Vivian Liufu

Ms Vivian Liufu

Team Leader, Pharmaceuticals

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Vivian (Zhaohui) Liufu has worked in the field of health technology assessment for 14 years. She is responsible for critical appraisal and evaluation of pharmaceuticals and co-dependent technologies for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and/or Medical Services Advisory Committee. She also has experience in clinical medicine, systematic reviews, and evaluation of medical services.

Vivian’s qualifications include a Masters of Public Health, Masters of Clinical Medicine and Bachelor of Clinical Medicine. Her research interests are health technology assessment and evidence-based medicine.

  • Books
    Year Citation
    2011 Doidge, J., Merlin, T., Liufu, Z., Tamblyn, D., Jia, L., & Hiller, J. (2011). Review of Interim Funded Service: Vertebroplasty and New Review of Kyphoplasty. Australia: Commonwealth of Australia.

  • Conference Items
    Year Citation
    2015 Pridham, L., Liufu, Z., Newton, S., & Merlin, T. (2015). Abstract: 294 - International comparison of subsidisation of drugs for rare diseases and the definitions for a rare/ultra-rare disease. Poster session presented at the meeting of HTAi 2014 - 12th Annual Meeting. Oslo, Norway.
    2010 Merlin, T. L., & Liufu, Z. (2010). Unattended sleep studies in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 7th Annual Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Conference. Dublin, Ireland.

  • Report for External Bodies
    Year Citation
    2009 Mundy, L., Liufu., Braunack-Mayer., Merlin, T. L., & Hiller, J. E. (2009). New and emerging technologies for breast cancer detection. Canberra, ACT: Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network, Commonwealth of Australia.
    2008 Mundy, L., McCaffrey, N., Parsons, J., Liufu, Z., Merlin, T. L., Braunack-Mayer, A., & Hiller, J. E. (2008). Quantitative ultrasound. Canberra, ACT: Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network, Commonwealth of Australia.

  • NHMRC Endorsed Guidelines
    Year Citation
    2013 Publication status: Published
    Title: Australian guidelines for the treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    Authors: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Postraumatic Mental Health
    Author affiliation: B1065905-B1018746-B1064272-B1032036-B1068278-B1065539-B1007279-B1181052-B1180086
    Pagination: 1-177
    Publisher: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
    Publisher URL: http://phoenixaustralia.org/resources/ptsd-guidelines/
    Place of publication: Melbourne
    Publication date: 2013
    ISBN-13: 9780975224601
    Keywords: PTSD, ASD, Traumatic Stress, Pyschological debriefing, Pyschological therapy, Pharmacological therapy
    Addresses: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health; National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia; Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, University of Adelaide, Discipline of Public Health, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
    Notes: A systematic literature review was commissioned by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and undertaken by Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, University of Adelaide. It was published as an Appendix to the guidelines. Members of AHTA included Tracy Merlin, Joanne Milverton, Skye Newton, Judy Morona, Jacqueline PArsons, Stynke Docter, Ben Ellery and Zhaohui Liufu. Dr Alexander McFarlane was on the Working Party and was an expert for Special population and trauma types areas.
    Verification-status: Verified
    Record created at source: 4 February 2015
    2012 Publication status: Published
    Title: Update of the Australian guidelines for the treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    Authors: Newton S, Parsons J, Ellery B, Milverton J, Morona J, Docter S, Liufu Z, Merlin TL
    Author affiliation: (1018746) Merlin, Tracy
    (1007279) Morona, Judy
    (1065539) Milverton, Joanne
    (1064272) Newton, Skye
    (1068278) Ellery, Benjamin
    (1032036) Parsons, Jacqueline
    (1180086) Liufu, Zhaohui
    Publisher: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
    Place of publication: Melbourne, Victoria
    Publication date: 2012
    Source URL: https://phoenixaustralia.org/
    Record created at source: 15 March 2018
  • Position: Team Leader, Pharmaceuticals
  • Phone: 83136545
  • Email: vivian.liufu@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Rundle Mall Plaza, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Health Technology Assessment
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