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Professor Steven McPhail
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Biography
Steve is a health systems innovator, health services researcher, health economist and clinician. He is Director of the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) and Director of the Centre for Healthcare Transformation at the Queensland University of Technology, where he is the Professor of Health Services Research. He is passionate about empowering health services to deliver high-value patient-centred care, particularly improving care for vulnerable members of our community and their families. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and been awarded more than $120 million in competitive research funding. His work has been impactful locally and internationally, including having been cited in policy-related documents from the World Bank, EU, OECD and World Health Organisation.Personal details
Positions
- Professor in Health Services Research
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work
Research field
Applied economics, Health services and systems, Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosphy (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (University of Queensland)
Publications
- Jun, D., Johnston, V., McPhail, S. & O’Leary, S. (2021). A Longitudinal Evaluation of Risk Factors and Interactions for the Development of Nonspecific Neck Pain in Office Workers in Two Cultures. Human Factors, 63(4), 663–683. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211777
- Nelson, M., Russell, T., Crossley, K., Bourke, M. & McPhail, S. (2021). Cost-effectiveness of telerehabilitation versus traditional care after total hip replacement: A trial-based economic evaluation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27(6), 359–366. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211787
- Zhang, Y., Cramb, S., McPhail, S., Pacella, R., Van Netten, J., Cheng, Q., Derhy, P., Kinnear, E. & Lazzarini, P. (2021). Factors associated with healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers: observations from a large prospective real-world cohort. Diabetes Care, 44(7). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212118
- Nickels, M., Aitken, L., Barnett, A., Walsham, J. & McPhail, S. (2020). Acceptability, safety, and feasibility of in-bed cycling with critically ill patients. Australian Critical Care, 33(3), 236–243. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/199493
- Goyal, V., McPhail, S., Hurley, F., Grimwood, K., Marchant, J., Masters, I. & Chang, A. (2020). Cost of hospitalization for bronchiectasis exacerbation in children. Respirology, 25(12), 1250–1256. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211779
- Valery, P., Bernardes, C., Stuart, K., Hartel, G., McPhail, S., Skoien, R., Rahman, T., Clark, P., Horsfall, L., Hayward, K., Gupta, R. & Powell, E. (2020). Development and Evaluation of the Supportive Needs Assessment Tool for Cirrhosis (SNAC). Patient Preference and Adherence, 14, 599–611. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211781
- Zhang, Y., Lazzarini, P., McPhail, S., van Netten, J., Armstrong, D. & Pacella, R. (2020). Global disability burdens of diabetes-related lower-extremity complications in 1990 and 2016. Diabetes Care, 43(5), 964–974. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200651
- Chan, R., Blades, R., Jones, L., Downer, T., Peet, S., Button, E., Wyld, D., McPhail, S., Doolan, M. & Yates, P. (2019). A single-blind, randomised controlled trial of StrataXRT(R)– A silicone-based film-forming gel dressing for prophylaxis and management of radiation dermatitis in patients with head and neck cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 139, 72–78. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/131358
- Batten, H., McPhail, S., Mandrusiak, A., Varghese, P. & Kuys, S. (2019). Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43(2), 196–203. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212769
- Powell, E., Skoien, R., Rahman, T., Clark, P., O'Beirne, J., Hartel, G., Stuart, K., McPhail, S., Gupta, R., Boyd, P. & Valery, P. (2019). Increasing Hospitalization Rates for Cirrhosis: Overrepresentation of Disadvantaged Australians. eClinicalMedicine, 11, 44–53. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212920
QUT ePrints
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Supervision
Current supervisions
- Assessing programme development, effectiveness, and sustainability: The Preventative Integrated Care Service Evaluation
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Sundresan Naicker, Associate Professor Hannah Carter - Chronic wet cough in children: Economic burden of disease and aetiology
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Nicholas Graves, Associate Professor Julie Marchant, Professor Anne Chang, Associate Professor Hannah Carter - Economic Value of Incretin-Based Therapy for Weight Management
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Qing Xia, Associate Professor Hannah Carter, Dr Michelle Allen - Fall Risk Screening Tools for Adverse Events in Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Nicole White - Informing Health Service Change in Queensland for Childhood Heart Disease: Primary Care and Patient Experience
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Bridget Abell - Innovation in Information Security Governance: A Holistic Approach in Healthcare
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Amina Tariq - Pre-hospital trauma triage: Epidemiology, accuracy and economics
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kirsten Vallmuur
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Adopting Clinical Decision Support in Hospitals: Advancing the Science of Implementation (2026)
- Advancing High-Value Virtual Models Of Care For Person-Centred Health Services And System Efficiency In Australia (2026)
- Measuring Economic and Quality of Life Outcomes In Paediatric Bronchiectasis (2026)
- Prescription Opioid Dispensing Following Spinal Cord Injury: A Multi-Methods Approach to Understanding the Prevalence, Practices and Lived Experiences (2026)
- Advancing Atrial Fibrillation Care in Australia (2025)
- Digital Health Solutions for Improving Ambulatory Care Utilisation (2025)
- Liveable Regional Communities for People with Disabilities: Preferences in Rural and Remote Australia from an Equity Perspective (2025)
- Methods for Collecting and Estimating the Cost of Implementation Strategies in Healthcare Settings (2025)
- Preferences for Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Care for Children (2025)
- Clinical Prediction Models to Improve Patient Safety and Value of Care (2024)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.