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Mentoring is a highly valuable development activity implemented in an organisation. At the core of the activity is the relationship between the mentor and the mentee, where the development of the mentee is the key focus. Mentors are people that volunteer their time and expertise and are a resource the mentee is privileged to access. They are willing and able to pass on the benefits of their knowledge and experience. The relationship between a mentor and mentee is best set around a specific goal, where the mentor acts as a support and coach for the mentee to meet that goal.

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Professor Fiona Coyer

Professor Fiona Coyer

Professor of Nursing, Joint appointment School of Nursing, QUT and Intensive Care Services/Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, RBWH
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Kevin Laupland

Professor Kevin Laupland

Director of Research, Intensive Care Services and Intensivist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital; Professor, Faculty of Health QUT

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Dr Gordon McGurkGordon is currently the chair of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), the UQ HREC ‘A’, and a member of the Townsville Hospital and Health Service HREC.

He holds a PhD in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and is in the final semester of a Juris Doctor through the University of Southern Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

As the Director of OmniAdvisory Consulting, Gordon consults in areas of health related to clinical trials (especially governance and strategy), research integrity, human and animal ethics, and corporate governance. Much of this expertise was gained while working at the National Health and Medical Research Council on projects related to improving clinical trials in Australia.

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Research Awards

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Publications

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Fiona CoyerProfessor of Nursing, Joint appointment School of Nursing, QUT and Intensive Care Services/Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

Professor Fiona Coyer holds a joint appointment as Professor of Nursing with the School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. She is based at the Intensive Care Services department, RBWH. Fiona has extensive experience as a leader in academic and research programs. In August 2012, she established the Intensive Care Nursing Professorial Unit at the Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital where she has developed a program of work focused on developing evidence-based approaches to nursing care and management of the skin integrity in the critically ill patient in intensive care. Fiona currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Wound Care and Intensive and Critical Care Nursing journal.

Key research areas

Intensive Care

  • Skin integrity in the critically ill patient
  • Pressure injury prevention

Clinical Trials

  • A novel implementation of best available evidence into practice for incontinence-associated dermatitis (IMBED).
  • Effectiveness of a Pressure Injury Clinical Judgement RIsk-screening tool and prevention plan: A Cluster Randomised Control Trial (EmPiRIC RCT).
  • Evaluation of a closed loop-blood sampling system in intensive care: A pilot randomised controlled trial.
  • Efficacy of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis interventions for critically ill patients in intensive care; the Distinct pilot randomised control trial.
  • The effects of renal replacement therapy on immunosuppressive drug concentrations.
  • Intensive care point of care testing for arterial gas analyses: The INCEPT audit
  • BiocheMical characteristics and hEaling rates of medical devICe-related pressure Injuries (the MEDICI study): A prospective observational pilot study.
  • Validity of laser speckle contrast imaging for assessment of superficial perfusion in the lower limb of patients with vascular leg and foot ulcers.
  • A multidisciplinary pre-operative optimisation care bundle for women undergoing vulval surgery: A feasibility study.
  • Reducing the prevalence and severity of wounds through implementation of the Champions for Skin Integrity Model – Protecting Skin Integrity (PSI).
  • Efficacy of nasogastric and endotracheal tube securement devices, preventative dressings and topical skin applications for reducing device-related pressure injuries in intensive care patients: A the REMEDy study, a randomised controlled trial.
  • Enhancing postgraduate professional learning in the infection control speciality.
  • Academic-industry integration in health: Enhancing postgraduate professional learning.
  • The effect of time spent in a position on critically ill patient’s skin: The EXTREME pressure 2 study.

Research Awards

  • 2018: Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. In recognition of exceptional sustained performance and outstanding achievement in leadership.
  • 2014: Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. In recognition of exceptional sustained performance and outstanding achievement in learning and teaching and partnerships and engagement.
  • 2011: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning for ‘Leadership in the teaching of intensive care nursing by developing innovative course-level curricula and resources in close collaboration with healthcare industry partners.

Publications

  • Over 120 journal publications (Appendix 2 – Summary of publication and scholarly reports).
  • Wide publication range evidences significant mentorship and support of junior clinicians and acknowledges RBWH appointment and affiliation.
  • Scopus H-index of 17, with 845 citations from 86 publications (2003 onwards)
  • Google Scholar H-index of26, with 1,927 citations; of these 1,556 citations are from 2014 onwards.
  • In 2011, 2016, and 2017, co-authored the winning submissions of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Best Nursing Review paper. In 2011 and 2016, students were first authors.
  • https://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Coyer,_Fiona.html

Contact

Email: f.coyer@qut.edu.au
Phone:  Monday (07) 3646 2140, Tuesday – Thursday (07)  3646 4133, Friday (07) 3138 3895

Kevin Laupland

Director of Research, Intensive Care Services and Intensivist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Professor, Faculty of Health QUT

Professor Laupland completed his MD (Honours) degree at the University of Toronto and subsequent training at the University of Calgary. He is fellowship certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Infectious Diseases and holds a Master of Science (Epidemiology) degree from the University of Calgary.

Professor Laupland has actively practiced both as an Intensivist and Infectious Diseases Consultant in Calgary (2002-2012) and then subsequent at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops where he held administrative positions including Head of the Department of Medicine and President of the Medical Staff.

Professor Laupland’s research program has involved investigation within a broad range of areas related to his clinical disciplines with a focus on the epidemiology of severe infections and those due to anti-microbial resistant pathogens. Research successes have been the product of extensive collaboration with colleagues in medical, surgical, laboratory, basic science, and allied health disciplines not only locally but internationally most notably with investigators in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden, and The United Kingdom. He has authored more than 500 publications of which more than one half have been in major peer-reviewed journals.

He has been actively involved in mentoring the next generation of physicians and has supervised research trainees from the undergraduate through professional and post-graduate levels.

Key research areas

  • Intensive Care
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology of severe infections andante-microbial resistance

Publications

Contact

Email: kevin.laupland@qut.edu.au

Professor Jeffrey LipmanAmbassador for Research RBWH/Consultant Intensive Care services

Professor Lipman is a Senior Consultant Specialist in the Intensive Care at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and also Head of the Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care for The University of Queensland’s medical program. He is site Principal Investigator for numerous multi-national and international trials. Research interests include all aspects of management in intensive care, resuscitation of burns and particularly pharmacokinetics of antibiotic dosage. His research into antibiotic usage in acute situations has received international recognition whilst he has received multiple national and international awards. Professor Lipman is involved in most research projects, oversees the direction of the research centre, mentors staff and supervises postgraduate students.

Key research areas

Antibiotic pharmacokinetics and dosing in the critically ill

  • Sepsis
  • Pharmacokinetic/dynamic assessments

Clinical Trials

  • BLING III: A phase III randomised controlled trial of continuous beta-lactam infusion compared with intermittent beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients. Principal Site Investigator: J Lipman
  • Ceftolozane/Tazobactam EVD: A prospective observational pharmacokinetic evaluation of the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of a single dose ceftolozane/tazobactam in infected critically ill patients with an indwelling external ventricular drain. Principal Site Investigators: J Roberts, J Lipman
  • Microsampling: Validation of microsampling versus traditional blood sampling for antibiotic pharmacokinetics. Principal Site Investigators: J Lipman, S Wallis
  • PLUS: A multi-centre, blinded, randomised, controlled trial to determine whether fluid resuscitation and therapy with a “balanced” crystalloid solution (Plasma-Lyte 148®) decreases 90-day mortality in critically ill patients requiring fluid resuscitation when compared to the same treatment with 0.9% sodium chloride (saline). Principal Site Investigator: J Lipman
  • Evolution of Beta lactam resistance in pseudomonas aeruginosa during treatment of major burn injury. J Lipman
  • A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator-Controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Imipenem/Cilastatin/Relebactam (MK-7655A) Versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam in Subjects with Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia or Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia J Lipman

Publications

Contact

Email: j.lipman@uq.edu.au
Phone:  (07) 3646 8897

Internal Medicine Services

Medical Imaging Clinical Support Services

Medical Services

Nursing & Midwifery Services

Surgical & Perioperative Services

Women’s & Newborn Services

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Research Governance
Location: Lower Ground Floor Dr James Mayne Building
Phone: (07) 3646 ****
Email: RBWH-governance@health.qld.gov.au
Open: Monday-Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm