Faculty of Health

School of Nursing and Midwifery

The Deakin Centre for Quality and Risk Management in Health: A Joanna Briggs Collaborating Centre

Centre Director: Professor Bridie Kent: Chair of Nursing Eastern Health

Bridie specialised in adult critical care nursing in the UK and gained a PhD in Nursing in 1998. She is the inaugural Chair of Nursing Eastern Health; a joint appointment with Deakin University and Eastern Health, which is one of Melbourne's largest metropolitan public health services. She has held clinical and academic appointments that provided her with opportunities to link research, education and practice in three different healthcare settings; UK, New Zealand and Australia. With over 15 years experience in the field of critical care, she also has extensive experience in quality improvement, practice change, health services education and research in the UK, New Zealand and Australia. She has played a leading role in evidence-based practice (EBP) uptake and implementation.

+61 3 92446513
bridie.kent@deakin.edu.au

Dr Nicole (Nikki) Phillips: Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Nikki coordinates our programme of systematic review training and activities to support our systematic review network. Nikki is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Course Co-ordinator for the Bachelor of Nursing suite of courses. Nikki has over 15 years experience in facilitating the learning of both undergraduate and post-graduate nursing students in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bhutan. Nikki is committed to quality nursing courses that incorporate evidence-based practice, address person-centred care, quality and risk management and improving patient outcomes. Nikki's research is focused on evidence-based practice and knowledge translation, which builds on her PhD studies; completed in 2008.

+61 3 9251 7774
nikki.phillips@deakin.edu.au

Core Team

From the School of Nursing and Midwifery and our partnership research centres at Alfred Health; Barwon Health; Cabrini Health; Eastern Health; Epworth Healthcare, Northern Health, Southern Health and Uniting Care Community Options.

Address

The Deakin Centre for Quality and Risk Management in Health
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood
Victoria 3125
Australia

If you would like to know how to work more closely with The Deakin Centre for Quality and Risk Management in Health, to promote excellence in healthcare practice, or for details about becoming a member of the JBI, please contact Bridie Kent by email bridie.kent@deakin.edu.au

 

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Deakin University acknowledges the traditional land owners of present campus sites.

6th January 2012