Dr Stephanie Sprogis

Stephanie is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research – Eastern Health Partnership. Her research interests are patient safety with a focus on clinical deterioration and workforce development of specialist critical care nurses. She joined Deakin University in 2015 as a member of academic staff and also concurrently works as an intensive care unit nurse at the Austin Hospital in Heidelberg, Victoria.

Stephanie’s research is focused on optimising the safety and quality of patient care.  Stephanie conducted one of the first studies of the trajectory of clinical deterioration in acute ward patients prior to Medical Emergency Team (MET) activation and the utilisation of pre MET escalation systems.  Her research was significant as it has highlighted that there were frequent and repeated opportunities to recognise and respond to early clinical deterioration before the need for MET activation.

Stephanie’s other research interest is health workforce, particularly registered nurses’ transition to specialty practice and graduate employability. Stephanie’s work has a particular focus on postgraduate specialty nursing students’ perceptions of the educational pedagogy, Team-Based Learning, and its perceived influence on the acquisition of professional skills and attributes.

Stephanie commenced at Deakin University in 2015. Since this time, she has taught in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Her undergraduate teaching is largely focused on acute care.  Stephanie supports the graduate certificate and diploma units of the Master of Nursing Practice Critical Care Suite.

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Sprogis S.K, Currey J., & Considine J. Hospital patient perceptions of wearable patient safety systems: a systematic review. Paper presented at the ANZICS Safety and Quality Conference: Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne. July 2018 [oral presentation]

Sprogis, S.K., Currey, J., Considine, J., Baldwin, I., & Jones, D. Physiological antecedents in patients reviewed by the medical emergency team. Paper presented at Research School, Deakin University, Burwood. August 2016 [oral Presentation]

Sprogis, S.K., Currey, J., Considine, J., Baldwin, I., & Jones, D. Physiological antecedents in patients reviewed by the medical emergency team. Paper presented at the 12th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams – ANZICS/ISRRS, Melbourne. May 2016 [poster]

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie_Sprogis

Twitter: @Steph_Sprogis

2017 - Elsevier Australia Award, Deakin University. Awarded to the highest achieving student in the Master of Nursing Practice at Deakin University.

2016 - Best Presentation, Research School, Deakin University. Recipient of the Honour's and Master's by coursework (Minor Thesis) prize for the best presentation at Research School, Deakin University.

2014 - JR Medical Books Award, Deakin University. Awarded for the best all-round academic and clinical performance by a student enrolled in the Graduate Certificate/Diploma of Nursing Practice (Critical Care Suite) at Deakin University.

2013 - Australian College of Critical Care Nurses/Deakin University Prize. Awarded to the student with the highest academic and clinical performance enrolled in the Graduate Certificate/Diploma across all Critical Care specialties at Deakin University.

2011 - Australian Nursing Federation Award, Australian Catholic University.
Awarded to the highest achieving third year undergraduate nursing student at the Australian Catholic University.

2011 - Faculty Medal for Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University.
Awarded to the highest achieving final year student of all health degrees at the Australian Catholic University in 2010.

2010 -  Australian Nursing Federation/Health Super Student Award.
Awarded to the highest achieving undergraduate final year nursing student at the Australian Catholic University.