Overview
Background
Children deserve the best of our healthcare. As Professor and Chair in Paediatric Nursing, conjoint between the University of Queensland (UQ) and Children’s Health Queensland, Amanda is working to optimise health service delivery for children in hospital, so they are able to receive the treatment they need, without complications. She also aims to improve the capacity, capability and excellence of consumer-focussed, powerful research across paediatric healthcare.
At UQ, Amanda leads the Paediatric Nursing and Patient Safety research group, which is based across the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and the Children's Health Research Centre.
Amanda is also co-Chair of the Children's Inpatient Research Colloraborative of Australia and New Zealand (CIRCAN), which facilitates hospital-based paediatric research studies across metropolitan, regional and rural hospitals in Australasia. She is also Director of Child UnLimited, an Australian network of researchers, clinicians, advocates and families with a shared vision: to improve the clinical care and quality of life of children, adolescents and young adults living with a chronic illness or disability.
Availability
- Professor Amanda Ullman is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Adverse events
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Paediatric nursing
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Central venous catheters
Research impacts
Amanda is a current National Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator (2023-7), and previous Fulbright Scholar (2021-22). Her research program is supported by NHMRC and Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grants, and as Chief Investigator in an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (Wiser Wound Care). Her research focuses on the prevention of complications associated with paediatric hospital admissions, especially those related to central venous access devices (for which she is ranked the #1 expert, globally [central venous catheters; ExpertScape]).
This includes leading projects such as the:
- Preventing adverse events during paediatric cancer treatment: A multi-site hybrid RCT of catheter lock solutions (the CLOCK trial)
- Preventing InfusAte injuries Throughout a Child's Hospitalisation (the PATCH trial): A Type 1 Hybrid Randomised Controlled Trial
- Development and implementation of the Michigan Appropriateness Guide for Infusion Catheters in Paediatrics (mini-MAGIC)
- Innovation to improve the experience and outcomes of central venous access devices in paediatrics and cancer care: the IV Passport
- Peripherally inserted central catheter Innovation to reduCe Infections and Clots (the PICNIC trial)
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Perceived barriers and facilitators to preventing hospital‐acquired pressure injury in paediatrics: a qualitative analysis
Dimanopoulos, Tanesha A., Chaboyer, Wendy, Plummer, Karin, Mickan, Sharon, Ullman, Amanda J., Campbell, Jill and Griffin, Bronwyn R. (2023). Perceived barriers and facilitators to preventing hospital‐acquired pressure injury in paediatrics: a qualitative analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.16002
2023
Journal Article
Performance of tunnelled, non‐cuffed central venous catheters in infants: a scoping review
Dean, Anna, Doyle, Rebecca and Ullman, Amanda (2023). Performance of tunnelled, non‐cuffed central venous catheters in infants: a scoping review. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 59 (11), 1202-1209. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16509
2023
Journal Article
Factors impacting emergency department clinicians’ peripheral intravenous catheter practice: A qualitative analysis
Xu, Hui Grace, Ullman, Amanda J., Rickard, Claire M. and Johnston, Amy (2023). Factors impacting emergency department clinicians’ peripheral intravenous catheter practice: A qualitative analysis. International Emergency Nursing, 71 101366, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2023.101366
2023
Conference Publication
Securing Central venous catheters Using a subcutaneously anchored secuRement system to prevent cathEter Dislodgment in children: the SECURED randomised controlled trial
Kleidon, Tricia, Schults, Jessica, Roebuck, Derek, Gibson, Victoria, Pierce, Deborah, Royle, Ruth, Ware, Robert, Byrnes, Joshua, Rickard, Claire and Ullman, Amanda (2023). Securing Central venous catheters Using a subcutaneously anchored secuRement system to prevent cathEter Dislodgment in children: the SECURED randomised controlled trial. 2023 ACIPC International Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12-15 November 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2023.09.019
2023
Journal Article
What blood conservation practices are effective at reducing blood sampling volumes and other clinical sequelae in intensive care? A systematic review
Keogh, Samantha, Mathew, Saira, Ullman, Amanda J., Rickard, Claire M. and Coyer, Fiona (2023). What blood conservation practices are effective at reducing blood sampling volumes and other clinical sequelae in intensive care? A systematic review. Australian Critical Care, 36 (6), 1129-1137. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.12.002
2023
Conference Publication
DART 3: A pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of ultrasound guidance to reducing multiple PIVC insertions in hospitalised patients
Schults, Jessica, Marsh, Nicole, Ullman, Amanda, Kleidon, Tricia, Ware, Robert, Byrnes, Joshua, Young, Emily, Hall, Lisa, Keijzers, Gerben, Cullen, Louise, Calleja, Pauline, McTaggart, Steven, Peters, Nathan, Watkins, Stuart, Corley, Amanda, Brown, Christine, Lin, Zhen, Williamson, Frances, Burgess, Luke, Macfarlane, Fiona, Cooke, Marie, Battley, Callan and Rickard, Claire (2023). DART 3: A pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of ultrasound guidance to reducing multiple PIVC insertions in hospitalised patients. 2023 ACIPC International Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 12 – 15 November 2023. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2023.09.021
2023
Journal Article
Midline compared with peripheral intravenous catheters for therapy of 4 days or longer in pediatric patients: a randomized clinical trial
Kleidon, Tricia M., Gibson, Victoria, Cattanach, Paula, Schults, Jessica, Royle, Ruth H., Ware, Robert S., Marsh, Nicole, Pitt, Colleen, Dean, Anna, Byrnes, Joshua, Rickard, Claire M. and Ullman, Amanda J. (2023). Midline compared with peripheral intravenous catheters for therapy of 4 days or longer in pediatric patients: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics, 177 (11), 1132-1140. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3526
2023
Journal Article
The parent, child and young person experience of difficult venous access and recommendations for clinical practice: A qualitative descriptive study
Sharp, Rebecca, Muncaster, Michele, Baring, Catherine L., Manos, Jacinta, Kleidon, Tricia M. and Ullman, Amanda J. (2023). The parent, child and young person experience of difficult venous access and recommendations for clinical practice: A qualitative descriptive study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (17-18), 6690-6705. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16759
2023
Journal Article
Implementation frameworks, strategies and outcomes used in peripheral intravenous catheter studies: a systematic review
Xu, Hui, Keogh, Samantha, Ullman, Amanda J., Marsh, Nicole, Tobiano, Georgia, Rickard, Claire M., Clark, Justin and Griffin, Bronwyn (2023). Implementation frameworks, strategies and outcomes used in peripheral intravenous catheter studies: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32 (17-18), 6706-6722. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16671
2023
Journal Article
Nurses’ education, knowledge and perceptions of peripheral intravenous catheter management: A web-based, cross-sectional survey
Massey, Debbie, Cooke, Marie, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Marsh, Nicole, Ullman, Amanda J., Craswell, Alison and Wallis, Marianne (2023). Nurses’ education, knowledge and perceptions of peripheral intravenous catheter management: A web-based, cross-sectional survey. Collegian, 30 (4), 578-585. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2023.03.001
2023
Journal Article
Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion: a randomised controlled trial protocol
Kleidon, Tricia M., Schults, Jessica, Rickard, Claire and Ullman, Amanda J. (2023). Ultrasound-guided PIVC insertion: a randomised controlled trial protocol. British Journal of Nursing, 32 (14), S22-S28. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2023.32.14.s22
2023
Journal Article
Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access requires thought, training and technology (DART3): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial protocol
Schults, Jessica A., Marsh, Nicole, Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia M., Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Young, Emily, Hall, Lisa, Keijzers, Gerben, Cullen, Louise, Calleja, Pauline, McTaggart, Steven, Peters, Nathan, Watkins, Stuart, Corley, Amanda, Brown, Christine, Lin, Zhen, Williamson, Frances, Burgess, Luke, Macfarlane, Fiona, Cooke, Marie, Battley, Callan and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). Improving difficult peripheral intravenous access requires thought, training and technology (DART3): a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 587, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09499-0
2023
Journal Article
Exploring Australian emergency department clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and adherence to the national peripheral intravenous catheter clinical care standard: a cross-sectional national survey
Xu, Hui, Rickard, Claire M., Takashima, Mari, Butterfield, Michael, Pink, Edward and Ullman, Amanda J. (2023). Exploring Australian emergency department clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and adherence to the national peripheral intravenous catheter clinical care standard: a cross-sectional national survey. EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35 (5), 759-770. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14214
2023
Journal Article
Patient blood management in critically ill children undergoing cardiac surgery: A cohort study
Long, Debbie A., Slaughter, Eugene, Mihala, Gabor, Macfarlane, Fiona, Ullman, Amanda J., Keogh, Samantha and Stocker, Christian (2023). Patient blood management in critically ill children undergoing cardiac surgery: A cohort study. Australian Critical Care, 36 (2), 201-207. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.12.008
2023
Journal Article
Central venous access device practice across haematology and oncology centres in Australia and New Zealand: a cross‐sectional survey
Yuen, Hiu L. A., Weinkove, Robert, Ullman, Amanda, Marsh, Nicole, Rickard, Claire M., Chunilal, Sanjeev and McQuilten, Zoe (2023). Central venous access device practice across haematology and oncology centres in Australia and New Zealand: a cross‐sectional survey. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (3), 426-430. doi: 10.1111/imj.16031
2023
Journal Article
Community-based intravenous treatment and central venous access devices: a scoping review of the consumer and caregiver experience, information preferences, and supportive care needs
Sharp, Rebecca, Xu, Qunyan, Corsini, Nadia, Turner, Lisa, Altschwager, Jodie, Marker, Julie, Ullman, Amanda and Esterman, Adrian (2023). Community-based intravenous treatment and central venous access devices: a scoping review of the consumer and caregiver experience, information preferences, and supportive care needs. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 40 (1), 28-51. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2022.2081506
2023
Journal Article
A pilot randomized controlled trial of securement bundles to reduce peripheral intravenous catheter failure
Corley, Amanda, Ullman, Amanda J., Marsh, Nicole, Genzel, Jodie, Larsen, Emily N., Young, Emily, Booker, Catriona, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). A pilot randomized controlled trial of securement bundles to reduce peripheral intravenous catheter failure. Heart and Lung, 57, 45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.07.015
2023
Journal Article
Immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in children with paediatric rheumatic diseases: a scoping review
Cunninghame, Jacqueline, Wen, Sophie, Dufficy, Mitchell, Ullman, Amanda, Takashima, Mari, Cann, Megan and Doyle, Rebecca (2023). Immunogenicity and safety of vaccination in children with paediatric rheumatic diseases: a scoping review. Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy, 11, 25151355231167116. doi: 10.1177/25151355231167116
2023
Journal Article
Device related pressure injuries across the critical care lifespan
August, Deanne, Ullman, Amanda and Coyer, Fiona (2023). Device related pressure injuries across the critical care lifespan. Nursing in Critical Care, 28 (1), 6-8. doi: 10.1111/nicc.12874
2022
Journal Article
Long peripheral catheters in children: A scoping review
Burek, Alina G., Liljestrom, Tracey, Dundon, Melanie, Shaughnessy, Erin E., Suelzer, Elizabeth and Ullman, Amanda (2022). Long peripheral catheters in children: A scoping review. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 17 (12), 1000-1009. doi: 10.1002/jhm.12968
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
- Professor Amanda Ullman is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Oral food challenges in paediatric: a multi-method exploration of the barriers and facilitators to reintroduction of previously allergenic foods
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin
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Doctor Philosophy
Vaccination barriers and enablers for adolescents with a mental health diagnosis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vanessa Cobham
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Master Philosophy
The Performance of Tunnelled, Non-Cuffed Central Venous Catheters and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters in Infants
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Central Venous Access Device Selection in Paediatric Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukaemia: A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Preparing to change catheter lock solution practice in paeditric cancer care
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Exploration of the Quality Manager role in Healthcare
Principal Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Central venous access device-associated skin injuries for children undergoing radiation oncology
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining the role of insertion technology to preserve neonatal vessel health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deanne August
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Master Philosophy
Enhancing paediatric nurse training practices in Australia for teaching Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) to children and their families; strategies to reduce peritonitis events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amy Mitchell
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Techniques and Technologies to Improve First-Time PIVC Insertion Success in Paediatrics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Claire Rickard, Dr Jessica Schults
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