Associate Professor Liam Caffery
Senior Research Fellow
Dermatology Research Centre
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Liam Caffery is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of Telehealth Technology for the University of Queensland’s Centre for Online Health.
Liam has a PhD in Medicine. His research is centred on pragmatic trials of telehealth services. Liam has a special interest in the use of telehealth for Indigenous health and rural health care delivery. He is involved in telehealth service development, delivery and evaluation across a broad range of telehealth services, namely, Princess Alexandra Hospital Telehealth Centre, Child and Youth Forensic Outreach Services, eGROW, Health-e-Regions, DREAMT and the Diamond Jubilee Fund’s Telehealth network. Liam uses implementation research principles to understand why telehealth services work well in some scenarios and not others. He evaluates the effectiveness of telehealth from multi-disciplinary perspectives including clinical effectiveness, patient perspectives, economic aspects, organisational aspects, and socio-cultural, ethical and legal aspects.
Liam also has an active research agenda in health informatics, in particular, in imaging informatics. Liam chairs the metadata group for the International Skin Imaging Collaboration: Melanoma Project. This project is an academia and industry partnership designed to facilitate the application of digital skin imaging to help reduce melanoma mortality – his work promotes the adoption of standards for digital imaging of the skin. Liam has previously been a member of the Standards Australia IT-014 Health Informatics technical committees for telehealth and messaging and communication.
Liam is executive member of the Australasian Telehealth Society and the International Teledermatology Society. He is a member of the Metro South Health Telehealth Advisory Group and a member of the Queensland Health mHealth Apps Working Group. Liam is an editorial advisor for the the Health Information Management Journal.
Liam has 25 years industry experience as a health informatician. His immediate past role was the Manager of Medical Imaging Informatics at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Previously, Liam had over a decade’s clinical experience as a diagnostic radiographer.
Publications
Book Chapters 10 Conference Papers 26 Journal Articles 93 Newspaper Articles 3 Research Reports 8 Theses 1Book Chapter
Caffery, Liam (2020). Metadata and DICOM for medical photography. Photography in clinical medicine. (pp. 545-556) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24544-3_33
Smith, Anthony C., Taylor, Monica, Fatehi, Farhad and Caffery, Liam J. (2019). Telemedicine for the Delivery of Specialist Pediatric Services. Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine: Point‐of‐Care Tests, New Imaging Technologies and Digital Health. (pp. 462-487) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119282686.ch27
Fatehi, Farhad, Taylor, Monica, Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2019). Telemedicine for Clinical Management of Adults in Remote and Rural Areas. Revolutionizing Tropical Medicine. (pp. 439-461) Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119282686.ch26
Edirippulige, Sisira, Armfield, Nigel R., Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Education and training for supporting practitioners in the use of clinical telehealth: a needs analysis. Telehealth and mobile health. (pp. 319-328) edited by Halit Eren and John G. Webster. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b19147-19
Caffery, Liam (2015). An analysis of DICOM and its use for image management and communication in store- and-forward telehealth. Telemedicine: emerging technologies, applications and impact on health care outcomes. (pp. 33-53) edited by Haider Khaleel Raad. Hauppauge, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.
Caffery, Liam (2015). Teleradiology. Telemedicine and Electronic Medicine. (pp. 489-510) edited by Halit Eren and John G. Webster. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b19210-27
Caffery, Liam (2015). Analysis of DICOM and its use for image management and communication in store-and-forward telehealth. Telemedicine: Emerging Technologies, Applications and Impact on Health Care Outcomes. (pp. 33-54) edited by Haider Khaleel Raad. New York, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.
Caffery, Liam J. (2012). Teledermatology PACS. Telemedicine in dermatology. (pp. 133-142) edited by Hans Peter Soyer, Michael Binder, Anthony C. Smith and Elisabeth M. T. Wurm. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-20801-0_16
Caffery, L. and Coulthard, A. (2005). Telemedicine and neuroradiology. Teleneurology. (pp. 79-94) edited by Richard Wootton and Victor Patterson. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Fancis.
Caffery, Liam (2004). Teleradiology. Telepaediatrics: telemedicine and child health. (pp. 145-161) edited by Richard Wootton and Jennifer Batch. London, United Kingdom: Royal Society of Medicine Press.
Conference Paper
De Guzman, K., Snoswell, C., Caffery, L. J. and Smith, A. C. (2021). PNS81 Is telehealth in primary care cost-effective? A systematic review. ISPOR 2021 - HEOR: Evolving for Tomorrow's Challenges, Virtual, 17-20 May 2021. New York, NY United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.04.935
De Guzman, Keshia R., Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). Is telehealth in primary care cost-effective? A systematic review. ISPOR (International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research) 2021, Online, 17-20 May 2021.
Snoswell, C. L., Taylor, M. L. and Caffery, L. J. (2019). Why telehealth integration doesn't always save money for the health system. 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, arranged by the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 December 2019.
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica and Snoswell, Centaine L. (2019). Does telehealth reduce costs to the health system?. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 21-23 October 2019.
Snoswell, Centaine L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2019). Moving Towards the Virtual Consultant: What Are the Benefits for Rural Hospitals in Queensland? Return on Investment Comparing Patient Travel, Telehealth, and Virtual Consultant Service Models. 2019 International Health Economics Association (iHEA) World Congress, Basel, Switzerland, 13-17 July 2019.
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Carolynn L., Gray, Len C. and Zurynski, Yvonne A. (2019). Creating a sustainable health system: the role of telehealth. Asia-Pacific Health Leadership Congress, Gold Coast, Australia, 9-11 October 2019.
Smith, Anthony C., De Guzman, Keshia, Snoswell, Centaine L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2019). 15 years of telepaediatrics: data discoveries and service successes. 11th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, arranged by the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ), Auckland, New Zealand, 4-6 December 2019.
Smith, A. C., Caffery, Liam and Haydon, Helen (2019). Fundamentals of telehealth - SFT19 workshop. Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 2019 (SFT19), Gold Coast, Australia, 20-22 October 2019.
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Wickramasinghe, Sumudu and Smith, Anthony (2019). A cost-consequence analysis comparing models for specialist diabetes service for Indigenous people in Queensland. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 21-23 October 2019.
Hanjani, L. S., Peel, N., Freeman, C., Caffery, L., Chatfield, M., Hubbard, R. and Gray, L. (2018). Telehealth residential care medication reviews to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians. The Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting 2018, Cutting Edge: Optimising the Journey for Older Surgical Patients, Sydney, Australia, 27-29 June 2018. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Snoswell, Centaine L., Whitty, Jennifer A., Caffery, Liam J., Loescher, Lois, Gillespie, Nicole, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2018). Consumer preferences for skin cancer detection - probability of teledermoscopy service uptake and willingness-to-pay. Successes and Failures in Telehealth Conference 2018, Darwin, Australia, 22-24 October 2018.
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Peel, Nancye M., Freeman, Christopher R., Caffery, Liam and Gray, Len (2018). A Study on Telehealth Pharmacist-led Residential Medication Management Reviews. 2018 International Conference on Successes and Failures, Darwin NT Australia, 22- 24 October 2018.
Miller, B., Soyer, H. P., Finnane, A., Vun, Y., Caffery, L. and Halloran, S. (2018). Outreach dermatology services provided by telehealth: Enabling access to specialist dermatology care for patients in regional and rural areas. Australasian College of Dermatologists, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 19–22 May 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajd.3_12815
Snoswell, Centaine L., Whitty, Jennifer A., Caffery, Liam J., Loescher, L., Gillespie, Nicole, Vagenas, D., Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2018). Consumer willingness-to-pay and preference for skin cancer screening services in Australia. ISPOR Asia Pacific 2018, Tokyo, Japan, 8-11 September 2018. NEW YORK: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2018.07.542
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Freeman, Christopher R., Peel, Nancye M., Caffery, Liam J. and Gray, Len C. (2017). A study on usual Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) practice. APSA-ASCEPT Joint Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Qld Australia, 5- 8 December 2017.
Shafiee Hanjani, Leila, Caffery, Liam, Freeman, Christopher R. and Peel, Nancye M. (2017). Telehealth medication reviews: what is the evidence?. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2017, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 30-31 October 2017.
Caffery, Liam, Hobbs, Aidan, Hale-Robertson, Karen and Smith, Anthony (2017). Telehealth substitution of rural outreach services: an economic analysis. National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, Australia, 26-29 April 2017. Canberra, ACT, Australia: National Rural Health Alliance.
Fatehi, F. and Caffery, L. (2016). Telehealth service models for Australian general practices. Successes and Failures in Telehealth 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November 2016.
Caffery, Liam, Farjian, Mutaz and Smith, Anthony (2016). Telehealth interventions for reducing waiting lists for specialist outpatient service: a scoping review. Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November, 2016.
Wickramasinghe, Sumudu, Caffery, Liam, Bradford, Natalie and Smith, Anthony (2016). Cultural adaptations and problems encountered in providing telediabetes services for Indigenous communities: A systematic review. Successes and Failures in Telehealth - 7th Annual Meeting of the Australasian Telehealth Society, Auckland, New Zealand, 1 - 3 November, 2016.
Smith, Anthony C., Saunders, Ruth, Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie, Grey, Joanne and Gray, Len C. (2015). A multi-stakeholder strategy for the generation of new telehealth services in rural Queensland. American Telemedicine Association Twentieth Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 2-5 May 2015. New Rochelle, NY, United States: Mary Ann Leibert. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2015.9994-A.abstracts
Caffery, L. and Smith, A.C. (2010). A transmission security framework for email-based telemedicine. Global Telehealth 2010 (GT2010), Fremantle, Perth, WA, 10-12 November 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: I O S Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-659-1-35
Caffery, L. and Smith, A.C. (2010). A literature review of email-based telemedicine. Global Telehealth 2010 (GT2010), Fremantle, Perth, WA, 10-12 November, 2010. The Netherlands: I O S Press. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-659-1-20
Sim, LH, Manthey, KL and Caffery, LJ (2005). Experiences in moving from CRT to flat panel LCD monitors for diagnostic PACS workstations. 19th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Berlin Germany, Jun 22-25, 2005. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.ics.2005.03.041
Smith, A. C., Bensink, M., Armfield, N., Stillman, J. and Caffery, L. (2005). Telemedicine and rural health care applications. Mumbai, India: Medknow Publications.
Caffery, L and Manthey, K (2004). Implementation of a Web-based teleradiology management system. 4th International Conference on Successes and Failurew in Telehealth, Brisbane Australia, Jul 22-23, 2004. LONDON: ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD.
Journal Article
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Helba, Brian, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H. Peter (2021). Publisher Correction: Author Correction: A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context (Scientific Data, (2021), 8, 1, (81), 10.1038/s41597-021-00865-3). Scientific Data, 8 (1) 88, 88. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00879-x
De Guzman, Keshia R., Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). Economic evaluations of videoconference and telephone consultations in primary care: a systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X2110433. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211043380
Snoswell, Centaine L., Whitty, Jennifer A., Caffery, Liam J., Kho, Joanna, Horsham, Caitlin, Loescher, Lois J., Vagenas, Dimitrios, Gillespie, Nicole, Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2021). Consumer preference and willingness to pay for direct-to-consumer mobile teledermoscopy services in Australia. Dermatology, 1-10. doi: 10.1159/000517257
Thomas, Emma E., Taylor, Monica L., Banbury, Annie, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen M., Gallegos Rejas, Victor M., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review. BMJ Open, 11 (8) e051844, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051844
Snoswell, Centaine L., Taylor, Monica L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Why telehealth does not always save money for the health system. Journal of Health Organization and Management, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 763-775. doi: 10.1108/jhom-04-2020-0159
Caffery, Liam, Weber, Jochen, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Clunie, David, Langer, Steve, Shih, George, Halpern, Allan and Rotemberg, Veronica (2021). DICOM in dermoscopic research: an experience report and a way forward. Journal of Digital Imaging, 34 (4), 967-973. doi: 10.1007/s10278-021-00483-w
Snoswell, Centaine L., Stringer, Hannah, Taylor, Monica L., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). An overview of the effect of telehealth on mortality: a systematic review of meta-analyses. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211023700
Snoswell, Centaine L., Chelberg, Georgina, De Guzman, Keshia R., Haydon, Helen H., Thomas, Emma E., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2021). The clinical effectiveness of telehealth: A systematic review of meta-analyses from 2010 to 2019. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 1357633X211022907, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211022907
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Page, Matthew and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Patient preferences for specialist outpatient video consultations: a discrete choice experiment. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X211022898. doi: 10.1177/1357633x211022898
Chelberg, Georgina R., Neuhaus, Maike, Mothershaw, Adam, Mahoney, Ray and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Mobile apps for dementia awareness, support, and prevention – review and evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1914755
Haydon, Helen M., Smith, Anthony C., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma E. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Addressing concerns and adapting psychological techniques for videoconsultations: a practical guide. Clinical Psychologist, 1-8. doi: 10.1080/13284207.2021.1916904
Banbury, Annie, Smith, Anthony C., Mehrotra, Ateev, Page, Matthew and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). A comparison study between metropolitan and rural hospital-based telehealth activity to inform adoption and expansion. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X2199820. doi: 10.1177/1357633x21998201
Taylor, Monica L., Thomas, Emma E., Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2021). Does remote patient monitoring reduce acute care use? A systematic review. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e040232, e040232. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040232
Taylor, Alan, Caffery, Liam J., Gesesew, Hailay Abrha, King, Alice, Bassal, Abdel-rahman, Ford, Kim, Kealey, Jane, Maeder, Anthony, McGuirk, Michelle, Parkes, Donna and Ward, Paul R. (2021). How Australian health care services adapted to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of telehealth professionals. Frontiers in Public Health, 9 648009, 648009. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.648009
James, Harmony S. E., Smith, A. C., Thomas, E. E., Snoswell, C. L., Caffery, L. J. and Haydon, H. M. (2021). Exploring paramedics’ intention to use a specialist palliative care telehealth service. Progress in Palliative Care, 29 (2), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1852657
Caffery, Liam J., Rotemberg, Veronica, Weber, Jochen, Soyer, H. Peter, Malvehy, Josep and Clunie, David (2021). The role of DICOM in artificial intelligence for skin disease. Frontiers in Medicine, 7 619787, 619787. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.619787
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Helba, Brian, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H. Peter (2021). A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 34, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00815-z
Smith, Anthony, Haydon, Helen, Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine and Caffery, Liam (2021). Extending dementia care into Indigenous communities. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 10 (1), 19-23.
Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Coulthard, Mark G., Williams, Michael L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Queensland telepaediatric service: a review of the first 15 years of service. Frontiers in Digital Health, 2, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2020.587452
Snoswell, Centaine L., Taylor, Monica L., Comans, Tracy A., Smith, Anthony C., Gray, Leonard C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (10) e17298, 1-22. doi: 10.2196/17298
Thomas, Emma E, Haydon, Helen M, Mehrotra, Ateev, Caffery, Liam J, Snoswell, Centaine L, Banbury, Annie and Smith, Anthony C (2020). Building on the momentum: sustaining telehealth beyond COVID-19. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 1357633X20960638. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20960638
Langbecker, Danette, Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Verboom, Jedidja and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Long-term effects of childhood speech and language disorders: a scoping review. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 10 (1) a801, 1-13. doi: 10.4102/sajce.v10i1.801
Castillo, Chelsea, Steffens, Tom, Sim, Lawrence and Caffery, Liam (2020). The effect of clinical information on radiology reporting: a systematic review. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68 (1) jmrs.424, 60-74. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.424
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma E. and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth uptake in general practice as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Australian Health Review, 44 (5), 737-740. doi: 10.1071/ah20183
Rotemberg, Veronica, Kurtansky, Nicholas, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Caffery, Liam, Chousakos, Emmanouil, Codella, Noel, Combalia, Marc, Dusza, Stephen, Guitera, Pascale, Gutman, David, Halpern, Allan, Kittler, Harald, Kose, Kivanc, Langer, Steve, Lioprys, Konstantinos, Malvehy, Josep, Musthaq, Shenara, Nanda, Jabpani, Reiter, Ofer, Shih, George, Stratigos, Alexander, Tschandl, Philipp, Weber, Jochen and Soyer, H. Peter (2020) A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. arXiv, .
Miller, Bradley J., Finnane, Anna, Vun, Yin, Halloran, Sean, Stapelberg, Anesce, Soyer, H. Peter and Caffery, Liam (2020). Real‐time teledermatology clinics in a tertiary public hospital: A clinical audit. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 61 (4) ajd.13322, e383-e387. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13322
Abbott, Lisa M, Miller, Robert, Janda, Monika, Bennett, Haley, Taylor, Monica, Arnold, Chris, Shumack, Stephen, Soyer, H Peter and Caffery, Liam J (2020). Practice guidelines for teledermatology in Australia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 61 (3) ajd.13301, e293-e302. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13301
Snoswell, Centaine L. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Current economic evidence for teledermoscopy. Current Dermatology Reports, 9 (2), 131-135. doi: 10.1007/s13671-020-00305-2
Abbott, Lisa M., Miller, Robert, Janda, Monika, Bennett, Haley, Taylor, Monica L., Arnold, Chris, Shumack, Stephen, Soyer, H. Peter and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). A review of literature supporting the development of practice guidelines for teledermatology in Australia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 61 (2), e174-e183. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13249
Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma, Snoswell, Centaine L., Haydon, Helen, Mehrotra, Ateev, Clemensen, Jane and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Telehealth for global emergencies: implications for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 26 (5), 1357633X20916567-313. doi: 10.1177/1357633x20916567
Marchetti, Michael A., Liopyris, Konstantinos, Dusza, Stephen W., Codella, Noel C. F., Gutman, David A., Helba, Brian, Kalloo, Aadi, Halpern, Allan C., Soyer, H. Peter, Curiel-Lewandrowski, Clara, Kittler, Harald, Caffery, Liam, Malvehy, Josep and Wellenhof, Rainer Hofmann (2020). Computer algorithms show potential for improving dermatologists' accuracy to diagnose cutaneous melanoma: results of the International Skin Imaging Collaboration 2017. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 82 (3), 622-627. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.07.016
De Guzman, Keshia Rachel, Snoswell, Centaine L, Taylor, Monica L., Senanayake, Buddhika, Haydon, Helen Moyra, Batch, Jennifer, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). A systematic review of paediatric telediabetes service models. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, 22 (8) dia.2019.0489, 623-638. doi: 10.1089/dia.2019.0489
Snoswell, Centaine L., North, John B. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Economic advantages of telehealth and virtual health practitioners: return on investment analysis. JMIR Perioperative Medicine, 3 (1), e15688. doi: 10.2196/15688
Hanjani, Leila Shafiee, Caffery, Liam J., Freeman, Christopher R., Peeters, Geeske and Peel, Nancye M. (2019). A scoping review of the use and impact of telehealth medication reviews. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 16 (8), 1140-1153. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.12.014
Primiero, Clare Amy, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Whiteman, David C., Gordon, Louisa, Caffery, Liam, Aitken, Joanne F., Eakin, Elizabeth, Osborne, Sonya, Gray, Len, Smithers, B. Mark, Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter and Finnane, Anna (2019). Evaluation of the efficacy of 3D total-body photography with sequential digital dermoscopy in a high-risk melanoma cohort: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (11) e032969, e032969. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032969
Taylor, Monica, Kikkawa, Naomi, Hoehn, Elisabeth, Haydon, Helen, Neuhaus, Maike, Smith, Anthony C and Caffery, Liam J (2019). The importance of external clinical facilitation for a perinatal and infant telemental health service. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (9), 566-571. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19870916
Langbecker, Danette H, Caffery, Liam, Taylor, Monica, Theodoros, Deborah and Smith, Anthony C (2019). Impact of school-based allied health therapy via telehealth on children’s speech and language, class participation and educational outcomes. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (9), 559-565. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19875848
Snoswell, Centaine L, Caffery, Liam J, Haydon, Helen M, Wickramasinghe, Sumudu I, Crumblin, Kerry and Smith, Anthony C (2019). A cost-consequence analysis comparing patient travel, outreach, and telehealth clinic models for a specialist diabetes service to Indigenous people in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (9), 537-544. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19873239
Snoswell, Centaine L, Taylor, Monica L and Caffery, Liam J (2019). The breakeven point for implementing telehealth. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (9), 530-536. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19871403
Hobson, Georgina R., Caffery, Liam J., Neuhaus, Maike and Langbecker, Danette H. (2019). Mobile health for First Nations populations: systematic review. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7 (10) e14877, e14877. doi: 10.2196/14877
Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie, Edirippulige, Sisira, Caffery, Liam and Bambling, Matthew (2019). Mindful eating mobile health apps: review and appraisal. JMIR Mental Health, 6 (8), e12820. doi: 10.2196/12820
Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R. and Caffery, Liam J. (2019). Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities. Medical Journal of Australia, 211 (1) mja2.50208, 43-43.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50208
Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie, Caffery, Liam, Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2019). The mindfulness app trial for weight, weight-related behaviors, and stress in university students: randomized controlled trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7 (4) e12210, e12210. doi: 10.2196/12210
Bradford, Natalie K., Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica, Meiklejohn, Judith, Smith, Anthony C. and Langbecker, Danette (2018). Speech-language pathology services delivered by telehealth in a rural educational setting: the school’s perspective. Journal of the International Society for Telemedicine and EHealth, 6, 1-8. doi: 10.29086/JISfTeH.6.e20
Neuhaus, Maike, Langbecker, Danette, Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica, Garner, Lisa, Williams, Gayle, Smith, Anthony C. and Macdonald, Graeme A. (2018). Telementoring for hepatitis C treatment in correctional facilities. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 690-696. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18795361
Snoswell, Centaine L, Whitty, Jennifer A., Caffery, Liam J., Loescher, Lois J., Gillespie, Nicole and Janda, Monika (2018). Direct-to-consumer mobile teledermoscopy for skin cancer screening: Preliminary results demonstrating willingness-to-pay in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 683-689. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18799582
Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie K., Smith, Anthony C. and Langbecker, Danette (2018). How telehealth facilitates the provision of culturally appropriate healthcare for Indigenous Australians. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (10), 676-682. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18795764
Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie, Caffery, Liam, Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2018). Relationship between mindfulness, weight, and weight-related behaviors in college students: a systematic review. Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 24 (5), 202-214. doi: 10.1089/act.2018.29182.lnl
Nathalie Lyzwinski, Lynnette, Caffery, Liam, Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2018). University students’ perspectives on mindfulness and mHealth: a qualitative exploratory study. American Journal of Health Education, 49 (6), 341-353. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2018.1502701
Snoswell, Centaine L., Whitty, Jennifer A., Caffery, Liam J., Finnane, Anna and Soyer, H. Peter (2018). What do Australian dermatologists expect to be paid for store-and-forward teledermoscopy? A preliminary investigation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (7), 438-444. doi: 10.1177/1357633X18776766
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam J., Whitty, Jennifer A., Soyer, H. Peter and Gordon, Louisa G. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of skin cancer referral and consultation using teledermoscopy in Australia. JAMA Dermatology, 154 (6), E1-E7. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0855
Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie, Caffery, Liam, Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2018). The Relationship Between Stress and Maladaptive Weight-Related Behaviors in College Students: A Review of the Literature. American Journal of Health Education, 49 (3), 166-178. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2018.1449683
Caffery, Liam J, Clunie, David, Curiel-Lewandrowski, Clara, Malvehy, Josep, Soyer, H Peter and Halpern, Allan C (2018). Transforming Dermatologic Imaging for the Digital Era: Metadata and Standards. Journal of digital imaging, 31 (4), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10278-017-0045-8
Taylor, Monica, Caffery, Liam J., Scuffham, Paul A. and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). Economic modelling of telehealth substitution of face-to-face specialist outpatient consultations for Queensland correctional facilities. Australian Health Review doi: 10.1071/AH17135
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica, Gole, Glen and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). Models of care in tele-ophthalmology: a scoping review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 25 (2), 1357633X1774218-122. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17742182
Caffery, Liam J., Martin-Khan, Melinda and Wade, Victoria (2017). Mixed methods for telehealth research. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 23 (9), 764-769. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16665684
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica, North, John B. and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). Tele-orthopaedics: a snapshot of services in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (10), 835-841. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17732800
Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie, Caffery, Liam, Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2017). A systematic review of electronic mindfulness-based therapeutic interventions for weight, weight-related behaviors, and psychological stress. Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth, 24 (3), 173-184. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0117
Kidholm, Kristian, Clemensen, Jane, Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). The Model for Assessment of Telemedicine (MAST): a scoping review of empirical studies. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (9), 803-813. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17721815
Langbecker, D., Caffery, L. J., Gillespie, N. and Smith, A. C. (2017). Using survey methods in telehealth research: a practical guide. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (9), 770-779. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17721814
Brownlee, Grace L., Caffery, Liam J., McBride, Craig A., Patel, Bhaveshkumar and Smith, Anthony C. (2017). Telehealth in paediatric surgery: accuracy of clinical decisions made by videoconference. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (12), 1220-1225. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13599
Freeman, Christopher R., Peel, Nancye M., Watts, Jacqueline N., Gaee-Atefi, Taralina A., Caffery, Liam J., Hubbard, Ruth E., Hilmer, Sarah N. and Gray, Len C. (2017). Development of a protocol for telehealth Residential Medication Management Reviews to enable collaboration of pharmacists and geriatricians. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 47 (2), 153-157. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1335
Finnane, Anna, Curiel-Lewandrowski, Clara, Wimberley, Glen, Caffery, Liam, Katragadda, Chinmayee, Halpern, Allan, Marghoob, Ashfaq A., Malvehy, Josep, Kittler, Harald, Hofmann-Wellenhof, Rainer, Abraham, Ivo and Soyer, H. Peter (2017). Proposed technical guidelines for the acquisition of clinical images of skin-related conditions. JAMA Dermatology, 153 (5), 453-457. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.6214
Lyzwinski, Lynnette N., Caffery, Liam J., Bambling, Matthew and Edirippulige, Sisira (2017). Consumer perspectives on mHealth for weight loss: a review of qualitative studies. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 24 (4), 1357633X17692722-302. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17692722
Caffery, Liam, Bradford, Natalie, Muerer, Maria and Smith, Anthony (2017). Association between patient age, geographical location, Indigenous status and hospitalisation for oral and dental conditions in Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 23 (1), 46-52. doi: 10.1071/PY15105
Clemensen, Jane, Rothmann, Mette J., Smith, Anthony C., Caffery, Liam J. and Danbjorg, Dorthe B. (2016). Participatory design methods in telemedicine research. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (9), 780-785. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16686747
Wickramasinghe, Sumudu I., Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie K. and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Enablers and barriers in providing telediabetes services for Indigenous communities: A systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 465-471. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16673267
Caffery, Liam J., Taylor, Monica, Lucas, Karen and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Substitution rates of video consultations for traditional consultations at a tertiary public hospital. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 453-458. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16672767
Caffery, Liam J., Farjian, Mutaz and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Telehealth interventions for reducing waiting lists and waiting times for specialist outpatient services: a scoping review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 22 (8), 504-512. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16670495
Bradford, N. K., Caffery, L. J. and Smith, A. C. (2016). Telehealth services in rural and remote Australia: a systematic review of models of care and factors influencing success and sustainability. Rural and Remote Health, 16 (3808) 3808, 3808.
Caffery, Liam J., Smith, Anthony C. and Bradford, Natalie K. (2016). Author’s response to comment on “Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review”. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 23 (5), 563-563. doi: 10.1177/1357633X16665251
Caffery, Liam J., Manthey, Kenneth L. and Sim, Lawrence H. (2016). The effect of time in use on the display performance of the iPad. British Journal of Radiology, 89 (1063) 20150657, 20150657. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150657
Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie K., Wickramasinghe, Sumudu I., Hayman, Noel and Smith, Anthony C. (2016). Outcomes of using telehealth for the provision of healthcare to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41 (1), 48-53. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12600
Mozer, Roslyn, Bradford, Natalie K., Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2015). Identifying perceived barriers to videoconferencing by rehabilitation medicine providers. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (8), 479-484. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15607136
Bradford, Natalie, Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony C. (2015). Awareness, experiences and perceptions of telehealth in a rural Queensland community. BMC Health Services Research, 15 (427) 427, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1094-7
Smith, Anthony C., Brown, Cecil, Bradford, Natalie, Caffery, Liam J., Perry, Chris and Armfield, Nigel R. (2015). Monitoring ear health through a telemedicine-supported health screening service in Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 21 (8), 427-430. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15605407
Ines Meurer, M., Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie K. and Smith, Anthony C. (2015). Accuracy of dental images for the diagnosis of dental caries and enamel defects in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 21 (8), 449-458. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15605225
Caffery, L. J., Armfield, N. R. and Smith, A. C. (2015). Radiological interpretation of images displayed on tablet computers: a systematic review. British Journal of Radiology, 88 (1050) 20150191, 1-13. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20150191
Caffery, Liam J. and Smith, Anthony C. (2015). Investigating the quality of video consultations performed using fourth generation (4G) mobile telecommunications. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 21 (6), 348-354. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15577311
Smith, Anthony C., Caffery, Liam J., Saunders, Ruth, Bradford, Natalie K. and Gray, Leonard C. (2014). Generating new telehealth services using a whole of community approach: experience in regional Queensland. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 20 (7), 365-369. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14552371
Smith, Anthony C., Garner, Lisa, Caffery, Liam J. and McBride, Craig A. (2014). A review of paediatric telehealth for pre- and post-operative surgical patients. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 20 (7), 400-404. doi: 10.1177/1357633X14552373
Armfield, Nigel R., Edirippulige, Sisira, Caffery, Liam J., Bradford, Natalie K., Grey, Joanne W. and Smith, Anthony C. (2014). Telemedicine – a bibliometric and content analysis of 17,932 publication records. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 83 (10), 715-725. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.07.001
Caffery, Liam and Sim, Lawrence (2010). Image management and communication. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 151, 219-238. doi: 10.3233/978-1-60750-476-4-219
Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony C. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2008). An economic analysis of email-based telemedicine: A cost minimisation study of two service models. BMC Health Services Research, 8 (1) 107, Article Number: 107. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-107
Caffery, Liam Joseph, Stathis, Stephen and Smith, Anthony C. (2008). An encrypted email application for paediatric and adolescent mental health teleconsultations. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 3 (1), 1-7.
Caffery, L., Stewart, S. and Smith, A. C. (2007). An analysis of the security and privacy of email messages used in e-mentoring. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13 (3), 24-26. doi: 10.1258/135763307783247158
Caffery, Liam and Smith, Anthony C. (2007). Consultation time in email-based, store-and-forward telemedicine. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13 (S3), 27-28. doi: 10.1258/135763307783247365
Caffery, L. J. and Smith, A. (2006). The relation between response time and the re-utilization of an email based counselling system. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 12 (Supp. 3), 20-22. doi: 10.1258/135763306779380110
Bensink, Mark, Swinfen, Pat, Swinfen, Roger, Caffery, Liam, Jakowenko, Janelle and Wootton, Richard (2006). Seven years' experience with a virtual hospital to support doctors in developing countries. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 12 (Supplement 3), 105-105. doi: 10.1258/135763306779380183
Caffery, L., Swinfen, P., Swinfen, R., Youngberry, K. and Wootton, R. (2005). Telemedical support for Iraq. Journal Of Telemedicine And Telecare, 11 (Supp.1), 110-110. doi: 10.1258/1357633054462001
Caffery, Liam and Manthey, Ken (2004). Implementation of a web based teleradiology management system. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 10 (Supp. 1), 22-253. doi: 10.1258/1357633042614230
Caffery, L, Crew-Wegner, K, Reid, W and Wootton, R (2004). Automatic message handling for a national counselling service. Journal of Telemedicine And Telecare, 10 (Suppl. 1), S18-S21.
Newspaper Article
Snoswell, Centaine L., Smith, Anthony C., Thomas, Emma E., Haydon, Helen M. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020, 10 12). Video and phone consultations only scratch the surface of what telehealth has to offer The Conversation
Snoswell, Centaine, Smith, Anthony and Caffery, Liam (2020, 06 22). Telehealth in lockdown meant 7 million fewer chances to transmit the coronavirus The Conversation
Research Report
Caffery, Liam, Smith, Anthony, Banbury, Annie and Snoswell, Centaine (2020). Evaluation of the Queensland Health Telehealth Strategy: Final report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Snoswell, Centaine L., Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Haydon, Helen M., Thomas, Emma and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia. Telehealth and coronavirus: Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) activity in Australia St Lucia, Queensland, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Online Health.
Caffery, Liam, Hobson, Georgina, Mothershaw, Adam, Haydon, Helen M., Snoswell, Centaine L., Thomas, Emma, Zurynski, Yvonne, Smith, K-Lynne, Clay, Chrissy and Smith, Anthony C. (2020). Quick guides for telehealth. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health (COH).
Snoswell, Centaine L., Gray, Len, Brooks, Peter, Tracy, Comans, Caffery, Liam J., Fatehi, Farhad, Hobson, Georgina, Bird, Dominique, Theodoros, Deborah, Smith, Anthony C., Russell, Trevor, Soyer, H. Peter, Whitty, Jennifer, Gillespie, Nicole and Hayman, Noel (2019). Developing a policy strategy for telehealth in Australia: a summary of the telehealth FUTURES forum. Online (Centre for Online Health): NHRMC Centre for Research Excellence in Telehealth, The University of Queensland.
Smith, Anthony , Caffery, Liam , Haydon, Helen M. and Snoswell, Centaine (2019). Cairns and Hinterland HHS: review of current telehealth model of service and recommendations for telehealth service expansion. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
Gray, L., Smith, A., Armfield, N, Travers, C., Croll, P. and Caffery, L. (2011). Assessment of Telehealth Implementations and Associated Requirements – Final Report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Department of Health and Ageing.
Gray, Len C., Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Travers, Catherine, Croll, Peter and Caffery, Liam J. (2011). Telehealth assessment: Final report. Uniquest Project No: 16807 St.Lucia, QLD, Australia: UniQuest.
Gray, Len C., Smith, Anthony C., Armfield, Nigel R., Travers, Catherine, Croll, Peter and Caffery, Liam J. (2011). Telehealth business case, advice and options - Final report. Uniquest Project No: 16807 St. Lucia, Qld., Australia: UniQuest.
Thesis
Liam Caffery (2009). Email-based Telemedicine: Design and validation of a decision support model for service-delivery application. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland.
PhD and MPhil Supervision
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