Senior Lecturer, Health Care Management, School of Medicine, Flinders University
Mark has more than 20 years’ experience in the design and implementation of practically guided research and analysis, with a strong emphasis on health services research, drawing on studies in science, economics, commerce and psychology.
He is an accomplished multi-disciplinary researcher, strategic thinker and project manager with experience working across a range of industries and sectors, including health, economic development, parliament, treasury, education and new technologies.
Mark has experience in teaching in a range of settings, and with experiences at Flinders University, Adelaide University and UniSA.
He is a founding member of the Nosokinetics Collaboration, which is an international group of researchers and clinicians interested in improving the provision of health (and social) care services through the use of modelling. Mark says he is passionate about helping people to deliver effective health services through making use of their available data and evidence, or helping them to collect what is needed for the job at hand.
Experience
2013–present
Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
2009–present
Director, Complete the Picture Consulting Pty Ltd
2008–present
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
Education
2007
University of Adelaide, Phd
1995
University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Commerce
1991
University of Adelaide, Bachelor Economics
1987
Flinders University, Honours
1986
University of Adelaide, Bachelor of Science
Publications
2013
Does hospital occupancy impact discharge rates?, Australian Health Review (in print)
2005
Modelling Variability in Hospital Bed Occupancy., Health Care Management Science
2005
Choice of Models for the Analysis and Forecasting of Hospital Beds., Health Care Management Science
2001
Practical Experience With Bed Occupancy Management And Planning Systems: An Australian View, Health Care Management Science
2000
Measuring and modelling surgical bed usage., Annals Royal College Surgeons England
1999
Application and comparison of two modelling techniques for hospital bed management, Australian Health Review