Dr Anh Tran

Dr Anh Tran

Senior Research Fellow
Medicine & Health
National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre

Dr Anh Tran is a health economist at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of NSW, with a strong track record in decision analytic modelling.  In 2014, she was one of two recipients of International AIDS Society- National Institutes of Drug Abuse (IAS-NIDA) Postdoctoral fellowship. She finished the fellowship in Health Economics at the Richard Ivey School of Business, Western Ontario University, Canada with a strong focus on decision analytic modelling in health economic evaluation. She is now leading health economic evaluation for childhood and youth protection programs (Functional Family Therapy, Multisystemic Child Abuse and Neglect) , residential rehabilitation, suicide prevention, health state utilities of people who use regular drugs, Drug Court program at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. 

Phone
+61 (0)2 9385 0239
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Bartula I; Tran AD; Nowak AK; Ahmed T; Morton RL; Burmeister BH; Dolven-Jacobsen K; Nobes J; Thompson JF; Fogarty GB; Lo SN; Hong AM, 2023, 'Longitudinal trajectory of quality of life for patients with melanoma brain metastases: A secondary analysis from a whole brain radiotherapy randomized clinical trial', Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100597
    Journal articles | 2023
    Tran AD; Weatherburn D; Poynton S, 2023, 'The savings associated with decriminalisation of drug use in New South Wales, Australia: A comparison of four drug policies', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.208983
    Journal articles | 2023
    Vinzent A; Fredes-Torres M; Shakeshaft A; Doran CM; Settumba S; Clifford-Motopi A; Tran AD, 2023, 'Health utilities among Aboriginal people attending residential rehabilitation services in New South Wales, Australia: An observational follow-up study', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 248 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13586
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tran AD; Chen R; Nielsen S; Zahra E; Degenhardt L; Santo T; Farrell M; Larance B, 2022, 'Economic analysis of out-of-pocket costs among people in opioid agonist treatment: A cross-sectional survey in three Australian jurisdictions', International Journal of Drug Policy, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103472
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tran AD; Hong AM; Nguyen MTH; Fogarty G; Steel V; Paton E; Morton RL, 2022, 'Cost Analysis of Adjuvant Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Treatment Versus No Whole-Brain Radiotherapy After Stereotactic Radiosurgery and/or Surgery Among Adults with One to Three Melanoma Brain Metastases: Results from a Randomized Trial', PharmacoEconomics - Open, 6, pp. 587 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41669-022-00332-8
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zahra E; Chen R; Nielsen S; Tran AD; Santo T; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Byrne J; Ali R; Larance B, 2022, 'Examining the cost and impact of dosing fees among clients in opioid agonist treatment: Results from a cross-sectional survey of Australian treatment clients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 841 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13437
    Journal articles | 2021
    Blood Z; Tran A; Caleo L; Saw R; Dieng M; Shackleton M; Soyer HP; Arnold C; Mann GJ; Morton RL, 2021, 'Implementation of patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures in melanoma clinical quality registries: A systematic review', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040751
    Journal articles | 2021
    Doran CM; Wadds P; Shakeshaft A; Tran DA; Tran A, 2021, 'Impact and return on investment of the take kare safe space program—a harm reduction strategy implemented in Sydney, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 12111, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212111
    Journal articles | 2020
    Tran AD; Fogarty G; Nowak AK; Diaby V; Hong A; Watts C; Morton RL, 2020, 'Cost-Effectiveness of Subsequent Whole-Brain Radiotherapy or Hippocampal-Avoidant Whole-Brain Radiotherapy Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Surgery Alone for Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases', Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 18, pp. 679 - 687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40258-020-00560-1
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ying T; Tran A; Webster AC; Klarenbach SW; Gill J; Chadban S; Morton R, 2020, 'Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Waitlisted Kidney Transplant Candidates: A Cost-Utility Analysis', American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 75, pp. 693 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.10.001
    Journal articles | 2019
    Agbata EN; Morton RL; Bisoffi Z; Bottieau E; Greenaway C; Biggs BA; Montero N; Tran A; Rowbotham N; Arevalo-Rodriguez I; Myran DT; Noori T; Alonso-Coello P; Pottie K; Requena-Méndez A, 2019, 'Effectiveness of screening and treatment approaches for schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis in newly-arrived migrants from endemic countries in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010011
    Journal articles | 2019
    Lo SN; Hong AM; Haydu LE; Ahmed T; Paton EJ; Steel V; Hruby G; Tran A; Morton RL; Nowak AK; Vardy JL; Drummond KJ; Dhillon HM; Mandel C; Scolyer RA; Middleton MR; Burmeister BH; Thompson JF; Fogarty GB, 2019, 'Whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) after local treatment of brain metastases in melanoma patients: Statistical Analysis Plan', Trials, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3555-5
    Journal articles | 2019
    Morton RL; Asher R; Peyton E; Tran A; Smit AK; Butow PN; Kimlin MG; Dobbinson SJ; Wordsworth S; Keogh L; Cust AE, 2019, 'Risk attitudes and sun protection behaviour: Can behaviour be altered by using a melanoma genomic risk intervention?', Cancer Epidemiology, 61, pp. 8 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.05.002
    Journal articles | 2019
    Shah KK; Murtagh FEM; McGeechan K; Crail S; Burns A; Tran AD; Morton RL, 2019, 'Health-related quality of life and well-being in people over 75 years of age with end-stage kidney disease managed with dialysis or comprehensive conservative care: A cross-sectional study in the UK and Australia', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027776
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dieng M; Kasparian NA; Cust AE; Costa DSJ; Tran A; Butow PN; Menzies SW; Mann GJ; Morton RL, 2018, 'Sensitivity of preference-based quality-of-life measures for economic evaluations in early-stage Melanoma', JAMA Dermatology, 154, pp. 52 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.4701
    Journal articles | 2018
    Greenaway C; Makarenko I; Chakra CNA; Alabdulkarim B; Christensen R; Palayew A; Tran A; Staub L; Pareek M; Meerpohl JJ; Noori T; Veldhuijzen I; Pottie K; Castelli F; Morton RL, 2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis c screening for migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15092013
    Journal articles | 2018
    Greenaway C; Pareek M; Abou CNC; Walji M; Makarenko I; Alabdulkarim B; Hogan C; McConnell T; Scarfo B; Christensen R; Tran A; Rowbotham N; Noori T; van der Werf MJ; Pottie K; Matteelli A; Zenner D; Morton RL, 2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', Eurosurveillance, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.14.17-00542
    Journal articles | 2018
    Greenaway C; Pareek M; Abou Chakra C-N; Walji M; Makarenko I; Alabdulkarim B; Hogan C; McConnell T; Scarfo B; Christensen R; Tran A; Rowbotham N; van der Werf MJ; Noori T; Pottie K; Matteelli A; Zenner D; Morton RL, 2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for latent tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review', EUROSURVEILLANCE, 23, pp. 24 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.14.17-00543
    Journal articles | 2018
    Herzog S; Shanahan M; Grimison P; Tran A; Wong N; Lintzeris N; Simes J; Stockler M; Morton RL, 2018, 'Systematic Review of the Costs and Benefits of Prescribed Cannabis-Based Medicines for the Management of Chronic Illness: Lessons from Multiple Sclerosis', PharmacoEconomics, 36, pp. 67 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40273-017-0565-6
    Journal articles | 2018
    Hui C; Dunn J; Morton R; Staub LP; Tran A; Hargreaves S; Greenaway C; Biggs BA; Christensen R; Pottie K, 2018, 'Interventions to improve vaccination uptake and cost effectiveness of vaccination strategies in newly arrived migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102065
    Journal articles | 2018
    Mersiades A; Tognela A; Haber PS; Stockler M; Lintzeris N; Simes J; McGregor I; Olver I; Allsop DJ; Gedye C; Kirby A; Morton RL; Briscoe K; Fox P; Aghmesheh M; Wong N; Bhardwaj A; Tran AD; Hahn C; Grimison P, 2018, 'Pilot and definitive randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials evaluating an oral cannabinoid-rich THC/CBD cannabis extract for secondary prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV)', ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY, 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000459277304170&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2018
    Myran DT; Morton R; Biggs BA; Veldhuijzen I; Castelli F; Tran A; Staub LP; Agbata E; Rahman P; Pareek M; Noori T; Pottie K, 2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for and vaccination against hepatitis B virus among migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15091898
    Journal articles | 2018
    Pottie K; Lotfi T; Kilzar L; Howeiss P; Rizk N; Akl EA; Dias S; Biggs BA; Christensen R; Rahman P; Magwood O; Tran A; Rowbotham N; Pharris A; Noori T; Pareek M; Morton R, 2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for HIV in migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081700
    Journal articles | 2018
    Tran AD; Fogarty G; Nowak AK; Espinoza D; Rowbotham N; Stockler MR; Morton RL, 2018, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of utility estimates in melanoma', British Journal of Dermatology, 178, pp. 384 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16098
    Journal articles | 2017
    Morton RL; Tran A; Vessey JY; Rowbotham N; Winstanley J; Shannon K; Spillane AJ; Stretch J; Thompson JF; Saw RPM, 2017, 'Quality of Life Following Sentinel Node Biopsy for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: Health Economic Implications', Annals of Surgical Oncology, 24, pp. 2071 - 2079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-017-5842-2
    Journal articles | 2014
    Tran DA; Wilson DP; Shakeshaft A; Ngo AD; Doran C; Zhang L; Tran A, 2014, 'Determinants of virological failure after 1 year's antiretroviral therapy in Vietnamese people with HIV: Findings from a retrospective cohort of 13 outpatient clinics in six provinces', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 90, pp. 538 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051353
    Journal articles | 2014
    Tran DA; Wilson DP; Shakeshaft A; Ngo AD; Reyes J; Doran C; Zhang L; Tran A, 2014, 'Cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy expansion strategies in vietnam', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 28, pp. 365 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2014.0016
    Journal articles | 2013
    Tran DA; Ngo AD; Shakeshaft A; Wilson DP; Doran C; Zhang L; Tran A, 2013, 'Trends in and Determinants of Loss to Follow Up and Early Mortality in a Rapid Expansion of the Antiretroviral Treatment Program in Vietnam: Findings from 13 Outpatient Clinics', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e73181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073181
    Journal articles | 2012
    Tran DA; Shakeshaft AP; Ngo AD; Rule J; Wilson DP; Zhang L; Doran C, 2012, 'Structural Barriers to Timely Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment in Vietnam: Findings from Six Outpatient Clinics', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e51289 - e51289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051289
  • Reports | 2023
    Asare-Doku W; Stolk S; Peacock AMY; Shakeshaft A; Waller E; Nathan S; Economidis G; Ravulo J; Meo-Sewabu L; D'Este C; Thapa P; Abbott T; Satour T; Tulele L; Wilson K; Doran C; Mhey-Rivas T; Macpherson G; Lynch M; Taylor S; Santo T; Graham D; Baillie G; Tran A; Aiken A; Harwood E; Turner A; Reeve R; Degenhardt L; Farrell M, 2023, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Kava Pilot Program, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, https://www.odc.gov.au/resources/publications/monitoring-and-evaluation-kava-pilot-program
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Gates P; Shakeshaft A; Asare-Doku W; Economidis G; Stolk SS; Trudgett S; Tran A; Garden J; Farnbach S, 2023, 'Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island', in Community-wide alcohol and other drug intervention with Norfolk Island, presented at APSAD 2023 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13749
    Preprints | 2023
    TRAN AD; NG S; HONG AM; NGUYEN MT; Fogarty G; Paton E; Steel V; Burmeister B; Thompson JF; Morton RL, 2023, Impact of whole brain radiotherapy after treatment of melanoma brain metastases on an individual’s employment and household income, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2724882/v1
    Conference Abstracts | 2023
    Tran AD; Weatherburn D; Poynton S, 2023, 'The Savings Associated with Decriminalisation of Drug Use in New South Wales, Australia: A Comparison of Four Drug Policies', in JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH POLICY AND ECONOMICS, INT CTR MENTAL HEALTH POLICY & ECONOMICS-ICMPE, Vol. 26, pp. S32 - S32, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000998992600059&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    SHAH K; Murtagh E M F; McGeechan K; Crail S; Burns A; Tran A; Morton R, 2019, 'SUN-099 IS HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING IN OLDER PEOPLE HIGHER FOR THOSE MANAGED WITH COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATIVE CARE THAN THOSE MANAGED ON DIALYSIS?', in Kidney International Reports, Elsevier BV, Vol. 4, pp. S197 - S198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.496
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    TRAN A; Ying T; Webster A; Pilmore H; Kelly P; Gill J; Klarenbach S; Chadban S; Morton R, 2019, 'SUN-110 REGULAR SCREENING VERSUS NO SCREENING FOR ASYMPTOMATIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN WAIT-LISTED KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES: A MODELLED COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS', in Kidney International Reports, Elsevier BV, Vol. 4, pp. S203 - S203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.508
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Ying T; Tran A; Chadban S; Webster A; Gill J; Klarenbach S; Morton R, 2019, 'FP762REGULAR SCREENING VERSUS NO FURTHER SCREENING FOR ASYMPTOMATIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN WAITLISTED KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES: A MODELLED COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS', in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfz106.fp762
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Bilal A; Tran D; Zoega H; Sean K; Jorm L; Havard A, 2018, 'Safety of renin-angiotensin system blockers in early pregnancy', Sydney, presented at 54th Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 08 September 2018
    Preprints |
    Tran A; Weatherburn D; Poynton S, The Savings Associated with Decriminalisation of Drug Use in New South Wales, Australia: A Comparison of Four Drug Policies, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4040848