DrEmily Tomlinson

(She/her)

Senior Lecturer

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

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty 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

  • GRANT
    Hospital to home for older patients affected by delirium: family and carer experiences
    Eastern Health1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    Safer antipsychotic use in delirium management: targeting behavioural drivers for change
    Institute of Health Transformation1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • INTERNAL GRANT
    FutureFocus GenAI Program: “AI in Healthcare: Shaping Future Nursing and Midwifery Education”
    Deakin University2 Jan 2025 - 21 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tomlinson E,
    • Schoch M,
    • McDonall J,
    • Wynne R
  • GRANT
    Optimising screening for postoperative delirium in older people in the post anaesthetic care unit.
    2 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    ACORN Australian College of Perioperative Nurses Research Grant - $10,000.00
  • GRANT
    Reducing harm, in the acute hospital setting, to people displaying symptoms associated with a neurocognitive disorder
    19 Aug 2016 - 20 Jun 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Grant - NR07 - $197,025.00