Claudia Bruno

Dr. Claudia Bruno is a Research Fellow at the Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics, and Data at the University of Sydney and with the Medicines Intelligence Research Program at the University of New South Wales. As a pharmacoepidemiologist, she uses population-based linked data to examine the quality use of medicines among priority populations, focusing on high-risk groups including pregnant women and children.

Her research interests include:

• Pharmacoepidemiology and real-world evidence generation
• Mental health treatment patterns
• Maternal and child health medication safety
• Linked administrative data analysis
• Medication utilization trends

Dr. Bruno's publications demonstrate expertise in analyzing large-scale medication use patterns, evaluating health policy impacts, and examining treatment safety in vulnerable populations. Her work spans mental health therapeutics, pediatric medication safety, and policy evaluation using interrupted time series analyses.

Awards and honors include:

• The Gro Harlem Brundtland Visiting Scholarship (2024)
• Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (2020-2024)
• D I McCloskey Stage 3 Physiology Prize (2016)

She maintains international research collaborations with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and participates in the NorPReSS - Nordic Pregnancy Safety Studies Research consortium.