Mr Isaiah Luc

Isaiah Luc is a health economist at Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, possessing a strong background in epidemiology, biostatistics, and health informatics. In his role, he produces evaluations, and critical analyses of health economic models for medical services and pharmaceuticals, which are presented to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and Medical Services Advisory Committee to advise on federal government health expenditure.

Isaiah's expertise in epidemiological modeling, large-scale data management, manipulation, and statistical processing of health data is rooted in his academic and industry background, including his work with the SA Department of Health's Communicable Disease Control Branch. He also serves on a National Health and Medical Research Council grant assessment committee, where he evaluates Medical Research Future Fund grant applications concerning high-cost gene treatments and digital health interventions.

Isaiah is particularly interested in leveraging data to make informed, evidence-based decisions that improve health systems. Currently, he aims to develop new and innovative approaches for evaluating the safety, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of single pharmaceuticals that treat various medical conditions. To achieve this, he will utilise readily available data from the MBS and PBS, as well as local prescribing patterns to create an economic model that will serve as a foundation for future evaluations of multi-purpose pharmaceuticals.