Spatial-Temporal data to better predict aeroallergen hospital admissions: use of spatial point process models
Principal Advisor: Associate Professor Nicholas Osborne
Email: n.osborne@uq.edu.au
Phone: 0431 854 846
Research group: Environment and health
Organisational unit: School of Public Health
Using data collected in Melbourne from 2013 to 2024 we will assess the relationship between pollen levels and symptoms of allergy. Knowledge of this relationship will be used alongside newly collected pollen data at the pollen monitoring station at Herston (UQ Health Sciences Building). We have over 411,000 geolocated responses from AirHealth data app that records symptoms of those subscribed to the Australia-wide service informing. We intend to link these to daily pollen measures in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra. In collaboration with the University of Melbourne and AirHealth (CI Osborne is member of the scientific coordination committee) we will use data collected over the last 10 year to make better predictions on air quality. Recently the University of Queensland has joined the AirHealth network. This Australia-wide network of pollen monitoring provides a service including providing pollen forecast to enable patients with asthma, COPD and rhinitis to better manage their conditions via knowledge of environmental factors. A $5000 topup scholarship is available for applications before 30th August 2024.