Research Fellow, University of Wollongong; Australia

Dr Patti Shih is a Lecturer in Public Health and a Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values (ACHEEV) at the University of Wollongong. She is a sociologist specialising in political, social and cultural aspects of health care and health service. She specialises in qualitative and deliberative research methods. Her current research focuses on consumer orientated health technologies, and consumer participation in healthcare decision making. She co-led and co-researched in this collaborative study with health consumer representatives.