ProfessorMelissa Baysari
Professor of Human Factors
Faculty of Medicine and Health
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- Professor of Human FactorsFaculty of Medicine and Health
RESEARCH INTERESTs
Melissa's main research interests include:
- Understanding and improving the fit between clinicians and health technologies
- Electronic medication management systems, electonic medical records
- Computerised decision support
- Safety of digital health
- Unintended consequences of digital health use/implementation
- Accessible human factors methods and approaches
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTCentre of Research Excellence in Human Factors and AI-enabled Clinical Decision SupportNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2030People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M,
- Hilmer S,
- Snelling TL
- GRANTThe general practice and residential aged care study of Telehealth augmented best-practice care exploring safety, quality, acceptability and sustainability: "The GRACE-Telehealth Study"National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2025People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M,
- Tyagi V,
- Russell H,
- Von Huben A,
- Chen T
- GRANTDevelopment of an electronic frailty index to improve care of older people in hospitalDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Sep 2024People funded by this grant:
- Thillainadesan J,
- Baysari M,
- Srikanth V,
- Masnoon N,
- Fujita K
- GRANTImproving patient outcomes and reducing the hidden burden of chronic wounds: a digitally enabled Wound Model of Care (The ENABLE Study)National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Sep 2024People funded by this grant:
- White K,
- Frotjold A,
- Wilson A,
- Twigg S,
- Barakat-Johnson M
- GRANTDelivering best-practice community care for low back pain through an effective national help lineNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 May 2024People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M,
- Bauman A,
- Maher C,
- Ferreira M,
- Ferreira P
- GRANTThe General Practice and Residential Aged Care Study of Virtual Care Models (The Grace-VC Study): Implementing safe, person-centred virtual care for residentsDepartment of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2029People funded by this grant:
- Chen T,
- McCormack B,
- Baysari M,
- Chua A-V,
- Luscombe G
- GRANTRewarding Research 2024Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M
- GRANTWhats behind the digital front door: Evaluation of consumer needs, preferences and experiencesSydney Health Partners (Sydney Local Health District)1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M,
- Singh J,
- Bamgboje-Ayodele A,
- Shaw TT
- GRANTOptimising medicine information handover after discharge (REMAIN HOME 2.0)Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)27 Mar 2023 - 26 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M
- GRANTOptimising Virtual Care technologies between general practice and residential aged care: a Human Factors approachRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Bamgboje-Ayodele A,
- Kurrle S,
- Baysari M,
- Robinson F,
- Makeham M
- GRANTThe Get Healthy Coaching Service to reduce the burden of low back pain: effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and implementationNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Apr 2020 - 31 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Hodges PW,
- Ferreira P,
- Bauman A,
- Ferreira M,
- Morton R
- GRANTUsing decision support for more responsive care, better patient outcomes and greater efficiencyDigital Health CRC Ltd1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M
- GRANTDevelopment of national guidance for classifying health IT related incidentsAustralian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care7 Aug 2018People funded by this grant:
- Baysari M
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Westbrook J,
- Mitchell R,
- Li L,
- Baysari M,
- Taylor N
- GRANTOptimising computerised decision support to transform medication safety and reduce prescriber burdenNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2021People funded by this grant:
- Hilmer S,
- Day R,
- Li L,
- Westbrook J,
- Baysari M
- GRANTPatient-centred eHealth approach to improving outcomes for gout sufferersNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Apr 2015 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Laba T-L,
- McLachlan A
- GRANTNational Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Westbrook J,
- O'Brien T,
- Li L,
- Dalla-Pozza L,
- Baysari M
