Dr Anh Tran
Senior Research Fellow

Dr Anh Tran

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
    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
    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
    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, pp. 103472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103472
    Journal articles | 2022
    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
    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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212111
    Journal articles | 2021
    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 | 2020
    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
    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
    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
    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 | 2019
    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
    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 | 2018
    Dieng M; Kasparian NA; Cust AE; Costa DS J; 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
    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
    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 | 2018
    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
    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
    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
    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
    2018, 'The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review', Eurosurveillance, 23, pp. 10 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.14.17-00542
    Journal articles | 2018
    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
    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 | 2017
    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; Reyes J; Doran C; Zhang L, 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 | 2014
    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 | 2013
    Tran DA; Ngo AD; Shakeshaft A; Wilson DP; Doran C; Zhang L, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073181
    Journal articles | 2012
    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
  • Conference Abstracts | 2018
    2018, 'Safety of renin-angiotensin system blockers in early pregnancy', in Nephrology, Wiley, Sydney, Vol. 23, pp. 46 - 46, presented at 54th Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, 08 September 2018, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000443138700130&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a