
Doctor Alys Havard
RESEARCH FELLOW,
Centre for Health Research
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of New South Wales
- MPH University of New South Wales
- BA University of Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Centre for Health Research
Professional Memberships
- Conjoint Lecturer, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales (2012-04-01)
Contact
| Email: | A.Havard@uws.edu.au |
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| Location: | 3.1.11 Campbelltown |
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Biography
Alys Havard (PhD, MPH, BPsych (Hons)) is a Research Fellow in the Population Health Division of the School of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney (UWS). Her primary research interest is the epidemiology of health service use associated with tobacco, alcohol and/or other drug use. Her PhD, completed at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (UNSW) in 2010, measured the burden from alcohol use on emergency departments in rural areas of Australia, and identified, implemented and evaluated a strategy for reducing this burden.
She is currently leading an NHMRC funded project investigating the use, effectiveness and safety of smoking cessation medications prior to and during pregnancy, with a specific focus on disadvantaged populations. She is a team investigator on the Outcomes, Services, Policy for the Reproductive and Early Years (OSPREY) NHMRC capacity building program, in which she is focusing on smoking during pregnancy and the associated health service use for mothers and babies. She is also undertaking an NHMRC funded postdoctoral research fellowship in which she will use data from the 45 and Up Study linked to health services data to quantify smoking attributable burden among high risk subgroups of the Australian population.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Havard.
Interests
- Epidemiology
- Health Inequalities
- Health services research
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Substance Use
Committees
- NSW Population and Health Services Research Ethics Committee
Publications
Journal Articles
- Havard, A., Shakeshaft, A., Conigrave, K. and Doran, C. (2012), 'Randomized controlled trial of mailed personalized feedback for problem drinkers in the emergency department: the short term impact', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 9.
- Newton, N., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2012), 'The association between moral disengagement, psychological distress, resistive self-regulatory efficacy and alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Sydney, Australia', Addiction Research and Theory, 9.
- Havard, A., Shakeshaft, A. and Conigrave, K. (2012), 'Prevalence and characteristics of patients with risky alcohol consumption presenting to emergency departments in rural Australia', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 11.
- Havard, A., Shakeshaft, A., Conigrave, K. and Doran, C. (2012), 'Randomized controlled trial of mailed personalized feedback for problem drinkers in the emergency department : the short-term impact', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 9.
- Newton, N., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2012), 'The association between moral disengagement, psychological distress, resistive self-regulatory efficacy and alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Sydney, Australia', Addiction Research and Theory, 9.
- Havard, A., Shakeshaft, A., Conigrave, K. and Sanson-Fisher, R. (2011), 'The prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in rural Australia', Emergency Medicine Journal, .
- Calabria, B., Shakeshaft, A. and Havard, A. (2011), 'A systematic and methodological review of interventions for young people experiencing alcohol-related harm', Addiction, 13.
- Darke, S., Ross, J., Mills, K., Teesson, M., Williamson, A. and Havard, A. (2010), 'Benzodiazepine use amongst heroin users: baseline use, current use and clinical outcome', Drug and Alcohol Review, 6.
- Webb, G., Shakeshaft, A., Sanson-Fisher, R. and Havard, A. (2009), 'A systematic review of work-place interventions for alcohol-related problems', Addiction, 13.
- Darke, S., Mills, K., Teesson, M., Ross, J., Williamson, A. and Havard, A. (2009), 'Patterns of major depression and drug-related problems amongst heroin users across 36 months', Psychiatry Research, 8.
- Darke, S., Mills, K., Ross, J., Williamson, A., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2009), 'The ageing heroin user: career length, clinical profile and outcomes across 36 months', Drug and Alcohol Review, 7.
- Teesson, M., Mills, K., Ross, J., Darke, S., Williamson, A. and Havard, A. (2008), 'The impact of treatment on 3 years' outcome for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addiction, 9.
- Havard, A., Shakeshaft, A. and Sanson-Fisher, R. (2008), 'Systematic review and meta-analyses of strategies targeting alcohol problems in emergency departures: interventions reduce alcohol-related injuries', Addiction, 9.
- Darke, S., Ross, J., Williamson, A., Mills, A., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2008), 'Injecting and noninjecting heroin administration: transitions and treatment outcome across 36 months', Journal of Drug Issues, 16.
- Darke, S., Ross, J., Williamson, A., Mills, K., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2007), 'Patterns and correlates of attempted suicide by heroin users over a three year period: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 7.
- Darke, S., Havard, A., Ross, J., Williamson, A., Mills, K. and Teesson, M. (2007), 'Changes in the use of medical services and prescription drugs amongst heroin users over two years', Drug and Alcohol Review, 7.
- Darke, S., Ross, J., Mills, K., Williamson, A., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2007), 'Patterns of sustained heroin abstinence amongst long-term, dependent heroin users: 36 months findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addictive Behaviours, 10.
- Darke, S., Ross, J., Williamson, A., Mills, K., Havard, A. and Teesson, M. (2007), 'Borderline Personality Disorder and persistently elevated levels of risk in 36 month outcomes for the treatment of heroin dependence.', Addiction, 7.
- Darke, S., Williamson, A., Ross, J., Mills, K., Havard, A. and Teeson, M. (2007), 'Patterns of nonfatal heroin overdose over a 3-year period: Findings from the australian treatment outcome study', Journal of Urban Health, 9.
- Havard, A., Teesson, M., Darke, S. and Ross, J. (2006), 'Depression among heroin users: 12 month outcomes from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Journal of Substance Abuse and Treatment, 28.
- Shanahan, M., Havard, A., Mills, K., Williamson, A., Teesson, M. and Ross, J. (2006), 'Patterns and costs of treatment for heroin dependence over 12 months: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 7.
- Teesson, M., Havard, A., Ross, J. and Darke, M. (2006), 'Outcomes after detoxification for heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 7.
- Teesson, M., Havard, A., Fairbairn, S., Ross, J., Lynskey, M. and Darke, S. (2005), 'Depression among entrants to treatment for heroin dependence in the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS): prevalence, correlates and treatment seeking.', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 7.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | The health impact of smoking in subgroups of Australians |
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| Years: | 2011-03-01 - 2015-02-28 |
| ID: | P00018865 |
| UWS Researchers: | Alys Havard and Louisa Jorm |
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| Title: | Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation during pregnancy and the inter-pregnancy period: a population-based cohort study |
| Years: | 2012-01-01 - 2016-12-31 |
| ID: | P00020207 |
| UWS Researchers: | Alys Havard, Louisa Jorm and Deborah Randall |
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | Examining Patients and Health Professionals? Perspectives on the Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs |
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