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 (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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2022
Journal Article
Economic evaluation and analyses of hospital-based electronic medical records (EMRs): a scoping review of international literature
Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Wright, Chad, Simpson, Digby, Woods, Leanna, Comans, Tracy and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Economic evaluation and analyses of hospital-based electronic medical records (EMRs): a scoping review of international literature. npj Digital Medicine, 5 (1) 29, 29. doi: 10.1038/s41746-022-00565-1
2022
Journal Article
Toward a learning health care system: a systematic review and evidence-based conceptual framework for implementation of clinical analytics in a digital hospital
Lim, Han Chang, Austin, Jodie A., van der Vegt, Anton H., Rahimi, Amir Kamel, Canfell, Oliver J., Mifsud, Jayden, Pole, Jason D., Barras, Michael A., Hodgson, Tobias, Shrapnel, Sally and Sullivan, Clair M. (2022). Toward a learning health care system: a systematic review and evidence-based conceptual framework for implementation of clinical analytics in a digital hospital. Applied Clinical Informatics, 13 (02), 339-354. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1743243
2022
Journal Article
Alveolar crystal burden in stone workers with artificial stone silicosis
Apte, Simon H., Tan, Maxine E., Lutzky, Viviana P., De Silva, Tharushi A., Fiene, Andreas, Hundloe, Justin, Deller, David, Sullivan, Clair, Bell, Peter T. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2022). Alveolar crystal burden in stone workers with artificial stone silicosis. Respirology, 27 (6), 437-446. doi: 10.1111/resp.14229
2022
Conference Publication
Addressing unwarranted clinical variation in healthcare as a quality improvement process
Hodgson, Toby, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Addressing unwarranted clinical variation in healthcare as a quality improvement process. 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Virtual, 4-7 January 2022. Mānoa, HI Australia: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. doi: 10.24251/hicss.2022.474
2022
Journal Article
Reanalysis of genomic data: an overview of the mechanisms and complexities of clinical adoption
Robertson, Alan J., Tan, Natalie B., Spurdle, Amanda B., Metke-Jimenez, Alejandro, Sullivan, Clair and Waddell, Nicola (2022). Reanalysis of genomic data: an overview of the mechanisms and complexities of clinical adoption. Genetics in Medicine, 24 (4), 798-810. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2021.12.011
2022
Journal Article
Digital interventions to improve safety and quality of inpatient diabetes management: a systematic review
Sly, Benjamin, Russell, Anthony W and Sullivan, Clair (2022). Digital interventions to improve safety and quality of inpatient diabetes management: a systematic review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 157 104596, 104596. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104596
2021
Journal Article
Understanding consumer preference for vascular access safety and quality measurement: an international survey
Schults, Jessica, Paterson, Rebecca, Kleidon, Tricia, Cooke, Marie, Ullman, Amanda, McNeil, Keith, Chopra, Vineet, Charles, Karina, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Marsh, Nicole, Sullivan, Clair, Sturgess, David J. and Rickard, Claire (2021). Understanding consumer preference for vascular access safety and quality measurement: an international survey. Australian Health Review, 46 (1), 12-20. doi: 10.1071/AH21053
2021
Journal Article
Digital health and precision prevention: shifting from disease-centred care to consumer-centred health
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Burton-Jones, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2021). Digital health and precision prevention: shifting from disease-centred care to consumer-centred health. Australian Health Review, 46 (3), 279-283. doi: 10.1071/ah21063
2021
Journal Article
Outcomes of rapid digital transformation of large-scale communications during the COVID-19 pandemic
Strong, J., Drummond, S., Hanson, J., Pole, J. D., Engstrom, T., Copeland, K., Lipman, B. and Sullivan, C. (2021). Outcomes of rapid digital transformation of large-scale communications during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Health Review, 45 (6), 696-703. doi: 10.1071/ah21125
2021
Journal Article
The role of electronic medical records in reducing unwarranted clinical variation in acute health care: systematic review
Hodgson, Tobias, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Donovan, Raelene and Sullivan, Clair (2021). The role of electronic medical records in reducing unwarranted clinical variation in acute health care: systematic review. JMIR Medical Informatics, 9 (11) e30432, e30432. doi: 10.2196/30432
2021
Journal Article
Managing the digital disruption associated with COVID-19-driven rapid digital transformation in Brisbane, Australia
Dyda, Amalie, Fahim, Magid, Fraser, Jon, Kirrane, Marianne, Wong, Ides, McNeil, Keith, Ruge, Maree, Lau, Colleen L. and Sullivan, Clair (2021). Managing the digital disruption associated with COVID-19-driven rapid digital transformation in Brisbane, Australia. Applied Clinical Informatics, 12 (5), 1135-1143. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1740190
2021
Journal Article
Are we doing it right? We need to evaluate the current approaches for implementation of digital health systems
Dendere, Ronald, Janda, Monika and Sullivan, Clair (2021). Are we doing it right? We need to evaluate the current approaches for implementation of digital health systems. Australian Health Review, 45 (6), 778-781. doi: 10.1071/ah20289
2021
Journal Article
Review of tools for the prediction of patient deterioration in the digital hospital setting
Mann, Kay Debby, Good, Norm, Fatehi, Farhad, Khanna, Sankalp, Campbell, Victoria, Conway, Roger, Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Joyce, Chris and Cook, David (2021). Review of tools for the prediction of patient deterioration in the digital hospital setting. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23 (9) e28209, e28209. doi: 10.2196/28209
2021
Journal Article
Safe and effective digital anticoagulation: a continuous iterative improvement approach
Austin, Jodie A., Barras, Michael A. and Sullivan, Clair M. (2021). Safe and effective digital anticoagulation: a continuous iterative improvement approach. ACI Open, 05 (02), e116-e124. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1736631
2021
Journal Article
Toilet paper, minced meat and diabetes medicines: Australian panic buying induced by COVID-19
Engstrom, Teyl, Baliunas, Dolly O., Sly, Benjamin P., Russell, Anthony W., Donovan, Peter J., Krausse, Heike K., Sullivan, Clair M. and Pole, Jason D. (2021). Toilet paper, minced meat and diabetes medicines: Australian panic buying induced by COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (13) 6954, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18136954
2021
Journal Article
Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of novel personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Desselle, Mathilde R, Kirrane, Marianne, Chao, Ian T, Coles Black, Jasamine, Woodruff, Maria A, Chuen, Jason and Sullivan, Clair (2021). Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of novel personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Journal of Australia, 214 (11), 496-499.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51091
2021
Journal Article
Moving faster than the COVID-19 pandemic: the rapid, digital transformation of a public health system
Sullivan, Clair, Wong, Ides, Adams, Emily, Fahim, Magid, Fraser, Jon, Ranatunga, Gihan, Busato, Matthew and McNeil, Keith (2021). Moving faster than the COVID-19 pandemic: the rapid, digital transformation of a public health system. Applied Clinical Informatics, 12 (2), 229-236. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725186
2021
Journal Article
Intensive care digital health response to emerging infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19
Kirrane, Marianne D., Shrapnel, Sally, Ramanan, Mahesh, Clement, Pierre, Fraser, John F., Laupland, Kevin B., Sullivan, Clair M. and Shekar, Kiran (2021). Intensive care digital health response to emerging infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 49 (2), 0310057X2097577-111. doi: 10.1177/0310057x20975777
2021
Book Chapter
Working as a CIO in Healthcare
Makeham, Meredith, Ryan, Angela, Taggart, Richard, Sullivan, Clair, Sprivulis, Peter and McNeil, Keith (2021). Working as a CIO in Healthcare. The Health Information Workforce. (pp. 217-223) edited by Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Karen Day and Kathleen Gray. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-81850-0_14
2020
Conference Publication
The transformation of Australia’s first large digital hospital: a teaching case
Eden, Rebekah, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Ballantine, Cameron, Staib, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2020). The transformation of Australia’s first large digital hospital: a teaching case. International Conference on Information Systems, Online, 13-16 December 2020. New York, NY United States: Association for Information Systems.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Clair Sullivan is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
DIFFERENCE
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Pole, Dr Elton Henry Savio Lobo
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Diabetes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mahnaz Samadbeik, Dr Elton Henry Savio Lobo
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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 Sally Shrapnel
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Doctor Philosophy
digital hospital benefits: a shift to value
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mahnaz Samadbeik
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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
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
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: Professor Susan Jordan, Dr Amalie Dyda, Dr Lisa McHugh
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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
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, Professor Emma McBryde
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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
Predicting adverse diabetes events in hospitals using machine learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel, Professor Jason Pole
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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
NINA national infrastructure for digital health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sebastiano Barbieri
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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
Digital Health Intervention-Based Integrated Care Model for Type 2 Diabetes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Health Intervention-Based Integrated Care Model for Type 2 Diabetes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods
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Doctor Philosophy
Using technology to efficiently analyse qualitative healthcare data at scale
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods, 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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2025
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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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Re-analysing existing genomic data to increase the diagnostic yield of genetic tests
Associate Advisor
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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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