Rob Bell

Rob Bell is a Research Academic and Evaluator at the University of Newcastle's School of Medicine and Public Health. He specializes in clinical and economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals with focus on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Post Marketing Analysis, and Affordability of Medicines. With dual expertise in nursing and law, he provides sessional teaching support in Ethics and Law in Nursing and Midwifery.

His research explores health technology assessment, men's health, and health literacy. Recent investigations include the impact of airborne iron oxide in mining regions and clinical pharmacology evaluations.

Rob has secured significant research funding including:

• $8.2M for PBAC submissions evaluation (2016)
• $5.99M for health technology assessments (2021)
• $108k for BMD testing analysis (2023)

He maintains clinical practice as an intensive care nurse at Calvary Mater Hospital.