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Biografie
Ashika Maharaj is a researcher in Health and Policy at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology. She graduated with a Bachelor in Pharmacy in New Zealand (NZ), worked within governance and safety in a large metropolitan hospital setting, and was as an advisor to the Health Quality and Safety Commission NZ (department within the Ministry of Health). Ashika was conferred her PhD (Oct 2020) by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia. Her thesis was titled "Quantifying Quality of Care in Pancreatic Cancer" and she is in an affiliate position with Monash University.
Projecten
- Open-source dataset for resource management within health systems (with Associate Prof Saba Hinrichs-Krapels & Prof Alexander Verbraeck)
- Adverse surgical margin outcomes in pancreatic cancer (Monash University)
- Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) use in oncology clinical practice (Monash University)
Research Interest and Expertise
Ashika's research interest includes understanding how to measure health systems performance and quality by using evidence- and consensus-based methods. She has a background in developing clinical quality registries and evaluating the large amount of clinical data collected prospectively to identify, understand and reduce unwarranted clinical variation.
She is an expert in the modified Delphi consensus method for indicator development, quantitative methods that include biostatistical analysis, evidence synthesis / systematic reviews & meta-analysis using the PICO framework; qualitative interviews using the theoretical domains framework and; surveys and questionnaire based data collection/studies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Quantifying Quality of Care in Pancreatic Cancer, Monash University
Award Date: 13 Oct 2020
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Otago
Award Date: 6 Feb 1999
External positions
Affiliate , Monash University
Nov 2020 → …
Keywords (LCC)
- RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
- RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Talic, S., Shah, S., Wild, H., Gasevic, D., Maharaj, A., Ademi, Z., Li, X., Xu, W., Mesa-Eguiagaray, I., Rostron, J., Theodoratou, E., Zhang, X., Motee, A., Liew, D. & Ilic, D., 17 Nov 2021, In: The BMJ. 375, e068302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access451 Citations (Scopus) -
Monitoring quality of care in hepatocellular carcinoma: A modified Delphi consensus
Maharaj, A. D., Lubel, J., Lam, E., Clark, P. J., Duncan, O., George, J., Jeffrey, G. P., Lipton, L., Liu, H., McCaughan, G., Neo, E. L., Philip, J., Strasser, S. I., Stuart, K., Thompson, A., Tibballs, J., Tu, T., Wallace, M. C., Wigg, A., Wood, M., & 22 others, 2022, In: Hepatology Communications. 6, 11, p. 3260-3271 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
The association between quality care and outcomes for a real-world population of Australian patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Maharaj, A. D., Evans, S. M., Ioannou, L. J., Croagh, D., Earnest, A., Holland, J. F., Pilgrim, C. H. C., Neale, R. E., Goldstein, D., Kench, J. G., Merrett, N. D., White, K., Burmeister, E. A., Evans, P. M., Hayes, T. M., Houli, N., Knowles, B., Leong, T., Nikfarjam, M., Philip, J., & 6 others, 2022, In: HPB. 24, 6, p. 950-962 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Barriers and enablers to the implementation of multidisciplinary team meetings: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework
Maharaj, A. D., Evans, S. M., Zalcberg, J. R., Ioannou, L. J., Graco, M., Croagh, D., Pilgrim, C. H. C., Dodson, T., Goldstein, D., Philip, J., Kench, J. G., Merrett, N. D., Neale, R. E., White, K., Evans, P. & Leong, T., 2021, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 30, 10, p. 792-803 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Prognostic models to predict survival in patients with pancreatic cancer: a systematic review
Ioannou, L. J., Maharaj, A. D., Zalcberg, J. R., Loughnan, J. T., Croagh, D. G., Pilgrim, C. H., Goldstein, D., Kench, J. G., Merrett, N. D., Earnest, A., Burmeister, E. A., White, K., Neale, R. E. & Evans, S. M., 2022, In: HPB. 24, 8, p. 1201-1216 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)