Background

Anna completed her Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) at the Burnet in 2016, researching crystal methamphetamine use amongst people who inject drugs.

She has since worked at Burnet as a Research Assistant in the Eliminate Viral Hepatitis Program, specifically on costing and mathematical modelling of health interventions for viral hepatitis.

Anna is currently completing a Master of Mathematical Sciences (Advanced) at the Australian National University, with a specific research focus on mathematical models of infectious disease. Upon completion of her degree, she intends to continue working with mathematical models in public health.

Qualifications

• 2018 Graduate Diploma of Science (Mathematics), The Australian National University, Australia
• 2016 Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Monash University, Australia
• 2015 Bachelor of Biomedicine, University of Melbourne, Australia

Publications (3)

2020 (2)

• Motivations for crystal methamphetamine-opioid co-injection/co-use amongst community-recruited people who inject drugs: a qualitative study.
  Palmer A, Scott N, Dietze P, Higgs P
  Harm Reduct J. 2020 Feb; 17(1):14
• A cost-effectiveness analysis of primary versus hospital-based specialist care for direct acting antiviral hepatitis C treatment.
  Palmer AY, Wade AJ, Draper B, Howell J, Doyle JS, Petrie D, Thompson AJ, Wilson DP, Hellard ME, Scott N
  Int J Drug Policy. 2020 Feb; 76:102633

2019 (1)

• Staying hepatitis C negative: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cure and reinfection in people who inject drugs.
  Latham NH, Doyle JS, Palmer AY, Vanhommerig JW, Agius P, Goutzamanis S, Li Z, Pedrana A, Gottfredsson M, Bouscaillou J, Luhmann N, Mazhnaya A, Altice FL, Saeed S, Klein M, Falade-Nwulia OO, Aspinall E, Hutchinson S, Hellard ME, Sacks-Davis R
  Liver Int. 2019 Dec; 39(12):2244-2260