The Monash Paramedicine is committed to developing the next generation of paramedic PhD scholars, professionalising paramedic care, and building capacity for paramedic researchers internationally. We are committed to pursuing knowledge through research to help develop contemporary paramedic best-practice nationally and internationally.
Research Setting: EMS, Paramedic, Female, Education.
Clinical/Research Experience: I have worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in Prince Sultan College of Emergency Medical Services at King Saud University in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2014. As a TA, I was teaching and training paramedic students in lab. I was alos a chair of clinical placement department. I hold a Bachelor of Health Science Paramedic (Flinders University in Australia 2010-2013), Master of Trauma Science (University of Birmingham in UK 2015-2016) and I am currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice at Monash University. I also worked in the field of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as a volunteer with Saudi Red Crescent Authority.
Samarkandi O, Khan A, Alazmy W, Alobaid A & Bashatah A, 2017,’ The pulmonary consequences of sandstorms in Saudi Arabia: A comprehensive review and update”, American Journal of Disaster Medicine.
Saeed A. Alqahtani
Doctor of Philosophy
Epidemiology and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) of non-cardiac aetiologies.
Research setting: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, emergency medical services.
Clinical/research expertise: I am a full-time PhD candidate with DCEHPP since 2016 and am describing the epidemiology and outcomes of OHCA precipitated by drug overdose, respiratory causes, asphyxiation and exsanguination.
Oral presentation (July 2018). The global incidence and outcomes of OHCA precipitated by drug overose. Professionalization of Paramedicine through Research Symposium Melbourne, Australia
Zainab M. Alqudah
Doctor of Philosophy
Commenced: 2018 (Full time)
Controversies in Prehospital Management of Major Trauma Patients.
Research setting: Trauma interventions, out-of-hospital emergency care, emergency services.
Clinical/research expertise: I started my academic career by working as a Teacher Assistant (TA) in the paramedic program at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST). As a TA, I was teaching and training paramedic students in advanced equipped paramedic lab. Furthermore, I’m a certified paramedic in Jordan and the US, and a certified Critical Care Paramedic. In 2015, I earned a Master's degree in Emergency Health Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). During the Masters, I worked on different research projects and learned how to use statistical software (STATA, SPSS) and perform statistical analysis. I also have a Bachelor's degree in Paramedic Science from JUST.I worked as a full-time lecturer at JUST before I started my PhD at Monash University.
Research Setting: Trauma education and training, Trauma patients’ outcomes, pre-hospital emergency care, emergency medical services.
Clinical/Research Experience:
I have worked as a paramedic over the five years and currently work for Prince Sultan Military Collage of Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia as a lecture of emergency medical services. I have an Interest in developing the trauma education and training in Saudi Arabia.
Alshamrani A, 2018. “Trauma patient outcomes within 30 days of admission to the queen elizabeth hospital Birmingham Journal of Current Research, 10, (04), 68755-68760
Alan Batt
Doctor of Philosophy Commenced: August 2017 (Part time)
Preaching what we practice? The development of practice informed education for paramedics.
Research setting: Paramedicine, education, health education
Clinical/research expertise: I have been a paramedic for over 10 years and currently work as a paramedic educator and researcher. Prior to commencing a PhD, I was a Research Coordinator for an ambulance service in the Middle East, where I led studies on cardiac arrest, trauma, and STEMI care.
I have an interest in developing practice informed education for paramedics and other healthcare professionals. This ultimately will influence the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care. My other research interests include research capacity, literacy, empathy, patient safety and care of older adults.
Batt, A.M., Lanos, C., Delport, S., Al-Hasan, D., Alhmoudi, A., Anderson, M., Knox, S., Fares, S., Cummins, F. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Gulf region: a scoping review. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. Accepted. Manuscript ID: EMHJ-D-20-00096.
Hamel, L., Procum, A., Hunter, J., Gridley, D., O’Connor, K., Fentress, T., Goenner, C., Khalsa, S., Batt, A.M. Local socioeconomic status and paramedic students’ academic performance. International Paramedic Practice. 2020;10(2):25-32. 10.12968/ippr.2020.10.2.25.
Batt, A.M., Tavares, W., Williams, B. The development of competency frameworks in healthcare professions: a scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2020;25(4):913-987. 10.1007/s10459-019-09946-w.
Hines Duncliffe, T., D’Angelo, B., Brock, M., Fraser, C., Lamarra, J., Austin, N., Pusateri, M., Batt, A.M. Examining the effects of stress on the driving abilities of paramedic students. International Paramedic Practice. 2019;9(4);76-83. 10.12968/ippr.2019.9.4.76.
Cochrane, A., Pithia, P., Laird, E., Mifflin, K., Sonley-Long, V., Batt, A.M. Investigating the attitudes of Canadian paramedic students towards homelessness. International Journal of Caring Sciences. 2019;12(3): 1781-1787.
Leyenaar, M., Strum, R., Batt, A.M., Sinha, S., Nolan, M., Agarwal, G., Tavares, W., Costa, A. Examining Consensus for a Standardized Patient Assessment in Community Paramedicine Home Visits: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi Study. BMJ Open. 2019;9:e031956. 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031956.
Kus, L., Gosling, C., Wilson, T., Batt, A.M. Empathy levels among Canadian paramedic students: a cross sectional survey. International Paramedic Practice. 2018.In press.
Johnston, C.W. and Batt, A.M. Canadian Paramedic Program Use of Realistic Simulation in Education (PURSE): a descriptive study. Domain 3 – Journal of the National Association of EMS Educators. 2018.In press.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Delport, S., Norman, S., Jenkins, S., Cummins, F. Implementation of a STEMI bypass protocol in the Northern United Arab Emirates. Heart Views. 2018. In press.
Delport, S., Gyuran, J., Knox, S., Batt, A.M. Implications for reflective practice in paramedicine? The Bawa-Garba case. International Paramedic Practice. 2018. In press.
Colbeck, M., Maria, S., Eaton, G., Campbell, C., Batt, A.M., Caffey, M. International examination and synthesis of the primary and secondary surveys in paramedicine.Irish Journal of Paramedicine. 2018;3(2). https://doi.org/10.32378/ijp.v3i2.91
Mason, P. and Batt, A.M. #FOAMems: engaging paramedics with free, online open-access education. Journal of Education and Health Promotion. 2018;7:32. 5 pg. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_84_17. PMID: 29619383.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Ward, G., Lonergan, D., Cummins, F. Reducing the trauma burden in the United Arab Emirates – a brief report. Mediterranean Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;26:25-28. https://doi.org/10.26738/MJEM.2017/mjem26.2018/AB.CRE.150217.
Batt, A.M. and Knox, S. Building research capacity in Irish prehospital practitioners. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. 2017;2(2):3 pg. https://doi.org/10.32378/ijp.v2i2.67
Batt, A.M., Ward, G., Acker, J. Paramedic patient advocacy: a review and discussion. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2017;15(4):8. 7 pg. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1117355.
Leggio, W., Batt, A.M., Berry, J., Fentress, T., Vosper, M., Walsh, K., Dinsch, J. Correlation of formative assessments as the means of predicting summative performance for paramedic students. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2017;15(4):2. 4 pg.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Ward, G., Pilapil, C., Delport, S., Cummins, F. Paediatric Cardiac Arrests in the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates. Mediterranean Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016;25:30-34.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Cummins, F. A profile of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates. Saudi Medical Journal. 2016;37(11):1206-1213. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.11.16126. PMID: 27761558.
Batt, A.M. and Cummins, N. E-learning on the road: online learning and social media for continuing professional competency. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. 2016;1(1). 8 pg. https://doi.org/10.32378/ijp.v1i1.5
Batt, A.M., Nolan, M., Cummins, F. Continuing education: Catastrophic haemorrhage control. Mediterranean Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016;24:17-21.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Cummins, F. Urgent need to strengthen the chain of survival in the United Arab Emirates. Emergency. 2017;5(1):e51. https://doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v5i1.14651. PMID: 28286858.
Berhanu, A., Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Cummins, F. Re: A profile of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates. Saudi Medical Journal. 2017;38(6):666-668. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.6.20128. PMID: 28578449.
Batt, A.M., Tomkinson, C., Morgan, L., Norman, S. Do paramedics have a role to play in organ donation? Transplantation. 2016;100(8):e42-e43. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000001212. PMID: 27257996.
Batt, A.M., Al-Hajeri, A., Cummins, F. Out-of-hospital adult cardiac arrests in a university hospital in central Saudi Arabia. Saudi Medical Journal. 2016;37(6):714. https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.6.14851. PMID: 27279524.
Batt, A.M. Strengthening the links. Resuscitation Today. 2016;3(1):2.
Emma Bourke-Matas
Doctor of Philosophy Recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in the prehospital setting
Previous Qualifications: Bachelor of Paramedic Science, Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) (Honours)
Research Setting: Deteriorating patient, paramedic care
Clinical/research expertise: I am an Advanced Care Paramedic with Queensland Ambulance Service. After completing my Honours through DCEHPP I have enrolled in my PhD in 2018.
As clinicians we know that failure to recognise and respond appropriately to patient deterioration can result in instances of unnecessary harm and avoidable deaths. Deterioration is particularly common in the volatile environment that is prehospital medicine. In collaboration with Ambulance Victoria (AV) and Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) this project aims to investigate recognition and response to patient deterioration among vulnerable cohorts in the prehospital environment.
Research setting: Deteriorating Patients, out-of-hospital emergency care, out-of-hospital emergency care emergency services.
Clinical/research expertise: I am a full-time consultant paramedic and work Edinburgh, Scotland. I am a PhD student with DCEHPP since 2017 and am investigating SAS response to cardiac arrest Improving outcome for patients. I also have an interest in investigating the value of using a scientific approach leadership in improving EMS systems at scale.
Survey of Scottish Emergency Department’s ability to provide physician-based pre-hospital critical care. Donnald M., Egan G., Gowens P., Simpson K., Newton A.
Specialist Advisory Board for the 13th Edition of Macleod’s Clinical Examination MacLeod's Clinical Examination, 13th Edition (Chapter 17). Gowens P (Specialist Advisor)
PUNTO DE VISTA De técnico de transporte sanitario (TTS) a técnico de emergencias sanitarias (TES) (6): la experiencia en el Reino Unido Gowens P, Gray A.
Temperature post out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: The topcat study. Lyon R., Richardson S., Gowens P., Egan G., Hay A., Andrews P., Clegg G. Embase Emergency Medicine Journal. Conference: Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care Scientific Conference 2009 Coventry United Kingdom.
EMS Crews' attitudes towards working with pre-hospital doctors in the field. Lyon R., Gowens P., Egan G., Andrews P., Clegg. G. Embase Emergency Medicine Journal. Conference: Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care Scientific Conference 2009 Coventry United Kingdom..
Back to basics ecg impedance analysis for cpr quality control and feedback after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A pilot study. Lyon R., Gowens P., Egan G., Andrews P., Clegg. G. Embase Emergency Medicine Journal. Conference: Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care Scientific Conference 2009 Coventry United Kingdom.
Improving the quality of pre-hospital resuscitation through defibrillator feedback reporting and CPR training. Lyon R.M., Clarke S., Gowens P., Egan G., Clegg G.R.Embase Resuscitation. Conference: 10th Scientific Congress of the European Resuscitation Council Porto Portugal
EMS crews' attitudes towards working with pre-hospital medical staff at out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenes. Lyon R.M., Gowens P., Egan G., Andrews P.J., Clegg G.R. Embase Resuscitation. Conference: 10th Scientific Congress of the European Resuscitation Council Porto Portugal.
Issues around conducting pre-hospital research on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: lessons from the TOPCAT study. Richard M Lyon, Gerry Egan, Paul Gowens, et al. Emerg Med J 2010 27: 637-638 originally published online May 29, 2010.
Resuscitation quality assurance for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest–Setting-up an ambulance defibrillator telemetry network. R.M. Lyon, S.Clarke, P.Gowens, G.Egan, G.R.Clegg. Resuscitation 2010
Pre-hospital care: Issues around conducting pre-hospital research on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: lessons from the TOPCAT study. Richard M Lyon, Gerry Egan, Paul Gowens, Peter Andrews, Gareth Clegg. Emerg Med J 2010;27:637-638 Published Online First: 29 May 2010 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.087395
Survival from accidental strangulation from a scarf resulting in laryngeal rupture and carotid artery stenosis: the “Isadora Duncan syndrome”. A case report and review of literature. P A Gowens, R J Davenport, J Kerr, R J Sanderson, A K Marsden Emerg Med J 2003;20:391-393 doi:10.1136/emj.20.4.391
Validation of the National Early Warning Score in the pre-hospital setting. Silcock DJ, Corfield AR, Gowens PA, Rooney KD. Resuscitation. 2015 Jan 9;89C:31-35. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.12.029.
Tempered Tenacity (Chapter 8) "They'll all Die Anyway"P Gowens. L Wiggins, J Smallwood, B Marshall. Hope Behind the Headlines: Shifting Culture in Health and Social Care 95 (2)
How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services A Lloyd, A Dewar, S Edgar, D Caesar, P Gowens, G CleggInternational journal of clinical practice 71 (6)
Consensus statement: a framework for safe and effective intubation by paramedics, April 2018 British Paramedic Journal 2018, vol. 3(1) 23–27 P Gowens. S Standon, R Pilbury et al.
TA Williams, KM Ho, H Tohira, DM Fatovich, P Bailey, D Brink, P Gowens, ...
BMJ Open7 (Suppl 3) 2017
Invited Conference Presentations
Faculty of Pre-hospital Care Scientific Conference 24th Nov 2009 “Informed Continuous Education on Cardiac Arrest for Ambulance Personnel” awarded the prestigious Emergency Medicine Journal prize for best research at conference
Emergency Medical Retrieval Conference 20th April 2010 “Serious Incidents and Root Cause Analysis”
Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Consensus Meeting - 8th March 2012 “Spinal and Pelvic Management in Pre-hospital Care - A Way Forward”
BASICS Scotland 10th Annual Conference 15th September 2012 “Changing Practice”
Paramedics Australasia International Conference Oct 2013 “Patient Safety Programme in Pre Hospital Care”
Australian Pre-hospital Emergency Health Research Forum (APEHRF) Oct 2013 “Pre Hospital Sepsis”
IPS Implementation Learning Laboratories Launch Event, Birmingham, December 2014, “National Quality, Safety and Infection prevention across the UK and Ireland”
Patient Safety Congress, Liverpool, June 2014, “Setting up a telemetry network: Lessons from Scotland’s Ambulance Service in improving quality and patient safety for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and the future”
Medic One Resuscitation Academy, Seattle, October 2014, “Mission: Film Recording”
Basics Scotland 13th annual conference September 2015 “Been there wore the t-shirt” Pre-hospital care from around the world.
Scandinavian Cardiac Arrest Symposium, Helsinki, November 2015 “Scotland’s journey in tackling out of hospital cardiac arrest and the implementation od the ERC 2015 guidelines”.
College of Paramedics Annual Conference, York, “Walking The Walk” - it's not enough’
Utstein Scientific meeting, Copenhagan May 2016 “Scotland’s Story”
EMS European Congress, Copenhagen, June 2016. “Optimal response for the individual patient - New roles for paramedics”.
EMS European Congress, Copenhagen, June 2016 “Quality and patient safety - Quality improvement in EMS”.
Scottish Cardiac Arrest Symposium, June 2016, “Do or do not, there is no try” Scotland’s story of an OHCA strategy.
Ambulance Victoria Senior Management Team Aug 2016 – Professional Leadership as a GenQ Fellow
Australia New Zealand College of Paramedics Geelong CPD Session – Use of mechanical CPR and video analysis in cardiac arrest.
Australia New Zealand College of Paramedics Student Conference Aug 2016 Judge – simwars.
Australia New Zealand College of Paramedics Conference Aug 2016 “Professionalism “Walking The Walk” - it's not enough’
Australia New Zealand College of Paramedics Conference Aug 2016 “SAS & Advanced/Specialist Roles “Do or do not there in no try”
Global Resusitation Alliance , Copenhagen, June 2017. “Scotland One Year on”.
EMS European Congress, Copenhagen, June 2017 “Tactical EMS”
SMACC Force Berlin 7th July 2017 “HEMS and REBOA”
SMACC Force Berlin 7th July 2017 “Second Tier Response to Cardiac Arrest a force for change”
SMACC Force Berlin 7th July 2017 “ 3RU MCPR and SAMU do ECMO”
Trauma Care Yarn Field Park Staffordshire 15th March 2017 “Paramedic Leadership”
Trauma Care Yarn Field Park Staffordshire 15th March 2017 “HOT Protocol”
Trauma Care Yarn Field Park Staffordshire 15th March 2017 “Quality CPR during extrication”
Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellows Conference Edinburgh 20 March 2017 “Crossing the Line” The art of the foxy Owl
National College of Paramedics UK Conference 9th May 2017 “Mark Bloch Memorial Lecture”
South East Cost Ambulance Service Leadership Conference 4th October 2017 “Listen Learn Change”
Second International Emergency Medicine Conference Abu Dhabi 23rd-25th October 2017 “A national approach to pre-hospital cardiac care emergency in Scotland”
EMS2018 Congress 16 April – 18 April 2018, Tivoli Hotel & Congress Centre, Copenhagen. “Airway Management – College of Paramedics Consensus”
UK's National Prehospital & Critical Care Transfer Conference Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th April 2018 Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Glasgow “Advanced care in the hot zone”
National College of Paramedics UK Conference 2018 9th May Belfry Oxfordshire
“Consensus statement: a framework for safe and effective intubation by paramedics”
Rethinking Remote 2018 Innovative Solutions in Remote Heath Care Conference - Thursday 24th and Friday 25th of May 2018 Eden Court, Inverness “Rethinking Pre-Hospital Care”
Paramedicine Research Symposium Friday 6th July 2018 : Monash University - Peninsula Campus, Frankston
“Validation of the National Early Warning Score in the prehospital setting”
Paramedicine Research Symposium Friday 6th July 2018 : Monash University - Peninsula Campus, Frankston “How to implement live video recording in the clinical environment: A practical guide for clinical services”
Previous qualifications: U.S. Paramedic, FP-C (flight paramedic)
Research setting: Paramedicine, paramedicine education
Clinical/research expertise: Justin Hunter is a nationally certified paramedic and flight paramedic. Justin is the Paramedicine Program Director and Assistant Professor with Oklahoma State University – OKC. He is a current PhD candidate with Monash University with ambitions to move the EMS agenda forward in the United States by researching Crew Resource Management and its effects on paramedicine and paramedicine education. Justin is an active paramedic in a busy 911-system in Norman, OK. Justin is also the founder and President of EMS Success, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to assisting EMTs and paramedics from across world.
What is known about situational awareness in paramedicine? Justin Hunter, MPA, NRP, FP-C, Michael Porter, M.D., Brett Williams, PhD Pending publication Spring 2019, Journal of Allied Health
The Emergency Medical Services Show – London, U.K. - May 2019 Examining Situational Awareness in Paramedicine
Norman Regional Hospital’s The Cody Conference - October 2018 Situational Awareness in Paramedicine
Oklahoma State University Emergency Medicine Residency Lecture Series - October 2018 Crew Resource Management: Situational Awareness
University of Oklahoma Pediatric Conference - September 2017 Crew Resource Management: Pediatrics
University of Oklahoma Trauma Symposium - April 2017 Backboards and C-Collars and Trauma, OH MY!
Oklahoma Medic Update 2017 - July 2017 Exploring the literature on full spinal immobilization
University of Oklahoma Pediatric Conference - October 2016 Sepsis: It’s not just a fever!
West Oklahoma City Rotary Club - December 2014 Current issues in Oklahoma EMS
Oklahoma Public Safety Expo - August 2013 Neonatal Resuscitation
Oklahoma Public Safety Expo - August 2012 C-Spine?: A review of the literature surrounding prehospital immobilization
Eihab Khasawneh
Doctor of Philosophy
Does math anxiety impact drug calculation ability in paramedicine?
Research Setting: math anxiety, university students, Education, Drug calculation.
I worked as lecturer in paramedic program at Jordan University of science and Technology in Jordan. I got my masters in Emergency health services from UMBC.
I had bachelor degree in nursing from Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Research setting: Undergraduate paramedic students.
Clinical/research expertise:
I am employed as a lecturer within the Department of Paramedicine, Monash University, and currently coordinating the units that comprise the ‘Graduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval Course.’
Previous to this, I have worked in a range of learning and development contexts and was formerly an Advanced Life Support Paramedic.
My PhD will investigate whether there are predispositional profiles that undergraduate paramedic students possess that makes them better suited to, and more likely to cope within their chosen field. The three psychological personality type domains examined comprise: cognitive/thinking style, or simply, Ways of Thinking (WOT); personality type according to the Big-5 (B-5); and occupational preference according to Holland’s (1997) occupational themes, or simply, the RIASEC model. The study also examines how the three dispositions are variously related to resilience.
Peer Reviewed Publications: 2020
Mason, R., Roodenburg, J. & Williams, B. (2020). What personality types dominate among nurses and paramedics: A scoping review? Australasian Emergency Care.
Mason, R., Roodenburg, J. & Williams B. (2020). What occupational preference types dominate among nurses and paramedics with implications for wellbeing? A scoping review. Nursing & Health Sciences, 22(3), pp. 507-520.
Mason, R. Williams, B. Using ePortfolio’s to assess undergraduate paramedic students: A proof of concept evaluation. International Journal of Higher Education, 2016. 5(3), pp. 146-154.
Ben Meadley
Doctor of Philosophy Commenced: AUGUST 2017 (Part time) Physiological and metabolic health of Australian paramedics.
Supervisors: Dr Kelly-Ann Bowles (DCEHPP), Professor Karen Smith (DCEHPP/AV), Associate Professor Maxine Bonham (Nutrition and Dietetics), Dr Joanne Caldwell-Odgers (Physiology), Dr Luke Perraton (Physiotherapy).
Research setting: Physiology, metabolism, nutrition, wellness, paramedicine
Clinical/research expertise: I have been a paramedic for over 20 years and currently work as an Intensive Care Flight Paramedic for Ambulance Victoria. I have a background in exercise physiology and paramedicine. Prior to commencing a PhD, I undertook a number of clinical research projects in the areas of clinical care in helicopter emergency services, point-of-care ultrasound and search and rescue.
I have an interest in developing metabolic and physiological testing protocols to identify health risks in paramedics and other emergency services workers. Ultimately, I hope to use this data to develop wellness programs for paramedics to minimise the effects this challenging profession has on overall health and wellbeing.
Delorenzo A, Meadley B. Point-of-care ultrasound use in the pre-hospital setting. Journal of Paramedic Practice. 2018 Aug 2;10(8):326-32.
Heschl, S., Meadley, B., Andrew, E., Butt, W., Bernard, S. and Smith, K., 2018. Efficacy of pre-hospital rapid sequence intubation in paediatric traumatic brain injury: A 9-year observational study. Injury, 49(5), pp.916-920.
Meadley B, Olaussen A, Delorenzo A, Roder N, Martin C, St Clair T, Burns A, Stam E, Williams B. Educational standards for training paramedics in ultrasound: a scoping review. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2017;17:(18)
Meadley B, Heschl S, Andrew E, de Wit A, Bernard SA, Smith K. 2016. A Paramedic staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service's Response to Winch Missions in Victoria, Australia. Prehospital Emergency Care. 20(1), pp 106-110 .
Heschl, S., Andrew, E., Meadley, B., Bernard, S.A. and Smith, K., 2015. Characteristics of paediatric patients with altered consciousness attended by road ambulances in Melbourne, Victoria. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27, pp.11-12.
Andrew E, de Wit A, Meadley B, Cox S, Bernard SA, Smith K. 2015. Characteristics of Patients Transported by a Paramedic staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service in Victoria, Australia. Prehospital Emergency Care. 19(3), pp 416-424.
Meadley B. 2013. Looking at contemporary prehospital trauma care systems. International Paramedic Practice. 3(3), pp. 6469.
David Page
Doctor of Philosophy Commenced: SEP 2015 (Part time) Expected competency profiles of entry level paramedics
Research setting: Paramedic education programs and faculty struggle worldwide to identify education standards and accurately measure entry-level competency of new graduates.
Clinical/research expertise: I am the director of the Prehospital Care Research Forum at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. I have 34 years of active continuous field practice in Emergency Medical Services and continue to work part time as a paramedic for Allina Health in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota. My master’s degree focused on tracking and setting realistic goals for field and clinical placements. I am the chair of the assessment and credentialing board for the newly created International Paramedic Registry (IPR).
My PhD will focus on defining a baseline expectation of competency for entry-level prehospital practitioners. I believe common international baseline standards could serve as a baseline for many countries where paramedicine is still being defined. Reliably, accurately and realistically being able to measure achievement of minimum standards is a core interest.
“Defining Components of Team Leadership and Membership in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services”; RP Crowe, RL Wagoner, SA; Rodriguez, MA Bentley, DI Page - Prehospital Emergency Care 21 (5), 645-651 2017
Hand sanitization rates in an urban emergency medical services system; JD Ho, RK Ansari, D Page; The Journal of emergency medicine 47 (2), 163-168; 2014;
Implementation of a mechanical chest compression device as standard equipment in a large metropolitan ambulance service; PA Satterlee, LL Boland, PJ Johnson, SG Hagstrom, DI Page, CJ Lick; The Journal of emergency medicine 45 (4), 562-569; 2013
Use of an impedance threshold device to treat severe hypotension in a pregnant woman: case report and review of the literature; N Segal, DI Page, CJ Lick, DD Doering, D Yannopoulos; The Journal of emergency medicine 45 (4), e113-e115; 2013
" Cool It": Therapeutic Hypothermia as a New Standard of Care in Treating Transfer Patients Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; L Swanson, K Edelstein, W Parham, D O'Laughlin, BT Unger, D Page, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 53 (10), A22-A22; 2009
Effect of paramedic student internship on performance on the National Registry Written Exam; J Salzman, J Dillingham, J Kobersteen, K Kaye, D Page; Prehospital Emergency Care 12 (2), 212-216, 2008
Paramedic student adherence to the National Standard Curriculum recommendations; JG Salzman, DI Page, K Kaye, N Stetham; Prehospital Emergency Care 11 (4), 448-452, 2007
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients following cardiac arrest; TD Henry, S Duval, MR Mooney, KM Menssen, CE Kapsner, DI Page, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 100 (8 A), 210L-210L; 2007
Results of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Following Cardiac Arrest; TD Henry, S Duval, MR Mooney, KM Menssen, CE Kapsner, DI Page, Circulation 116 (Suppl 16), II_484-II_485; 2007
Paramedic-Initiated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Catheterization Lab Activation for Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients; J Hokanson, B Unger, K Menssen, D Page, C Kapsner, N Johnson, Annals of Emergency Medicine 50 (3), S50; 2007
Therapeutic hypothermia feasibility in a critical, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, postcardiac arrest population; P Rush, B Unger, K Endelstein, W Parham, J Hokanson, D Page, American Journal of Critical Care 16 (3), 305-307; 2007
Therapeutic Hypothermia for Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest Patients with Anoxic Encephalopathy-Neurologic and Survival Results after the Implementation of an Inter-Disciplinary; J Hokanson, K Edelstein, B Unger, D Page, W Parham, M Mooney; Academic Emergency Medicine 14 (5S), S173-S173; 2007
Patient contacts during paramedic student field internships. D Page, K Kaye, N Stethem; Prehospital Emergency Care 8 (4), 436; 2004
Online Summative Paramedic Exam (OSPE)–Phase 1: feasibility of using web-based testing tools to develop and administer a final summative exam to paramedic students; D Page, M Breiter, G Kokx, J Manson; Prehospital Emergency Care 8 (4), 436-437; 2004
Spirituality of EMTs: a study of the spiritual nature of EMS workers and its effects on perceived happiness and prayers for patients; CJ Backus, W Backus, DI Page; Prehospital and disaster medicine 10 (3), 168-173; 1995
EMS World Magazine – Editorial Board Member, Editor-In-Chief Spanish Edition; November 2015 – July 2019; Chair, Planning Committee - EMS World – Americas Conference and Scientific Meeting – 2017-2019;
Editor-in-Chief EMS World - Spanish Edition – 2016-present
Columnist: Research Review; Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS) Monthly – January 2011-2016
Columnist: Cases with a Twist; EMS World – 2015-2017
Editor-in-Chief EMSReference.com - 2014 – Present
“Beyond Education Regurgitation, the secret recipe for 100% competence (and first-time pass rates) revealed”; D Page; EMS World 46(5), 33-37;
“Reviving Freedom House” Corry, M; Keyes, C; Page, D; Journal of
Emergency Medical Services; 2013, Mar; P70-76
“Unveiling the Condition; Use Differential Diagnosis to Rule Out Causes” Burnett, A; Page D; Journal of Emergency Medical Services; 2012, Mar; 37(3):82-4, 86-9; PMID:22734276
“No Pulse? Check for a VAD; Patients with a Ventricular Assist Device Need Special Considerations” Satterlee, P; Moazami, N; Hildebrandt D, Page D; Journal of Emergency Medical Services; 2012, Feb; 37(2):50-5, 57; PMID: 22365036
“Cancel with Care: Which refusals can risk patient safety – and your career” Page D; Journal of Emergency Medical Services; 2010 Dec; 2010 Dec;35(12):56-61 PMID: 21156297
“The quest for competence: what does it take to achieve competence in EMS?” Page D; EMS Magazine, 2008 Sep; 37 (9): 78-82 ISSN: 1946-4967 PMID: 18839893 CINAHL AN: 2010019804
Textbooks and Book Chapters:
Editor-in-chief – Spanish Edition; Atención Prehospitalaria Basica; Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured 11e; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons published by Jones and Bartlett Learning; June 2019;
Chapter Contributor: Foundations of Education, An EMS approach”; Second edition; National Association of EMS Educator (in press); 2012, 2019
Co-author: The Paramedic, first edition and Update. Chapleau W; Burba A; Pons P; Page D; ISBN 9780073520711; An evidenced based paramedic textbook published by McGraw-Hill; January 2008 release;
Contributor to Foundation of Education, An EMS approach (First Edition). Authored chapters on: The Learning Environment, Introduction to Teaching Strategies, Tools for Individual Learning, Tools for Small Group Learning and Tools for Field and Clinical Learning
Instructional Materials:
Lead author and editor: Spanish EMT Flipped Classroom; Jones and Bartlett Learning; ISBN: 9781284194890; March 2020 - present;
Co-author and editor: Paramedic Flipped Classroom project; Jones and Bartlett Learning; ISBN: 9781284180633; September 2018 -present.
Lead author and editor: EMT Flipped Classroom project; Jones and Bartlett Learning; ISBN-13: 9781284484212; July 2018 – present.
Presentations
Recent invited speaker to:
2020 EMS World EXPO – International Scientific Symposium Chair
2020 RED Americas Conference; Academic Chair and speaker; Virtual
2019 EMS World EXPO – International Scientific Symposium Chair
2019 South Carolina State EMS Conference; Myrtle Beach, Virginia
2019 Area Andina Congreso Prehospitalario; Valledupar, Colombia
2019 Jornadas Académicas; Cruz Roja Mexicana; Cancún, Mexico
2019 National Association of EMS Educator Symposium; Fort Worth Texas
2019 College of Paramedics Conference; New Castle, UK
2019 EMS Europe; Madrid, Spain
2019 EMS World Américas; Quito, Ecuador
2019 Pinnacle; Orlando, Florida
2019 Virginia State EMS Conference; Virginia Beach, Virginia
2018 EMS Asia Prehospital Conference; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2018 Georgia EMS Association Conference; Savannah, Georgia; Leadership and closing keynote on personal growth; October 2018
2018 EMS World Americas Conference; Querétaro, Mexico; International Paramedic Registry and Academic Coordinator; September 2018
2018 Taiwan Emergency Medicine Conference; Tainan, Taiwan; Competency Evaluation Workshop; September 2018
Awards:
2019 NAEMT Scott B. Frame Award
2017 NAEMT Presidential Leadership Award
2016 Pinnacle National Leadership Award – Fitch and Associates;
2014 Best Educational Research: Prehospital Care Research Forum, presented at the National Association of EMS Educators
2012 EMS-10 Award: National Top 10 Innovator of 2012; selected and awarded by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services
2011 Minnesota Colleges and Universities Educator of the Year.
Katie Palmer
Doctor of Philosophy
Commenced: MAY 2016 (Part time)
Chronic Heart failure: Enabling Engagement in Rehabilitation (The CHEER Project)
Supervisors: Dr Kelly Ann Bowles (DCEHPP), Dr Julia Morphet (Nursing and Midwifery), Prof Rebecca Lane (Victoria University).
Research setting: Community, Chronic Heart Failure, Exercise, Rehabilitation, Prescription, Engagement
Clinical/research expertise: I am a senior clinical physiotherapist working in Community Rehabilitation at Monash. I have extensive experience in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Chronic Heart Failure Rehabilitation, as well as cardiothoracic in the acute hospital setting and physiotherapy throughout the healthcare spectrum.
I have an interest in improving and promoting Chronic Heart Failure rehabilitation, identifying and breaking down barriers to engagement in rehabilitation and exercise for this growing, chronically unwell population. I hope that my research can help to improve the effective delivery of Chronic Heart Failure rehabilitation, with hopes that any positive outcomes can then be translated across Monash Health, Victoria and Australia and across other chronic conditions.
Palmer K, Bowles KA, Lane R, Morphet J. Barriers to Engagement in Chronic Heart Failure Rehabilitation: An Australian Survey. Heart Lung Circ. 2020;29(8):e177-e184. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2019.07.012
Palmer, K., Thomas, J., Mudge, S. 2014. Activity patterns in people with neurological conditions. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 42(1): 9-15.
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Paton M, Jepson M, & Lane R. 2018. Chronic heart failure and exercise rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Conference Presentations:
Thomas J, Palmer K. “Daily Activity Patterns in Neurological Conditions”. New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Biennial Conference. Auckland, NZ, May 2011.
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Paton M, Jepson M, & Lane R. “The effect of exercise prescription parameters on quality of life and physical function in people with Chronic Heart Failure, living in the community.” Monash Health Physiotherapy and Exercise Physiotherapy Conference. September 2017.
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Paton M, Jepson M, & Lane R. “Chronic Heart Failure and Exercise Prescription: A systematic review.” New Zealand Rehabilitation Association Biennial Conference. Wellington NZ, May 2018.
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Paton M, Jepson M, & Lane R. “Chronic Heart Failure and Exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. Singapore International Physiotherapy Conference. Singapore, May 2018. (Judged Poster)
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Paton M, Jepson M, & Lane R. “Chronic Heart Failure and Exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Brisbane, Australia, August 2018. (Research Prize Oral Presentation section)
Palmer K, Bowles K-A, Lane R, Morphett J. “Identifying Barriers to Engagement and Adherence in Chronic Heart Failure Rehabilitation: An Australian Survey.” Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Brisbane, Australia, August 2018.
Palmer K. “Chronic Heart Failure, Exercise and Engagement.” Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association Victoria Clinical Practice Day, October 2018. (Invited Presentation)
Brendan Shannon
Doctor of Philosophy Commenced: NOV 2017 (Part time) What are the societal and cost benefits for health service providers introducing a care diversion program in a community health setting
Supervisors: Dr. Kelly-Ann Bowles (DCEHPP), Dr Cylie Williams (Physiotherapy, Peninsula Health), Dr Nadine Andrews (Central Clinical School, Peninsula Health), Prof Karen Smith (DCEHPP, Ambulance Victoria),
Research setting: Alternative care pathways, non-transport, referral services, extended care paramedics, community care, paramedics, mixed methods research
Clinical/research expertise: I am a paramedic working with Ambulance Victoria working in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. I have experience in curriculum development, continuing professional development and clinical instructing. Working clinically has provided me with the opportunity to find many areas of research needs in the prehospital setting. The non-transport and referral process of patients with low acuity needs clinically is a challenging area. Throughout my honours degree it became an area of interest and what I felt as an area of research need, particularly regarding alternative care pathways.
My PhD will evaluate the recently created Pre- Hospital Care Diversion program initiated by Peninsula Health that entails sending health care clinicians to client homes when the patient is identified by paramedics, hospital staff or RACF staff as low acuity or high risk of multiple reattendances to ED. The Care Diversion Project team will attend to the patient’s medical needs- intending to reduce ambulance usage and avoiding hospital and ED admission. Our team will evaluate the cost benefit analysis of the Care Diversion Project, the patient outcomes, and the societal impact the program offers to patients.
Shannon B, Pang R, Jepson M, Williams C, Andrew N, Smith K & Bowles K-A. (2020). What is the prevalence of frequent attendance to emergency departments and what is the impact on emergency department utilisation? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Yeung, T., Shannon, B., Olaussen, A., Perillo, S., Nehme, Z., Jennings, P. Outcomes of patients who are not transported following ambulance attendance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2019
Book Publications
Paramedic Principles and Practice ANZ: A Clinical Reasoning Approach, chapter: “Characteristics of ambulance patients”, Elsevier publishing, 2020
Conference Presentations
Yeung, T., Shannon, B., Olaussen, A., Perillo, S., Nehme, Z., Jennings, P. Outcomes of patients who are not transported following ambulance attendance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Professionalisation of Paramedicine through Research Symposium Melbourne, Australia, 2017. (Oral Presentation)
Shannon, B., Pang, R., Jepson, M., Williams, C., Andrew, N., Smith, K., Bowles K. What is theprevalence of frequent attendance to emergency departments and what is the impact on emergency department utilisation? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Melbourne, Australia, 2019. (Poster) Grants
Grants
School of Primary and Allied Health Care Seeding Grant. Does the provision of a community care program (including the extension to after-hours care) increase time to readmission? ($5000)
Waleed Alazmy
Doctor of Philosophy Commenced: 5/2017 (Full time) Perspectives of Emergency Medical Services in Responding to Mass Casualty Incidents, and/or Disasters in Saudi Arabia
Research Setting: EMS, Mass Casualty, Disaster Response, Barriers, and Challenges.
Clinical/Research Experience:
I worked as one of the EMS providers at the Royal Clinics of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from 2008 to 2012. Then, I worked as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in Prince Sultan College of Emergency Medical Services at King Saud University in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 2013. I was teaching the emergency management class and training the paramedic students in the labs. I was also the chair of clinical practice department. Holding a Bachelor degree of Art and Science in the field of Emergency Medical Services from Creighton University in the United State, Master of Science in the field of Emergency Management from the University of New Haven in the United State, and currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice at Monash University.
Samarkandi O, Khan A, Alazmy W, Alobaid A & Bashatah A, 2017,’ The pulmonary consequences of sandstorms in Saudi Arabia: A comprehensive review and update”, American Journal of Disaster Medicine.
