The Queensland Digital Health Centre (QDHeC) is leading digital health research at The University of Queensland to accelerate translation of research into improved health outcomes.

QDHeC has recruited internationally recognised researchers in a range of disciplines including digital health, clinical informatics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantum physics, engineering, business and medicine.

Researchers are working to address siloed health data systems which impact the care continuum, preventing large-scale research efforts.

The centre has been established to pioneer healthcare step change and to build smart health systems, where data generated during a patient episode will inform subsequent care.

QDHeC is collaborating with government, industry and consumers through:

• Networking and knowledge sharing
• Infrastructure development
• Collaborative research projects and grants
• Data sharing and access projects.

Website

https://chsr.centre.uq.edu.au/research/queensland-digital-health-centre

Organisation type

• University research centre

Number of research staff

Up to 20 research staff

Address

Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Health Sciences Building, RBWH, Fig Tree Crescent, Herston QLD 4006

Strengths and capabilities

• Digital health
• Clinical informatics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Federated learning
• Machine learning
• Health data analytics
• Digital health education

Facilities and major equipment

• UQ Health Sciences Building, Herston
• UQ School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, St Lucia

Lead researchers

• QDHeC Director Professor Clair Sullivan is an internationally-recognised leading practising and academic clinical informatician who helps drive digital health transformation in Queensland.
• QDHeC Deputy Director Research Professor Jason Pole’s research utilises clinical and surveillance data linked with real-world administrative data to answer health questions.
• Professor Guido Zucco is QDHeC AI Director, Professor in School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Faculty of Medicine at UQ.
• Professor Jason Ferris, KeyPoint Program lead and Director of Research and Statistical Support Services (RASSS) at UQ.

Professor Andrew Burton-Jones, QDHeC program lead and UQ Business School, expertise in IT governance, systems analysis and digital health.

Achievements of the centre

• AU$3million MRFF for the Digital Infrastructure For improving First Nations Maternal and Child Health (DIFFERENCE) project in 2022.
• AU$13.7million MRFF and partner-funded National Infrastructure for Federated Learning in Digital Health (NINA) project awarded in 2023.
• QDHeC and partner the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation won UQ Excellence Award for Excellence in Innovation in 2023.
• QDHeC Director Professor Clair Sullivan won a Telstra Brillian Women in Digital Health Award in 2022.
• QDHeC Research Fellow Dr Anish Menon and the REMODeL Research and Clinical Team won the Metro South Health Ambitious Innovation Award in 2023.

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Digital economy
• Health and medical
• Transport