Accessibility settings

Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/89596, first published .
Diverse group discussing health technology innovation on a tablet, with icons for data, security, cloud, AI, and wearables.

Centering Equity During Health Technology Innovation: Scoping Review of Methods and Research Adjustments to Promote Inclusive Coproduction

Centering Equity During Health Technology Innovation: Scoping Review of Methods and Research Adjustments to Promote Inclusive Coproduction

Kara Burns   1 , BAppSci, BSci(Hons), PhD ;   Carrie Van Rensburg   1 , BSc, MPH ;   Shoshana Bloom   2 , BSc(Hons), MSC ;   Cleva Villanueva   3 , MD, PhD ;   Amio Matenga-Ikihele   4, 5 , RN, BHsc, MHsc(Hons), PhD ;   Ngaree Blow   6 , BSc, DCH, MPH, MD ;   Antonela Vogranic   7 , BBiomed, BNSc, GCertNP, MCncrSc ;   Elizabeth M Crone   7 , BSc, MSN ;   Clea Du Toit   8 , MSci(Hons), MS ;   Maya G Panniset   6 , BA, MSPT, PhD ;   Mahima Kalla   1 , BE, PhD ;   Noor El-Dassouki   9 , BSc, MSc ;   Sreshta Sheri   6 , B-BMED, MD ;   Syed Mustafa Ali   10 , MSc, MPH ;   Lama Nazer   11 , BCPS, PharmD ;   Lindsay A Stevens   12 , MD ;   Hasan Ferdous   1 , BSc(Hons), MA(Res), PhD ;   Husain Salilul Akareem   13 , PhD ;   Raima Lohani   9 , BScN, RN, MHI ;   Cecily Gilbert   1 , BAppSc ;   Bronwen Merner   14 , BAppSci, MSW, PhD

1 Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

2 Equiti Health UK, London, United Kingdom

3 Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

4 Moana Connect, Auckland, New Zealand

5 Faculty of Medical and Health Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

6 Melbourne Medical School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

7 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

8 Digital Health Validation Lab, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

9 Centre for Digital Therapeutics, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

10 Centre for Health Informatics, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

11 Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

12 School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

13 Macquarie University Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship (ISE) Research Centre, Macquarie Business School, Sydney, Australia

14 Centre for Health Equity, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Corresponding Author:

  • Kara Burns, BAppSci, BSci(Hons), PhD
  • Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, The University of Melbourne
  • 700 Swanston Street
  • Carlton, Victoria 3050
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 0414294967
  • Email: kara.burns@unimelb.edu.au