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Workshop Session 3: Incorporating Systems Thinking into Health Economics, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science. Evaluating the cost of your education innovations

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Track 3
Monday, July 6, 2026
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Sala Toscana

Speaker

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Prof Zanfina Ademi Delaney
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University

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Biography

Dr Zanfina Ademi is a Professor of Health Economics and leads the Health Economics and Policy Evaluation Research (HEPER) Group at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University. Her research aims to improve health and reduce inequities in society by using high-quality epidemiological and health economic evidence to inform decision-making. Professor Ademi is internationally recognised for her work in the health economics of prevention, population genomic screening, disease management, and the development of innovative health metrics such as Productivity Adjusted Life Years (PALYs). Her research also uses epidemiological modelling, including Mendelian Randomisation in Health Economics, to address challenges in long-term prevention studies. She specialises in Health Technology Assessments (HTAs), economic evaluations alongside clinical trials and registries, and decision health economic modelling. She has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and her research has influenced policy decision-making globally, attracting $45 million in funding from NHMRC and MRFF grants.
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Dr Seamus Delaney
Senior Lecturer
Deakin University

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Biography

Dr Seamus Delaney (PhD SFHEA) is a Senior Lecturer (Science Education) and Science, Technology, Environmental Education (STEE) Teaching & Learning coordinator within the School of Education, Deakin University. Seamus was previously a Head of Science, Head of eLearning and Chemistry school teacher. He is currently the Secretary of the International Organisation of Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD) and Secretary of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Green and Sustainable Chemistry National Division. Seamus has consulted on curriculum design and teacher training for state, national and international education authorities. He is a task group member of multiple International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) projects, relating to systems thinking, curriculum development and a global survey of schoolteachers and their use of green and sustainable chemistry practical activities.

Chairperson

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Zanfina Ademi Delaney
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University

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