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Dr Eindra Aung

Dr Eindra Aung

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

MBBS, MIPH, PhD (Health Services Research)

Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Eindra Aung is a Principal Hospital Scientist (Clinical Research) at the Pain Management Research Institute/ Kolling Institute, Northern Sydney Local Health District, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Clinical Medicine, °IJʹ. She has 20 years of international and Australian experience in health services research and health promotion in chronic and lifelong conditions in both academic and non-academic settings. Her experience spans from implementing and evaluating a multi-site, multi-donor behaviour change communication program for HIV prevention and care in the real-world setting in Thailand to examining the role of self-management ability and self-management support in improving clinical outcomes and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes using data from a large prospective cohort study in Queensland. She is currently evaluating the implementation of a care coordination pathway for people with chronic pain and the effectiveness of a mobile health intervention for people with gout.
E-mail
eindra.aung@unsw.edu.au
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Schulz M; Coleshill MJ; Day RO; Wright DFB; Brett J; Briggs NE; Aung E, 2024, 'Estimation of adherence to urate-lowering therapy in people living with gout using Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and patient-reported dosing', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 90, pp. 1322 - 1332,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Schulz M; Day RO; Coleshill MJ; Briggs NE; Aung E, 2024, 'Psychometric evaluation of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale (ARMS) in Australians living with gout', Clinical Rheumatology, 43, pp. 2943 - 2954,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Selvadurai D; Coleshill MJ; Day RO; Briggs NE; Schulz M; Reath J; Aung E, 2024, 'Patient factors and health outcomes associated with illness perceptions in people with gout', Rheumatology United Kingdom, 63, pp. 1927 - 1937,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Mationg MLS; Williams GM; Tallo VL; Olveda RM; Aung E; Alday P; Reñosa MD; Daga CM; Landicho J; Demonteverde MP; Santos ED; Bravo TA; Bourke S; Munira SL; Bieri FA; Li YS; Clements ACA; Steinmann P; Halton K; Stewart DE; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2023, 'Cost analysis for “The Magic Glasses Philippines” health education package to prevent intestinal worm infections among Filipino schoolchildren', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 31,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Aung E; Han KT; Gordon CA; Hlaing NN; Aye MM; Htun MW; Wai KT; Myat SM; Thwe TL; Tun A; Wangdi K; Li Y; Williams GM; Clements ACA; Vaz Nery S; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2022, 'High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Myanmar schoolchildren', Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 11,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Coleshill MJ; Day RO; Tam K; Kouhkamari M; Caillet V; Aung E; Kannangara DRW; Cronin P; Rodgers A; Stocker SL, 2022, 'Persistence with urate-lowering therapy in Australia: A longitudinal analysis of allopurinol prescriptions', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88, pp. 4894 - 4901,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mationg MLS; Williams GM; Tallo VL; Olveda RM; Aung E; Alday P; Reñosa MD; Daga CM; Landicho J; Demonteverde MP; Santos ED; Bravo TA; Bieri FA; Bedford A; Li Y; Clements ACA; Steinmann P; Halton K; Stewart DE; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2022, '“The Magic Glasses Philippines”: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a health education package for the prevention of intestinal worm infections in schoolchildren', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 18,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Coleshill MJ; Aung E; Carland JE; Faasse K; Stocker S; Day RO, 2021, 'Rebranding Gout: Could a Name Change for Gout Improve Adherence to Urate-Lowering Therapy?', Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science, 55, pp. 138 - 141,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hasani S; Aung E; Mirghafourvand M, 2021, 'Low self-esteem is related to depression and anxiety during recovery from an ectopic pregnancy', BMC Women S Health, 21,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mationg MLS; Williams GM; Tallo VL; Olveda RM; Aung E; Alday P; Reñosa MD; Daga CM; Landicho J; Demonteverde MP; Santos ED; Bravo TA; Bieri FA; Li Y; Clements ACA; Steinmann P; Halton K; Stewart DE; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2021, 'Soil-transmitted helminth infections and nutritional indices among Filipino schoolchildren', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Day R; Nguyen A; Graham G; Aung E; Coleshill M; Stocker S, 2020, 'Better outcomes for patients with gout', Inflammopharmacology, 28, pp. 1395 - 1400,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Day RO; Coleshill MJ; Stocker SL; Nguyen AD; Robinson P; Aung E, 2020, 'Predictors of success in gout treatment', Journal of Rheumatology, 47, pp. 313 - 315,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mationg MLS; Williams GM; Tallo VL; Olveda RM; Aung E; Alday P; Reñosa MD; Daga CM; Landicho J; Demonteverde MP; Santos ED; Bravo TA; Angly Bieri FA; Li Y; Clements ACA; Steinmann P; Halton K; Stewart DE; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2020, 'Determining the Impact of a School-Based Health Education Package for Prevention of Intestinal Worm Infections in the Philippines: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial (Preprint)', ,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Mationg MLS; Williams GM; Tallo VL; Olveda RM; Aung E; Alday P; Reñosa MD; Daga CM; Landicho J; Demonteverde MP; Santos ED; Bravo TA; Angly Bieri FA; Li Y; Clements ACA; Steinmann P; Halton K; Stewart DE; McManus DP; Gray DJ, 2020, 'Determining the impact of a school-based health education package for prevention of intestinal worm infections in the philippines: Protocol for a cluster randomized intervention trial', Jmir Research Protocols, 9,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Coleshill MJ; Aung E; Nguyen AD; Stocker SL; Baysari MT; Kamel B; Schulz M; McLachlan AJ; Day RO, 2019, 'Improving adherence to urate-lowering therapy in people living with gout', International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 22, pp. 542 - 544,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Day RO; Lau W; Stocker SL; Aung E; Coleshill MJ; Schulz M; Bechara J; Carland JE; Graham GG; Williams KM; McLachlan AJ, 2019, 'Management of gout in older people', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49, pp. 90 - 97,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Desborough J; Parkinson A; Korda R; Han J; McManus M; Aung E, 2019, 'The practical use of the Patient Enablement and Satisfaction Model in nurse-led outpatient cardiac clinics', Collegian, 26, pp. 415 - 421,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Day RO; Frensham LJ; Nguyen AD; Baysari MT; Aung E; Lau AYS; Zwar N; Reath J; Laba T; Li L; McLachlan A; Runciman WB; Buchbinder R; Clay-Williams R; Coiera E; Braithwaite J; McNeil HP; Hunter DJ; Pile KJ; Portek I; Williams KM; Westbrook JI, 2017, 'Effectiveness of an electronic patient-centred self-management tool for gout sufferers: A cluster randomised controlled trail protocol', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e017281,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Aung E; Donald M; Coll JR; Williams GM; Doi SAR, 2016, 'Association between patient activation and patient-assessed quality of care in type 2 diabetes: Results of a longitudinal study', Health Expectations, 19, pp. 356 - 366,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Aung E; Donald M; Williams GM; Coll JR; Doi SAR, 2016, 'Influence of patient-assessed quality of chronic illness care and patient activation on health-related quality of life', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28, pp. 306 - 310,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Aung E; Ostini R; Dower J; Donald M; Coll JR; Williams GM; Doi SAR, 2016, 'Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) in Type 2 Diabetes: A Longitudinal Study', Evaluation and the Health Professions, 39, pp. 185 - 203,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Aung E; Donald M; Coll J; Dower J; M. Williams G; Doi SAR, 2015, 'The impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patient-assessed quality of diabetes care', Health Expectations, 18, pp. 1621 - 1632,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Aung E; Donald M; Williams GM; Coll JR; Doi SAR, 2015, 'Joint influence of patient-assessed chronic illness care and patient activation on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes', International Journal for Quality in Health Care,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Aung E; Donald M; Williams G; Coll J; Doi S, 2014, 'OP46 PATIENT-ASSESSED QUALITY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE, PATIENT ACTIVATION AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 106, pp. S24 - S24,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Aung E; Whittaker M, 2013, 'Preparing routine health information systems for immediate health responses to disasters', Health Policy and Planning, 28, pp. 495 - 507,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Aung E; Whittaker M, 2012, 'Building health systems capacity: an introductory training course on health information systems', Pacific health dialog : a publication of the Pacific Basin Officers Training Program and the Fiji School of Medicine, 18, pp. 91 - 102
    Journal articles | 2010
    Aung E; Rao C; Walker S, 2010, 'Teaching cause-of-death certification: Lessons from international experience', Postgraduate Medical Journal, 86, pp. 143 - 152,
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Selvadurai D; Aung E; Coleshill M; Briggs N; Schulz M; Day R, 2023, 'PATIENT FACTORS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH ILLNESS PERCEPTIONS IN PEOPLE WITH GOUT', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 18 - 18
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Mao C; Coleshill M; Day RO; Aung E, 2021, 'ADHERENCE TO URATE LOWERING THERAPY AMONG PEOPLE WITH GOUT IN AUSTRALIA', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 49 - 49,
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Aung E; Coleshill M; Schulz M; Kamel B; Stocker S; Day R, 2020, 'RECRUITING PEOPLE WITH GOUT INTO A CLINICAL TRIAL IN PRIMARY CARE: THE GAPP EXPERIENCE', in INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL, WILEY, pp. 42 - 42,

Current:

  • Gout App (GAPP) Study:Patient-centred eHealth approach to improving outcomes for gout sufferers
  • Pharmacist-led INtervention for people with gout (PIN-gout) Study
  • Medication adherence in gout management
  • Improving care for people with chronic pain frequently attending Emergency Departments

Past:

  • Quality of chronic illness care and patient activation in type 2 diabetes
  • Behaviour change communication in prevention of soil-transmitted helminthiases
  • Health information systems

Community Engagement

Dr Eindra Aung speaks about Gout and the Gout App Study onSBS Burmese. Listen .

My Research Supervision

Medication adherence in people living with gout

Association between serum urate and health outcomes

Pharmacists' perspectives on a pharmacist-lead intervention for people with gout