Interview with Dr. Lisa Askie
Speaker
Professor Lisa Askie joined WHO at Geneva Headquarters in 2020 as Scientist and Methods Lead within the Quality Norms and Standards Dept, Science Division. Her role is to support WHO to adopt and innovate best practice methods and standards, thereby ensuring the evidence underpinning its global guidance is rigorous and timely.
Prior to her WHO appointment Lisa led a large team at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, which managed the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, undertook Health Technology Assessments for the Australian Government, hosted two Cochrane entities (Breast Cancer Review Group, Prospective Meta-analysis Methods Group) and oversaw an extensive medical test evaluation research program.
Lisa’s clinical background is in perinatology and she has worked as a neonatal nurse and midwife in healthcare systems in Asia, Australia, UK and USA. She undertook her postdoctoral fellowship at the UK Cochrane Centre in Oxford. Prof Askie has a long-standing interest in the methodology of clinical trials, systematic reviews and other forms of evidence synthesis, especially regarding increasing research transparency and reducing research waste. She has published over 100 scientific papers, has been a member of various academic advisory boards, and is an Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and Higher Education Academy Fellow.
Disclosure: Dr. Askie has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
The Roots of Wisdom conversation series aims to bring together influential global leaders to answer and discuss thought-provoking questions and share their population and public health experience and knowledge. Questions are submitted in advance by a global community who have previously attended sessions of our Lecture Series.
Educational Objectives
- Understand population and public health approaches to oral health
- Understand oral health within the concept of general health
- Understand the importance of incorporating oral health policies within all health policies
- Understand how to bring oral health to all
This program is presented by
Contact
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