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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2023
Conference Publication
Digital Transformation: Artificial Intelligence, Teledermatology and Online Consult Platforms
Caffery, L.J. (2023). Digital Transformation: Artificial Intelligence, Teledermatology and Online Consult Platforms. PIT XIX Perdoski, Jakarta, Indonesia, 24-25 August 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Digital divide or digital exclusion: Do allied health professionals’ assumptions drive use of telehealth?
Cook, R., Haydon, H. M., Thomas, E. E., Ward, E. C., Ross, J.-A. and Caffery, L. J. (2023). Digital divide or digital exclusion: Do allied health professionals’ assumptions drive use of telehealth?. THRIVE Allied Health Symposium, TRI – Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2 August 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Pharmacist After hours Advice Line (PAAL) in Tasmania; service evaluation
Barwick, Anna, Freeman, Christopher, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2023). Pharmacist After hours Advice Line (PAAL) in Tasmania; service evaluation. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA23), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 28-30 July 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
DICOM Standard
Caffery, L.J. (2023). DICOM Standard. 3rd World Congress on Confocal Micrscopy, Barcelona, Spain, 1-3 June 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Teledermatology based on 3D Total Body Photography
Caffery, L.J. and Soyer, H.P. (2023). Teledermatology based on 3D Total Body Photography. 25th World Congress of Dermatology, Singapore, 3-8 July 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
AI standards for dermatology imaging
Caffery, L.J. (2023). AI standards for dermatology imaging. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting Australasian College of Dermatologists, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-29 May 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Artificial intelligence: augmenting telehealth with large language models
Snoswell, Centaine L., Snoswell, Aaron J., Kelly, Jaimon T., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2023). Artificial intelligence: augmenting telehealth with large language models. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 31 (1), 1357633X2311690-154. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231169055
2023
Journal Article
How do consumers prefer their care delivered: In-person, telephone or videoconference?
Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Kelly, Jaimon T., Thomas, Emma E., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2023). How do consumers prefer their care delivered: In-person, telephone or videoconference?. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 30 (10), 1357633X231160333-1562. doi: 10.1177/1357633x231160333
2023
Conference Publication
Effectiveness and sustainability of an electronic perinatal and infant telepsychiatry service (e-PIMH) in the Torres and Cape region of Australia
Mendis, Roshni, Kikkawa, Naomi, Taylor, Monica, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam (2023). Effectiveness and sustainability of an electronic perinatal and infant telepsychiatry service (e-PIMH) in the Torres and Cape region of Australia. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27-29 November 2023.
2022
Journal Article
Costs to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for general practitioner consultations: A time-series analysis
De Guzman, Keshia R., Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Wallis, Katharine A. and Smith, Anthony C. (2022). Costs to the Medicare Benefits Schedule for general practitioner consultations: A time-series analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 726-732. doi: 10.1177/1357633X221122135
2022
Conference Publication
Telepharmacy: the way of the future?
Barwick, Anna, Freeman, Christopher, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Telepharmacy: the way of the future?. Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA), Perth, WA, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Virtual Pharmacist Service
Barwick, Anna, Freeman, Christopher, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Virtual Pharmacist Service. Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-22), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Is choice the answer? Consumer perspectives of quality of care in telehealth-delivered allied health services
Cook, R., Ward, E., Ross, C., Caffery, L. J., Carswell, P., Ross, J.-A., Webb, C., Harris, M., Hartley, C. and Thomas, E. E. (2022). Is choice the answer? Consumer perspectives of quality of care in telehealth-delivered allied health services. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Patient experience with telehealth in 2021 and their preferences for in person, telephone and videoconference
Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Kelly, Jaimon, Thomas, Emma, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony (2022). Patient experience with telehealth in 2021 and their preferences for in person, telephone and videoconference. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
2022
Conference Publication
Economic evaluation of the Statewide Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth (SPaRTa) Service
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony, Grove, Graham, Broadbent, Andrew, Caffery, Liam, Thomas, Emma, Kelly, Jaimon and Haydon, Helen (2022). Economic evaluation of the Statewide Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth (SPaRTa) Service. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
2022
Conference Publication
Dementia ECHO – Evaluation of a Telementoring Program to increase Dementia Knowledge and Skills in First Nation Health Services
Haydon, Helen, Caffery, Liam, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine L., Garner, Lisa, Wright, Roderick and Smith, Anthony (2022). Dementia ECHO – Evaluation of a Telementoring Program to increase Dementia Knowledge and Skills in First Nation Health Services. The Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT) Conference 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9-11 November 2022. Australian Telehealth Society.
2022
Conference Publication
Cancer care and management during COVID-19: A comparison of in-person, video and telephone consultations
Banbury, Annie, Smith, Anthony C., Taylor, Monica L., Der Vartanian, Carolyn, Ng, Kawai, Vitangcol, Kathryn, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma and Caffery, Liam J. (2022). Cancer care and management during COVID-19: A comparison of in-person, video and telephone consultations. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 22, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 9 - 11 November 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Dementia ECHO: evaluation of a telementoring programme to increase dementia knowledge and skills in First Nations-led health services
Haydon, Helen M., Caffery, Liam J., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E., Wright, Roderick, Doolan, Rachel, Garner, Lisa, Aitken, Phil and Smith, Anthony C. (2022). Dementia ECHO: evaluation of a telementoring programme to increase dementia knowledge and skills in First Nations-led health services. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 757-763. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221119610
2022
Journal Article
Digital health experiences reported in chronic disease management: An umbrella review of qualitative studies
Taylor, Monica L., Thomas, Emma E., Vitangcol, Kathryn, Marx, Wolfgang, Campbell, Katrina L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C. and Kelly, Jaimon T. (2022). Digital health experiences reported in chronic disease management: An umbrella review of qualitative studies. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (10), 705-717. doi: 10.1177/1357633x221119620
2022
Journal Article
IMPACT (Information Medically Pertinent in Acute Computed Tomography) requests: Delphi study to develop criteria standards for adequate clinical information in computed tomography requests in the Australian emergency department
Castillo, Chelsea, Steffens, Tom, Livesay, Georgia, Sim, Lawrence and Caffery, Liam (2022). IMPACT (Information Medically Pertinent in Acute Computed Tomography) requests: Delphi study to develop criteria standards for adequate clinical information in computed tomography requests in the Australian emergency department. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69 (4), 421-430. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.607
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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