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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2015
Journal Article
It takes two to tango: improving patient referrals from the emergency department to inpatient clinicians
Lawrence, Sean, Spencer, Lyndall M., Sinnott, Michael and Eley, Robert (2015). It takes two to tango: improving patient referrals from the emergency department to inpatient clinicians. Ochsner Journal, 15 (2), 149-153.
2015
Journal Article
An efficient alternative methodology for Bed Occupancy data collection
Spencer, Lyndall M, Wong, Andy, Eley, Robert, Cook, David A, Sinnnott, Michael and Kozan, Erhan (2015). An efficient alternative methodology for Bed Occupancy data collection. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 10 (1), 23-27.
2015
Conference Publication
The development of a validated instrument to evaluate the personal values of NESB personal care attendants in the residential aged care facility
Patjawit, N., Tuckett, A., Eley, R. and Spencer, L. (2015). The development of a validated instrument to evaluate the personal values of NESB personal care attendants in the residential aged care facility. IAGG Asia/Oceania 2015 Congress, Chang Mai City, Thailand, 19-22 October 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
NATPGE: Understanding registered nurses’ attitudes towards postgraduate education
Ng, Linda, Fox-Young, Stephanie, Eley, Robert, Tuckett, Anthony and Kain, Victoria (2015). NATPGE: Understanding registered nurses’ attitudes towards postgraduate education. 3rd Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference, Singapore, Singapore, 29- 30 June 2015. Singapore, Singapore: GSTF: Global Science and Technology Forum. doi: 10.5176/2315-4330_WNC15.10
2015
Journal Article
NEAT metrics of the emergency department–inpatient interface: measures of patient flow and mortality for emergency admissions to hospital
Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Eley, Rob, Scanlon, Alan, Flores, Judy and Scott, Ian (2015). NEAT metrics of the emergency department–inpatient interface: measures of patient flow and mortality for emergency admissions to hospital. Australian Health Review, 39 (5), 533-538. doi: 10.1071/AH14162
2015
Conference Publication
NATPGE: Understanding registered nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education
Ng, L., Tuckett, A., Fox-Young, S., Eley, R. and Kain, V. (2015). NATPGE: Understanding registered nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education. 3rd Annual Worldwide Nursing Conference (WNC 2015), Singapore, Singapore, 29-30 June 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Staff safety first - a priority in the operating room
Sinnott, Michael J. and Eley, Robert M. (2015). Staff safety first - a priority in the operating room. ACORN: the official journal of perioperative nursing in Australia, 28 (2), 8-11.
2015
Conference Publication
Understanding the moral distress experience of Australian aged care workers: contributors and effects
Burston, A., Tuckett, A., Parker, D. and Eley, R. (2015). Understanding the moral distress experience of Australian aged care workers: contributors and effects. IAGG Asia/Oceania 2015 Congress, Chang Mai City, Thailand, 19-22 October 2015.
2014
Journal Article
Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001-2010: what the nurses think
Eley, Robert, Francis, Karen and Hegney, Desley (2014). Nursing and the nursing workplace in Queensland, 2001-2010: what the nurses think. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 20 (4), 366-374. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12182
2014
Journal Article
Satisfaction with emergency department service among non-English-speaking background patients
Mahmoud, Ibrahim, Hou, Xiang-Yu, Chu, Kevin, Clark, Michele and Eley, Rob (2014). Satisfaction with emergency department service among non-English-speaking background patients. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26 (3), 256-261. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12214
2014
Journal Article
Prescribing knowledge revisited – time for action and awareness
Eley, Robert, Spencer, Lyndall, Starmer, Katrina and Sinnott, Michael (2014). Prescribing knowledge revisited – time for action and awareness. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26 (2), 211-212. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12198
2014
Conference Publication
Exploring registered nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education in Australia: A pilot study
Ng, L., Tuckett, A., Kain, V., Fox-Young, S. and Eley, R. (2014). Exploring registered nurses' attitudes towards post graduate education in Australia: A pilot study. 25th International Nursing Research Congress, Hong Kong, 24-28 July 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Decimal numbers and safe interpretation of clinical pathology results
Sinnott, Michael, Eley, Robert, Steinle, Vicki, Boyde, Mary, Trenning, Leanne and Dimeski, Goce (2014). Decimal numbers and safe interpretation of clinical pathology results. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 67 (2), 179-181. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2013-201865
2014
Journal Article
Introducing the safety score audit for staff member and patient safety
Sinnott, M., Eley, R. and Winch, S. (2014). Introducing the safety score audit for staff member and patient safety. AORN Journal, 100 (1), 91-95. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2014.05.006
2014
Conference Publication
Moral distress and the Australian aged care worker
Eley, Robert, Burston, A., Tuckett, A. and Parker, D. (2014). Moral distress and the Australian aged care worker. American Psychological Association 122nd Annual Convention (APA 2014), Washington, United States, 6-10 August 2014.
2014
Journal Article
Tracking the patient journey by combining multiple hospital database systems
Wong, Andy, Kozan, Erhan, Sinnott, Michael, Spencer, Lyndall and Eley, Robert (2014). Tracking the patient journey by combining multiple hospital database systems. Australian Health Review, 38 (3), 332-336. doi: 10.1071/AH13070
2014
Journal Article
Opportunities, barriers and constraints to physical activity in rural Queensland, Australia
Eley, Robert, Bush, Robert and Brown, Wendy J. (2014). Opportunities, barriers and constraints to physical activity in rural Queensland, Australia. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11 (1), 68-75. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2011-0312
2014
Conference Publication
Confidence: when it may not be a doctor's best trait
Eley, Robert (2014). Confidence: when it may not be a doctor's best trait. American Psychological Association 122nd Annual Convention (APA 2014), Washington, United States, 6-10 August 2014.
2014
Journal Article
The need to address poor numeracy skills in the emergency department environment
Eley, Robert, Sinnott, Michael, Steinle, Vicky, Trenning, Leeanne, Boyde, Mary and Dimeski, Goce (2014). The need to address poor numeracy skills in the emergency department environment. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26 (3), 300-302. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12207
2013
Journal Article
Audit of a State-wide store and forward teledermatology service in Australia
Biscak, Terri M., Eley, Robert, Manoharan, Shobhan, Sinnott, Michael and Soyer, H. Peter (2013). Audit of a State-wide store and forward teledermatology service in Australia. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 19 (7), 362-366. doi: 10.1177/1357633X13506509
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Rob Eley is:
- Available for 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
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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