Overview
Background
Dr. Adam Craig is an infectious disease epidemiologist and global health system researcher. He has more than 25 years of experience in health, having worked across and with Australian, Asian and Pacific health authorities. Among other areas, his research explores the use of digital technology to support health information collection and exchange and how technology may support improved health system function. Other projects Adam is involved in include the development of policy advice for Pacific leaders related to enhanced early warning disease surveillance, the use of digital technology to support health care delivery and community participation in disease vector tracking. In addition to his academic roles, Adam is a senior advisor to the Australia-Indonesia Health Security Partnership and a researcher for the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Availability
- Dr Adam Craig is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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Health systems
How health systems in resource-constrained settings are designed and adapt to deliver public health services most effectively and efficiently.
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Infectious disease surveillance
Methods for the surveillance and early detection of infectious disease risks.
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Integrated surveillance
The integration of data from across sectors to make meaning and deliver better evidence of policy and program decision making.
Works
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2008
Conference Publication
A large point-source outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium Phage Type 9 in Sydney, Australia, March 2007
Mannes, T., Gupta, L., Craig, A., Rosewell, A., Aimers-McGuiness, C., Musto, J. and Wang, Q. (2008). A large point-source outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium Phage Type 9 in Sydney, Australia, March 2007. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19–22 June 2008. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.1191
2007
Journal Article
Exercise paton: a simulation exercise to test New South Wales emergency departments' response to pandemic influenza
Craig, Adam T. and Armstrong, Paul K. (2007). Exercise paton: a simulation exercise to test New South Wales emergency departments' response to pandemic influenza. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 31 (3), 310-313.
2007
Journal Article
Climate change and infectious diseases
Craig, Adam, Hall, Gillian and Russell, Richard (2007). Climate change and infectious diseases. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 18 (12), 243-244. doi: 10.1071/nb07092
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Adam Craig is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Use of digital technology to support the achievement of Pacific Island countries universal health coverage goals
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Analysis of infectious disease-related deaths in a Pacific Island country.
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Investigation of the role digital technology plays supporting rural health care delivery.
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Adam Craig directly for media enquiries about:
- Diease surveillance
- Digital health
- health systems
- Infectious diseases
- infectious disesaessurveillance
- Pacific Islands
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