Professor Amanda Ullman

Researcher biography
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.
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Determining Outcomes of Lidocaine via j-tip® for Placement of INtravenous device: the DOLPhIN phase 1 single-arm feasibility and safety study with embedded child-reported outcomes Australian Pain Society (APS)/Cops for Kids (CFK) Clinical Research Grant |
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Supplemental Tackifier to Intravenous Catheter dressings to Keep intact Year-round in Kids (the STICKY Kids trial) Eloquest Healthcare – Investigator Initiated Grant |
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PENGUIN trial: PEripheral INtravenous Catheter GlUe In Newborns: An effectiveness randomised controlled trial comparing tissue adhesive and standard care dressing Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Foundation; Sunshine Coast SERTF-Wishlist |
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the SAFET nursing care bundle in protecting skin from DEvice harm across the liFEspan iN Critical illnEss: The DEFENCE project NHMRC Partnership Grant (APP ID:2022546) |