Overview
Background
Associate Professor Son Nghiem is the Head of the Health Economics Research and Modelling Unit, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland. A/Prof Nghiem has a background in applied econometrics and has 18 years of experience in health services research, health economics, and health technology assessment. He has been a chief investigator on 18 research grants, including ten grants as a chief investigator A, with a total funding of more than $15 million. A/Prof Nghiem successfully led a multidisciplinary team to develop the Queensland Cardiovascular Disease Cohort Linkage Study, the first data linkage cohort study for cardiovascular disease in Australia. A/Prof Nghiem has an excellent publication track record with 150 peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters and one book. His publications have been cited over 4000 times, resulting in an average H-index 36.
Availability
- Associate Professor Son Hong Nghiem is:
- Available for supervision
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Research impacts
The research of A/Prof Nghiem also creates significant social and policy impacts. His most noticeable research is the development of the Classification of Hospital-Acquired Diagnosis (CHADx) using ICD-10 codes. CHADx is now integrated into Australia's Hospital-Acquired Complications (HAC) algorithm by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare. His study on the cost-effectiveness of home-based subcutaneous immunoglobulin was heavily consulted by the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) for the potential adoption of this care model in Australia.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Advancing adoptability and sustainability of digital prediction tools for climate-sensitive infectious disease prevention and control
Phung, Dung, Colón-González, Felipe J., Weinberger, Daniel M., Bui, Vinh, Nghiem, Son, Chu, Cordia, Phung, Hai, Sinh Vu, Nam, Doan, Quang-Van, Hashizume, Masahiro, Lau, Colleen L., Reid, Simon, Phan, Lan Trong, Tran, Duong Nhu, Pham, Cong Tuan, Do, Kien Quoc and Dubrow, Robert (2025). Advancing adoptability and sustainability of digital prediction tools for climate-sensitive infectious disease prevention and control. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 1644, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56826-6
2025
Journal Article
Prevalence and determinants of stunting-anemia and wasting-anemia comorbidities and micronutrient deficiencies in children under 5 in the least-developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Dessie, Getenet, Li, Jinhu, Nghiem, Son and Doan, Tinh (2025). Prevalence and determinants of stunting-anemia and wasting-anemia comorbidities and micronutrient deficiencies in children under 5 in the least-developed countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 83 (2), e178-e194. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuae063
2025
Journal Article
Are the synergy of stable energy supply, robust financial service and strong economic growth achievable? Evidence from 134 countries
Nguyen, Thanh Pham Thien, Nghiem, Son and Bhati, Abhishek Singh (2025). Are the synergy of stable energy supply, robust financial service and strong economic growth achievable? Evidence from 134 countries. Journal of Economic Studies, 52 (2), 342-364. doi: 10.1108/jes-07-2023-0373
2025
Book Chapter
Cost-effectiveness of mechanical circulatory supports
Wilcox, Kate, Nghiem, Son and Higgins, Alisa (2025). Cost-effectiveness of mechanical circulatory supports. Mechanical Circulatory and Respiratory Support. (pp. 833-855) Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-443-22148-4.00027-7
2024
Journal Article
The dynamic and heterogeneous effects of COVID‐19 vaccination mandates in the USA
Nguyen, Manh‐Hung, Hoang, Viet‐Ngu, Nghiem, Son and Nguyen, Lan Anh (2024). The dynamic and heterogeneous effects of COVID‐19 vaccination mandates in the USA. Health Economics, 34 (3), 518-536. doi: 10.1002/hec.4923
2024
Journal Article
Towards improvement of heatwave warnings for older adults: the case of Queensland Australia
Oberai, Mehak, Baker, Steven, Bach, Aaron J. E., Forbes, Connor, Jackman, Ella, Binnewies, Sebastian, Xu, Zhiwei, Cunningham, Sarah, Nghiem, Son, Phung, Dung and Rutherford, Shannon (2024). Towards improvement of heatwave warnings for older adults: the case of Queensland Australia. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 15. doi: 10.1177/21501319241286584
2024
Journal Article
Development of a prioritization framework to aid healthcare funding decision making in health technology assessment in australia: application of multicriteria decision analysis
Khanal, Saval, Nghiem, Son, Miller, Mel, Scuffham, Paul and Byrnes, Joshua (2024). Development of a prioritization framework to aid healthcare funding decision making in health technology assessment in australia: application of multicriteria decision analysis. Value in Health, 27 (11), 1585-1593. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2024.07.003
2024
Journal Article
Hospitalizations and emergency attendance averted by influenza vaccination in Victoria, Australia, 2017 – 2019
Pendrey, Catherine G. A., Khvorov, Arseniy, Nghiem, Son, Rahaman, Md R., Strachan, Janet and Sullivan, Sheena G (2024). Hospitalizations and emergency attendance averted by influenza vaccination in Victoria, Australia, 2017 – 2019. Epidemiology and Infection, 152 e111. doi: 10.1017/s0950268824001122
2024
Journal Article
Implementing a national programme of pathogen genomics for public health: the Australian Pathogen Genomics Program (AusPathoGen)
Webb, Jessica R., Andersson, Patiyan, Sim, Eby, Zahedi, Alireza, Donald, Angela, Hoang, Tuyet, Watt, Anne E., Agius, Jessica E., Donato, Celeste M., Cummins, Max L., Zulfiqar, Tehzeeb, Nghiem, Son, Lin, Chantel, Menouhos, Dimitrios, Leong, Lex E. X., Baird, Rob, Kennedy, Karina, Cooley, Louise, Speers, David, Lim, Chuan Kok, de Ligt, Joep, Ferdinand, Angeline, Glass, Katie, Kirk, Martyn D., Djordjevic, Steven P., Sloggett, Clare, Horan, Kristy, Seemann, Torsten, Sintchenko, Vitali ... Howden, Benjamin P (2024). Implementing a national programme of pathogen genomics for public health: the Australian Pathogen Genomics Program (AusPathoGen). The Lancet Microbe, 6 (3) 100969, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.100969
2024
Journal Article
Development of a health state classification system for the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales for preference-based valuation in Australia
Kwon, Joseph, Raghunandan, Rakhee, Nghiem, Son Hong, Howard, Kirsten, Lancsar, Emily, Huynh, Elisabeth, Howell, Martin, Petrou, Stavros and Smith, Sarah (2024). Development of a health state classification system for the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales for preference-based valuation in Australia. Value in Health, 28 (1), 88-98. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2024.08.005
2024
Journal Article
Patient-reported experience is associated with higher future revenue and lower costs of hospitals
Giese, Alice, Khanam, Rasheda, Nghiem, Son, Rosemann, Thomas and Havranek, Michael M. (2024). Patient-reported experience is associated with higher future revenue and lower costs of hospitals. The European Journal of Health Economics, 25 (6), 1031-1039. doi: 10.1007/s10198-023-01646-y
2024
Journal Article
Using a LOng peripheral intraVEnous catheter with retractable guidewire to optimize first-insertion success for patients with Difficult IntraVenous Access in the emergency department (LOVE-DIVA): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Xu, Hui, Corley, Amanda, Ware, Robert S., Nghiem, Son, Stirling, Scott, Wang, Carrie and Marsh, Nicole (2024). Using a LOng peripheral intraVEnous catheter with retractable guidewire to optimize first-insertion success for patients with Difficult IntraVenous Access in the emergency department (LOVE-DIVA): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Nursing, 33 (7), 28-34. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2024.33.7.S28
2024
Journal Article
Risk-adjusted efficiency and innovation: an examination of systematic difference and convergence among BRIC banks
Nguyen, Thanh, Nghiem, Son and Bhati, Abhishek Singh (2024). Risk-adjusted efficiency and innovation: an examination of systematic difference and convergence among BRIC banks. Economic Systems, 48 (1) 101167. doi: 10.1016/j.ecosys.2023.101167
2024
Journal Article
Ambient Temperature Effects on Hospitalization Risk Among Farmers: a Time-Series Study on Multiple Diseases in Vietnam
Tran, Nu Quy Linh, Tuong Vy, Nguyen Thi, Chu, Cordia, Phung, Hai, Nghiem, Son and Phung, Dung (2024). Ambient Temperature Effects on Hospitalization Risk Among Farmers: a Time-Series Study on Multiple Diseases in Vietnam. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 66 (4), 321-328. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003048
2024
Journal Article
Health-related quality of life in people with different diabetes-related foot ulcer health states: a cross-sectional study of healed, non-infected, infected, hospitalised and amputated ulcer states
Byrnes, Joshua, Ward, Lauren, Jensen, Sarah, Sagoo, Manjeet, Charles, Danielle, Mann, Rebecca, Nghiem, Son, Finch, Jennifer, Gavaghan, Belinda, Mcbride, Liza-Jane and Lazzarini, Peter A. (2024). Health-related quality of life in people with different diabetes-related foot ulcer health states: a cross-sectional study of healed, non-infected, infected, hospitalised and amputated ulcer states. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 207 111061, 111061. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.111061
2023
Journal Article
Basic income in Australia: an exploration
Nghiem, Son and Vu, Xuan-Binh (Benjamin) (2023). Basic income in Australia: an exploration. Journal of Economics and Development, 25 (4), 365-376. doi: 10.1108/JED-07-2022-0119
2023
Journal Article
Economic burden and financial vulnerability of injuries among the elderly in Vietnam
Vu, Hai Minh, Vu, Linh Gia, Tran, Tung Hoang, Boyer, Laurent, Auquier, Pascal, Fond, Guillaume, Nguyen, Tham Thi, Le, Linh Khanh, Do, Hoa Thi, Do, Huyen Phuc, Nghiem, Son, Latkin, Carl A., Ho, Roger C. M. and Ho, Cyrus S. H. (2023). Economic burden and financial vulnerability of injuries among the elderly in Vietnam. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 19254, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-46662-3
2023
Journal Article
A global perspective on the governance-health nexus
Azimi, Mohammad Naim, Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur and Nghiem, Son (2023). A global perspective on the governance-health nexus. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 1235, 1-18. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10261-9
2023
Journal Article
Valuation of a Heatwave Early Warning System for Mitigating Risks Associated with Heat-Related Illness in Central Vietnam
Kien, Nguyen Duc, My, Nguyen H. D., Thu, Dang Thi Anh, Tri, Ton That Canh, Son, Nghiem Hong, Phong, Thai Khanh, Tin, Hoang Cong, Lan, Nguyen Hoang, Thang, Tran Binh, The, Bui Dung and Dung, Phung Tri (2023). Valuation of a Heatwave Early Warning System for Mitigating Risks Associated with Heat-Related Illness in Central Vietnam. Sustainability, 15 (21) 15342, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/su152115342
2023
Journal Article
Economic evaluations of whole-genome sequencing for pathogen identification in public health surveillance and health-care-associated infections: a systematic review
Tran, My, Smurthwaite, Kayla S., Nghiem, Son, Cribb, Danielle M., Zahedi, Alireza, Ferdinand, Angeline D., Andersson, Patiyan, Kirk, Martyn D., Glass, Kathryn and Lancsar, Emily (2023). Economic evaluations of whole-genome sequencing for pathogen identification in public health surveillance and health-care-associated infections: a systematic review. The Lancet Microbe, 4 (11), e953-e962. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00180-5
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The cost-effectiveness of the E-Dengue, a decision support tool, in the Mekong Delta Region
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Associate Professor Dung Phung
Completed supervision
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Moral Hazard: Empirical Evidence in the Australian Market for Comprehensive Automobile Insurance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Luke Connelly
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