Dr David Brain
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer in Health Management
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Research field
Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
Teaching
Lecturer - PUN017 (Health Planning and Evaluation)
Unit coordinator - PUN018 (Economic evaluation for healthcare decision-making)
Publications
Research outputs by year
- Brain, D., Yan, A., Morel, D., Ballard, E., Hunter, J., Hocking, J. & Chan, J. (2023). Economic evaluation of applying the Canadian Syncope Risk Score in an Australian emergency department. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35(3), 427–433. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237924
- Brain, D., Mitchell, J. & O'Beirne, J. (2020). Cost-effectiveness analysis of an outreach model of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) assessment to facilitate HCV treatment in primary care. PLoS ONE, 15(6). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/201699
- Jadambaa, A., Thomas, H., Scott, J., Graves, N., Brain, D. & Pacella, R. (2020). The contribution of bullying victimisation to the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders in Australia. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133387
- Brain, D., Tulleners, R., Lee, X., Cheng, Q., Graves, N. & Pacella, R. (2019). Cost-effectiveness analysis of an innovative model of care for chronic wounds patients. PLoS One, 14(3), 1–13. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128893
- Barnsbee, L., Cheng, Q., Tulleners, R., Lee, X., Brain, D. & Pacella, R. (2019). Measuring costs and quality of life for venous leg ulcers. International Wound Journal, 16(1), 112–121. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/122174
- Jadambaa, A., Thomas, H., Scott, J., Graves, N., Brain, D. & Pacella, R. (2019). Prevalence of traditional bullying and cyberbullying among children and adolescents in Australia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(9), 878–888. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129849
- Harvey, C., Palmer, J., Hegney, D., Willis, E., Baldwin, A., Rees, C., Heritage, B., Thompson, S., Forrest, R., O'Donnell, C., Marshall, R., Mclellan, S., Sibley, J., Judd, J., Ferguson, B., Bamford-Wade, A. & Brain, D. (2019). The evaluation of nurse navigators in chronic and complex care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(8), 1792–1804. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129836
- Brain, D., Yakob, L., Barnett, A., Riley, T., Clements, A., Balcon, K. & Graves, N. (2018). Economic evaluation of interventions designed to reduce Clostridium difficile infection. PLoS One, 13(1). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223281
- Brain, D., Barnett, A., Yakob, L., Clements, A., Riley, T., Balcon, K. & Graves, N. (2018). Reducing length of stay to improve Clostridium difficile-related health outcomes. Infection, Disease and Health, 23(2), 87–92. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223570
- Merlo, G., Graves, N., Brain, D. & Connelly, L. (2016). Economic evaluation of fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in Australia. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 31(12), 1927–1932. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/113588
QUT ePrints
For more publications by David, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- A One Health/System Dynamics Approach to Reducing Clostridioides Difficile Infection
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2013129
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Title
- Implementing a Nurse-Enabled, Shared-Care Model to Address Unmet Needs of People with Neuroendocrine Tumours: the AUS-NET Trial
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2014728
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- health services research; cancer care; survivorship; general practice; allied health
- Title
- The Limit of Detection in the Emergency Department Trial: A stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial for Rapid Assessment of Patients with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1193269
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- emergency medicine; health services research; acute myocardial infarction (AMI); troponin; shared clinical decision making
- Title
- LOCal Assessment and Triage Evaluation of NAFLD (LOCATE-NAFLD)
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1175567
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- liver disease; fatty liver disease; implementation; economic evaluation; health economics
- Title
- Translating Evidence-Based Interventions into Population-Level Digital Models of Care for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF1179490
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
- child; adolescent; mental health; internet service delivery; translational research
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Task-shifting with mobile applications in the management of chronic liver disease: patients' preference and cost-effectiveness
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Adrian Barnett, Dr Sameera Jayan Senanayake - Evaluating the cost-effectiveness and health provider preference for screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Will Parsonage, Dr Victoria McCreanor - Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a care model for prevention of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Sanjeewa Kularatna, Professor Will Parsonage, Professor Steven McPhail, Dr Michelle Allen - An evaluation of the smoking cessation program - Quitline Queensland
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Kerry-Ann O'Grady, Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack - Exploring the impact of modifiable risk factors on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and economic costs
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Nicole White
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.