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Dr Winnie Chen is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney's Sydney School of Public Health and the Menzies Centre for Health Policy. She holds a PhD in health economics (2024) and dual qualifications in medicine (MBBS) and public health (MPH). Her expertise spans health economics, clinical decision support systems, and epidemiological analysis. She concurrently works as a senior research fellow at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, focusing on chronic disease research, and practices as a General Practitioner at an Aboriginal Medical Service.
Educations:
- PhD in Health Economics, University of Sydney
- MPH (Public Health)
- MBBS (Medicine)
- FRACGP (Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners)
Her research emphasizes economic evaluations of healthcare interventions, chronic disease burden analysis, and improving primary healthcare access for Indigenous populations. She has pioneered tools like the General Practice Sleep Scale (GPSS) for obstructive sleep apnoea screening and contributed to bronchiectasis epidemiology studies in Indigenous communities. Her work bridges clinical practice and policy through cost analyses of chronic kidney disease management and CDSS implementation strategies.
Research Outputs: Over 15 peer-reviewed publications since 2018, including high-impact articles in Medical Journal of Australia and Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Recent work focuses on general practice funding models and modelled economic evaluations for clinicians.
Advising & Grants: Supervises Lucinda ROPER's research on systemic autoimmune diseases in Australia. Collaborates across sectors to develop clinical decision support systems, supported by partnerships with Northern Territory health networks and Menzies Research Institute.
Labs & Teams: Core member of Menzies Centre for Health Policy and part of cross-disciplinary teams at the Northern Territory's chronic disease research network. Engages with Aboriginal Medical Services to co-design culturally responsive healthcare interventions.
