DrLouise Hickman
Adjunct Professor
INSIGHT IMPACCT
BIO
Professor Louise Hickman is a registered nurse clinician-scientist who holds a Master in Public Health and an implementation science PhD in models to improve care of the older person. Professor Hickman has an exceptional record in senior leadership within the university sector, service and leadership appointments within industry groups, clinical research, governance positions within health and higher education.
Professor Hickman research program builds upon the crucial urgency to address unmet chronic health care needs in our ageing population, and moving care from a traditional acute episodic care model of treating one patient, one disease, to a person-centred, culturally safe care continuum model across care settings. To do this I have received a career total of $2.9M in national competitive research funding, conducted 20 experimental studies, 3 clinical trials and several mixed methods studies to improve patient outcomes.
Professor Hickman has been appointed and invited to sit on a number of internal and external industry committees and reference groups for interdisciplinary clinical research and curricula.
Professor Louise Hickman is Director of Studies Palliative Care Programs, IMPACCT Faculty of Health. In this leadership role Professor Hickman is responsible for the quality management; curriculum design and accreditation of a suite of dynamic clinically relevant palliative care postgraduate courses and programs. These courses (Master of Palliative; Graduate Diploma in Palliative care; Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care) are designed to address the significant need to build palliative care workforce capacity across the health care system.
Professor Hickman research program builds upon the crucial urgency to address unmet chronic health care needs in our ageing population, and moving care from a traditional acute episodic care model of treating one patient, one disease, to a person-centred, culturally safe care continuum model across care settings. To do this I have received a career total of $2.9M in national competitive research funding, conducted 20 experimental studies, 3 clinical trials and several mixed methods studies to improve patient outcomes.
Professor Hickman has been appointed and invited to sit on a number of internal and external industry committees and reference groups for interdisciplinary clinical research and curricula.
Professor Louise Hickman is Director of Studies Palliative Care Programs, IMPACCT Faculty of Health. In this leadership role Professor Hickman is responsible for the quality management; curriculum design and accreditation of a suite of dynamic clinically relevant palliative care postgraduate courses and programs. These courses (Master of Palliative; Graduate Diploma in Palliative care; Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care) are designed to address the significant need to build palliative care workforce capacity across the health care system.
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Director of Palliative Care ProgramsUniversity of Technology Sydney, Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation (IMPACCT),, Sydney, Australia2017 - present
- Associate Professor and Research FellowUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia2016 - 2017
- Director of Postgraduate NursingUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia2013 - 2016
- Director of Postgraduate NursingUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia2012 - 2013
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Chair of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Palliative Care Research HubNational Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC), Australia2021 - present
- Co-Chair Geriatric syndromesAge and Ageing Clinical Accrediatation Group Maridulu Budyari Gumal, Sydney Partnership for Health, Education ,Research and Enterprise (SPHERE), Australia2020 - present
- Adjunct A/ProfessorWestern Sydney Nursing & Midwifery Research Centre/ Western Sydney University & Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia2021 - present
- Acting Director Research Development, Grants and Ethics, Senior LecturerUniversity of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia2011 - 2012
- Senior LecturerUniversity of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia2009 - 2012
- Editor and Chief Contemporary NurseTaylor and Francis, Australia2014 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Casual Registered NursePrince of Wales Private Hospital2009 - 2013
DEGREES
- PhD 'Models to improve care of the older person in hospital'University of Western Sydney, Australia30 Jul 2008
- Master of Public HealthUniversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia30 Nov 2004
- Bachelor of NursingAra Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand1998
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Creating Context for leadership program: Academic Women in LeadershipHarvard Manage Mentor through University of Technology supervisor workshops, Australia2015 - 2015
- Managing for Performant: Academic Leadership CourseHarvard Manage Mentor through University of Technology supervisor workshops, Australia2016 - 2016
PROFILE TYPE
- Academic
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision