The Centre for Healthcare Transformation brings together leading clinicians, health economists, statisticians and implementation scientists from a variety of fields, including nursing and other health sciences.

The centre provides an opportunity to strengthen collaborations for improving health outcomes research, thereby strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for the benefit of patients, their carers, the community more broadly, and health service providers.

Mission and priorities

Our vision is to transform healthcare for better lives.

Research impact

Deliver high quality, relevant research which has significant impact on health systems, services and outcomes.

Building expertise

Develop strong and effective working collaborations between our research teams to optimise the depth and breadth of disciplinary expertise within CHT.

Partnerships

Extend national and international partnerships and associations in health systems, services and outcomes research.

Indigenous Australians

Strengthen our Indigenous health research capacity to improve health systems, services and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

What we do

The Centre for Healthcare Transformation is a multidisciplinary health services research centre.

We transform research evidence into practical insights to enable effective change for our health service partners, who seek trusted solutions to complex health system challenges.

We deliver better health practices and systems for better health outcomes, and provide relevant and evidence-informed real-world solutions.

Our research programs

Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation
Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation

Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre
Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre

Clinical Outcomes, Safety and Implementation
Clinical Outcomes, Safety and Implementation

Our directors

Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates AM

Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates AM is a co-director for QUT's Centre for Healthcare Transformation. Patsy is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience as a leader in education and research in the health sector. Prior to her appointment as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health in 2020, Patsy was Professor and Head of the School of Nursing at QUT. Patsy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Australian College of Nursing, and is the current President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and a past-President of Palliative Care Australia.

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Professor Steven McPhail

Steve is an internationally renowned health service innovator, health economist, and researcher and leads the health management discipline at QUT. He is also the Flagship Research & Education Director for the (Australian) Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and co-Director for the Centre of Healthcare Transformation. He is currently the Professor of Health Services Research at QUT and also leads the Trauma among Vulnerable People Stream of the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners NHMRC Advanced Health Research Translation Centre.

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Nursing research internships

Partner with experts

Frontline clinical nurses with great ideas for service improvement can now partner with expert nurse researchers who will coach and mentor them over a 12-month research internship and scholarship.

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Internship recipients

Alanna Geary, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Metro North Health, introduces the 2020-21 Nursing Research Internship program and recipients.

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Real-world research

Imelda Chua, pre-anaesthetic assessment nurse at Prince Charles Hospital is looking at the causes and impacts of day of surgery cancellations, as part of a Nursing Research Internship with Metro North Health and QUT.

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Make a real difference

Jane Wickins, clinical research nurse in orthopedics at Prince Charles Hospital, is investigating how to reduce catheter associated urinary tract infections, as part of a Nursing Research Internship.

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Improve patient outcomes

Jill Davis, clinical nurse in the Department of Medical Imaging at the Royal Brisbane Hospital, is working to improve data collection about clot removal to better treat stroke patients, as part of a Nursing Research Internship.

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Breathing easier

Joanne Vincent, a clinical nurse in thoracic medicine at The Prince Charles Hospital, is conducting research on at-home high flow humidified nasal therapy for people with bronchial disease, as part of a Nursing Research Internship.

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Helping older Australians

Renee McMillan, clinical nurse at rehabilitation and Geriatric Emergency Medicine unit at Redcliffe Hospital, is studying how to manage urinary incontinence in older patients, as part of a Nursing Research Internship.

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Research news

16 May

Researchers fear career breaks risk future funding success

Fierce competition for medical research funding makes many researchers loath to disclose in grant applications their career disruptions, such as illness or childbirth, to explain research output gaps for fear of appearing ‘weak’ or unable to fulfil long-term research.

17 March

Providing culturally responsive palliative care to Australian Indigenous peoples

Australian entry-to-practice health professional students will be supported to develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide quality care, across various settings for Australian Indigenous peoples with life-limiting illness, and their families and communities.

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