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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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2019
Journal Article
Value of emergency department triage data to describe and understand patterns and mechanisms of cycling injuries
Eley, Rob, Vallmuur, Kirsten and Catchpoole, Jesani (2019). Value of emergency department triage data to describe and understand patterns and mechanisms of cycling injuries. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31 (2), 234-240. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.13124
2019
Journal Article
Factors influencing variation in investigations after a negative CT brain scan in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: A qualitative study
Chu, Kevin, Windsor, Carol, Fox, Jennifer, Howell, Tegwen, Keijzers, Gerben, Eley, Robert, Kinnear, Frances, Furyk, Jeremy, Thom, Ogilvie, Brown, Nathan J. and Brown, Anthony F. T. (2019). Factors influencing variation in investigations after a negative CT brain scan in suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage: A qualitative study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36 (2), 72-+. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2018-207876
2018
Journal Article
Perceptions of nursing workloads and contributing factors, and their impact on implicit care rationing: a Queensland, Australia study
Hegney, Desley Gail, Rees, Clare Samantha, Osseiran-Moisson, Rebecca, Breen, Lauren, Eley, Robert, Windsor, Carol and Harvey, Clare (2018). Perceptions of nursing workloads and contributing factors, and their impact on implicit care rationing: a Queensland, Australia study. Journal of Nursing Management, 27 (2), 371-380. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12693
2018
Journal Article
Rhabdomyolysis: patterns, circumstances, and outcomes of patients presenting to the emergency department
Knafl, Emily G., Hughes, James A., Dimeski, Goce and Eley, Rob (2018). Rhabdomyolysis: patterns, circumstances, and outcomes of patients presenting to the emergency department. Ochsner Journal, 18 (3), 215-221. doi: 10.31486/toj.17.0112
2018
Journal Article
The effects of occupational violence on the well-being and resilience of nurses
Rees, Clare, Wirihana, Lisa, Eley, Rob, Ossieran-Moisson, Rebecca and Hegney, Desley (2018). The effects of occupational violence on the well-being and resilience of nurses. Journal of Nursing Administration, 48 (9), 452-458. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000648
2018
Journal Article
Feasibility of REBOA-resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta-in trauma-related noncompressible torso hemorrhage at two metropolitan trauma centers
Ryan, Glenn, Swift, Kate, Williamson, Frances, Scriven, Elissa, Zheng, Olivia and Eley, Robert (2018). Feasibility of REBOA-resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta-in trauma-related noncompressible torso hemorrhage at two metropolitan trauma centers. Ochsner Journal, 18 (3), 201-203. doi: 10.31486/toj.18.0025
2018
Journal Article
Impact of ladder-related falls on the emergency department and recommendations for ladder safety
Cabilan, C. J., Vallmuur, Kirsten, Eley, Rob, Judge, Chantelle, Cochrane, Sarah, Reed, Connie, Riordan, Jessica, Roberts, Kym, Thom, Ogilvie and Wood, Gabriella (2018). Impact of ladder-related falls on the emergency department and recommendations for ladder safety. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 30 (1), 95-102. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12854
2018
Conference Publication
Exploring registered nurses’ attitudes towards postgraduate education in Australia
Ng, L., Tuckett, A. and Eley, R. (2018). Exploring registered nurses’ attitudes towards postgraduate education in Australia. NETNEP 2018, 7th International Nurse Education Conference, “Research, scholarship and evaluation: ensuring nursing leadership in education, practice and healthcare”, Banff Canada, 6th-9th May 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Who is more likely to receive nurse-initiated analgesia in the Emergency Department?
Leskarac, C., Cabilan, C. J., Hughes, J., Eley, R. and Tuckett, A. (2018). Who is more likely to receive nurse-initiated analgesia in the Emergency Department?. Emergency Medicine QLD Autumn Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 31 May-1 June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Exploring facilitators and barriers to nurses’ uptake of postgraduate education in Australia
Ng, L., Tuckett, A. and Eley, R. (2018). Exploring facilitators and barriers to nurses’ uptake of postgraduate education in Australia. International Nurse Education Conference NETNEP, Banff Canada, 6 - 9 May 2018.
2017
Journal Article
Applying the Ottawa subarachnoid haemorrhage rule on a cohort of emergency department patients with headache
Chu, Kevin H., Keijzers, Gerben, Furyk, Jeremy S., Eley, Robert M., Kinnear, Frances B., Thom, Ogilvie N., Howell, Tegwen E., Mahmoud, Ibrahim, Ting, Joseph Y. S. and Brown, Anthony F. T. (2017). Applying the Ottawa subarachnoid haemorrhage rule on a cohort of emergency department patients with headache. European Journal of Emergency Medicine , 25 (6), 1-e32. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000523
2017
Journal Article
Were we wrong? Will scribes be useful in a public sector emergency department? Letter to Editor
Eley, Robert M. and Cabilan, Cara J. (2017). Were we wrong? Will scribes be useful in a public sector emergency department? Letter to Editor. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 29 (5), 602-603. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12814
2017
Journal Article
The presenting and prescribing patterns of migraine in an Australian emergency department: a descriptive exploratory study
Shao, Emily, Hughes, James and Eley, Rob (2017). The presenting and prescribing patterns of migraine in an Australian emergency department: a descriptive exploratory study. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 8 (3), 170-176. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.03.002
2017
Journal Article
Validation of an instrument to measure moral distress within the Australian residential and community care environments
Burston, Adam, Eley, Robert, Parker, Deborah and Tuckett, Anthony (2017). Validation of an instrument to measure moral distress within the Australian residential and community care environments. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 12 (2) e12144. doi: 10.1111/opn.12144/epdf
2017
Journal Article
An observational study of dyspnea in emergency departments: the Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dyspnea in Emergency Departments Study (AANZDEM)
Kelly, Anne Maree, Keijzers, Gerben, Klim, Sharon, Graham, Colin A., Craig, Simon, Kuan, Win Sen, Jones, Peter, Holdgate, Anna, Lawoko, Charles, Laribi, Said, AANZDEM Study Group and Eley, Rob (2017). An observational study of dyspnea in emergency departments: the Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dyspnea in Emergency Departments Study (AANZDEM). Academic Emergency Medicine, 24 (3), 328-336. doi: 10.1111/acem.13118
2017
Conference Publication
Exploring registered nurses' attitudes towards postgradauate education in Australia
Ng, L., Tuckett, A. and Eley, R. (2017). Exploring registered nurses' attitudes towards postgradauate education in Australia. 5th Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference 2017, Singapore, 24-25 July 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Examination of the content and patterns of content in Triage documentation
Jory, M., Hughes, J., Eley, R. and Tuckett, A. (2017). Examination of the content and patterns of content in Triage documentation. Emergency Medicine Research Foundation, Queensland Autumn Symposium, Brisbane / Brisbane Convention Centre, 25-26 May 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Acute headache presentations to the emergency department: a statewide cross-sectional study
Chu, Kevin H., Howell, Tegwen E., Keijzers, Gerben, Furyk, Jeremy S., Eley, Robert M., Kinnear, Frances B., Thom, Ogilvie, Mahmoud, Ibrahim and Brown, Anthony F. T. (2017). Acute headache presentations to the emergency department: a statewide cross-sectional study. Academic Emergency Medicine, 24 (1), 53-62. doi: 10.1111/acem.13062
2017
Conference Publication
The experience of moral distress for Australian aged care workers
Burston, A., Tuckett, A., Eley, R. and Parker, D. (2017). The experience of moral distress for Australian aged care workers. 18th Nursing Ethics Conference, 3rd International Ethics in Care Conference, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, 15-16th September 2017.
2016
Journal Article
Moral Distress
Burston, Adam, Eley, Robert, Parker, Deborah and Tuckett, Anthony (2016). Moral Distress. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 24 (6), 19-24.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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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
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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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Using Meditation App to Reduce Emergency Department Occupational Stress: SMART Trial
Associate Advisor
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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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