Overview
Background
Dr Elton Lobo is a digital health researcher with specialised expertise in human-computer interaction and neurological disorders. He is currently a Research Fellow and Technology Lead for the Dementia & Neuro Mental Health Research Unit at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research, University of Queensland, where he leads co-design initiatives to develop user-centred technology solutions.
Dr Lobo holds a joint PhD in Public Health from the University of Copenhagen and Information Technology from Deakin University. His interdisciplinary work bridges public health, information technology and clinical practice to address complex consumer needs. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including national and international research collaborations. He actively supervises medical, public health and engineering students, and leads technology development in multiple MRFF-funded projects focused on participatory design approaches.
Availability
- Dr Elton Henry Savio Lobo is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Electronics and Communications, Visvesvaraya Technological University
- Masters (Coursework) of School of Electronics and Computer Science, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Digital Health, Deakin University
Research interests
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Digital Health
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Neurological Disorders
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Human Factors
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Human-Computer Interaction
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Enhancing neuropsychological assessment clinical pathways in Parkinson's disease through the use of technology
Lobo, Elton H., Worthy, Peter, Brooks, Deborah, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Pourzinal, Dana, Sriram, Deepa, Fels, Rachel, Yang, Ji Hyun, Liddle, Jacki, Mitchell, Leander K. and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2025). Enhancing neuropsychological assessment clinical pathways in Parkinson's disease through the use of technology. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7 1681221. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1681221
2025
Conference Publication
Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Marsh, Rodney, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Julia, Nestor, Peter J., Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth ... O'Sullivan, John (2025). Improving diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program. Movement Disorders International Congress, Honolulu, HI United States, 5-9 October 2025.
2025
Journal Article
A scoping review of digital solutions in diabetes outpatient care: functionalities and outcomes
Wang, Wenyong, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Puri, Gaurav, McLeod, Donald S. A., Lobo, Elton, Duong, Tuan, Nguyen, Jennifer, Ding, Mutian and Sullivan, Clair (2025). A scoping review of digital solutions in diabetes outpatient care: functionalities and outcomes. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 202 105967, 105967-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.105967
2025
Conference Publication
Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Pourzinal, Dana, McCann, Emily, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Brooks, Deborah, Sriram, Deepa, Au, Tiffany, Mitchell, Leander K., O'Sullivan, John, Naismith, Sharon, Broome, Annette, Lehn, Alexander, Kelder, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, King, James, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian, Worthy, Peter, Yang, Jihuyn, Nestor, Peter, Chatfield, Mark, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Tan, Edwin, Piccinini, Tomas, Beattie, Elizabeth, Marsh, Rodney ... Pachana, Nancy (2025). Critical steps to enhance identification of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Australian Program.. International Psychogeriatric Association Congress, Kanazawa, Japan, 25-27 September 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Worldwide willingness to share health data high but privacy, consent and transparency paramount, a meta-analysis
Olsen, Quita, Dyda, Amalie, Woods, Leanna, Lobo, Elton, Eden, Rebekah, Krahe, Michelle A., Richards, Bernadette, Pather, Nalini, McGee, Lesley, Sullivan, Clair and Pole, Jason D. (2025). Worldwide willingness to share health data high but privacy, consent and transparency paramount, a meta-analysis. npj Digital Medicine, 8 (1) 540, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01868-9
2025
Journal Article
The impact of electronic medical records on maternal healthcare: A scoping review
Kirwa, Titus, Lobo, Elton, Engstrom, Teyl, Felix, Terence, Vasudevan, Abhinand, McDonald, Nicole, Turner, Lyle, Butler, Lindsey, Reid, Natasha, McPhail, Steven, Ferris, Jason and Sullivan, Clair (2025). The impact of electronic medical records on maternal healthcare: A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 200 105929, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2025.105929
2025
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Au, Tiffany, Beattie, Elizabeth, Brooks, Deborah, Broome, Annette, Byrne, Gerard, Chatfield, Mark, Lehn, Alexander, Kelderm, Anna, Liddle, Jacki, Keramat, Syed Afroz, King, James, Lobo, Elton Henry Savio, Marsh, Rodney, McCann, Emily, Naismith, Sharon, Nestor, Peter, O'Sullivan, John, Pachana, Nancy, Piccinini, Tomas, Pourzinal, Dana, Robertson, Stuart, Shrubsole, Kirstine, Spooner, Donna, Sriram, Deepa, Tan, Edwin, Tinson, Helen, Verreynne, Martie-Louise, Wood, Brian ... Mitchell, Leander K. (2025). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project. 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, Qld Australia, 2-5 July 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Use of an electronic medication management application to support Pharmacists Review to Optimise Medicines in Residential Aged Care (PROMPT-RC): a study protocol for a parallel cluster randomised controlled trial
Page, Amy Theresa, Mangin, Dee, Almutairi, Hend, Chen, Esa Y H, Lee, Kenneth, Ailabouni, Nagham, Johnson, Jacinta, Potter, Kathleen, Mavaddat, Nahal, Clifford, Rhonda Marise, Lobo, Elton, Baldassar, Loretta, Seubert, Liza, Petrie, Dennis, Wang, Kate, Hosking, Sarah, Tasker, Jenny and Etherton-Beer, Christopher (2025). Use of an electronic medication management application to support Pharmacists Review to Optimise Medicines in Residential Aged Care (PROMPT-RC): a study protocol for a parallel cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15 (7) e097345, e097345. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097345
2025
Journal Article
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of informal caregivers of people living with stroke: A scoping review of recent literature
Lobo, Elton H., Gill, Pukhraj, Woloszczuk, Christina, Woods, Leanna, Wang, Kate, Pole, Jason D., Frølich, Anne, Horton, Eleanor and Turner, Alyna (2025). Knowledge, attitudes and practice of informal caregivers of people living with stroke: A scoping review of recent literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.16942
2025
Book Chapter
Perceptions of Academic Performance and Mental Health Among Pharmacy Students Across Different Learning Modalities
Shahin, Wejdan, Odat, Lina, Park, Alex, Lobo, Elton H. and Wang, Kate (2025). Perceptions of Academic Performance and Mental Health Among Pharmacy Students Across Different Learning Modalities. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. (pp. 221-233) Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5597-7_20
2024
Journal Article
Decades in the making: the evolution of digital health research infrastructure through synthetic data, common data models and federated learning
Austin, Jodie A., Lobo, Elton H., Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Engstrom, Teyl, Philip, Reji, Pole, Jason D. and Sullivan, Clair M. (2024). Decades in the making: the evolution of digital health research infrastructure through synthetic data, common data models and federated learning. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26 e58637, e58637. doi: 10.2196/58637
2024
Journal Article
Healthcare dashboard technologies and data visualization for lipid management: A scoping review
Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Engstrom, Teyl, Lobo, Elton H., Kostner, Karem, Austin, Jodie A., Pole, Jason D. and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Healthcare dashboard technologies and data visualization for lipid management: A scoping review. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 24 (1) 352. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02730-w
2024
Journal Article
Utilising a 'Community of Practice' to support pharmacists to work in residential aged care: protocol for a longitudinal evaluation
Lee, Kenneth, Etherton-Beer, Christopher, Johnson, Jacinta, Lobo, Elton, Wang, Kate, Ailabouni, Nagham, Mavaddat, Nahal, Clifford, Rhonda Marise and Page, Amy Theresa (2024). Utilising a 'Community of Practice' to support pharmacists to work in residential aged care: protocol for a longitudinal evaluation. BMJ open, 14 (5) e076856, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076856
2024
Journal Article
Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review
Engstrom, Teyl, Lobo, Elton H., Watego, Kristie, Nelson, Carmel, Wang, Jinxiang, Wong, Howard, Kim, Sungkyung Linda, Oh, Soo In, Lawley, Michael, Gorse, Alain-Dominique, Ward, James and Sullivan, Clair (2024). Indigenous data governance approaches applied in research using routinely collected health data: a scoping review. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1) 68, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01070-3
2023
Journal Article
Correction: Amin et al. Evaluation of medication prescribing applications available in Australia. Pharmacy 2023, 11, 49
Amin, Riya, Cato, Melissa, Rahavi, Sasha, Tran, Kristin, Lee, Kenneth, Lobo, Elton, Mill, Deanna, Page, Amy and Salter, Sandra (2023). Correction: Amin et al. Evaluation of medication prescribing applications available in Australia. Pharmacy 2023, 11, 49. Pharmacy, 11 (5) 165, 1-2. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11050165
2023
Journal Article
Detecting user experience issues from mHealth apps that support stroke caregiver needs: an analysis of user reviews
Lobo, Elton H., Abdelrazek, Mohamed, Frølich, Anne, Rasmussen, Lene J., Livingston, Patricia M., Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Kensing, Finn and Grundy, John (2023). Detecting user experience issues from mHealth apps that support stroke caregiver needs: an analysis of user reviews. Frontiers in Public Health, 11 1027667, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1027667
2023
Journal Article
Design and development of a smartphone app for hypertension management: an intervention mapping approach
Lobo, Elton H., Karmakar, Chandan, Abdelrazek, Mohamed, Abawajy, Jemal, Chow, Clara K., Zhang, Yuxin, Kabir, Muhammad Ashad, Daryabeygi, Reza, Maddison, Ralph and Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful (2023). Design and development of a smartphone app for hypertension management: an intervention mapping approach. Frontiers in Public Health, 11 1092755, 1-15. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1092755
2023
Journal Article
Is It Safe to Buy Medications from an App? Evaluation of Medication Prescribing Applications Available in Australia
Amin, Riya, Cato, Melissa, Rahavi, Sasha, Tran, Kristin, Lee, Kenneth, Lobo, Elton, Mill, Deanna, Page, Amy and Salter, Sandra (2023). Is It Safe to Buy Medications from an App? Evaluation of Medication Prescribing Applications Available in Australia. Pharmacy, 11 (2) 49, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/pharmacy11020049
2023
Journal Article
Information, involvement, self-care and support-The needs of caregivers of people with stroke: a grounded theory approach
Lobo, Elton H. J., Frolich, Anne, Abdelrazek, Mohamed M., Rasmussen, Lene J., Grundy, John, Livingston, Patricia M., Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful and Kensing, Finn (2023). Information, involvement, self-care and support-The needs of caregivers of people with stroke: a grounded theory approach. PLoS One, 18 (1) e0281198, e0281198. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281198
2022
Journal Article
Characteristics of smart health ecosystems that support self-care among people with heart failure: scoping review
Nourse, Rebecca, Lobo, Elton, McVicar, Jenna, Kensing, Finn, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Kayser, Lars and Maddison, Ralph (2022). Characteristics of smart health ecosystems that support self-care among people with heart failure: scoping review. JMIR Cardio, 6 (2) e36773, e36773-2. doi: 10.2196/36773
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Elton Henry Savio Lobo is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the use of artificial intelligence in outbreak investigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amalie Dyda
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Doctor Philosophy
Digital Diabetes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mahnaz Samadbeik, Professor Clair Sullivan
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Doctor Philosophy
DIFFERENCE
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Pole, Professor Clair Sullivan
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