Dr Sanja Lujic

Dr Sanja Lujic

Senior Lecturer

PhD (UNSW), MBiostat (USyd), MStats (UNSW), BSc (Hons I) (UNSW)

Medicine & Health
Centre for Big Data Research in Health

I am a Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics and Director of Teaching at the Centre for Big Data Research in Health. Prior to joining UNSW, I worked as a Lecturer in Biostatistics at the Western Sydney University.

I am an experienced biostatistician with 15 years of experience in the analysis of routinely collected administrative datasets, with specific interest in complex and linked health data. My interest in health data linkage begun in 2006, and since then I have been involved in numerous projects involving large-scale linked datasets spanning health, community care and cohort studies.

My research interests include health services research, population ageing, multimorbidity, data linkage methods and the use of routinely linked administrative datasets in statistical modelling. I am currently among the chief investigators on a RCT of nasal balloon auto-inflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. I have worked on numerous commissioned government projects, as am currently directing, convening and teaching courses in the postgraduate programs of Health Data Science at UNSW.

Phone
+61 9065 7875
Location
Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) Building Street address: Level 2, AGSM building (G27) Postal: Gate 11, Botany St Randwick NSW 2031
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Abbott P; Frede C; Hu WCY; Lujic S; Trankle S; Campbell L; Gunasekera H; Walsh R; Leach AJ; Morris P; Kong K; Reath J, 2023, 'Acute otitis media symptoms and symptom scales in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', PLoS ONE, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280926
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhu J; Hay PJ; Yang Y; Le Grange D; Lacey JH; Lujic S; Smith C; Touyz S, 2023, 'Specific psychological therapies versus other therapies or no treatment for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011570.pub2
    Journal articles | 2023
    de Oliveira Costa J; Pearson SA; Brieger D; Lujic S; Shawon MSR; Jorm LR; van Gool K; Falster MO, 2023, 'In-hospital outcomes by insurance type among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction in New South Wales public hospitals', International Journal for Equity in Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-02030-1
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lujic S; Randall DA; Simpson JM; Falster MO; Jorm LR, 2022, 'Interaction effects of multimorbidity and frailty on adverse health outcomes in elderly hospitalised patients.', Sci Rep, 12, pp. 14139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18346-x
    Journal articles | 2022
    Walsh R; Reath J; Gunasekera H; Leach A; Kong K; Askew D; Girosi F; Hu W; Usherwood T; Lujic S; Spurling G; Morris P; Watego C; Harkus S; Woodall C; Tyson C; Campbell L; Hussey S; Abbott P, 2022, 'INFLATE: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing nasal balloon autoinflation to no nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Trials, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06145-8
    Journal articles | 2021
    Aitken SJ; Lujic S; Randall DA; Noguchi N; Naganathan V; Blyth FM, 2021, 'Predicting outcomes in older patients undergoing vascular surgery using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score', British Journal of Surgery, 108, pp. 659 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs.12043
    Journal articles | 2021
    Aitken SJ; Lujic S; Randall DA; Noguchi N; Naganathan V; Blyth FM, 2021, 'Predicting outcomes in older patients undergoing vascular surgery using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score.', Br J Surg, 108, pp. 659 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bjs.12043
    Journal articles | 2021
    Aitken SJ; Lujic S; Randall DA; Noguchi N; Naganathan V; Blyth FM, 2021, 'Response to Correspondence re 'Predicting outcomes in older patients undergoing vascular surgery using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score' by Guijuri et al', British Journal of Surgery, 108, pp. E96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa135
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lujic S; Randall D; Simpson J; Falster M; Jorm L, 2021, '1467Interaction effects of multimorbidity and frailty on adverse health outcomes in elderly hospitalised patients', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.402
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sands MB; Sharma S; Carpenter L; Hartshorn A; Lee JT; Lujic S; Congdon ME; Buchanan AM; Agar M; Vardy JL, 2021, '“SQiD, the Single Question in Delirium; can a single question help clinicians to detect delirium in hospitalised cancer patients?” running heading Single Question in Delirium” (Bcan-D-20-01665)', BMC Cancer, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-020-07504-x
    Journal articles | 2019
    Havard A; Straka P; Sara G; Lujic S; Tran DT; Jorm LR, 2019, 'Identifying patients using antidepressants for the treatment of depression: A predictive algorithm for use in pharmaceutical and medical claims data', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 28, pp. 354 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4739
    Journal articles | 2019
    Hay PJ; Touyz S; Claudino AM; Lujic S; Smith CA; Madden S, 2019, 'Inpatient versus outpatient care, partial hospitalisation and waiting list for people with eating disorders', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010827.pub2
    Journal articles | 2019
    Shamshirgaran SM; Jorm L; Lujic S; Bambrick H, 2019, 'Health related outcomes among people with type 2 diabetes by country of birth: Result from the 45 and Up Study', Primary Care Diabetes, 13, pp. 71 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2018.08.003
    Journal articles | 2018
    Randall DA; Lujic S; Havard A; Eades SJ; Jorm L, 2018, 'Multimorbidity among Aboriginal people in New South Wales contributes significantly to their higher mortality', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 19 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00878
    Journal articles | 2018
    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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020858
    Journal articles | 2017
    Abbott P; Magin P; Lujic S; Hu W, 2017, 'Supporting continuity of care between prison and the community for women in prison: A medical record review', Australian Health Review, 41, pp. 268 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH16007
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lujic S; Simpson JM; Zwar N; Hosseinzadeh H; Jorm L, 2017, 'Multimorbidity in Australia: Comparing estimates derived using administrative data sources and survey data', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183817
    Journal articles | 2017
    Slewa-Younan S; Guajardo MGU; Yaser A; Mond J; Smith M; Milosevic D; Smith C; Lujic S; Jorm AF, 2017, 'Causes of and risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder: The beliefs of Iraqi and Afghan refugees resettled in Australia', International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13033-016-0109-z
    Journal articles | 2016
    Abbott P; Gunasekera H; Leach AJ; Askew D; Walsh R; Kong K; Girosi F; Bond C; Morris P; Lujic S; Hu W; Usherwood T; Tyson S; Spurling G; Douglas M; Schubert K; Chapman S; Siddiqui N; Murray R; Rabbitt K; Porykali B; Woodall C; Newman T; Reath J, 2016, 'A multi-centre open-label randomised noninferiority trial comparing watchful waiting to antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media without perforation in low-risk urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (the WATCH trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/S13063-016-1247-Y
    Journal articles | 2016
    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
    Journal articles | 2015
    Hay PJ; Claudino AM; Smith CA; Touyz S; Lujic S; Le Grange D; Lacey JH; Sud R, 2015, 'Specific psychological therapiesversus other therapies or no treatment for severe and enduring anorexia nervosa', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011570
    Journal articles | 2015
    Palavras MA; Hay PJ; Lujic S; Claudino AM, 2015, 'Comparing symptomatic and functional outcomes over 5 years in two nonclinical cohorts characterized by binge eating with and without objectively large episodes', International Journal of Eating Disorders, 48, pp. 1158 - 1165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eat.22466
    Journal articles | 2015
    Parkinson A; Jorm L; Douglas KA; Gee A; Sargent GM; Lujic S; Mcrae IS, 2015, 'Recruiting general practitioners for surveys: Reflections on the difficulties and some lessons learned', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 21, pp. 254 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY13129
    Journal articles | 2015
    Tran DT; Jorm L; Johnson M; Bambrick H; Lujic S, 2015, 'Effects of acculturation on lifestyle and health status among older vietnam-born Australians', Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. NP2259 - NP2274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539513491419
    Journal articles | 2014
    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
    Journal articles | 2014
    Havard A; Jorm LR; Lujic S, 2014, 'Risk adjustment for smoking identified through tobacco use diagnoses in hospital data: A validation study', PLoS ONE, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095029
    Journal articles | 2014
    Janu EK; Annabattula BI; Kumariah S; Zajaczkowska M; Whitehall JS; Edwards MJ; Lujic S; Masters IB, 2014, 'Paediatric hospitalisations for lower respiratory tract infections in mount isa', Medical Journal of Australia, 200, pp. 591 - 594, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10365
    Journal articles | 2014
    Lujic S; Watson DE; Randall DA; Simpson JM; Jorm LR, 2014, 'Variation in the recording of common health conditions in routine hospital data: Study using linked survey and administrative data in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005768
    Journal articles | 2014
    Randall DA; Jorm LR; Lujic S; Eades SJ; Churches TR; O'Loughlin AJ; Leyland AH, 2014, 'Exploring disparities in acute myocardial infarction events between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians: Roles of age, gender, geography and area-level disadvantage', Health and Place, 28, pp. 58 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.009
    Journal articles | 2014
    Randall DA; Reinten T; Maher L; Lujic S; Stewart J; Keay L; Leyland AH; Jorm LR, 2014, 'Disparities in cataract surgery between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia', Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 42, pp. 629 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.12274
    Journal articles | 2014
    Slewa-Younan S; Mond J; Bussion E; Mohammad Y; Uribe Guajardo GG; Smith M; Milosevic D; Lujic S; Jorm FF, 2014, 'Mental health literacy of resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia: Knowledge about posttraumatic stress disorder and beliefs about helpfulness of interventions', BMC Psychiatry, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-014-0320-x
    Journal articles | 2014
    Slewa-Younan S; Radulovic M; Lujic S; Hasan T; Raphael B, 2014, 'Trauma in resettled iraqi refugees: Differences between those seeking psychological treatment and those not seeking psychological treatment', Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 23, pp. 917 - 929, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2014.955897
    Journal articles | 2014
    Tran DT; Jorm LR; Johnson M; Bambrick H; Lujic S, 2014, 'Prevalence and risk factors of type 2 diabetes in older Vietnam-born Australians', Journal of Community Health, 39, pp. 99 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-013-9745-2
    Journal articles | 2014
    Tran DT; Jorm LR; Johnson M; Bambrick HJ; Lujic S, 2014, 'Type 2 diabetes hospitalisation and mortality in Vietnamese immigrants in Australia', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2014.01.013
    Journal articles | 2013
    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
    Journal articles | 2013
    Hay PJ; Claudino AM; Smith CA; Touyz S; Lujic S; Madden S, 2013, 'Inpatient versus outpatient care, partial hospitalisation and wait-list for people with eating disorders', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010827
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lupton SJ; Chiu CL; Hodgson LAB; Tooher J; Lujic S; Ogle R; Wong T; Hennessy A; Lind JM, 2013, 'Temporal changes in retinal microvascular caliber and blood pressure during pregnancy', Hypertension, 61, pp. 880 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.00698
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lupton SJ; Chiu CL; Lujic S; Hennessy A; Lind JM, 2013, 'Association between parity and breastfeeding with maternal high blood pressure', American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 208, pp. 454.e1 - 454.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2013.02.014
    Journal articles | 2013
    Rahman SZ; Basilakis J; Rahmadi A; Lujic S; Musgrave I; Jorm L; Hay P; Munch G, 2013, 'Use of serotonergic antidepressants and St John's wort in older Australians: A population-based cohort study', Australasian Psychiatry, 21, pp. 262 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856213475681
    Journal articles | 2013
    Randall DA; Jorm LR; Lujic S; O'Loughlin AJ; Eades SJ; Leyland AH, 2013, 'Disparities in revascularization rates after acute myocardial infarction between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Australia', Circulation, 127, pp. 811 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.000566
    Journal articles | 2013
    Randall DA; Lujic S; Leyland AH; Jorm LR, 2013, 'Statistical methods to enhance reporting of Aboriginal Australians in routine hospital records using data linkage affect estimates of health disparities', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 442 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12114
    Journal articles | 2012
    Chiu C; Lujic S; Thornton C; O''loughlin A; Makris A; Hennessy A; Lind J, 2012, 'Menopausal hormone therapy is associated with having high blood pressure in postmenopausal women: observational cohort study', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e40260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040260
    Journal articles | 2012
    Chiu CL; Lujic S; Lind JM, 2012, '244 PATERNAL FAMILY HISTORY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR HAVING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN MEN', Journal of Hypertension, 30, pp. e74 - e74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000420137.23485.be
    Journal articles | 2012
    George ES; Jorm L; Kolt GS; Bambrick H; Lujic S, 2012, 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men: Findings from the New South Wales 45 and Up Study', Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20, pp. 300 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.20.3.300
    Journal articles | 2012
    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
    Journal articles | 2012
    Kendig H; Mealing N; Carr R; Lujic S; Byles J; Jorm L, 2012, 'Assessing patterns of home and community care service use and client profiles in Australia: A cluster analysis approach using linked data', Health and Social Care in the Community, 20, pp. 375 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01040.x
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lind JM; Chiu CL; Lujic S; Lupton SJ; Makris A; Hennessy A, 2012, '1072 ASSOCIATION OF SEX AND AGE WITH AN INDIVIDUAL'S RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, IN A LARGE AUSTRALIAN COHORT', Journal of Hypertension, 30, pp. e311 - e312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000420529.70090.fe
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lupton SJ; Chiu CL; Lujic S; Hennessy A; Lind JM, 2012, '781 BREASTFEEDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH A REDUCTION IN THE MATERNAL RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE', Journal of Hypertension, 30, pp. e226 - e226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.hjh.0000420780.89268.2d
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lupton SJ; Tooher J; Hodgson LA; Lujic S; Chiu CL; Ogle R; Wong TY; Hennessy A; Lind JM, 2012, 'OS010. Use of retinal imaging to characterise physiological vascularchanges throughout pregnancy.', Pregnancy Hypertens, 2, pp. 179 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2012.04.011
    Journal articles | 2012
    Lupton SJ; Tooher J; Hodgson LA; Lujic S; Chiu CL; Ogle R; Wong TY; Hennessy A; Lind JM, 2012, 'OS016. Retinal vascular changes in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.', Pregnancy Hypertens, 2, pp. 182 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2012.04.017
    Journal articles | 2012
    Randall DA; Jorm LR; Lujic S; Oloughlin AJ; Churches TR; Haines MM; Eades SJ; Leyland AH, 2012, 'Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: A multilevel data linkage study', BMC Public Health, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-281
    Journal articles | 2012
    Slewa-Younan S; Chippendale K; Heriseanu A; Lujic S; Atto J; Raphael B, 2012, 'Measures of psychophysiological arousal among resettled traumatized iraqi refugees seeking psychological treatment', Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25, pp. 348 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.21694
    Journal articles | 2012
    Tran DT; Jorm L; Lujic S; Bambrick H; Johnson M, 2012, 'Country of birth recording in Australian hospital morbidity data: Accuracy and predictors', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 310 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00893.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Lujic S; Jorm L; Randall D, 2011, 'HOW DO IN-HOSPITAL AND 30-DAY POST DISCHARGE HOSPITAL MORTALITY MEASURES COMPARE? AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A127 - A127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976e.13
    Journal articles | 2011
    Randall D; Jorm L; Leyland A; Lujic S; Churches T; Haines M; Eades S; O'Loughlin A, 2011, 'SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MORTALITY OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLE AFTER HOSPITAL ADMISSION FOR ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE: A DATA LINKAGE STUDY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A291 - A291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976j.85
    Journal articles | 2010
    George E; Jorm L; Kolt G; Bambrick H; Lujic S, 2010, 'Physical activity and psychological distress in older men: Findings from the NSW 45 and Up Study', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13, pp. e54 - e55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2010.10.578
    Journal articles | 2010
    Haines M; Redman S; Jorm LR; Wozniak TM; Lujic S, 2010, 'Putting science to work for health care reform: How much research is available to support improvements to our hospitals?', Medical Journal of Australia, 192, pp. 646 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03664.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    Jorm LR; Walter SR; Lujic S; Byles JE; Kendig HL, 2010, 'Home and community care services: A major opportunity for preventive health care', BMC Geriatrics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-26
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sands M; Dantoc B; Hartshorn A; Ryan C; Lujic S, 2010, 'Single Question in Delirium (SQiD): testing its efficacy against psychiatrist interview, the Confusion Assessment Method and the Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale', Palliative Medicine, 24, pp. 561 - 565, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216310371556
    Journal articles | 2010
    Wang L; Merkur H; Hardas G; Soo S; Lujic S, 2010, 'Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in the Presence of Previous Caesarean Section: A Review of One Hundred Forty-One Cases in the Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery Unit', Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 17, pp. 186 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2009.11.007
    Journal articles | 2009
    Banks E; Jorm L; Lujic S; Rogers K, 2009, 'Erratum: Health, ageing and private health insurance: Baseline results from the 45 and Up Study cohort (Australia and New Zealand Health Policy (2009) vol. 6(16))', Australia and New Zealand Health Policy, 6, pp. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-17
    Journal articles | 2009
    Banks E; Jorm L; Lujic S; Rogers K, 2009, 'Health, ageing and private health insurance: baseline results from the 45 and Up Study cohort.', Aust New Zealand Health Policy, 6, pp. 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8462-6-16
    Journal articles | 2008
    Banks E; Redman S; Jorm L; Armstrong BK; Bauman A; Beard J; Beral V; Byles JE; Corbett S; Cumming RG; Harris MF; Sitas F; Smith W; Taylor LK; Wutzke SE; Lujic S, 2008, 'Cohort profile: The 45 and up study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 37, pp. 941 - 947
    Journal articles | 2008
    Barr M; Raphael B; Taylor M; Stevens G; Jorm L; Giffin M; Lujic S, 2008, 'Pandemic influenza in Australia: Using telephone surveys to measure perceptions of threat and willingness to comply', BMC Infectious Diseases, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-8-117
    Journal articles | 2008
    Lujic S; Finch CF; Boufous S; Hayen A; Dunsmuir WTM, 2008, 'How comparable are road traffic crash cases in hospital admissions data and police records? An examination of data linkage rates', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 28 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00162.x
    Journal articles | 2005
    Jarvis S; Lujic S; Abbott J; Vancaillie TG; Halam T, 2005, 'Peri-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes for women undergoing incontinence and or prolapse surgery: Results of a randomised controlled trial', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 45, pp. 300 - 303
  • Preprints | 2023
    Kuo NI-H; Perez-Concha O; Hanly M; Mnatzaganian E; Hao B; Di Sipio M; Yu G; Vanjara J; Valerie IC; de Oliveira Costa J; Churches T; Lujic S; Hegarty J; Jorm L; Barbieri S, 2023, Enriching Data Science and Healthcare Education: Application and Impact of Synthetic Datasets through the Health Gym Project (Preprint), , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.51388
    Conference Abstracts | 2022
    Lujic S; Randall DA; Simpson JM; Falster MO; Jorm LR, 2022, 'Interaction effects of multimorbidity and frailty on adverse health outcomes in elderly hospitalised patients', in Scientific Reports, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 12, pp. 144 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18346-x
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Shawon MSR; Falster M; Lujic S; Hanly M; Garland S; Jorm L, 2021, 'Predictors and Sources of Variation in 30-day Unplanned Readmission Following Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery in Australia', in Heart Lung and Circulation, Elsevier, presented at 69th CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Heart Research ANZET 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.362
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Sands MB; Sharma S; Lujic S; Carpenter LJ; Hartshawn A; Lee JT; Congdon ME; Buchanan AM; Agar M; Vardy JL, 2019, 'SQiD: Can a single question help clinicians identify delirium in hospitalised cancer patients?', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 15, pp. 94 - 94, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493438400103&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Havard A; Lujic S; Tran D; Jorm L, 2017, 'Refining an antidepressant-based indicator to improve the ascertainment of depression from Australian administrative data', in International Journal of Population Data Science, Swansea University, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v1i1.200
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Sands MB; Sharma S; Carpenter L; Lee J; Congdon M; Buchanan A; Lujic S; Agar M; Vardy J, 2017, 'SQiD: Can a single question help clinicians identify delirium in people in hospital with cancer?', in PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 133 - 134, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000407688900364&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Falster K; Lujic S; Banks E; Lynch J; Eades S; Jorm L, 2014, 'Inequalities in potentially preventable hospitalisation rates between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia', presented at International Health Data Linkage Conference, Vancouver, Canada, -
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Hay P; Jorm L; Lujic S; Frayne A; Touyz S, 2009, 'THE RELATIVE COSTS OF ADMISSIONS FOR EATING DISORDERS: A CASE REGISTER POPULATION STUDY.', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, pp. A13 - A13, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000414835600050&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Chief investigator role

  • Abbott, P., Reath, J., Gunasekera, H., Leach , A., Kong, K., Askew, D., Girosi, F., Hu, W., Usherwood, T., Lujic, S. A multi-centre randomised controlled trial to compare nasal balloon autoinflation versus no nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (the INFLATE trial) (NHMRC #1120317)  – $2,534,580 (current)
  • Jorm L, Leyland A, Churches T, Haines M, Eades S, Lujic S. Exploring the contribution of individual-, area- and service-level factors to Indigenous health outcomes (NHMRC #573113) – $469,000 

Associate investigator role

  • Hospital trajectories for 15 million Australians (NHMRC grant #2013323) - $655,935 (current)
  • Randomised controlled trial of watchful waiting versus antimicrobial treatment for acute otitis media without perforation in low risk Aboriginal children (NHMRC #1046266) - $1,640,326 (current)
  • Are ‘potentially preventable hospitalisations’ a valid measure of the quality and affordability of primary and community care in Australia? (NHMRC #1036858) - $387,140

I have been awarded for my teaching on several occasions, including UNSW Faculty of Medicine and Health Education awards for Educational Excellence and a Students’ Choice Award for Inspirational Teaching in 2022, and a team award in for Excellent in the Design or Development of Programs in 2018. In 2022 I also received an honorable mention for UNSW Exemplary Teaching practice (ETP) award for inspiring students.

My Research Supervision

PhD student from UTS

My Teaching

I currently convene and teach in the following subjects: 

  • HDAT9100 - Context of Health Data Science (2018 - present)
  • HDAT9400 - Management and Curation of Health Data (2018 - present)

I have previously taught in the following subjects, short courses and workshops:

  • HDAT9200 - Statistical Foundations of Health data science (Convenor 2021)
  • HDAT600 - Statistical Modelling I (convenor 2019)
  • HDAT970 - Statistical Modelling II (chapter convenor 2018 - 2021)
  • Advanced Analysis of Linked Data (Tutor, 2017)
  • Managing Big Data in Health Research short course (Convenor and Lecturer, 2015-2016)
  • Introductory Analysis of Linkedat data USyd (chapter convenor 2008 - 2019)