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Professor Will Parsonage
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Medicine
Biography
Professor Will Parsonage is Clinical Director at the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) and Senior Staff Cardiologist at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and St Vincent's Private Hospital. AusHSI undertakes a broad range of activities to support research for the development of improved health services, and brings together health professionals who can oversee the translation of research ideas into practice. Will’s role at AusHSI provides a great counterpoint to his work as a practising cardiologist. As a clinical researcher, he is focused on seeing research have impact on a daily basis to improve the healthcare provided to cardiology patients, either through implementation or by influence on policy on a wider scale.As lead of the AusHSI Cardiac Health Services Program, Will undertakes research in the fields of heart attack detection in people with chest pain and heart disease in pregnancy, and is a chief investigator on a number of other projects across the field of cardiovascular disease. This work has had national and international impact, with findings implemented across Queensland and widely cited in clinical practice guidelines, including those from the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology. Will has recently been invited to participate in a Lancet Commission on Ischaemic Heart Disease and is always looking for opportunities for new collaborations.
Professional experience
- From 06/16 Clinical Director, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
- From 06/16 Eminent Staff Cardiologist, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- From 01/6 Visiting Cardiologist, St Vincent's Private Hospital (Formerly Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Chermside)
- From 02/21 Partner, Queensland Cardiovascular Group
- 01/06 - 02/21 Associate, Queensland Cardiovascular Group
- 01/10 - 06/16 Senior Staff Cardiologist, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- 01/03 - 12/09 Staff Cardiologist, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- 01/02 -1/03 Fellow in Echocardiography, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
- 01/01 - 01/02 Advanced Trainee in Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
- 03/00 - 01/01 Fellow in Heart Failure and Transplantation, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
- 09/99 - 02/00 Specialist Registrar in Cardiology, Airedale General Hospital, West Yorkshire, UK
- 04/97 - 08/99 Research Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
- 11/96 - 03/97 Locum Registrar in Cardiology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham UK
- 09/95 - 03/96 Registrar in Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Queensland, Australia
- 08/94 - 07/95 Principal House Office in General Medicine, Logan Hospital, Queensland, Australia
- 08/92 - 07/94 Senior House Officer in General Medicine, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
- 02/92 - 08/92 House Physician, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK
- 08/91 - 01/92 House Surgeon, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK
Personal details
Positions
- Clinical Director, AusHSI
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Medicine
Research field
Public health
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctor of Medicine (University of Nottingham)
Professional memberships and associations
Fellow, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Fellow, European Society of Cardiology
Teaching
- From 2016 Professor and Clinical Director, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation
- 01/13 - 12/16 Adjunct Professor Queensland University of Technology
- From 2009 Occasional Examiner, Royal Australian College of Physicians, FRACP Part I
- From 2003 Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
- From 2003 Examiner, Graduate Medical Course, University of Queensland
- 01/03 - 12/03 Examiner, Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Queensland
- 01/02 - 12/10 Casual Lecturer, Advanced Cardiac Ultrasound Course, Queensland University of Technology
- 01/02 - 12/02 Examiner, Diploma of Medical Ultrasound (Cardiac), Australasian Society of Ultrasound Medicine
- 01/01 - 12/03 Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Queensland
- 01/97 - 01/00 Examiner, Undergraduate Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
Experience
- MJA Podcast Episode 51: Accelerated chest pain protocols (Part 1), 3 September 2017
- HeartWire by Medscape/theheart.org,: Rapid and Safe Rule-Out of MI/ACS With High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay Showcased: Interview, 21 October 2015
- 3AW Radio Melbourne: Interview with Dr Sally Cockburn: Broadcast 18 October 2015
- Cardiology Update: High sensitivity troponin test holds promise: Interview Published 13 October 2015
- CardioBrief Website: New test may allow early discharge of chest pain patients: Article 8 October 2015
- ABC TV Queensland 7pm News Interview: ACRE project. Broadcast 9 November 2013
- ABC Radio National AM Program: ACRE project. Broadcast 9 November 2013
- Consultant Cardiologist, Pfizer 'Clopine Central' pot marketing surveillance program, Pfizer Australia
- Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, QPharm Pty Ltd, Herston, Australia
- Member Steering Committee, A to Z of ACS meeting, Astra Zeneca: Sydney 2012 and Melbourne 2013
- Metro North Medicare Local, Pathways Program Work Group 2013-15
- Expert Advice to Health Quality and Complaints Commission, 2013
- Judge, CSANZ, Nursing Affiliate Prize, Metro North Research Excellence Award 2017
- Judge, CSANZ, Ralph Reader Clinical Prize 2018, 2020 and 2021
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Will, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).