Layla Edwards
Dr Layla Edwards is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT) within the Faculty of Health. Her research applies a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) framework to understand how environmental and structural factors influence health and social outcomes, with an emphasis on health equity across diverse populations.
Drawing on expertise in epidemiology, public health, health services research and mixed-methods research, Dr Edwards investigates complex health challenges with a focus on generating evidence to inform policy, improve health services, and strengthen population health outcomes. Her current work focuses on delirium prevention and care, including the use of large, linked datasets, clinical trials and stakeholder-engaged research to better understand healthcare trajectories and improve outcomes for older adults and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
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