Overview
Background
Assoc Prof Andrew Staib is an internationally recognised academic leader in emergency medicine. He has led multiple large scale research and transformational projects including the analysis of over 16M episodes of emergency care, the digital transformation of emergency workflows in Queensland hospitals and the development of tools to predict emergency wait times. His work has been published in international journals and he is regularly asked to present at national and global meetings. He has established large and enduring systems to improve emergency care such as dashboards display metrics for monitoring emergency care, systems for virtual emergency care across Queensland, clincial immersion programs for UQ medical students and the application of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence to emergency care. Assoc Prof Staib is the recipient of several national awards including the national iaward for innovation for his work in emergency care data. Assoc Prof Staib is skilled at creating and maintaining high performing teams as is evidenced by his roles as Senior Director of Emergency Care for Metro South Health and Chair of the Queensland Emergency Department Advisory Panel.
Availability
- Associate Professor Andrew Staib is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine Surgery, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Emergency Medicine, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Fellow, Australasian Institute of Digital Health, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
Works
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2026
Journal Article
The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: a 25-hospital cohort study
Riahi, Vahid, Boyle, Justin, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Diouf, Ibrahima, Khanna, Sankalp, Staib, Andrew, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Bosley, Emma and Lind, James F (2026). The impact of hospital bed occupancy on patient flow and emergency department access: a 25-hospital cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70143, 1-7. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70143
2026
Journal Article
The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals
Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Boyle, Justin, Diouf, Ibrahima, Bosley, Emma, Staib, Andrew, Riahi, Vahid, Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Khanna, Sankalp and Lind, James F (2026). The Association Between Access Block And Ambulance Ramping, And The Impact of COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of 25 Queensland Hospitals. The Medical journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70141, 1-9. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70141
2026
Journal Article
Strategies for reducing access block and waiting time for patients seeking emergency hospital care: results of a ward-level discrete event simulation at queensland's largest public hospitals
Hassanzadeh, Hamed, Boyle, Justin, Riahi, Vahid, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Diouf, Ibrahima, Khanna, Sankalp, Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Bosley, Emma, Samadbeik, Mahnaz and Lind, James F (2026). Strategies for reducing access block and waiting time for patients seeking emergency hospital care: results of a ward-level discrete event simulation at queensland's largest public hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia, 224 (2) e70142, 1-8. doi: 10.5694/mja2.70142
2026
Journal Article
Time trends in the rates of ED Visits in Australia, an Age-Period-Cohort Approach
Diouf, Ibrahima, Boyle, Justin, Yoon, Hwan-Jin, Riahi, Vahid, Bosley, Emma, Staib, Andrew, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Sullivan, Clair, Lind, James, Hassanzadeh, Hamed and Khanna, Sankalp (2026). Time trends in the rates of ED Visits in Australia, an Age-Period-Cohort Approach. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 38 (1) e70220, 1-7. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70220
2025
Journal Article
A prospective series of poisonings in Brisbane, Australia 2014–2024: a changing pharmaceutical landscape and the rise of recreational intoxication
Holford, Amanda, Harris, Keith, Staib, Andrew and Isoardi, Katherine (2025). A prospective series of poisonings in Brisbane, Australia 2014–2024: a changing pharmaceutical landscape and the rise of recreational intoxication. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 37 (6) e70173, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70173
2025
Conference Publication
Data collection in Australian toxicology units
Holford, Amanda, Staib, Andrew and Isoardi, Katherine (2025). Data collection in Australian toxicology units. 23rd Scientific Congress of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 18 - 20 November 2025. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2025.2561448
2025
Journal Article
A national snapshot of data collection in Australian clinical toxicology units
Holford, Amanda G., Staib, Andrew N. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2025). A national snapshot of data collection in Australian clinical toxicology units. Toxicology Communications, 9 (1) 2572141. doi: 10.1080/24734306.2025.2572141
2025
Journal Article
What factors could create a more comfortable waiting experience for patients on emergency department ramps? A scoping review
Binnie, Vicki, Eley, Robert and Staib, Andrew (2025). What factors could create a more comfortable waiting experience for patients on emergency department ramps? A scoping review. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 37 (5) e70125, 1-23. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70125
2025
Conference Publication
The clinical characteristics and healthcare relations of people with diabetes experiencing housing instability and homelessness who present to the emergency department
Jansen, Pieter M., Moss, Jordan, Rayner, Kim, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob and Hayes, Lisa (2025). The clinical characteristics and healthcare relations of people with diabetes experiencing housing instability and homelessness who present to the emergency department. Australasian Diabetes Congress, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 20-22 August 2025.
2025
Conference Publication
Predicting patient acuity in tele-triage using large language models: a computational design science approach
Xie, Hetiao (Slim), Namvar, Morteza, Akhlaghpour, Saeed and Staib, Andrew (2025). Predicting patient acuity in tele-triage using large language models: a computational design science approach. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 5-9 July 2025. Atlanta, GA USA: Association for Information Systems.
2025
Journal Article
“A banana in the tailpipe”: a qualitative study of patient flow in the healthcare system
Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Staib, Andrew, Boyle, Justin, Bosley, Emma, Khanna, Sankalp, McCourt, Elizabeth, Bodnar, Daniel, Lind, James, Austin, Jodie A. and Sullivan, Clair (2025). “A banana in the tailpipe”: a qualitative study of patient flow in the healthcare system. BMC Health Services Research, 25 (1) 745, 745. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-12873-9
2025
Conference Publication
A prospective cohort study of poisoning presentations to an Australian emergency department
Holford, Amanda G., Harris, Keith, Staib, Andrew N. and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2025). A prospective cohort study of poisoning presentations to an Australian emergency department. 45th International Congress of the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT), Glasgow, Scotland, 27 – 30 May 2025. Philadelphia, PA 19106 United States: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2025.2481800
2024
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy of a machine learning algorithm using point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I for rapid rule-out of myocardial infarction: a retrospective study
Toprak, Betül, Solleder, Hugo, Di Carluccio, Eleonora, Greenslade, Jaimi H., Parsonage, William A., Schulz, Karen, Cullen, Louise, Apple, Fred S., Ziegler, Andreas, Stephensen, Laura, Blankenberg, Stefan, on behalf of the Artificial Intelligence in Suspected Myocardial Infarction Study (ARTEMIS) group, Brownlee, Emily, McCormick, Ellyse, Fincher, Gavin, Hall, Emma J., Hancock, Rebecca, Gaikwad, Niranjan, Gangathimmaiah, Vinay, Hamilton-Craig, Christian, Keijzers, Gerben, Hobbins-King, Andrew, Bayat, Maryam Khorramshahi, Mahmoodi, Ehsan, Perez, Siegfried, Ranasinghe, Isuru, Staib, Andrew, Zournazi, Anna and Than, Martin (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of a machine learning algorithm using point-of-care high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I for rapid rule-out of myocardial infarction: a retrospective study. The Lancet Digital Health, 6 (10), e729-e738. doi: 10.1016/s2589-7500(24)00191-2
2024
Journal Article
Virtual Toxicology Service decreases the average length of stay of poisoned patients and saves bed days
McNeill, Iain, Staib, Andrew and Isoardi, Katherine Z (2024). Virtual Toxicology Service decreases the average length of stay of poisoned patients and saves bed days. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (5), 789-791. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14453
2024
Journal Article
Modelling a two‐stream emergency department segregation and admission system from COVID‐19 early rapid antigen testing: a pilot study
Johnston, Amy, Wong, Andy, Appo, Casey, Eley, Robert and Staib, Andrew (2024). Modelling a two‐stream emergency department segregation and admission system from COVID‐19 early rapid antigen testing: a pilot study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (2), 283-287. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14351
2024
Journal Article
Patient flow in emergency departments: a comprehensive umbrella review of solutions and challenges across the health system
Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Staib, Andrew, Boyle, Justin, Khanna, Sankalp, Bosley, Emma, Bodnar, Daniel, Lind, James, Austin, Jodie A., Tanner, Sarah, Meshkat, Yasaman, de Courten, Barbora and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Patient flow in emergency departments: a comprehensive umbrella review of solutions and challenges across the health system. BMC Health Services Research, 24 (1) 274, 1-36. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10725-6
2024
Conference Publication
Association between Impact of unstable housing and diabetes-related emergency presentations in a large metropolitan hospital
Jansen, Pieter Martijn, Moss, Jordan, Vincent, Vinu, Rayner, Kim, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob and Hayes, Lisa (2024). Association between Impact of unstable housing and diabetes-related emergency presentations in a large metropolitan hospital. Australasian Diabetes Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 21-23 August 2024.
2023
Conference Publication
The introduction of QScript real time prescription monitoring was associated with a fall in poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit
Holford, Amanda, Martin, Christopher, Staib, Andrew, Harris, Keith and Isoardi, Katherine (2023). The introduction of QScript real time prescription monitoring was associated with a fall in poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit. Toxicology and Poisons Network Australasia (TAPNA)2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, WA Australia, 26–28 April 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Taylor & Francis.
2023
Journal Article
Virtual emergency department: It is not all in the name
Staib, Andrew and Gourley, Stephen (2023). Virtual emergency department: It is not all in the name. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35 (6), 894-895. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14324
2023
Journal Article
Introduction of QScript real‐time prescription monitoring system was associated with a fall in pregabalin poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit
Holford, Amanda, Martin, Christopher, Staib, Andrew, Harris, Keith and Isoardi, Katherine Z. (2023). Introduction of QScript real‐time prescription monitoring system was associated with a fall in pregabalin poisoning presentations to a clinical toxicology unit. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35 (5), 879-881. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14297
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Andrew Staib is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Good Conversations in Advanced Dementia: Decision-Making at the Emergency Department Interface
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rob Eley, Dr Lee Woods
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Doctor Philosophy
Digitally Enhanced Evaluation of Prescription Drug Misuse
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones, Associate Professor Katherine Isoardi
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Doctor Philosophy
An Integrated Model for Speech and Text Analysis from a Sociotechnical Perspective in Healthcare Context
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour, Dr Marten Risius, Dr Morteza Namvar, Professor Andrew Burton-Jones
Completed supervision
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2026
Master Philosophy
Predicting in-flight deterioration and need for critical care interventions in Australian aeromedical trauma patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Midwinter
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