.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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*F2F Seminar* [Monday 14th April, 2-3PM AEST] Please join us for a seminar by A/Prof Apostolos Tsiachristas exploring how payment models enabling integrated care and robust evaluation frameworks guiding investment and disinvestment decisions. Location: Finance Decision Lab, Macquarie Business School
April 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Our Muslim colleagues arranged a special lunch at MUCHE to celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid ul Fitr (marking the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan)! We enjoyed delicious cuisne from Pakistan, Lebanon and Turkey 💚 🎉 @anambilgrami.bsky.social @alfurka.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM