Prof Johannes Stoelwinder - Researcher Profile

Biography

Professor Just Stoelwinder is Chair of Health Services Management and Head, Division of Health Services and Global Health Research, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.

Originally trained as a specialist General Physician, Just's career has involved long-standing senior appointments as a hospital and health service CEO, board director, academic and consultant.

Just is a Chief Investigator in the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Patient Safety and is involved in developing and testing indicators of patient safety and quality. He also conducts research in health insurance underpinning the reform of Medicare to a consumer choice model, now referred to as ‘Medicare Select'. Other areas of study include health care utilization by the elderly, workforce modelling; the measurement of health status and function for the elderly, the epidemiology of obesity, trends in demand for emergency services and patient flow in rehabilitation. He coordinates the health services management teaching for the School and supervises PhD, DPH and MD students.

Just has also held professorial appointments in the Monash University Faculty of Business & Economics (including Acting Director of the Centre for Health Economics) and in the Medical Faculty at Flinders University. He has been a Visiting Fellow at a number of international organisations including the King's Fund, London; Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Oakland; Boston University and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and recently at the Institute for Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

Just has published extensively on health policy, organisational change, management development, quality and safety, epidemiology, managing health professionals and management accounting in journals, monographs and textbooks and has been an innovator in developing web-based undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs in health management and policy.

Apart from his academic role Just is currently Chair of the Board of Ambulance Victoria. He was a Director of Medibank Private Limited from 2002 to 2011 and served as a Director of its subsidiary company, Australian Health Management Group Limited (ahm). Prior to this appointment he was a Board Member of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC), the regulator of health insurance in Australia. Just has been a Director of a number of public and private sector health care organizations and has been a consultant to academic, government and private clients in Australia, Canada, USA, UAE and the UK.

 Just has extensive experience as a senior health services executive. For over 16 years, until the end of 1998, he was the foundation Chief Executive Officer of the Southern Health Care Network (Victoria's largest health care provider) and before that foundation CEO of its teaching hospital, Monash Medical Centre and CEO of the Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne. During this period he led the largest hospital development and re-location project in Australian history with the construction of phases 1 and 2 of the Monash Medical Centre at Clayton and Moorabbin; the re-location of the Queen Victoria Medical Centre to Clayton, its merger with Price Henry's Hospital and Moorabbin Hospital to form the Monash Medical Centre and the re-location of Prince Henry's Hospital. At Southern Health he led the integration of acute, sub-acute, aged care, rehabilitation and community health services across the region and significant re-developments at Dandenong Hospital and Kingston Centre

Qualifications

MEDICINE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1990

MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Institution: University of Western Australia

Year awarded: 1969

Publications

Book Chapters

Stoelwinder, J., Paolucci, F., 2011, Improving the efficiency and solidarity of Australia's risk equalization arrangements, in Health Care in Australia: Prescriptions for Improvement, Australian Centre for Health Research, Australia, pp. 97-104.

Stoelwinder, J.U., 2011, Sustaining medicare, maintaining solidarity, in Health Care in Australia: Prescriptions for improvement, South Melbourne, pp. 22-30.

Stoelwinder, J.U., Blandford, J., Perkins, D., 2006, Towards integrated service delivery systems, in Managing Health Services: Concepts and Practice, eds Mary G Harris, Mosby Elsevier, Marrickville NSW Australia, pp. 299-322.

Stoelwinder, J.U., Blandford, J., Perkins, D., 2002, Towards Integrated Service Delivery Systems, in Managing Health Services: Concepts and Practice, eds Mary G. Harris and Associates, MacLennan & Petty, Australia, pp. 281-307.

Stoelwinder, J.U., Viney, R., 2000, A Tale of Two States: New South Wales and Victoria, in Health Reform in Australia and New Zealand, eds Venetia Somerset, Oxford University Press, Australia, pp. 201-222.

Journal Articles

Morello, R., Barker, A., Haines, T.P., Zavarsek, S., Watts, J.J., Hill, K., Brand, C.A., Sherrington, C., Wolfe, R.S.J., Bohensky, M., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2013, In-hospital falls and fall-related injuries: a protocol for a cost of fall study, Injury Prevention [E], vol 0, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Lowthian, J., Smith, C., Stoelwinder, J.U., Smit, D., McNeil, J.J., Cameron, P., 2013, When older patients of lower clinical urgency choose to attend the emergency department, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 43, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 59-65.

Brand, C.A., Barker, A., Morello, R., Vitale, M.R., Evans, S.M., Scott, I.A., Stoelwinder, J.U., Cameron, P., 2012, A review of hospital characteristics associated with improved performance, International Journal For Quality In Health Care [P], vol 25, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 483-494.

Lowthian, J., Curtis, A.J., Jolley, D.J., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., Cameron, P., 2012, Demand at the emergency department front door: 10-year trends in presentations, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 196, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, NSW Australia, pp. 128-132.

Lowthian, J., Curtis, A., Jolley, D., Stoelwinder, J., McNeil, J., Cameron, P., 2012, Demand at the emergency department front door: 10-year trends in presentations, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 196, issue 2, Australasian medical publishing co ltd, Australia, pp. 128-132.

Weller, C.D., Ademi, Z., Makarounas-Kirchmann, K., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2012, Economic evaluation of compression therapy in venous leg ulcer randomised controlled trials: A systematic review, Wound Practice & Research [P], vol 20, issue 1, Cambridge Publishing, Australia, pp. 1-12.

Abdullah, A., Wolfe, R.S.J., Mannan, H.R., Stoelwinder, J.U., Stevenson, C.R., Peeters, A., 2012, Epidemiologic merit of obese-years, the combination of degree and duration of obesity, American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 176, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 99-107.

Lowthian, J., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., Cameron, P., 2012, Is the increase in emergency short-stay admissions sustainable? Trends across Melbourne, 2000 to 2009, Emergency Medicine Australasia (Print) [P], vol 24, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 610-616.

Morello, R., Barker, A., Zavarsek, S., Watts, J.J., Haines, T.P., Hill, K., Sherrington, C., Brand, C.A., Jolley, D.J., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2012, The 6-PACK programme to decrease falls and fall-related injuries in acute hospitals: protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial, Injury Prevention [E], vol 18, issue e2, BMJ Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Ademi, Z., Reid, C., Hollingsworth, B., Stoelwinder, J., Steg, G., Bhatt, D., Vale, M., Liew, D.Y., 2011, Cost-effectiveness of optimizing use of statins in Australia: Using outpatient data from the REACH Registry, Clinical Therapeutics [P], vol 33, issue 10, Excerpta Medica, Inc., United States, pp. 1456-1465.

Lowthian, J., Cameron, P., Stoelwinder, J., Curtis, A., Currell, A., Cooke, M., McNeil, J., 2011, Increasing utilisation of emergency ambulances, Australian Health Review [P], vol 35, issue 1, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 63-69.

New, P., Cameron, P., Olver, J., Stoelwinder, J., 2011, Inpatient subacute care in Australia: Perceptions of admission and discharge barriers, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 9, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 538-541.

Lowthian, J., Jolley, D., Curtis, A., Currell, A.H., Cameron, P., Stoelwinder, J., McNeil, J., 2011, The challenges of population ageing: Accelerating demand for emergency ambulance services by older patients, 1995-2015, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 194, issue 11, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 574-578.

Abdullah, A., Wolfe, R., Stoelwinder, J., De Courten, M., Stevenson, C., Walls, H., Peeters, A., 2011, The number of years lived with obesity and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality, International Journal of Epidemiology [P], vol 40, issue 4 (Art. No: dyr018), Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 985-996.

Willis, C., Stoelwinder, J.U., Lecky, F.E., Woodford, M., Jenks, T., Bouamra, O., Cameron, P., 2010, Applying composite performance measures to trauma care, Journal Of Trauma-Injury Infection And Critical Care [P], vol 69, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 256-262.

Demos, L.L., Makarounas-Kirchmann, K., Ashton, E., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2010, Cost of myocardial infarction to the Australian community: A prospective, multicentre survey, Clinical Drug Investigation [P], vol 30, issue 8, Adis International Ltd, New Zealand, pp. 533-543.

Lowthian, J., Curtis, A., Cameron, P., Stoelwinder, J., Cook, M., McNeil, J., 2010, Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances: An Australian perspective, Emergency Medicine Journal [E], vol 28, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 373-377.

Abdullah, A., Stoelwinder, J.U., Shortreed, S.M., Wolfe, R.S.J., Stevenson, C.E., Walls, H.L., De Courten, M.F., Peeters, A., 2010, The duration of obesity and the risk of type 2 diabetes, Public Health Nutrition [P], vol 14, issue 1, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 119-126.

Roberts, D., Freak-Poli, R., Cooper, B., Noonan, T., Stoelwinder, J., Reid, C., 2010, The heart of the matter: Health status of aged care clients receiving home- and community-based care, Journal of Aging Research [P], vol 2010, issue Article ID 275303, Sage - Hindawi Access to Research, United States, pp. 1-6.

Abdullah, A., Peeters, A., De Courten, M., Stoelwinder, J., 2010, The magnitude of association between overweight and obesity and the risk of diabetes: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice [P], vol 89, issue 3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, Belgium, pp. 309-319.

Curtis, A.J., Russell, C., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2010, Waiting lists and elective surgery: ordering the queue, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 192, issue 4, Medical Journal of Austraia, Australia, pp. 217-220.

Stoelwinder, J.U., 2009, Final report of the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commision: will we get the health care governance reform we need?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 7, Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd, Australia, pp. 387-388.

Curtis, A., Stoelwinder, J., McNeil, J., 2009, Management of waiting lists needs sound data, Medical Journal of Australia [E], vol 191, issue 8, Australasian Medical Public Company Ltd, Australia, pp. 423-424.

Curtis, A., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2009, Management of waiting lists needs sound data, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 8, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 423-424.

Haller, G., Stoelwinder, J.U., Myles, P.S., McNeil, J.J., 2009, Quality and safety indicators in anesthesia: A systematic review, Anesthesiology [P], vol 110, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1158-1175.

Stoelwinder, J.U., Paolucci, F., 2009, Sustaining Medicare through consumer choice of health funds: lessons from the Netherlands, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 1, Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd, Australia, pp. 30-32.

Haller, G., Myles, P.S., Langley, M., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2008, Assessment of an unplanned admission to the intensive care unit as a global safety indicator in surgical patients, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, vol 36, issue 2, Australian Society of Anaesthetists Ltd., Australia, pp. 190-200.

Willis, C.D., Stoelwinder, J.U., Cameron, P., 2008, Interpreting process indicators in trauma care: construct validity versus confounding by indication, International Journal For Quality In Health Care [P], vol 20, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 331-338.

Abdullah, A., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2007, Decentralization and health resource allocation: a case study at the district level in Indonesia., Journal of Health and Population, vol 9, issue 4, Longwoods Publishing Corporation, USA, pp. 5-16.

Haller, G., Myles, P.S., Stoelwinder, J.U., Langley, M., Anderson, H., McNeil, J.J., 2007, Integrating incident reporting into an electronic patient record system, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, vol 14, issue 2, Elsevier Science Inc, USA, pp. 175-181.

Willis, C.D., Evans, S.M., Stoelwinder, J.U., Cameron, P.A., 2007, Measuring quality., Australian Health Review, vol 31, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 276-281.

Joyce, C.M., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., Piterman, L., 2007, Riding the wave: current and emerging trends in graduates from Australian university medical schools, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 186, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 309-312.

Joyce, C.M., McNeil, J.J., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2006, More doctors, but not enough: Australian Medical Workforce supply 2001-2012 (In reply), Med J Aust, vol 185, issue 3, Australasian Med Pub Co Ltd, Australia, p. 182.

Joyce, C.M., McNeil, J.J., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2006, More doctors, but not enough: Australian medical workforce supply 2001-2012, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 184, issue 9, Australasian Medical Publishing Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 441-446.

Roberts, D., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2006, Untangling the web: the need to clarify care co-ordinating models for people with chronic and complex conditions, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol 30, issue 5, Public Health Assoc Australia Inc, Curtin ACT Australia, pp. 413-415.

Evans, S.M., Cameron, P., Myles, P.S., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2005, Measurement, monitoring and clinical governance, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 183, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, p. 543.

Haller, G., Myles, P.S., Wolfe, R.S.J., Weeks, A.M., Stoelwinder, J.U., McNeil, J.J., 2005, Validity of unplanned admission to an intensive care unit as a measure of patient safety in surgical patients, Anesthesiology, vol 103, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1121-1129.

Joyce, C.M., McNeil, J.J., Stoelwinder, J.U., 2004, Time for a new approach to medical workforce planning, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 180, issue 7, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 343-346.

Stoelwinder, J.U., 2002, The price of choice: private health insurance in Australia, Australian Health Review, vol 25, issue 6, Australian Healthcare Association, Australia, pp. 42-48.

Stoelwinder, J.U., 2001, EBM in healthcare: management and policy, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 174, issue 12, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 644-646.

Other

Paolucci, F., Stoelwinder, J., 2011, Risk-equalisation in health insurance markets: Models and international experience, Australian Centre For Health Research LTD, Melbourne, pp. 1-36.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

(no title yet) Goal of my PhD study.

Supervisors:

Stoelwinder, J (Main), Jennings, P (Associate), Smith, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A study of patient flow through inpatient rehabilitation and potential for improvements.

Supervisors:

Stoelwinder, J (Main), Cameron, P (Joint), Olver, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Health service research: exploring the use of various methodologies for evaluating health services.

Supervisors:

Stoelwinder, J (Main), Barker, A (Associate), Watts, J (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Patient safety: The effect off stress on clinical decision making in the prehospital environment.

Supervisors:

Stoelwinder, J (Main), Morgans, A (Associate), Smith, K (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Reflections on the role of partnerships in public health policy and practice..

Supervisors:

Stoelwinder, J (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Abdullah, A.

Program of Study:

The duration of obesity and the risk of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular, cancer and mortality. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Peeters, A (Joint), Stoelwinder, J (Joint-Co).

Student:

Haller, G.

Program of Study:

Unplanned admission to the Intensive Care Unit as a measure of patient safety. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Myles, P (Associate), Stoelwinder, J (Associate).

Student:

Joyce, C.

Program of Study:

THE HEALTH WORKFORCE IN AUSTRALIA: ASPECTS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE SUPPLY. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Stoelwinder, J (Associate).

Student:

Lowthian, J.

Program of Study:

Increasing demand for emergency patient services: underlying drivers, implications and potential solutions. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Mcneil, J (Main), Cameron, P (Associate), Stoelwinder, J (Associate).

Student:

Willis, C.

Program of Study:

Measuring quality outcomes in patient care: the example of trauma services. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Cameron, P (Main), Stoelwinder, J (Associate).