Staff profile

Dr Chaojie (George) Liu

Director of China Health Program, Associate Professor

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Public Health and Human Biosciences
Department of Public Health

HS1-320, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

MB, MPH, West China University of Medical Sciences; PhD, Latrobe

Membership of professional Associations

Associate Fellow of Australiasian College of Health Service Management

Area of study

Health Administration
Health Policy
Public Health

Brief Profile

Dr. George LIU has been working with the China Health Program at La Trobe University since 2000. He was appointed as director and associate professor of the China Health Program in 2010. Dr Liu originally trained as a public health doctor in China. He also serves as a lecturing professor for the Huaxi School of Public Health at Sichuan University.

Dr. Liu has teaching and research interests in Social Medicine and Health Services Management, especially in the areas of primary health care system development, safety and quality of health care, health information systems, and social support and equality in health services and health outcomes. His research projects have attracted funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the World Health Organisation, the China Medical Board of New York Corporation, and the UK, the Australian and the Chinese governmental agencies.

Dr. Liu has a longstanding interest in health promotion. He is currently a board director of the Chinese Health Foundation of Australia.

Research interests

Global health

- Role of China in global health governance and health systems development

Health Services and policy reform

- Evaluating health reform in China and health policy capacity building

Health Services Management

- Patient safety culture and quality of care

Teaching Units

CPH4HDD Health Data for Decision Making; CPH4HRM Human Resources Management; CPH4POL Health Policy; CPH4HSF Health Service Financing; CPH5PPP Principles and Practice of Public Health; CPH5HSO Health Management Strategies and Operations; CPH5ALP Action Learning Project; CPH5HCQ Quality Management in Health Care; CPH5HIS Health Information and Administrative Systems;

Consulting

Dr. Liu has provided numerous consultancy services to health development projects in China funded by international agencies.

Recent Publications

Selected Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals

 Liang LB, Wu QH, Gao LJ, Hao YH, Liu CJ, Xie YG, Sun H, Yan XL, Li FB, Li HH, Fang HX, Ning N, Han LY, Cui Y (2012). Factors contributing to the high prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A study from China. Thorax doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200018 

Xia P, Li NX, Hau K, Liu CJ, Lu Y (2012) Quality of life of Chinese urban community residents: a psychometric study of the mainland Chinese version of the WHOQOL-BREF. BMC Medical Research Methodology 12:37

Zhang WQ, Liu CJ, Sun TS, Zhao J, Han JQ, Yang YH, Li SJ, Ma JQ (2011). Physical and mental health status of soldiers responding to the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 35(3):207-11

Liu CJ, Li NX, Ren XH, Liu DP (2010). Is traditional rural lifestyle a barrier for quality of life assessment? A case study using the Short Form 36 in a rural Chinese population. Quality of Life Research 19(1):31-36

Ke X, Liu CJ, Li NX (2010). Social Support and Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study on Survivors Eight Months after the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. BMC Public Health 10:573

Zhang JJ, Li NX, Liu CJ. (2010) Associations between poor health and school-related behavior problems at the child and family levels: a cross-sectional study of migrant children and adolescents in southwest urban China. Journal of School Health 80(6):296-303

Fang P, Dong S, Xiao J, Liu CJ, Feng X (2009). Regional Inequality in Health and its Determinants: Evidence from China. Health Policy 94(1):14-25

Meng YJ, Li NX, Liu CJ, Chen JH, Song YC, Qian ZS (2008). Quality of life and hostile mentality trend of patients with HIV/AIDS in China. Public Health 122(4): 401-411

Liu CJ, Legge D, Pei L, Lin V (2006). Developing community health services: revitalizing urban primary health care (in Chinese). Chinese General Practice 9(13): 1047-1049.

Liu CJ (2006). How to develop a referral system in health care (in Chinese). Chinese General Practice 9(15): 1221-1223.

Liu CJ (2003). The battle against SARS: a Chinese story. Australian Health Review 26(3):3-13

Liu CJ and Andrews GR (2002). Prevalence and incidence of urinary incontinence in the elderly: a longitudinal study in South Australia. Chinese Medical Journal 115(1):119-122

Selected Books

Liu CJ and Grain H. eds (2009). Working with information (in English and Chinese). Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House.

Pei LK, Liu CJ, Legge D (2009). Australian health care system: universality under stress. Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House.

Li NX, Liu CJ and Wang K. eds (2003). Social Medicine (in Chinese). Chengdu: Sichuan University Press.

Selected Chapters in Books

Hill S, Lowe D, Liu CJ, Santesso N. (2011) Building health literate societies. In Hill S (ed). The Knowledgeable patient: communication and participation in health. Wiley Blackwell (forthcoming).

Liu CJ, Legge D, Yao L. (2010) Community Health Services (in English and Chinese). In Lin V, Guo Y, Legge D, Wu Q (Eds.), Health policy in and for China. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. pp. 231-241 (Chinese) pp. 632-646 (English)

Liu CJ, Lin V, Huan X. (2010) Public Health Infrastructure (in English and Chinese). In Lin V, Guo Y, Legge D, Wu Q (Eds.), Health policy in and for China. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. pp. 260-270 (Chinese) pp. 670-683 (English)

Walker R, Liu CJ, Lin V. (2010). Using partnerships to support cooperation, collaboration and coordination (in English and Chinese). In Lin V, Guo Y, Legge D, Wu Q (Eds.), Health policy in and for China. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. pp. 114-125 (Chinese) pp. 465-481 (English)

Legge D, Liu CJ, Hao Y. (2010) Policies for Health Improvement (in English and Chinese). In Lin V, Guo Y, Legge D, Wu Q (Eds.), Health policy in and for China. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. pp. 159-170 (Chinese) pp. 528-544 (English)

Legge D, Fang J, Liu CJ, Pei LK(2010). Health policy advocacy (in English and Chinese). In Lin V, Guo Y, Legge D, Wu Q (Eds.), Health policy in and for China. Beijing: Peking University Medical Press. pp. 95-103 (Chinese) pp. 438-450 (English)

Grain H, Lloyd S, Liu CJ (2009). The role of managers in information systems. In Liu CJ and Grain H. eds. Working with information (in English and Chinese). Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House. pp. 1-31 (English) pp. 32-53 (Chinese)

Lloyd S, Grain H, Liu CJ, Li K (2009). Production of information. In Liu CJ and Grain H. eds. Working with information (in English and Chinese). Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House. pp. 54-114 (English) pp. 115-156 (Chinese)

Grain H, Lloyd S, Yang H, Liu CJ (2009). Use of information systems in spport of management and clinical practice. In Liu CJ and Grain H. eds. Working with information (in English and Chinese). Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House. pp. 157-183 (English) pp. 184-202 (Chinese)

Lloyd S, Liu CJ, Grain H, Yang H (2009). Information policy and planning at local and national levels – fitting it all together. In Liu CJ and Grain H. eds. Working with information (in English and Chinese). Beijing: People’s Medical Publishing House. pp. 203-214 (English) pp. 215-223 (Chinese) 

Selected Conference Papers

Liu CJ, Liu WW, Legge D, Wang YY, Zhang ZH, Chen H (2011). Fighting for safety: a battle between health providers and consumers. Hong Kong: ISQua's 28th International Conference. 14-17 September 2011

Liu CJ (2010). Public hospital reform: a case study in Australia (Invited Speech). Wuhan, China, International seminar on hospital reform. 24 August.

Liu CJ (2010). Regional health planning (Invited Speech). Chengdu, China, The symposium on West China health and inauguration of the evidence-based research center of west China health. 7 June.

Liu CJ (2010). Pay for performance in primary health care. Beijing, China, Sino-Australian Forum on Health Reform (supported by the Australian China Council). 8-9 May

Liu CJ & Legge D (2009). Revitalising primary health care: lessons from China. Istanbul, Turkey, the 12th World Congress on Public Health, 27 April - 1 May

Liu CJ & Legge D (2009). Performance assessment for primary health care (Invited Speech). Beijing, China, The 3rd Beijing International General Practice and Community Health Service Academic Summit, 25-26 April. pp. 9-11

Liu C & Legge D. (2008). Negotiating the transition: a challenge of teaching health administration in a rapidly changing system environment in China. Brisbane, SHAPE conference, July 2-4. p. 7

Legge D, Pei LK, Liu CJ. and Yang H. (2007). Policy gridlock and policy vision: the case of health insurance and hospital efficiency. Beijing Forum, Beijing, China, November 2-4.

Liu CJ, Legge D, Pei LK, Lin V (2005). Revitalizing Primary Health Care in Urban China (Invited Speech). Proceedings of International Conference on Family Medicine, Beijing, China 27-29 October. pp. 27-30 (English) 19-20 (Chinese)

Liu CJ & Legge D (2003). Closing the gap between policy and reality: a study of community health services in Chengdu and Panzhihua. Third health services and policy research conference of HSRA (Australian and New Zealand). Melbourne, 15-19 Nov.

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Research projects

Evaluating a patient safety learning system in an outpatient department in Beijing (WHO grant, with Liu WW);

Involving patients in patient safety management in hospitals: a qualitative research on patient perceptions in Shanghai China (WHO grant, with Ye XC);

Management reform of public hospitals in China: lessons from Australia (AusAID grants, with Yao L, Wu M and Sun NY);

Strengthening policy capacity for health care reform in China (with Legge D, Lin V, Gleeson D, Mao Z, Zhang Z and Gu X);

Development of a needs assessment tool for traumatic spinal cord injury (Faculty grant, with O'halloran P, Murphy G, Murley B and Wright B);

Selection of generic instruments for assessing quality of life in Chinese populations (with Li NX).