Professor Samantha Keogh

Biography

• Samantha Keogh is a critical care nurse (adult and paediatric), an established researcher and Professor of Nursing with QUT. She is passionate about advancing the professionalism and science of nursing, and demonstrating its’ impact in modern healthcare. Professor Keogh is current Academic Lead for Research for the School and a Senior Researcher with the Centre for Healthcare Transformation (CHT) and Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR). Her research interests are centred on optimising patient safety and outcomes in acute and critical care research, with a focus on reducing vascular access complications and iatrogenic anaemia, as well as improving medication safety and pain management. Professor Keogh supervises higher degree research students, is an external examiner for a number of Australian Universities and peer reviewer for several professional journals. Professor Keogh is the immediate Past President (2015-2019) of the Australian Vascular Access Society (AVAS), sits on the Research Advisory Panel of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN), the Impact and Implementation Reference Group with the Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA) and Australian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Research Network (ANMCRN).
• Media Trial to test new catheter design. https://www.hospitalhealth.com.au/content/clinical-services/news/trial-to-test-new-catheter-design-867676263#axzz6dpi5yUDU
• Media https://youtu.be/mbDnoV1d3Qk (AVATAR film Let's make vascular access complications history)
• Media ABC Radio National 2 May 2016.  http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/poor-iv-treatment-costs-australia's-health-system-$700/7375318 Report about Australia's failure to adopt world best-practice for the most common invasive medical procedure, intravenous treatments, placing some of the nation's sickest patients under greater stress. Click on Download audio
• Listen to interview on May 5 2016 http://tunein.com/radio/Nursing-Review-p772594/ http://www.nursingreview.com.au/2016/05/event-explores-best-practice-use-of-vascular-access-devices/

• S Keogh, J Flynn, C Shelverton, N Marsh, G Mihala, K Davies, C Rickard. (2020) Implementation and evaluation of peripheral intravascular catheter flushing guidelines: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial. BMC Medicine 18: 252 doi.org/10.1186/s12916-020-01728-1 D1 Medical Journal, 900 accesses in first month
• E Slaughter, K Kynoch, M Brobribb, S Keogh (2020) As systematic review of recent studies evaluating the impact of central venous catheter design and materials on thrombosis. Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12472 Q1 Nursing Journal
• F Indarwati, S Mathew, J Munday S Keogh (2019) Incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure and complications in paediatric patients: systematic review and meta analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studiesorg/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103488 D1 Nursing Journal
• Piper S, Carr PJ, Kelsey LK, Bulmer AB, Keogh SJ, Doyle BJ (2018) Towards a better understanding of the mechanistic causes of peripheral intravenous catheter failure: a parametric computational study. Scientific Reports – Nature 8:3441 doi:10.1038/s41598-018-21617-1. Q1 Multidisciplinary Journal, 4604 accesses online
• Zhang L, Keogh S, Rickard CM. Reducing the risk of infection associated with vascular access devices through nanotechnology: A perspective. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 2013. 8: 4453-4466 Q1 Bioengineering Journal 10,316 accesses online

• 2020 Queensland Health Innovation, Investment and Research Office (HIIRO) Implementation Fellowship $120,000 The Kids Pain Collaborative: An implementation study of paediatric pain management in the emergency department PI: S Williams. AIs: C Douglas, S Keogh, D Herd, R Glass, K Watt, S Riggal, A Hudson, H Cronin, T Flannagan, J Keyser.
• 2020 MNHHS CRG $50,000 Medication Administration Evaluation and Feedback Tool (MAEFT): A pilot stepped wedge clustered randomised trial CIs: K Davies, K Hay, K Whitfield, K Chippindall. AIs: P Donovan, S Keogh, K Losinski, P Jarrett, C Booker Pearce
• 2018 MNHHS CRG $50,000 Standard versUs peRForated peripheral intravenous catheters. The SURF trial : A pilot RCT. N Gavin, S Keogh, L Marquart, N Marsh, M Totsika, C Saxby
• 2016 Cancer Care Qld $200,00. Prevention of Central Venous Catheter Infection and Occlusion by Needless Connector Design and Disinfection in haematology-Oncology Patients. L Zhang, C Rickard, J Webster, M Cooke,  P Mollee, G Playford, V Chopra, A McCarthy, S Keogh, C Mervin.
• 2015 NHMRC Project Grant. APP1098757. 2016-2019. $1,101,717.35. Peripherally InSerted Central catheter Securement: the PISCES Trial.  CM Rickard, J Webster, R Chan, P Mollee, EG Playford, L Zhang, S Keogh, A Hallahan, E Alexandrou. (CIs). A Ullman, D McMillan, D Paterson, M McGrail, M Mervin, N Gavin, V Chopra. (AIs).
• 2015 BD Grant-in-aid (as part commitment to NHMRC Partnership Grant) $183,000. Development and implementation of best flushing practice to optimise peripheral intravascular catheter patency. S Keogh, M Cooke, M Wallis, A Van Zundert, C Rickard, P Scuffham, L Zhang, A Bulmer.
• 2015 Queensland Health Nursing and Midwifery Research Fellowship $120,000. The FLiP Study: Flushing in Peripheral Intravenous Catheters. Optimising PIVC patency through implementation of best flushing practice. S Keogh, J Flynn, K Davies, C Booker, C Rickard.
• 2013 BD Investigator Initiated Grant $50,000 Flushing in peripheral catheters (FliP): A pilot factorial, randomised controlled trial. S Keogh & C Rickard. 2012 BD Grant-in-aid $44,500 State survey of nurses’ intravenous device flushing practice. S Keogh, N Marsh, K Davies, N Higgins.
• 2012 Griffith University RCCCPI Early Career Researcher Grant $7,474. Maintenance of peripheral intravenous catheter patency in the acute care setting: A review of practice and research. CIs: S Keogh, C Rickard. AIs: N Marsh, K Davies.