A/ProfSuzanne Sheppard-Law
Associate Professor
Discipline of Nursing
FUNDED RESEARCH
Caring for marginalised and diverse populations, person and family centred care
Chronic disease
Hepatology
Patient safety
Successful Grants
1. Moore G, Thompson, S. Sheppard-Law, S. (2016) Preparing children and families for unplanned emergency surgery (category 4 and 5) through a person-centred communication plan ($15K) NSW NaMO Innovation Grants.
2. Cutler, D. Kornman, K. Sheppard-Law S. (2017) Developing a validated questionnaire to measure children, young people and their family’s knowledge of paediatric inpatient falls risk ($14,600) NaMo Innovation Grants.
3. Cutler, D. Whalen, S. Croft, K Sheppard-Law, S. (2017) Development of an early detection tool to identify deterioration in child and adolescent mental health patients ($240,000) NSW Nurse Strategy Reserve Funds.
4. Sheppard-Law, S & Anderson, B (2018) Exploring families experience of living with viral hepatitis ($10K) Australian Hepatology Associates
5. O’Brien, T. Usherwood, F. Sheppard-Law, S. Smith, C, Dixon, E (2018) Evaluation of the falls in falls Simulation study ($5,000) SCHN N&M Research Hub
6. Ritz-Shala, D. & Sheppard-Law, S (2018) Quantifying Redundancy in Electronic Progress Notes ($10,000) SCHN N&M Research Hub
7. Polis, S. & Pritchard-Jones, J. 2013 Education needs of nursing staff working with patients diagnosed with HCV and HBV related advanced chronic liver disease. Pillar Award for Nursing & Allied Health, Roche Pharmaceuticals ($10K)
8. Polis, S, Zekry, A. Fernandez, R. 2013 Effect of a nurse directed model of outpatient care for management of patients with advanced chronic liver disease: a pilot study. St George & Sutherland Medical Research Foundation ($20K)
9, Polis, S. 2013 Adherence to Hepatitis B anti-viral medications, Gilead Sciences PTY LTD ($15K)
Chronic disease
Hepatology
Patient safety
Successful Grants
1. Moore G, Thompson, S. Sheppard-Law, S. (2016) Preparing children and families for unplanned emergency surgery (category 4 and 5) through a person-centred communication plan ($15K) NSW NaMO Innovation Grants.
2. Cutler, D. Kornman, K. Sheppard-Law S. (2017) Developing a validated questionnaire to measure children, young people and their family’s knowledge of paediatric inpatient falls risk ($14,600) NaMo Innovation Grants.
3. Cutler, D. Whalen, S. Croft, K Sheppard-Law, S. (2017) Development of an early detection tool to identify deterioration in child and adolescent mental health patients ($240,000) NSW Nurse Strategy Reserve Funds.
4. Sheppard-Law, S & Anderson, B (2018) Exploring families experience of living with viral hepatitis ($10K) Australian Hepatology Associates
5. O’Brien, T. Usherwood, F. Sheppard-Law, S. Smith, C, Dixon, E (2018) Evaluation of the falls in falls Simulation study ($5,000) SCHN N&M Research Hub
6. Ritz-Shala, D. & Sheppard-Law, S (2018) Quantifying Redundancy in Electronic Progress Notes ($10,000) SCHN N&M Research Hub
7. Polis, S. & Pritchard-Jones, J. 2013 Education needs of nursing staff working with patients diagnosed with HCV and HBV related advanced chronic liver disease. Pillar Award for Nursing & Allied Health, Roche Pharmaceuticals ($10K)
8. Polis, S, Zekry, A. Fernandez, R. 2013 Effect of a nurse directed model of outpatient care for management of patients with advanced chronic liver disease: a pilot study. St George & Sutherland Medical Research Foundation ($20K)
9, Polis, S. 2013 Adherence to Hepatitis B anti-viral medications, Gilead Sciences PTY LTD ($15K)
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTDetermining the effect of climate-related extreme temperatures on hospital utilisation and health of patients living with a chronic conditionSouth Eastern Sydney Local Health District1 Mar 2025 - 1 Mar 2027People funded by this grant:
- Sheppard-Law S,
- Brunero S,
- Correia Moll E,
- Yu K,
- McErlean G
- CONTRACT RESEARCHSponsorship of Senior Research Fellow - The Sydney Children's Hospitals NetworkThe Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Randwick and Westmead)1 May 2015 - 16 Jul 2021People funded by this grant:
- Sheppard-Law S