Overview
Background
Helen works across a range of projects in both the research and consultancy arms of the Centre for Online Health, Centre for Health Services Research. Her focus is on the effective use of technology to increase access to health interventions (e.g. online psychoeducational tools for carers; telehealth implementation, telemental health and allied health) and increasing health literacy in the community (e.g. dementia knowledge and digital health). She is particularly interested in using health technology to promote quality end-of-life care. Her current projects aim to increase care closer to home for people with dementia and with life-limiting illnesses (e.g. telepalliative care). In 2023, she was awarded a 3-year National Palliative Care Project Grant funding to lead a national palliative care telementoring project - Palliative Care ECHO. Other research includes: evaluation of telepalliative care services (e.g. patient/ carer outcomes and perceptions and staff perceptions); mental health interventions via telehealth and social media and; online psychoeducational support for carers of people with primary brain tumours in order to increase quality of life and mental wellbeing.
Helen coordinates a range of COH consultancy projects.
She is a Registered Psychologist with clinical experience working with a range of issues and diverse populations and has over ten years’ experience teaching and facilitating workshops on psychology and health communication.
Availability
- Dr Helen Haydon is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Psychology, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor (Honours) of Psychological Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Graduate Diploma of Aged Health Care, University of Tasmania
Research interests
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Palliative Telehealth Services
I lead a program of telepalliative care projects including: implementation of a national telementoring program for non-specialist health professionals to upskill in palliative care and evaluation of Queensland telepalliative care services.
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PsychoOncology
I am involved in an Australian program of research, funded by the MRFF, to develop and evaluate an online intervention for caregivers of people with brain tumours. This program of research has several minor projects attached to it and resulted in my contrribution to the Psycho-Oncology Telehealth Recommendations.
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Voluntary Assisted Dying
An emerging area of research, I am interested in the use of telehealth to assist with accessing Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) in Australia. Current federal legislation places some restrictions on the use of 'carriage services', including telehealth. These restrictions appear arbitrary and causes confusion and concern among health professionals delivering VAD. Problematically, it increases the inequity in access to VAD for ptoentally eligible people with a terminal illness who live in rural and remote areas.
Research impacts
Year
Impact measures
2023
Invited participant to Parliamentary Friends of Palliative Care Event - Australian Parliament
Invited guest to the Australian Institute of International Affairs Queensland Annual Dinner with Senator Murray Watt at Queensland Parliamentary Annexe
Invited speaker to IndOZ Conference 2023 - A meeting between Indonesian and Australian industry, government and business to discuss partnerships and opportunities.
Invited speaker to the Queensland Health Allied Health Clinical Educator Forum
Invitation to speak at the Brisbane Cancer Conference - Ms Monica Taylor will speak on my behalf
Invited guest and exhibitor (promoting my palliative care work) at the Brisbane North PHN Palliative Care Evening for Primary Care
Invited guest (only research focussed guest) at the Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Implementation Conference
Contributed to development of the Psycho-Oncollogy Telehealth Recommendations
2022
Course leader for the Australia Awards in Indonesia - Upskilling Indonesian government and industry personnel in digital health implementation and evaluation.
Invited to meet with DFAT personnel at the Australian Embassy - Jakarta, Indonesia to discuss transnational digital health collaboration needs and potentials.
Developed and facilitated a telementoring Palliative Care service reaching national and international participants.
2021
Co-developed a telementoring dementia service with Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council services
2020
Involvement in the delivery of numerous webinars to support the rapid uptake of telehealth during COVID-19. These included a recorded webinar for the Western Queensland PHN and the Centre for Online Health Telehealth Forum which reached people across Australia and overseas. I am also involved in webinars and podcasts, planned for September, for two multinational pharmaceutical companies.
Contribution to online publishing and promotion of Quick Guides for Telehealth (Caffery, Hobson, Mothershaw, Haydon, Snoswell, Thomas, Zurynski, Smith K-L, Clay & Smith AC). https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:6eb6f3b
Highlighting the use of telehealth during COVID-19 restrictions in a Croakey article, Snoswell, Mehrotra, Thomas, Smith K, Haydon, Caffery & Smith AC. "Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond" March 2020 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:3d6cf9d
2019
UQ Partners in Research Excellence Award - Commendation
Atom Film Award Finalist – Co-Director of DREAMT: Using telehealth to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with dementia
Works
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2021
Conference Publication
Redesigning hospitals for telehealth: Australia health workers experience in 2020
Sheahan, M., Thomas, E. E., Haydon, H. and Smith, A. (2021). Redesigning hospitals for telehealth: Australia health workers experience in 2020. Australian Health Design Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, October 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review
Thomas, Emma E., Taylor, Monica L., Banbury, Annie, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Gallegos Rejas, Victor M., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review. BMJ Open, 11 (8) e051844, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051844
2021
Journal Article
The clinical effectiveness of telehealth: A systematic review of meta-analyses from 2010 to 2019
Snoswell, Centaine L., Chelberg, Georgina, De Guzman, Keshia R., Haydon, Helen H., Thomas, Emma E., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). The clinical effectiveness of telehealth: A systematic review of meta-analyses from 2010 to 2019. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 29 (9) 1357633X211022907, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211022907
2021
Journal Article
Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide
Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide. Clinical Psychologist, 25 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/13284207.2021.1916904
2021
Journal Article
Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service
James, Harmony S. E., Smith, A. C., Thomas, E. E., Snoswell, C. L., Caffery, L. J. and Haydon, H. M. (2021). Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service. Progress in Palliative Care, 29 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1852657
2021
Other Outputs
Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect evaluation. January 2021
Smith, Anthony, Caffery, Liam, Haydon, Helen, Snoswell, Centaine and Thomas, Emma (2021). Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect evaluation. January 2021. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities
Smith, Anthony, Haydon, Helen, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine and Caffery, Liam (2021). Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 10 (1), 19-23.
2020
Other Outputs
Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma E., Haydon, Helen M. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020, 10 12). Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer The Conversation
2020
Journal Article
Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19
Thomas, Emma E, Haydon, Helen M, Mehrotra, Ateev, Caffery, Liam J, Snoswell, Centaine L, Banbury, Annie and Smith, Anthony C (2020). Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (4), 1357633X20960638-308. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20960638
2020
Journal Article
Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E. and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review, 44 (5), 737-740. doi: 10.1071/ah20183
2020
Conference Publication
Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth
Thomas, E., Haydon, H., Rawstorn, J., Gallagher, R and Smith, W. (2020). Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth. ACRA ASM, Online, 10 August 2020.
2020
Other Outputs
Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia. Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia St Lucia, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health.
2020
Other Outputs
Quick guides for telehealth
Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Mothershaw, Adam, Haydon, Helen M., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Zurynski, Yvonne, Smith, K-Lynne, Clay, Chrissy and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Quick guides for telehealth. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health (COH).
2020
Journal Article
Commentary on Conigrave et al. (2020): Meta-analysis of drinking patterns in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations highlights policy and research opportunities
Puljević, Cheneal, Haydon, Helen M and Snoswell, Centaine L (2020). Commentary on Conigrave et al. (2020): Meta-analysis of drinking patterns in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations highlights policy and research opportunities. Addiction, 115 (10) add.15066, 1831-1832. doi: 10.1111/add.15066
2020
Journal Article
Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen, Mehrotra, Ateev, Clemensen, Jane and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 26 (5), 1357633X20916567-313. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20916567
2020
Other Outputs
Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond
Snoswell, Centaine, Mehrotra, Ateev, Thomas, Emma, Smith, K-Lynn, Haydon, Helen, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2020, 03 05). Making the most of telehealth in COVID-19 responses, and beyond
2020
Other Outputs
Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had: Australian healthcare workers’ experience of telehealth in 2020
Sheahan, Michaela, Thomas, Emma, Haydon, Helen and Smith, Anthony (2020). Redesigning hospitals for the digital revolution we just had: Australian healthcare workers’ experience of telehealth in 2020. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Hassell.
2020
Journal Article
A systematic review of paediatric telediabetes service models
De Guzman, Keshia Rachel, Snoswell, Centaine L, Taylor, Monica L., Senanayake, Buddhika, Haydon, Helen Moyra, Batch, Jennifer, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). A systematic review of paediatric telediabetes service models. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 22 (8) dia.2019.0489, 623-638. doi: 10.1089/dia.2019.0489
2020
Conference Publication
Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth
Thomas, Emma, Haydon, Helen, Rawstorn, Jonathan and Gallagher, Robyn (2020). Helping more people access cardiac rehabilitation: an overview of telehealth. In: 30th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA), Online, (). 10-12 August 2020.
2019
Journal Article
A cost-consequence analysis comparing patient travel, outreach, and telehealth clinic models for a specialist diabetes service to Indigenous people in Queensland
Snoswell, Centaine L, Caffery, Liam J, Haydon, Helen M, Wickramasinghe, Sumudu I, Crumblin, Kerry and Smith, Anthony C (2019). A cost-consequence analysis comparing patient travel, outreach, and telehealth clinic models for a specialist diabetes service to Indigenous people in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (9), 537-544. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19873239
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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The Role of Telehealth in Voluntary Assisted Dying
Using strict eligibility criteria, Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws are now passed in all Australian states. VAD permits an eligible person with a terminal illness to end their life through either self-administration or practitioner-administration of a VAD medication. VAD enables “people who are suffering and dying to choose the manner and timing of their death”. Although choice is a central tenet of VAD, people living in rural and remote locations lack choice if local health services are not providers.
Telehealth effectively increases access to healthcare for such underserved populations. However, under federal legislation it may be a criminal offence for clinicians to discuss VAD via telehealth. Clinicians are uncertain about how to support people in rural and remote communities. Overseas, when appropriate, telehealth supports people to access VAD. This research investigates the impact of using (or not using) telehealth as a means of accessing VAD services on clinicians and consumers.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of the decentralised clinical trial model in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Master Philosophy
Building grief literacy in residential aged care facilities in rural Far North Queensland as part of a virtual care model.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Centaine Snoswell
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Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of the decentralised clinical trial model in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Doctor Philosophy
The feasibility of the decentralised clinical trial model in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Associate Professor Chelsea Dobbins
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Doctor Philosophy
AI companions: opportunities and risks for the wellbeing of Australian adolescent girls
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liam Caffery, Dr Centaine Snoswell
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating telehealth into allied health services
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Ward, Professor Liam Caffery, Dr Emma Thomas
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Risk and Protective Factors for Burnout and Wellbeing of Staff Working in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: PICU Staff Wellbeing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith
Media
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- telepalliative
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