Dr Chris Paton

BMBS BMedSci MBA FBCS
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Welcome to my website! I’m a Clinical Researcher in the field of Clinical Informatics or "Digital Health". I work with the Health Systems Collaborative at the University of Oxford and teach Digital Health to post-graduate students at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

My research is about improving the usability and safety of digital health technologies such as "Clinical Decision Support" systems and developing software for improving healthcare education, particularly in low-resource settings.

Recent Talks

  • "Digital Health Innovation", 9th Global Digital Health Partnership, India, 9-10 Nov 2021. (Programme) (Slides)
  • "Health and Health Care in the Era of Big Data", World Health Forum, Building a Resilient Public Health System, Beijing, China, 20-21 Nov, 2021. (Programme) (Slides)

Projects


Evidence-based Digital Health

The Evidence-based Digital Health project conducts modelling experiments and meta-research in the field of digital health. We aim to develop techniques to ensure digital health technologies are safe and effective.

VITAL

I'm a co-investigator on a international consortium developing AI technologies for helping diagnose and treat tropical diseases such as Dengue, Tetanus and Sepsis.

LIFE

Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE) uses mobile technology for training healthcare workers and providing clinical decision support using ML (LIFE:DS).

AFRHiCARE

The AFRHiCARE (Africa's First Referral Hospitals: innovation and Care) partnership aims to provide thought leadership on first referral hospitals (FRH) by generating new knowledge and promoting innovation on their roles and functions, their health workforce development, technology integration and climate adaptation, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

Publications


Textbook of Digital Health

Textbook of Digital Health I'm the author of the Textbook of Digital health

Teaching


University of Otago

Contact


Address: CTMGH, Peter Medawar Building, University of Oxford

Email: [email protected]