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Sophy Shih is a Senior Research Fellow and health economist at the Kirby Institute, specializing in economic evaluation and health service research. With extensive experience in designing and implementing trial-based economic assessments, she performs economic evaluations and builds economic models. Dr. Shih has a background in health economics, public health, and biomedical science, having worked on a broad range of topics, including viral infections, rare genetic diseases, cancers, diabetes, psycho-oncology, and disability with a focus on prevention and screening strategies. She joined the Kirby Institute in 2019 and is actively involved in research programs focusing on hepatitis C and HIV testing strategies to enhance treatment uptake, particularly through the scaling of point-of-care (POC) technology. Dr. Shih is also a subcommittee member of the Clinical Guidelines Network at Cancer Council Australia and co-authored significant clinical guidelines on keratinocyte cancer. Her contributions include numerous grants and projects that aim to optimize diagnostic approaches and improve health outcomes for infectious diseases, reflecting her commitment to impactful research in public health.
Kirby Institute • Sydney, Australia
Conducts research on health economics, focusing on economic evaluations related to infectious diseases.
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