Dr Eindra Aung
MBBS, MIPH, PhD (Health Services Research)
At UNSW, Eindra is the Project Manager of a trial to evaluate the effectiveness of use of a mobile self-management app, designed for people with gout. She is also a Principal Hospital Scientist at the Pain Management Research Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District. Her previous research areas include assessment of quality of care from patient perspectives, patient activation (self-management ability), patient-reported outcomes, ex-prisoners’ health, behaviour change communication regarding sanitation and hygiene behaviours, and health information systems. Her international health experiences include coordinating behaviour change communication programs (mainly HIV prevention and reproductive health), and managing post-disaster health and livelihood programs. She also participated in and conducted monitoring and evaluation of those programs in Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and India.
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Current:
- Gout App (GAPP) Study: Patient-centred eHealth approach to improving outcomes for gout sufferers
- Pharmacist-led INtervention for people with gout (PIN-gout) Study
- Medication adherence in gout management
- Improving care for people with chronic pain frequently attending Emergency Departments
Past:
- Quality of chronic illness care and patient activation in type 2 diabetes
- Behaviour change communication in prevention of soil-transmitted helminthiases
- Health information systems
Community Engagement
Dr Eindra Aung speaks about Gout and the Gout App Study on SBS Burmese. Listen here.
My Research Supervision
Medication adherence in people living with gout