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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2021
Conference Publication
Regulatory aspects of Artificial Intelligence
Caffery, L.J. (2021). Regulatory aspects of Artificial Intelligence. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists (ASM53), Online, 9-11 April 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Author Correction: A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Helba, Brian, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H Peter (2021). Author Correction: A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 81, 81. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00865-3
2021
Journal Article
Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review
Taylor, Monica L., Thomas, Emma E., Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e040232, e040232. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040232
2021
Journal Article
How Australian health care services adapted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of telehealth professionals
Taylor, Alan, Caffery, Liam J., Gesesew, Hailay Abrha, King, Alice, Bassal, Abdel-rahman, Ford, Kim, Kealey, Jane, Maeder, Anthony, McGuirk, Michelle, Parkes, Donna and Ward, Paul R. (2021). How Australian health care services adapted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of telehealth professionals. Frontiers in Public Health, 9 648009, 648009. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.648009
2021
Journal Article
Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service
James, Harmony S. E., Smith, A. C., Thomas, E. E., Snoswell, C. L., Caffery, L. J. and Haydon, H. M. (2021). Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service. Progress in Palliative Care, 29 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1852657
2021
Journal Article
The role of DICOM in artificial intelligence for skin disease
Caffery, Liam J., Rotemberg, Veronica, Weber, Jochen, Soyer, H. Peter, Malvehy, Josep and Clunie, David (2021). The role of DICOM in artificial intelligence for skin disease. Frontiers in Medicine, 7 619787, 619787. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.619787
2021
Other Outputs
Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect evaluation. January 2021
Smith, Anthony, Caffery, Liam, Haydon, Helen, Snoswell, Centaine and Thomas, Emma (2021). Bendigo Health Service: Geri-Connect evaluation. January 2021. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Journal Article
A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Helba, Brian, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H. Peter (2021). A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 34, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00815-z
2021
Journal Article
Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities
Smith, Anthony, Haydon, Helen, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine and Caffery, Liam (2021). Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 10 (1), 19-23.
2020
Journal Article
Queensland telepaediatric service: a review of the first 15 years of service
Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Coulthard, Mark G., Williams, Michael L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Queensland telepaediatric service: a review of the first 15 years of service. Frontiers in Digital Health, 2 587452, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2020.587452
2020
Conference Publication
The Role of DICOM in Dermatology Imaging and Artificial Intelligence
Caffery, L.J. (2020). The Role of DICOM in Dermatology Imaging and Artificial Intelligence. 8th World Congress of Teledermatology, Imaging and AI for Skin Diseases, Online, 5-6 November 2020.
2020
Conference Publication
Remote patient monitoring – when & for whom does it reduce acute care use?
Thomas, E., Snoswell, C., Taylor, M. and Caffery, L. (2020). Remote patient monitoring – when & for whom does it reduce acute care use?. Variations in Healthcare Workshop, Virtual, 19 October 2020.
2020
Other Outputs
Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma E., Haydon, Helen M. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020, 10 12). Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer The Conversation
2020
Journal Article
Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19
Thomas, Emma E, Haydon, Helen M, Mehrotra, Ateev, Caffery, Liam J, Snoswell, Centaine L, Banbury, Annie and Smith, Anthony C (2020). Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 28 (4), 1357633X20960638-308. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20960638
2020
Journal Article
Long-term effects of childhood speech and language disorders: a scoping review
Langbecker, Danette, Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Verboom, Jedidja and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Long-term effects of childhood speech and language disorders: a scoping review. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 10 (1) a801, 1-13. doi: 10.4102/sajce.v10i1.801
2020
Journal Article
The effect of clinical information on radiology reporting: a systematic review
Castillo, Chelsea, Steffens, Tom, Sim, Lawrence and Caffery, Liam (2020). The effect of clinical information on radiology reporting: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68 (1) jmrs.424, 60-74. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.424
2020
Journal Article
Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E. and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review, 44 (5), 737-740. doi: 10.1071/ah20183
2020
Journal Article
A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H. Peter (2020). A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. arXiv.
2020
Other Outputs
Evaluation of the Queensland Health Telehealth Strategy: Final report
Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony, Banbury, Annie and Snoswell, Centaine (2020). Evaluation of the Queensland Health Telehealth Strategy: Final report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Telehealth in lockdown meant 7 million fewer chances to transmit the coronavirus
Snoswell, Centaine, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam (2020, 06 22). Telehealth in lockdown meant 7 million fewer chances to transmit the coronavirus The Conversation
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
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
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
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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