Conjoint Professor
Professor Stephen Jan
- PhD. (Public Health), Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney. Topic: Institutionalist Perspectives on the Economics of Health and Health Care (awarded 2003).
- Master of Economics (Economics and Econometrics), University of Sydney (awarded 1999)
- Bachelor of Economics (major Political Economy), University of Sydney (awarded 1990)
Medicine & Health
School of Biomedical Sciences
Stephen Jan is Co-Director of Health Systems Research at the George Institute for Global Health. He is Professor of Health Economics at the University of NSW and an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Australia Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, on the Board of Directors of the Sax Institute, and a Chief Investigator in the (NHMRC-funded) Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. He is a current NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and has previously held posts at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) in Sydney. Stephen has over 20 years of experience in health economics, has published over 200 scientific articles and authored two textbooks in health economics.
He has worked closely with various governments of different levels, both in Australia (Commonwealth and State) and overseas, with international agencies such as the WHO and industry. His areas of expertise are economic evaluation, health financing, health sector priority setting, Indigenous and global health issues and the economics of chronic disease.
- Publications
- Media
- Grants
- Awards
- Research Activities
- Engagement
- Teaching and Supervision
Wiseman et al (role CI) Improving the dispensing of antibiotics by private drug sellers in Indonesia: a missing ingredient in the fight against antimicrobial resistance Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFAT) Stronger Systems for Health Security call for research (APP1153144) $1,910,000 2018-2021
Fox et al (role: CI D) Combating the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant infectious diseases in Vietnam: the V-RESIST study Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFAT) Stronger Systems for Health Security call for research (APP1153346) 2018-2021 $2,437,893.00
Neal B, Patel A, Anderson C, Woodward M, Rodgers A, Perkovic V, Chalmers J, Chow C, Lindley R, jan S. Clinical, public health and policy interventions to combat cardiovascular diseases NHMRC Program Grant (APP1149987) 2019-2023. $24,025,090
Dawson A, Glozier N, Conigrave K, Gawarammana I, Lee K, Buckley N, Haber P, Jan S, Senarathna L, Abeyasinghe R. A randomised stepped wedge trial of the scaling up of a community based alcohol education program in rural Sri Lankan villages and its effects on alcohol use, and associated harms, depression and social capital. NHMRC/GACD (APP1146354) 201702021 $813,968.79
Redfern et al (role: CI G)QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with heart disease (QUEL). NHMRC Partnership (APP1140807) 2017-2021 $828,305.40
Carol Armour, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Bandana Saini, Ines Krass, Lynne Emmerton, Luke Bereznicki, Bonnie Bereznicki, Kristine Whorlow, Siobhan Brophy, Erica Vowles, Shelley Crowther, Stephen Jan, Laurent Billot. Getting asthma under control using the skills of the community pharmacist. Department of Health under the Pharmacy Trial Program Tranche 2. $2.2 million, awarded 28 July 2017.
Gregory Fox, Guy Marks, Joel Negin, Stephen Jan, Nguyen Viet Nhung, Bach Tran, Chau Ngo Quy. An integrated health-sector strategy to combat COPD and asthma in Vietnam: A pragmatic stepped intervention cluster randomized trial NHMRC GACD 2016 (APP1116020)$1,894,348.90
Jennifer Alison, Christine Jenkins, Graeme Maguire, Stephen Jan, Timothy Shaw, Sarah Dennis, Zoe McKeough, Vanessa Lee. Implementing evidence into practice to improve chronic lung disease management in Indigenous Australians: the "Breathe Easy, Walk Easy-Lungs for Life" (BE WELL) project NHMRC GACD 2016 (APP1116081) $780,089.10
Rebecca Ivers, Robyn Norton, Jagnoor Jagnoor, Stephen Jan, Rohina Joshi, Lisa Harvey. Program to prevent drowning deaths in Barisal, Bangladesh. £269,039 pounds (2016-2018) Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Salti N, Nugent R, Jan S, Essue B, Mirleman A, Sassi F, Bertram M. The Economic Case for Addressing NCDs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Investment needs, economic impacts and fiscal policies. International Development Research Centre (Canada). 2016-2017 (CDN$115,600).
Bruce Neal, Caryl Nowson, Jacqui Webster, Carley Grimes, Elizabeth Dunford, Bruce Bolam, Stephen Jan, Mark Woodward. Reducing population salt consumption in Victoria NHMRC Partnership Project. APP1111457 (2015-2019) $536,446.80.
Curtis K, Holland A, Mitchell R, Black J, Foster J, Jan S. Improving health outcomes in children suffering major injury NHMRC Partnership Project APP1092499 $501,694.01 (2014-2017)
Patel A, Zoungas S, Teede H, de Silva H, Alam D, Jan S, Lombard C. A lifestyle intervention program for the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus among South Asian women with gestational diabetes mellitus Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (NHMRC APP1093171) Awarded August 2015 (2015-2020 - $1,256,499.10)
Wiseman, VL; Jan, S; Jacobs B; Liverani, M. A systems wide approach to evaluating equity in health financing in Cambodia. 2014 ARC Discovery Grant. Yr 1: $310,000.00, Yr 2: $253,700.00, Yr3: $120,000.00 (Total$683,700.00) DP150101321
Harvey L, Herbert L, Taylor V, Jan S, Cameron I, Hossain M. CIVIC: A randomised trial of a low-cost, community-based model of care to prevent serious complications and premature death after spinal cord injury in Bangladesh NHMRC Project Grant. (APP1080259) $832,484 2015-2019.
Zwar N, Jan S, Reddel H, Marks G. Evaluation of a financial incentive to improve the use of preventive medicines by people with asthma. 2014 NHMRC Partnership Project (APP1077204). $135,633.30.
Jan et al. A Pilot study of a financial counselling and support program following stroke. University of Sydney Bridging Support Grant 2014. $30,000.
Jan S, Shiell A, Carter R, Hawe P, Giles-Corti B, Cameron H, Sylvan L General Framework for Economic Evaluation of Prevention. The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre. 2014 $168,164.
Hankey G, Hackett M, Almeida O, Flicker L, Mead G, Dennis M, Etherton-Beer C, Ford A, Billot L, Jan S. An Australasian, multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the efficacy of fluoxetine in improving functional recovery after acute stroke. Year 1: $620,377.30; Year 2: $570,377.30; Year 3: $435,377.30; year 4: $320,265.50; Year 5: $265,840.00. NHMRC Project grant 2014-2018 (APP1059094).
Adrian Bauman, Shelly Bowen, Louise Baur, Alan Cass, Simon Chapman, Robert Carter, Liz Develin, Sandra Eades, Dorte Ekelund, Sharon Friel, Billie Giles-Corti, Mark Harris, Penny Hawe, Stephen Jan, Amanda Lee, Shaun Larkin, John Miller, Hassell Architects Ross O’Donoughue, Ian Olver, Sally Redman, Chris Rissel, Lucie Rychetnik, Lyn Roberts, Glenn Salkeld, Rob Sanson-Fisher, Norma Shankie-Williams, Alan Shiell, Enrico Sondalini, Gavin Turrell, John Wiggers, Andrew Wilson. Systems Perspectives on Preventing Lifestyle-Related Chronic Health Problems (also known as The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre or (TAPPC)). NHMRC Partnership Centres for Better Health (NHMRC Grant ID: GNT9100001). $22.6 Million. 2013 – 2018.
Fellow of the Australia Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, 2019
NHMRC Principal Research Fellowship, 2017-2021
NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship, 2012-2016
NHMRC Career Development Award, 2007-2011
University of Sydney Medical Faculty Postgraduate Scholarship. Awarded 1999.
Health systems, health economics, program evaluation, equity, health policy and health financing.
Committee memberships
Ongoing
- Member of the General Practice and Primary Care Clinical Committee, Medical Benefits Scheme review, Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging– (from 2016)
- Youth Cancer Service Research Advisory Group, CANTEEN (from 2013)
- Child Obesity Taskforce. NSW Ministry of Health (since 2015)
- Advisory Committee. Deeble Institute (since 2015)
- Sydney Research and Evaluation Committee. HealthPathways, Sydney. Sydney Local Health District (since 2016)
Previous
- Organising Committee of the 2015 Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference
- External reviewer. URC 5 year quality assurance review of the Health Economics Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, December 2014.
- Diagnostics Expert Advisory Panel. National Prescribing Service Sydney (2010-2014)
- Aboriginal and Population Health Priority Taskforce, New South Wales Health Department. (2005-2010).
- Organising Committee and Session Chair – Workshop on Country-Level Decision Making for Control of Chronic Disease. Institute of Medicine, Washington DC 19-21 July 2011.
- China-Australia Health and HIV/AIDS facility. Australian Technical Reference Panel. McFarlane Burnet Institute (Dec 2010)
- Member Economics Sub-Committee of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging. ( 2005 to 2009)
- Expert consultation to the Committee ‘Addressing Cardiovascular Disease in Developing Countries’. Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC (June to August 2009)
- Scientific Committee, Australian and New Zealand Health Services Research Conference, 2-5 December 2007, Auckland.
- Steering Committee, Sax Institute Research and Policy Exchange, 6 June 2007
- Member, Evaluation Management Group Evaluation of the Hunter New England Child Obesity Prevention program. Hunter New England Public Health Unit and New South Wales Health Department
- Technical Consultation Towards the Development of a Strategy for Promoting Optimal Fetal Growth, WHO Geneva, 25-27 November, 2003
- Invited speaker at Workshop on Knowledge Programmes and Human Resources For Health Workshop. UK Department for International Development, London, 20 Jan 2003.
- Environmental Health Symposium (invited participant). Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra,17-18 July 2000.
- Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Primary Health Care Output Costing Project (invited workshop presenter and participant). Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra, 23 June, 2000.
- Review of National Health Priorities Committee (invited participant). Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Canberra, 13 August, 1999.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nutrition Working Party (corresponding member). National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health,1995-1997.
- Review of Renal Dialysis Services in NSW. Service Delivery Guidelines Working Party (committee member), New South Wales Department of Health, 1995 -1996.
Professional memberships
- Australian Health Economists' Society
- International Health Economics Association
- Asialink Leadership program 2009
- Asialink Alumni
My Research Supervision
Current PhDs (primary supervisor unless indicated)
- Viola Korzcak, UNSW
- Kelly Thompson, UNSW (co-supervisor)
- Kathy Trieu, University of Sydney (co-supervisor)
- Marwa Abdel-All, University of Sydney (co-supervisor)
- Jade Chang, University of Sydney (co-supervisor)
- Sarah Mounsey, University of Sydney (co-supervisor)
My Teaching
Current
Course organiser
- Masters of Health Policy. The School of Public Health University of Sydney. Organiser of health economics module delivered since 2006.
- NSW Ministry of Health Public Health Officer Training Program. Health Economics Module. Biannually since 2014.
- One Day Health Economics Workshop. Health Economics Collaboration. The George Institute for International Health. Held periodically since 2006.
Guest Lecture
- Annual lecture Masters of International Public Health, School of Public Health, University of Sydney (since 2013)
Previous
Examiner
- External examiner. ‘Economics of Health Systems’, Masters of Health Policy, University of Cape Town (2009-2012)
- External examiner. Diploma of Health Economics. University of Cape Town – online course (2008- 2012)
Course organiser
- Economics Analysis for Management and Policy. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc Programme (Study Unit Organiser 2002-05; Seminar Leader 2001-05).
- Introductory Health Economics. Bachelor of Applied Science (Health Information Management), School of Health Information Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney 1996, 1997 (series of 4 lectures).
- People’s University. Online Certificate in Health Economics through Manchester Metropolitan University. Volunteer topic organiser for Health Economics Module. 2009-13.
Guest Lectures
- Guest lecture (Health economics). Masters of Public Health 2010
- Guest lecture (Health economics). Masters of International Public Health, 2010 - 2016
- Health Care Financing Workshop for UNICEF. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. October 2009 (travel costs covered, plus fee)
- Introductory Health Economics. The Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 21 May 2009
- Economic evaluation and health promotion. The World Bank Disease Prevention Project – Health Promotion Component, University of Sydney, 11-12 October 1999.
- Principles of microeconomics. Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, 1999, 2000.
- Approaches to problems in public health. Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, 1999.
- Economic evaluation. Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, 1999.
- Introductory health economics. NSW Department of Health Public Health Officer Training program, November 1998.
- Introductory health economics. Bachelor of Medicine, Year IV, University of Sydney 1998, 1999.
- Introductory health economics, Master of Public Health Dentistry, University of Sydney, 1994 and 1995.
Tutoring
- Graduate Diploma in Health Economics (Distance based learning course). SPHERe, University of Sydney in 2000 and Curtin University of Technology 2000-2006.
- Public Health Officer Training. NSW Health. A two day workshop run by the Australian Institute for Health Policy in Nov 2005. I was one of the tutors.
- Introductory Health Economics. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc Programme. (Seminar Leader 2001-05)
- Advanced Health Economics (HSM 301). MSc in Health Services Management (Distance based learning). Course tutor (2001-2).
- Essentials of Health Economics Financing (ID401) MSc in Infectious Diseases. (Distance based learning). Course tutor (2001-2).
- Health Economics and Financing (HSM 103). MSc in Health Services Management (Distance based learning). Course tutor (2001-2).
- Introductory health economics. Master of Public Health, University of Sydney, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996.
Examiner on PhD theses:
- Arie Rahadi, Unversity of Melbourne (Oct 2018)
- Tiemin Zhai, University of Canberra (Sept 2018)
- Asif Raza Khowaja, University of British Columbia (March 2018)
- Fernando Garcia, Queensland University of Technology (January 2017)
- Shoko Maru, Griffith University (August 2016)
- Mohammad Alam, Monash University (May 2015)
- Julie Abimanyi-Ochom, Monash University (August 2012)
- John Ashmore, University of Cape Town, South Africa (April 2012)
- Kathy Flitcroft, University of Sydney (September 2011)
- Katherine Ong, University of Melbourne (December 2010)
- Muralikrishnan Kartha, University of NSW, (Nov 2010)
- Henry Zhang, University of NSW (October 2009)
- Kate Halton, Queensland University of Technology (September 2009)
- Merrilyn Banks, Queensland University of Technology (March 2008)
- Sue Cleary. University of Cape Town South Africa (August 2007)
- Tran Tuan, University of Newcastle, NSW (June 2004)
- Augustine D Asante, School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of New South Wales, NSW (Feb 2006).
- Giselle Gallego. Department of Pharmacy, University of Sydney. (June 2006).
Examiner on dissertations
- Examiner on numerous treatises, Master of Public Health, University of Sydney.
- Examiner on dissertation, Master of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town