Heather F Gidding
I have a broad interest in conducting high-quality quantitative epidemiological studies to inform public health practice, especially around infectious disease burden and control. I am passionate about maximising the use of routinely collected data for epidemiological research, in particular using data linkage methods. I am currently conducting research using linked heath and vaccine coverage data to look at who is more likely to have delayed vaccine uptake and why, as well as measure the ‘real world’ vaccine effectiveness in different population groups. I am also undertaking studies on the burden of Q fever and risk factors for exposure to Q fever in blood donors, which is part of a larger research project involving vets, laboratory scientists, researchers, and clinicians from around Australia.
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