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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2019
Journal Article
Building a global, pediatric vascular access registry: a scoping review of trial outcomes and quality indicators to inform evidence-based practice
Schults, Jessica A., Rickard, Claire M., Kleidon, Tricia, Hughes, Rebecca, Macfarlane, Fiona, Hung, Jacky and Ullman, Amanda J. (2019). Building a global, pediatric vascular access registry: a scoping review of trial outcomes and quality indicators to inform evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 16 (1), 51-59. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12339
2019
Journal Article
Antithrombogenic peripherally inserted central catheters: overview of efficacy and safety
Ullman, Amanda J., Bulmer, AndreW. C., Dargaville, Tim R., Rickard, Claire M. and Chopra, Vineet (2019). Antithrombogenic peripherally inserted central catheters: overview of efficacy and safety. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 16 (1), 25-33. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2019.1555466
2019
Book Chapter
Right Device Assessment and Selection in Pediatrics
Kleidon, Tricia and Ullman, Amanda (2019). Right Device Assessment and Selection in Pediatrics. Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access. (pp. 181-195) Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03149-7_14
2019
Book Chapter
Right Post-Insertion Management in Pediatrics
Ullman, Amanda and Kleidon, Tricia (2019). Right Post-Insertion Management in Pediatrics. Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access. (pp. 209-216) Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03149-7_16
2019
Journal Article
Taurolidine–citrate line locks prevent recurrent central line–associated bloodstream infection in pediatric patients
Clark, Julia E., Graham, Nicolette, Kleidon, Tricia and Ullman, Amanda (2019). Taurolidine–citrate line locks prevent recurrent central line–associated bloodstream infection in pediatric patients. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38 (1), e16-e18. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002191
2019
Book Chapter
Developmental Stages and Clinical Conditions for Vascular Access in Pediatrics
Ullman, Amanda and Kleidon, Tricia (2019). Developmental Stages and Clinical Conditions for Vascular Access in Pediatrics. Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access. (pp. 171-179) Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03149-7_13
2019
Book Chapter
Right Pediatric Site Selection and Technology
Kleidon, Tricia and Ullman, Amanda (2019). Right Pediatric Site Selection and Technology. Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access. (pp. 197-208) Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03149-7_15
2019
Conference Publication
Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit
August, Deanne, Ullman, Amanda, New, Karen, McIntyre, Colette, Smith, Patricia, Koorts, Pieter, Irwin, Adam, Cobbald, Linda, Lack, Gill, Takashima, Mari, Foxcroft, Katie and Marsh, Nicole (2019). Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit. 3rd Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS), Masstricht, Netherlands, 17-21 September 2019. New York, United States: Nature Publishing Group.
2018
Journal Article
Remembering the unforgettable: trialing ICU diaries in North America
Ullman, Amanda and Kenardy, Justin (2018). Remembering the unforgettable: trialing ICU diaries in North America. Critical Care Medicine, 46 (12), 2048-2050. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003411
2018
Journal Article
A novel integrated dressing to secure peripheral intravenous catheters in an adult acute hospital: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Marsh, Nicole, Larsen, Emily, Genzel, Jodie, Mihala, Gabor, Ullman, Amanda J., Kleidon, Tricia, Cadigan, Sue and Rickard, Claire M. (2018). A novel integrated dressing to secure peripheral intravenous catheters in an adult acute hospital: a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 19 (1) 596, 596. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2985-9
2018
Journal Article
Bloodstream infection and occlusion of central venous catheters in children
Rickard, Claire M. and Ullman, Amanda J. (2018). Bloodstream infection and occlusion of central venous catheters in children. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 18 (8), 815-817. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30267-6
2018
Journal Article
Dressings and securement devices to prevent complications for peripheral arterial catheters
Reynolds, Heather, Ullman, Amanda J., Culwick, Martin D., Mihala, Gabor, Alexandrou, Evan, Schults, Jessica A. and Rickard, Claire M. (2018). Dressings and securement devices to prevent complications for peripheral arterial catheters. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (5) CD013023. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013023
2018
Journal Article
[Withdrawn Publication] Hydrocolloid dressings for treating pressure ulcers
Keogh, Samantha J., Nelson, Andrea, Webster, Joan, Jolly, Jim, Ullman, Amanda J. and Chaboyer, Wendy P. (2018). [Withdrawn Publication] Hydrocolloid dressings for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (4) CD010364. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010364.pub2
2018
Journal Article
Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 2: Analyse, benchmark and feedback
Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Ullman, Amanda J., Rickard, Claire M. and Cooke, Marie (2018). Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 2: Analyse, benchmark and feedback. Australian Critical Care, 31 (2), 106-109. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.04.002
2018
Journal Article
Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 1 Prepare and collect data
Ullman, Amanda J., Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Rickard, Claire M. and Cooke, Marie (2018). Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 1 Prepare and collect data. Australian Critical Care, 31 (2), 101-105. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2017.04.003
2018
Conference Publication
Comparing the effectiveness of four dressing and securement methods for peripherally inserted central catheters: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Chan, Raymond, Northfield, Sarah, Larsen, Emily, Mihala, Gabor, Ullman, Amanda and Rickard, Claire (2018). Comparing the effectiveness of four dressing and securement methods for peripherally inserted central catheters: A pilot randomized controlled trial. ONS 43rd Annual Congress, Washington, DC United States, 17-20 May 2018. Pittsburgh, PA United States: Oncology Nursing Society.
2018
Journal Article
How does your PICCOMPARE? A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing various PICC materials in pediatrics
Kleidon, Tricia, Ullman, Amanda J., Zhang, Li, Mihala, Gabor, Chaseling, Brett, Schoutrop, Jason and Rickard, Claire M. (2018). How does your PICCOMPARE? A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing various PICC materials in pediatrics. Journal of Hospital Medicine, 13 (8), 517-525. doi: 10.12788/jhm.2911
2018
Journal Article
Not "just" an intravenous line: consumer perspectives on peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC). An international cross-sectional survey of 25 countries
Cooke, Marie, Ullman, Amanda J., Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Wallis, Marianne, Corley, Amanda and Rickard, Claire M. (2018). Not "just" an intravenous line: consumer perspectives on peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC). An international cross-sectional survey of 25 countries. PLoS One, 13 (2) e0193436, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193436
2018
Journal Article
Complication and failures of central vascular access device in adult critical care settings
Takashima, Mari, Schults, Jessica, Mihala, Gabor, Corley, Amanda and Ullman, Amanda (2018). Complication and failures of central vascular access device in adult critical care settings. Critical Care Medicine, 46 (12), 1998-2009. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003370
2017
Journal Article
Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness for peripherally inserted central catheters in adult acute hospital patients (CASCADE): A pilot randomised controlled trial
Chan, Raymond J., Northfield, Sarah, Larsen, Emily, Mihala, Gabor, Ullman, Amanda, Hancock, Peter, Marsh, Nicole, Gavin, Nicole, Wyld, David, Allworth, Anthony, Russell, Emily, Abu Choudhury, Md, Flynn, Julie and Rickard, Claire M. (2017). Central venous Access device SeCurement And Dressing Effectiveness for peripherally inserted central catheters in adult acute hospital patients (CASCADE): A pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18 (1) 458, 458. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2207-x
Funding
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Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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Master Philosophy
Exploration of the Quality Manager role in Healthcare
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
Central venous access device-associated skin injuries for children undergoing radiation oncology
Principal Advisor
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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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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining the role of insertion technology to preserve neonatal vessel health
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deanne August
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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