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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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.
2016
Journal Article
Telehealth coordinators in hospital based telehealth services: who are they and what do they do?
Edirippulige, Sisira, Armfield, Nigel R., Greenup, Phil and Bryett, Andrew (2016). Telehealth coordinators in hospital based telehealth services: who are they and what do they do?. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 447-452. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16671241
2016
Other Outputs
Exploring telehealth options for outreach services
Gray, Len C., Caffery, Liam J., Armfield, Nigel R., Mujcic, Redzo, Smith, Anthony C., Hobson-Green, Vicki and Whitty, Jenny (2016). Exploring telehealth options for outreach services. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CheckUp.
2016
Journal Article
Education and training to support the use of clinical telehealth: a review of the literature
Edirippulige, S. and Armfield, N. R. (2016). Education and training to support the use of clinical telehealth: a review of the literature. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 23 (2), 273-282. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16632968
2016
Conference Publication
Assessment of the availability and expressed need for services in Dalby – Queensland
Al Dossary, Sharifah, Martin-Khan, Melinda, Smith, Anthony and Armfield, Nigel (2016). Assessment of the availability and expressed need for services in Dalby – Queensland. Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November, 2016.
2016
Book Chapter
Education and training for supporting practitioners in the use of clinical telehealth: a needs analysis
Edirippulige, Sisira, Armfield, Nigel R., Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Education and training for supporting practitioners in the use of clinical telehealth: a needs analysis. Telehealth and mobile health. (pp. 319-328) edited by Halit Eren and John G. Webster. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b19147-19
2016
Book Chapter
Education and training for supporting general practitioners in the use of clinical telehealth: A needs analysis
Edirippulige, Sisira, Armfield, Nigel R., Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Education and training for supporting general practitioners in the use of clinical telehealth: A needs analysis. Telehealth and Mobile Health. (pp. 319-328) edited by Halit Eren and John G. Webster. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.
2016
Book Chapter
Acute care telemedicine
Armfield, Nigel R. and Donovan, Tim (2016). Acute care telemedicine. Telemedicine and electronic medicine. (pp. 597-618) edited by Halit Eren and John G. Webster. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b19210-32
2015
Journal Article
Availability, spatial accessibility, utilisation and the role of telehealth for multi-disciplinary paediatric cerebral palsy services in Queensland
Edirippulige, Sisira, Reyno, John, Armfield, Nigel R., Bambling, Matthew, Lloyd, Owen and McNevin, Elizabeth (2015). Availability, spatial accessibility, utilisation and the role of telehealth for multi-disciplinary paediatric cerebral palsy services in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (7), 391-396. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15610720
2015
Journal Article
Monitoring ear health through a telemedicine-supported health screening service in Queensland
Smith, Anthony C., Brown, Cecil, Bradford, Natalie, Caffery, Liam J., Perry, Chris and Armfield, Nigel R. (2015). Monitoring ear health through a telemedicine-supported health screening service in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 21 (8), 427-430. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15605407
2015
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness analysis of a mobile ear screening and surveillance service versus an outreach screening, surveillance and surgical service for indigenous children in Australia
Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Bensink, Mark and Scuffham, Paul A. (2015). Cost-effectiveness analysis of a mobile ear screening and surveillance service versus an outreach screening, surveillance and surgical service for indigenous children in Australia. PLoS One, 10 (9) e0138369, e0138369.1-e0138369.16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138369
2015
Journal Article
The clinical use of Skype—for which patients, with which problems and in which settings? A snapshot review of the literature
Armfield, Nigel R., Bradford, Madeleine and Bradford, Natalie K. (2015). The clinical use of Skype—for which patients, with which problems and in which settings? A snapshot review of the literature. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 84 (10), 737-742. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.06.006
2015
Journal Article
Radiological interpretation of images displayed on tablet computers: a systematic review
Caffery, L. J., Armfield, N. R. and Smith, A. C. (2015). Radiological interpretation of images displayed on tablet computers: a systematic review. British Journal of Radiology, 88 (1050) 20150191, 1-13. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150191
2015
Journal Article
Technical aspects of clinical videoconferencing: a large scale review of the literature
Fatehi, Farhad, Armfield, Nigel R., Dimitrijevic, Mila and Gray, Leonard C. (2015). Technical aspects of clinical videoconferencing: a large scale review of the literature. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (3), 160-166. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15571999
2015
Conference Publication
Components and principles of a pediatric palliative care consultation: results of a Delphi study
Bradford, N., Herbert, A., Mott, C., Armfield, N., Young, J. and Smith, A. (2015). Components and principles of a pediatric palliative care consultation: results of a Delphi study. RACP Congress 2015, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 24-27 May 2015. West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12913_18
2014
Journal Article
Clinical applications of videoconferencing: a scoping review of the literature for the period 2002–2012
Fatehi, Farhad, Armfield, Nigel R., Dimitrijevic, Mila and Gray, Leonard C. (2014). Clinical applications of videoconferencing: a scoping review of the literature for the period 2002–2012. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 20 (7), 377-383. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14552385
2014
Journal Article
The effectiveness of telemedicine for paediatric retrieval consultations: rationale and study design for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial
Armfield, Nigel R., Coulthard, Mark G., Slater, Anthony, McEniery, Julie, Elcock, Mark, Ware, Robert S., Scuffham, Paul A., Bensink, Mark E. and Smith, Anthony C. (2014). The effectiveness of telemedicine for paediatric retrieval consultations: rationale and study design for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMC Health Services Research, 14 (1) 546, 546. doi: 10.1186/s12913-014-0546-9
2014
Journal Article
A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of using telehealth for paediatric speech and language assessment
Taylor, Olivia D., Armfield, Nigel R., Dodrill, Pamela and Smith, Anthony C. (2014). A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of using telehealth for paediatric speech and language assessment. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 20 (7), 405-412. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14552388
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
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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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: Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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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
Completed supervision
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2024
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: Professor Sheleigh Lawler
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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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