A/ProfGail Forrest
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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- Adjunct Associate ProfessorSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
FUNDED RESEARCH
Research specific interests are in decison making, patient safety and human factors within health care and the use of Simulation in Education.
Gail's Master of Research thesis was titled "Calling for help: perspectives from junior and senior doctors" and was presented at the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Annual Scientific Meeting. The research explored medical staffs' perceptions of factors that influence junior doctor's decision-making regarding calling for/or not calling for help when managing acutely ill patients.
Gail is currently a PhD candidate at Deakin University and aims to explore this concept further specifically in the emergency setting through researching nursing and medical staff decision-making processes and perceptions with regards to the recognition and escalation of care of the deteriorating patient.
Gail's Master of Research thesis was titled "Calling for help: perspectives from junior and senior doctors" and was presented at the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) Annual Scientific Meeting. The research explored medical staffs' perceptions of factors that influence junior doctor's decision-making regarding calling for/or not calling for help when managing acutely ill patients.
Gail is currently a PhD candidate at Deakin University and aims to explore this concept further specifically in the emergency setting through researching nursing and medical staff decision-making processes and perceptions with regards to the recognition and escalation of care of the deteriorating patient.