Bryan Macdonald

Mr. Bryan Macdonald

Lecturer

Details

  • College: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
  • Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
  • Campus: Bundoora West Australia
  • bryan.macdonald@rmit.edu.au

Open to

  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry Projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (short-term)
  • Mentoring (long-term)

About

Bryan is a senior nurse informatician having worked in the healthcare industry for over 30 years. He has clinical experience in the acute and community health care settings and in public and private healthcare.

He has led the implementation of digital solutions in the public and private sector. He has held executive roles in the digital health software industry for over 17 years and has a strong commitment to clinical standards, clinical governance and evidence-based care using digital technology.

He provides digital health consulting to healthcare organisations and software vendors to develop maturity in digital transformation through developing digital health strategies, development of organisational digital programs and digital system procurement.

He works with clinicians to develop software solutions that meet the gaps in healthcare where digital solutions can support clinical efficiency and deliver on clinical outcomes. His company partners with medical device companies to best use the technology for solution-based approaches.

 

He has a strong interest in developing both domestic and international industry partnerships.


He has developed courses and lectures in digital health both at an undergraduate and postgraduate level for tertiary institutions such as Flinders University, University of Adelaide and RMIT.

He has a Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Information Technology (Business Intelligence) and a Juris Doctor.

Non-academic positions

  • CEO and Director
  • Empowra Health Pty Ltd
  • Australia
  • 1 Aug 2024 – Present
  • CEO and Director
  • DHIT Consulting Pty Ltd Trustee of Macdonald Family Trust
  • Australia
  • 1 Mar 2024 – Present

Teaching interests

Course Co-ordinator

  • BIOL2566/BIOL2525  Foundations in Digital Health

 

Online Facilitator

  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Health

Research interests

Digital Health including:

  • Organisational redesign and change
  • Digital Health Literacy
  • Strategy
  • Paediatric Mental Health Wayfinding
  • Digtal Health Technologies

Initiatives and links

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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