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Yvonne Zurynski is Professor of Health System Sustainability, and leads the activities of the Coordinating Centre of the NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health Systems Sustainability.
Yvonne has extensive experience and expertise in research and education across health sectors and disciplines having conducted research in settings ranging from primary care to intensive care. She is a mixed methods health services and systems researcher with expertise in implementation science and evaluation. Yvonne has an interest in integrated care for children and adults living with chronic and complex disease and their experiences of healthcare systems, especially when transitioning across health and social care sectors. She has expertise in conducting epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, clinical research studies, service model and policy evaluations using mixed methods designs. She currently leads the models of care stream of the Children's Diabetes Centre - a large $8million national collaboration established to improve care for children and young people living with Type 1 Diabetes. She led the evaluation of integrated care initiatives across the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) and is leading the implementation evaluation of the RuralKidsGPS care coordination program being implemented in 4 rural local health districts in NSW.
Her focus is on conducting research that makes a difference in the real world. Her research supported new child restraint law in Australia, the development of clinical guidelines and vaccination policy. She contributed to the development of the first Australia Strategic Action Plan for Rare Disease. Her research in patient/family and healthcare provider experiences of the health system including health services use, transition between paediatric and adult services, health costs and out of pocket expenses has contributed new knowledge to inform the codesign of models of care. She is engaged with several consumer groups including the Consumers Health Forum of Australia and Rare Voices Australia and regularly conducts collaborative research and policy development work with consumer groups. She was instrumental in establishing the Australian Health Consumer Sentiment survey which provide unique data including experiences and opinions of health services pre- and post- the COVID-19 pandemic She was a key member of the steering committee for the establishment of the national Paediatric Active Disease Surveillance system, and the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australian Registry (FASDAR). She has expertise in research ethics and was a member of the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (Health Subcommittee). She currently sits on the Research Australia Health Economics Round Table, and The Social Prescribing Round Table led by the Consumers Health Forum, The Royal Australian College of GPs and the NHMRC Partnership Centre in Health System Sustainability. She was the chair of the International Network of Paediatric Surveillance Units 2011-2015, is a member of the Scientific Medical Advisorty Committee, Rare Voices Australia, and a member fo the Advosory Group of the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research.
She has attracted approximately $20 million in research funding over her career, has published widely and regularly reviews for national and international peer review journals.
Yvonne is an experienced post-graduate research supervisor at Masters and PhD level. She currently convenes the Systems Science in Healthcare unit of study in the Masters of Public Health at Macquarie University.
Education/Academic qualification
Health Policy, MHPOL, University of Sydney
Award Date: 20 Jul 2019
Medical Research, PhD, Changes in cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure after severe head injury, University of Sydney
Award Date: 20 May 1996
Clinical Research, MAppSc, Cerebral Blood Flow: Effects of Aging, Depression and Alzheimer's Disease, University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 20 Mar 1989
Biomedical Science, BAppSc, University of Technology Sydney
Award Date: 20 Mar 1985
External positions
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania
1 Feb 2019 → 31 Jan 2022
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney
5 Feb 2005 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Codesign for better care of Australian adults living with Mito: The Mito-Plan Project
Long, J., Pagano, L., Ellis, L., Zurynski, Y., Christodoulou, J., Manser, D., Barker, L., Mason, A. & Braithwaite, J.
3/02/25 → 29/01/27
Project: Research
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N-PARTI: The National Paediatric Applied Research Translation Initiative (N-PARTI)
Braithwaite, J., Harrison, R., Mumford, V., Davis, E., de Wet, C., Homaira, N., Mitchell, R., Jaffe, A., Fisher, G., Willcock, S., McMullan, B., Arnolda, G., Zurynski, Y., Woodhead, H. & Hibbert, P.
1/06/24 → 31/05/29
Project: Research
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USYD led: The APRICA program - Accelerated translational research in PRImary Liver Cancer
George, J., McCaughan, G., Reddel, R. R., Chant, K., Clarke, S. J., Liauw, W., Nagrial, A. M., Agar, M., Zekry, A., Zurynski, Y., Cronin, P., Ross, J. P., Usherwood, T., Strasser, S. I., Levy, M., Bollipo, S., Baker, L., Sowmya, A., Eslam, M., Bertolino, P. & Palendira, U.
5/05/22 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Working together: innovation to improve Emergency Department (ED) performance, and patient outcomes and experience for five complex consumer cohorts
Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J., Harrison, R., Zurynski, Y., Hibbert, P., Mitchell, R., Cutler, H., Vukasovic, M., Ali, R., Holt, L., Gillies, D., Ellis, L., Austin, E., Churruca, K., Walpola, R., Gwynne, K., Hutchinson, K., Carrigan, A., Newman, B., De los Santos, A., Murphy, M., Salmon, P., Hrast, J., Griggs, S., Long, J., Cheek, C., Francis-Auton, E., Hayba, N. & Richardson, L.
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and health service utilisation, prescription claims, and school performance during adolescence
Wijekulasuriya, S., Lystad, R., Zurynski, Y., Harrison, R., Braithwaite, J. & Mitchell, R., Mar 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 368, p. 1-10 10 p., 117799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Australian and UK perspectives on social prescribing implementation research: theory, measurement, resourcing and discovery to ensure health equity
Dingle, G. A., Aggar, C., Arslanovski, N., Astell-Burt, T., Baker, J. R., Baxter, R., Bissett, M., Bowe, M., Brymer, E., Burton, A., Byng, R., Elston, J., Fancourt, D., Feng, X., Fino, E., Freak-Poli, R., Harkin, L., Hayes, D., Hazeldine, E., Kellezi, B., & 9 others , Jan 2025, In: Health and Social Care in the Community. 2025, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 2650302.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Charting progress in learning health systems: a systematic review of 5 years of definitions, models, and frameworks
Ellis, L. A., Fisher, G., Saba, M., Dammery, G., Churruca, K., Spanos, S., Smith, C. L., Forrester, B., Zurynski, Y. & Braithwaite, J., 27 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Learning Health Systems. 15 p., e70006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contributions of digital technologies for resilience capacity in a type 1 diabetes transition clinic: a qualitative study
Carrigan, A., Holmes-Walker, D. J., Farrell, K., Maguire, A. M., Lyng, H. B., Wiig, S., Guise, V., Long, J. C., Ellis, L. A., Wijekulasuriya, S., Dharmayani, P. N. A., Singh, N., Simone, Z., Davis, E., Jones, T. W., Braithwaite, J. & Zurynski, Y., Jan 2025, In: Applied Ergonomics. 122, 12 p., 104392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Family experiences of integrated care for children with medical complexity: a scoping review
Zurynski, Y., Hutchinson, K., Kang, Y., Vizheh, M. & de Groot, A., May 2025, In: Child: Care, Health and Development. 51, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., e70091.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Levels of health literacy among Australians with chronic conditions engaging with healthcare providers and navigating the health system
Zurynski, Y. (Contributor), Meulenbroeks, I. (Contributor), Ellis, L. (Contributor), Pomare, C. (Contributor), Braithwaite, J. (Contributor), A. Gillespie, J. (Contributor), Root, J. (Contributor), Holt, J. (Contributor), Wells, L. (Contributor) & Ansell, J. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 4 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.25949/15094407.v1
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Prizes
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Excellence in research Five Future-Shaping Research Priorities: Healthy People
Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Team leader), Coiera, Enrico (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Zurynski, Yvonne (Recipient) & Georgiou, Andrew (Recipient), 2021
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Wiley Top Cited Article 2020-2021, Paper Published in Journal of Community Psychology
Ellis, Louise (Recipient), Augustsson, Hanna (Recipient), Groedahl, Anne (Recipient), Pomare, Chiara (Recipient), Churruca, Kate (Recipient), Long, Janet (Recipient), Ludlow, Kristiana (Recipient), Zurynski, Yvonne (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 1 Apr 2022
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Wiley Top Cited Article 2021-2022, Paper Published in Learning Health Systems
Pomare, Chiara (Recipient), Ghonem, Zayn (Recipient), Vedovi, Alex (Recipient), Ellis, Louise (Recipient), Knaggs, Gilbert (Recipient), Smith, K-lynn (Recipient), Zurynski, Yvonne (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 24 Feb 2023
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The Future of Health and Health Systems to 2030 and Beyond in the Era of Global Boiling
Jeffrey Braithwaite (Invited speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker) & K-lynn Smith (Speaker)
25 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Panel Discussion: Towards environmental sustainability in health systems: a call to action
K-lynn Smith (Invited speaker), Karlie Proctor (Invited speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker), Sarah Browning (Invited speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Invited speaker)
13 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The role experiences, challenges, organisation, and competencies of care navigators in the space between health and social care systems: a review of reviews
Shalini Wijekulasuriya (Speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Speaker), Leanne Wahlstrom (Speaker), Suzanne Lewis (Speaker), Zoi Triandafilidis (Speaker), Nicholas Goodwin (Speaker), Antonina Semkina (Speaker), Christina Rojas (Speaker), Caroline Norrie (Speaker) & Annette Boaz (Speaker)
13 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Towards a More Sustainable Health System: A Call to Action
K-lynn Smith (Speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Invited speaker), Karlie Proctor (Invited speaker) & Sarah Browning (Invited speaker)
12 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Next generation learning health systems
Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker), Yvonne Zurynski (Speaker), Eugene Nelson (Speaker), Anuradha Pichumani (Speaker), Hişam Alahdab (Speaker), Louise Ellis (Speaker), K-lynn Smith (Speaker), Georgia Fisher (Speaker), Paige McDonald (Speaker), Subashnie Devkaran (Speaker), Sean Dowdy (Speaker), Tom Foley (Speaker), Sarah Gilman (Speaker), Elizabeth Habermann (Speaker), Kenneth Harwood (Speaker), Robert Verheij (Speaker), Jessica Phillips (Speaker), Joshua Rubin (Speaker), Samantha Spanos (Speaker), Philip J. Van Der Wees (Speaker), Xiaoxi Yao (Speaker) & Isabelle Bos (Speaker)
24 Sept 2024 → 27 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Measure, monitor, and mitigate
K-lynn Smith, Yvonne Zurynski, Chrissy Clay & Jeffrey Braithwaite
15/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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‘Almost impossible to get bulk billed’: patients avoid seeing doctors due to out-of-pocket costs
Yvonne Zurynski, Louise Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, K-lynn Smith, Nicole Halim, James Ansell, James Gillespie, Liam Caffery, Kathryn Vitangcol, Leanne Wells & Jeffrey Braithwaite
12/05/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Telehealth a winner in consumer report card on Australia’s health system
Jeffrey Braithwaite & Yvonne Zurynski
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Young people's health and wellbeing: we must not leave them behind
Yvonne Zurynski, Louise Ellis, Genevieve Dammery, K-lynn Smith, Nicole Halim, James Ansell, James Gillespie, Liam Caffery, Kathryn Vitangcol, Leanne Wells & Jeffrey Braithwaite
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Health system through the eyes of 5100 health consumers
29/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment