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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2018
Journal Article
Digital disruption 'syndromes' in a hospital: Important considerations for the quality and safety of patient care during rapid digital transformation
Sullivan, Clair and Staib, Andrew (2018). Digital disruption 'syndromes' in a hospital: Important considerations for the quality and safety of patient care during rapid digital transformation. Australian Health Review, 42 (3), 294-298. doi: 10.1071/AH16294
2018
Conference Publication
Unpacking the Complexity of Consistency: Insights from a Grounded Theory Study of the Effective Use of Electronic Medical Records
Eden, Rebekah, Akhlaghpour, Saeed, Spee, Paul, Staib, Andrew, Sullivan, Clair and Burton-Jones, Andrew (2018). Unpacking the Complexity of Consistency: Insights from a Grounded Theory Study of the Effective Use of Electronic Medical Records. 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hawaii, United States, 3-6 January 2018. Hawaii, United States: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. doi: 10.24251/hicss.2018.381
2017
Journal Article
Uniting emergency and inpatient clinicians across the ED-inpatient interface: The last frontier?
Staib, Andrew, Sullivan, Clair, Prins, Johannes B., Burton-Jones, Andrew, Fitzgerald, Gerry and Scott, Ian (2017). Uniting emergency and inpatient clinicians across the ED-inpatient interface: The last frontier?. Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA, 29 (6), 740-745. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12883
2017
Journal Article
The ED-inpatient dashboard: uniting emergency and inpatient clinicians to improve the efficiency and quality of care for patients requiring emergency admission to hospital
Staib, Andrew, Sullivan, Clair, Jones, Matt, Griffin, Bronwyn, Bell, Anthony and Scott, Ian (2017). The ED-inpatient dashboard: uniting emergency and inpatient clinicians to improve the efficiency and quality of care for patients requiring emergency admission to hospital. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29 (3), 363-366. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12661
2017
Journal Article
Going digital: a narrative overview of the clinical and organisational impacts of eHealth technologies in hospital practice
Keasberry, Justin, Scott, Ian A., Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew and Ashby, Richard (2017). Going digital: a narrative overview of the clinical and organisational impacts of eHealth technologies in hospital practice. Australian Health Review, 41 (6), 646-664. doi: 10.1071/AH16233
2017
Conference Publication
Snomap: Pioneering the path for clinical coding to improve patient care
Lawley, Michael, Truran, Donna, Hansen, David, Good, Norm, Staib, Andrew and Sullivan, Clair (2017). Snomap: Pioneering the path for clinical coding to improve patient care. 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, HIC 2017, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6 - 9 August 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-55
2016
Journal Article
Patient characteristics, interventions and outcomes of 1,151 rapid response team activations in a tertiary hospital: a prospective study
White, Kyle, Scott, Ian A., Bernard, Anne, McCulloch, Kirsty, Vaux, Amanda, Joyce, Chris and Sullivan, Clair M. (2016). Patient characteristics, interventions and outcomes of 1,151 rapid response team activations in a tertiary hospital: a prospective study. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (12), 1398-1406. doi: 10.1111/imj.13248
2016
Journal Article
Pioneering digital disruption: Australia's first integrated digital tertiary hospital
Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Ayre, Stephen, Daly, Michael, Collins, Renea, Draheim, Michael and Ashby, Richard (2016). Pioneering digital disruption: Australia's first integrated digital tertiary hospital. Medical Journal of Australia, 205 (9), 386-389. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00476
2016
Journal Article
Admission of medical patients from the emergency department: an assessment of the attitudes, perspectives and practices of internal medicine and emergency medicine trainees
Lawrence, Sean, Sullivan, Clair, Patel, Nadia, Spencer, Lyndall, Sinnott, Michael and Eley, Rob (2016). Admission of medical patients from the emergency department: an assessment of the attitudes, perspectives and practices of internal medicine and emergency medicine trainees. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28 (4), 391-398. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12604
2016
Journal Article
The national emergency access target (NEAT) and the 4-hour rule: time to review the target
Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Khanna, Sankalp, Good, Norm M., Boyle, Justin, Cattell, Rohan, Heiniger, Liam, Griffin, Bronwyn R., Bell, Anthony Jr., Lind, James and Scott, Ian A. (2016). The national emergency access target (NEAT) and the 4-hour rule: time to review the target. Medical Journal of Australia, 204 (9), 354.e1-354.e5. doi: 10.5694/mja15.01177
2016
Journal Article
Report on the 4-h rule and National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) in Australia: time to review
Staib, Andrew, Sullivan, Clair, Griffin, Bronwyn, Bell, Anthony and Scott, Ian (2016). Report on the 4-h rule and National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) in Australia: time to review. Australian Health Review, 40 (3), 319-323. doi: 10.1071/AH15071
2016
Journal Article
Who is less likely to die in association with improved National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) compliance for emergency admissions in a tertiary referral hospital?
Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob, Griffin, Bronwyn, Cattell, Rohan, Flores, Judy and Scott, Ian (2016). Who is less likely to die in association with improved National Emergency Access Target (NEAT) compliance for emergency admissions in a tertiary referral hospital?. Australian Health Review, 40 (2), 149-154. doi: 10.1071/AH14242
2015
Journal Article
Rapid response teams in adult hospitals: Time for another look?
White, K., Scott, I.A., Vaux, A. and Sullivan, C.M. (2015). Rapid response teams in adult hospitals: Time for another look?. Internal Medicine Journal, 45 (12), 1211-1220. doi: 10.1111/imj.12845
2015
Journal Article
NEAT metrics of the emergency department–inpatient interface: measures of patient flow and mortality for emergency admissions to hospital
Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob, Scanlon, Alan, Flores, Judy and Scott, Ian (2015). NEAT metrics of the emergency department–inpatient interface: measures of patient flow and mortality for emergency admissions to hospital. Australian Health Review, 39 (5), 533-538. doi: 10.1071/AH14162
2014
Journal Article
An audit of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis - do anti-thyroid drugs alone provide adequate treatment?
Patel, Nadia, Inder, Warrick J., Sullivan, Clair and Kaye, Gerald (2014). An audit of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis - do anti-thyroid drugs alone provide adequate treatment?. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 23 (6), 549-554. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.01.013
2014
Journal Article
Aiming to be NEAT: safely improving and sustaining access to emergency care in a tertiary referral hospital
Sullivan, Clair M., Staib, Andrew, Flores, Judy, Aggarwal, Leena, Scanlon, Alan, Martin, Jennifer H. and Scott, Ian A. (2014). Aiming to be NEAT: safely improving and sustaining access to emergency care in a tertiary referral hospital. Australian Health Review, 38 (5), 564-574. doi: 10.1071/AH14083
2013
Journal Article
The effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D on insulin sensitivity in obesity: is it mediated via adiponectin?
Wright, Olivia R. L., Hickman, Ingrid J., Petchey, William G., Sullivan, Clair M., Ong, Cynthia, Rose, Felicity J., Ng, Choaping, Prins, Johannes B., Whitehead, Jonathan P. and O'Moore-Sullivan, Trisha M. (2013). The effect of 25-hydroxyvitamin D on insulin sensitivity in obesity: is it mediated via adiponectin?. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 91 (6), 496-501. doi: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0436
2013
Conference Publication
Surgical thyroidectomy in cardiac patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis
Patel, N., Inder, W., Sullivan, C. and Kaye, G. (2013). Surgical thyroidectomy in cardiac patients with amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis. Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 8 - 11 August 2013. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier Australia. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.05.537
2009
Journal Article
Altered clot kinetics in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Hickman, I. J., Sullivan, C. M., Flight, S., Campbell, C., Crawford, D. H., Masci, P. P., O'Moore-Sullivan, T. M., Prins, J. B. and Macdonald, G. A. (2009). Altered clot kinetics in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Annals of Hepatology, 8 (4), 331-338. doi: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31746-6
2008
Conference Publication
Obesity is linked with increased clot strength and impaired fibrinolysis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Hickman, I. J., Sullivan, C. M., Flight, S., Campbell, C., Crawford, D. H., Masci, P. P., O'Moore-Sullivan, T. M., Prins, J. B. and Macdonald, G. A. (2008). Obesity is linked with increased clot strength and impaired fibrinolysis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. 16th European Congress on Obesity, Geneva, Switzerland, 14-17 May 2008. LONDON: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Clair Sullivan is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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
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
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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
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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