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Samantha Keogh

Samantha Keogh BSc(Hons), PhD

Nursing
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Samantha Keogh is a critical care nurse (adult and paediatric), an established researcher and a 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 a 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).
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