Alison Hutchinson
Role and profile
Dr Hutchinson is Associate Professor of Nursing at Deakin University School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Cabrini-Deakin Centre for Nursing Research at Cabrini Health. Prior to this appointment she trained as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Knowledge Utilization Studies Program (KUSP) at the University of Alberta, Canada (2007-2009); supported by a national fellowship from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and a provincial fellowship from Alberta Innovates Health Solutions (formerly Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)). Dr Hutchinson has been successful in obtaining competitive funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) – now Alberta Innovates Health Solutions - and has published extensively in high quality peer reviewed journals.
Teaching responsibilities
Dr Hutchinson supervises Honours, Masters and PhD students who are working in the field of decision making and/or knowledge translation/research utilisation to promote safety and quality in healthcare. She also teaches in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Research interests
Dr Hutchinson’s research interests centre on knowledge translation (research utilisation) in the healthcare setting and she has a particular interest in the influence of organisational context and interdisciplinary interaction on the uptake of research evidence by health professionals. Dr Hutchinson has experience in the use of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including the use of naturalistic observation, in-depth and focus group interviews, and surveys.
Awards and prizes
Dr Hutchinson has received a number of awards during the course of her research career:2007-2009 Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Incentive Award 2007-2009 Knowledge Translation Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canada 2007-2009 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR), Canada - Incentive Award 2007-2009 Postdoctoral Fellowship on Canadian Institutes of Health Research Team in Children’s Pain Grant – PI Dr. Bonnie Stevens, University of Toronto, Canada - Incentive Award 2000-2003 Australian Research Council Strategic Partnership with Industry Research Training (SPIRT) Award Memberships
Dr Hutchinson has been a member of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia since 1990 and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International (an International Honour Society of Nurses) since 2006.
Service to the University, discipline or community
Dr Hutchinson has been a member of the Deakin University, Faculty of Health, Human Ethics Research Advisory Group since 2010.She has been a member of the editorial board for Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, published by Wiley-Blackwell/Sigma Theta Tau since 2009, and as a section editor for this journal she authors a regular education column. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing is ERA rank A and was the top-ranked nursing journal in 2010. Dr Hutchinson is regularly invited to review for a range of international journals including Implementation Science, BMC Health Services Research, Qualitative Health Research, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing and the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Conferences
Mallidou, A.A., Hutchinson, A.M., Toth, F., Cummings, G.G., Schalm, C., Estabrooks, C.A. (2011) A systematic review examining organizational characteristics that influence knowledge translation in healthcare. Cochrane Canada 9th Annual Symposium (16-17 February 2011), Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. February17, 2011. Hutchinson, A. M., Mallidou, A. A., Toth, F., Cummings, G. G., Schalm, C., Estabrooks, C. A. (2010). Do characteristics of organizations influence knowledge translation? A systematic review. Margaret Scott Wright Research Day, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, October 22, 2010. Hutchinson, A. M., Mallidou, A. A., Toth, F., Cummings, G. G., Schalm, C., Estabrooks, C. A. (2010). Do characteristics of organizations influence knowledge translation? A systematic review. Cabrini Health Research Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, August 31, 2010. *AWARDED BEST POSTER PRIZE 2010. Hutchinson, A. M. DeCorby, K., McCormack, B., Rycroft-Malone, J., Bucknall, T., Kent, B., Schultz, A. A., Snelgrove-Clarke, E. Stetler, C., Titler, M., Wallin, L., Wilson, V. A realist synthesis of evidence underpinning strategies and interventions enabling evidence-informed healthcare. Cabrini Health Research Symposium, Melbourne, Australia, August 31, 2010. Hutchinson, A. M., Mallidou, A. A., Toth, F., Cummings, G. G., Schalm, C., Estabrooks, C. A. (2010). Do characteristics of organizations influence knowledge translation? A systematic review. KU10 Knowledge Utilisation Colloquium. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 10-11, 2010. Hutchinson, A. M. DeCorby, K., McCormack, B., Rycroft-Malone, J., Bucknall, T., Kent, B., Schultz, A. A., Snelgrove-Clarke, E. Stetler, C., Titler, M., Wallin, L., Wilson, V. A realist synthesis of evidence underpinning strategies and interventions enabling evidence-informed healthcare. KU10 Knowledge Utilisation Colloquium. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 10-11, 2010. Hutchinson, A. M., Estabrooks, C. A., Adachi, A-M., Kang, S., Scott, S., Cummings, G., Stevens, B. (2009). Context and research use in the management of pain in children. Margaret Scott Wright Nursing Research Symposium. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. October 23, 2009. Hutchinson, A. M., Squires, J. E., Cummings, G., Norton, P. G., & Estabrooks, C. A. (2009). Do organizational context and interprofessional interaction influence research use? KU09 Knowledge Utilisation Colloquium. Llandudno, Wales, UK, June 24-26, 2009. Harrison, D., Hutchinson, A. M., Scott, S., Latimer, M., Yamada, J., Cummings, G., Kang, S., & Estabrooks, C. A., Stevens, B. Is there a relationship between nurses’ use of evidence-based paediatric pain assessment tools and characteristics of organisational context? KU09 Knowledge Utilisation Colloquium. Llandudno, Wales, UK, June 24-26, 2009. Hutchinson, A., Squires, J. E., Estabrooks, C. A., Norton, P., Cummings, G., Birdsell, J. & Newton, M. (2008). Examining the relationship between organizational context and health professionals’ research use. Margaret Scott Wright Nursing Research Symposium. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. October 22, 2008. |
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6th July 2012