Dr. Lisa Higgins

Biography

Lisa Higgins leads the Health Economics Program as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University. She is also an NHMRC Emerging Leader Fellow and co-Chair of the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance Health Economics Alongside Trials Group. Her expertise includes clinical trials and health economics research, focusing on evaluating long-term outcomes in critical care, costs of care for critically ill patients, and conducting economic evaluations alongside clinical trials. Over her 15 years of research experience, Lisa has developed extensive knowledge in clinical trial methodology and health economics, particularly in adaptive platform trials. Notably, she played a significant role in the REMAP-CAP trial during the pandemic, coordinating data and leading evaluations. With more than 140 publications and over 14,000 citations to her credit, she has significantly contributed to the field, with publications in top journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Lisa holds a PhD from 2019, along with a Master of Public Health majoring in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy with Honours. Her work aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in health economics and critical care research.

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