Professor Luke Connelly
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Luke Connelly

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Background

Luke Connelly is Professor of Health Economics at the Centre for the Business and Economics of Health. He also holds a Professorial appointment (part-time) at The University of Bologna, to which he was appointed in 2017 via the Italian “Direct Call” (link) process. In 2019 he was appointed as Honorary Professor at The University of Sydney. His main interests are in health economics and insurance economics and the effects of institutions (including legal constructs) on incentives and behaviour. He has also worked in other fields of applied microeconomics, including education economics and transport economics. His publications include papers in Review of Income and Wealth, Health Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, Accident Analysis and Prevention, Journal of Law and Medicine, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, European Journal of Health Economics, International Journal of Health Economics and Finance, Social Science and Medicine, Economic Papers, Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, Labour Economics, Economics and Human Biology as well as in a range of clinical journals, including Lancet.

Luke has served on a number of public committees including the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), which advises the Australian Minister for Health on the safety, efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of new and extant listings on Australia's Medicare Benefits Schedule. He has extensive service on other public committees and taskforces as well as extensive teaching and consulting engagements with industry. Over his career he has been a chief investigator on research grants and contracts totalling more than $67m. He is a member of the Editorial Boards of European Journal of Health Economics and the International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health. He is a member of the International Health Economics Association's Arrow Awards Committee, which awards an annual prize in honour of Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow for the best paper in the field. He is currently Guest Editor (with Christophe Courbage) on a Special Issue of the Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance on Insurance and Emerging Health Risks.

His current research interests include health service innovations to improve the health of people with chronic kidney disease(CKD). Ongoing interests include the economics of disability and insurance, compensable injury compensation schemes, and the determinants of health. Luke enjoys and has considerable experience teaching economics and health economics at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. In 2014 he was awarded the School of Economics Distinguished Teaching Award for his teaching on UQ's Master of Health Economics Program. In July 2016 and July 2019 he also taught summer schools in Health Economics and the Economics of Insurance at The University of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Over the past 10 years he has been a chief investigator on grants totalling more than $70m.

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Fields of research

Applied economics Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Luke Connelly’s works on UQ eSpace

169 works between 1995 and 2025
All (169) Journal Article (122) Book Chapter (7) Conference Publication (20) Book (5) Other Outputs (15)

21 - 40 of 169 works

2021

Journal Article

Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial)

Rebbeck, Trudy, Evans, Kerrie, Ferreira, Paulo, Beales, Darren, Sterling, Michele, Bennell, Kim L, Cameron, Ian, Nicholas, Michael, Ritchie, Carrie, Jull, Gwen, Treleaven, Julia, Trevena, Lyndal, Refshauge, Kathryn, Connelly, Luke, Foster, Nadine, Black, Deborah, Hodges, Paul, Ferreira, Manuela, Shaw, Tim J and Simic, Milena (2021). Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial). BMJ Open, 11 (12) e057705, e057705. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057705

Implementation of a novel stratified PAthway of CarE for common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in primary care: protocol for a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial (the PACE MSK trial)

2021

Journal Article

The CKD.QLD data linkage framework: chronic kidney disease and health services utilisation in Queensland, Australia

Zhang, Jianzhen, Wang, Zaimin, Cameron, Anne, Sowa, P. Marcin, Diwan, Vishal, Venuthurupalli, Sree Krishna, Healy, Helen G., Connelly, Luke B. and Hoy, Wendy E. (2021). The CKD.QLD data linkage framework: chronic kidney disease and health services utilisation in Queensland, Australia. F1000Research, 10 1107, 1107. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.53782.1

The CKD.QLD data linkage framework: chronic kidney disease and health services utilisation in Queensland, Australia

2021

Journal Article

Identification of factors associated with high-cost use of inpatient care in chronic kidney disease: a registry study

Sowa, P. Marcin, Venuthurupalli, Sree K., Hoy, Wendy E., Zhang, Jianzhen, Cameron, Anne, Healy, Helen G. and Connelly, Luke B. (2021). Identification of factors associated with high-cost use of inpatient care in chronic kidney disease: a registry study. BMJ open, 11 (8) e049755, e049755. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049755

Identification of factors associated with high-cost use of inpatient care in chronic kidney disease: a registry study

2021

Other Outputs

The Impact of Weather on Time Allocation to Physical Activity and Sleep of Child-Parent Dyads

Nguyen, H., Christian, H., Le, H., Connelly, L., Zubrick, S.R. and Mitrou, F. (2021). The Impact of Weather on Time Allocation to Physical Activity and Sleep of Child-Parent Dyads. LCC. 2021-11. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

The Impact of Weather on Time Allocation to Physical Activity and Sleep of Child-Parent Dyads

2021

Journal Article

A randomised controlled trial of implementation of a guideline-based clinical pathway of care to improve health outcomes following whiplash injury (Whiplash ImPaCT): Statistical analysis plan

Sterling, Michele, Rebbeck, Trudy, Connelly, Luke B., Leaver, Andrew, Ritchie, Carrie, Bandong, Aila, Mackey, Martin, Cameron, Ian D., Mitchell, Geoffrey, Arora, Mohit and Armfield, Nigel R. (2021). A randomised controlled trial of implementation of a guideline-based clinical pathway of care to improve health outcomes following whiplash injury (Whiplash ImPaCT): Statistical analysis plan. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 25 (4), 471-480. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2021.05.004

A randomised controlled trial of implementation of a guideline-based clinical pathway of care to improve health outcomes following whiplash injury (Whiplash ImPaCT): Statistical analysis plan

2021

Journal Article

Weather and children's time allocation

Nguyen, Ha Trong, Le, Huong Thu and Connelly, Luke B. (2021). Weather and children's time allocation. Health Economics, 30 (7) hec.4264, 1559-1579. doi: 10.1002/hec.4264

Weather and children's time allocation

2021

Journal Article

Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial

Freeman, Christopher R., Scott, Ian A., Hemming, Karla, Connelly, Luke B., Kirkpatrick, Carl M., Coombes, Ian, Whitty, Jennifer, Martin, James, Cottrell, Neil, Sturman, Nancy, Russell, Grant M., Williams, Ian, Nicholson, Caroline, Kirsa, Sue and Foot, Holly (2021). Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. The Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (5), 212-217. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50942

Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial

2021

Journal Article

Who's declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits

Nguyen, Ha Trong, Le, Huong Thu and Connelly, Luke B (2021). Who's declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits. Health Economics, 30 (2), 270-288. doi: 10.1002/hec.4200

Who's declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits

2021

Journal Article

Structural factors and integrated care interventions: is there a role for economists in the policy debate?

Connelly, Luke B. and Fiorentini, Gianluca (2021). Structural factors and integrated care interventions: is there a role for economists in the policy debate?. European Journal of Health Economics, 22 (8), 1141-1150. doi: 10.1007/s10198-020-01253-1

Structural factors and integrated care interventions: is there a role for economists in the policy debate?

2020

Journal Article

Sustainability of publicly funded health care systems: what does behavioural economics offer?

Connelly, Luke B. and Birch, Stephen (2020). Sustainability of publicly funded health care systems: what does behavioural economics offer?. PharmacoEconomics, 38 (12), 1289-1295. doi: 10.1007/s40273-020-00955-x

Sustainability of publicly funded health care systems: what does behavioural economics offer?

2020

Journal Article

Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia

Vaikuntam, Bharat Phani, Middleton, James W., McElduff, Patrick, Walsh, John, Pearse, Jim, Connelly, Luke and Sharwood, Lisa N. (2020). Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia. Australian Health Review, 44 (3), 365-376. doi: 10.1071/AH19083

Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia

2020

Journal Article

Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial

Lim, Kuan Pin, Marshall, Henry, Tammemägi, Martin, Brims, Fraser, McWilliams, Annette, Stone, Emily, Manser, Renee, Canfell, Karen, Weber, Marianne, Connelly, Luke, Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A., Fogarty, Paul, Mayo, John, Yee, John, Myers, Renelle, Atkar-Khattra, Sukhinder, Lam, David C. L., Rosell, Antoni, Berg, Christine D., Fong, Kwun M. and Lam, Stephen (2020). Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 17 (4), 503-512. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.201902-102oc

Protocol and rationale for the international lung screening trial

2020

Journal Article

Answers in search of questions: what does the comparison of COVID19 data among regions in Northern Italy tell us?

Connelly, Luke and Birch, Stephen (2020). Answers in search of questions: what does the comparison of COVID19 data among regions in Northern Italy tell us?. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 17 (2), 1-3. doi: 10.1017/S1744133120000377

Answers in search of questions: what does the comparison of COVID19 data among regions in Northern Italy tell us?

2020

Journal Article

Ethnicity differentials in academic achievements: the role of time investments

Nguyen, Ha Trong, Connelly, Luke B., Le, Huong Thu, Mitrou, Francis, Taylor, Catherine L. and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2020). Ethnicity differentials in academic achievements: the role of time investments. Journal of Population Economics, 33 (4), 1381-1418. doi: 10.1007/s00148-020-00774-6

Ethnicity differentials in academic achievements: the role of time investments

2019

Other Outputs

Who’s declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits

Nguyen, Ha Trong, Le, Huong Thu and Connelly, Luke B. (2019). Who’s declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits. LCC Working Paper Series. 2019-26. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Who’s declining the “free lunch”? New evidence from the uptake of public child dental benefits

2019

Other Outputs

Sources of ethnicity differences in non-cognitive development in children and adolescents

Nguyen, Ha Trong, Connelly, Luke B., Le, Huong Thu, Mitrou, Francis, Taylor, Catherine L. and Zubrick, Stephen R. (2019). Sources of ethnicity differences in non-cognitive development in children and adolescents. LCC Working Paper Series. 2019-21. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.

Sources of ethnicity differences in non-cognitive development in children and adolescents

2019

Journal Article

The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia

Marshall, Henry M., Finn, Nicola, Bowman, Rayleen V., Passmore, Linda H., McCaul, Elizabeth M., Yang, Ian A., Connelly, Luke and Fong, Kwun M. (2019). The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (11) imj.14439, 1392-1399. doi: 10.1111/imj.14439

The cost of screening for lung cancer in Australia

2019

Journal Article

Systematic review of the measurement properties of performance-based functional tests in patients with neck disorders

McGee, Steven, Sipos, Taylor, Allin, Thomas, Chen, Celia, Greco, Alexandra, Bobos, Pavlos, MacDermid, Joy, CATWAD, Sterling, Michele, Soderlund, Anne, Curatolo, Michele, Elliott, James M., Walton, David M., Kasch, Helge, Carroll, Linda, Westergren, Hans, McLean, Samuel A., Jull, Gwendolen, Grant, Genevieve, MacDermid, Joy C., Connelly, Luke, Nielsen, Mandy, Cote, Pierre, Andersen, Tonny Elmose, Rebbeck, Trudy, Maujean, Annick, Robins, Sarah, Chen, Kenneth and Treleaven, Julia (2019). Systematic review of the measurement properties of performance-based functional tests in patients with neck disorders. BMJ Open, 9 (11) e031242, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031242

Systematic review of the measurement properties of performance-based functional tests in patients with neck disorders

2019

Journal Article

Psychometric properties of the global rating of change scales in patients with neck disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression

Bobos, Pavlos, MacDermid, Joy, Nazari, Goris, Furtado, Rochelle, CATWAD, Sterling, Michele, Soderlund, Anne, Curatolo, Michele, Elliott, James M., Walton, David M., Kasch, Helge, Carroll, Linda, Westergren, Hans, Jull, Gwendolen, Malmstrom, Eva-Maj, Connelly, Luke B., MacDermid, Joy C., Nielsen, Mandy, Cote, Pierre, Andersen, Tonny Elmose, Rebbeck, Trudy, Maujean, Annick, Robins, Sarah, Chen, Kenneth and Treleaven, Julia (2019). Psychometric properties of the global rating of change scales in patients with neck disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. BMJ Open, 9 (11) e033909, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033909

Psychometric properties of the global rating of change scales in patients with neck disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression

2019

Journal Article

Economic evaluation of deep-brain stimulation for Tourette’s syndrome: an initial exploration

Dang, Tho T. H., Rowell, David, Liddle, Jacki, Coyne, Terry, Silburn, Peter and Connelly, Luke B. (2019). Economic evaluation of deep-brain stimulation for Tourette’s syndrome: an initial exploration. Journal of Neurology, 266 (12), 2997-3008. doi: 10.1007/s00415-019-09521-8

Economic evaluation of deep-brain stimulation for Tourette’s syndrome: an initial exploration

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    Implementation, Effectiveness and Sustainability of a Co-designed Value-based Brief Intervention Model of Healthcare in Alcohol and Other Drug Services
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    QuikFix Good Night Out Program: A new social network targeted approach to reducing alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related harm in young university students
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    PRioRTI: PReventing chronic pain after whiplash Road Traffic Injury
    NHMRC MRFF CTA - Clinical Trials Activity
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Centre of Research Excellence in Urban Indigenous Health
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Centre of Research Excellence in Alcohol and Other Drug sector capacity building for outcome focused, evidence based and cost effective care (CRE in AOD -CB)
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    Incorporating the gains from healthy ageing in health system planning
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Centre of Research Excellence - Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    A comparison of the number of Gastrointestinal Investigations in Contemporary Australian Defence Force personnel with and without Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Child Dental Benefit Policies and the Health of Australian Children
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2022
    Implementation of a novel clinical pathway of care for common musculoskeletal disorders in primary care (NHMRC Project Grant led by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    CRE in recovery following road traffic injuries
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Implementation of a Guideline-Based Clinical Pathway of Care to Improve Health Outcomes Following Whiplash Injury
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Health economics advice provided for Endobarrier Project
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Reducing medication misadventure and unplanned hospital admissions: A model of General Practitioner and Pharmacist collaboration in primary care
    HCF Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Centre for Research Excellence in Recovery Following Road Traffic Injuries (NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2020
    Chronic Kidney Disease Centre of Research Excellence
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Recover Injury Research Centre core funding
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Implementation of a Guideline-Based Clinical Pathway of Care to Improve Health Outcomes Following Whiplash Injury (NHMRC Partnership Project Grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    The impact on hospital utilisation and costs of proactive planning for conservative treatment without dialysis in selected patients with advanced kidney disease
    Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Implementation of a guideline-based clinical pathway of care to improve health outcomes following whiplash injury
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    PPL Phase 2 Parents Survey
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2018
    NHMRC CRE: Improving quality and safety of health care delivery at the interface between primary and acute care sectors
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Paid Parental Leave Scheme Evaluation
    Commonwealth Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    A randomised controlled trial of a promising new treatment for chronic whiplash
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    Combined dry needling, advice and graded exercise: a randomized controlled trial in chronic whiplash
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    A randomised controlled trial of a promising new treatment for chronic whiplash (NHMRC Project administered by Uni Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Combined dry-needling, advice and graded exercise: a randomized controlled trial in chronic whiplash
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Systematic Review
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2016
    Motor vehicle injuries: economic evaluation of a new treatment modality (ARC Linkage Project led by the Australian National University)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2012
    CCRE in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health
    NHMRC Centres of Clinical Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2017
    CONROD core funding
    Motor Accident Insurance Commission
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Prediction Of Outcome Following Whiplash Injury: A Multicentre International Prospective Study
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2012
    ACERH Innovative Analyses of Health Insurance, Ageing and the Economic Burden of Illness and Injury (NHMRC Project Grant lead by ANU)
    Australian National University
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Effective management of acute whiplash injuries requires a pragmatic approach: An RCT with stratified treatments
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

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  • Car accidents - insurance
  • Crashes
  • Disability
  • Economics - health
  • Health care system economics
  • Health economics
  • Health insurance
  • Insurance and health economics
  • Road accidents
  • Road crashes

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