Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC)

The engine room of our digital healthcare future

The Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) will become an enduring, world-class virtual facility with a self-sustaining group of high-quality researchers. We will generate new research and innovation and speed up translation of new knowledge into improved digital healthcare.

QDHeC is funded through The University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor’s Health Research Accelerator (HERA) initiative to tackle  urgent health and medical challenges. QDHeC is led by Associate Professor Clair Sullivan, from UQ’s Centre for Health Services Research.

QDHeC will become an enduring, world-class virtual facility with a self-sustaining group of high-quality researchers. We will generate new research and innovation and speed up translation of new knowledge into improved digital healthcare.

QDHeC is funded through The University of Queensland’s Vice-Chancellor’s Health Research Accelerator initiative and is led by Associate Professor Clair Sullivan, from UQ’s Centre for Health Services Research.

Vision

Our vision is for a digitally enabled learning healthcare system that delivers on the globally recognised Quadruple Aim of healthcare.

A digitally enabled Learning Healthcare System uses technology to capture and analyse information about every patient encounter to improve the care for that patient in that moment, for other patients into the future, and for the broader population.

The Quadruple Aim of healthcare seeks improved clinician experience, improved patient experience, lower costs and better outcomes.

Our work aligns with the Three Horizons outlined by the 2026 Queensland Health Digital Transformation Strategy.

Collaborators

QDHeC is a collaboration of researchers from five faculties across UQ:

  • Medicine
  • Science
  • Business, Economics and Law
  • Health and Behavioural Sciences
  • Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Partners

Our external Partners include

  • Queensland Health
  • Stryker
  • CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre
  • Health and Wellbeing Queensland
  • Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
  • Health Translation Queensland
 

Projects

Projects

  • Comparing glycaemic outcomes of digital and non-digital hospitals

  • A dashboard to improve policy and practice decisions to address obesity

  • Improving data extraction from electronic medical records starting with Queensland Health’s integrated electronic Medical Record

  • Using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) predict and prevent solution for earlier identification of hospital patients who are deteriorating, potentially saving many lives

Associate Professor Clair Sullivan

 

Associate Professor Clair Sullivan
Director 

The University of Queensland

Associate Professor Clair Sullivan is an internationally-recognised leading practising and academic clinical informatician who helps drive digital health transformation in Queensland. She is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for every patient in the Australian healthcare system. 

 

QDHeC Research and Programs 

 

Jason Pole

 

Prof. Jason Pole
Deputy Director Research


The University of Queensland

Markus Barth

 

Prof. Markus Barth
Program Lead


School of ITEE, The University of Queensland
 

 

Dom Gorse

 

Dr Dom Gorse
KeyPoint Program


Director QCIF Bioinformatics and Data Science

Jason Ferris

 

Prof. Jason Ferris
KeyPoint Program Lead


The University of Queensland
 

 

Andrew Burton-Jones

 

Professor Andrew Burton-Jones
Program Lead


Business School, The University of Queensland

Guido Zuccono

 

Assoc. Prof Guido Zuccon
Program Lead


School of ITEE, The University of Queensland
 

 

Sally Shrapnel

 

Assoc Prof. Sally Shrapnel
Program Lead


School of Maths and Physics, The University of Queensland

Oliver Canfell

 

Dr Oliver Canfell
Research Fellow


The University of Queensland
 

 

Anish Menon

 

Dr Anish Menon
Research Fellow


The University of Queensland

Lee Woods

 

Dr Lee Woods
Research Fellow


The University of Queensland
 

 

David Chua

 

Dr David Chua
Research Fellow


The University of Queensland

Samantha Robertson

 

Samantha Robertson
Research Assistant


The University of Queensland
 

 

Carina Silva

 

Carina Silva
Research Assistant


The University of Queensland

Anton Van Der Vegt

 

Dr Anton Van Der Vegt
Research Fellow


The University of Queensland
 

 

Elenor Farenden

 

Eleanor Farenden
Research Assistant


The University of Queensland

Rudolf Schnetler

 

Rudolf Schnetler
Research Engineer


The University of Queensland
 

 

 

Operations 

 

Vicki Hobson-Green

 

Vicki Hobson-Green
Deputy Director Operations


The University of Queensland

Tim Saul

 

Tim Saul
Program Manager


The University of Queensland
 

 

Teyl Engstrom

 

Teyl Engstrom
Project Manager


The University of Queensland

Jodie Austin

 

Jodie Austin
Clinical Informatics Director


The University of Queensland
 

 

Liz Shaw

 

Liz Shaw
Program Manager


The University of Queensland

Han Chang Lim

 

Han Chang Lim
Data Manager


The University of Queensland
 

 

Reji Philip

 

Reji Philip
Data Manager


The University of Queensland

Josh McRae

 

Joshua McRae
Clinical Informatician


The University of Queensland
 

 

Amy Baker

 

Amy Baker
Principal Administration Coordinator


The University of Queensland

Jona Evaa

 

Jonaa Eva
Program Officer


The University of Queensland
 

 

Jo Manoj

 

Jo Manoj
Business Intelligence Developer


The University of Queensland

 

 

 

 

 

Our Partners

QDHeC external partners
 Queensland Health 
Stryker
CSIRO Australian e-Health Research Centre
Health and Wellbeing Queensland
Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
Health Translation Queensland


QDHeC members

We thank and acknowledge academics from six UQ faculties who collaborated to support the objectives of the Digital Health Research Network, and who are  now members of QDHeC.      

Monika Janda

 

Prof. Monika Janda
Director, Centre for Health Services Research


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Colleen Lau

 

Prof. Colleen Lau
School of Public Health


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
 

 

Michael Bruenig

 

Prof. Michael Bruenig
Head, School of ITEE


Faculty of Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology, The University of Queensland

Dolly Baliunas

 

Dr Dolly Baliunas
School of Public Health


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
 

 

Elizabeth Eakin

 

Prof. Elizabeth Eakin
Head, School of Public Health


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Trevor Russell

 

Prof Trevor Russell
RECOVER Injury Research Centre


Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland
 

 

Ross Crawford

 

Prof. Ross Crawford
School of Mech, Medical and Process Engineering


Queensland University of Technology

Liam Caffery

 

A/Prof. Liam Caffery
Centre for Health Sciences Research


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
 

 

Peter Soyer

 

Prof. H Peter Soyer
Frazer Institute


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Brenda Gannon

 

Prof. Brenda Gannon
School of Economics


Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland
 

 

Caitlin Curtis

 

Dr Caitlin Curtis
Centre for Policy Futures

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland

Christine Slade

 

Assoc Prof. Christine Slade
Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation


The University of Queensland
 

 

Genevieve Healy

 

Assoc Prof Genevieve Healy
School of Public Health


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

Ben Barry

 

Dr Ben Barry
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work


Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland
 

Ann Peacock

 

Dr Ann Peacock
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work


Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland

Len Gray

 

Prof. Len Gray
Centre for Health Services Research


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
 

Anthony Smith

 

Prof. Anthony Smith
Centre for Health Services Research


Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland

 

 

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Contact us

qdhec@uq.edu.au