Edel O'Hagan

Edel O'Hagan is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health, based at the Westmead Applied Research Centre. She holds a PhD from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney, focusing on patient-centered care through consumer perspectives. Her current research emphasizes digital technologies to improve care for chronic conditions, particularly low back pain and hypertension.

• Education: PhD (Neuroscience), UNSW Sydney

Her research interests include chronic disease management, pain mechanisms, and healthcare innovation. She has led studies on reducing unnecessary imaging in low back pain, combating fraudulent online research recruitment, and hypertension interventions in retail settings. Notable achievements include the 2022 Dean's Award for her PhD thesis.

Key articles explore digital decision-support tools for atrial fibrillation, graded sensorimotor retraining for pain, and sleep-pain interactions. She collaborates on trials like 'Shop-to-Stop Hypertension' and RESOLVE (graded sensorimotor retraining).

Grants include WARC Seed Funding for peer support in blood pressure control. Media engagements highlight her work on pain communication and hypertension education. She actively contributes to Cochrane reviews and clinical trial protocols.