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Research interests
Dr Olivia Fisher is an implementation scientist, health services and mental health researcher based at Wesley Research Institute in Brisbane, Queensland. For the past 25 years, Olivia has worked in health sector roles including research, clinical occupational therapy, health promotion and illness prevention, project management, community development, and teaching. Olivia has a strong focus on applied research that improves the design, implementation, and evaluation of health services to get better outcomes for patients, staff, and the health sector.
Research interests:
- Implementation science theories, models, frameworks, and practices
- Co-design, implementation, and evaluation of health services
- Mental illness prevention and mental health promotion
- Virtual healthcare and virtual hospitals
- Diversity and inclusion in research and healthcare practice
- Health policy implementation and health system reform
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Co-designed principles for establishment of a virtual hospital
Fisher, O. J., Moshi, B., McGrath, K., Barron, A., Kanagarajah, S., Smith, I., Smith, S.-E., Martin, E., Cockshaw, W. & Grogan, C., Mar 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 1-25 25 p., 12530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinicians’ and healthcare leaders’ perspectives on suitability of virtual healthcare in metropolitan versus rural areas
McGrath, K., Grogan, C., Barron, A., Smith, I., Kanagarajah, S., Smith, S.-E. & Fisher, O. J., Mar 2025, In: npj Health Systems. 2, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Considerations for establishment of a private virtual hospital identified using an implementation science approach
Fisher, O. J., Grogan, C., Barron, A., Kanagarajah, S., Smith, S. E., Smith, I. & McGrath, K., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 3660.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trust, consistency and transparency: in-home respite needs and preferences of people living with dementia and their carers
Grogan, C., Harriman, S., Martin, E., Waite, R. & Fisher, O., 2025, In: Frontiers in Health Services. 5, p. 1-15 15 p., 1550729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and enablers to implementing police mental health co-responder programs: A qualitative study using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Fisher, O. J., Donahoo, C., Bosley, E., du Cloux, R., Garner, S., Powell, S., Pickard, J., Grevis-James, N. & Wyder, M., 1 Jan 2024, In: Implementation Research and Practice. 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Care navigation addresses issues of telemental health acceptability and uptake in rural and remote Australian communities
Fisher, O. J., McGrath, K., Grogan, C., Cockshaw, W. & Leggatt-Cook, C., Apr 2024, In: PLoS One. 19, 4 April, p. 1-18 18 p., e0298655.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Virtual Healthcare: Lifeline for Remote Australians
24/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
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‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
23/03/25
1 item of Media coverage
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clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
23/03/25
2 items of Media coverage
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'Better than nothing': clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
23/03/25 → 24/03/25
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research