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 Academic 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 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, been awarded more than $100 million in competitive research funding and his work has been cited in policy-related documents from the World Bank and World Health Organisation. Steve also co-leads the MRFF funded CHD Life+ research programPersonal details
Positions
- Professor in Health Services Research
Faculty of Health,
School of Public Health & Social Work- Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects - Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Research field
Public Health and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosphy (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (University of Queensland)
Selected 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), pp. 663-683.
- Crossley K, Bourke M, McPhail S, Nelson M, Russell T, (2021) Cost-effectiveness of telerehabilitation versus traditional care after total hip replacement: A trial-based economic evaluation, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (6), pp. 359-366.
- 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).
- 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), pp. 236-243.
- 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), pp. 1250-1256.
- 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, pp. 599-611.
- 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), pp. 964-974.
- 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® – 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, pp. 72-78.
- 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), pp. 196-203.
- 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, pp. 44-53.
QUT ePrints
To find publications by Steven, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Informing Clinical Pathway Change in Queensland for Children with Congenital Heart Disease: primary-care physician and patient experience
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Bridget Abell - Real-time clinical decision support systems for the prevention of deterioration in acute care
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Nicole White - Opioid prescribing in adult spinal cord injured populations: Prevalence, health use and economic burden
PhD, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Victoria McCreanor - Liveable places for people with disabilities: Prioritising factors of liveability in regional areas of Australia
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Sanjeewa Kularatna, Dr Lisa Stafford - Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a care model for prevention of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation |
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Sanjeewa Kularatna, Professor Will Parsonage, Dr David Brain - Digital health solutions for improving ambulatory care utilisation
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Sanjeewa Kularatna, Dr Hannah Carter - High-dimensional data for predicting hospital falls
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Susanna Cramb - Chronic wet cough in children: Economic burden of disease and aetiology
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Julie Marchant, Adjunct Professor Nicholas Graves, Professor Anne Chang, Dr Hannah Carter - Measuring the cost and burden of Bronchiectasis in Australia
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Anne Chang, Associate Professor Julie Marchant, Associate Professor Sanjeewa Kularatna - Pre-hospital trauma triage: Epidemiology, accuracy and economics
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kirsten Vallmuur
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- The Burden of Diabetes-Related Foot Disease: Estimating the Existing Burden and the Impact of Implementing Guideline-Based Care on the Future Burden (2022)
- Burden of Respiratory Illnesses with Cough in Children From an Economic and Quality of Life Perspective, and the Cost-effectiveness of Early Intervention (2020)
- Exercise Interventions with Critically Ill Patients in an Australian Tertiary Intensive Care Unit (2020)
- Psychological and Pharmacological Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Endometrial Cancer (2020)
- The Delivery of Image Interpretation Education for Radiographers (2018)
- Exploring Help-Seeking, Vocational Role Function and Goal Setting of Young People Accessing Mental Health Services (2017)
- School-Based Physical Activity Programs for Adolescent Wellness Improvement: An Investigation of the Association Between Wellness and Physical Activity (2014)