Argh! This is me at the moment. I’m going to be dreaming of edits until this grant application is submitted.

Maybe the AHES community shouldn’t support pushing AJHE to A* on the ABDC list because it risks them pushing HE down to A? Just saying that last time the totally delisted Value in Health. #healtheconomics @aushealthecon.bsky.social

I just got back from an amazing trip to China to meet researchers at the Shanghai Health Development Research Centre and present at a workshop and massive conference. Fascinating insights into #HTA processes and #healtheconomics research in China.

*F2F Seminar* [Monday 14th April, 2-3PM AEST] Please join us for a seminar by A/Prof Apostolos Tsiachristas exploring how payment models enabling integrated care and robust evaluation frameworks guiding investment and disinvestment decisions. Location: Finance Decision Lab, Macquarie Business School

I’m quite surprised this researcher managed to churn out this analysis so quickly. Well done Niven Winchester!

A reminder about our online External Seminar tomorrow (Wed 2 April) with A/Prof Mike Paulden. Don't forget to join us on Zoom (see link in the post below).

Apparently ChatGPT improved its functionality and can now make an image of a full wine glass - a big leap. Big discussion on Reddit. I thought I’d test it.

Thank you ChatGPT. I shouldn’t give up my day job yet. #healtheconomics #HTA

Great article about what is in the budget for healthcare. Most of these measures have already been announced, and are needed or even overdue (in the case of women’s health). But much more remains to be done.

I could talk for hours on the PBS, but this article explains it in a nutshell. Yes, the system is not perfect. But gosh it’s great, and worth defending.

P.s. the companion article on the impact of tariffs is available here: theconversation.com/will-the-us-...

Congratulations @anambilgrami.bsky.social for being awarded the Macquarie University Business School (MQBS) Early Career Researcher of the year! Well deserved. @muche-macquarie.bsky.social is proud of you.

I’m very much looking forward to hearing my good friend Mike Paulden discuss A Framework for the Fair Pricing of Medicines and thinking about its applicability to Australia. Very timely given the HTA review. #HTAreview #HTA #healtheconomics

If you know anything about what happens with disinvestment or funding of older, less effective or less safe medicines in your country, please participate in this survey. Especially looking for non-Australian views. #HTA #healtheconomics #pharmaceuticals #choosingwisely

Great article! Are urgent care clinics just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic if there’s a GP shortage? @muche-macquarie.bsky.social

Should pharmacists should be able to provide the pill over-the-counter in Australia? 4 out of 5 experts say yes (within limits) - including myself. Find out why:

theconversation.com/5-experts-sh...

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My tomato plants are the healthiest I’ve ever grown, higher than the fence, and I picked >2kg tomatoes in the last week. Bug free! So I made tomato relish 🙂 I also made yummy zucchini pickles with a marrow as big as my forearm. Also, the cockatoos haven’t found my sunflowers… yet. 😄

This week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7 billion for public hospitals. Read Professor Henry Cutler's new piece in The Conversation on whether this will make a difference to waiting times: t.co/T51OxUIjFZ

Great explainer of Trump and why playing a single stage game means the player will lose, when there are actually multiple stages and many other players. Game Theory 101.

Waited for 1.5 hours to see a corpse flower called Putricia. I could smell Putricia the corpse flower as soon as I got near the door. Like musty compost or an old dish cloth. It was bigger and more impressive than I imagined. Worth the wait. #BBTB #corpseflower

Gosh they are so tall now!