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
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctoral Diploma 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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2023
Journal Article
Editorial: Digital health and prescribing: declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future
Austin, Jodie A, Barras, Michael A and Sullivan, Clair M (2023). Editorial: Digital health and prescribing: declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future. Australian Prescriber, 46 (3), 46-47. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2023.015
2023
Journal Article
Machine learning clinical prediction models for acute kidney injury: the impact of baseline creatinine on prediction efficacy
Kamel Rahimi, Amir, Ghadimi, Moji, van der Vegt, Anton H., Canfell, Oliver J., Pole, Jason D., Sullivan, Clair and Shrapnel, Sally (2023). Machine learning clinical prediction models for acute kidney injury: the impact of baseline creatinine on prediction efficacy. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 23 (1) 207, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12911-023-02306-0
2023
Journal Article
Digital health and prescribing: declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future
Austin, Jodie A., Sullivan, Clair M. and Barras, Michael (2023). Digital health and prescribing: declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future. Australian Prescriber, 46 (3), 46-47. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2023.015
2023
Journal Article
The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study)
Engstrom, Teyl, McCourt, Elizabeth, Canning, Martin, Dekker, Katharine, Voussoughi, Panteha, Bennett, Oliver, North, Angela, Pole, Jason D., Donovan, Peter J. and Sullivan, Clair (2023). The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study). npj Digital Medicine, 6 (1) 133, 133. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00877-w
2023
Journal Article
Perceived impact of digital health maturity on patient experience, population health, health care costs, and provider experience: mixed methods case study
Woods, Leanna, Dendere, Ronald, Eden, Rebekah, Grantham, Brittany, Krivit, Jenna, Pearce, Andrew, McNeil, Keith, Green, Damian and Sullivan, Clair (2023). Perceived impact of digital health maturity on patient experience, population health, health care costs, and provider experience: mixed methods case study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25 e45868, 1-17. doi: 10.2196/45868
2023
Journal Article
Digital health competencies for the next generation of physicians
Scott, Ian A., Shaw, Tim, Slade, Christine, Wan, Tai T., Coorey, Craig, Johnson, Sandra L. J. and Sullivan, Clair M. (2023). Digital health competencies for the next generation of physicians. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (6), 1042-1049. doi: 10.1111/imj.16122
2023
Journal Article
Evolution of virtual gene panels over time and implications for genomic data re-analysis
Robertson, Alan J., Tran, Khoa, Patel, Chirag, Sullivan, Clair, Stark, Zornitza and Waddell, Nicola (2023). Evolution of virtual gene panels over time and implications for genomic data re-analysis. Genetics in Medicine Open, 1 (1) 100820, 100820. doi: 10.1016/j.gimo.2023.100820
2023
Journal Article
A step in the right direction: the potential role of smartwatches to support chronic disease prevention in health care
Mattison, Graeme, Canfell, Oliver J., Forrester, Doug, Dobbins, Chelsea, Smith, Daniel, Reid, David and Sullivan, Clair (2023). A step in the right direction: the potential role of smartwatches to support chronic disease prevention in health care. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (9), 1-5. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51920
2023
Journal Article
Facilitators and barriers to implementing electronic patient-reported outcome and experience measures in a health care setting: a systematic review
Glenwright, Ben G., Simmich, Joshua, Cottrell, Michelle, O'Leary, Shaun P., Sullivan, Clair, Pole, Jason D. and Russell, Trevor (2023). Facilitators and barriers to implementing electronic patient-reported outcome and experience measures in a health care setting: a systematic review. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 7 (1) 13, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s41687-023-00554-2
2023
Journal Article
Show me the money: how do we justify spending health care dollars on digital health?
Woods, Leanna, Eden, Rebekah, Canfell, Oliver J., Nguyen, Kim‐Huong, Comans, Tracy and Sullivan, Clair (2023). Show me the money: how do we justify spending health care dollars on digital health?. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (2), 53-57. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51799
2023
Journal Article
The typing is on the wall: Australia’s healthcare future needs a digitally capable workforce
Woods, Leanna, Janssen, Anna, Robertson, Samantha, Morgan, Clare, Butler-Henderson, Kerryn, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2023). The typing is on the wall: Australia’s healthcare future needs a digitally capable workforce. Australian Health Review, 47 (5), 553-558. doi: 10.1071/ah23142
2022
Journal Article
The digital transformation journey of a large Australian hospital: a teaching case
Eden, Rebekah, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Donovan, Raelene, Staib, Andrew, Ballantine, Cameron, McKavanagh, Daniel and Sullivan, Clair (2022). The digital transformation journey of a large Australian hospital: a teaching case. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 51 (1) 25, 842-865. doi: 10.17705/1CAIS.05134
2022
Journal Article
Real-world data for precision public health of noncommunicable diseases: a scoping review
Canfell, Oliver J., Kodiyattu, Zack, Eakin, Elizabeth, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Wong, Ides, Macaulay, Caroline and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Real-world data for precision public health of noncommunicable diseases: a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 22 (1) 2166, 2166. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14452-7
2022
Journal Article
Which one? A suggested approach for evaluating digital health maturity models
Woods, Leanna, Eden, Rebekah, Duncan, Rhona, Kodiyattu, Zack, Macklin, Sophie and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Which one? A suggested approach for evaluating digital health maturity models. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4 1045685, 1045685. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2022.1045685
2022
Journal Article
PREVIDE: A Qualitative Study to Develop a Decision-Making Framework (PREVention decIDE) for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention in Healthcare Organisations
Canfell, Oliver J., Davidson, Kamila, Sullivan, Clair, Eakin, Elizabeth E. and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2022). PREVIDE: A Qualitative Study to Develop a Decision-Making Framework (PREVention decIDE) for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention in Healthcare Organisations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (22) 15285, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192215285
2022
Journal Article
Evaluating digital health capability at scale using the digital health indicator
Woods, Leanna, Eden, Rebekah, Pearce, Andrew, Wong, Yu Ching Ides, Jayan, Lakshmi, Green, Damian, McNeil, Keith and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Evaluating digital health capability at scale using the digital health indicator. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13 (5), 991-1001. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757554
2022
Journal Article
Understanding the digital disruption of health care: an ethnographic study of real-time multidisciplinary clinical behavior in a new digital hospital
Canfell, Oliver J, Meshkat, Yasaman, Kodiyattu, Zack, Engstrom, Teyl, Chan, Wilkin, Mifsud, Jayden, Pole, Jason D., Byrne, Martin, Raders, Ella Van and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Understanding the digital disruption of health care: an ethnographic study of real-time multidisciplinary clinical behavior in a new digital hospital. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13 (5), 1079-1091. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758482
2022
Journal Article
Publicly subsidised smoking cessation medicines in times of COVID-19 in Australia: an interrupted time seriesanalysis
Baliunas, Dolly, Gartner, Coral , Hollingworth, Samantha A. , Sullivan, Clair , Comans, Tracy and Pole, Jason D. (2022). Publicly subsidised smoking cessation medicines in times of COVID-19 in Australia: an interrupted time seriesanalysis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (1), 225-232. doi: 10.1111/dar.13557
2022
Journal Article
The effect of digitisation on the safe management of anticoagulants
Austin, Jodie Ann, Barras, Michael, Woods, Leanna Sarah and Sullivan, Clair (2022). The effect of digitisation on the safe management of anticoagulants. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13 (04), 845-856. doi: 10.1055/a-1910-4339
2022
Journal Article
A comparison of leximancer semi-automated content analysis to manual content analysis: a healthcare exemplar using emotive transcripts of COVID-19 hospital staff interactive webcasts
Engstrom, Teyl, Strong, Jenny, Sullivan, Clair and Pole, Jason D. (2022). A comparison of leximancer semi-automated content analysis to manual content analysis: a healthcare exemplar using emotive transcripts of COVID-19 hospital staff interactive webcasts. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 160940692211189. doi: 10.1177/16094069221118993
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Clair Sullivan is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Care of patients with diabetes, in the digital hospital environment: From patient level to systems approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Anthony Russell, Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Diabetes
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
How can we streamline the extraction and validation of data from EMRs to inform a learning health care system?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Mr Anton Van Der Vegt, Professor Jason Pole
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Doctor Philosophy
NINA: National Infrastructure for federated learNing in DigitAl health
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods
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Doctor Philosophy
Re-analysing existing genomic data to increase the diagnostic yield of genetic tests
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Hospitals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Oliver Canfell, Professor Jason Pole, Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel
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Doctor Philosophy
Methods for presenting clinical AI predictions to clinicians
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Maxime Cordeil, Mr Anton Van Der Vegt
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating antenatal vaccines and vaccination programs: filling evidence gaps in uptake, safety, effectiveness and the future surveillance of maternal vaccinations in Australia- The VaxiMums evaluation project.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Susan Jordan, Dr Amalie Dyda, Dr Lisa McHugh
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Doctor Philosophy
digital hospital benefits: a shift to value
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods, Dr Rebekah Eden
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Doctor Philosophy
Sample sub-group algorithm bias analysis for machine learning evaluation in the clinical domain
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Andrew Mallett, Professor Guido Zuccon, Mr Anton Van Der Vegt
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Master Philosophy
Examining the current state of digital health education and training in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nigel Armfield, Dr Sisira Edirippulige
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Doctor Philosophy
Predicting adverse diabetes events in hospitals using machine learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel, Professor Jason Pole
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Doctor Philosophy
Using technology to efficiently analyse qualitative healthcare data at scale
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Pole
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Emergency Department (ED)-Inpatient Interface: improving the care of patients requiring emergency admission to hospital
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the impact of electronic medication management on the safety and quality of therapeutic anticoagulation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods, Professor Michael Barras
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