Research teams

Health Informatics, Computation and Innovation Lab

The Health Informatics, Computation and Innovation Lab (HICIL) is carrying out a number of externally funded research projects investigating innovative approaches and technologies for Health Informatics.

Director: Professor Robert Steele

Email: Robert.Steele@usyd.edu.au

Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit

The Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit is committed to providing an evidence-base for guiding decisions about the effective and safe design, implementation and use of information technology in health care.

Team leader: Professor Johanna Westbrook
Email: J.Westbrook@usyd.edu.au

Read more about the work of the Unit - Making a world of difference in Reducing Hospital Error Rates - Johanna Westbrook
Find more information on the Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit's research

Health and Functioning Statistics

The Health and Functioning Statistics team aims to:

• Promote research in health and functioning statistics
• Promote cooperation among Team members, and with other Faculty interested in the use of statistics in research
• Work collaboratively with other research teams whose research involves statistics
• Identify and pursue funding opportunities
• Be a source of information on health and functioning data sets
• Facilitate the acquisition of health and related data sets for research purposes
• Advise on appropriate use of data sets for research purposes

Team leader: Professor Richard Madden
Email: R.Madden@usyd.edu.au