Assoc Prof Dominique Cadilhac - Researcher Profile

Biography

A/Prof Cadilhac is the Head of the Translational Public Health Research Unit at the Stroke and Ageing Research Group, Monash University. She is an expert in public health research related to stroke and cardiovascular disease, particularly in the areas of health service delivery models, economic evaluation, program evaluation and chronic disease prevention. She has worked directly with non-government organisations and government to develop policy for chronic disease prevention in Australia. She has a clinical background in nursing, MPH and PhD.

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Keywords

Cardiovascular health, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Economic modelling, Epidemiology, Health system, Neuroscience, Performance measurement systems, Population Studies, Preventive Medicine, Program evaluation, Public Health

Qualifications

PHD - PUBLIC HEALTH

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2008

NURSING (POST REGISTRATION)

Institution: Deakin University

Year awarded: 1995

GENERAL NURSING CERTIFICATE

Institution: St Vincent's Hospital

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Book Chapters

Cadilhac, D., Purvis, T., Bernhardt, J., Korner-Bitensky, N., 2012, Organization of care, in Stroke Rehabilitation: Insights from Neuroscience and Imaging, eds Leeanne M Carey, Oxford University Press, New York United States, pp. 93-105.

Cadilhac, D., Moodie, M., Lalor, E., 2009, DALYs and public health programs for stroke: Australian perspectives, in Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures, eds Victor R. Preedy and Ronald R. Watson, Springer, New York United States, pp. 965-989.

Journal Articles

Andrew, N.E., Thrift, A.G., Cadilhac, D., 2013, The prevalence, impact and economic implications of atrial fibrillation in stroke: what progress has been made?, Neuroepidemiology [E], vol 40, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 227-239.

Phan, T.G., Thrift, A.G., Cadilhac, D., Srikanth, V., 2012, A plea for the use of systematic review methodology when writing guidelines and timely publication of guidelines, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 42, issue 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1369-1371.

Hubbard, I.J., Harris, D., Kilkenny, M.F., Faux, S., Pollack, M., Cadilhac, D., 2012, Adherence to clinical guidelines improves patient outcomes in Australian audit of stroke rehabilitation practice, Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation [P], vol 93, issue 6, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 965-971.

Cadilhac, D., Amatya, B., Lalor, E., Rudd, A., Lindsay, P., Asplund, K., 2012, Is there evidence that performance measurement in stroke has influenced health policy and changes to health systems?, Stroke [P], vol 43, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 3413-3420.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2012, Organized blood pressure control programs to prevent stroke in Australia: would they be cost-effective?, Stroke [P], vol 43, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1370-1375.

Thrift, A.G., Srikanth, V., Nelson, M.R., Kim, J., Fitzgerald, S.M., Gerraty, R.P., Bladin, C., Phan, T.G., Cadilhac, D., 2012, Risk factor management in survivors of stroke: a double-blind, cluster randomised-controlled trial, International Journal of Stroke [E], vol e, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Graven, C., Sansonetti, D., Moloczij, N., Cadilhac, D., Joubert, L., 2012, Stroke survivor and carer perspectives of the concept of recovery: a qualitative study, Disability and Rehabilitation [P], vol epub, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Magnus, A., Cadilhac, D., Sheppard, L., Cumming, T., Pearce, D.C., Carter, R.C., 2012, The economic gains of achieving reduced alcohol consumption targets for Australia, American Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 102, issue 7, American Public Health Association, United States, pp. 1313-1319.

Cadilhac, D., 2012, The economics of atrial fibrillation: a time for review and prioritization, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 7, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 477-479.

Cadilhac, D., Hoffmann, S., Kilkenny, M., Lindley, R., Lalor, E., Osborne, R., Battersby, M., 2011, A phase II multicentered, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial of the stroke self-management program, Stroke [P], vol 42, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1673-1679.

Middleton, S., Levi, C., Ward, J., Grimshaw, J., Griffiths, R., D'Este, C., Dale, S., Quinn, C., Evans, M., Cadilhac, D., McElduff, P., 2011, Death, dependency and health status 90 days following hospital admission for acute stroke in NSW, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 41, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 736-743.

Magnus, A., Cadilhac, D., Sheppard, L., Cumming, T., Pearce, D., Carter, R., 2011, Economic benefits of achieving realistic smoking cessation targets in Australia, American Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 101, issue 2, American Public Health Association, United States, pp. 321-327.

Thrift, A., Cadilhac, D., Eades, S., 2011, Excess risk of stroke in Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, Stroke [P], vol 42, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1501-1502.

Cadilhac, D., Kilkenny, M., Longworth, M., Pollack, M., Levi, C., 2011, Metropolitan-rural divide for stroke outcomes: do stroke units make a difference?, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 41, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 321-326.

Cadilhac, D., Cumming, T., Sheppard, L., Pearce, D., Carter, R., Magnus, A., 2011, The economic benefits of reducing physical inactivity: An Australian example, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity [P], vol 8, issue 99, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Cadilhac, D., Magnus, A., Sheppard, L., Cumming, T., Pearce, D., Carter, R., 2011, The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia, BMC Public Health [P], vol 11, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, p. 483.

Hill, S., Spink, J., Cadilhac, D., Edwards, A., Kaufman, C., Rogers, S., Ryan, R., Tonkin, A., 2010, Absolute risk representation in cardiovascular disease prevention: Comprehension and preferences of health care consumers and general practitioners involved in a focus group study, BMC Public Health [P], vol 10, issue Art. No: 108, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13.

Kilkenny, M., Johnson, R., Cadilhac, D., 2010, Feasibility of a pilot programme to increase awareness of blood pressure as an important risk factor for stroke in Australia, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 5, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 344-350.

Cadilhac, D., Kilkenny, M., Churilov, L., Harris, D., Lalor, E., 2010, Identification of a reliable subset of process indicators for clinical audit in stroke care: an example from Australia, Clinical Audit [E], vol 2, Dove Medical Press Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 67-77.

Harris, D., Cadilhac, D., Hankey, G., Hillier, S., Kilkenny, M., Lalor, E., 2010, National stroke audit: The Australian experience, Clinical Audit [E], vol 2, Dove Medical Press Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 25-31.

Cadilhac, D.A., Lannin, N., Anderson, C., Levi, C., Faux, S., Price, C., Middleton, S., Lim, J., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., 2010, Protocol and pilot data for establishing the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 5, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 217-226.

Cadilhac, D., Dewey, H., Voss, T., Carter, R., Thrift, A., 2010, The health loss from ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: Evidence from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Health and Quality of Life Outcomes [P], vol 8, issue Art No: 49, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Zhang, W., Dewey, H., Cadilhac, D., Donnan, G., 2009, Emerging risk factors for stroke, Medicine Today [P], vol 10, issue 11, Medicine Today Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 35-41.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2009, Estimating the long-term costs of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke for Australia: new evidence derived from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS), Stroke [P], vol 40, issue 3, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 915-921.

Middleton, S., Levi, C., Ward, J., Grimshaw, J., Griffiths, R., D'Este, C., Dale, S., Cheung, N., Quinn, C., Evans, M., Cadilhac, D., 2009, Fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing dysfunction management in acute stroke: A cluster randomised controlled trial of knowledge transfer, Implementation Science [P], vol 4, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 16-26.

Battersby, M., Hoffmann, S., Cadilhac, D., Osborne, R., Lalor, E., Lindley, R., 2009, Getting your life back on track after stroke: a Phase II multi-centered, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial of the Stroke Self-Management Program vs. the Stanford Chronic Condition Self-Management Program or standard care in stroke survivors, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 4, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 137-144.

Zhang, W., Cadilhac, D., Donnan, G., O'Callaghan, C., Dewey, H., 2009, Hypertension and TIA, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 4, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 206-214.

Purvis, T., Cadilhac, D., Donnan, G., Bernhardt, J., 2009, Systematic review of process indicators: including early rehabilitation interventions used to measure quality of acute stroke care, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 4, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 72-80.

Joubert, J., Joubert, L., de Bustos, E., Ware, D., Jackson, D., Harrison, T., Cadilhac, D., 2009, Telestroke in stroke survivors, Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 27, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 28-35.

Levi, C., Lindley, R., Smith, B., Bladin, C., Parsons, M., Read, S., Cadilhac, D., Donnan, G., Davis, S., Hankey, G., Crimmins, D., Gerraty, R., Blacker, D., Schultz, D., Grimley, R., Lalor, E., 2009, The implementation of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischaemic stroke - a scientific position statement from the National Stroke Foundation and the Stroke Society of Australasia, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 39, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 317-324.

Pearce, D., Cadilhac, D., Pierce, R., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., 2008, Estimating the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in community-based, long-term stroke survivors using a validated predictive model, Cerebrovascular Diseases [P], vol 26, issue 4, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 441-446.

Chen, L., Rogers, S.L., Colagiuri, S., Cadilhac, A.D., Mathew, H.T., Boyden, A., Peeters, A., Magliano, D.J., Shaw, J., Zimmet, P.Z., Tonkin, A.M., 2008, How do the Australian guidelines for lipid-lowering drugs perform in practice? Cardiovascular disease risk in the AusDiab Study, 1999-2000, Medical Journal of Australia, vol 189, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 319-322.

Cadilhac, D., Pearce, D., Levi, C., Donnan, G., 2008, Improvements in the quality of care and health outcomes with new stroke care units following implementation of a clinician-led, health system redesign programme in New South Wales, Australia, BMJ Quality & Safety [P], vol 17, issue 5, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 329-333.

Cumming, T., Cadilhac, D., Rubin, G., Crafti, N., 2008, Psychological distress and social support in informal caregivers of stroke survivors, Brain Impairment [P], vol 9, issue 2, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 152-160.

Carey, L., Blennerhassett, J., Cadilhac, D., Douglas, J., 2008, Stroke rehabilitation: Multidisciplinary perspectives, Brain Impairment [P], vol 9, issue 2, Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 95-96.

Weir, L., Cadilhac, D., 2007, Managing a stroke unit: an example from Australia with an emphasis on nursing roles, International Journal Of Stroke [P], vol 2, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 201-207.

Cadilhac, D., Carter, R., Thrift, A., Dewey, H., 2007, Why invest in a national public health program for stroke?. An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications, Health Policy [P], vol 83, issue 2-3, Elsevier Ireland Ltd., Shannon, Republic of Ireland, pp. 287-294.

Cadilhac, D., Lalor, E., Pearce, D., Levi, C., Donnan, G., 2006, Access to stroke care units in Australian public hospitals: facts and temporal progress, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 36, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 700-704.

Moodie, M., Cadilhac, D., Pearce, D., Mihalopoulos, C., Carter, R., Davis, S., Donnan, G., 2006, Economic evaluation of Australian stroke services. A prospective, multicenter study comparing dedicated stroke units with other care modalities, Stroke [P], vol 37, issue 11, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 2790-2795.

Cadilhac, D., Moodie, M., Lalor, E., Bilney, L., Donnan, G., 2006, Improving access to evidence-based acute stroke services: development and evaluation of a health systems model to address equity of access issues, Australian Health Review [P], vol 30, issue 1, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 109-118.

Pepper, E., Cadilhac, D., Pearce, D., Burrow, J., Weeramanthri, T., 2006, Stroke among indigenous Australians at Royal Darwin Hospital, 2001-02, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 184, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, p. 195.

Mihalopoulos, C., Cadilhac, D., Moodie, M., Dewey, H., Thrift, A., Donnan, G., Carter, R., 2005, Development and application of Model of Resource Utilization, Costs, and Outcomes for Stroke (MORUCOS): an Australian economic model for stroke, International Journal Of Technology Assessment In Health Care [P], vol 21, issue 4, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 499-505.

Van Der Walt, A., Gilligan, A., Cadilhac, D., Brodtmann, A., Pearce, D., Donnan, G., 2005, Quality of stroke care within a hospital: effects of a mobile stroke service, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 182, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 160-163.

Cadilhac, D., Thorpe, R., Pearce, D., Barnes, M., Rochford, P., Tarquinio, N., Davis, S., Donnan, G., Pierce, R., 2005, Sleep disordered breathing in chronic stroke survivors. A study of the long term follow-up of the SCOPES cohort using home based polysomnography, Journal of Clinical Neuroscience [P], vol 12, issue 6, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 632-637.

Colagiuri, S., Conway, B., Isbel, N.M., Knight, J.F., Mathew, T.H., Boyden, A., Clune, E., Tonkin, A.M., Cadilhac, A.D., Donnan, G.A., 2004, Consensus statement for the prevention of vascular disease, Australian Family Physician, vol 33, issue 4, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 192-288.

Cadilhac, D.A., Ibrahim, J.E., Pearce, D.C., Ogden, K.J., McNeil, J.J., Davis, S.M., Donnan, G., 2004, Multicenter comparison of processes of care between stroke units and conventional care wards in Australia, Stroke [P], vol 35, Lippincott William & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1035-1040.

Langhorne, P., Cadilhac, D., Feigin, V., Grieve, R., Liu, M., 2002, How should stroke services be organised?, Lancet Neurology [P], vol 1, issue 1, The Lancet Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 62-68.

Cadilhac, D., 1998, The changing face of stroke: Medical management revolution, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 5, issue 11, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 18-21.

Grants

Title:

Shared Team Approach between Nurses and Doctors for Improved Risk Factor Management (STAND FIRM).

Investigators:

Thrift, A, Cadilhac, D, Nelson, M, Srikanth, V, Bladin, C, Gerraty, R, Fitzgerald, S, Phan, T

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:

T3 Trial: Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in emergency departments.

Investigators:

Cadilhac, D, Middleton, S, Levi, C, Fitzgerald, M, Considine, J, Grimshaw, J, D'Este, C, Gerraty, R, Cheung, N, McInnes, E

Funding:

(2012 - 2016). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Title:

Establishment of factors to explain variation in care quality, resource use and outcomes for stroke.

Investigators:

Cadilhac, D

Funding:

(2011 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Clinical and immunobiological aspects of Cerebrovascular Disease.

Supervisors:

Srikanth, V (Main), Phan, T (Associate), Sobey, C (Associate), Cadilhac, D (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Quality of post-stroke care in general practice.

Supervisors:

Thrift, A (Main), Cadilhac, D (Associate).