Investigators

Project Team (L - R Fiona Coyer, Amanda Henderson, Anne Gardner, Glenn Gardner, Shane Lenson, Helen Gosby)

Project Team (L - R Fiona Coyer, Amanda Henderson, Anne Gardner, Glenn Gardner, Shane Lenson, Helen Gosby)

 Prof Anne Gardner and Prof Glenn Gardner (same surnames coincidental) have an established internationally recognised collaborative track record in the field of health services research and innovative nursing roles, specifically the nurse practitioner. They collaborated in development of the Australian national nurse practitioner competency standards. They provide the content and methodological expertise for the project.

 Prof Amanda Henderson is an Australian leader in health professional teaching and clinical learning. Prof Henderson will contribute expertise in educational theory and clinical teaching and learning framework development.

 Assoc Prof Fiona Coyer is an experienced researcher and clinician, university teacher and academic administrator. She will provide expertise in teaching design, clinical learning and clinical liaison. Dr Coyer, as director of postgraduate teaching at QUT, will take a major role in liaison with course staff and industry partners for Phase 3.

 Ms Helen Gosby NP is President of the Australian College of Nurse practitioners. Ms Gosby will provide essential industry liaison, coordination and Australia-wide communication with nurse practitioner project participants and quality control of project process. Her nurse practitioner specialty area is emergency paediatrics.

 Mr Shane Lenson NP is a newly appointed lecturer in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at ACU, a colleague of Prof Anne Gardner and a novice researcher. He will provide important clinical and teaching perspective to the project as well as gaining valuable research experience.