Professor Rob Carter

Rob is the Foundation Chair in Disability Economics at the Melbourne Disability Institute, The University of Melbourne.  He has many years of experience in the design and application of economic appraisal across multiple settings by using the full range of economic methods and communicating of economic results in policy relevant ways. His research interests are conomic appraisal of health care services and priority setting.

Rob’s goal for the CRE is to encourage clinicians and academics to work with stakeholders and policy-makers to bridge the gap between academic rigor and applied policy-making in major areas of health related to CP with a strong focus on knowledge transfer.