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Overview
Background
Rob Eley is a Chartered Biologist, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology for whom he is the Secretary to the Australasian Branch. For two decades Rob's research was on the reproductive physiology of cattle and non-human primates. Since 2003 his research focus has been in the health sciences and specifically emergency medicine.
Rob's tertiary education started in the UK where from 1969-1973 he completed a BSc Hons at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) in Agriculture/Animal Production. This was followed over the period 1973-1980 with MSc and PhD degrees from the University of Florida. His postgraduate research projects were on reproductive physiology and endocrinology of cattle during pregnancy. In 1980 he joined the Department of Physiology within the Veterinary School at the University of Nairobi teaching physiology to veterinary and animal science students.
From 1982 to1992 Rob was employed at the Institute of Primate Research (IPR), National Museums of Kenya. Initially he was Head of Reproduction and thereafter Chief of Research. IPR was the host body to primatologists working in Kenya and had a large biomedical research programme undertaken with funding from WHO, EU and NIH. The research focus was on the menstrual cycle of non-human primates as models for human reproduction and on care and management of captive primates.
Whilst at IPR Rob also oversaw development of a large capacity building program establishing departments of parasitology and virology as well as a programme of training for technical staff. During his tenure at IPR Rob established the first animal care and use committee (forerunner to institutional ethics committees) in East Africa and supported development of six other committees in other Kenyan national institutes. During his tenure at IPR was a co-director of the Kenyan National Centre for Research in Reproduction.
In 1992 Rob joined the Nairobi-based International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) as Education Officer. ILRAD, a member of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research, merged with the International Livestock Centre for Africa in 1997 to become the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Rob remained with ILRI employed as Education Officer overseeing training of staff and postgraduate students hosted by the centre. Additional responsibilities included the position of chair of the animal care and use committee overseeing research predominately in Ethiopia and Kenya, but also in institute sites in Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Whilst at ILRAD/ILRI Rob was a founder member and Secretary of the Nairobi Cluster of Research Institutions and Secretary of the sub-Saharan Inter-Centre Training Group.
In 2001 Rob returned to the UK as Academic Coordinator for the Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) Engineering Centre based at Loughborough University. The LTSN role provided support to academics in over 100 British universities in order to improve the provision of learning and teaching in higher education.
At the end of 2003 Rob and his wife came to Australia where from 2004 to 2012 Rob was a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health (CRRAH), jointly badged centre of the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Queensland. Research at CRRAH was directed to enhance the health of rural and remote people in Australia by project research and by supporting the work of health policy planners, health workers, and consumers through consultancy work and project management.
From 2012 to the present Rob has been employed as Academic Research Manager to the Emergency Department at the Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH). His position is conjoint between the PAH (Queensland Health) and the University of Queensland’s Faculty of Medicine. Rob’s responsibilities include conducting research, interacting with internal and external collaborators, and initiating funding applications. For five years (2015 – 2020) Rob also held the position of Postgraduate Coordinator for the Southside Clinical School.
Rob has an extensive publication record during his active research periods (1973-1992, 2004-present). This includes more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and books, book chapters, conference proceedings, research reports to government and industry, annual reports and popular articles.
He has additional experience in the organisation of five international conferences; consultancies for FAO/IAEA; supervision of postgraduate students; external examiner of BVM, BSc, MSc, and PhD students; reviewer of papers for over 20 refereed journal; and reviewer of competitive grant applications.
Availability
- Dr Rob Eley is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Agriculture, unknown
- Masters (Research) of Agriculture (Dairy), University of Florida
- Doctor of Philosophy of Agriculture, University of Florida
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Modelling a two‐stream emergency department segregation and admission system from COVID‐19 early rapid antigen testing: a pilot study
Johnston, Amy, Wong, Andy, Appo, Casey, Eley, Robert and Staib, Andrew (2024). Modelling a two‐stream emergency department segregation and admission system from COVID‐19 early rapid antigen testing: a pilot study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (2), 283-287. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14351
2024
Journal Article
Retrospective observational study of aged care facility residents presenting to ED post fall: A case for person‐centred shared decision making
Nash, Terry, MacRae, Nicola, Pitt, Daniel, Bennetts, Casey, Scanlan, Alyce and Eley, Robert (2024). Retrospective observational study of aged care facility residents presenting to ED post fall: A case for person‐centred shared decision making. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 36 (4), 512-519. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14391
2024
Journal Article
Exploring nursing students’ perceptions on usefulness, ease of use, and acceptability of using a simulated Electronic Medical Record: A descriptive study
Ng, Linda, Osborne, Sonya, Eley, Rob, Tuckett, Anthony and Walker, Jan (2024). Exploring nursing students’ perceptions on usefulness, ease of use, and acceptability of using a simulated Electronic Medical Record: A descriptive study. Collegian, 31 (2), 120-127. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2023.12.006
2023
Journal Article
Tougher laws, too few prosecutions? A mixed methods study of nurses’ experiences regarding the reporting of occupational violence to the police
Cabilan, C.J., Judge, Chantelle, Field, Rachael, Eley, Rob and Johnston, Amy N.B. (2023). Tougher laws, too few prosecutions? A mixed methods study of nurses’ experiences regarding the reporting of occupational violence to the police. Collegian, 30 (5), 686-692. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2023.08.003
2023
Conference Publication
Unveiling the value of big data analytics use: A digital hospital case study
Yeh, Yi-Ting, Eden, Rebekah, Fielt, Erwin, Rehan, Syed, Donovan, Raelene, Eley, Robert and Staib, Andrew (2023). Unveiling the value of big data analytics use: A digital hospital case study. European Conference on Information Systems, Kristiansand, Norway, 11-16 June 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Electric personal MObility DEvices Surveillance (E-MODES) study: injury presentations to emergency departments in Brisbane, Queensland
Vallmuur, K., Mitchell, G., McCreanor, V., Droder, B., Catchpoole, J., Eley, R. and Smyth, T. (2023). Electric personal MObility DEvices Surveillance (E-MODES) study: injury presentations to emergency departments in Brisbane, Queensland. Injury, 54 (6), 1524-1531. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.04.036
2023
Journal Article
Introducing a digital occupational violence risk assessment tool into an emergency department: a pilot implementation study
Cabilan, C.J., McRae, Joshua, Ganzon, Katherine, Appo, Casey, Rogers, Stefanie, O’Sullivan, Madeline, Eley, Robert, Snoswell, Centaine and Johnston, Amy (2023). Introducing a digital occupational violence risk assessment tool into an emergency department: a pilot implementation study. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49 (3), 360-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2023.01.007
2023
Conference Publication
Digital health data imperfection patterns and their manifestations in an Australian digital hospital
Goel, Kanika, Sadeghianasl, Sareh, Andrews, Robert, ter Hofstede, Arthur H.M., Wynn, Moe T., Geeganage, Dakshi Kapugama, Leemans, Sander J.J., McGree, James, Eden, Rebekah, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob and Donovan, Raelene (2023). Digital health data imperfection patterns and their manifestations in an Australian digital hospital. 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, United States, 3-6 January 2023. Washington, DC, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.24251/hicss.2023.398
2023
Conference Publication
Revealing the root causes of digital health data quality issues: a qualitative investigation of the Odigos framework
Eden, Rebekah, Rehan, Syed, Makasi, Tendai, Andrews, Robert, ter Hofstede, Arthur, Wynn, Moe Thandar, Donovan, Raelene, Eley, Robert and Staib, Andrew (2023). Revealing the root causes of digital health data quality issues: a qualitative investigation of the Odigos framework. 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Maui, HI, United States, 3-6 January 2023. Washington, DC, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.24251/hicss.2023.372
2022
Journal Article
Monthly Identification of High Frequency Emergency Presenters to Improve Care Delivery and Evaluation: A Unique Methodological Approach
Wong, Andy, Johnston, Amy N. B., Collett, Shane and Eley, Robert (2022). Monthly Identification of High Frequency Emergency Presenters to Improve Care Delivery and Evaluation: A Unique Methodological Approach. Ochsner Journal, 22 (4), 313-318. doi: 10.31486/toj.22.0080
2022
Journal Article
Soft collar for acute cervical spine injury immobilisation -patient experiences and outcomes: a single centre mixed methods study
Jennings, Fiona L., Mitchell, Marion L., Walsham, James, Lockwood, David SR. and Eley, Robert M. (2022). Soft collar for acute cervical spine injury immobilisation -patient experiences and outcomes: a single centre mixed methods study. International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing, 47 100965, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijotn.2022.100965
2022
Journal Article
Factors that impact Australian early career nurses’ intentions to remain in their position and the profession: a prospective cohort study
Cottle‐Quinn, Amanda, Tower, Marion and Eley, Rob (2022). Factors that impact Australian early career nurses’ intentions to remain in their position and the profession: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30 (7), 3419-3429. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13803
2022
Conference Publication
Evidence implementation in the emergency department during the pandemic: challenges and successes of implementing the digital occupational violence risk assessment tool
Cabilan, C. J., Ganzo, Katherine, Appo, Casey, O’Sullivan, Madeline, Eley, Rob, Snoswell, Centaine L. and Johnston, Amy (2022). Evidence implementation in the emergency department during the pandemic: challenges and successes of implementing the digital occupational violence risk assessment tool. International Conference for Emergency Nurses (ICEN) 2022, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 28-30 September 2022. College of Emergency Nursing Australasia.
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluation of the impacts of the digital occupational violence patients risk assessment tool in the emergency department: a before and after study
Cabilan, C.J., Johnston, Amy, Eley, Rob and Snoswell, Centaine L. (2022). Evaluation of the impacts of the digital occupational violence patients risk assessment tool in the emergency department: a before and after study. International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress 2022, Dublin, Ireland, 21-24 August 2022. International Council of Nurses.
2022
Journal Article
Inter-rater reliability of the occupational violence risk assessment tool for emergency departments
Cabilan, C. J., Eley, Robert, Snoswell, Centaine, Jones, Andrew T. and Johnston, Amy N. B. (2022). Inter-rater reliability of the occupational violence risk assessment tool for emergency departments. Australasian Emergency Care, 26 (1), 54-58. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.07.007
2022
Journal Article
Did attending P.A.R.T.Y. change youth perceptions? Results from 148 Queensland schools participating in the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth Program, 2018–2019
Cameron, Cate M., Eley, Rob, Judge, Chantelle, O’Neill, Roisin and Handy, Michael (2022). Did attending P.A.R.T.Y. change youth perceptions? Results from 148 Queensland schools participating in the Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth Program, 2018–2019. Injury Prevention, 28 (3), 218-224. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044222
2022
Journal Article
Validity and reliability of the novel three‐item occupational violence patient risk assessment tool
Cabilan, C. J., McRae, Joshua, Learmont, Ben, Taurima, Karen, Galbraith, Sue, Mason, Dale, Eley, Robert, Snoswell, Centaine and Johnston, Amy N. B. (2022). Validity and reliability of the novel three‐item occupational violence patient risk assessment tool. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78 (4), 1176-1185. doi: 10.1111/jan.15166
2022
Book Chapter
Research in medicine
Intaprasert, Tonchanok, Lim, Audrey and Eley, Rob (2022). Research in medicine. Clinical approaches to hospital medicine: Advances, updates and controversies. (pp. 293-310) edited by Kevin Conrad. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-95164-1_20
2021
Journal Article
Effect of computed tomography scanner location on time‐to‐computed tomography in the emergency department: a before and after study
Cabilan, C.J., Eley, Robert, Staib, Andrew, Rowney, Ben and Kay, Phillip (2021). Effect of computed tomography scanner location on time‐to‐computed tomography in the emergency department: a before and after study. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34 (3), 370-375. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13899
2021
Conference Publication
Introducing a novel occupational violence patient risk assessment tool for emergency departments
Cabilan, C. J., McRae, J., Learmont, B., Taurima, K., Galbraith, S., Mason, D., Eley, R., Snoswell, C. and Johnston, A. (2021). Introducing a novel occupational violence patient risk assessment tool for emergency departments. 18th International College of Emergency Nursing (ICEN) Conference, Online, 14 - 15 October 2021. Beaumaris, VIC, Australia: College of Emergency Nursing Australasia.
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Virtual Toxicology Service: From phone advice to remote specialist care delivery. Developing a new model of care for specialty management.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lee Woods, Associate Professor Andrew Staib
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a digital occupational violence patient risk assessment tool in the emergency department
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Centaine Snoswell, Dr Amy Johnston
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Using Meditation App to Reduce Emergency Department Occupational Stress: SMART Trial
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Factors contributing to cardiac rehabilitation uptake among patients with coronary artery disease in Thailand
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Factors that influence early career nurse employment outcomes, settings and intention to remain in the workforce: A prospective cohort study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Moral distress and the Australian aged care worker. A mixed methods study.
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education for specialty practice in Australia
Associate Advisor
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