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Dr Lauren Bloomfield

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Email: l.bloomfield@ecu.edu.au

Lauren is a Lecturer in Communicable Disease and Epidemiology in the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Current Teaching

  • HST6337 Communicable Disease
  • HST5120 Epidemiology
  • HST6334 Strategic Decision Making and Program Planning (commencing 2018.2)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Communicable Disease
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistical methods
  • Vaccine efficacy and safety

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Public Health, The Flinders University of South Australia, 2017.
  • Master of Public Health, Edith Cowan University, 2011.
  • Bachelor of Health Science, The University of Western Australia, 2005.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Andrew, L., Barwood, D., Boston, J., Masek, M., Bloomfield, L., Devine, A. (2023). Serious games for health promotion in adolescents – a systematic scoping review. Education and Information Technologies, 28(5), 5519-5550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11414-9.

Journal Articles

  • Bloomfield, L., Coombs, G., Tempone, S., Armstrong, P. (2020). Marked increase in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, Western Australia, 2004-2018. Epidemiology and Infection, 148(2020), Article number e153. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268820000849.

Journal Articles

  • Regan, A., Gibbs, R., Bloomfield, L., Effler, P. (2019). Estimating influenza vaccine effectiveness using data routinely available in electronic primary care records. Vaccine, 37(5), 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.12.006.

Journal Articles

  • Regan, A., Bloomfield, L., Peters, I., Effler, P. (2017). Randomized Controlled Trial of text message reminders for increasing influenza vaccination. Annals of Family Medicine, 15(6), 507-514. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2120.

Journal Articles

  • Regan, AK., Bloomfield, L., Blyth, CC., Richmond, PC., Effler, PV. (2016). A prospective cohort study assessing the reactogenicity of pertussis and influenza vaccines administered during pregnancy. Vaccine, 34(20), 2299-2304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.084.
  • Regan, AK., Mak, DB., Hauck, YL., Gibbs, R., Bloomfield, L., Effler, PV. (2016). Trends in seasonal influenza vaccine uptake during pregnancy in Western Australia: Implications for midwives. Women and Birth, 29(5), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2016.01.009.

Journal Articles

  • Regan, AK., Blyth, CC., Bloomfield, L., Mak, DB., Richmond, PC., Effler, PV. (2015). Comparison of text-messaging to voice telephone interviews for active surveillance of adverse events following immunisation. Vaccine, 33(31), 3689-3694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.06.022.
  • Carcione, D., Regan, AK., Bloomfield, L., Mak, DB., Gibbs, R., Dowse, GK., Bulsara, M., Effler, PV. (2015). The impact of parental postpartum pertussis vaccination on infection in infants: A population-based study of cocooning in Western Australia. Vaccine, 33(42), 5654-5661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.08.066.
  • Bloomfield, L., Regan, AK., Armstrong, PK., Dowse, GK., Effler, PV. (2015). EbolaTracks: an automated SMS system for monitoring persons potentially exposed to Ebola virus disease. Eurosurveillance, 20(1), Article Number: 20999.
  • Regan, AK., Bloomfield, L., Blyth, CC., Mak, DB., Richmond, PC., Shellam, G., Talbot, C., Effler, PV. (2015). A prospective cohort study comparing the reactogenicity of trivalent influenza vaccine in pregnant and non-pregnant women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 15(1), Article Number: 61. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0495-2.
  • Regan, AK., Mak, DB., Moore, HC., Bloomfield, L., Saker, R., Jones, C., Effler, PV. (2015). Surveillance of antenatal influenza vaccination: validity of current systems and recommendations for improvement. BMC Public Health, 15(1), Article Number: 1155. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2234-z.
  • Regan, AK., Bloomfield, L., Gibbs, R. (2015). Post-marketing surveillance of adverse events following immunization with inactivated quadrivalent and trivalent influenza vaccine in health care providers in Western Australia. Vaccine, 33(46), 6149-6151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.005.

Research Projects

  • Meningococcal Infection, Awareness Prevention and Protection (MIapp) – Improving and evaluating adolescent access to meningococcal education through the use of an app , Lotterywest, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2024, $290,910.
  • SmartVax – analysis and reporting tools, Department of Health WA, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2020, $10,875.
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