Paediatric Nursing and Patient Safety
Children deserve the best of our healthcare science. They deserve to receive their healthcare, without harm.
Our research program aims to eliminate healthcare-associated injuries, such as central line-associated bloodstream infection, thrombosis, extravasation injuries and medication error for children. We are achieving this aim by informing everyday clinical practices with innovation and high quality research trial data, then sustainably and effectively implementing evidence-based care into practice across Australian and international paediatric healthcare.
Our team also supports the development of research capacity across Children’s Health Queensland, particularly within nursing via mentorship, HDR training, and collaborative networks.
- Preventing adverse events during paediatric cancer treatment: A multi-site hybrid randomised controlled trial of catheter lock solutions (The CLOCK trial)
- Protect PIVs: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Antimicrobial Dressing in Peripheral Intravenous Catheters(PIVs)(2022–2025)
- Preventing adverse events during paediatric cancer treatment: A multi-site hybrid randomised controlled trial of innovative catheter lock solutions. (2021–2025) Cancer Council Queensland
- Difficult peripheral intravenous catheter insertion: Australian considerations for sustainable implementation of ultrasound guided procedures (2021–2024) NHMRC Partnership Projects
- Peripherally inserted central catheter Innovation to reduce Infections and Clots: the PICNIC trial (2021–2022) NHMRC Project Grant
- Preventing healthcare acquired, ventilator- associated conditions in the PICU: Implementation of new airway clearance guidance (2021–2022) The Children's Hospital Foundation
- Improving intravenous catheter selection to reduce extravasations in paediatrics: an implementation study (2021) The Children's Hospital Foundation
- Innovation to improve the experience and outcomes of paediatric central venous access devices: the e-Vascular Access Passport (2021) NHMRC Early Career Fellowships
Lead
Research Fellows and Post-doctoral researchers
- Dr Deanne August
- Dr Areum Hyun
- Ms Tricia Kleidon
Project Managers
- Ms Mari Takashima
- Ms Victoria Gibson
- Ms Rebecca Doyle
- Ms Anna Doubrovsky
Clinical Research Assistants
- Ms Jacqueline Cunninghame
- Mr Mitchell Dufficy
- Ms Linda Nguyen
- Mr Leonard Lee
Students
- Ms Tricia Kleidon (PhD)
- Ms Roxanne Taylor (PhD)
- Ms Elouise Comber (PhD)
- Ms Colleen Pitt (MPhil)
- Ms Anna Dean (MPhil)
- Dr Jenna Nunn (MPhil)
- Ms Evie Rogerson (Honours)