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On #IWD2026, we celebrate #trauma surveillance expert Prof Kirsten Vallmuur from #AusHSI and the Jamieson Trauma Institute, who has been a driving force behind improving e-mobility safety in #Queensland. Read #ABCNews to explore a parliamentary inquiry recommending regulatory reform: bit.ly/4srKHk9

📢 #HIRING | #AusHSI is seeking a team-focused and organised #ExecutiveAssistant to deliver high-quality administrative support in a research-intensive setting. Join us and contribute to the smooth operation of a leading #healthservices research centre.

⏲️ Applications close 22 March: bit.ly/47k5X38

Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research, 9-10 July 2026

🌟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 & 𝐌𝐢𝐝-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!
Thanks to support from the Theo Murphy Initiative Australia, we’re excited to launch a 2-day symposium - 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

➡️ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐎𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝: bit.ly/eoistatleadership2026

📢 We're excited to announce that the abstracts for 14th HSRAANZ Conference are now open.

👉 Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/efmq4Ats

Submissions close 7 May 2026.

#HSRAANZ26

The #QUT #CentreforHealthcareTransformation kicked off the year by bringing together research staff and students for an interactive forum exploring approaches to engaging health partners for real world impact, with highlights including guest speakers, lightning presentations and hands-on workshops.

Drawing on his experience as a social worker in a range of metropolitan and rural settings, Ross's PhD research at #AusHSI aims to co-construct a model of care with stakeholders to improve mental health service access for young people in rural and regional Queensland.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4bYULfK

We are proud to announce the appointment of Belinda Lange as Professor in Health AI. As a nationally recognised leader in #digitalhealth, she brings outstanding expertise in real world translation of AI-enabled health technologies, marking QUT's commitment to responsible Health AI. bit.ly/3OgEA3z

Implementing an Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System in Radiology: Prospective Qualitative Evaluation Study Using the Nonadoption Abandonment Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) Fr... Background: Medical imaging remains at the forefront of advancements in adopting digital health technologies in clinical practice. Regulator-approved artificial intelligence (AI) clinical decision sup...

📢 Just published! A new @jmirpub.bsky.social study led by #AusHSI Dr Sunny Naicker investigates the real-world implementation of an AI clinical decision support tool in radiology, finding that more than a technological intervention, this is fundamentally a sociotechnical process.

🔗 Read the paper 👇

New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science A new machine learning tool has identified more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may have been produced by so-called “paper mills”.

“If fabricated studies make their way into the evidence base, they can mislead real scientists and ultimately slow progress for patients."

Published in The BMJ, a new AI tool developed by @aidybarnett.bsky.social and colleagues has exposed the scale of fake studies flooding cancer research.

Fellowship schemes by Australian funding agencies invite researchers to disclose personal career disruptions to promote equity. But this well-meaning policy can expose private medical details to non-medically trained reviewers and create new risks of bias

Read more: buff.ly/BriGjyG

I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.

When less is more: with the runaway train of #scientificpublishing under increasing strain, Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social argues in @nature.com that slowing down is critical to avoid system collapse. This year, he plans to halve his publication output.

🔎 Would you consider #slowscience?

The Limit of Detection in the Emergency Department Trial (LEGEND): A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reduce Hospital Length of Stay for Patients Pres... The Limit of Detection in the Emergency Department (LEGEND) rule-out strategy integrates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay concentrations with shared decision making to rapidly assess emergency ...

📢 New publication! Congratulations to the LEGEND study team including #AusHSI's Jaimi Greenslade, William Parsonage, Laura Stephensen, Steven McPhail, David Brain, Rex Parsons and Louise Cullen. LEGEND tested a new approach to chest pain assessment to support safe and efficient #cardiac care.

"Culturally safe care starts with listening." By putting community first, the #PowerfulPictures Study is transforming #cardiac care for First Nations communities in Far North Queensland, enabling earlier treatment for patients at risk of heart attack.

👉 Read the EMF Q&A to learn more bit.ly/45S7NHR

✨ Happy holidays from #AusHSI! ✨ As another inspiring year of impactful research comes to a close, we would like to thank you for being a part of our community and your shared commitment to transforming healthcare. AusHSI will be closed from 24 December, reopening on 2 January 2026. 💫

📢 #PhD opportunity! #AusHSI is seeking a PhD student to support the development of a burn recovery toolkit that will be co-designed with burn survivors and their families to improve access to the supports needed as they adjust to life after a burn.

👉 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3MYGtBb #impsci

Announcing the 14th Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference!

📅 Date: Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th December 2026
📍Location: Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara

👉Keep an eye on the website for updates: lnkd.in/ehXXfXFQ

#HSR26

✨🌳 To celebrate a great year of many achievements and lots of hard work, the #AusHSI team strolled over to Brisbane's Roma Street Parklands for a Christmas picnic and our annual high-stakes Secret Santa stealing game, enjoying a fun afternoon of outdoor games with a wonderful group of colleagues! 🎁

💙 How can #mentalhealth service access be improved for young people in regional Queensland? #AusHSI PhD student Ross Driver recently presented his research exploring the implementation of a co-constructed care model to improve youth engagement with mental health services in Central Queensland.

#AusHSI Research Fellow, Dr @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social, presented a workshop at the #ACTA2025 symposium last week, highlighting her Costing Implementation Strategies (Cost-IS) tool and the importance of valuing healthcare innovations when allocating limited healthcare resources. #CostIS #ImpSci

Last week, #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social presented at #AIMOS2025, highlighting a new global issue of unreliable data within #clinicalprediction model research and clinical practice, which has potential to influence patient outcomes and evidence-based decisions. @aimosinc.bsky.social

💡✨ Representation matters. We’re excited to support the launch of a new #RebelGirls x #RACI e-book sharing the inspiring stories of women with disabilities in #STEM, including #AusHSI biostatistician, A/Prof
@susannacramb.bsky.social!

Free to access: www.raci.org.au/racixrebelgirls #WomenInSTEM

Looking at what's next for cardiac neurodevelopmental care, our CHD LIFE+ national priority setting meeting brought together key stakeholders and consumers to collectively determine future priorities for improving neurodevelopmental models of follow-up care for kids with congenital heart disease.

Today I get to do one of the best parts of my job. The @aushsi.bsky.social team have gathered our partners and stakeholders for the culmination of our 5yr MRFF project to improve neurodevelopment outcomes for kids with CHD for a National Priority Setting meeting to identify "what’s next”.

🎲 Working in a bingo hall as a boy, #AusHSI Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social is well-versed in the game of chance. In @significancemag.bsky.social, learn about the #lottery for #researchfunding he now runs for the @britishacademy.bsky.social and how it works.

🔗 bit.ly/3J7689t | 🔓 bit.ly/47HTlDH

Although often framed primarily as a complication of diabetes, evidence shows that more than half of foot disease-related hospital admissions occur in people without diabetes. Learn how #AusHSI PhD student Rangi Weerasuriya is working to address this research gap: bit.ly/3WpPt3Y #footdisease

Clinical decision support systems hold much promise for improving healthcare delivery, yet often struggle to deliver in reality. Manasha Fernando is working to bridge the gap between theory and practice, using #implementationscience to inform the steps needed for lasting adoption. bit.ly/43yMXfr

📢 #RECRUITING | #AusHSI is seeking an 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 - 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 to contribute to the smooth operation of our centre and play a pivotal role in supporting a dynamic team of researchers committed to improving the quality and value of healthcare services.

👉 Apply today: bit.ly/479VNkM

📊 On #WorldStatisticsDay, we celebrate our emerging statisticians, Binuri Perera, Rangi Weerasuriya and Tasmiah Sad Sutopa, who represented #AusHSI at International Data Week 2025 and participated in the 3-Minute 'Pitch Your Research' Competition. Congratulations to Tasmiah who received 2nd place! 👏

QUT - Helping families heal

For most families, leaving the paediatric intensive care unit is a welcome milestone. But the challenges and psychological scars can continue long after. QUT Centre for Healthcare Transformation’s Prof Debbie Long is working to ensure no family faces recovery alone.

➡️ Learn more in #QUTRealFocus

Today is International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science, an excellent day to celebrate our incredible statisticians, A/Prof Nicole White and A/Prof Susanna Cramb! Pictured here during their recent statistics workshops with the #LifeFlight aeromedical service Clinical Research team. #IDWSDS