With training in health, research methodology and economics, I have established a career in health economics with particular strength and focus on understanding the ‘value’ to consumers of health and aged care services. My aim is to develop methods which enable the full inclusion of the lived reality of groups such as those with cognitive impairment, physical or intellectual disability, or complex family caregiving scenarios into economics. My work focuses on developing a mixed methods approach incorporating qualitative and discrete choice experiments (DCE) to understand the preferences of older adults and their informal carers for aged care and health services.
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About me
With training in health, research methodology and economics, I have established a career in health economics with particular strength and focus on understanding the ‘value’ to consumers of health and aged care services. My aim is to develop methods which enable the full inclusion of the lived reality of groups such as those with cognitive impairment, physical or intellectual disability, or complex family caregiving scenarios into economics. My work focuses on developing a mixed methods approach incorporating qualitative and discrete choice experiments (DCE) to understand the preferences of older adults and their informal carers for aged care and health services.
A highlight of my work here at UniSA is participating as part of the investigating team on multiple research projects with other researchers, clinicians and consumer advocates from diverse backgrounds, including leading the economic evaluation alongside clinical trials of rehabilitation, malnutrition treatment and prevention, cardiovascular disesase risk reduction, genomic screening in epilepsy, and dementia. I am currently working on a new ARC Linkage Project (LP170100664) to develop a quality of life measure with older people for application in the aged care sector, as well as a funded pilot research program evaluating the feasibility of undertaking DCE methods to evaluate care preferences among people with a disability.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Science First Class Flinders University
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics Flinders University
Research Fellow, Institute for Choice, UniSA Business School, UniSA (Current)
Adjunct Research Fellow, Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Flinders University (2017-Current)
Research Fellow, NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Rehabilitation and Aged Care, Flinders University (2013-2017)
Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics and Centre for Educational ICT, Flinders University (2009 - 2016)
Research Assistant, Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University (2009 - 2010)
Economic evaluation of health and aged care interventions, patient preferences for health services, and quality of life of special interest groups (e.g. older people, rehabilitation, people living with dementia, and aged care clients).
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Current Projects
2017-2018 NHMRC Project Grant - 'The InTENSE trial: optimising upper limb recovery following stroke'
2017 - 2018 Institute for Safety Compensation and Recovery Research - 'Rehabilitation after catastrophic acquired brain injury'
2016 NHMRC Project Grant - 'Improving cardiovascular health and quality of life in people with severe mentalillness: a randomised trial of a ‘partners in health’ intervention'
2017 NHMRC Project Grant - 'Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of genome sequencing for refractory epilepsy in childrenand adults: a multicentre randomised controlled trial'
2017 NHMRC Project Grant - 'Improving detection and management of DEmentia in Indigenous people Attending Primary Care (IDEA- PC model of care)'
Funding
Ratcliffe R, Cameron I, Lancsar E, Walker R, Milte R, Swaffer K, and Parker S 2018: Australian Research Council Linkage Project, (CIE), A new quality of life instrument with older people for economic evaluation, $406,665 ARC
Milte R, Ratcliffe J, Khadka J. 2018: UniSA CAFE Seed Funding Grant, (CIA), Investigating the potential of Eye-Tracking to add to discrete choice experiment studies, $3,600.
Smith A, Keage H, Loetscher T, Milte R, Ratcliffe J. 2017: UniSA Research Themes Investment Scheme Seed Funding, (CID), Increasing dementia knowledge in children: The Unley City Council dementia friendly schools project, $35,325
Milte R, Ratcliffe J, Swait J, Souza F, and Duff G, 2017: UniSA CAFE Seed Funding Grant, (CIA), Pilot study: Feasibility of applying Discrete Choice Experiment methodology with National Disability Insurance Scheme participants, $6,103.59.
Harrison S, and Milte R 2016: Flinders University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences Small Grants ECR Seeding Grant, (CIB), A study to determine the feasibility of setting up a data registry to examine health and ageing of the older population of South Australia, $18,666.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
19
17
|
| 2018 |
Open access
44
42
|
| 2016 |
Open access
15
14
|
| 2016 |
Open access
89
83
|
| 2014 |
Open access
33
34
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
7
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
14
12
|
| 2022 |
6
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
7
48
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
5
16
|
| 2019 |
Open access
6
15
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2019 |
11
11
|
| 2019 |
Open access
19
17
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
9
|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
|
| 2019 |
Open access
14
14
|
| 2018 |
Open access
46
42
133
|
| 2018 |
Open access
33
32
|
| 2018 |
Open access
35
29
44
|
| 2018 |
Open access
70
66
46
|
| 2018 |
Open access
31
30
|
| 2018 |
Open access
50
44
22
|
| 2018 |
Open access
4
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
20
19
|
| 2018 |
Open access
44
42
|
| 2018 |
Open access
20
21
|
| 2017 |
Open access
14
14
|
| 2017 |
|
| 2017 |
Open access
11
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
107
100
|
| 2017 |
Open access
14
12
|
| 2017 |
Open access
45
40
|
| 2016 |
Open access
15
14
|
| 2016 |
Open access
16
14
|
| 2016 |
Open access
89
83
|
| 2014 |
Open access
94
95
|
| 2014 |
Open access
33
34
|
| 2013 |
Open access
22
22
|
| 2013 |
Open access
24
23
|
| 2011 |
Open access
12
13
|
Milte R. 2017 ‘Food for thought: People with dementia on dining in aged care’, Aged Care Insite, available online: https://www.agedcareinsite.com.au/2017/12/food-for-thought-people-with-dementia-on-dining-in-aged-care/ .
Research
Economic evaluation of health and aged care interventions, patient preferences for health services, and quality of life of special interest groups (e.g. older people, rehabilitation, people living with dementia, and aged care clients).
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Helping Hand Aged Care | AUSTRALIA |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| Kolling Institute of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Disability Services | AUSTRALIA |
| NSW Health | AUSTRALIA |
| South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI) | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| Vrije University | NETHERLANDS |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Contribution to policyAustralian Senate Committee on Effectiveness of Aged Care Quality Assessment |
2017 |
Invited speaker at a Citizen's Jury on quality of life and choice in residential aged careNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre |
2017 |
Invited Speaker on using choice experiments in aged care contextsNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre |
2017 |
SecretaryAustralian Health Economics Society (AHES) |
2017 |
Tenure-track memberInternational Academy of Health Preference Research |
2017 |
Council memberAustralian Health Economics Society (AHES) |
2016 |
SecretaryAustralian Health Economics Society (AHES) |
2016 |
Convenor Rehabilitation and Aged Care Interest GroupDiabetics Association of Australia |
2015 |
Council memberAustralian Health Economics Society (AHES) |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
2015 |
Board Member - Rehabilitation and Aged Care Interest GroupDietetics Association of Australia |
2014 |
Council memberAustralian Health Economics Society (AHES) |
2014 |
Top 15 Poster Oral Presentations AwardFragility Fracture Network Global Congress |
2013 |
New conference presenter awardInternational Congress of Dietetics |
2012 |
Current Supervision
Available for Supervision of Honours, Masters by Research, and PhD Candidates in areas of Health Services Research, Economic Evaluation, Health Care Preferences, and Discrete Choice Experiments.
