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Professor Clair Sullivan
Professor

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 is currently Professor of Digital Health at UQ and Conjoint Professor of Community Diabetes at Metro North Health. She 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 Clinical Director for Community Diabetes at Metro North Health.

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 $70M 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

Search Professor Clair Sullivan’s works on UQ eSpace

152 works between 2005 and 2026

1 - 20 of 152 works

2026

Journal Article

Maximising the patient voice in health care: a scoping review of secondary use of routinely collected qualitative open-ended patient reported experience measure comments

Engstrom, Teyl, Kirwa, Titus, Olsen, Quita, Woods, Leanna, Quigley, Denise D, Sullivan, Clair and Pole, Jason D (2026). Maximising the patient voice in health care: A scoping review of secondary use of routinely collected qualitative open-ended patient reported experience measure comments. International journal of medical informatics, 215, 106459. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106459

Maximising the patient voice in health care: a scoping review of secondary use of routinely collected qualitative open-ended patient reported experience measure comments

2026

Journal Article

Measuring digital health competence among healthcare professionals: a rapid review of assessment tools

Robertson, Samantha T., Hoffman, Jane, Sullivan, Clair, Donovan, Raelene and Woods, Leanna (2026). Measuring digital health competence among healthcare professionals: a rapid review of assessment tools. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 214 106434, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106434

Measuring digital health competence among healthcare professionals: a rapid review of assessment tools

2026

Journal Article

Author reply to Dharma: Digital interventions to improve glycaemia control

Donovan, Peter and Sullivan, Clair (2026). Author reply to Dharma: Digital interventions to improve glycaemia control. Internal Medicine Journal imj.70424. doi: 10.1111/imj.70424

Author reply to Dharma: Digital interventions to improve glycaemia control

2026

Journal Article

Clinicians’ perspectives on electronic medical records use in diabetes outpatient care: a qualitative study

Wang, Wenyong, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Puri, Gaurav, McLeod, Donald S.A., Lobo, Elton, Duong, Tuan, Kirwa, Titus and Sullivan, Clair (2026). Clinicians’ perspectives on electronic medical records use in diabetes outpatient care: a qualitative study. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 209 106275, 106275. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106275

Clinicians’ perspectives on electronic medical records use in diabetes outpatient care: a qualitative study

2026

Journal Article

The flow of healthcare information in rural and remote settings: a qualitative approach

Macklin, Sophie, Woods, Leanna and Sullivan, Clair (2026). The flow of healthcare information in rural and remote settings: a qualitative approach. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 32 (3) e70446, 1-8. doi: 10.1111/jep.70446

The flow of healthcare information in rural and remote settings: a qualitative approach

2026

Journal Article

Most digital psychological interventions for chronic pain fail to measure all 4 dimensions of the quadruple aim of value-based health care: a scoping review

Eather, Chloe-Emily, Sullivan, Clair, Sterling, Michele, Armfield, Nigel, Liimatainen, Jenna, Chandra, Shianika and Elphinston, Rachel A. (2026). Most digital psychological interventions for chronic pain fail to measure all 4 dimensions of the quadruple aim of value-based health care: a scoping review. Pain. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003959

Most digital psychological interventions for chronic pain fail to measure all 4 dimensions of the quadruple aim of value-based health care: a scoping review

2026

Journal Article

Assessing the effectiveness of artificial intelligence education and training for healthcare workers: a systematic review

Woods, Leanna, Lyons, Kayley, Van Der Vegt, Anton, Olsen, Quita, Huang, Wenyao, Khor, Johnson S., Xu, Nancy and Sullivan, Clair (2026). Assessing the effectiveness of artificial intelligence education and training for healthcare workers: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education, 26 (1) 549, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12909-026-08969-3

Assessing the effectiveness of artificial intelligence education and training for healthcare workers: a systematic review

2026

Journal Article

Digital health in managing type 2 diabetes among indigenous populations: a scoping review

Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Garvey, Gail, Engstrom, Teyl, Langham, Erika and Sullivan, Clair (2026). Digital health in managing type 2 diabetes among indigenous populations: a scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 207 106206, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.106206

Digital health in managing type 2 diabetes among indigenous populations: a scoping review

2026

Conference Publication

Data-driven service transformation in diabetes care: outcomes from the GIRFT Queensland phase 1 discovery program

Puri, Gaurav, Deshmukh, Harshal, Sullivan, Clair, Briggs, Timothy and Garrigan, Elizabeth (2026). Data-driven service transformation in diabetes care: outcomes from the GIRFT Queensland phase 1 discovery program. ATTD-ASIA 2025, Singapore, Singapore, 9-11 December 2025. New Rochelle, NY, United States: Mary Ann Liebert.

Data-driven service transformation in diabetes care: outcomes from the GIRFT Queensland phase 1 discovery program

2026

Journal Article

The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: a 25-hospital cohort study

Riahi, Vahid, Boyle, Justin, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Diouf, Ibrahima, Khanna, Sankalp, Staib, Andrew, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Bosley, Emma and Lind, James F (2026). The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: a 25-hospital cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70143, 1-7. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70143

The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: a 25-hospital cohort study

2026

Journal Article

The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals

Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Boyle, Justin, Diouf, Ibrahima, Bosley, Emma, Staib, Andrew, Riahi, Vahid, Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Khanna, Sankalp and Lind, James F (2026). The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals. The Medical journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70141, 1-9. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70141

The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals

2026

Journal Article

Strategies for reducing access block and waiting time for patients seeking emergency hospital care: results of a ward-level discrete event simulation at queensland's largest public hospitals

Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Boyle, Justin, Riahi, Vahid, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Diouf, Ibrahima, Khanna, Sankalp, Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Bosley, Emma, Samadbeik, Mahnaz and Lind, James F (2026). Strategies for reducing access block and waiting time for patients seeking emergency hospital care: results of a ward-level discrete event simulation at queensland's largest public hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70142, 1-8. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70142

Strategies for reducing access block and waiting time for patients seeking emergency hospital care: results of a ward-level discrete event simulation at queensland's largest public hospitals

2026

Journal Article

Time trends in the rates of ED Visits in Australia, an Age-Period-Cohort Approach

Diouf, Ibrahima, Boyle, Justin, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Riahi, Vahid, Bosley, Emma, Staib, Andrew, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Lind, James, Hassanzadeh, Hamed and Khanna, Sankalp (2026). Time trends in the rates of ED Visits in Australia, an Age-Period-Cohort Approach. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 38 (1) e70220, 1-7. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70220

Time trends in the rates of ED Visits in Australia, an Age-Period-Cohort Approach

2026

Journal Article

A systematic review identifying critical evidence gaps in reporting dietary change in randomized controlled trials prescribing liraglutide, semaglutide, or tirzepatide

Jansson, Anna K., Gómez‐Martín, María, Hedin, Linnea, Clarke, Erin D., Cross, Victoria, Stanford, Jordan, Taylor, Rachael M., Bogl, Leonie H., De Vlieger, Nienke, Koochek, Afsaneh, Löf, Marie, Asher, Roberta C., Burrows, Tracy, Bucher, Tamara, Sullivan, Clair, Nowicka, Paulina and Collins, Clare E. (2026). A systematic review identifying critical evidence gaps in reporting dietary change in randomized controlled trials prescribing liraglutide, semaglutide, or tirzepatide. Obesity Reviews e70077. doi: 10.1111/obr.70077

A systematic review identifying critical evidence gaps in reporting dietary change in randomized controlled trials prescribing liraglutide, semaglutide, or tirzepatide

2025

Journal Article

Mixed methods evaluation of a clinical decision support system to reduce variation in healthcare

Pak, Anton, Robertson, Samantha T, Nguyen, Bao Hoang, Hodgson, Tobias, Sullivan, Clair and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2025). Mixed methods evaluation of a clinical decision support system to reduce variation in healthcare. NPJ digital medicine, 8 (1) 781. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-02141-9

Mixed methods evaluation of a clinical decision support system to reduce variation in healthcare

2025

Journal Article

Enabling connected care: mapping aged care clinical concepts to snomed ct

McRae, Joshua, Engstrom, Teyl, Austin, Jodie, Hargrave, Murray, Loi, Kylynn, Varghese, Paulose, Sullivan, Clair, Gray, Leonard C. and Dendere, Ronald (2025). Enabling connected care: mapping aged care clinical concepts to snomed ct. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 207 106211, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.106211

Enabling connected care: mapping aged care clinical concepts to snomed ct

2025

Journal Article

One Size Fits None. How can we do better? using patient reported experience measure findings to drive local quality improvement across wards in a large Australian metropolitan hospital

Engstrom, Teyl, Petrie, Christine, Perez, William Pinzon, Sullivan, Clair and Pole, Jason D. (2025). One Size Fits None. How can we do better? using patient reported experience measure findings to drive local quality improvement across wards in a large Australian metropolitan hospital. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 204 106078, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.106078

One Size Fits None. How can we do better? using patient reported experience measure findings to drive local quality improvement across wards in a large Australian metropolitan hospital

2025

Journal Article

Indigenous people's perspectives on sharing health data for service delivery purposes: an inquiry using Indigenous methodologies

Watego, Kristie, Brodhurst-Hill, Morgan, Murray, Cherilda, Mangoyana, Clare, Emery, Alynta, Woon, Jayde, Williams, Kara, Reid, Natasha, Engstrom, Teyl, Nelson, Carmel, Sullivan, Clair and Setchell, Jenny (2025). Indigenous people's perspectives on sharing health data for service delivery purposes: an inquiry using Indigenous methodologies. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 65 101753, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101753

Indigenous people's perspectives on sharing health data for service delivery purposes: an inquiry using Indigenous methodologies

2025

Conference Publication

Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

Sanjida, Saira, Lane, Steven, Butler, Danielle, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Sullivan, Clair and Ward, James (2025). Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland. The 21st Annual International Conference on Urban Health, Wellington, New Zealand, 17-21 November 2025.

Research Alliance for Urban Goori Health: healthcare records across primary and tertiary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

2025

Journal Article

A scientometric review of health data sharing for secondary use: insights, frontiers and the path ahead

Krahe, Michelle A., Eden, Rebekah, Pole, Jason D., Richards, Bernadette, Olsen, Quita, Dyda, Amalie, Lobo, Elton, Pather, Nalini, Sullivan, Clair and Woods, Leanna (2025). A scientometric review of health data sharing for secondary use: insights, frontiers and the path ahead. Health Information Management Journal 18333583251393431, 18333583251393431. doi: 10.1177/18333583251393431

A scientometric review of health data sharing for secondary use: insights, frontiers and the path ahead

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 - 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 - 2029
    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
    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.
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 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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