Dr Belinda Ford, MPH, MHM, PhD is currently working as a Research Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health and conjoint lecturer at UNSW Medicine and Health. She is an experienced health systems researcher with an interest in initiatives which support patients to access effective and timely care and improve health outcomes.
Belinda has expertise in both implementation and evaluation of a range of health service improvement initiatives...view more
Dr Belinda Ford, MPH, MHM, PhD is currently working as a Research Fellow at the George Institute for Global Health and conjoint lecturer at UNSW Medicine and Health. She is an experienced health systems researcher with an interest in initiatives which support patients to access effective and timely care and improve health outcomes.
Belinda has expertise in both implementation and evaluation of a range of health service improvement initiatives in Australia and overseas, including integrated care models, telehealth and virtual care, primary care and hospital partnerships, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community driven evaluations.
Belinda has also worked in a range of public health roles, including research and program delivery, hospital and health system support agencies.
In 2021, Belinda finalised her PhD in Health Systems Research through UNSW Medicine (The George Institute), and she has previously been awarded a dual Master in Pubic Health and Health Management from UNSW.
My Qualifications
PhD (2021) - Health systems research
Masters of Public Health
Masters of Health Management
Bachelor of Science (Population Health and Psychology)
My Research Activities
Evaluation of new models of care, integrated care, and health system innovations in Australia, including hospital/GP partnerships, chronic eye disease management, telehealth triage services, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Investigation of patient experiences of health care in Australia, with methods including survey, qualitative (interview/focus group/co-design), discrete choice experiments, and patient utilisation and outcomes.
Design, implementation and evaluation of eye care programs in Australia, including Community Eye Care and paediatric eye care services.
Evaluation of sexually transmitted infection programs in Australia, including regional and remote Indigenous populations.
My Research Supervision
Supervision keywords
Areas of supervision
Belinda is available for supervision of honours, ILP, MD, Masters and PhD candidates through UNSW and the George Institute. Current projects would be suited for students with an interest in health systems, primary care, hospital care, telehealth, economic evaluation, and patient experiences.
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