National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Faculty

Faculty

Pu, Christy / 蒲正筠

 02-2826-7942
 02-2826-1002
 cypu@nycu.edu.tw

Current Position

Professor, Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University


Office

Room 310-2, Medical Building


Academic Degrees

1. 2005/09-2008-06-National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan (Ph.D. in Public Health)

2. 2002/08-2003/07-University of Oxford, United Kingdom (M.Sc Economics for Development)

3. 1999/08-2002/07-University of the West Indies, Trinidad (B.Sc Economics)


Experience

● 112特種考試地方政府公務人員考試命題委員

● Visiting scholar, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA 2019/08-2020/03.

● Associate Professor. Institute of Hospital & Healthcare Management, National Yang-Ming University, 2013/02-2018/01

● Assistant Professor. Institute of Hospital & Healthcare Management, National Yang-Ming University , 2010/02/-2013/01).

● Researcher. Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Department of Health, Taiwan

●National Taipei College of Nursing. Lecturer (health economics), 2004/02-2006/06

●Division Head: Division of Health Policy & Law, Department of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, 2018-2019

●Deputy Head: Office of Student Affairs. National Yang-Ming University, 2018-2019

●Section Head: Student Housing Guidance Section, National Yang-Ming University. 2017-2019

●陽明大學醫學院卓越研究發展委員會之委員, 2021/2/1-2023/1/31

●榮總特聘研究員, 2021/4/1-2022/12/31

●台灣健康經濟學會監事, 2020/1-present

●傑出教學獎遴選委員會醫學院教師代表 , 2020/05

國立陽明交通大學性別平等教育委員會委員 (08/2022-07/2024)

●國立陽明交通大學醫學系系教評委員(08/2022-07/2023)

●國家科學委員會生科處公衛與社會醫學復審委員 (1/1/2023-12/31/2023)

國家科學委員會生科處公衛及環境醫學組復審委員 (1/1/202/4-12/31/2024)

113年公務人員高等考試三級考試暨普通考試院卷委員

113 114 學年度國立陽明大學醫學院院務會議代表

113, 114年度國科會生科司公共衛生學門計畫複審委員

國際健康經濟專業顧問 : Mongolian Health Insurance Doctors Association(09/2024~08/2027)


Research interests

1. National Health Accounts

2. Out-of-pocket healthcare spending and health costs estimation

3. Health services research

4. Disability


Other research interests

Public health in ophthalmology

Economic evaluation

Cost benefit analysis


Main courses taught

1. Introduction to Economics

2. Applied econometrics in healthcare

3. Health Economics

4. Applied Economics for Managers


Projects/grants

Research Grants (PI)

1.  Financial Status and Medical Burden for Disabled People (2023.08-2026.07) (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

2. International comparable out-of-pocket health expenditure and financial equity in Taiwan (3/3). (2023.08-2024.07) (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

3. International comparable out-of-pocket health expenditure and financial equity in Taiwan (2/3). (2022.08-2023.07) (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

4. International comparable out-of-pocket health expenditure and financial equity in Taiwan (1/3). (2021.08-2022.07) (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

5. The effect of market structure and regionalization on continuity of care and patient outcome. 2020.08-2022.07 (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

6. National Health Accounts Estimation and Model development (Long-term care estimation). Ministry of Health: 2020.01 ~2020.12 (Ministry of Health, 衛福部)

7. National Health Accounts Estimation and Model development. Ministry of Health: 2019.01 ~2019.12 (Ministry of Health, 衛福部)

8. Out-of-pocket Healthcare Spending. 2018.08~2018.12 (National Health Insurance Administration 健保署)

9. Continuity of care, healthcare system and drug-drug interaction. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 2017.08~2019.07. (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

10. National Health Accounts Estimation and Model development. Ministry of Health: 2016.04 ~2018.12 (Ministry of Health, 衛福部)

l1. Out-of-pocket medical expenditure under National Health Insurance in Taiwan. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan : 2013.08~2016.07. (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)

l2. Health accounts and out-of-Pocket health expenditure estimation. Ministry of Health: 2014.01 ~2015.12 (Ministry of Health, 衛福部)

l3. The relationship between continuity of care and health outcome: the issue of endogeneity. 2012.08~2013.07 (National Science council, Taiwan 國科會)


Awards

1.97-2 醫學系優良教師 (感謝狀)

獲獎年份-2009

2. 98-2 醫學系優良教師 (感謝狀)

獲獎年份-2010

3. 101-2 醫學系優良教師 (感謝狀)

獲獎年份-2013

4. 102-2 醫學系優良教師 (感謝狀)

獲獎年份-2014

5. 103-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎座)

獲獎年份-2015

6. 101 良師益友獎

獲獎年份-2012

7. 102 優良導師

獲獎年份-2013

8. 103 校級傑出教師

獲獎年份-2014

9. 106 優良導師

獲獎年份-2017

10. 106-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎狀)

獲獎年份-2017

11. 107 良師益友獎

獲獎年份-2018

12. 107-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎狀)

獲獎年份-2019

13. Fulbright Senior Research Grant

獲獎年份-2019

14. 108 醫學院院級教學傑出獎 (院獎勵)

獲獎年份-2020

15. 109-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎狀)

獲獎年份-2021

16. 國立陽明交通大學 110 年第四季重要期刊論文獎(Research award)

獲獎年份-2021

17. 110 校級優良教學獎

獲獎年份-2022

18. 110-2 醫學系優良教師

獲獎年份-2022

19.111-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎狀) (Teaching award)

獲獎年份-2023

20.112-2 醫學系優良教師 (獎狀) (Teaching award)


IHP Thesis Advisee

1. Nazli Javid (Pakistan) Maternal stature and child growth in Pakistan.

2. Ochirbat Batbold (Mongolia). Health care utilization and health inequality in Mongolia.

3. Tan Nguyen (Vietnam). Health education for medical student (co-advisor)

4. Sylvain SOME (Burkina Faso).  Contraceptive use by women in Burkina Faso.

5. Maria Paz Lucia Galeano Machuca. Medical Impoverishment in Paraguay and its determinants. (Co-advisor)

6. Pinda Khumalo (Swalizland) Antiretroviral treatment attrition in Swaziland: a population-based study. 

7. Sankara Placid (Burkina Faso). Preventive behavior, knowledge and attitude for stroke patient in Burkina Faso.

8. Emely Maite Monzon(Guatemala). Delay in seeking dental treatment among schoolchildren

9. Cordero Jeremy Aldric Telesford(St. Vincent). Socioeconomic Status and Mediation Effect of Health Behaviors on Obesity in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 


Professional Affiliations

1. Taiwan Health Economics Association (Board)

2. AIMS Public Health Journal (Associate Editor)

3. PLOS One (Associate editor)

4. Academy Health (Member)

5. American Public Health Association (Member)

6. International Health Economics Association (Member)


Professional activities

1. 12h Annual Meeting of Asia Pacific Health Accounts Experts (2016)

主辦單位-世界衛生組織、經濟合作暨發展組織

開會地點-韓國首爾

經費來源-衛福部

擔任職務-與談人

會議期間-2016/06/16-2016/6/17


2. 14th OECD-WHO (2018)

主辦單位-世界衛生組織、經濟合作暨發展組織

開會地點-韓國首爾

經費來源-衛福部

擔任職務-與談人

會議期間-2018/04/25-2018/04/26


3. 15th Annual Meeting of Asia Pacific Health Accounts Experts

主辦單位-世界衛生組織、經濟合作暨發展組織

開會地點-韓國首爾

經費來源-衛福部

擔任職務-與談人

會議期間-2019/03/25-2019/03/29


4. Taiwan's response strategies to COVID-19

主辦單位-Fulbright

開會地點-台北

經費來源-Fulbright

擔任職務-Keynote speaker

會議期間-2020/08/20


5. Continuity of care in US (Research sharing)

主辦單位-Fulbright

開會地點-台北

經費來源-Fulbright

擔任職務-Speaker

會議期間-2022/05/28


Publications  (past 5 years)

(* Corresponding author)

1. CH Hou, YC Chou, C Pu* (2025) Unlocking Vision Care Accessibility: Evaluating Caregivers’ Willingness to Pay in Specialised Eye Clinics for Family Members with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 0:1–15. Jan 11. doi: 10.1111/jir.13210. Online ahead of print.
2. YC Chou. BW Chen, C Pu, CH Hou*, (2025) Smiling and Talking Slowly’: A Qualitative Study on the Ideal Ophthalmologist From the Perspective of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Online ahead of print.
3. C Pu*, CH Hou (2024). Transparency in National Health Expenditure Estimates. The Lancet, 2024, 404(10461), 1402-1403.
4. C Pu*, (2024) A Clear Breakdown of Out-of-Pocket Spending: Implications for Public Health Policy. Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices. 8(2): 231
5. O.Batbold, C Pu* (2024). Job Tenure and Depression in the Workplace: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Mongolia. Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices. 8(2): 230
6. C Pu, SF Shih, YJ Chou*. (2024) Needs Beyond Coverage: Health Care Inequities Among Children With Disabilities of Parents With Disabilities. Disability and Health Journal. 2024. Epub ahead of print. (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013)
7. CH Hou, C Pu* (2024). Long-Term Effect of Systemic Comorbidity on Glaucoma Medication Adherence. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2024 May:261:132-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.01.019.
8. YC Chou*, M Puthenparambil, K Teppo, C Pu. (2024) Multidimensional Care Poverty among East Asian and Nordic Older Adults. Innovation in Aging. Epub
9. SH Chen, MC Lee, C Pu* (2024). Medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes after disability onset: a difference-in-differences analysis using nationwide data. BMC Medicine, 2024 Mar 6;22(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03324-z. (Online) 112-2314-B-A49 -052 -MY3(國立陽明交通大學113年第一季重要期刊論文獎)
10. SH Chen, C Pu* (2024). Medical care use and mortality rate after the onset of disability: A 6-year follow-up study based on national data in Taiwan. Disability and Health Journal, 2024 Jul;17(3):101596. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101596. Epub 2024 Publications 6 Feb 26. (Online) (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013) (國立陽明交通大學113年醫學院特色論文獎)
11. MC Lee, C Pu* (2024). Health-related inequalities in out-of-pocket expenditure under universal health coverage in Taiwan: A cross-sectional decomposition analysis. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 2024 May 7:13558196241251626. doi: 10.1177/13558196241251626. (MOST Grant-112-2628-B-A49 -002)
12. CH Hou, C Pu* (2024). Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in glaucoma knowledge in Taiwan. Epidemiology and Health, 2024:46:e2024004. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2024004. Epub 2023 Dec 5. (MOST Grant-112-2628-B-A49 -002)
13. C Pu*, HF Syu (2023). Effects of disability on income and income composition. Plos One, 2023 May 31;18(5):e0286462. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286462. eCollection 2023. (online) (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013)
14. C Pu, CH Hou* (2023). Ophthalmic health care needs of children with disabilities. Eye, 2024 Feb;38(3):481-487. doi: 10.1038/s41433-023-02707-5. Epub 2023 Aug 28. (online). (NSC Grant:112-2314-B-A49 -052 -MY3)
15. CH Hou, C Pu* (2023). Trends in the prevalence of common ocular conditions and comparison of ophthalmic outpatient utilisation related to these conditions in children with and without various types of disabilities: analysis of nationwide population-based data from Taiwan, 2014-2019. BMJ Open, 2023 Oct 13;13(10):e073411. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073411. (online). (NSC Grant:112-2314-B-A49 -052 -MY3)
16. C Pu*, MC Lee, TC Hsieh (2023). Income-related inequality in out-of-pocket health-care expenditures under Taiwan's national health insurance system: An international comparable estimation based on A System of Health Accounts. Social Science and Medicine, 2023 Jun:326:115920. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115920. Epub 2023 Apr 18. (online) (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013)
17. YW Chuang, CY Deng, C Pu* (2023). Medication Adherence in Chronic Prescription Policy: An Analysis of Population-Based Data. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2023 Jul;35(5):396-398. doi: 10.1177/10105395231173834. Epub 2023 May 11. (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013)
18. CH Hou, SF Shih, C Pu* (2023). Adherence of those With Self-Reported Glaucoma in the United States to Eye Examination Visits. Journal of Glaucoma, 2023 Oct 1;32(10):885-890. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002213. Epub 2023 Mar 22. (NSC Grant-111-2628-B-A49 -013)
19. CH Hou, C Pu* (2022). Patients' awareness of their intraocular pressure. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2022 Dec;50(9):1103-1105. doi: 10.1111/ceo.14137. Epub 2022 Jul 25. (MOST Grant- 110-2628-BA49A-502.)
20. CH Hou, C Pu* (2022). Association of Disability With Medication Adherence in Patients With Glaucoma-Reply. JAMA Ophthalmology, 2022 Apr 1;140(4):439-440. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.0006.7
21. CH Hou, C Pu* (2022). Association Between Visual Impairment and Health Care Use. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 Feb:234:166-173. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.07.033. Epub 2021 Aug 15. (MOST Grant- 110-2628-BA49A-502.)
22. YL Chen, C Pu, KK Lin, JS Lee, L Liu, CH Hou* (2022). A Comparison of Visual Quality and Contrast Sensitivity between Patients with Scleral-Fixated and In-Bag Intraocular Lenses. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 May 22;11(10):2917. doi: 10.3390/jcm11102917.
23. CH Hou, C Pu* (2021). Medication Adherence in Patients With Glaucoma and Disability. JAMA Ophthalmology, 2021 Dec 1;139(12):1292-1298. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.4415. (國立陽明交通大學110年第四季重要期刊論文獎) (MOST Grant- 110-2628-B-A49A-502)
24. Some YM, C Pu, SL Huang* (2021). Empowerment and use of modern contraceptive methods among married women in Burkina Faso: a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health, 2021 Aug 3;21(1):1498. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11541-x.
25. CH Hou, JS Lee, KK Lin, L Liu, YS Lee, C Pu* (2021). Accuracy of perceived glaucoma risk by patients in a clinical setting. Plos One, 2021 Sep 16;16(9):e0257453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257453. eCollection 2021. (MOST Grant- 109-2314-B-010-049 -MY2)
26. O Batbold, C Pu* (2021). Crowding-Out Effect of Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures on Consumption among Households in Mongolia. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022 Sep 1;11(9):1874-1882. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.91. Epub 2021 Aug 25. (MOST Grant- 109-2314-B-010 -049 -MY2)
27. CH Hou, KJ Chen, JS Lee, KK Lin, C Pu* (2021). Effect of the Time Interval Between Cataract Surgery for Both Eyes on Mental Health Outcome: A cohort study of 585, 422 patients. BMC Ophthalmology, 2021 Mar 1;21(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s12886-021-01876-9. (MOST Grant- 109-2314-B-010 -049 -MY2)
28. 葉育華、李妙純、蔡淑鈴、蒲正筠* (2021)。台灣自付醫療費用估計:困境與機會。《台灣公共衛生雜誌》 40卷6期:p. 611-614
29. Ochirbat Batbold, C Pu* (2021). Disparities in depression status among different industries in transition economy: a cross-sectional study of Mongolia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2021 May;33(4):418-426. doi: 10.1177/10105395211001171. Epub 2021 Mar 18. (MOST Grant- 109-2314-B-010 -049 -MY2)
30. Ochirbat Batbold, C Pu* (2021). Willingness to pay for private health insurance among workers with mandatory social health insurance in Mongolia. International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 Jan 6;20(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01343-9. (MOST Grant-109-2314-B-010 -049 -MY2)
31. YC Lu, C Pu, CH Hou* (2021). The effect of continuity of care and provider volume on late presentation of glaucoma: a nested case control study. Journal of Glaucoma, 2021 Feb 1;30(2):187-191. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001695.8
32. YA Wong, CY Deng, C Pu* (2020). Targeting continuity of care and polypharmacy to reduce drug-drug interaction. Scientific Reports, 2020 Dec 4;10(1):21279. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78236-y. (MOST Grant- 109-2314-B-010 -049 -MY2)
33. C Pu*, JY Guo, YH Yeh, P. Sankara (2020). Comparison of knowledge on stroke for stroke patients and the general population in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study. AIMS Public Health, 2020 Sep 21;7(4):723-735. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020056. eCollection 2020.
34. CH Hou, KK Lin, JS Lee, CY Pu* (2020). Medication Adherence in Patients With Glaucoma After Cancer Diagnosis. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 May:213:88-96. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.01.004. Epub 2020 Jan 13. (MOST Grant number: 106-2314-B-010-024-MY2)
35. Javid N, CY Pu* (2020). Maternal stature, maternal education and child growth in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study. AIMS Public Health, 2020 Jun 15;7(2):380-392. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020032. eCollection 2020.
36. Chang CL, Tang GJ, Wu CP, CY Pu, Chen HC. (2020). The influence of nurse practitioner staffing on intensive care unit mortality. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 32(3):252-260.