Cohort 
2022

Kim-Huong Nguyen, PhD, MSc

Economist

Research and co-create evidence-based and sustainable solutions in health and social care to reduce disparities in service access, utilization and outcomes for people living with dementia.

Current Work

Kim-Huong uses economic theories and methods to study the social and economic values of healthcare and social care and to draw policies that improve the values of services (through improving quality and operational efficiency) and achieve more equitable distribution of service access and utilization, especially for disadvantaged groups.

Personal Hero

Susan Cain

Words of Strength

Curiosity, connecting ideas, working toward a common goal

Vision

Research and co-create evidence-based and sustainable solutions in health and social care to reduce disparities in service access, utilization and health and quality-of-life outcomes for people living with dementia.

Strategy

Kim-Huong is currently leading an international valuation project for the dementia-specific utility instrument (AD5D), which enables economists and researchers to measure and compare the economic outcomes of dementia interventions.

Impact

Kim-Huong hopes to seek and foster collaboration with the network of extraordinary researchers across disciplines and cultural backgrounds, united under one common goal to improve brain health for populations across the world.

Motivation

Dementia is a devastating diagnosis for individuals and their families, as their normal lives become increasingly disrupted as the disease progresses. For the health and social care systems, dementia is associated with a large economic burden.

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