Burden and Outcomes of Diabetes Hospitalisations

The primary aim of this research project is to comprehensively investigate the national burden and outcomes of diabetes-related hospitalisations using patient-level linked population-wide data for the first time in Australia. The study aims to achieve a multifaceted understanding of the prevalence, economic implications, short-term and long-term outcomes, as well as regional and remote disparities associated with diabetes-related hospital admissions. The specific aims are outlined as follows:

• Aim 1: To evaluate the national prevalence of diabetes-related hospitalisations
• Aim 2: Determine the economic burden on healthcare system
• Aim 3: Define early (30-day) outcomes including the risk of death and readmissions
• Aim 4: Determine long-term outcomes including the risk of death, recurrent presentations, risk of downstream diabetes-related complications
• Aim 5: Determine disparities in care outcomes in regional and remote populations
• Aim 6: Develop population-level methods for surveillance of diabetes-related hospitalisations and outcomes suitable for implementation in health policy programs

This project is supported by the Research project scholarship.

Learn more about the Research project scholarship.

You must contact the principal supervisor for this project to discuss your interest. You should only complete the online application after you have reached agreement on supervision.

Always make sure you are approaching your potential supervisor in a professional way. We have provided some guidelines for you on how to contact a supervisor.

Your application will be assessed on a competitive basis.

We take into account your:

• previous academic record
• publication record
• honours and awards
• employment history

A working knowledge of chronic disease epidemiology is essential to someone working on this project.

You’ll demonstrate academic achievement in the field/s of epidemiology, biostatistics and public health and the potential for scholastic success.

A background or knowledge of diabetes or other equivalent chronic disease epidemiology principles is highly desirable.

To be considered for this scholarship, please email the following documents to Sunnya Khawaja (s.khawaja@uq.edu.au):

• Cover letter
• CV
• Academic transcript/s
• Evidence for meeting UQ's English language proficiency requirements eg TOEFL, IELTS

Please note the following: Submitting the above documents does not constitute a full application for admission into The University of Queensland's PhD program. If you are selected as the preferred applicant, you will then be invited to submit a full application for admission. You can familiarise yourself with the documents required for this process on the UQ Study website.