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Dr Mary Lam

BA (Hons) Macquarie; MHIM Sydney; PhD Macquarie
Lecturer

C43O - O Block Cumberland Campus
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 9570

Biographical details

Mary initially received her training in the area of Bioinformatics and developed a keen interest in health informatics and health information management while completing her PhD. She received further training in health information management at the University of Sydney after obtaining her PhD. Mary has occupied various positions as a practicing informatician and information manager at different health organisations before joining the University of Sydney. During her period as practitioner of health informatics, she developed working knowledge in the design and development of health information systems as well as skills in the management, linkage and analysis of large scale health data sets.


After becoming a member of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Mary developed a strong interest in eHealth Education and Research. She has established research projects with colleagues from across the University. Mary is one of the chief investigators on a number of ehealth projects that exam the use of technology in health delivery and the impact of technology on well-being. She is currently the lead investigator of two ehealth education projects.

Mary has also been involving in different research studies as a consultant informatician providing her skills and expertise in database design and development; health system data management, linkage and analysis

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Teaching and supervision

Unit coordinator and Lecturer - BACH3146, HIMT5067
Lecturer - HSBH1005
Tutor - HSBH1007 BHlthSci
Year 2 Coordinator Higher Research Student Coordinator - Health Systems and Global Populations Faculty Research Group

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Selected publications

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Book Chapters

  • Lam, M., Amon, K., Nguyen, M., Campbell, A., Neville, V. (2012). The effect of e-health contents on health science students' attitude toward the efficiency of health ICT in care provision. In Anthony J Maeder, Fernando J Martin-Sanchez (Eds.), Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information: Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012), (pp. 99-104). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  • Westbrook, J., Georgiou, A., Lam, M. (2009). Does computerised provider order entry reduce test turnaround times?: A before and after study at four hospitals. In Blobel, Bernd~Mantas, John~Adlassnig, Klaus-Peter~Masic, Izet~ (Eds.), Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe: Proceedings of MIE 2009 The XXIInd International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, (pp. 527-531). Amsterdam: IOS Press.

Journals

  • Curtis, K., Lam, M., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Taylor, C., Dickson, C., Jan, S., Palmer, C., Langcake, M., Myburgh, J. (2013). Acute costs and predictors of higher treatment costs of trauma in New South Wales, Australia. Injury: international journal of the care of the injured.
  • Lam, M., Lam, L. (2013). Health information-seeking behaviour on the Internet and health literacy among older Australians. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 7(2), e15.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2013). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Sheep. V. Identification of novel QTL and meta-assembly of QTL for carcass traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics.
  • Steinbeck, K., Hazell, P., Cumming, R., Skinner, S., Ivers, R., Booy, R., Fulcher, G., Handelsman, D., Martin, A., Morgan, G., Starling, J., Bauman, A., Rawsthorne, M., Chow, C., Lam, M., Kelly, P., Paxton, K., Hawke, C., et al (2012). The study design and methodology for the ARCHER Study - Adolescent Rural Cohort Study of Hormones, Health, Education, Environments and Relationships. BMC Pediatrics, 12, 143-1-143-10.
  • Georgiou, A., Lam, M., Allardice, J., Hart, G., Westbrook, J. (2012). Troponin testing in the emergency department: a longitudinal study to assess the impact of sustainability of decision support strategies. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 65(6), 546-550.
  • Curtis, K., Dickson, C., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Lam, M. (2011). Do AR-DRGs adequately describe the trauma patient episode in New South Wales, Australia? Health Information Management Journal, 40(1), 7-13.
  • Lam, M. (2011). How good is New South Wales admitted patient data collection in recording births? Health Information Management Journal, 40(3), 12-19.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2011). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. IV. Analysis of Lactation Persistency and Extended Lactation Traits in Sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 43(22), 1-10.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2011). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. IV. Analysis of lactation persistency and extended lactation traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 43(1), 22-1-22-10.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2009). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Raadsma, H., Thomson, P., Zenger, K., Cavanagh, C., Lam, M., Jonas, E., Jones, M., Attard, G., Palmer, D., Nicholas, F. (2009). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. I. A new male framework linkage map and QTL for growth rate and body weight. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 41, 34-1-34-17.
  • Raadsma, H., Jonas, E., McGill, D., Hobbs, M., Lam, M., Thomson, P. (2009). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Sheep. II. Meta-assembly and identification of novel QTL for milk production traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 41, 45-1-45-15.
  • Lam, L., Lam, M. (2009). The use of information technology and mental health among older care-givers in Australia. Aging and Mental Health, 13(4), 557-562.
  • Lam, M., Innes, K., Saad, P., Rust, J., Dimitropoulos, V., Cumerlato, M. (2008). An evaluation of the quality of obstetric morbidity coding using an objective assessment tool, the Performance Indicators for Coding Quality (PICQ). Health Information Management Journal, 37(2), 19-29.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2008). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Colgan, D. (2004). Marsupial MHC class II β genes are not ortholgous to the eutherian β gene families. Journal of Heredity: an international journal of genomic and evolutionary diversity, 95(4), 338-345.
  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Hellman, L., Colgan, D. (2003). Evolution of the major histocompatibility complex: Isolation of class II ß cDNAs from two monotremes, the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. Immunogenetics, 55(6), 402-411.

Conferences

  • Lam, M. (2011). Record linkage and data quality. HISA Data Governance Conference, Sydney: Sydney University.
  • Lam, M. (2011). Where have the hospital delivered babies gone? Factors associated with hospital births not recorded in the NSW admitted patients data collection. HIMAA national Conference 2010, Sydney: Sydney University.
  • Raadsma, H., Jonas, E., Zenger, K., Cavanagh, C., Lam, M., Thomson, P. (2009). Mapping QTL for Early Growth and Maternal Performance in Sheep. 18th Conference for the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics AAABG 2009, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
  • Georgiou, A., Lam, M., Westbrook, J. (2008). Monitoring the impact of CPOE on healthcare delivery - A benefit realisation approach. HIC 2008 Australia's Health Informatics Conference, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA).
  • Lam, M., Georgiou, A., Westbrook, J. (2008). Record linkage - A method to generate an enriched dataset for the study of CPOE systems on test turnaround time. HIC 2008 Australia's Health Informatics Conference, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA).

2013

  • Curtis, K., Lam, M., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Taylor, C., Dickson, C., Jan, S., Palmer, C., Langcake, M., Myburgh, J. (2013). Acute costs and predictors of higher treatment costs of trauma in New South Wales, Australia. Injury: international journal of the care of the injured.
  • Lam, M., Lam, L. (2013). Health information-seeking behaviour on the Internet and health literacy among older Australians. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 7(2), e15.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2013). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Sheep. V. Identification of novel QTL and meta-assembly of QTL for carcass traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics.

2012

  • Lam, M., Amon, K., Nguyen, M., Campbell, A., Neville, V. (2012). The effect of e-health contents on health science students' attitude toward the efficiency of health ICT in care provision. In Anthony J Maeder, Fernando J Martin-Sanchez (Eds.), Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information: Selected Papers from the 20th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2012), (pp. 99-104). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  • Steinbeck, K., Hazell, P., Cumming, R., Skinner, S., Ivers, R., Booy, R., Fulcher, G., Handelsman, D., Martin, A., Morgan, G., Starling, J., Bauman, A., Rawsthorne, M., Chow, C., Lam, M., Kelly, P., Paxton, K., Hawke, C., et al (2012). The study design and methodology for the ARCHER Study - Adolescent Rural Cohort Study of Hormones, Health, Education, Environments and Relationships. BMC Pediatrics, 12, 143-1-143-10.
  • Georgiou, A., Lam, M., Allardice, J., Hart, G., Westbrook, J. (2012). Troponin testing in the emergency department: a longitudinal study to assess the impact of sustainability of decision support strategies. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 65(6), 546-550.

2011

  • Curtis, K., Dickson, C., Mitchell, R., Black, D., Lam, M. (2011). Do AR-DRGs adequately describe the trauma patient episode in New South Wales, Australia? Health Information Management Journal, 40(1), 7-13.
  • Lam, M. (2011). How good is New South Wales admitted patient data collection in recording births? Health Information Management Journal, 40(3), 12-19.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2011). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. IV. Analysis of Lactation Persistency and Extended Lactation Traits in Sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 43(22), 1-10.
  • Jonas, E., Thomson, P., Hall, E., McGill, D., Lam, M., Raadsma, H. (2011). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. IV. Analysis of lactation persistency and extended lactation traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 43(1), 22-1-22-10.
  • Lam, M. (2011). Record linkage and data quality. HISA Data Governance Conference, Sydney: Sydney University.
  • Lam, M. (2011). Where have the hospital delivered babies gone? Factors associated with hospital births not recorded in the NSW admitted patients data collection. HIMAA national Conference 2010, Sydney: Sydney University.

2009

  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2009). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Westbrook, J., Georgiou, A., Lam, M. (2009). Does computerised provider order entry reduce test turnaround times?: A before and after study at four hospitals. In Blobel, Bernd~Mantas, John~Adlassnig, Klaus-Peter~Masic, Izet~ (Eds.), Medical Informatics in a United and Healthy Europe: Proceedings of MIE 2009 The XXIInd International Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics, (pp. 527-531). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
  • Raadsma, H., Jonas, E., Zenger, K., Cavanagh, C., Lam, M., Thomson, P. (2009). Mapping QTL for Early Growth and Maternal Performance in Sheep. 18th Conference for the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics AAABG 2009, Australia: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
  • Raadsma, H., Thomson, P., Zenger, K., Cavanagh, C., Lam, M., Jonas, E., Jones, M., Attard, G., Palmer, D., Nicholas, F. (2009). Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in sheep. I. A new male framework linkage map and QTL for growth rate and body weight. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 41, 34-1-34-17.
  • Raadsma, H., Jonas, E., McGill, D., Hobbs, M., Lam, M., Thomson, P. (2009). Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) in Sheep. II. Meta-assembly and identification of novel QTL for milk production traits in sheep. Genetics Selection Evolution: for integrative research on quantitative and molecular genetics, 41, 45-1-45-15.
  • Lam, L., Lam, M. (2009). The use of information technology and mental health among older care-givers in Australia. Aging and Mental Health, 13(4), 557-562.

2008

  • Lam, M., Innes, K., Saad, P., Rust, J., Dimitropoulos, V., Cumerlato, M. (2008). An evaluation of the quality of obstetric morbidity coding using an objective assessment tool, the Performance Indicators for Coding Quality (PICQ). Health Information Management Journal, 37(2), 19-29.
  • Soo, I., Lam, M., Rust, J., Madden, R. (2008). Do we have enough information? How ICD-10-AM Activity codes measure up. Health Information Management Journal, 38(1), 22-34.
  • Georgiou, A., Lam, M., Westbrook, J. (2008). Monitoring the impact of CPOE on healthcare delivery - A benefit realisation approach. HIC 2008 Australia's Health Informatics Conference, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA).
  • Lam, M., Georgiou, A., Westbrook, J. (2008). Record linkage - A method to generate an enriched dataset for the study of CPOE systems on test turnaround time. HIC 2008 Australia's Health Informatics Conference, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia: Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA).

2004

  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Colgan, D. (2004). Marsupial MHC class II β genes are not ortholgous to the eutherian β gene families. Journal of Heredity: an international journal of genomic and evolutionary diversity, 95(4), 338-345.

2003

  • Belov, K., Lam, M., Hellman, L., Colgan, D. (2003). Evolution of the major histocompatibility complex: Isolation of class II ß cDNAs from two monotremes, the platypus and the short-beaked echidna. Immunogenetics, 55(6), 402-411.
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