Digital Health Grand Rounds - Towards using wearables in clinical practice - A step in the right direction

You are invited to attend the next Queensland Digital Health Grand Rounds presented by Dr Graeme Mattison.

Wearables are increasingly common in Australia, with one in every three Australians currently owning a smartwatch. This technology is becoming increasingly advanced, with capabilities including measurement of sleep quality, arrhythmias, heart rate variability and falls. Despite this, a clear path towards integration of wearables into the patient centred digital healthcare environment does not yet exist.

In his PhD, Dr Graeme Mattison explores the capability of wearables to characterise phases of illness in cystic fibrosis - as an archetypal chronic disease model - demonstrating that there is a digital signal of deterioration prior to the onset of clinical symptoms and treatment. He has also completed a cross-sectional qualitative study exploring the value of wearable technology from both the patient and healthcare provider perspective.

Dr Mattison is a keen researcher in wearable technology and predictive analytics and is driven by the potential for wearables to support patients with chronic illness, through providing increased autonomy and disease self mastery.

Dr Graeme Mattison is an Advanced Trainee in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Lecturer within the Faculty of Medicine. He is currently undertaking a PhD entitled, "Integrating Wearable Devices into the Patient-Centred Digital Healthcare Environment". Dr Mattison is a scholar with the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and has a keen interest in the integration of digital health innovations into existing healthcare platforms to improve outcomes, particularly in chronic respiratory disease. He also holds a keen interest in undergraduate and prevocational medical education.

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