Ms Kim Dalziel

Kim started with the Division of Health Sciences in March 2007. She is working in Health Economics with Leonie Segal. Kim moved from the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University where she worked for the last 3 years. She has also previously worked for the Centre for Clinical Effectiveness also at Monash, and in the UK preparing health technology assessment for NICE. She completed a Bachelor of Health Science (hons) at Adelaide University and started her career at the Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Kim's recent work has included economic evaluation of lifestyle interventions in the areas of nutrition and physical activity and a review and investigation of all Australian cost effectiveness analyses published to date. A current research interest is priority setting in the area of child abuse and neglect of children.

International Health Economics Associatioin (iHEA), Australian Health Economics Society (AHES)

Bachelor of Health Science (hons), Masters Health Economics

• Research interests include economic evaluation and methodology, priority setting and resource allocation, and use of evidence.

A sample of recent publications includes,

Segal L, Dalziel K. A work force model to support the adoption of best practice care in Chronic Diseases- A missing piece in clinical guideline implementation. Implementation Science 2008, 3:35.

Dalziel K, Segal L, Mortimer D. Review of Australian Health Economic Evaluation– 245 interventions: What can we say about cost-effectiveness? Cost-Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 2008, 6:9

Dalziel K, Segal L. Analysis and interpretation of child protection data. Child and Family Social Work. 2007, 12 (4):434-435

Dalziel K, Segal L. Time to give nutrition interventions a higher profile: cost effectiveness of 10 nutrition interventions. Health Promotion International. 2007, 22(4):271-83

Dalziel K, Segal L. Uncertainty in the economic analysis of school-based obesity prevention programs: urgent need for quality evaluation. Obes Res 2006;14(9):1481-82

Dalziel K, Segal L, deLorgeril M. Mediterranean diet is cost-effective for those with previous myocardial infarction. J Nutr 2006;136:1879-85.

Dalziel K, Segal L, Elley R. Cost utility analysis of physical activity counseling in general practice. Aust NZ J Public Health. 2006;30(1):57-63.

Dalziel K, Round A, Stein K, Garside R. Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of Imatinib Compared To Interferon Alpha And Hydroxyurea For First Line Treatment Of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. Pharmacoeconomics 2005; 23(5):515-26.

Dalziel K, Round A, Stein K, Garside R, Price A. The Stein K, Dalziel K, Walker A, Jenkins B, Round A, Royle P. Screening For Hepatitis C In Injecting Drug Users: A Cost Utility Analysis. Journal of Public Health. 26(1):61-71, 2004 Mar