The mainstream team is working with epidemiologists and data linkage specialists to evaluate 15 years of Australian health system data to establish the first national comprehensive and population-based surveillance system of people with eating disorders. This is based on administrative health data from the State, Commonwealth and youth mental health systems that span the various access points to the health system in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of people with eating disorders. This project will also analyse isolated datasets to consider trends and associations, such as primary health care (BEACH study) and use of the Medicare items for eating disorders.

Publications:

Ivancic L, Maguire S, Miskovic-Wheatley J, Harrison C, Nassar N. Prevalence and management of people with eating disorders presenting to primary care: A national study. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2021 Nov;55(11):1089-1100. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867421998752.

Kim M, Holton M, Sweeting A, Koreshe E, McGeechan K, Miskovic-Wheatley J. Using health administrative data to model associations and predict hospital admissions and length of stay for people with eating disorders. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 May 10;23(1):326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04688-x. 

Maguire S, Bryant E, Ivancic L; MAINSTREAM Research Collective. Universal healthcare reform for community treatment of eating disorders in Australia: report of the first 2 years of operation. Public Health Res Pract. 2022 Aug 18:32232211. https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp32232211.