About the COH

The Centre for Online Health (COH) is a research centre within the Centre for Health Services Research. It forms part of the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland.

The COH is world-renowned for its telehealth expertise. The Centre’s mission of telehealth research, teaching and education, consultancy and clinical service provision makes it unique amongst peer university centres. The COH was the host centre for the Centre for Research Excellence in Telehealth funded by the National Health Medical Research Council (2013-2019). Our outstanding expertise in researcheducation and training, as well as service delivery and consultancy in telehealth and virtual care have been nationally and internationally recognised.

The COH's multidisciplinary team of clinicians, academic researchers, educators, technicians, engineers and administrators brings together a broad mix of skills. They are research translation experts who pride themselves on a broad range of research projects that deliver solutions to real-world clinical problems. 

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20+ years of clinical telehealth experience

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Tripartite mission of telehealth research, education and clinical service

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Ranked number one globally for number of telehealth publications

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Research translation experts

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community partnerships

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Long established centre within the Centre for Health Services Research

Our vision

Improving health and strengthening communities through the use of telehealth and virtual care.

​Our mission

To lead telehealth and virtual care research and education which inspires improvements in healthcare access, in partnership with communities and health services.

Our key focus areas

  1. Pioneering research in telehealth and virtual care which responds to healthcare priorities, community needs,  and consumer preferences;
  2. Academic and vocational education and training in telehealth and virtual care; and
  3. Telehealth and virtual care consultancy services, supporting our health industry partners across Australia and globally.