VheP coordinates three postgraduate programs in the areas of Health Economics, Management and Policy. These programs are accredited with the Australasian College of Health Service Management.
You can find out more about these programs by clicking the links below:
- Master of Health Economics, Management and Policy, offered as a single program or as a double program with a MBA.
- Master of Health Economics, Management and Policy (Global)
- Graduate Certificate in Health Economics, Management and Policy
The role of the Health Economics, Management and Policy Programs Advisory Board includes providing advice on:
- Emerging industry and sector trends, policies, needs and issues
- Teaching and curriculum priorities regarding the suite of programs (HEMP)
- Relevant academic accreditation (e.g., ACHMS, RCMA etc.)
- Strategic partnership to be pursued with relevant organisations
- Future areas of areas for research, innovation and development
Board Members - Australia
Professor Francesco Paolucci
Professor of Health Economics and Policy and Program Convenor for HEMP programs – Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle, Australia & School of Economics & Management, University of Bologna, Italy.
Professor brian Kelly
Professor of Public Health and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) - School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Professor Nicholas Goodwin
Director of Central Coast Research Institute - Central Coast Local Health District and University of Newcastle, Australia.
Professor Roberta Ryan
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Academic Director of Hunter Research Foundation Centre - College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Associate Professor Penny Reeves
Acting Associate Director - Health Research Economics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australia.
Associate Professor Andrew Matthews
Actuary - Finity Consulting, Australia.
Associate Professor of Econometrics & Business Statistics - Monash Business School, Monash University, Australia.
Mr Tony Gilbertson
Executive Director Finance - Hunter New England Local Health District, Australia.
Dr Zoran Bolevich
Chief Executive - eHealth NSW, Australia
Chief Information Officer - NSW Health, Australia.
Adjunct Professor Alfa D’amato
A/Chief Financial Officer & Deputy Secretary - Financial Services & Asset Management, NSW Ministry of Health, Australia.
Professor Andrew Searles
Associate Professor of Health Economics - HMRI, New Labmton Heights, Australia.
Associate Professor James Gillespie
Associate Professor of Health Policy - University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Professor Luis Salvador Carulla
Professor & Head of the Centre for Mental Health Research - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Catherine Chaffey
Chief Executive Officer - Australasian College of Health Service Management, Sydney, Australia.
Professor Andrew Podger
Professor of Public Policy - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Mr Brian Kelleher
Assistant Secretary - Australian Department of Health, Canberra, Australia.
Board Members - International
Associate Professor Ken Redekop
Associate Professor of Health Technology Assessment – School of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dr Savannah Bergquist
Post-Doctoral Scholar in Health Economics and Data Science - Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, United States.
Professor Siegfried Walch
Professor & Head of Department - Department of Health & Social Management, Management Center Innsbruck, Austria.
Professor Emilio Santelices
Professor of Public Health - School of Public Health, University of Chile, Chile.
Ms Anca Del Rio
Alumni President and Expert Adviser in Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship - European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Switzerland.
Dr Cristian Baeza
Executive Director - International Center for Health Systems Strengthening, United States.
Mr Mostafa Hunter
Senior Consultant Anticorruption - United Nations Development Programme, United States
Dr Sergio Ivan Prada Rios
Chief Research and Innovation Officer - Fundación Valle del Lili, Colombia.
Professor Christina Boedker
Vice President, Patient & Health Impact, Hospital and Vaccines Business Units - Pfizer, New York, United States.
Associate Professor Aleksandra Torbica
Associate Professor of Social and Political Sciences and Director of Centre for Research for Health and Social Care Management - Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
Associate Professor Shankar Prinja
Associate Professor of Health Economics - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Dr Pratik Adhikary
Global Health Equity Scholar - Institute for Social and Environmental Research, Nepal.
