Overview
Background
Carol El-Hayek is an epidemiologist and public health researcher with over 15 years’ experience managing state and national surveillance systems, monitoring blood borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections, and evaluating public health programs. Carol is a certified health informatician and has completed a PhD studying the application of computational analytics to real-world electronic medical records to enhance disease surveillance.
Carol is a Senior Research Fellow in the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, managing the ATLAS Indigenous primary care surveillance network.
Availability
- Ms Carol El-Hayek is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Epidemiology, University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy of Science in Public Health, University of Melbourne
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Do transformers generalise better than bespoke tools for anonymisation?
Klapaukh, Roman, El-Hayek, Carol and Boyle, Douglas IR (2025). Do transformers generalise better than bespoke tools for anonymisation?. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 52 101607. doi: 10.1016/j.imu.2024.101607
2024
Journal Article
Phenotyping people with a history of injecting drug use within electronic medical records using an interactive machine learning approach
El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Thi, Hellard, Margaret E., Curtis, Michael, Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Aung, Htein Linn, Asselin, Jason, Boyle, Douglas I. R., Wilkinson, Anna, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Hocking, Jane S. and Dunn, Adam G. (2024). Phenotyping people with a history of injecting drug use within electronic medical records using an interactive machine learning approach. npj Digital Medicine, 7 (1) 346, 346. doi: 10.1038/s41746-024-01318-y
2024
Conference Publication
Risk of hepatitis C infection following bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia 2016-2020
Harney, Brendan L., Agius, Paul, Asselin, Jason, Bloch, Mark, Donovan, Basil, Doyle, Joseph, El-Hayek, Carol, Fairley, Christopher K., Guy, Rebecca, Hellard, Margaret, Matthews, Gail, Roth, Norman, Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Stoove, Mark, Traeger, Michael, van Santen, Daniela K. and Wilkinson, Anna (2024). Risk of hepatitis C infection following bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men in Australia 2016-2020. Annual Meeting of the Infectious-Diseases-Society-for-Obstetrics-and-Gynecology (IDSOG), Boston Ma, Aug 04-06, 2022. PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
2023
Journal Article
An evaluation of existing text de-identification tools for use with patient progress notes from Australian general practice
El-Hayek, Carol, Barzegar, Siamak, Faux, Noel, Doyle, Kim, Pillai, Priyanka, Mutch, Simon J., Vaisey, Alaina, Ward, Roger, Sanci, Lena, Dunn, Adam G., Hellard, Margaret E., Hocking, Jane S., Verspoor, Karin and Boyle, Douglas I. R. (2023). An evaluation of existing text de-identification tools for use with patient progress notes from Australian general practice. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 173 105021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105021
2022
Journal Article
The incidence of hepatitis C among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia, 2009-2019
Harney, Brendan L., Sacks-Davis, Rachel, van Santen, Daniela K., Traeger, Michael, Wilkinson, Anna L., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Fairley, Christopher K., Roth, Norman, Bloch, Mark, Matthews, Gail, Donovan, Basil, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark, Hellard, Margaret E. and Doyle, Joseph S. (2022). The incidence of hepatitis C among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia, 2009-2019. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74 (10), 1804-1811. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab720
2022
Journal Article
Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020
Wilkinson, Anna Lee, van Santen, Daniela K., Traeger, Michael W., Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Asselin, Jason, Scott, Nick, Harney, Brendan L., Doyle, Joseph S., El-Hayek, Carol, Howell, Jessica, Bramwell, Fran, McManus, Hamish, Donovan, Basil, Stoove, Mark, Hellard, Margaret and Pedrana, Alisa (2022). Hepatitis C incidence among patients attending primary care health services that specialise in the care of people who inject drugs, Victoria, Australia, 2009 to 2020. International Journal of Drug Policy, 103 103655. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103655
2022
Journal Article
Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019 (vol 150, E7, 2022)
Lee Wilkinson, Anna, Pedrana, Alisa, Traeger, Michael W., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Long, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Doyle, Joseph S., Thompson, Alexander J., Howell, Jessica, Scott, Nick, Dimech, Wayne, Guy, Rebecca, Hellard, Margaret and Stoove, Mark (2022). Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019 (vol 150, E7, 2022). Epidemiology and Infection, 150 e44. doi: 10.1017/S0950268822000310
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluating the performance of existing automated text de-identification tools on patient progress notes from Australian general practice
El-Hayek, Carol, Barzegar, Siamak, Faux, Noel, Doyle, Kim, Pillai, Priyanka, Mutch, Simon, Vaisey, Alaina, Ward, Roger, Sanci, Lena, Hocking, Jane, Verspoor, Karin and Boyle, Douglas (2022). Evaluating the performance of existing automated text de-identification tools on patient progress notes from Australian general practice. CLAYTON: CSIRO PUBLISHING.
2021
Journal Article
Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019
Wilkinson, Anna Lee, Pedrana, Alisa, Traeger, Michael W., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Nguyen, Long, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Doyle, Joseph S., Thompson, Alexander J., Howell, Jessica, Scott, Nick, Dimech, Wayne, Guy, Rebecca and Hellard, Margaret (2021). Real-world monitoring progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C virus in Australia using sentinel surveillance of primary care clinics; an ecological study of hepatitis C virus antibody tests from 2009 to 2019. Epidemiology and Infection, 150 e7. doi: 10.1017/S0950268821002624
2021
Journal Article
Microelimination of hepatitis C among people with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: declining incidence and prevalence accompanying a multicenter treatment scale-up trial
Doyle, Joseph S., van Santen, Daniela K., Iser, David, Sasadeusz, Joe, O'Reilly, Mark, Harney, Brendan, Traeger, Michael W., Roney, Janine, Cutts, Julia C., Bowring, Anna L., Winter, Rebecca, Medland, Nick, Fairley, Christopher K., Moore, Richard, Tee, B. K., Asselin, Jason, El-Hayek, Carol, Hoy, Jennifer F., Matthews, Gail, Prins, Maria, Stoove, Mark A. and Hellard, Margaret E. (2021). Microelimination of hepatitis C among people with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: declining incidence and prevalence accompanying a multicenter treatment scale-up trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73 (7), E2164-E2171. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1500
2021
Journal Article
Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012-19): a longitudinal cohort study
Santen, Daniela K. van, Asselin, Jasan, Haber, Noah A., Traeger, Michael W., Callander, Denton, Donovan, Basil, El-Hayek, Carol, McMahon, James H., Petoumenos, Kathy, McManus, Hamish, Hoy, Jennifer F., Hellard, Margaret, Guy, Rebecca and Stoove, Mark (2021). Improvements in transition times through the HIV cascade of care among gay and bisexual men with a new HIV diagnosis in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia (2012-19): a longitudinal cohort study. Lancet HIV, 8 (10), E623-E632. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00155-7
2021
Conference Publication
Trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using PrEP in Australia
Traeger, M., Asselin, J., El-Hayek, C., Dittmer, J., Wright, E., Carter, A., Vickers, T., Patel, P., Fairley, C., Donovan, B., Guy, R., Hellard, M. and Stoove, M. (2021). Trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using PrEP in Australia. CHICHESTER: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD.
2020
Journal Article
Improved capture of trans and gender-diverse people diagnosed with HIV infection in Victoria following refinement to notification form
Ryan, K. E., Wiggins, J., Higgins, N., El-Hayek, C. and Stoove, M. (2020). Improved capture of trans and gender-diverse people diagnosed with HIV infection in Victoria following refinement to notification form. Hiv Medicine, 21 (10), E23-E24. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12915
2020
Journal Article
Phylogenetic clustering networks among heterosexual migrants with new HIV diagnoses post-migration in Australia
Sacks-Davis, Rachel, Chibo, Doris, Peach, Elizabeth, Aleksic, Eman, Crowe, Suzanne M., El Hayek, Carol, Marukutira, Tafireyi, Higgins, Nasra, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Phylogenetic clustering networks among heterosexual migrants with new HIV diagnoses post-migration in Australia. PLoS One, 15 (9) e0237469, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237469
2020
Conference Publication
Changes in the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services before and after the introduction of direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia
Traeger, Michael, Pedrana, Alisa, van Santen, Daniela, Doyle, Joseph, Howell, Jess, Thompson, Alexander, El-Hayek, Carol, Asselin, Jason, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Membrey, Dean, Bramwell, Frances, Carter, Allison, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Changes in the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services before and after the introduction of direct-acting antiviral treatment in Australia. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER.
2020
Journal Article
The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services
Traeger, Michael W., Pedrana, Alisa E., van Santen, Daniela K., Doyle, Joseph S., Howell, Jessica, Thompson, Alexander J., El-Hayek, Carol, Asselin, Jason, Polkinghorne, Victoria, Membrey, Dean, Bramwell, Fran, Carter, Allison, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark A. and Hellard, Margaret E. (2020). The impact of universal access to direct-acting antiviral therapy on the hepatitis C cascade of care among individuals attending primary and community health services. PLoS One, 15 (6) e0235445, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235445
2020
Journal Article
Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: evaluation study
Nguyen, Long, Stoove, Mark, Boyle, Douglas, Callander, Denton, McManus, Hamish, Asselin, Jason, Guy, Rebecca, Donovan, Basil, Hellard, Margaret and El-Hayek, Carol (2020). Privacy-preserving record linkage of deidentified records within a public health surveillance system: evaluation study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (6) e16757, 1-12. doi: 10.2196/16757
2020
Journal Article
Comparing sexual behaviours and knowledge between domestic students and Chinese international students in Australia: findings from two cross-sectional studies
Douglass, Caitlin H., Qin, Can, Martin, Fran, Xiao, Yinzong, El-Hayek, Carol and Lim, Megan S. C. (2020). Comparing sexual behaviours and knowledge between domestic students and Chinese international students in Australia: findings from two cross-sectional studies. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 31 (8), 781-790. doi: 10.1177/0956462420921726
2020
Journal Article
Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: a cross-sectional study
Marukutira, Tafireyi, Gray, Richard T., Douglass, Caitlin, El-Hayek, Carol, Moreira, Clarissa, Asselin, Jason, Donovan, Basil, Vickers, Tobias, Spelman, Tim, Crowe, Suzanne, Guy, Rebecca, Stoove, Mark and Hellard, Margaret (2020). Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: a cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine, 17 (3) e1003044, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003044
2020
Conference Publication
HIV-1 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUBTYPE DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND NEWLY-ARRIVED ASIAN-BORN MSM POPULATIONS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2015-2018
Coutts, S., Higgins, N., Chibo, D., D'Costa, J., Stoove, M., Hellard, M. and El-Hayek, C. (2020). HIV-1 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUBTYPE DIVERSITY IN THE AUSTRALIAN-BORN AND NEWLY-ARRIVED ASIAN-BORN MSM POPULATIONS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 2015-2018. CLAYTON: CSIRO PUBLISHING.
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