Ms Christine Pollicino

(Track Record)

E-mail: Christine.Pollicino@mbf.com.au

Christine Pollicino has diverse experience in conducting economic evaluations including cost-effectiveness analyses of preventative programs. This research experience has been acquired within a relatively short working career and has involved interaction with both private and public sectors. In 2004 she was invited to present at the 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Health and Research Data Managers Association, in Sydney. In addition, Christine was an invited attendee of the New Zealand and Australia Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, presenting `Preferences and perceptions of patients with non-small cell lung cancer'. On occasion she has hosted various workshops.

Whilst working at The University of Sydney, initially at the General Practice Professorial Unit and then Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), Christine co-authored several commissioned reports:

1. Saltman D, Ahern M, Francis L, Pollicino C (2001).GP and specialist costs, utilization and functional status in elderly patients. Final report for the General Practice Evaluation Program (GPEP).

2. Viney R, Lowin A, Pollicino C, Haywood P (2002). Review of positron emission tomography at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. CHERE Report 18.

3. Viney R, Lowin A, Haywood P, Pollicino C, Fulham M (2000). PET Evaluation at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Final Report for NSW Health.

4. Pollicino C, Haywood P, Hall J (2002). Economic evaluation of the Auburn elective surgical program. CHERE Report 19.

CHERE is recognized nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence in health economics and health services research.

Christine has published a number of research articles and reports, some of which have an international readership. In addition to her publications, Christine has taught Master students in Clinical Economics. Currently she tutors Introductory Biostatistics at the University of Sydney. On numerous occasions she has reviewed grants and protocols for various committees including the NHMRC, and reputable journals. She is also actively involved in the health economics community and is currently a member of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA).

Publications in peer-reviewed journals (previous six years only)

1. Baser O, Crown WH, Pollicino C (2006). Guidelines for selecting among different types of bootstraps. Current Medical Research and Opinion 22(4):799-808.

2. Pollicino C, Turner S, Roos D, O'Brien P (2005). Costing the components of pain management. Analysis of Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group trial (TROG 96.05): one versus five fractions for neuropathic bone pain. Radiotherapy and Oncology 76: 264-269.

3. Stocker R, Pollicino C, Gay CA, Nestel P, Colquhoun D, Whiting M, Tonkin A, Sullivan D, Simes J (2005). Neither plasma coenzyme Q10 concentration, nor its decline during pravastatin therapy, is llinked to recurrent cardiovascular disease events: a prospective case-control study from the LIPID study. Atherosclerosis. In press. Accepted 9 Sept 2005. Available online Oct 2005.

4. Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' Collaborator (Writing list: Pollicino C)(2005). Efficacy and safety of cholesterol lowering treatment: prospective meta-analysis of data from 90,056 participants in 14 randomised trials of statins. Lancet 366:1269-1278.

5. Nestel PJ, Bahurst K, Colquhoun DM, Simes JR, Mehalski K, White HD, Tonkin AM, Kirby A, Pollicino C (2005). Relation of diet to cardiovascular disease risk factors in subjects with cardiovascular disease in Australia and New Zealand: analysis of the Long-term Intervention with Pravastatin in Ischaemic Disease trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 81: 1322-9.

6. Viney R, Boyer M, King M, Kenny P, Pollicino C, McLean J, McCaughan B, Fulham M (2004). A randomised controlled trial of the role of positron emission tomography in the management of stage I and II non small cell lung cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology 22(12): 2357-2362.

7. Pollicino C, Viney R, Haas M (2002). Measuring health system resource use for economic evaluation: a comparison of data sources. Australian Health Review 25(3):171-178.

8. Pollicino C, Saltman D (2000). The relationship between physician cost and functional status in the elderly. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 12(5):425-431.