The Validitron
Making sure digital health actually works for patients and professionals.
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Are you a researcher with a great digital health idea?
We are the University of Melbourne's digital health research platform. Collaborate with us to ensure your idea reaches its full potential.
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Are you the product manager of a health tech company?
We help you plan and execute user testing that delivers the insights you need.
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Are you the founder of a digital health startup?
We help you navigate through first implementation to market success.
You're driven to fulfil the promise of digital health. We're here to help.
By the numbers
Ideas, organisations and projects supported by the Validitron in 2023-24
and projects catalysed
and government organisations
collaborative grant applications
About us
The Validitron is a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and research experts in digital health implementation, UX/human factors validation, and evaluation based at the University of Melbourne.
We help de-risk and accelerate digital health innovation, uncovering design issues and implementation blockers early enough to be fixed without wasting resources or affecting patient care.
We operate from state-of-the-art simulation-based research facilities within the Melbourne Connect innovation precinct. Our approach allows us to efficiently design, prototype and test digital health ideas before reaching the real world.
We work with healthcare partners, start-ups and larger enterprises, government, researchers, and clinician innovators both within and beyond Australia.
Meet the team
Dr Kit Huckvale
Validitron Lead
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health
Dr Olivia Metcalf
Validitron Research Platform Manager
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health
Dr Omar Dabash
Validitron Commercialisation Lead
Prof Wendy Chapman
Validitron Executive Sponsor Director, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
Leslie Arnott
Consumer Engagement Manager
Govindinee Attanagoda
Validitron UX Designer
Dr Kara Burns
Digital Health Program Manager
Evidence Synthesis Specialist
Dr Portia Cornell
Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health Technology Assessment
Dr Hasan Ferdous
Research Fellow in Human Computer Interaction
Usability & User Testing Specialist
Cecily Gilbert
Information Specialist
Dr Mahima Kalla
Research Fellow in Digital Transformation
Digital Health Equity & Codesign Specialist
Dr Madhavan Mani
Digital Health Product Manager
Dr Kristi Milley
Academic Specialisty, LHS Communities
Mahtab Mirmomeni
Data Scientist
Dr Quy Nguyen
Research Officer in Digital Clinical Pathways
Situational Awareness Specialist
Dr Teresa O'Brien
Validitron Research Officer
Simulation-Based Research Specialist
Dr Debbie Passey
Research Fellow in Digital Transformation
Digital Health Implementation Science Specialist
Carrie van Rensburg
Validitron Research Assistant
Olivia Romani
Validitron Senior UX Designer
Dr Shaz Sivanesan
Validitron Strategic Outreach Officer
Dr Joël Fossouo Tagne
Validitron Research Officer
Gary Wong
Development Operations Engineer