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Dr Marlien Varnfield

Principal Research Scientist and Group Leader

https://people.csiro.au/v/m/marlien-varnfield

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LEVEL 7, 296 HERSTON RD
HERSTON 4029 QLD AUSTRALIA

Biography

Marlien Varnfield obtained a PhD in Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine which focused on large scale implementation of health-care interventions utilising digital technologies. In 2020 she completed a Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership Program through Harvard Medical School.

Marlien is currently Group Leader, Health Services at the Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO. Her research focuses on exploring innovative ways in management, and best health outcomes for the elderly, people living with disability, for the chronically ill, and trauma affected patients. The impact of her work includes numerous presentations and publications, but also tangible outcomes such as commercialisation of a cardiac rehabilitation platform, implementation of a digital solution for gestational diabetes as usual care in a number of QLD and NSW hospitals and the licencing of a ‘Smarter Safer Homes’ solution to keep older people living independently in their homes for longer.

Marlien is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and was a core faculty member of the European Congress on eCardiology and eHealth in Berlin (2016-2017) and Moscow (2018). In June 2018, she was awarded the prestigious CSIRO Julius Career Award and her group’s work has been recognised through numerous Innovation Awards.

Academic Qualifications

  • 2020

    Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education, Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership Program, 1-year Certificate Program
    Harvard Medical School

  • 2014

    PhD - Epidemiology and Preventive Health
    Monash University

  • 2000

    MSc - Odontology (Periodontal diseases)
    University of Pretoria

Achievements and Awards

  • 2018-2020

    Julius Career Award
    CSIRO

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