Staff profile

Dr Stephen Begg

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

La Trobe Rural Health School
Department of Health and Environment

HHS 1.13, Bendigo

 

Qualifications

BA Hons (SUT), Grad Dip Pop Hlth (ANU), MPH (Melb), PhD (UQ)

Area of study

Public Health

Research specialisation

- Rural and Regional Health

Teaching units

PHE3EPI Epidemiology for Health

PHE5RMA Research Methods

PHE3HCS Health Care Systems

Recent publications

Books

Begg S, Vos T, Barker B, Stevenson C, Stanley L & Lopez A (2007). Burden of disease and injury in Australia, 2003. Cat. no. PHE 82. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10317

Book chapters

Lopez A, Begg S & Bos E (2006). “Chapter 2. Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of major regions, 1990-2001”, in Global burden of disease and risk factors,  Lopez A, et al., Editors. The World Bank and Oxford University Press: Washington http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11812/

Mathers C, Salomon J, Ezzati M, Begg S, Vander Hoorn S & Lopez A (2006). “Chapter 5. Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses for burden of disease and risk factor estimates”, in Global burden of disease and risk factors, Lopez A, et al., Editors. The World Bank and Oxford University Press: Washington http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11812/

Reports

Queensland Health (2010). Making Tracks towards closing the gap in health outcomes for Indigenous Queenslanders by 2033 – policy and accountability framework. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/atsihealth/documents/makingtracks/making_tracks_pol.pdf

Endo T, Jardine A, Macleod S, Bright M & Begg S (2010). Projected burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2007 to 2016. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no.7. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c7_series2.pdf

Bright M, Begg S & Harper C (2009). Overview of the burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2006. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no 1. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c1_series2.pdf

Bright M, Begg S & Harper C (2009). Leading causes of burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2006. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no 2. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c2_series2.pdf

Bright M, Begg S & Harper C (2009). Age group differences in burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2006. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no 3. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c3_series2.pdf

Begg S, Bright M & Harper C (2009). Differentials in burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2006. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no. 4. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c4_series2.pdf

Begg S, Bright M & Harper C (2009). Burden of disease and injury, life expectancy and health‐adjusted life expectancy in Queensland Health Service Districts, 2006. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 2, no.5. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c5_series2.pdf

Begg S, Bright M & Harper C (2009). Burden of disease and health adjusted life expectancy in Health Service Districts of Queensland Health, 2006. Queensland Health: Brisbane http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/hale_series2.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L, O’Brien J & Harper C (2008). Overview of the burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 1. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c1_overview_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L, O’Brien J & Harper C (2008). Leading causes of burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 2. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c2_causes_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L, O’Brien J & Harper C (2008). Age group differences in burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 3. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c3_age_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L, O’Brien J & Harper C (2008). Risk factor impact on the burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 4. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c4_risk_factors_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L, O’Brien J & Harper C (2008). Differentials in the burden of disease and injury in Queensland, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 5. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c5_differential_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor SL, Bright M, Stanley L & Harper C (2008). Burden of disease and injury in Queensland Health Service Districts, 2003. Queensland Burden of Disease and Injury circular series 1, no 6. Brisbane: Queensland Health http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/c6_districts_final.pdf

Begg S, Khor S, Bright M, Stanley L & Harper C (2008). Burden of disease and health adjusted life expectancy in Health Service Districts of Queensland Health, 2003. Queensland Health: Brisbane http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/hale_for_hsd_final.pdf

Begg S, Bright M & Harper C (2008). Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity and overweight (SNAPO) indicators for Health Service Districts (2008 Districts). Queensland Health: Brisbane http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/documents/pdu/snapo_series2.pdf

Begg S, Bright M & Harper C (2008). Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity and overweight (SNAPO) indicators for Health Service Districts in 2006. Queensland Health: Brisbane

Begg S, Page A, Arnett K & Taylor R (2007). Interval cancers in BreastScreen Aotearoa, 1999-2002. Brisbane: Independent Monitoring Group, School of Population Health, University of Queensland http://www.nsu.govt.nz/Files/BSA/Interval_Cancers_in_BreastScreen_Aotearoa_1999-2000.pdf

Taylor R, Arnett K & Begg S (2007). BreastScreen Aotearoa: Independent Monitoring Report, Janurary-June, 2007. Brisbane: Independent Monitoring Group, School of Population Health, University of Queensland http://www.nsu.govt.nz/Files/BSA/BreastScreen_Aotearoa_Independent_Monitoring_report_(January-June_2007).pdf

Vos T & Begg S (2007). The burden of cardiovascular disease in Australia for the year 2003. Report to the National Heart Foundation of Australia. Melbourne: National Heart Foundation of Australia

Vos T, Goss J, Begg S & Mann N (2007). Projection of health care expenditure by disease: a case study from Australia. A background paper for the World Economic and Social Survey 2007: Development in an Ageing World - 60th Anniversary Edition, 1948-2007. New York: United Nations http://www.un.org/esa/policy/wess/wess2007files/backgroundpapers/australia.pdf

Vos T, Barendregt J & Begg, S (2005). Estimating the contribution of lifestyle risk factors to the burden of disease in Australia in 2003. Technical report for the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing by the School of Population Health, University of Queensland

Vos T, Goss J, Begg S, & Mann N (2005). Projected Health Care Costs Report. Technical report for the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing by the School of Population Health, University of Queensland and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Doran C, Begg S, Vos T & Lopez A (2004). Fiji Burden of Disease from Tobacco. A report prepared on behalf of WHO Fiji Regional Office, Secretariat of the Pacific Communities and the Fiji National Health Research Committee. Brisbane, University of Queensland

Campbell S, Harper C, Begg S, & Pugh R (2004). Hospitalisations Avoidable by Ambulatory Care Project: Final Report. Queensland Health: Brisbane

Yusoff AF, Mustafa AN, Kaur G K, Omar MA, Vos T, Rao VPC & Begg S (2004). Malaysian Burden of Disease and Injury Study. Kuala Lumpur: Division of Burden of Disease, Institute of Public Health, Ministry of Public Health

Begg S, Ezzati M, Lopez A, & Vos T (2003). "Appendix B: Report on measuring the impact of reductions in exposure to tobacco on the burden of disease and injury in Australia" in Cost Benefit Analysis of Proposed New Health Warnings on Tobacco Products.  A background paper for the Australian Government Department of Health & Ageing as part of the “Draft Regulation Impact Statement: Trade Practices (Consumer Product Information Standard) – Tobacco” http://www.treasury.gov.au/contentitem.asp?ContentID=794&NavID

Begg S & Tomijiman N (2003). Global burden of injury in the year 2000: an overview of methods. Geneva, World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/bod_injuries.pdf

Truelsen T, Begg S & Mathers C (2003). The global burden of cerebrovascular disease. Geneva, World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/bod_cerebrovasculardiseasestroke.pdf

The Thai Working Group on Burden of Disease and Injuries (2002). The Burden of Disease and Injuries in Thailand. Bundhamcharoen K, Teerawatananon Y, Vos T & Begg S, Editors. Bangkok, Bureau of Health Policy and Planning, Ministry of Public Health. http://thaibod.net/documents/DISEASEBURDEN1999.pdf

Stathakis V, Begg S, Ansari Z, Rabôt N & Ozanne-Smith J (2002). Modelling Emergency Demand for Injury Conditions Study: Preventable Injury Hospitalisations and Opportunities for Targeted Interventions in Hospitalisations for Child Poisoning and Fractured Neck of Femur (Hip Fracture) Injuries in Older Persons Due to Falls. Melbourne: Social and Environmental Health Public Health Branch Department of Human Services (Victoria) & Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)

Papers in refereed journals

Zhao Y, Wright J, Begg S and Guthridge S (2013). Decomposing Indigenous Life Expectancy Gap by Risk Factors: A Life Table Analysis, Population Health Metrics. 11:1

McCormack GR, Shiell A, Giles-Corti B, Begg S, Veerman L, Geelhoed E, Amarasinghe A, Emery JCH (2012). The association between sidewalk length and walking for different purposes in established neighborhoods, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 9(1): 92

Askew D, Jackson C, Ware RS, Begg S, Crossland L, Cranston P, and Mitchell P (2011). Diabetic retinopathy screening and monitoring of early stage disease in general practice: Design and methods, Contemporary Clinic Trials. 33(5): 969-75

Katzenellenbogen JM, Vos T, Somerford P, Begg S, Semmens JB & Codde JP (2011). Burden of stroke in indigenous Western Australians: a study using data linkage. Stroke. 42(6): 1515-21

Katzenellenbogen J, Begg S, Somerford P, Anderson C, Semmens J, Codde J & Vos T (2010). Disability burden due to stroke in Western Australia: New insights from linked data sources. International Journal of Stroke. 5(4): 269-77

Katzenellenbogen J, Vos T. Somerford P, Begg S, Semmens J & Codde J (2010). Excess mortality rates for estimating the non-fatal burden of stroke in Western Australia: a data linkage study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 30(1): 57-64

Magliano DJ, Peeters A, Vos T, Sicree R, Shaw J, Sindall C, Haby M, Begg S & Zimmet PZ (2009). Projecting the burden of diabetes in Australia - what is the size of the matter?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.  33(6): 540-543

Vos T, Barker B, Begg S, Stanley L & Lopez A (2009). Burden of disease and injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: the Indigenous health gap. International Journal of Epidemiology. 38(2): 477-9

Begg S, Vos T, Barker B, Stanley L & Lopez A (2008). Burden of disease and injury in Australia in the new millennium: measuring health loss from diseases, injuries and risk factors. Medical Journal of Australia. 188(1): 36-40

Begg, S, Vos T, Goss J & Mann N (2008). An alternative approach to projecting health expenditure in Australia. Australian Health Review. 32(1): 148-155

Page A, Begg S, Taylor R & Lopez AD (2007). Global comparative assessments of life expectancy: the impact of migration with reference to Australia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 85: 474-481

Michaud CM, McKenna MT, Begg S, Tomijima N, Majmudar M, Bulzacchelli MT, Ebrahim S, Ezzati M, Salomon JA, Gaber Kreiser J, Hogan M & Murray CJ (2006). The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996. Popul Health Metr. Oct 18;4:11

Mathers CD, Iburg KM & Begg S (2006). Adjusting for dependent comorbidity in the calculation of healthy life expectancy. Popul Health Metr, 4(1): 4

Begg S, Rao C & Lopez AD (2005). Design options for sample-based mortality surveillance. Int J Epidemiol. Oct;34(5): 1080-7

Rao C, Lopez AD, Yang G, Begg S & Ma J (2005). Evaluating national cause-of-death statistics: principles and application to the case of China. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Aug;83(8):618-25

Sundararajan V, Bunker SJ, Begg S, Marshall R & McBurney H (2004). Attendance rates and outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation in Victoria, 1998. Med J Aust 180(6): 268-71.

Vos T, Begg S & Magnus A (2002). Response to recent comments regarding burden of disease results in Victoria. Aust N Z J Public Health. 26(3): 282-3

Van Buynder P, Mills K, Watson R & Begg S (2002). Diabetes: Reducing the burden of disease in Victoria. Health of Victorians: The Chief Health Officer's Bulletin. 2(1): 16-19

Vos T, Mathers C, Herrman H, Harvey C, Gureje O, Bui D, Watson N & Begg S (2001). The burden of mental disorders in Victoria, 1996. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 36: 53–62

Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C and Begg S (2001). The burden of disease and injury in Australia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 79: 1076-1084

Vos T, Begg S, Chen Y & Magnus A (2001). Socio-economic differentials in life expectancy and years of life lost in Victoria, 1992–1996. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. 12: 126–130

Begg S, Vos T & Stone C (2001). Mesothelioma as a marker for asbestos-related lung disease in Victoria. Victorian Chief Health Officer’s Bulletin. 1: 10–12

Magnus A, Vos T & Begg S (2001). Improvement in the Life Expectancy of Victorians. Victorian Chief Health Officer’s Bulletin.1: 16–20

 

Older publications

Reports

Vos T & Begg S (1999). The Victorian Burden of Disease Study: Mortality. Melbourne: Department of Human Services http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/Victorian-Burden-of-Disease-Study:-Mortality

Vos T & Begg S (1999). The Victorian Burden of Disease Study: Morbidity. Melbourne: Department of Human Services http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/Victorian-Burden-of-Disease-Study:-Morbidity

Watson W, Ozanne-Smith J, Begg S, Imberger A, Ashby K & Stathakis V (1997). Injuries Associated with Nursery Furniture and Bunk Beds. Report no. 123. Melbourne, Monash University Accident Research Centre http://www.monash.edu.au/muarc/reports/muarc123.pdf

Papers in refereed journals

Mathers C, Vos T, Stevenson C & Begg S (2000). The Australian burden of disease study: measuring the loss of health from diseases, injuries and risk factors. Medical Journal of Australia, 172: 592–6.

Watson W, Ozanne-Smith J, Begg S & Stathakis V (1999). Bunk bed injuries in Australia: the case for a mandatory safety standard. International Journal for Consumer Product Safety, 6(2).

Research projects

 TBA