Practice Development: Children's Hospital at Westmead
Professor Val Wilson
Val is Director of the Nursing Research and Practice Development Unit at the Children's Hospital at Westmead and Professor of Nursing Research and Practice Development at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Val works closely with clinicians and nursing leaders on a wide range of practice development, evaluation and research activities. She is an IPDC facilitator and is part of an international practice development collaborative.
Research interests
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Practice development
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Evaluation of practice
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Effective teamwork
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Knowledge utilisation
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Action and active learning
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Action research
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Critical reflection and facilitation.
Projects
- The implementation and evaluation of a three-year practice development program
- The development of person-centred cultures through an integrated practice development and work-based learning program
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a family-centred model of care for the transition of long term ventilated children from the acute care setting into the community
- Implementation and evaluation of the TLC model in two clinical units at The Children's Hospital at Westmead - focuses on facilitating person-centred care using a teamwork, learning and change model
- Transitions in care: facilitating effective transitions for young people
- Developing strategies for safer and predictable work practices in nursing.
Contact
Professor Val Wilson
Director
Nursing Research and Practice Development Unit
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
valeriew@chw.edu.au
Telephone +61 2 9845 3093
This web page is managed and authorised by Nursing & Midwifery Office of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 31 March, 2009
