Overview
Background
Nigel is public health and health services researcher with interests and expertise in quantitative research methods, epidemiology, evidence-based health care, clinical trials, and digital health. He is a member of the Improving health outcomes after musculoskeletal injury group at the RECOVER Injury Research Centre, and is a chief investigator of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Better Outcomes for Compensable Injury. His work focusses on the epidemiology and burden of minor to moderate injuries, longitudinal data analyses of intervention trial data, population studies of health-related quality of life and chronic pain, and the potential of digital heath for assessment and intervention following injury.
Nigel has particular interests in new innovations in healthcare, and has previously worked in minimally-invasive surgical trials in gynaecology, and clinical trials assessing the feasibility, efficacy and effectiveness of clinical telemedicine in paediatric healthcare. His doctorate work (Awarded 2011, UQ School of Medicine) involved the design, development, and clinical/cost/acceptability evaluation of real-time telemedicine for acute consultation between a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit and four peripheral referring hospitals in Queensland. He maintains an active research interest in telemedicine, and more broadly in digital health. Between 2004 and 2015, Nigel was involved in the telepaediatric service at the Royal Children's, and the Lady Cilento Children's hospitals in Brisbane where he also co-ordinated an Indigenous Ear Health Screening Program. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare and an academic editor for PLOS ONE.
Nigel regularly participates in national and international grant review panels, and is an active HDR and occupational-trainee supervisor. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), a member of the Australian Epidemiological Association (AEA), International Epidemiological Association (IEA), the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS), and is a qualified Justice of the Peace, JP (qual).
Availability
- Dr Nigel Armfield is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health, Royal Society for Public Health
- Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Comparative effectiveness of physical exercise interventions for chronic non-specific neck pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials
De Zoete, Rutger M.J., Armfield, Nigel R., McAuley, James H., Chen, Kenneth and Sterling, Michele (2020). Comparative effectiveness of physical exercise interventions for chronic non-specific neck pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55 (13), 1-14. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102664
2019
Journal Article
Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities
Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R. and Caffery, Liam J. (2019). Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities. Medical Journal of Australia, 211 (1) mja2.50208, 43-43.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50208
2019
Journal Article
How to train practising gynaecologists in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: protocol for the stepped-wedge IMAGINE trial
Obermair, Andreas, Armfield, Nigel R., Graves, Nicholas, Gebski, Val, Hanna, George B., Coleman, Mark G, Hughes, Anne and Janda, Monika (2019). How to train practising gynaecologists in total laparoscopic hysterectomy: protocol for the stepped-wedge IMAGINE trial. BMJ Open, 9 (5) e027155, e027155. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027155
2019
Journal Article
Patient-reported experiences after hysterectomy: A cross-sectional study of the views of over 2300 women
Janda, Monika, Armfield, Nigel R, Kerr, Gayle, Kurz, Suzanne, Jackson, Graeme, Currie, Jason, Page, Katie, Weaver, Edward, Yazdani, Anusch and Obermair, Andreas (2019). Patient-reported experiences after hysterectomy: A cross-sectional study of the views of over 2300 women. Journal of Patient Experience, 7 (3), 237437351984007-379. doi: 10.1177/2374373519840076
2018
Journal Article
It's important, but not important enough: eHealth as a curriculum priority in medical education in Australia
Edirippulige, Sisira, Brooks, Peter, Carati, Colin, Wade, Victoria A., Smith, Anthony C., Wickramasinghe, Sumudu and Armfield, Nigel R. (2018). It's important, but not important enough: eHealth as a curriculum priority in medical education in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 697-702. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18793282
2018
Journal Article
The use of telemedicine for delivering healthcare to bariatric surgery patients: a literature review
Coldebella, Belinda, Armfield, Nigel R., Bambling, Matthew, Hansen, Julie and Edirippulige, Sisira (2018). The use of telemedicine for delivering healthcare to bariatric surgery patients: a literature review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 651-660. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18795356
2018
Journal Article
The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions to address maternal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nair, Uthara, Armfield, Nigel R., Chatfield, Mark D. and Edirippulige, Sisira (2018). The effectiveness of telemedicine interventions to address maternal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 639-650. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18794332
2018
Journal Article
Examining the influence of E-health education on professional practice
Edirippulige, Sisira, Smith, Anthony C., Wickramasinghe, Sumudu and Armfield, Nigel R. (2018). Examining the influence of E-health education on professional practice. Journal of Medical Systems, 42 (11) 215, 215. doi: 10.1007/s10916-018-1084-5
2018
Journal Article
Retinopathy of prematurity: the high cost of screening regional and remote infants
Yu, Tzu-Ying, Donovan, Tim, Armfield, Nigel and Gole, Glen A. (2018). Retinopathy of prematurity: the high cost of screening regional and remote infants. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 46 (6), 645-651. doi: 10.1111/ceo.13160
2018
Journal Article
Obesity in total laparoscopic hysterectomy for early stage endometrial cancer: health gain and inpatient resource use
Armfield, N. R., Janda, M. and Obermair, A. (2018). Obesity in total laparoscopic hysterectomy for early stage endometrial cancer: health gain and inpatient resource use. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 31 (4), 283-288. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy162
2018
Journal Article
Surgical approach to hysterectomy and barriers to using minimally invasive methods
Janda, Monika, Armfield, Nigel R., Kerr, Gayle, Kurz, Suzanne, Jackson, Graeme, Currie, Jason, Page, Katie, Weaver, Edward, Yazdani, Anusch and Obermair, Andreas (2018). Surgical approach to hysterectomy and barriers to using minimally invasive methods. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 58 (6), 690-695. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12824
2018
Conference Publication
The implementation of a standardised surgical training program for specialist gynaecologists to decrease the rate of open, abdominal hysterectomy
Obermair, A., Graves, N., Coleman, M., Hanna, G., Armfield, N. and Janda, M. (2018). The implementation of a standardised surgical training program for specialist gynaecologists to decrease the rate of open, abdominal hysterectomy. RANZCOG 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting “Shifting Sands: Exploring the Boundaries of Specialisation”, Adelaide, South Australia, 16–19 September 2018. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
2018
Conference Publication
Achieving healthy weight after endometrial cancer surgery-10-year follow-up of the Laparoscopic Approach to Cancer of the Endometrium (LACE) trial
Obermair, A., Armfield, N. R., Forder, P. and Janda, M. (2018). Achieving healthy weight after endometrial cancer surgery-10-year follow-up of the Laparoscopic Approach to Cancer of the Endometrium (LACE) trial. State of the Art Conference of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, Lyon, France, 4-6 October 2018. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group.
2018
Book Chapter
Nurses and telehealth: current practice and future trends
Edirippulige, Sisira, Smith, Anthony C., Bensink, Mark, Armfield, Nigel R. and Wootton, Richard (2018). Nurses and telehealth: current practice and future trends. Health information systems: concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications. (pp. 323-338) Hershey, PA, United States: IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch022
2017
Journal Article
The use of telemedicine for delivering healthcare in Japan: Systematic review of literature published in Japanese and English languages
Ito, Jun, Edirippulige, Sisira, Aono, Takeshi and Armfield, Nigel R (2017). The use of telemedicine for delivering healthcare in Japan: Systematic review of literature published in Japanese and English languages. Journal of telemedicine and telecare, 23 (10), 828-834. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17732801
2017
Journal Article
Factors influencing women's decision making in hysterectomy
Janda, Monika, Armfield, Nigel R., Page, Katie, Kerr, Gayle, Kurz, Suzanne, Jackson, Graeme, Currie, Jason, Weaver, Edward, Yazdani, Anusch and Obermair, Andreas (2017). Factors influencing women's decision making in hysterectomy. Patient Education and Counseling, 101 (3), 504-510. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.09.006
2017
Journal Article
Assessment of self-perceived knowledge in e-health among undergraduate students
Edirippulige, Sisira, Samanta, Mayukh and Armfield, Nigel R. (2017). Assessment of self-perceived knowledge in e-health among undergraduate students. Telemedicine and e-Health, 24 (2), 139-144. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0056
2017
Journal Article
The development of a telemedicine planning framework based on needs assessment
AlDossary, Sharifah, Martin-Khan, Melinda G., Bradford, Natalie K., Armfield, Nigel R. and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). The development of a telemedicine planning framework based on needs assessment. Journal of Medical Systems, 41 (74) 74, 74. doi: 10.1007/s10916-017-0709-4
2017
Journal Article
Effect of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy vs Total Abdominal Hysterectomy on Disease-Free Survival Among Women With Stage I Endometrial Cancer A Randomized Clinical Trial
Janda, Monika, Gebski, Val, Davies, Lucy C., Forder, Peta, Brand, Alison, Hogg, Russell, Jobling, Thomas W., Land, Russell, Manolitsas, Tom, Nascimento, Marcelo, Neesham, Deborah, Nicklin, James L., Oehler, Martin K., Otton, Geoff, Perrin, Lewis, Salfinger, Stuart, Hammond, Ian, Leung, Yee, Sykes, Peter, Ngan, Hextan, Garrett, Andrea, Laney, Michael, Ng, Tong Yow, Tam, Karfai, Chan, Karen, Wrede, C. David, Pather, Selvan, Simcock, Bryony, Farrell, Rhonda ... Obermair, Andreas (2017). Effect of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy vs Total Abdominal Hysterectomy on Disease-Free Survival Among Women With Stage I Endometrial Cancer A Randomized Clinical Trial. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association, 317 (12), 1224-1233. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.2068
2017
Conference Publication
The evaluation of a telemedicine planning framework based on needs assessment
Al Dossary, Sharifah, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Armfield, Nigel and Smith, Anthony (2017). The evaluation of a telemedicine planning framework based on needs assessment. International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth (SFT-17), Brisbane, Australia, 30-31 October 2017.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Unravelling the tyranny of distance: public health system regionalisation and specialist neonatal care
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen, Dr Sisira Edirippulige
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Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying the public health burden of road traffic injury.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michele Sterling
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Doctor Philosophy
Early biopsychosocial intervention for people experiencing traumatic injuries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shaun O'Leary, Professor Michele Sterling
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Master Philosophy
Examining the current state of digital health education and training in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Clair Sullivan, Dr Sisira Edirippulige
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Doctor Philosophy
Multidimensional recovery after road traffic injury.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michele Sterling
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Master Philosophy
Improving Australian cancer survivorship care in the post treatment phase: an exploration of the role of self-management support and survivors¿ experiences and preferences
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sheleigh Lawler
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
An assessment of an adaptive, personalised, and co-designed educational digital health intervention: a novel approach to empowerment and support of women with gestational diabetes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Dr Sisira Edirippulige
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The Development and Evaluation of a Needs-based Planning Framework for Telemedicine Services
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith
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2018
Master Philosophy
Speech and language screening for children with medical complexity: A comparison of telepractice and in-person methods
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Improving access to specialist paediatric services for children with palliative or complex needs: the potential of telehealth in the home
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Smith
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