Health economics and Health Policy, with Emily Lancsar

An event by ISPOR Australia Chapter

When: Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Time:   4pm via Zoom

Bio:

Professor Emily Lancsar commenced as the Chief Health Economist in the Department of Health and Aged Care in April 2024.

Prior to this, Emily spent 25 years in academia, most recently as Head of the Department of Health Economics Wellbeing and Society at the Australian National University (ANU), and from 2020-2022 served as Associate Dean (Policy and Practice) in the College of Health and Medicine, where she remains a Professor. Emily has also held academic appointments at Monash University (where she remains an Adjunct Professor), the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the UK, the University of Sydney (USyd) and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

Emily’s appointment represents a return to the Australian Public Service and the Department of Health where she began her career as a cadet Health Economist.

Emily holds a PhD, Masters and Bachelors degrees in Economics, a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics and Evaluation, and a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies).