Professor Chris Bain

Professor of Practice in Digital Health, Faculty of IT, Monash University

Chris Bain is the inaugural Professor of Practice in Digital Health in the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University.

With over 25 years in the health industry, including Chief Health Information Services Manager at Mercy Health and 12 years in clinical medicine, Chris brings a wealth of experience to the faculty.

He is an Australian leader in UX and has extensive experience in designing, leading and running operational Information Management and Technology functions in healthcare organisations

Chris has post-graduate clinical experience in all the key disciplines, has worked in a number of public hospitals across the state, and has had exposure to a broad range of primary care settings. He has also led numerous software development and implementation projects in both the clinical and management support areas, resulting in a range of prototype and fully implemented systems.