Adjunct Associate Professor
Aaron Conway
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Biography
BackgroundDr Aaron Conway is a NHMRC Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology and a Registered Nurse at the Cardiac Catheter Theatres, The Wesley Hospital. Aaron’s research aims to improve patient safety during procedural sedation and analgesia.
Project Highlights
2015-2018: Improving nurse-administered sedation practice in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. NHMRC Early Career Fellowship – Australia Public Health Fellowship
2016-2017: Optimising the clinical application of capnography for ventilation monitoring during nurse-administered sedation in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Wesley Medical Research Institute
2016: Maintaining normoTHERMIa during SEDation: The THERMISED Pilot Study. St Vincent's Clinic Foundation
2014-2015: Ascertaining the effectiveness of current nursing practices in maintaining normothermia during procedures performed in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Interventional Nursing Council Research Project Award
2014-2015: A pilot study of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for heart transplant recipients with anxiety or depression. Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing Small Grant
2010-2012: Nurse-administered procedural sedation and analgesia in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Australian Postgraduate Award (Australian Catholic University)
Personal details
Keywords
Health Services, Sedation, Nursing, Patient safety, Adverse events, Cardiac, Anaesthesia
Discipline
Nursing, Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Australian Catholic Uni)
- BN (Hons) (Australian Catholic Uni)
Professional memberships and associations
Member, Australian College of Nursing
Member, Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College
Affiliate Member, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Nurse Leader, Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing
Member, American Heart Association
Member, International Anesthesia Research Society
Selected publications
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Improving nurse-administered sedation practice in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. (2015-2018). External reference: 1091657.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Best Reviewer Award (2013), Research in Nursing and Health
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- 2015 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award, American American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 8th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 7th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 6th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
Research projects
- Title
- Improving nurse-administered sedation practice in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1091657
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Cardiac; Health Services; Nursing; Patient Safety; Sedation; Adverse Events