Professor Janet Hiller
Dip.Soc.St.(Melb), B.A., M.P.H.(Hebrew U), Ph.D.(Johns H)
School administration
May - August 2007 Acting Head of School
September 2007 - Deputy Head of School
Discipline administration
Convenor of research committee
Location:
Room 930, Level 9, 10 Pulteney St
Email:
janet.hiller@adelaide.edu.au
Phone:
+61 8 8303 3573
Disciplinary orientation:
Epidemiology
Areas of interest:
- Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Director of HTA unit in DPH
- Perinatal epidemiology - trials + observational studies including the use of surveillance data
- Cancer epidemiology - breast, colorectal - screening, guidelines, policy
- Health care evaluation
- Reproductive epidemiology including environmental risk factors
- Developments in epidemiological theory
Current projects:
- Randomised controlled trials: Magnesium sulphate for the prevention of mortality and cerebral palsy in preterm infants
- Repeat dose of steroids for prevention of lung disease in preterm infants
- Screening and management of glucose intolerance of pregnancy (ACHOIS)
Observational studies:
- North Western Area Men's Health study: cohort study of men and ageing
- Vaginal birth after caesarean section
- Screening for Group B Streptococcus infection in pregnancy
- Infection and cerebral palsy risk
- Long-term follow-up of participants in the ACHOIS trial
- Follow-up of Australian servicemen exposed to British nuclear testing
Technology assessment:
Conducting systematic reviews for
- Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)
- National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS)
- Cochrane Collarboration
- National Health Priority Action Council (NHPAC)
- Horizon Scanning Unit for Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council (AHMAC) and MSAC
- Peer review of draft Clinical Practice Guidelines for Health Advisory Council (HAC) (NHMRC)
- Guideline Assessment Register (GAR) (NHMRC)
For more information: Health Technology Assessment Unit
