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The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (ACSALDH) has unveiled a strategic action plan to address critical challenges facing Australia's healthcare system through digital innovation and workforce transformation.

Dr Steffen Bollmann recently presented a keynote at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) Siemens user meeting in Hawaii where there is growing excitement in the industry for the groundbreaking Neurodesk platform.

A landmark systematic review has revealed that quantum computing applications in healthcare remain more theoretical than practical, despite growing excitement in the field.

In a significant breakthrough for healthcare research, UQ HERA Fellows from the Queensland Digital Health Centre, Professor Guido Zuccon, Dr Teerapong Leelanupab and Associate Professor Bevan Koopman are developing a new artificial intelligence platform to transform how medical evidence is gathered and analysed.

Digital health education will be integrated into university degrees across Australia as part of an initiative to upskill the country’s healthcare workforce

Melanie Kam has joined QDHeC as Program Manager and brings a wealth of experience having worked with multidisciplinary teams in healthcare research and innovation across the globe.

Digital tools such as telehealth, remote monitoring and mobile health apps are key to transforming healthcare but trust in these new ways to provide care remains a stumbling block, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Fall-related injuries in Australia’s residential aged care could be costing the health system $325 million annually, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

Dr Lee Woods RN PhD FAIDH - a Senior Research Fellow at the Queensland Digital Health Centre - shares her journey as a nurse and clinical informatics researcher who is working to bridge the digital skills gap in the Australian health workforce

We heard from inspirational leaders at the Queensland Digital Health Centre’s annual Symposium, held in The University of Queensland’s magnificent Customs House in Brisbane on Thursday, 7 November 2024.

An international study led by a University of Queensland researcher has found frailty increases a person’s risk of dementia, but early intervention may be the key to prevention.

Better follow-up care for the thousands of Australian children who survive cancer is the aim of a new $5.4million study under the leadership of the University of Queensland (UQ).

A framework to evaluate the economic value of electronic medical record systems in hospitals has been developed by University of Queensland researchers.

Implementing electronic medical records in Queensland hospitals led to a reduction in medication complications and hospital-acquired infections, and positively boosted hospital activity, a University of Queensland (UQ) study has found.

A University of Queensland-led project will test a combination of technologies to improve the early detection of potentially fatal skin cancers in patients in regional and rural Australia.

Only a small proportion of elite swimmers regularly checked their skin for signs of cancer despite being at increased risk, according to University of Queensland research.

For many Australians the emergency department (ED) is the physical and emblematic front door to accessing urgent health-care services. But health-care services are evolving rapidly to meet the population’s changing needs.

UQ Faculty of Medicine academics will be taking science out of their labs and into Brisbane pubs as they participate in the Pint of Science festival in mid-May.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have received more than $41 million through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) 2024 Investigator Grants to address health challenges.