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Professor Clair Sullivan
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Clair Sullivan

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Overview

Background

Professor Clair Sullivan is an internationally-recognised leading practising and academic clinical informatician who helps drive digital health transformation in Queensland and globally.

Clair is the Director of the new Queensland Digital Health Centre within the Centre for Health Research at The University of Queensland.

A specialist endocrinologist, Clair graduated with Honours in Medicine from The University of Queensland and earned a Research Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Leeds. In 2014, Clair began a parallel career in the emerging field of digital health and has held significant leadership roles in digital health practice and governance across government and academia. Her work is regularly translated into practice and informs policy in Australia and globally.

Clair was appointed Associate Professor of Medicine in Clinical Informatics at UQ and is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology and an Adjunct Professor, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

She is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Australian College of Health Informatics and the Australasian Institute of Digital Health.

Clair serves on several national advisory boards for digital health. She is the recipient of several awards including the 2021 Premier’s Award for Excellence for her team’s work on the digital response to COVID-19 and the 2022 Telstra Brilliant Connected Women in Digital Health Award.

She has generated over $30M in grant funding and has deep collaborations with government and industry. She is ranked in the top 1% of Medical Informatics researchers globally.

Availability

Professor Clair Sullivan is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctoral (Research) of Medicine, University of Leeds
  • Australasian College of Health Informatics, Australasian College of Health Informatics
  • Australasian Institute of Digital Health, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Works

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129 works between 2005 and 2025

1 - 20 of 129 works

2025

Journal Article

A scoping review of digital solutions in diabetes outpatient care: functionalities and outcomes

Wang, Wenyong, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Puri, Gaurav, McLeod, Donald S. A., Lobo, Elton, Duong, Tuan, Nguyen, Jennifer, Ding, Mutian and Sullivan, Clair (2025). A scoping review of digital solutions in diabetes outpatient care: functionalities and outcomes. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 202 105967, 105967-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.105967

A scoping review of digital solutions in diabetes outpatient care: functionalities and outcomes

2025

Journal Article

The impact of electronic medical records on maternal healthcare: A scoping review

Kirwa, Titus, Lobo, Elton, Engstrom, Teyl, Felix, Terence, Vasudevan, Abhinand, McDonald, Nicole, Turner, Lyle, Butler, Lindsey, Reid, Natasha, McPhail, Steven, Ferris, Jason and Sullivan, Clair (2025). The impact of electronic medical records on maternal healthcare: A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 200 105929, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.105929

The impact of electronic medical records on maternal healthcare: A scoping review

2025

Journal Article

A scoping review of the governance of federated learning in healthcare

Eden, Rebekah, Chukwudi, Ignatius, Bain, Chris, Barbieri, Sebastiano, Callaway, Leonie, de Jersey, Susan, George, Yasmeen, Gorse, Alain-Dominique, Lawley, Michael, Marendy, Peter, McPhail, Steven M., Nguyen, Anthony, Samadbeik, Mahnaz and Sullivan, Clair (2025). A scoping review of the governance of federated learning in healthcare. npj Digital Medicine, 8 (1) 427, 427-1. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01836-3

A scoping review of the governance of federated learning in healthcare

2025

Journal Article

Streamlining electronic medical record data extraction and validation in digital hospitals: a systematic review to identify optimal approaches and methods

Lim, Han Chang, Wong, Howard, Philip, Reji, Van Der Vegt, Anton, Choo, Kim‐Kwang Raymond, Pole, Jason D. and Sullivan, Clair (2025). Streamlining electronic medical record data extraction and validation in digital hospitals: a systematic review to identify optimal approaches and methods. Learning Health Systems. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.70024

Streamlining electronic medical record data extraction and validation in digital hospitals: a systematic review to identify optimal approaches and methods

2025

Journal Article

Proposing core competencies for physicians in using artificial intelligence tools in clinical practice

Scott, Ian A., Shaw, Tim, Slade, Christine, Wan, Tai Tak, Barmanray, Rahul, Coorey, Craig, Johnson, Sandra L. J., Bell, Lana, Herd, Michael and Sullivan, Clair M. (2025). Proposing core competencies for physicians in using artificial intelligence tools in clinical practice. Internal Medicine Journal. doi: 10.1111/imj.70112

Proposing core competencies for physicians in using artificial intelligence tools in clinical practice

2025

Journal Article

Clinical prediction models for febrile neutropenia and its outcomes: a systematic review

Sheehy, Joshua, Gallanagh, Marianne, Sullivan, Clair and Lane, Steven (2025). Clinical prediction models for febrile neutropenia and its outcomes: a systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33 (7) 537, 537. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09562-y

Clinical prediction models for febrile neutropenia and its outcomes: a systematic review

2025

Journal Article

The transformative potential of remote patient monitoring in health care

Duong, Tuan, Wang, Wenyong and Sullivan, Clair (2025). The transformative potential of remote patient monitoring in health care. The Medical journal of Australia, 222 (11), 546-547. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52686

The transformative potential of remote patient monitoring in health care

2025

Journal Article

“A banana in the tailpipe”: a qualitative study of patient flow in the healthcare system

Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Staib, Andrew, Boyle, Justin, Bosley, Emma, Khanna, Sankalp, McCourt, Elizabeth, Bodnar, Daniel, Lind, James, Austin, Jodie A. and Sullivan, Clair (2025). “A banana in the tailpipe”: a qualitative study of patient flow in the healthcare system. BMC Health Services Research, 25 (1) 745, 745. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-12873-9

“A banana in the tailpipe”: a qualitative study of patient flow in the healthcare system

2025

Journal Article

Comparing glycaemic outcomes of digital and paper-based hospitals (GOOD study)

Donovan, Peter, Sullivan, Clair, Sly, Benjamin, Knack, Brent, Engstrom, Teyl, Jones, Andrew, McCourt, Elizabeth, Lazarus, Syndia and Pole, Jason (2025). Comparing glycaemic outcomes of digital and paper-based hospitals (GOOD study). Internal Medicine Journal. doi: 10.1111/imj.70097

Comparing glycaemic outcomes of digital and paper-based hospitals (GOOD study)

2025

Journal Article

What is the role of primary prevention of obesity in an age of effective pharmaceuticals?

Gómez-Martín, María, Canfell, Oliver J, Chai, Li Kheng, Jansson, Anna K, Littlewood, Robyn, Sullivan, Clair, Power, Dawn, Clarke, Erin D, Ells, Louisa, De Vlieger, Nienke, Burrows, Tracy L and Collins, Clare E (2025). What is the role of primary prevention of obesity in an age of effective pharmaceuticals?. Current Obesity Reports, 14 (1) 39, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s13679-025-00632-0

What is the role of primary prevention of obesity in an age of effective pharmaceuticals?

2025

Journal Article

Where to for digital health? The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health action plan

Woods, Leanna, Haines, Melanie, Arabi, Salma, Boyd, James, Butler-Henderson, Kerryn, Gray, Kathleen, Gruen, Russell L, Guinea, Stephen, Bennett, Christine and Sullivan, Clair (2025). Where to for digital health? The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health action plan. Australian Health Review, 49 (3), 3. doi: 10.1071/ah25039

Where to for digital health? The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health action plan

2025

Journal Article

Digital Health Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review

Duong, Tuan, Olsen, Quita, Menon, Anish, Woods, Leanna, Wang, Wenyong, Varnfield, Marlien, Jiang, Lee and Sullivan, Clair (2025). Digital Health Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27 e67507, 1-16. doi: 10.2196/67507

Digital Health Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review

2025

Journal Article

Impacts of eHealth on hospitals: an updated narrative review of systematic reviews

Abdelghani, Mahmoud, Yeh, Yi-Ting, Eden, Rebekah, Woods, Leanna, Mattison, Graeme, Macklin, Sophie, Canfell, Oliver and Sullivan, Clair (2025). Impacts of eHealth on hospitals: an updated narrative review of systematic reviews. Australian Health Review, 49 (3) AH24321, 1-9. doi: 10.1071/ah24321

Impacts of eHealth on hospitals: an updated narrative review of systematic reviews

2025

Journal Article

Leveraging value-based health principles to improve translation and impact of digital psychological interventions for people with chronic pain

Eather, Chloe-Emily, Sterling, Michele, Sullivan, Clair and Elphinston, Rachel A. (2025). Leveraging value-based health principles to improve translation and impact of digital psychological interventions for people with chronic pain. Pain, 166 (4), 755-758. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003441

Leveraging value-based health principles to improve translation and impact of digital psychological interventions for people with chronic pain

2025

Conference Publication

Heart rate variability: an early biomarker of cystic fibrosis exacerbation

Mattison, G., Dobbins, C., Smith, D., Reid, D., Canfell, O., Sullivan, C., Toyras, J., Okano, S., Pelecanos, A., Hartel, G. and Forrester, D. (2025). Heart rate variability: an early biomarker of cystic fibrosis exacerbation. TSANZSRS Annual Scientific meeting 2025, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 21-25 March 2025. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/imj.70003

Heart rate variability: an early biomarker of cystic fibrosis exacerbation

2025

Journal Article

Optimizing inpatient diabetes management with the diabetes dashboard

Wang, Wenyong, Puri, Gaurav, Sly, Benjamin, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Ng, Soong, Newton, Jenna and Sullivan, Clair (2025). Optimizing inpatient diabetes management with the diabetes dashboard. JBI Evidence Implementation 1 7. doi: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000489

Optimizing inpatient diabetes management with the diabetes dashboard

2024

Journal Article

Decades in the making: the evolution of digital health research infrastructure through synthetic data, common data models and federated learning

Austin, Jodie A., Lobo, Elton H., Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Engstrom, Teyl, Philip, Reji, Pole, Jason D. and Sullivan, Clair M. (2024). Decades in the making: the evolution of digital health research infrastructure through synthetic data, common data models and federated learning. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26 e58637, e58637. doi: 10.2196/58637

Decades in the making: the evolution of digital health research infrastructure through synthetic data, common data models and federated learning

2024

Journal Article

Artificial intelligence after the bedside: co-design of AI-based clinical informatics workflows to routinely analyse patient-reported experience measures in hospitals

Canfell, Oliver J., Chan, Wilkin, Pole, Jason D., Engstrom, Teyl, Saul, Tim, Daly, Jacqueline and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Artificial intelligence after the bedside: co-design of AI-based clinical informatics workflows to routinely analyse patient-reported experience measures in hospitals. BMJ Health and Care Informatics, 31 (1) e101124, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjhci-2024-101124

Artificial intelligence after the bedside: co-design of AI-based clinical informatics workflows to routinely analyse patient-reported experience measures in hospitals

2024

Journal Article

Strengthening rural healthcare outcomes through digital health: qualitative multi-site case study

Woods, Leanna, Eden, Rebekah, Macklin, Sophie, Krivit, Jenna, Duncan, Rhona, Murray, Helen, Donovan, Raelene and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Strengthening rural healthcare outcomes through digital health: qualitative multi-site case study. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 1096, 1096. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11402-4

Strengthening rural healthcare outcomes through digital health: qualitative multi-site case study

2024

Journal Article

System-wide analysis of qualitative hospital incident data: Feasibility of semi-automated content analysis to uncover insights

Engstrom, Teyl, Kenny, Danelle, Grimmett, Wallace, Ramis, Mary-Anne, Foley, Chris, Sullivan, Clair and Pole, Jason D. (2024). System-wide analysis of qualitative hospital incident data: Feasibility of semi-automated content analysis to uncover insights. Health Information Management Journal, 18333583241299433. doi: 10.1177/18333583241299433

System-wide analysis of qualitative hospital incident data: Feasibility of semi-automated content analysis to uncover insights

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Reducing the burden of healthcare associated with infection using a learning health systems approach: The REBUILD collaborative.
    NHMRC TCR: 2024 Collaborations in Health Services Research (Stream 1)
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Automated Clinical Data Extraction to Enhance Toxicology Services and Improve Emergency Medicine Outcomes Project STREAM (System for Toxicology Research and Emergency Medicine)
    Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Optimising patient flow: reducing delay to discharge from acute wards to residential aged care facilities (RACF) to improve access block in the emergency department (ED) - Externally led by MNHHS.
    Emergency Medicine Foundation Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Digital-enabled solutions to support healthcare delivery: Transforming outcomes for heart failure in Australia (SMART; Self-Management And Remote Technologies) (an MRFF CH led by Deakin University)
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    NASCENT: National infrastructure for real-time clinical AI trials
    MRFF - National Critical Infrastructure Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Aphasia Treatment TranslAtIon Network (ATTAIN)
    NHMRC MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2029
    Derivation, Validation and Implementation of a Digital Frailty Index for Acute Care Settings in Queensland
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    NINA: National Infrastructure for federated learNing in DigitAl health
    MRFF - National Critical Infrastructure Initiative
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Centre of Research Excellence in Urban Indigenous Health
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    UQ Digital Health SMART institute
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Digital Infrastructure For improving First Nations Maternal & Child Health
    MRFF Research Data Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2026
    Bringing Digital Excellence to Clinical Excellence: Leading Digital Excellence in Queensland Health
    Digital Health CRC
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    HAI-TECH: Healthcare-Associated Infection Tracking with Enhanced Connectivity and Health Informatics
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Lipids Management in Queensland (LMQ)
    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Digital public health to transform obesity prevention in Queensland
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2024
    Study on Patient Flow in Queensland's public hospitals (CSIRO led EMF grant)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Mapping statewide EMR observation records to OMOP CDM
    Northern Australian Regional Digital Health Collaborative Seed Funding scheme
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Mapping and describing Queensland's Health and Medical Research Digital Ecosystem
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Prediction of catheter associated bloodstream infection and hospital-onset sepsis events in critically ill adults
    Heidi-CSIRO IDR and AMR Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    SMART Project - Towards Systematic Maturation of Analytics and System Redesign to Transform (SMART) Healthcare and Public Health Research
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Data Driven Clinical Research Innovation Hub
    Stryker Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Hospital EMR data as a National Data Asset for Research
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Digital Hospital: A cost-benefit analysis to inform business cases
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    R&D Hub Learning Healthcare System Research Stream ¿ Digitising, analysing and improving the continuum of care
    Stryker Australia Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    An evaluation of digital health and continuity of care maturity in Queensland using HIMSS methodology
    Digital Health CRC
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Enhanced data extraction and modelling from electronic medical records and phenotyping for clinical care, and research: Case studies in management of medication stewardship
    Digital Health CRC
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Unlocking Benefits from Digital Investments through Meaningful Use
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Prevention of cardiovascular disease: understanding the links between diabetes, obesity and platelet function
    Diabetes Australia Research Trust
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Clair Sullivan is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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