Overview
Background
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.
Availability
- Dr Annie Banbury is:
- Available for supervision
Research impacts
In 2021/22 Annie led nationwide research into clinician and consumer experiences in using telehealth for cancer care services and management during COVID-19 commissioned by Cancer Australia. The outcomes of this study have informed Cancer Australia's work in determining the appropriate use of telehealth for cancer care in Australia. Annie was a team member on Queensland Health's Evaluation of Telehealth Services project informing strategic decisions on statewide telehealth services.
Annie led the co-design of a telehealth peer support program for carers of people living with dementia. Using an innovative approach, Annie bought together a group of dementia caregivers who lived across NSW and Queensland using videoconferencing. During the life of the project, the group developed a strong connection with each other which transformed into a virtual peer support network. Following the end of the project, the group continued to meet virtually for another 2.5 years. Annie delivered the 6-week co-designed program to 16 dementia caregiver groups across Australia, most of whom had never used videoconferencing previously. Of those who took part in the groups, 76% indicated that they would like to continue meeting using videoconferencing with other dementia caregivers and eight of the groups continued to do so on a self-organised basis.
Annie's PhD focused on working with an aged care industry partner, Feros Care to develop and pilot the implementation of a group-based health literacy program that was delivered by videoconferencing. Outcomes from the study indicated older people's increase in health and chronic disease management as well as reductions in social isolation. The Telehealth Literacy program became adopted for routine care and was offered to all Feros care customers via their social engagement program.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
After the care journey: exploring the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia
Jameson, Sonja, Parkinson, Lynne and Banbury, Annie (2019). After the care journey: exploring the experiences of family carers of people living with dementia. Ageing and Society, 40 (11), 1-19. doi: 10.1017/s0144686x19000667
2018
Conference Publication
Co-designing with people with dementia using group videoconferencing
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Peddel, Sonya and Byrne, Louise (2018). Co-designing with people with dementia using group videoconferencing. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 18, Darwin, NT, Australia, 22 - 24 October 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Reaching out: Engaging consumers in co-designing services using technology
Banbury, Annie (2018). Reaching out: Engaging consumers in co-designing services using technology. Australian Regional Development Conference, Tweed Heads, NSW Australia, 17 - 18 September 2018.
2018
Journal Article
Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review
Banbury, Annie, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Leonard and Parkinson, Lynne (2018). Telehealth Interventions Delivering Home-based Support Group Videoconferencing: Systematic Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (2) e25, 1-17. doi: 10.2196/jmir.8090
2018
Conference Publication
Caring for carers of people with dementia: A protocol for harnessing innovation through deploying leading edge technologies to enable virtual support groups and services
Parkinson, Lynne, Banbury, Annie, Livingstone, Anne, Gordon, Steven, Ray, Biplob, Byrne, Louise, Nancarrow, Susan, Doran, Chris, McAllister, Margaret, Petersen, Carrie, Pedell, Sonja and Wood, Denise (2018). Caring for carers of people with dementia: A protocol for harnessing innovation through deploying leading edge technologies to enable virtual support groups and services. 5th Global Telehealth conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, November 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-845-7-29
2017
Conference Publication
Adding value to telemonitoring through patient education and social support by group videoconferencing: results of the Telehealth Literacy project
Banbury, Annie, Nancarrow, Susan, Gray, Len, Dart, Jared and Parkinson, Lynne (2017). Adding value to telemonitoring through patient education and social support by group videoconferencing: results of the Telehealth Literacy project. Innovation Transforming Aged Care (ITAC) Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 21 - 22 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Design of a telehealth virtual support groups intervention for carers of people with dementia
Banbury, Annie, Pedell, Sonya, Byrne, Louise and Parkinson, Lynne (2017). Design of a telehealth virtual support groups intervention for carers of people with dementia. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 17, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 - 31 October 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Can videoconferencing affect older people’s engagement and perception of their social support in long-term conditions management: a social network analysis from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, Annie, Chamberlain, Daniel, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Len and Parkinson, Lynne (2017). Can videoconferencing affect older people’s engagement and perception of their social support in long-term conditions management: a social network analysis from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25 (3), 938-950. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12382
2016
Journal Article
Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Leonard C. and Buckley, Jennene (2016). Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 483-488. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16674359
2016
Conference Publication
Patient views and health professional workshop outcomes to inform a health literacy program for telehealth: the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, Annie, Nancarrow, Susan and Parkinson, Lynne (2016). Patient views and health professional workshop outcomes to inform a health literacy program for telehealth: the Telehealth Literacy Project. New Zealand Nursing Informatics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 3 November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Group videoconferencing for social support: a social network analysis from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, Annie, Chamberlain, Dan, Nancarrow, Susan, Dart, Jared, Gray, Len and Parkinson, Lynne (2016). Group videoconferencing for social support: a social network analysis from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 16, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 4 November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne and Nancarrow, Susan (2016). Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease. MNCHLD Health Innovation and Research Symposium, Coffs Harbour, NSW Australia, 15 -16 September 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Using telehealth for home-based videoconference groups for health literacy and self-management skills with older people with chronic disease
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne and Nancarrow, Susan (2016). Using telehealth for home-based videoconference groups for health literacy and self-management skills with older people with chronic disease. Community Care Smart Assistive Technology Collaborative, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 20 Feburary 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Evaluation of a National Broadband Network-enabled Telehealth trial for older people with chronic disease
Nancarrow, Susan, Banbury, Annie and Buckley, Jennene (2016). Evaluation of a National Broadband Network-enabled Telehealth trial for older people with chronic disease. Australian Health Review, 40 (6), 641-648. doi: 10.1071/ah15201
2016
Conference Publication
Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: Lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project
Banbury, A., Parkinson, L., Nancarrow, S., Dart, J., Gray, L. and Buckley, J. (2016). Delivering patient education by group videoconferencing into the home: Lessons learnt from the Telehealth Literacy Project. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-3 November 2016.
2015
Conference Publication
Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Nancarrow, Susan, Gray, Len and Dart, Jared (2015). Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease. CQUniversity Higher Degree Research Symposium, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, 28 October 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
The Telehealth Literacy Project: Videoconference home-based health groups
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Nancarrow, Susan, Gray, Len and Dart, Jared (2015). The Telehealth Literacy Project: Videoconference home-based health groups. Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) and International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA) Joint International Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 31 August - 4 September 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease: Process and procedures
Banbury, Annie, Parkinson, Lynne, Nancarrow, Susan, Gray, Len and Dart, Jared (2015). Using telehealth for videoconference groups to improve health literacy and self-management skills in older people with chronic disease: Process and procedures. Digital Health and Care Conference 2015, London, United Kingdom, 16 -17 June 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Value co-creation with stakeholders using action research as a meta-methodology in a funded research project
Dick, Bob, Sankaran, Shankar, Shaw, Kelly, Kelly, Jacqueline, Soar, Jeffrey, Davies, Alan and Banbury, Annie (2015). Value co-creation with stakeholders using action research as a meta-methodology in a funded research project. Project Management Journal, 46 (2), 36-46. doi: 10.1002/pmj.21483
2014
Conference Publication
Evaluation of an NBN enabled pilot of remote monitoring for older people using telehealth
Banbury, Annie and Nancarrow, Susan (2014). Evaluation of an NBN enabled pilot of remote monitoring for older people using telehealth. Gold Coast Health and Medical Research Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 4 - 5 December 2014.
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