ProfessorJulie Considine

Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Nursing, Eastern Health

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation

  • Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Nursing, Eastern Health
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
  • +61 3 924 46127 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Deakin Distinguished Professor Julie Considine AO is Deakin University's Chair in Nursing at Eastern Health, and Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research - Eastern Health. Professor Considine is an internationally respected educator and researcher whose expertise spans both industry and academic sectors. In 2023 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service emergency nursing, tertiary education and professional associations. Julie's research is aimed at improving the quality and safety of patient care by optimising clinical decision-making, increasing use of research evidence in practice, and ensuring effective models of service delivery. Julie is a foundation member of the Deakin University's Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research and Institute for Health Transformation. She is a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Professional Council and Senior Leadership Team at Eastern Health. She is a Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing (2001), Fellow and Life Member of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (1991). Julie represents the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia on the Australian Resuscitation Council (2007) where she is also deputy convenor of the Education and Implementation subcommittee. She is an Emeritus Member of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Basic Life Support Taskforce (2012).

At a glance
* Deakin Distinguished Professor 2024

* Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2023 for distinguished service to emergency nursing, tertiary education and professional associations.
* over 330 peer-reviewed publications
* h-index 54 / 42 (Scholar / Scopus_SciVal)
* Field-Weighted Citation Impact 2.26 (last 5 years)
* over 14166 / 8,169 citations (Scholar / Scopus)

Research Groups
HIRAID® Investigators
* Professor Kate Curtis: Lead Investigator, University of Sydney
* Professor Margaret Fry: Chief Investigator, University Technology Sydney
* Professor Julie Considine: Chief Investigator, Deakin University and Principal Investigator Eastern Health
* Professor Ramon Shaban: Chief Investigator, University of Sydney and Principal Investigator WSLHD
* Dr Hatem Alkhouri: Chief Investigator
* Professor Steven McPhail: Chief Investigator, Queensland University of Technology
* Clinical Associate Professor Michael Dinh: Chief Investigator, University of Sydney
* Associate Professor Christina Aggar: Chief Investigator, SCU and Principal Investigator, NNSWLHD
* Dr James Hughes: Chief Investigator, QUT and Principal Investigator, Metro North Health Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital
* Dr Margaret Murphy: Chief Investigator and Principal Investigator, University of Sydney

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Nursing, Eastern Health
    Deakin University, School of Nursing and Midwifery

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor of Nursing/Chair in Nursing
    Deakin University / Eastern Health, Geelong, Australia2013 - present
  • Associate Professor
    Deakin University / Northern Health, Australia2012 - 2013
  • Senior Research Fellow
    Deakin University / Northern Health, Australia2007 - 2011

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Master of Nursing
    Australian Catholic University
  • Graduate Diploma of Nursing
    Australian Catholic University
  • Graduate Diploma in Acute Care Nursing
    Australian Catholic University
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Nursing
    Royal Melb Inst. of Technology

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Senior Fellow
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom
  • Certified Practitioner of Human-Centered Design
    LUMA Institute, Mt Lebanon, MA,, United States2024 - present
    Design thinking and problem solving skills to address challenges creatively, collaboratively and with confidence.
  • Certificate of General Nursing
    Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaJun 1987 - Jun 1990
  • Certificate of Midwifery
    Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, AustraliaNov 1992 - Nov 1993

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Patient safety
  • Nursing
  • Health services and systems

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Nursing & Midwifery

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Health Transformation

AREAS OF EXPERTISE