DrEmily Tomlinson
(She/her)
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
- Senior LecturerFaculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery/Institute for Health Transformation
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Dr Emily Tomlinson’s research centres on improving delirium care, with a particular focus on safer antipsychotic use, clinical decision-making, and nurse-led non-pharmacological strategies. She is committed to advancing evidence-based approaches that improve outcomes for older adults in hospital settings.
She is actively seeking partnerships with researchers, clinicians, policy makers, and healthcare organisations on projects aimed at improving the care of patients with delirium. She welcome opportunities to collaborate on research that advances evidence-based practice, supports safer care, and strengthens the role of nurses in delirium management. She is also available for Higher Degree by Research (HDR) supervision and interested in working with students passionate about delirium care.
GRANTS
- GRANTHospital to home for older patients affected by delirium: family and carer experiencesEastern Health1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Casey P,
- Tomlinson E
- INTERNAL GRANTSafer antipsychotic use in delirium management: targeting behavioural drivers for changeInstitute of Health Transformation1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026People funded by this grant:
- Tomlinson E,
- Casey P,
- Wynne R
- INTERNAL GRANTFutureFocus GenAI Program: “AI in Healthcare: Shaping Future Nursing and Midwifery Education”Deakin University2 Jan 2025 - 21 Dec 2025People funded by this grant:
- Tomlinson E,
- Schoch M,
- McDonall J,
- Wynne R
- GRANTOptimising screening for postoperative delirium in older people in the post anaesthetic care unit.2 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Nicholson P,
- Aldwikat R,
- Manias E,
- Tomlinson E
- GRANTReducing harm, in the acute hospital setting, to people displaying symptoms associated with a neurocognitive disorder19 Aug 2016 - 20 Jun 2017People funded by this grant:
- Hutchinson A,
- Redley B,
- Bucknall T,
- Rawson H,
- Richardson B