Dr Stephanie Choi | National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit (NPESU)

Dr Stephanie Choi

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Public Health and Health Services, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Mental Health

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Stephanie is Biostatistician and Epidemiologist for public health and health services research. She is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for Big Data Research in Health (CBDRH) at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Before joining the CBDRH, Stephanie has extensive experience and expertise in using large-scale linked data to conduct population-based epidemiological, health service, and outcome and health economic research. She has actively collaborated and contributed in a number of collaborative research projects with multi-disciplinary teams (from United States, Denmark, Canada, and Australia) using a variety of data sources to conduct population-based epidemiological, health service, and outcome research in maternal and perinatal and reproductive health, pharmacoepidemiology, addiction, mental health, HIV, economic evaluation, injury, and cancer research areas. She also has practical experience from the data warehouse and software development industry. Stephanie holds a Doctoral and a Master's degree from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Waterloo, Canada.

University role

Research Fellow

Qualifications

PhD in Health Service and Outcome, Epidemiology and Biostatistics (University of Toronto), MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (University of Toronto), BMath in Computer Science and Mathematics (University of Waterloo)

Keywords

big data analytics

big data for health

epidemiology

biostatistics

perinatal

pregnant women

Research

Research activities

At the National Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics Unit of the Centre for Big Data Research in Health, I am leading and collaborating a number of project using large-scale data linkage with multiple researchers and partners on examining effectiveness and safety of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy; accuracy and effectiveness of international growth charts on measuring small and large for gestational age newborns; impacts of maternal country of births on adverse perinatal outcomes; and effectiveness and safety of medically assisted reproduction treatment on mothers and babies.

Teaching & Supervision

Areas of supervision

Health service and outcome research, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, large-scale data linkage

Teaching

I am currently teaching Epidemiology and Biostatistics to health care professionals at the School of Women's and Children's Health.

Publications related to this Person

Journal articles

Joseph FA; Hyett JA; Schluter PJ; McLennan A; Gordon A; Chambers GM; Hilder L; Choi SKY; de Vries B, 2020, 'New Australian birthweight centiles', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 213, pp. 79 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50676

Tran DT; Preen DB; Einarsdottir K; Kemp-Casey A; Randall D; Jorm LR; Choi SKY; Havard A, 2020, 'Use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy is not associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: A population-based cohort study', BMC Medicine, vol. 18, pp. 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1472-9

Choi SKY; Henry A; Hilder L; Gordon A; Jorm L; Chambers GM, 2019, 'Adverse perinatal outcomes in immigrants: A ten-year population-based observational study and assessment of growth charts', Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, vol. 33, pp. 421 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12583

Choi SKY; Boyle E; Cairney J; Grootendorst P; Gardner S; Collins EJ; Kendall C; Rourke SB, 2018, 'Impact of depression and recreational drug use on emergency department encounters and hospital admissions among people living with HIV in Ontario: A secondary analysis using the OHTN cohort study.', PLoS ONE, vol. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195185

Tai RWM; Choi SKY; Coyte PC, 2018, 'The Cost-Effectiveness of Salpingectomies for Family Planning in the Prevention of Ovarian Cancer', Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, vol. 40, pp. 317 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2017.06.038

Choi SKY; Boyle E; Cairney J; Collins EJ; Gardner S; Bacon J; Rourke SB, 2016, 'Prevalence, Recurrence, and Incidence of Current Depressive Symptoms among People Living with HIV in Ontario, Canada: Results from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study.', PLoS One, vol. 11, pp. e0165816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165816

Choi SKY; Boyle E; Cairney J; Gardner S; Collins EJ; Bacon J; Rourke SB; OHTN Cohort Study Group , 2016, 'Adequacy of Mental Health Services for HIV-Positive Patients with Depression: Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study.', PLoS One, vol. 11, pp. e0156652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156652

Choi SKY; Holtgrave DR; Bacon J; Kennedy R; Lush J; McGee F; Tomlinson GA; Rourke SB, 2016, 'Economic Evaluation of Community-Based HIV Prevention Programs in Ontario: Evidence of Effectiveness in Reducing HIV Infections and Health Care Costs.', AIDS Behav, vol. 20, pp. 1143 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1109-8

Choi SKY; Boyle E; Burchell AN; Gardner S; Collins E; Grootendorst P; Rourke SB; OHTN Cohort Study Group , 2015, 'Validation of Six Short and Ultra-short Screening Instruments for Depression for People Living with HIV in Ontario: Results from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study.', PLoS One, vol. 10, pp. e0142706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142706

Choi SKY; Fielden S; Globerman J; Koornstra JJJ; Hambly K; Walker G; Sobota M; O'Brien-Teengs D; Watson J; Bekele T; Greene S; Tucker R; Hwang SW; Rourke SB; Healthy Places Team TPS, 2015, 'Food insufficiency, housing and health-related quality of life: results from the Positive Spaces, Healthy Places study.', AIDS Care, vol. 27, pp. 1183 - 1190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2015.1036725

Choi S; Boyle E; Côté P; Cassidy JD, 2011, 'A population-based case-series of Ontario patients who develop a vertebrobasilar artery stroke after seeing a chiropractor.', J Manipulative Physiol Ther, vol. 34, pp. 15 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.11.001

Conference Papers

Choi S; Tran DT; Preen DB; Deborah R; Kemp-Casey A; Einarsdottir K; Jorm LR; Havard A, 2018, 'Varenicline is more effective than nicotine replacement therapy during pregnancy: Findings from the smoking mums (maternal use of medications and safety) study', Prague, Czech Republic, presented at The 34th International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 August 2018 - 26 August 2018

Conference Abstracts

Havard A; Choi SKY; Chow CK; Tran DT; Filion KB, 2019, 'Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events Associated with Varenicline and Nicotine Replacement Therapy: An Australian Population-Based Study', in PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, WILEY, Vol. 28, pp. 20 - 20, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000481785600033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Henry A; Choi SKY; Chambers G, 2018, '94. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Australian population data 2004–2013', in Pregnancy Hypertension, Elsevier BV, Vol. 13, pp. S74 - S74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2018.08.219

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