About
Dr Ellie Paige is a chronic disease epidemiologist with expertise in large-scale linked data analysis and a particular interest in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention. She received her PhD in epidemiology and population health from the Australian National University in 2015 and then undertook a two-year postdoctoral position with the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. She returned to Australia in 2017, working as a Fellow at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the ANU and then as a Senior Research Fellow at The George Institute for Global Health in 2022. She is currently co-leading a collaborative research program to develop a cardiovascular disease microsimulation model for Australia to drive policy and practice decisions and leading a national collaboration of researchers to develop more accurate cardiovascular disease estimates for Australia.
Area of Interest
Dr Paige’s research is focused on generating policy-relevant epidemiological research to improve the prevention of cardiovascular disease and related chronic diseases in Australia and globally. Her current research program aims to improve how cardiovascular disease risk is assessed and managed in primary care, by improving the risk prediction equations used and generating evidence to optimise preventive approaches.
Current Funding
1. Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship: “Harnessing genetic information, big data and modelling to drive policy decisions and implementation to prevent cardiovascular disease”
2. Ian Potter Foundation – “Optimising cardiovascular disease prevention for all Australians: Evidence and modelling for population-based screening and management”
3. QIMR Berghofer Seed Funding – “Novel approaches using national linked data to address knowledge gaps in the epidemiology of spontaneous coronary artery dissection”
4. NHMRC Synergy Grant – “AAA-MEDICAL: Integrating synergistic expertise for better treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)”
5. National Heart Foundation of Australia commissioned research – “Exploratory modelling of the expected impacts of enhanced, systematic cardiovascular disease risk screening and management”
Key Publications
Brown S, Banks E, Woodward M, Raffoul N, Jennings G, and Paige E. Evidence supporting the choice of a new cardiovascular risk equation for Australia: a review. Medical Journal of Australia; 219 (4): 173-186. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52052
Chung R, Xu Z, Arnold M, Ip S, Harrison H, Barrett J, Pennells L, Kim LG, Di Angelantonio E, Paige E, Ritchie SC, Inouye M, Usher-Smith JA, Wood AM. Using polygenic risk scores for prioritising individuals at greatest need of a CVD risk assessment. Journal of the American Heart Association 2023; doi:https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.029296
Chung R, Xu Z, Arnold M, Stevens D, Keogh R, Barrett J, Harrison H, Pennells L, Kaptoge S, Kim L, DiAngelantonio E, Paige E, Usher-Smith J, Wood A.M. Prioritising cardiovascular disease risk assessment to high risk individuals based on primary care records. PLOS One 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292240