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Research Fellow Clinical Res & Inn

Background

• 2005-2009, Research Nurse, WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care/Centre for Nursing Research, Innovation & Quality, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
• 2003-2006, Registered Nurse, Fremantle Hospital.
• 2004-2005, Clinical Educator, Edith Cowan University.
• 2001-2002, Practice Nurse, Dunsborough Medical Centre.
• 1999-2002, Registered Nurse, Busselton District Hospital.
• 1985-1986, Registered Nurse, St John of God Hospital, Subiaco.
• 1983-1985, Registered Nurse, Cerebral Palsy Association, Sir David Brand Centre.
• 1983, Registered Nurse, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
• 1981-1982, Registered Nurse, Cerebral Palsy Association, Sir David Brand Centre.
• 1980-1981, Registered Nurse, Princess Margaret Hospital.

Professional Memberships

• Australian Pain Society

Awards and Recognition

Other

• 2009 - Nursing Young Investigator Award. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Research Advisory Committee.
• 2006 - Australian Pain Society/Australian Pain Relief Association PhD Scholarship.
• 2006 - National Institute of Clinical Studies, Evidence into Action Prize awarded for paper, “Using Action Research as a Model of Research Utilisation to Improve Pain Assessment and Management” presented by Anne Williams and Sue Slatyer at the Royal College of Nursing Annual Conference.
• 2004 - Faculty Medal (Honours), awarded for Outstanding Scholarship in an Undergraduate Program Offered by the Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, Edith Cowan University.
• 2004 - StateWest Credit Society Prize, awarded annually to the student who has achieved the highest weighted course average mark in the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) course (pre or post registration), Edith Cowan University.
• 1980 - Princess Margaret Hospital ex-Trainees Association Prize (Paediatric Nursing), Princess Margaret Hospital.

• Nursing in the acute setting
• Pain management
• Cancer and Palliative Care
• Wellness of healthcare staff
• Aboriginal nurse education
• Safety and quality in nursing
• Care of elderly patients in short stay acute settings
• Aboriginal nurse education

Staff Qualifications

• B (Bachelor Degree), Edith Cowan University, 2005 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Evaluating the Feasibility and Impact of Implementing Ward-based Patient Safety Teams to Improve Patient Outcomes,  Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital,  SCGH - Centre for Nursing Research - Grant,  2011,  $20,000.