Professor Jed Duff

Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Biography
Prof Jed Duff is Chair of Nursing at Royal Brisbane and Woman's Hospital where he develops, tests, and implements strategies to improve the uptake of evidence into practice; designs and runs multidisciplinary practice-based research; and mentors staff in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research. Jed describes himself as a 'pracademic' – someone who helps solve real-world problems by combining the views of practitioners and academics. The focus of Jed's research is improving patient outcomes through multidisciplinary practice-based research with a particular emphasis on implementation science. He is skilled at both implementing evidence using pragmatic models and studying the implementation using mixed-method approaches. From 2014-2016, Jed was an NHMRC Translating Research into Practice Fellow, and in 2019 he received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to conduct implementation research in the USA. Jed is currently a facilitator for the Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (TIDIRH). Jed is actively engaged in the national and international perioperative nursing community. He is Editor of the Journal of Perioperative Nursing; a Fellow and past President of the Australian College of Perioperative Nurses; a former Board Member of the International Federation of Perioperative Nurses; and former Honorary Secretary of the Asian Perioperative Nurses Association. In recognition of his commitment to global perioperative nursing, Jed was chosen to join the International Council of Nursing's Global Nursing Leadership Institute.Personal details
Positions
- Professor of Nursing
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing- Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects - Kelvin Grove Q Block Membership
Keywords
Implementation Science, Evidence-Based Practice, Perioperative Care, Surgery, Healthcare Improvement, Acute Care, Nursing
Discipline
Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Australian Catholic Uni)
Professional memberships and associations
Fellow, Australian College of Perioperative Nurses
Member, Australian College of Nursing
Member, Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
Research and Innovation Scholar, Hunter New England Local Health District
Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Nursing, University of Iowa
Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle
Member and Chair, Implementation Science Hub Working Group
Member, Implementation Science Network
Lead, Implementation Science Community of Practice
Experience
Prof Jed Duff is a staunch advocate for evidence-based practice, particularly in his clinical area of perioperative nursing. He achieves this by conducting clinically relevant systematic reviews; undertaking rigorous primary research; facilitating evidence implementation; and training clinicians in research and evidence-based practice methods. Jed is frequently asked to share his insights at keynote presentations and in the media.
Keynote Presentations
2021 - Making sense of implementation science. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Clinical Trials Network
2021 - Implementation Science and Research Translation. 2021 Annual ANZCA Clinical Trails Network Strategic Research Workshop
2020 - Evidence-based practice. Swedish Centre of Interprofessional Collaboration Annual Conference
2019 - Will robots make good nurses? 13 International Problem Based Learning Symposium, South Korea
2018 - The future of surgery. ABC Radio, Focus Sydney with Cassie McCullagh
2018 - Getting research evidence into practice. ABC Radio, Newcastle Drive with Paul Bevan
Selected publications
- Wood J, Ebert L, Duff J, (2022) Implementation Methods of Virtual Reality Simulation and the Impact on Confidence and Stress When Learning Patient Resuscitation: An Integrative Review, Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 66, pp. 5-17.
- Duff J, Bowen L, Bradley O, (2022) What does surgical conscience mean to perioperative nurses: An interpretive description, Collegian, 29 (2), pp. 147-153.
- Mclaughlin M, Duff J, McKenzie T, Campbell E, Sutherland R, Wiggers J, Wolfenden L, (2021) Evaluating digital program support for the physical activity 4 everyone (PA4E1) school program: Mixed methods study, JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 4 (3).
- Alshammari M, Duff J, Guilhermino M, (2021) Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the patient-centered communication instrument for adult cancer patients., International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33 (1).
- Delaforce A, Duff J, Munday J, Farmer S, Miller K, Glover L, Corney C, Hurst C, Ansell G, Gutta N, Tuffaha H, Hardy J, (2021) A Theoretically Informed Approach to Support the Implementation of Pre-Operative Anemia and Iron Deficiency Screening, Evaluation, and Management Pathways: Protocol for a Type Two Hybrid-Effectiveness Study, Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 14, pp. 1037-1044.
- Marsden D, Boyle K, Jordan L, Dunne J, Shipp J, Minett F, Styles A, Birnie J, Ormond S, Parrey K, Buzio A, Lever S, Paul M, Hill K, Pollack M, Wiggers J, Oldmeadow C, Cadilhac D, Duff J, (2021) Improving Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Acute and Rehabilitation Wards That Admit Adult Patients: Protocol for a Before-and-After Implementation Study, JMIR Research Protocols, 10 (2).
- Duff J, (2021) Journal of Perioperative Nursing: Fulfilling its mission and achieving its vision, Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 34 (3).
- Duff J, (2021) Still more to do to improve perioperative safety and prevent patient harm, Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 34 (2).
- Duff J, Conway A, (2020) Common quantitative methods, Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence Based Practice, pp. 156-177.
- Duff J, (2020) Nursing management: Preoperative care, Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, pp. 348-366.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Jed, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Fulbright scholarship to conduct implementation research in the US
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Perioperative Nursing
- Type
- Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2019
- Details
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Health Education Competencies of Nurses Caring for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in Saudi Arabia
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Judy Munday - The Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality Technology for Surgery-related Anxiety among Adults
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Judy Munday - PTSD and Nursing
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Carol Windsor - Co-design of an E-health application to Improve the Perioperative Patient Journey and Facilitate Integrated Care
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Judy Munday