Annie Banbury

Annie is an experienced researcher in digital health, with a background in both academia and industry. Her research primarily focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating technology for older adults.

In her part-time role at the Centre for Online Health, Annie co-designs, supports implementation and evaluates the use of telehealth in complex care settings, particularly in aged care. Through large-scale telehealth evaluations, she has gained in-depth knowledge of the perspectives of multidisciplinary clinicians and consumers on the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of telehealth across various settings. She is particularly interested in how practitioners can implement telehealth to enhance consumer access to health and social care, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes. Her research interest encompasses a wide range of professions, conditions, settings, and sectors, including allied health professionals, chronic diseases, oncology, dementia, aged care, addiction, and the disability sector.

Additionally, Annie serves as the Head of Research at Coviu, the telehealth platform that powers the government's Healthdirect Video Call. In this role, she leads a project to develop an AI-driven digital toolkit for wound care. This ambitious initiative involves research, product development, and the commercialisation of software as a medical device. Coviu also supports several telehealth implementation research projects in which Annie is actively involved.

With over 30 years of experience in healthcare, Annie has held diverse roles in both Australia and the UK, facilitating multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral collaborations. She is passionate about creating scalable technologies, interventions, and implementation strategies that cater to the needs of end-users, whether they are healthcare professionals or consumers. Annie is passionate about creating scalable technology, interventions, and implementation strategies that meet the needs of end-users, whether they are health professionals or consumers.