Research Fellow
Affiliate Research Fellow
Overview
Dr Oliver Canfell is a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Queensland, an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), interdisciplinary leader and health transformer dedicated to pursuing new knowledge to build better lives for all children, young people and adults, equally and equitably.
Oliver is working as a Research Fellow in Digital Health Transformation with UQ Business School, collaborating with the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) (Faculty of Medicine), Digital Health CRC and Queensland Health. Oliver also holds an Affiliate Research Fellow position with the CHSR. Oliver is a member of the Queensland Digital Health Research Network and is currently Chair of the Digital HDR Cohort (>10 HDR candidates). Oliver's current program of research focuses on digital health transformation across two pillars: (1) Clinical informatics and (2) Precision prevention of obesity.
After graduating from UQ with a Master of Dietetics Studies (2016), Oliver gained experience as a clinician-researcher in Queensland's healthcare system, specifically in preventing and managing childhood obesity. Oliver has held clinical, research and project positions across Children's Health Queensland, Queensland Child and Youth Clinical Network and Health and Wellbeing Queensland.
Oliver was awarded his PhD (UQ) in November 2020. Oliver's PhD developed and validated i-PATHWAY - a clinical model to predict childhood obesity from the first 1,000 days to help guide its prevention. This was the first model of its kind to be developed in Australia.
Research Interests
- Precision public health
- Childhood obesity
- Digital health
- Predictive analytics
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Master of Dietetics Studies, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Science, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). Response to ‘Systematic reviews do not always capture context of real-world intervention programmes for childhood obesity’ by Wild et al., 2021 in BMC Public Health. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 500, 500. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10487-4
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Journal Article: i‐PATHWAY : Development and validation of a prediction model for childhood obesity in an Australian prospective birth cohort
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). i‐PATHWAY : Development and validation of a prediction model for childhood obesity in an Australian prospective birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health jpc.15436, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15436
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Other Outputs: i-PATHWAY: a clinical prediction model to prevent childhood obesity
Canfell, Oliver (2020). i-PATHWAY: a clinical prediction model to prevent childhood obesity. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/29964bd
Supervision
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digital hospital benefits: a shift to value
Doctor Philosophy
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Applied predictive algorithms in clinical care in Australian hospitals
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Featured Publications
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Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). i‐PATHWAY : Development and validation of a prediction model for childhood obesity in an Australian prospective birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health jpc.15436, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15436
Journal Article
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Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). Response to ‘Systematic reviews do not always capture context of real-world intervention programmes for childhood obesity’ by Wild et al., 2021 in BMC Public Health. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 500, 500. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10487-4
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Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2021). i‐PATHWAY : Development and validation of a prediction model for childhood obesity in an Australian prospective birth cohort. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health jpc.15436, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15436
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Hardt, Jessica, Canfell, Oliver J., Walker, Jacqueline L., Webb, Kerri-Lyn, Brignano, Sebastien, Peu, Tevita, Santos, Daphne and Littlewood, Robyn (2020). Healthier together: co-design of a culturally-tailored childhood obesity community prevention program for Māori & Pacific Islander children and families. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 32 Suppl 1 (S1) hpja.438, 143-154. doi: 10.1002/hpja.438
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Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Tracey, Frank (2020). Correction to: Building a Children's Health Service and System Research Strategy: development and integration in an Australian paediatric healthcare setting (BMC health services research (2020) 20 1 (589)). BMC health services research, 20 (1), 620. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05509-7
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Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Tracey, Frank (2020). Building a Children’s Health Service and System Research Strategy: development and integration in an Australian paediatric healthcare setting. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 589, 589. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05267-6
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Littlewood, Robyn, Canfell, Oliver J. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2020). Interventions to prevent or treat childhood obesity in Māori & Pacific Islanders: a systematic review. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 725, 725. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08848-6
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Response to 'Clinical relevance and validity of obesity risk prediction tools' by Redsell et al
Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2018). Response to 'Clinical relevance and validity of obesity risk prediction tools' by Redsell et al. Public Health Nutrition, 21 (17), 1-2. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018002471
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Canfell, Oliver J., Littlewood, Robyn, Wright, Olivia R. L. and Walker, Jacqueline L. (2018). Clinical relevance and validity of tools to predict infant, childhood and adulthood obesity: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 21 (17), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1368980018001684
Other Outputs
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i-PATHWAY: a clinical prediction model to prevent childhood obesity
Canfell, Oliver (2020). i-PATHWAY: a clinical prediction model to prevent childhood obesity. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/29964bd
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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digital hospital benefits: a shift to value
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Applied predictive algorithms in clinical care in Australian hospitals
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
