Blanchard, Megan B.

Overview

Megan Blanchard is a Research Fellow (Applied Statistics) who joined AHSRI in 2010 after working at the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Since joining AHSRI, Megan has been part of the core team working on the development of classifications such as the Australian Refined Diagnosis Related Group (AR-DRG) classification v7.0 and Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP) classification v4.0.

Megan also has experience in health outcome measurement – she was the statistician for the electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (ePPOC) for 7 years and is now responsible for the statistical components of the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC).

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	ePPOC across the epochs
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume one
2015	Occupational engagement among community dwelling older people: a time-geographic perspective Published in Health Promotion International

Research Areas

Research Overview

Megan has a research interest in the following;
- chronic pain
- palliative care
- overservicing in the health system
- measuring patient outcomes
- visual display of quantitative data
- classification development

Geographic Focus

Australasia Transnational Region
Australia Country

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Hypertension prevalence in patients attending tertiary pain management services, a registry-based Australian cohort study Published In PLoS One Volume 15 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2020	Interdisciplinary management for chronic pain in central neurological disorders: A retrospective study Published In International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation Volume 27 Altmetric
2019	Normative data for common pain measures in chronic pain clinic populations: closing a gap for clinicians and researchers Published In Pain Volume 160 Pages 1156 - 1165 ISSN 0304-3959 Altmetric
2019	Prioritizing a sequence of short-duration groups as the standardized pathway for chronic noncancer pain at an Australian tertiary multidisciplinary pain service: preliminary outcomes Published In PAIN Reports Volume 4 Pages e780-1 - e780-8 Altmetric
2019	The Paediatric electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (PaedePPOC): establishment of a binational system for benchmarking children's persistent pain services Published In Pain Volume 160 Pages 1572 - 1585 ISSN 0304-3959 Altmetric
2016	Assessing the effectiveness of telephoning positive FOBT patients prior to their colonoscopy on quality of the bowel preparation: a randomized controlled trial Published In Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume 31 Pages 8 - 8 ISSN 0815-9319 Altmetric
2015	Occupational engagement among community dwelling older people: a time-geographic perspective Published In Health Promotion International Volume 30 Pages 484 - 494 ISSN 0957-4824 Altmetric

Book

Year	Title
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume one Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282092 Pages 395
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume three Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282115 Pages 323
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume two Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282108 Pages 409

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Evaluation of a settlement service delivery model for newly arrived refugees in Australia Published In Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference
2017	ePPOC across the epochs Published In Australian Pain Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting

Report

Year	Title
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Paediatric Pain Management Service, 2018 Annual report for 1 January to 31 December 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Paediatric Pain Management Service, 2019 Mid Year Report for 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcome Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Pain Management Service, 2018 Annual report for 1 January to 31 December 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Pain Management Service, 2019 Mid Year Report for 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Proximity to pain management services in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Socioeconomic disadvantage and referral to pain management services in Australasia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute External URL Socioeconomic disadvantage and referral to pain management services in Australasia
2019	electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration Annual Data Report 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Carer-proxy and child self-reported ratings of pain and quality of life Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Normative data for adults referred for specialist pain management in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Normative data for children and adolescents referred for specialist pain management in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-0203 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	ePPOC across the epochs
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume one
2015	Occupational engagement among community dwelling older people: a time-geographic perspective Published in Health Promotion International

Research Areas

Research Overview

Megan has a research interest in the following;
- chronic pain
- palliative care
- overservicing in the health system
- measuring patient outcomes
- visual display of quantitative data
- classification development

Geographic Focus

Australasia Transnational Region
Australia Country

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Hypertension prevalence in patients attending tertiary pain management services, a registry-based Australian cohort study Published In PLoS One Volume 15 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2020	Interdisciplinary management for chronic pain in central neurological disorders: A retrospective study Published In International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation Volume 27 Altmetric
2019	Normative data for common pain measures in chronic pain clinic populations: closing a gap for clinicians and researchers Published In Pain Volume 160 Pages 1156 - 1165 ISSN 0304-3959 Altmetric
2019	Prioritizing a sequence of short-duration groups as the standardized pathway for chronic noncancer pain at an Australian tertiary multidisciplinary pain service: preliminary outcomes Published In PAIN Reports Volume 4 Pages e780-1 - e780-8 Altmetric
2019	The Paediatric electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration (PaedePPOC): establishment of a binational system for benchmarking children's persistent pain services Published In Pain Volume 160 Pages 1572 - 1585 ISSN 0304-3959 Altmetric
2016	Assessing the effectiveness of telephoning positive FOBT patients prior to their colonoscopy on quality of the bowel preparation: a randomized controlled trial Published In Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Volume 31 Pages 8 - 8 ISSN 0815-9319 Altmetric
2015	Occupational engagement among community dwelling older people: a time-geographic perspective Published In Health Promotion International Volume 30 Pages 484 - 494 ISSN 0957-4824 Altmetric

Book

Year	Title
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume one Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282092 Pages 395
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume three Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282115 Pages 323
2013	Australian refined diagnosis related groups: version 7.0: definitions manual volume two Publisher Wollongong, Australia: National Casemix & Classification Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute ISBN 9781741282108 Pages 409

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Evaluation of a settlement service delivery model for newly arrived refugees in Australia Published In Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference
2017	ePPOC across the epochs Published In Australian Pain Society 37th Annual Scientific Meeting

Report

Year	Title
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Paediatric Pain Management Service, 2018 Annual report for 1 January to 31 December 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Paediatric Pain Management Service, 2019 Mid Year Report for 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcome Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Pain Management Service, 2018 Annual report for 1 January to 31 December 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Patient Outcomes in Pain Management: Enterprise One Pain Management Service, 2019 Mid Year Report for 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Centre, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Proximity to pain management services in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2019	Socioeconomic disadvantage and referral to pain management services in Australasia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute External URL Socioeconomic disadvantage and referral to pain management services in Australasia
2019	electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration Annual Data Report 2018 Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Carer-proxy and child self-reported ratings of pain and quality of life Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Normative data for adults referred for specialist pain management in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute
2018	Normative data for children and adolescents referred for specialist pain management in Australia Publisher electronic Persistent Pain Outcomes Collaboration, Australian Health Services Research Institute

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-0203 (confirmed)

Blanchard, Megan B.

Research Fellow (Applied Statistics)

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Book

Conference Paper

Report

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Book

Conference Paper

Report

Identity

Orcid Id

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus