On the #AusHSI blog, learn how Samantha Borg's PhD journey has helped shape the kind of person and academic she wants to become, and the connections she has built to make sure that her research exploring opioid use after #spinalcordinjury has impact where it matters.

🔗 bit.ly/4tSJyTw #QUTHealth

Dozens of AI disease-prediction models were trained on dubious data The models are designed to predict someone’s risk of diabetes or stroke. A few might already have been used on patients.

Outstanding work by @alexdgibson.bsky.social to uncover the use of highly dubious data sets from @kaggle.com being used in hundreds of research papers and potentially even informing clinical practice. If you're re-using data, take the time to confirm that it's real. www.nature.com/articles/d41....

📢 Four weeks to go! Submit your abstract now.

👉 Submit your abstract here: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/cal...

Submissions close 7 May 2026.

#HSRAANZ26

📈 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫! 📈 Join us at #StatLeadership2026 to hear from Dr Emi Tanaka, an academic statistician at The Australian National University with a passion for data science and open-source software, who will share strategies for managing teams in statistical research.

➡️ Register: bit.ly/esslcr

Research integrity is locked into an arms race with agentic AI slop - LSE Impact Advances in agentic AI combined with increasingly large reserves of openly accessibly and machine-readable data are creating a perfect storm for the mass-production of AI authored research papers. Adr...

💥New | Research integrity is locked into an arms race with agentic AI slop

✍️ @aidybarnett.bsky.social & Matt Spick

#ResearchIntegrity #ResearchSlop #AcademicPublishing

📢 Travel bursaries available for statisticians interested in attending our statistical leadership event in Australia in July. Applications welcome for either the Brisbane or Melbourne location.

More details here:
agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader...

Applications close 1st May!

Congratulations to #AusHSI PhD student Inosha Alwis, who recently presented a very engaging PhD confirmation seminar on patient preferences and the cost-effectiveness of novel methods for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinonoma, the most prevalent type of primary #livercancer.

#AusHSI PhD student Megumi Lim is no stranger to the financial uncertainty associated with a loved one's cancer diagnosis, and the impact it can have on a family. Read about her research on the financial burden of #childhoodcancer and what families value in financial support models: bit.ly/4dDDk4W

📣 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧!
Calling all early and mid-career statisticians! Join us at our 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #statistics 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 symposium running from 9-10 July in Brisbane and Melbourne.

➡️ Register today: bit.ly/esslcr #StatLeadership2026

On #IWD2026, we celebrate #trauma surveillance expert Prof Kirsten Vallmuur from #AusHSI and the Jamieson Trauma Institute, who has been a driving force behind improving e-mobility safety in #Queensland. Read #ABCNews to explore a parliamentary inquiry recommending regulatory reform: bit.ly/4srKHk9

📢 #HIRING | #AusHSI is seeking a team-focused and organised #ExecutiveAssistant to deliver high-quality administrative support in a research-intensive setting. Join us and contribute to the smooth operation of a leading #healthservices research centre.

⏲️ Applications close 22 March: bit.ly/47k5X38

Essential skills for statistics leadership in consultancy and research, 9-10 July 2026

🌟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 & 𝐌𝐢𝐝-𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!
Thanks to support from the Theo Murphy Initiative Australia, we’re excited to launch a 2-day symposium - 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

➡️ 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐎𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝: bit.ly/eoistatleadership2026

📢 We're excited to announce that the abstracts for 14th HSRAANZ Conference are now open.

👉 Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/efmq4Ats

Submissions close 7 May 2026.

#HSRAANZ26

The #QUT #CentreforHealthcareTransformation kicked off the year by bringing together research staff and students for an interactive forum exploring approaches to engaging health partners for real world impact, with highlights including guest speakers, lightning presentations and hands-on workshops.

Drawing on his experience as a social worker in a range of metropolitan and rural settings, Ross's PhD research at #AusHSI aims to co-construct a model of care with stakeholders to improve mental health service access for young people in rural and regional Queensland.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4bYULfK

We are proud to announce the appointment of Belinda Lange as Professor in Health AI. As a nationally recognised leader in #digitalhealth, she brings outstanding expertise in real world translation of AI-enabled health technologies, marking QUT's commitment to responsible Health AI. bit.ly/3OgEA3z

Implementing an Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System in Radiology: Prospective Qualitative Evaluation Study Using the Nonadoption Abandonment Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) Fr... Background: Medical imaging remains at the forefront of advancements in adopting digital health technologies in clinical practice. Regulator-approved artificial intelligence (AI) clinical decision sup...

📢 Just published! A new @jmirpub.bsky.social study led by #AusHSI Dr Sunny Naicker investigates the real-world implementation of an AI clinical decision support tool in radiology, finding that more than a technological intervention, this is fundamentally a sociotechnical process.

🔗 Read the paper 👇

New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science A new machine learning tool has identified more than 250,000 cancer research papers that may have been produced by so-called “paper mills”.

“If fabricated studies make their way into the evidence base, they can mislead real scientists and ultimately slow progress for patients."

Published in The BMJ, a new AI tool developed by @aidybarnett.bsky.social and colleagues has exposed the scale of fake studies flooding cancer research.

Fellowship schemes by Australian funding agencies invite researchers to disclose personal career disruptions to promote equity. But this well-meaning policy can expose private medical details to non-medically trained reviewers and create new risks of bias

Read more: buff.ly/BriGjyG

I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.

When less is more: with the runaway train of #scientificpublishing under increasing strain, Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social argues in @nature.com that slowing down is critical to avoid system collapse. This year, he plans to halve his publication output.

🔎 Would you consider #slowscience?

The Limit of Detection in the Emergency Department Trial (LEGEND): A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction and Reduce Hospital Length of Stay for Patients Pres... The Limit of Detection in the Emergency Department (LEGEND) rule-out strategy integrates high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assay concentrations with shared decision making to rapidly assess emergency ...

📢 New publication! Congratulations to the LEGEND study team including #AusHSI's Jaimi Greenslade, William Parsonage, Laura Stephensen, Steven McPhail, David Brain, Rex Parsons and Louise Cullen. LEGEND tested a new approach to chest pain assessment to support safe and efficient #cardiac care.

"Culturally safe care starts with listening." By putting community first, the #PowerfulPictures Study is transforming #cardiac care for First Nations communities in Far North Queensland, enabling earlier treatment for patients at risk of heart attack.

👉 Read the EMF Q&A to learn more bit.ly/45S7NHR

✨ Happy holidays from #AusHSI! ✨ As another inspiring year of impactful research comes to a close, we would like to thank you for being a part of our community and your shared commitment to transforming healthcare. AusHSI will be closed from 24 December, reopening on 2 January 2026. 💫

📢 #PhD opportunity! #AusHSI is seeking a PhD student to support the development of a burn recovery toolkit that will be co-designed with burn survivors and their families to improve access to the supports needed as they adjust to life after a burn.

👉 Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3MYGtBb #impsci

Announcing the 14th Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference!

📅 Date: Wednesday 2nd to Friday 4th December 2026
📍Location: Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara

👉Keep an eye on the website for updates: lnkd.in/ehXXfXFQ

#HSR26

✨🌳 To celebrate a great year of many achievements and lots of hard work, the #AusHSI team strolled over to Brisbane's Roma Street Parklands for a Christmas picnic and our annual high-stakes Secret Santa stealing game, enjoying a fun afternoon of outdoor games with a wonderful group of colleagues! 🎁

💙 How can #mentalhealth service access be improved for young people in regional Queensland? #AusHSI PhD student Ross Driver recently presented his research exploring the implementation of a co-constructed care model to improve youth engagement with mental health services in Central Queensland.

#AusHSI Research Fellow, Dr @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social, presented a workshop at the #ACTA2025 symposium last week, highlighting her Costing Implementation Strategies (Cost-IS) tool and the importance of valuing healthcare innovations when allocating limited healthcare resources. #CostIS #ImpSci

Last week, #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social presented at #AIMOS2025, highlighting a new global issue of unreliable data within #clinicalprediction model research and clinical practice, which has potential to influence patient outcomes and evidence-based decisions. @aimosinc.bsky.social

💡✨ Representation matters. We’re excited to support the launch of a new #RebelGirls x #RACI e-book sharing the inspiring stories of women with disabilities in #STEM, including #AusHSI biostatistician, A/Prof
@susannacramb.bsky.social!

Free to access: www.raci.org.au/racixrebelgirls #WomenInSTEM