Overview
Background
Liam Caffery is a Professorial Research Fellow and Group Leader in Dermatology Informatics at the University of Queensland’s Dermatology Research Centre. His research focuses on health informatics, with a particular emphasis on digital skin imaging for melanoma detection. His work spans digital imaging technologies, data standardisation, artificial intelligence, and teledermatology.
Liam is an internationally recognised leader in dermatology informatics. He has played a pivotal role in the development of global standards for dermatological imaging and currently serves as Chair of the Dermatology Working Group within the DICOM Standards Development Organisation. Liam is a Working Group Leader for the International Skin Imaging Collaboration: Melanoma Project. This project is an academia and industry partnership designed to facilitate the application of digital skin imaging to help reduce melanoma mortality.
He serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Digital Health in Dermatology, and is an Honorary Member of the International Dermoscopy Society, a distinction recognising his expertise, dedication and longstanding contributions to the field.
Liam is the Chair of the Informatics and Technology Committee and a Chief Investigator for the Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis. In addition, he is an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine, Scotland.
Availability
- Professor Liam Caffery is:
- Not available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology in Australia: 2025 Update
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica L., Abbott, Lisa M., Janda, Monika, Guitera, Pascale, Mar, Victoria, Bennett, Haley, Arnold, Chris, Shumack, Stephen, Caccetta, Tony, Miller, Robert and Soyer, H. Peter (2025). Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology in Australia: 2025 Update. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 66 (8), e553-e564. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14599
2025
Journal Article
Privacy in imaging for dermatology research
Caffery, Liam J., Sullivan, Ryan P., McInerney-Leo, Aideen, Lawn, Craig, Mendis, Roshni A., Janda, Monika, Halpern, Allan C. and Soyer, H. Peter (2025). Privacy in imaging for dermatology research. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 145 (11), 2662-2664. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.06.1288
2025
Journal Article
Determining the digital health literacy and potential solutions to support people with complex chronic conditions to engage with digital models of care
Kelly, Jaimon T., Caffery, Liam J., Thomas, Emma E., de Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Smith, Anthony C., Isbel, Nicole, Mayr, Hannah, Webb, Lindsey, Campbell, Katrina L., Macdonald, Graeme A., Coombes, Jeff S., Keating, Shelley E. and Hickman, Ingrid J. (2025). Determining the digital health literacy and potential solutions to support people with complex chronic conditions to engage with digital models of care. Patient Education and Counseling, 140 109278, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109278
2025
Journal Article
A longitudinal dataset of tile and corresponding dermoscopic images with metadata for identifying skin cancers
Ghahari, Nima, Caffery, Liam, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Mothershaw, Adam, Jayasinghe, Dilki, Primiero, Clare, Chandra, Shekhar S., Torrano, Joachim, Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2025). A longitudinal dataset of tile and corresponding dermoscopic images with metadata for identifying skin cancers. Scientific Data, 12 (1) 1602, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05880-2
2025
Journal Article
Informing a position statement on the use of large language models and AI scribes in dermatology in Australia
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica L., Abbott, Lisa M., Janda, Monika, Guitera, Pascale, Mar, Victoria, Arnold, Chris, Shumack, Stephen, Caccetta, Tony, Miller, Robert and Soyer, H. Peter (2025). Informing a position statement on the use of large language models and AI scribes in dermatology in Australia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 66 (6), e335-e341. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14566
2025
Journal Article
What are patients’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the use of artificial intelligence in skin cancer screening and diagnosis? narrative review
Kuppanda, Preksha Machaiya, Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter and Caffery, Liam J. (2025). What are patients’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the use of artificial intelligence in skin cancer screening and diagnosis? narrative review. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 145 (8), 1858-1865. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.01.013
2025
Journal Article
Telephone versus video consultations: A systematic review of comparative effectiveness studies and guidance for choosing the most appropriate modality
Caffery, Liam J., De Camargo Catapan, Soraia, Taylor, Monica L., Kelly, Jaimon T., Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C. and Snoswell, Centaine L. (2025). Telephone versus video consultations: A systematic review of comparative effectiveness studies and guidance for choosing the most appropriate modality. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 31 (7), 909-918. doi: 10.1177/1357633x241232464
2025
Other Outputs
How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life
Snoswell, Centaine L. and Caffery, Liam (2025, 07 16). How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.5ejh7aspw
2025
Conference Publication
The Australian centre of excellence in melanoma imaging and diagnosis: Progress update from a cohort study
Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter, Penas, Pablo Fernandez, Caffery, Liam, Morton, Rachael, Mann, Graham, Mahumud, Rashidul, Koh, Uyen, Kwaan, Grace, Sashindranath, Maithili and Mar, Victoria (2025). The Australian centre of excellence in melanoma imaging and diagnosis: Progress update from a cohort study. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 31 May 2025 – 2 June 2025. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2025
Journal Article
Telephone versus video consultations: a systematic review of consumer and provider preferences
Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Catapan, Soraia de Camargo, Kelly, Jaimon T., Thomas, Emma E., Neil, Laura J., Taylor, Monica L., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2025). Telephone versus video consultations: a systematic review of consumer and provider preferences. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 32 (4) 1357633X251341199, 1357633X251341199-335. doi: 10.1177/1357633x251341199
2025
Journal Article
3D total-body photography in patients at high risk for melanoma : a randomized clinical trial
Soyer, H. Peter, Jayasinghe, Dilki, Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Collins, Louisa G., Caffery, Liam J., Whiteman, David C., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Osborne, Sonya R., Finnane, Anna, Horsham, Caitlin, Primiero, Clare, Gray, Leonard C. and Janda, Monika (2025). 3D total-body photography in patients at high risk for melanoma : a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Dermatology, 161 (5), 472-481. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.0211
2025
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness analysis of 3D total-body photography for people at high risk of melanoma
Lindsay, Daniel, Soyer, H. Peter, Janda, Monika, Whiteman, David C., Osborne, Sonya, Finnane, Anna, Caffery, Liam J. and Collins, Louisa G. (2025). Cost-effectiveness analysis of 3D total-body photography for people at high risk of melanoma. JAMA Dermatology, 161 (5), 482-489. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.0219
2025
Other Outputs
Privacy in imaging for dermatology research: a case study of the Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis
Caffery, Liam, Sullivan, Ryan P., McInerney-Leo, Aideen, Craig, Lawn, Mendis, Roshni, Janda, Monika, Halpern, Allan C. and Soyer, H. Peter (2025). Privacy in imaging for dermatology research: a case study of the Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2025
Journal Article
Telehealth-facilitated palliative care enables more people to die at home: An analysis of clinical outcomes and service activity data
Haydon, Helen M., Lotfaliany, Mojtaba, Broadbent, Andrew, Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Brydon, Julie-Ann, Caffery, Liam J. and Thomas, Emma E. (2025). Telehealth-facilitated palliative care enables more people to die at home: An analysis of clinical outcomes and service activity data. BMC Palliative Care, 24 (1) 22, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12904-024-01622-0
2025
Journal Article
Trust and confidence in telehealth-delivered services: a nation-wide cross-sectional study
Catapan, Soraia de Camargo, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Banbury, Annie, Thomas, Emma E, Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and Kelly, Jaimon (2025). Trust and confidence in telehealth-delivered services: a nation-wide cross-sectional study. Health Marketing Quarterly, 42 (1), 48-66. doi: 10.1080/07359683.2024.2422202
2025
Other Outputs
A longitudinal dataset of tile and corresponding dermoscopic images with metadata for identifying skin cancers
Ghahari, Nima, Caffery, Liam, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Mothershaw, Adam, Jayasinghe, Dilki, Primiero, Clare, Chandra, Shekhar S., Torrano, Joachim, Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2025). A longitudinal dataset of tile and corresponding dermoscopic images with metadata for identifying skin cancers. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a13deaf
2024
Conference Publication
What are patients’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in skin cancer screening and diagnosis?
Kuppanda, Preksha Machaiya, Janda, Monika and Caffery, Liam J. (2024). What are patients’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence in skin cancer screening and diagnosis?. 13th Health Services Research Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Developing and delivering telehealth training for staff at residential aged care homes in a Primary Health Network covering urban, regional and rural areas
Banbury, A., Mendis, R., Kelly, J., Thomas, E., Snoswell, C., Caffery, L., Haydon, H. and Smith, A. (2024). Developing and delivering telehealth training for staff at residential aged care homes in a Primary Health Network covering urban, regional and rural areas. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 24, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 13 - 15 November 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review
Chelberg, Georgina R., Goodman, Andrew, Musuwadi, Charankarthi, Lawler, Sheleigh, Caffery, Liam J, Mahoney, Ray and the eHRCATSIH Group (2024). Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (6), 336-345. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52419
2024
Journal Article
A cost-consequence analysis of the Queensland specialist palliative rural telehealth (SPaRTa) service
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Grove, Graham, Broadbent, Andrew, Caffery, Liam J., Thomas, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon and Haydon, Helen M. (2024). A cost-consequence analysis of the Queensland specialist palliative rural telehealth (SPaRTa) service. Progress in Palliative Care, 32 (5), 326-333. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2024.2374601
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Liam Caffery is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
What is the role of information technology systems in melanoma early detection?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Monika Janda
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Doctor Philosophy
Effective interprofessional communication in medical imaging: investigating the impact of the quality of clinical information in the request on the resultant radiology report
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrating telehealth into allied health services
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Ward, Dr Helen Haydon, Dr Emma Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
AI companions: opportunities and risks for the wellbeing of Australian adolescent girls
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Helen Haydon, Associate Professor Centaine Snoswell
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Doctor Philosophy
The implementation and evaluation of a Telepharmacy model of care
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith, Associate Professor Chris Freeman
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Digital health to enhance access and delivery of quality care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including persons living with dementia
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Economic evaluation and acceptability of teledermoscopy for skin cancer in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Soyer
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a Student Tailored Mindfulness App Intervention for Weight Loss and Weight related Behaviours, and Stress in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sisira Edirippulige
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
An evaluation of a telehealth-based specialist consultation service for Indigenous people living with diabetes in Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith
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