Derrick Lopez is a Research Fellow at the School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia.  He has been involved with conducting epidemiological studies and health services research with Australian and international researchers using population-level linked data in many areas including cardiovascular disease, pharmacoepidemiology, healthy ageing and frailty, and rural health.  He also has experience in conducting randomised controlled trials and qualitative studies.

• Cost effectiveness of extending the Phase 3 community pulmonary rehabilitation program beyond the recommended 10 weeks
• Services provided and outcomes for patients suspected of experiencing a heart attack or stroke and transported by the Royal Flying Doctor Services (RFDS) to hospitals across Western Australia
• Is the incidence of heart attack still decreasing in Australia? Developing reliable methods for monitoring trends in myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease

Professional Services

• Provide epidemiological expertise for the Australian Urban Health Indicators (AusUrb-HI) project (2021-present)

• Peer reviewer for Health Research Council of New Zealand (2021)

• Member of the Methods Portfolio of the Medicines Intelligence Centre for Research Excellence (2021-present)

• Organising committee for the 2021 Medicines Intelligence CRE Annual Research Symposium and Policy Forum

• Member National Stroke Data Linkage Interest Group (2018-present)

• Organising committee for the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Epidemiological Association

• Abstract reviewer for various national and international conferences (e.g. International Population Data Linkage Network conference)

• Receive many requests to review papers for various journals (eg. BMJ Open, Public Health Research and Practice, Australasian Journal on Ageing)

• Examined Honours and Masters dissertations

2014-present: Involved in teaching the "Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data" and "Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data" at UWA.

1. Research Associate, Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Edith Cowan University (2008-09)
2. Research Associate, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing, The University of Western Australia (2009-11)
3. Research Fellow, Western Australian Centre for Rural Health, The University of Western Australia (2012-14)