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🚩 New research published in @pnas.org by @baptscc.bsky.social, @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, David Causeur and @aidybarnett.bsky.social has identified suspicious citation numbers as a red flag for paper mill-generated research, with fake cancer papers garnering many more citations than genuine papers.

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Explore grant is Australia’s first major conditional funding #lottery. In a new @aunz.theconversation.com article, @aidybarnett.bsky.social and Philip Clarke highlight the evidence showing that allocating research funding by lottery has many benefits.

📢 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 | #HealthAI Join the #NHMRC CRE in Human Factors and AI-enabled Clinical Decision Support to examine the system-level impact of #AI in #healthcare, exploring clinical workflows, healthcare professionals, patient care and safety. 🔗 Apply by 17 November: bit.ly/4hLcREo

📢 We've heard you! To give you a little more time to save on registration, we're pleased to announce that Earlybird registration for HSRAANZ 2026 has been extended by one week! New Earlybird Deadline: Friday 16 October 2026 Register today: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/reg... #HSRAANZ26

🪥🫧 Just published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, findings from the cost-effectiveness analysis led by Dr Pakhi Sharma for the 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐍𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍) 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 showed that improved oral care was associated with lower costs and better health outcomes. bit.ly/4i68C6m

Professor Steven McPhail, #AusHSI Centre Director and Co-Director of the #QUT #CentreforHealthcareTransformation, has been awarded a $1.5 million #NHMRC grant to help health services safely and effectively implement #AI in real-world #healthcare settings. #QUTHealth

📢 Only three more weeks left to secure your Earlybird registration for HSRAANZ26! Don't miss your chance to save on registration fees. Register today: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/reg... #HSRAANZ26

Are you passionate about shaping the future of #HealthAI? #AusHSI is looking for a 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 - 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to help grow an exciting research program focused on the design and implementation of AI and digital technologies in healthcare. ➡️ Apply by 4 October: bit.ly/4Ai6Ia8

Congratulations to #AusHSI A/Prof Peter Lazzarini, who has received the 2026 #AustralianDiabetesSociety Jeff Flack Diabetes Data Award! This achievement reflects Peter’s dedication to advancing #diabetes research and strengthening the evidence that drives better health outcomes: bit.ly/4xaJoZ7

A huge congratulations to our #AusHSI Clinical Director, Professor William Parsonage, on his appointment as President of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). We are enormously proud and know he will do an outstanding job in guiding the Society over the coming years! 👏

A fabricated dataset hosted on Kaggle was recently removed for breaching copyright, months after it was exposed in research led by #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social with @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and Gary Collins. Find out more 👇

📈 The inaugural 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 symposium brought together statisticians across Australia to explore what leadership looks like in practice, offering a space for early and mid-career researchers to connect, learn and reflect. #StatLeadership2026

🎉 Congratulations to #AusHSI researchers @nicolewhite.bsky.social, Hannah Carter and @thomasinadonovan.bsky.social, who are investigators on a new #NHMRC Partnership Project led by our Centre for Healthcare Transformation partner Jed Duff addressing hospital flow through the SAFEST Framework.

#AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social was recently invited onto the @metasciencematters.bsky.social podcast to chat with Randy Ellis about unreliable datasets and why they're so damaging to science. 🎧 Have a listen!

📈 Through the upcoming #StatLeadership2026 symposium, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and a stellar team of #statistics experts from around Australia are supporting the next generation to build and strengthen leadership capability. 📊 Explore Nicole’s career journey on the #AusHSI blog: bit.ly/slcrnw

🪥🫧 Pneumonia is one of the most common infections people develop in hospital. New research published in @thelancet.com shows a simple action can have a powerful impact: brushing patients’ teeth. 💡Learn more in @aunz.theconversation.com article by @nicolewhite.bsky.social and the research team. 👇

📢 Only one month until our statistical leadership symposium in Australia! With international keynotes, invited local speakers, and contributed presentations, it's shaping up to be a great event! agbarnett.github.io/stats_leader... Register here by 30th June:

📢 Statisticians in Australia from all sectors: Join us in July to share your experiences and learn from others in developing professional skills and becoming leaders. Please spread the word! Hope to see you there! @mischhub.bsky.social @nicolewhite.bsky.social @aidybarnett.bsky.social

“We want your work to succeed. We want it to reach the right people and make a difference.” 🐝 Thank you to #QUT Centre for Healthcare Transformation consumer representative, Kristy Thomas, and QUT's Research Strategy team, for joining us at our working bee exploring pathways to #researchimpact.

New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint on suspected citation manipulation by #PaperMills in molecular oncology, with Baptiste Scancar, David Causer @institutagro.bsky.social & @aidybarnett.bsky.social @aushsi.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au 🙏 @nhmrc.bsky.social for💰 🧪 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Check out a new @retractionwatch.com article on 'comically bad' datasets hosted on Kaggle that are misinforming clinicians and patient care, exposed in research led by #AusHSI PhD student @alexdgibson.bsky.social with @aidybarnett.bsky.social, @nicolewhite.bsky.social and Gary Collins. 👇

⏰ Get in quick! Abstract submissions are closing tomorrow: eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2026/cal...

Coming up on 21 May, CEDA's 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐐𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 brings together government and health sector leaders to explore pathways for building a more connected, adaptable and future-ready health system for Queensland. 👉 Explore the program and register: bit.ly/4uNRypz #CEDA #HealthInnovation

A reminder that travel bursary applications for 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 close on Friday 1 May: bit.ly/4deuiL8 #StatLeadership2026 📅 9–10 July 2026 📍 Brisbane & Melbourne 🔗 bit.ly/esslcr

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

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

💥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

🌟 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

📢 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 👇

“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

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?

📢 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! 🎁