By Associate Professor Michael Falster

Journal articles

Hsu B; Falster MO; Schaffer AL; Pearson S; Jorm L; Brieger DB, 2020, 'Antiplatelet therapy within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 124 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50507

Darshni A; Farshid A; MacIsaac A; Hsu B; Pearson S; Falster M; Hyun K; D'Silva M; Brieger D, 2020, '730 Exploration of Single Antiplatelet Drug use in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Cardiac Stenting', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. S364 - S365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.737

Coleman L; Brett J; Daniels B; Pearson S; Falster M, 2020, 'Medicine reviews: do they reduce benzodiazepine use in older Australians?', Public Health Research & Practice, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp30452015

Page AT; Falster MO; Litchfield M; Pearson SA; Etherton-Beer C, 2019, 'Polypharmacy among older Australians, 2006–2017: a population-based study', Medical Journal of Australia, 211, pp. 71 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50244

Falster MO; Leyland AH; Jorm LR, 2019, 'Do hospitals influence geographic variation in admission for preventable hospitalisation? A data linkage study in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027639

Schaffer AL; Falster MO; Brieger D; Jorm LR; Wilson A; Hay M; Leeb K; Pearson S; Nasis A, 2019, 'Evidence-practice gaps in postdischarge initiation with oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation', Journal of the American Heart Association, 8, pp. e014287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.014287

Tran B; Falster M; Jorm L, 2018, 'Claims-based measures of continuity of care have non-linear associations with health: data linkage study', International Journal of Population Data Science, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i1.463

Falster MO; Jorm LR; Leyland AH, 2018, 'Using Weighted Hospital Service Area Networks to Explore Variation in Preventable Hospitalization', Health Services Research, 53, pp. 3148 - 3169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12777

Tran B; Straka P; Falster MO; Douglas KA; Britz T; Jorm LR, 2018, 'Overcoming the data drought: Exploring general practice in Australia by network analysis of big data', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 68 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja17.01236

Johnson TL; Kaldor J; Falster MO; Sutherland K; Humphries J; Jorm LR; Levesque JF, 2018, 'Predictive risk modelling under different data access scenarios: Who is identified as high risk and for how long?', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e018909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018909

Van Leeuwen MT; Falster MO; Vajdic CM; Crowe PJ; Lujic S; Klaes E; Jorm L; Sedrakyan A, 2018, 'Reoperation after breast-conserving surgery for cancer in Australia: Statewide cohort study of linked hospital data', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e020858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020858

Falster M; Jorm L; Leyland A, 2017, 'Exploring health events around preventable hospitalisations through visualisation of linked health data.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.103

Falster M; Jorm L; Leyland A, 2017, 'Using weighted hospital service area networks to explore variation in preventable hospitalisation.', International Journal for Population Data Science, 1, pp. 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.104

Möller H; Falster K; Ivers R; Falster MO; Clapham K; Jorm L, 2017, 'Closing the Aboriginal child injury gap: targets for injury prevention', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41, pp. 8 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12591

Falster K; Banks E; Lujic S; Falster M; Lynch J; Zwi K; Eades S; Leyland AH; Jorm L, 2016, 'Inequalities in pediatric avoidable hospitalizations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in Australia: A population data linkage study', BMC Pediatrics, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0706-7

Möller H; Falster K; Ivers R; Falster M; Randall D; Clapham K; Jorm L, 2016, 'Inequalities in hospitalized unintentional injury between aboriginal and non-aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia', American Journal of Public Health, 106, pp. 899 - 905, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.303022

Tran B; Falster MO; Girosi F; Jorm L, 2016, 'Relationship between use of general practice and healthcare costs at the end of life: A data linkage study in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e009410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009410

Falster MO; Jorm LR; Leyland AH, 2016, 'Visualising linked health data to explore health events around preventable hospitalisations in NSW Australia', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012031

Warren JR; Falster MO; Tran B; Jorm L, 2015, 'Association of continuity of primary care and statin adherence', Plos One, 10, pp. e0140008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140008

Vajdic CM; Marashi Pour S; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Corrigendum to "The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 152C (2015) 264-271] DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 154, pp. 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.024

Vajdic CM; Pour SM; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, pp. 264 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026

Tran B; Falster MO; Douglas K; Blyth F; Jorm LR, 2015, 'Smoking and potentially preventable hospitalisation: The benefit of smoking cessation in older ages', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 150, pp. 85 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.028

Falster MO; Jorm LR; Douglas KA; Blyth FM; Elliott RF; Leyland AH, 2015, 'Sociodemographic and health characteristics, rather than primary care supply, are major drivers of geographic variation in preventable hospitalizations in Australia', Medical Care, 53, pp. 436 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000000342

Larney S; Grebely J; Falster M; Swart A; Amin J; Degenhardt L; Burns L; Vajdic C, 2015, 'Diagnosis of hepatitis c virus infection after entry to opioid substitution therapy', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 156, pp. e122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.337

Larney S; Grebely J; Falster M; Swart A; Amin J; Degenhardt L; Burns L; Vajdic CM, 2015, 'Opioid substitution therapy is associated with increased detection of hepatitis C virus infection: A 15-year observational cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148, pp. 213 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.027

Van Leeuwen MT; Turner JJ; Joske DJ; Falster MO; Srasuebkul P; Meagher NS; Grulich AE; Giles GG; Vajdic CM, 2014, 'Lymphoid neoplasm incidence by WHO subtype in Australia 1982-2006', International Journal of Cancer, 135, pp. 2146 - 2156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28849

Harrold TC; Randall DA; Falster MO; Lujic S; Jorm LR, 2014, 'The contribution of geography to disparities in preventable hospitalisations between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097892

Tran B; Falster MO; Douglas K; Blyth F; Jorm LR, 2014, 'Health behaviours and potentially preventable hospitalisation: A prospective study of older Australian adults', Plos One, 9, pp. e93111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093111

Vajdic CM; Stavrou EP; Ward RL; Falster MO; Pearson SA, 2014, 'Minimal excess risk of cancer and reduced risk of death from cancer in Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs clients: A record linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 30 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12168

Warren JR; Falster MO; Fox D; Jorm L, 2013, 'Factors influencing adherence in long-term use of statins', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 22, pp. 1298 - 1307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3526

Falster MO; Randall DA; Lujic S; Ivers R; Leyland AH; Jorm LR, 2013, 'Disentangling the impacts of geography and Aboriginality on serious road transport injuries in New South Wales', Accident Analysis and Prevention, 54, pp. 32 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2013.01.015

Van Leeuwen MT; Turner J; Falster M; Meagher N; Joske D; Grulich AE; Giles GG; Vajdic CM, 2013, 'Latitude gradients for lymphoid neoplasm subtypes in Australia support an association with ultraviolet radiation exposure', International Journal of Cancer, 133, pp. 944 - 951, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.28081

Jorm LR; Randall DA; Falster MO; Leyland AH, 2013, 'OP08 Using Linked Administrative Data and Multilevel Modelling to Identify Targets for Interventions to Tackle Health Disparities', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 67, pp. A7.1 - A7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2013-203126.8

Jorm LR; Leyland AH; Blyth FM; Elliott RF; Douglas KMA; Redman S, 2012, 'Assessing Preventable Hospitalisation InDicators (APHID): Protocol for a data-linkage study using cohort study and administrative data', BMJ Open, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002344

Morris JM; Algert CS; Falster MO; Ford JB; Kinnear A; Nicholl MC; Roberts CL, 2012, 'Trends in planned early birth: A population-based study', American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 207, pp. 186 - 186.e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2012.06.082

Falster M; Roberts C; Ford JB; Kinnear A; Nicholl M, 2012, 'Development of a maternity hospital classification for perinatal research', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 1, pp. 12 - 16

Becker N; Falster M; Vajdic CM; De Sanjose S; Martinez-Maza O; Bracci PM; Melbye M; Smedby KE; Engels EA; Turner J; Vineis P; Constantin A; Holly EA; Spinelli JJ; Vecchia CL; Zheng T; Chiu BC-H; Montella M; Cocco P; Maynadie M; Foretova L; Staines A; Brennan P; Severson R; Cerhan JR; Breen EC; Birmann B; Grulich AE, 2012, 'Self-reported history of infections and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: An InterLymph pooled analysis', International Journal of Cancer, 131, pp. 2342 - 2348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.27438

Grulich AE; Vajdic CM; Falster M; Kane E; Ekstrom SK; Bracci P; De Sanjose S; Becker NG; Turner J; Martinez-Maza O; Melbye M; Engels E; Vineis P; Seniori CA; Holly E; Spinelli J; La Vecchia C; Zheng T; Chiu B; Dal Maso L; Cocco P, 2010, 'Birth order and risk of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma - true association or bias?', American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, pp. 621 - 630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq167

Poynten IM; Millwood IY; Falster MO; Law MG; Andresen DN; Van Damme L; Kaldor JM, 2009, 'The safety of candidate vaginal microbicides since nonoxynol-9: A systematic review of published studies', AIDS, 23, pp. 1245 - 1254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832b4271

Vajdic CM; Falster M; De Sanjose S; Martinez-Maza O; Becker N; Bracci P; Melbye M; Smedby K; Engels E; Turner J; Vineis P; Costantini A; Holly E; Kane E; Spinelli J; La Vecchia C; Zheng T; Chiu B; Dal Maso L; Cocco P; Maynadie M; Foretova L; Staines A; Brennan P; Davis S; Severson R; Cerhan J; Breen E; Birmann B; Cozen W; Grulich AE, 2009, 'Atopic disease and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: An interlymph pooled analysis', Cancer research, 69, pp. 6482 - 6489

Smedby K; Vajdic CM; Falster M; Engels E; Martinez-Maza O; Turner J; Hjalgrim H; Vineis P; Costantini A; Bracci P; Holly E; Willett E; Spinelli J; La Vecchia C; Zheng T; Becker NG; De Sanjose S; Chiu B; Dal Maso L; Cocco P; Maynadie M; Foretova L; Staines A; Brennan P; Davis S; Severson R; Cerhan J; Breen E; Birmann B; Grulich AE; Cozen W, 2008, 'Autoimmune disorders and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes: a pooled analysis within the InterLymph consortium', Blood, 111, pp. 4029 - 4038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2007-10-119974

Grulich AE; Van Leeuwen MT; Falster M; Vajdic CM, 2007, 'Incidence of cancers in people with HIV/AIDS compared with immunosuppressed transplant recipients: a meta-analysis', Lancet, 370, pp. 59 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61050-2

Conference Papers

Araki M; Zoega H; Gillies M; Falster MO; Peiris D; Pearson SA; Larsson H; Costa JDO, 2026, 'Cardiovascular Medicine Use Among Adults With ADHD: A Nationwide Study in Australia', in Journal of Attention Disorders, pp. 773 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10870547261418763

Lubomski M; Evans A; Mackinnon R; Rossiter R; Falster M; Kouhkamari M; Suresh T; Mikolaizak A; Waern J, 2025, 'Parkinson's Disease Epidemiology and Treatment Characteristics in Australia', in MOVEMENT DISORDERS, WILEY, HI, Honolulu, presented at International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, HI, Honolulu, 05 October 2025 - 09 October 2025

Geijerstam PA; Falster MO; Chalmers J; McLachlan AJ; Rodgers A; Schutte AE, 2024, 'PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSING DURATION OF MEDICINES FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS: A REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLICIES AND EVIDENCE TO INFORM THE AUSTRALIAN SETTING', in JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, CO, Cartagena de Indias, presented at 30th Congress of the International-Society-of-Hypertension (ISH), CO, Cartagena de Indias, 19 September 2024 - 22 September 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0001063716.33273.69

Sotade O; Falster M; Pearson S-A; Jorm L; Sedrakyan A, 2021, 'Comparison of 10-and 15-year outcomes of bioprosthetic and mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients aged under 65 years: Australian study using linked data for 4,704 patients', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, pp. 48 - 48, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000687807300097&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Morris J; Roberts C; Falster M, 2012, 'Outcomes of planned birth before the due date', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, MOSBY-ELSEVIER, TX, Dallas, pp. S279 - S280, presented at 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting/Pregnancy Meeting of Society-for-Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, TX, Dallas, 06 February 2012 - 11 February 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2011.10.640

Venkateswaran R; Adelstein B; Falster M; Ward R, 2012, 'IS TUMOUR HER-2 STATUS A PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN GASTRIC AND OESOPHAGEAL CANCERS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 59 - 59

Falster M; Olivier J; Chong S; Grzebieta R; Watson W, 2009, 'Trends in severe pedestrian injuries among older people in NSW', in 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, Australia, Sydney, Australia, presented at 2009 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Sydney, Australia, 10 November 2009 - 13 November 2009, http://www.rsconference.com/roadsafety/detail/988

Conference Presentations

Lin J; Milder T; Deakin C; de Oliveira Costa J; Havard A; Neuen B; Buckley N; Brieger D; Greenfield J; Jun M; Day R; Pearson S; Falster M, 2024, 'Trends in the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors following hospitalisation with heart failure, New South Wales, Australia', presented at 13th Health Services Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 05 December 2024 - 06 December 2024

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