The quality, impact and volume of our research activity grows each year and our publications in both national and international journals is testament to our ongoing success.

Click on each year below to discover our publications and a link to each.

Nursing

Bloomer MJ, Brooks LA, Coventry A, Ranse K, Rowe J, Thomas S. ACCCN position statement on organ and tissue donation. Australian Critical Care. Accepted April 2024.

Bloomer MJ, Coventry A. End-of-life care in critical care is about more than just education - Letter on Benbenishty et al. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 202483:103682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103682

Bloomer MJ, Brooks LA, Coventry A, Ranse K, Rowe J, Thomas S. The role of critical care nurses in organ and tissue donation: A position statement of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses. Australian Critical Care 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.05.010

Brijnath B, Muoio R, Feldman P, Ghersi D, Chan AW, Welch V, Treweek S, Green H, Orkin AM, Owusu-Addo E (RECONSIDER Extension Group Straiton N, et al.). "We are not invited": Australian focus group results on how to improve ethnic diversity in trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2024; 170:111366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111366

Cadilhac DA, Ross AG, Bagot KL, Blennerhassett J, Kilkenny M, Kim J, Purvis T, Barclay Moss K, Ellery F, Morrison J, Cranefield J, Kleinig T, Grimley R, Jaques K, Wong D, Murphy L, Russell G, Nelson M, Thijs V, Middleton S, Scott C. Protocol for a feasibility registry-based randomised controlled trial investigating a tailored follow-up service for stroke (A-LISTS). Feasibility Studies 2024; 10:103. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01527-y

Chien LJ, Slade D, Goncharov L, Taylor J, Dahm MR, Brady B, McMahon J, Raine SE, Thornton A. Implementing a ward-level intervention to improve nursing handover communication with a focus on bedside handover-A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2024. Advance online publication, currently under revision. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17107

Cheung NW, McElduff P, Fulcher G, Middleton S, Chen R, Depczynski B, Flack J, Kinsella J, Layton M, McLean M, Poynten A, Tonks K, White C, Wong V, Chipps DR. Glucose levels at hospital admission are associated with 5 year mortality. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2024; 217:111840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.daibres.2024.111840

Curtis K, Murphy M, Kourouche S, Hughes D, Casey L, Gawthorne J, Berendsen-Russell S, Couttie T, Skelly D, Williams N, Shavan RZ, Fry M, Kloger R, Rheinberger J, Aggar C, Considine J. Designing a standardized emergency nurse career pathway for use across rural, regional and metropolitan New South Wales, Australia: A consensus process. Australian Emergency Care 2024; 27(3):198-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2024.03.002

Denny M, Rosendale N, Gonzales N, Leslie-Mazwi T, Middleton S. Addressing disparities in acute stroke management and prognosis. Journal of the American Heart Association 2024; 13(7):e031313. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.031313

Ding R, Betihavas V, McElduff B, Dale SCoughlan KMcInnes EMiddleton SFasugba O. Fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing management in stroke unit and non-stroke unit European hospitals: A QASC Europe substudy. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 2024; 56(2):42-48. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000743

Douglas C, Alexeev S, Middleton S, Gardner G, Kelly P, McInnes E, Rihari-Thomas J, Windsor C, Morton RL. Transforming nursing assessment in acute hospitals: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an evidence-based nursing core assessment (the ENCORE trial). International Journal ofNursing Studies 2024; 151:104690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104690

Fasugba O, Sedani R, Mikulik R, Dale S, Vařecha M, Coughlan K, McElduff B, McInnes E, Hladíková S, Cadilhac DA, Middleton S. How registry data are used to inform activities for stroke care quality improvement across 55 countries: A cross-sectional survey of Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) hospitals. European Journal of Neurology 2024; 31:e16024. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.16024

Fontaine G, Vinette B, Weight C, Maheu-Cadotte MA, Lavallée A, Deschênes MF, Lapierre A, Castiglione SA, Chicoine G, Rouleau G, Argiropoulos N, Konnyu K, Mooney M, Cassidy CE, Mailhot T, Lavoie P, Pépin C, Cossette S, Gagnon MP, Semenic S, Straiton NMiddleton S. Effects of implementation strategies on nursing practice and patient outcomes: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Implementation Science. Accepted 14 September 2024.

Gulyani P, Rawat P, Elmi Y, Gupta S, Wan CS. Barriers and facilitators of lifestyle management among adult South Asian migrants living with chronic diseases: A mixed-methods systematic review. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 2024; 18(2):102944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2024.102944

Hibbert PD, Raggett L, Molloy CJ, Westbrook J, Magrabi F, Mumfor V, Clay-Williams R, Lingam R, Salmon PM, Middleton S, Roberts M, Bradd P, Bowden S, Ray K, Zacka M, Sketcher-Baker K, Phillips A, Birks L, Arya DK, Trevorrow C, Handa S, Swaminatahn G, Carson-Stevens A, Wiig S, de Wet C, Austin EE, Giolla Easpaig BN, Wang Y, Arnolda G, Peterson GM, Braithwaite J. Improving Health system responses when patients are harmed: A protocol for a multi-stage mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e085854. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085854

Johnson MStraiton N, Ferguson C, McInnes E, Thornton A, Everett B, Tuqiri K, Meedya S, Hackett K, Cruickshank M, Fry M, Perry L, Sheppard-Law S, Hosie A, Inglis S, McErlean G, Debono D, Fernandez R, Wynne R, Chow J, Hickman L, Delo Olmo G, Middleton S. Pre-implementation context and implementation approach for a Nursing and Midwifery Clinician Researcher Career Pathway: A qualitative study. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024; 00:1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16307

Kilkenny MF, Olaiya M, Cameron J, Lannin NA, Andrew NE, Thrift AG, Hackett M, Kneebone I, Drummond A, Thijs A, Brancatisano O, Kim J, Reyneke M, Hancock S, Allan L, Ellery F, Geoffrey Cloud G, Grimley R, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA. Statistical analysis plan for the Recovery-focused Community support to Avoid readmissions and improve Participation after Stroke randomised controlled clinical trial. Trials 2024; 25:78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07864-2

Langer G, Wan CS, Fink A, Schwingshackl L, Schoberer D. Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024; 12(2):CD003216. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003216.pub3

McBrearty K, Zordan R, McInnes E, Murphy J, Riddell K, Walker V, Jacob E. Introduction of a Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing workforce: A qualitative study of student and registered nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024; 00:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16046

McInnes EDale SBagot KCoughlan K, Grimshaw J, Pfeilschifter W, Cadilhac DA, Fischer T, van der Merwe J, Middleton S. The Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) global scale-up using a cascading facilitation framework: A qualitative process evaluation. BMC Health Services Research 2024; 24:144. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10617-9

Prichard R, Maneze D, Straiton N, Inglis SC, McDonagh J. Strategies for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in cardiovascular research: a primer. European Journal of Cardiovasc Nursing 2024; 23(3):313-322. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae002

Straiton N, Moons P, Verstael A, Liu M, Winter MM. Beyond validations: getting wearable activity trackers into cardiovascular care – a discussion paper. European Society of Cardiology 2024; 23(6):e121. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvae019

Teede H, Cadilhac DA, Purvis T, Kilkenny MF, Campbell B, English C, Callander E, Grimley RS, Levi C, Middleton S, Hill K, Enticott J. Learning together for better health using an evidence-based Learning Health Systems framework: A case study in stroke. BMC Medicine 2024; 22:198. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03416-w

Wiles L, Hibbert P, Zurynski Y, Smith CL, Arnolda G, Ellis LA, Lake R, Giolla Easpaig BN, Molloy C, Middleton S, Braithwaite J, Hill K, Turner T. Is it possible to make ‘living’ guidelines? An evaluation of the Australian Living Stroke Guidelines. Health Research Policy and Systems 2024; 24:419. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10795-6

Allied Health

Jolliffe L, Christie LJ, Fearn N, Nohrenberg M, Liu R, Williams JF, Parsons MW, Pearce AM. A systematic review of discrete choice experiments in stroke rehabilitation, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2024; 31(6):632-643. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2024.2312641

Young D, Weaver J, Christie LJ, Genders M, Simpson GK. Building resilience among families supporting relatives with ABI in rural NSW: testing the feasibility of telephone delivery of Strength2Strength program, Brain Injury 2024; 38(2): 84-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2024.2304877 

Nursing

Bagot KL, McInnes E, Mannion R, McMullan RD, Urwin R, Churruca K, Hibbert P, Westbrook J. Middle manager responses to hospital co-workers' unprofessional behaviours within the context of a professional accountability culture change program: A qualitative analysis. BMC Health Services Research. 2023; 23:1012. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09968-6

Bagot KL, Purvis T, Hancock S, Zhao H, Coote S, Easton D, Campbell B, Davis S, Donnan G, Foster S, Langenberg F, Smith K, Stephenson M, Bernard S, McGowan S, Yan B, Mitchell P, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA. Sustaining a new model of acute stroke care: A mixed-method process evaluation of the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2023; 12(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7716

Bagot KL, Purvis T, Hancock S, Zhao H, Coote S, Easton D, Campbell B, Davis S, Donnan G, Foster S, Lagenberg F, Smith K, Stephenson M, Bernard S, McGowan S, Yan B, Mitchell P, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA. Interdisciplinary interactions, social systems and technical infrastructure required for successful implementation of Mobile Stroke Units: A qualitative process evaluation. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2023; 29:495-512. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13803

Bernhardt J, Churilov L, Dewey H, Donnan G, Ellery F, English C, Gao L, Hayward K, Horgan F, Indredavik B, Johns H, Langhorne P, Lindley R, Martins S, Mohd Ali K, Middleton S, Moodie M, Pandian J, Parsons B, Robinson T, Srikanth V, Thijs V. A phase III, multi-arm multi-stage covariate-adjusted response-adaptive randomised trial to determine optimal early mobility training after stroke (AVERT DOSE). International Journal of Stroke. 2023; 18(6):745-750. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930221142207

Bladin C, Cheung NW, Dewey H, Churilov L, Middleton S, Thijs V, Ekinci E, Levi C, Lindley R, Donnan G, Parsons M, Meretoja A, Tiainen M, Choi P, Cordato D, Brown H, Campbell B, Davis S, Cloud G, Grimley R, Lee-Archer M, Ghia D, Sanders L, Markus R, Muller C, Salvaris P, Wu T, Fink J. Management of poststroke hyperglycaemia: The Treatment with Exenatide in Acute Ischaemic Stroke (TEXAIS) randomized clinical trial. Stroke. 2023; 54(12): 2962-2971. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044568 ** Included in the Center for Biomedical Research Transparency (CBMRT) online Null Hypothesis Collection **

Bloomer MJ, Ranse K, Adams L, Brooks LA, Coventry A. "Time and life is fragile": An integrative review of nurses' experiences after patient death in adult critical care. Australian Critical Care. 2023; 36:872-888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2022.09.008

Bui MV, McInnes E, Ennis G, Foster K. Mental health nurses' experience of resilience during COVID-19: A qualitative inquiry. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 2023; 32:1735-1744. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13213

Bui MV, McInnes E, Ennis G, Foster K. Resilience and mental health nursing: An integrative review of updated evidence. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 2023; 32(4):1055-1071. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13132

Caso V, Martins S, Mikulik R, Middleton S, Groppa S, Pandian J, Nguyen HT, Danays T, van der Merwe J, Fischer T, Hacke W. Six years of the Angels Initiative: Aims, achievements and future directions to improve stroke care worldwide. International Journal of Stroke. 2023; 18(8):898-907. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231180067

Coventry A, Gerdtz M, McInnes E, Dickson J, Hudson P. Supporting families of patients who die in adult intensive care: A scoping review of interventions. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2023; 78:103454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2023.103454

Currie J, McWilliams L, Paisi M, Shawe J, Thornton A, Larkin M, Taylor J, Middleton S. Nurses' perceptions of the skills, knowledge and attributes required to optimise scope of practice and improve access to care for people experiencing homelessness in Australia: A cross sectional study. Collegian. 2023; 30(4):586-594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2023.02.002

Currie J, McWilliams L, Venkataraman V, Paisi M, Shawe J, Thornton A, Larkin M, Taylor J, Middleton S. Nurses' perceptions on the skills, knowledge and attributes required to provide healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Australia: A qualitative study. Collegian. 2023; 30:539-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2023.03.006

Dalli LL, Borschmann K, Cooke S, Kilkenny MF, Andrew NE, Scott D, Ebeling, PR, Lannin NA, Grimley R, Sundararajan V, Katzenellenbogen JM, Cadilhac DA and on behalf of Stroke 123 Investigators Anderson G, Donnan G, Levi C, Thrift A, Middleton S, Faux S, Denisenko S, Dewey H, Godecke E, Laloir E, Lee A, Longworth M, Cadigan G, Dilworth C, Price C, Hill K, Page M, Egan J, Grabsch B, Kung F, Moss K, Street S, Tod E, Gibbs A, Purvis T, Reyneke M. Fracture risk increases after stroke or transient ischemic attack and is associated with reduced quality of life. Stroke. 2023; 54:2593-2601. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043094

Eckert M, Kennedy K, Neylon K, Rickard CM, Keogh S, Gray R, Middleton S, Homer C, Whitehead L, Sharplin G. A scoping review of nurse-led randomised controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2023; 32(17-18):5550-5561. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16632

Fasugba O, Dale S, McInnes E, Cadilhac DA, Noetel M, Coughlan K, McElduff B, Kim J, Langley T, Cheung W, Hill K, Pollnow V, Page K, Sanjuan E, Neal E, Griffith S, Christie LJ, Slark J, Ranta, Levi C, Grimshaw J, Middleton S. Evaluating remote facilitation intensity for multi-national translation of nurse-initiated stroke protocols (QASC Australasia): A protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science. 2023; 18:2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-023-01260-9

Fasugba O, Sedani R, Mikulik R, Dale S, Vařecha M, Coughlan K, McElduff B, McInnes E, Hladíková S, Cadilhac DA, Middleton S. How registry data are used to inform activities for stroke care quality improvement across 55 countries: A cross-sectional survey of Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q) hospitals. European Journal of Neurology. 2023; 31:e16024. https://doi.org/10.1111/ene.16024

Halligan D, Janes G, Conner MT, Albutt A, Debono D, Carland J, Sheppard-Law S, Taylor N, Middleton S, McInnes E, Ferguson C, Lawton RJ. Identifying safety practices perceived as low-value: An exploratory survey of healthcare staff in the United Kingdom and Australia. Journal of Patient Safety. 2023; 19(2):143-150. DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000001091

Homer C, Neylon K, Kennedy K, Baird K, Gilkinson A, Keogh S, Middleton S, Gray R, Whitehead L, Finn J, Rickard C Sharplie G, Neville S, Eckert M. Midwife led randomised controlled trials in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review. Women and Birth. 2023; 36:401-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.03.003

Johnson M, Ferguson C, Thornton A, Israel J, Cruickshank M, Debono D, Fernandez R, Fry M, Hickman LD, Hoise A, Inglis SC, McErlean G, McInnes E, Perry L, Sheppard-Law S, Wynne R, Parsons M, Middleton S. Exploring the SPHERE Nursing and Midwifery Clinician Researcher Career Pathway: A qualitative study. Collegian. 2023; 30:795-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2023.06.002

Jones B, Fasugba O, Dale S, Burrows C, John M, Doncillo M, Wright S, Lueck C, D'Este C, McElduff B, McInnes E, Middleton S. Improving stroke Emergency Department nursing care: The Code Stroke 2.0 pretest/post-test feasibility study. Collegian. 2023; 30(5):736-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2023.04.002

Kim J, Sookram G, Godecke E, Brogan E, Armstrong B, Ellery F, Rai T, Rose M, Ciccone N, Middleton S, Holland A, Hankey G, Bernhardt J, Cadilhac DA. Economic Evaluation of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) intervention. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 2023; 31(2):157-166. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2023.2229039

Lauck SB, Saarijärvi M, De Sousa I, Straiton N, Borregaard B, Lewis KB. Accelerating knowledge translation to improve cardiovascular outcomes and health services: Opportunities for bridging science and clinical practice. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 2023; 22(8):125-132. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvad077

Liu M, Whittam S, Thornton A, Goncharov L, Slade D, McElduff B, Kelly P, Law CK, Walsh S, Pollnow V, Cuffe J, McMahon J, Aggar C, Bilo J, Bowen K, Chow JSF, Duffy K, Everett B, Ferguson C, Frost SA, Gleeson N, Hackett K, Komusanac I, Marshall S, May S, McErlean G, Melbourne G, Murphy J, Newbury J, Newman D, Rihari-Thomas J, Sciuriaga H, Sturgess L, Taylor J, Tuqiri K, McInnes E, Middleton S on behalf of The ACCELERATE Plus Project Team. Assessment and Communication Excellence for Safe Patient Outcomes (ACCELERATE Plus) Protocol: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial, cost-benefit analysis, and process evaluation. BMC Nursing. 2023; 22(1):275. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01439-x

Lynch EA, Bulto L, Cheng H, Craig LE, Luker JA, Bagot KL, Thayabaranathan T, Janssen H, McInnes E, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA. Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings. Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care. Issue 8. Art. No.: CD012520. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012520.pub2

Middleton S, Dale S, McElduff B, Coughlan K, McInnes E, Mikulik R, Fischer T, van der Merwe J, Cadilhac DA, D'Este C, Levi C, Grimshaw J, Grecu A, Quinn C, Cheung N, Koláčná T, Medukhanova S, Sanjuan E, Salselas S, Messchendor G, Cassier-Woidasky AK, Skrzypec-Czerko M, Slavat-Plana M, Urso A, Pfeilschifter W. Translation of nurse-initiated protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing following stroke across Europe (QASC Europe): A pre-test/post-test implementation study. European Stroke Journal. 2023; 8:132-147. https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873221126027

Miller C, Jones SP, Bangee M, Martinez-Garduno CM, Brady MC, Cadilhac DA, Dale S, McInnes E, Middleton S, Watkins CL, Lightbody E. Hydration and nutrition care practices in stroke: Findings from the UK and Australia. BMC Nursing. 2023; 22:403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01575-4

Purvis T, Cadilhac DA, Hill K, Gibbs AK, Ghuliani J, Middleton S, Kilkenny M. Benefit of linking hospital resource information and patient-level stroke registry data. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 2023; 35(1):1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzad003

Ramanathan SA, Lunch E, Bernhard J, Nilsson M, Cadilhac DA, Carey L, Middleton S, Chamberlain J, Walker R, Reeves P, Searles A. Impact assessment of the Centre for Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery. Health Research Policy and System 2023; 21:30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-00974-y

Wan CS, Cheng H, Musgrave-Takeda M, Liu M, Tobiano G, McMahon J, McInnes E. Barriers and facilitators to implementing pressure injury prevention and management guidelines in acute care: A mixed-methods systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 2023; 145:104557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104557

Wan CS, Nankervis A, Teede H, Aroni R. Priorities to improve woman-centred gestational diabetes mellitus care: A qualitative study to compare views between clinical and consumer end-users. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2023; 36(5):1636-1648. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13191

Wan CS, Rawat P, Gulyani P, Elmi Y, Ng, AH. Dietary management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among South Asian immigrants: A mixed-methods study. Nutrition & Dietetics. 2023; 80(4):413-424. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12820

Straiton N, Hollings M, Gullick J, Gallagher R. Wearable activity trackers objectively measure incidental physical activity in older adults undergoing aortic valve replacement. Sensors. 2023; 23(6):3347. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063347

Symons T, Bowden J, McKenzie A, Fallon-Ferguson JM, Weekes LY, Ansell J, Murphy R, Jesudason S, Saxena M, Nichol A, Straiton N. Development of the Consumer Involvement & Engagement Toolkit: A digital resource to build capacity for undertaking patient-centred clinical trials in Australia. Public Health Research & Practice. 2023; 33(1):e32122209. https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp32122209

Tobiano G, Chaboyer W, Carlini J, Eskes AM, McInnes E, Latimer S, Boorman R, Moore Z, Fagerdahl A, Walker RM, Erichsen Andersson A, O'Connor T, Kang E, Probert R, Gillespie BM. Patient experiences of, and preferences for, surgical wound discharge education. International Wound Journal. 2023; 20(5):1687-1699. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14030

van Vilet P, Carey LM, Turon A, Kwakkel G, Palazzi K, Oldmeadow C, Serles A, Lavis H, Middleton S, Galloway M, Dimech-Betancourt B, O'Keefe S, Tavender M. Task-specific training vs usual care to improve upper limb function after stroke: The "Task-AT Home" randomised controlled trial protocol. Frontiers in Neurology. 2023; 14:1140017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1140017

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Christie LJ, Rendell R, McCluskey A, Fearn N, Hunter A, Lovarini M. Adult experiences of constraint-induced movement therapy programmes: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework and Capability, Opportunity, Motivation - Behaviour system. Brain Impairment. 2023; 24(2):274-289. https://doi.org/10.1017/BrImp.2022.18

Christie LJ, Rendell R, McCluskey A, Fearn N, Hunter A, Lovarini M. Development of a behaviour change intervention to increase the delivery of upper limb constraint-induced movement therapy programs to people with stroke and traumatic brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. I2023; 00:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2290686

Christie LJ, Rendell R, Fearn N, Descallar J, McCluskey A, Pearce A, Wong L, Lovarini M. Increasing the delivery of upper limb constraint-induced movement therapy programs for stroke and brain injury survivors: Evaluation of the ACTIveARM project. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2023; 00:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2290687

Sun J, Lam C, Christie LJ, Blair C, Li X, Werdiger F, Yang Q, Bivard A, Lin L, Parsons M. Risk factors of hemorrhagic transformation in acute ischaemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Neurology. 2023; 14:1079205. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1079205

Bui MV, McInnes E, Ennis G, Foster K. Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation of the Promoting Resilience in Nurses (PRiN) trial. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 202231(3): 687-696. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12989

Cadilhac DA, Marion V, Andrew NE, Breen S, Grabsch B, Purvis T, Morrison JL, Lannin NA, Grimley R, Middleton S, Kilkenny MF. Shared team efforts leading to adherence results: A stepped-wedge cluster registry-based trial in acute stroke management. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Accepted 4 September 2022.

Cadilhac DA, Kim J, Cloud G, Anderson CS, Tod EK, Breen SJ, Faux S, Kleinig T, Castley H, Lindley RI, Middleton S, Yan B, Hill K, Jones B, Shah D, Jaques K, Clissold B, Campbell B, Lannin NA; on behalf of AuSCR COVID-19 Reporting Consortium Group. Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Quality of Stroke Care in Stroke Units and Alternative Wards: A national comparative analysis. Journal of Stroke 2022; 24(1): 79-87. https://doi.org/10.5853/jos.2021.02530

Catling C, Donovan H, Phipps H, Dale S, Chang S. Group Clinical Supervision for midwives in Sydney: a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2022; 22(1): 309. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04657-4

Chaboyer W, Coyer F, Harbeck E, Thalib L, Latimer S, Wan CS, Tobiano G, Griffin BR, Campbell JL, Walker R, Carlini JC, Lockwood I, Clark J, Gillespie BM. Oedema as a predictor of the incidence of new pressure injuries in adults in any care setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2022; 128: 104189. Epub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104189

Christie LJ, Fearn N, McCluskey A, Lovarini M, Rendell R, Pearce A. Cost-effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy implementation in neurorehabilitation: The ACTIveARM Project. PharmacoEconomics Open. 2022; 6: 437-450.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-022-00323-9

Coote S, Mackay E, Alexandrov AW, Cadilhac DA, Alexandrov AV, Easton D, Zhao H, Langenberg F, Bivard A, Stephenson M, Parsons MW, Campbell B, Donnan GA, David SM, Middleton S. The Mobile Stroke Unit Nurse: An International Exploration of Their Scope of Practice, Education, and Training. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 2022; 54(2): 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1097/JNN.0000000000000632

Coventry A, Gerdtz M, McInnes E, Hudson P. Fostering positive psychosocial outcomes for families in the intensive care unit: A scoping review protocol of interventions that help prepare families for the possibility of death. Open Science Framework 2022;https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/KS2BM

Curtis K, Kourouche S, Asha S, Buckley T, Considine J, Middleton S, Mitchell R, Munroe B, Shaban RZ, Lam M, Fry M. Effect of an intervention for patients 65 years and older with blunt chest injury: patient and health service outcomes. Injury. 2022; 53(9): 2939-2946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.024

English C, Hill K, Davie J, English KS, Cadilhac DA, Faux S, Hackett M, Lannin NA, Middleton S, Ranta A, Simpson F, Stocks N, Murphy L, Godecke E, Campbell B. Living clinical guidelines for Stroke: updates, challenges and opportunities. Medical Journal of Australia. 2022; 216 (10): 510-514. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51520

Fish JA, Rickard CM, Gray R, Middleton S, Homer C, Keogh S, Leslie G, Nemeh F, Neville S, Sharplin G, Whitehead L, Yates P, Eckert M. Nurse- and midwife-led trials in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review protocol. Collegian E-pub ahead of print 27 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.05.005

Godecke E, Brogan E, Ciccone N, Rose ML, Armstrong E, Whitworth A, Ellery F, Holland A, Middleton S, Rai T, Hankey GJ, Cadilhac DA, Bernhardt J. Treatment fidelity monitoring, reporting and findings in a complex aphasia intervention trial: a substudy of the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) trial. Trials. 2022; 23: 501. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06433-3

Hamilton H, Dale SMcElduff B, Craig LE, Fasugba OMcInnes E, Alexandrov AW, Cadilhac DA, Lightbody E, Watkins C, Middleton S. The role of stroke nurses in thrombolysis administration in Australia and the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey of current practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2022; 31:158–166. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15892

Hassett L, Jennings M, Brady B, Pinheiro M, Haynes A, Sidhu B, Christie L, Dennis S, Pearce A, Howard K, Greaves C, Sherrington C. Brief Physical Activity Counselling by Physiotherapists (BEHAVIOUR): protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type II cluster randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science Communications, 2022; 3(1): 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00291-5

Kourouche S, Curtis K, Munroe B, Asha SE, Carey I, Considine J, Fry M, Lyons J, Middleton S, Mitchell R, Shaban RZ, Unsworth A, Buckley T. Implementation of a hospital-wide multidisciplinary blunt chest injury care bundle (ChIP): Fidelity of delivery evaluation. Australian Critical Care, 2022; 35(2): 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.003

McWilliams L, Paisi M, Middleton S, Shaw J, Thornton A, Larkin, Taylor J, Currie J. Scoping review: Scope of practice of nurse-led services and access to care for people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Advanced Nursing. E-pub ahead of print. 27 July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15387

Middleton SDale SMcElduff B,Coughlan KMcInnes E, Mikulik R, Fischer T, van der Merwe J, Cadilac DA, E’Este C, Levi C, Grimshaw J, Grecu A, Quinn C, Cheung N, Koláčná T, Medukhanova S, Sanjuan E, Salselas S, Messchendor G, Cassier-Woidasky AK, Skrzypec-Czerko M, Slavat-Plana M, Urso A, Pfeilschifter W. Translation of nurse-initiated protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing following stroke across Europe (QASC Europe): a prospective pre-test/post-test implementation study. European Stroke Journal. Accepted 24 August 2022.

Purvis T, Middleton S, Alexandrov AW, Kilkenny MF, Coote S, Kuhle S, Cadilhac DA. Exploring barriers to stroke coordinator roles in Australia: a national survey. Collegian 2022; 29(4): 423-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2021.12.007

Ramsden V, Middleton S, McInnes E, Bable FE, Tavender E. A primer for clinical researchers in the Emergency Department: Sustainability - An Introduction. Emergency Medicine Australasia. Epub ahead of print. 2 August 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14052

Riddell K, Bignell L, Bourne D, Boyd L, Crowe S, Cucanic S, Flynn M, Gillan K, Heinjus D, Mathieson J, Nankervis K, Reed F, Townsend L, Twomey B, Weir-Phyland J, Bagot KL. The context, contribution and consequences of addressing the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative exploration of executive nurses' perspectives. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2022; 78(7): 2214-2231. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15186

 Rihari-Thomas J, Whittam S, Goncharov L, Slade D, McElduff B, Pritchard T, McMahon J, Coventry A, Coughlan K, Steadward Y, Taylor J, Thornton A, Riddell K, Tuqiri K, Oleson K, Dahm M, Chien L, Kelly P, McInnes EMiddleton S. Assessment and Communication exCELlence for safe patient outcomes (ACCELERATE): Trial Protocol. Collegian. E-pub ahead of print. 5 July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2022.06.006

Sarkies MN, Hemmert C, Pang Y, Shiner CT, McDonell, K., Mitchell, R., Lystad, R.P., Novy, M., Christie, L. (2022). The human impact of commercial delivery cycling injuries: a pilot retrospective cohort study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2022. 8(1): 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01077-1

van Vliet P, Carey L, Turton A, Kwakkel G, Palazzi K, Oldmeadow C, Searles A, Lavis H, Middleton S, Tavener M. Improving arm function after stroke using task-specific training (Task AT Home): a randomized controlled trial protocol. Frontiers. Accepted May 2022.

Bangee M, Martinez-Garduno C, Brady M, Cadilhac DA, Dale S, Hurley M, McInnes E, Middleton S, Patel T, Watkins DCL, Lightbody C. Oral Care Practices in Stroke: Findings from the UK and Australia. BMC Nursing 2021; 20(169):1-8. DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00642-y

Bernhardt J, Borschmann K, Collier JM, Thrift AG, Langhorne P, Middleton S, Lindley RI, Dewey HM, Bath P, Said CM, Churilov L, Ellery F, Bladin C, Reid CM, Frayne JH, Srikanth V, Read SJ, Donnan GA. Fatal and non-fatal events within 14 days after early, intensive mobilization post stroke. Neurology 2021; 96(8):e1156-e1166. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011106

Boaden E, Burnell J, Hives L, Dey P, Clegg A, Lyons MW, Lightbody CE, Hurley MA, Roddam H, McInnes E, Alexandrov A, Watkins DCL. Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 10:CD012679. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679.pub2

Cadilhac DA, Cameron J, Kilkenny MF, Andrew NE, Harris D, Ellery F, Thrift AG, Purvis T, Kneebone I, Dewey H, Drummond A, Hackett M, Grimley R, Middleton S, Thijs V, Cloud G, Carey M, Butler E, Ma H, Churilov L, Hankey GJ, English C, Lannin NA. Protocol of a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of Recovery-focused Community support to Avoid readmissions and improve Participation after Stroke (ReCAPS). International Journal of Stroke 2021; June 14:17474930211022678. Epub ahead of print. DOI10.1177/17474930211022678

Cadilhac DA, Kim J, Tod EK, Morrison JL, Breen SJ, Jaques K, Grimley R, Jones B, Cloud GC, Kleinig T, Hillier S, Castley H, Lindley RI, Lannin NA, Middleton S, Yan B, Hill K, Clissold BB, Mitchell PJ, Campbell BCV. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Care for Stroke in Australia: Emerging Evidence From the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry. Frontiers in Neurology 2021;12:621495. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.621495

Coyer F, Chaboyer W, Lin F, Doubrovsky A, Barakat-Johnson M, Brown W, Lakshmanan R, Leslie G, Jones SL, Pearse I, Martin K, McInnes E, Mitchell M, Powell M, Sosnowski K, Tallot M, Thompson A, Thompson L, Labeau S, Blot S. Pressure Injury Prevalence in Australian intensive care units: A secondary analysis. Australian Critical Care. 2021 Nov 27:S1036-7314(21)00167-3. Epub ahead of print. DOI 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.10.009.

Curtis K, Kourouche S, Asha S, Considine J, Fry M, Middleton S, Mitchell R, Munroe B, Shaban R, D’Amato, Skinner C, Wiseman G, Buckley T. Impact of a care bundle for patients with blunt chest injury (ChIP): A multicentre controlled implementation evaluation. PLOS One 2021; 16(10):e0256027. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0256027

Eliakundu A, Cadilhac DA, Kim J, Andrew NE, Bladin C, Grimley R, Dewey H, Donnan GA, Hill K, Levi C, Middleton S, Anderson CS, Lannin N, Kilkenny M. Factors associated with arrival by ambulance for patients with stroke: A multicentre, national data linkage study. Australasian Emergency Care 2021; 24(3):167-173. DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2021.01.002

Fasugba O, McInnes E, Baye J, Cheng H, Gordon R, Middleton S. Barriers and enablers to implementing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection prevention strategies: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Journal of Hospital Infection 2021; 113:172-179. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.028

Gawthorne JFasugba O, LeviC, McInnesE, Ferguson C, McNeil J, Cadilhac DA, Everett B, Fernandez R, Fry M, Goldsmith H, Hickman L, Jackson D, Maguire J, Murray E, Perry L, Middleton S. On behalf of the Maridulu Budyari Gumal Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise Nursing & Midwifery Implementation Science Academy. Are clinicians using routinely collected data to drive practice improvement? A cross sectional survey. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 202133(4):mzab141. DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab141

Gawthorne J, Stevens J, Faux S, Leung J, McInnes E, Fasugba O, McElduff B, MiddletonS. Can emergency nurses safely and effectively insert fascia iliaca blocks in patients with a fractured neck of femur? A prospective cohort study. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021; 30:3611– 3622. DOI.org/10.1111/jocn.15883

Gillespie B, Latimer S, Walker R, McInnes E, Moore Z, Eskes A, Li Z, Schoonhoven L, Boorman R, Chaboyer W. The quality and clinical applicability of recommendations in pressure injury guidelines: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 115:103857. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103857

Gillespie B, Walker R, Latimer S, Thalib L, Whitty J, McInnes E, Chaboyer W. Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults: An abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2021; 120:103976. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103976

Godecke E, Armstrong B, Rai T, Ciccone N, Rose M, Middleton S, Whitworth A, Holland A, Ellery F, Hankey G, Cadilhac DA, Bernhardt J. VERSE Collaborative Group. A Randomised Control Trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: The Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study. International Journal of Stroke 2021; 16(5):556-572. DOI: 10.1177%2F1747493020961926

Green T, McNair ND, Hinkle JL, Middleton S, Miller ET, Perrin S, Power M, Southerland AM, Summers D, and on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Nursing Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing and the Stroke Council. Care of the Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke (Post hyperacute and Prehospital Discharge): Update to 2009 Comprehensive Nursing Care Scientific Statement. Stroke 2021; 52(5)e179 -e197. DOI: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000357

Hamilton HDale SMcElduff BCraig LEFasugba OMcInnes E, Alexandrov AW, Cadilhac DA, Lightbody E, Watkins DCL, Middleton S. The role of stroke nurses in thrombolysis administration in Australia and the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey of current practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2021; 31:158–166. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15892

Janssen H, Ada L, Middleton S, Pollack M, Nilsson M, Churilov L, Blennerhassett J, Faux S, New P, McCluskey A, Spratt NJ, and Bernhardt J on behalf of the AREISSA Trial group. Altering the rehabilitation environment to improve stroke survivor activity (AREISSA): A Phase II trial. International Journal of Stroke 2021. April 13:17474930211006999. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1177/17474930211006999

Kourouche S, Curtis K, Munroe B, Asha S, Carey I, Considine J, Fry M, Lyons J, Middleton S, Mitchell R, Shaban RZ, Unsworth A, Buckley T. Implementation of a hospital-wide multidisciplinary blunt chest injury care bundle (ChIP): Fidelity of delivery evaluation. Australian Critical Care 2021. Jun 15:S1036-7314(21)00058-8. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.003

Mitchell B, Curryer C, Holliday E, Rickard MC, Fasugba O. Effectiveness of meatal cleaning in the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and bacteriuria: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046817. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046817

Mitchell B, Prael G, Curryer C, Russo PL, Fasugba O, Lowthian J, Cheng AC, Archibold J, Robertson M, Kiernan M. The frequency of urinary tract infections and the value of antiseptics in community-dwelling people who undertake intermittent urinary catheterization: A systematic review. American Journal of Infection Control 2021; 49(8):1058-1065. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.01.009

Ouyang M, Roffe C, Billot L, Song L, Wang X, Munoz-Venturelli P, Lavados P, Robinson T, Middleton S, Olavarria VV, Watkins DCL, Lee TH, Brunser A, Pontes-Neto O, Hackett L, Anderson CS. Oxygen desaturation and adverse outcomes in acute stroke: Secondary analysis of the HeadPoST study. Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2021; 207:106796.

DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106796

Ouyang M, Venturelli P, Billot L, Wang X, Song L, Arima H, Lavados P, Hackett M, Olavarria V, Brunser A, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, Lee TH, Watkins DCL, Robinson T, Anderson CS. Low blood pressure and adverse outcomes in acute stroke: HeadPoST study explanations. Journal of Hypertension 2021; 39(2):273–279. DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002649  

Purvis T, Middleton S, Alexandrov A, Kilkenny M, Coote S, Kuhle S, Cadilhac DA. Understanding coordinator roles in acute stroke care: A national survey. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021; 30(12):10611.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106111

Riley M, Tassie B, Gawthorne J, Hadzic R, Stevens J. Increased opioid consumption after regional nerve blockade: Association of fascia iliaca clock with rebound pain in neck of femur fracture. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2021; 127(1):e15-e17.

DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.03.034

Schadewaldt V, McElduff B, D’Este C, McInnes E, Dale S, Fasugba O, Cadilhac DA, Considine J, Grimshaw JM, Cheung W, Levi C, Gerraty R, Fitzgerald M, Middleton S. Measuring organisational context in Australian Emergency Departments and its impact on stroke care and patient outcomes - a cross-sectional multi-method study. Nursing Outlook 2021; 69(1):103-115. DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.009 

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, Jammali-Blasi A, McInnes E. Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 5(5):CD013620. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013620.pub2 

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 4:CD013621. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013621.pub2 

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, Leung V, McInnes E. Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 5:CD013622. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013622.pub2

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Alternative reactive support surfaces (non-foam and non-air-filled) for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 4:CD013623. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013623.pub2

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, Jammali-Blasi ARamsden VMcInnes E. Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021; 5:CD013624. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013624.pub2

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Beds, overlays and mattresses for preventing and treating pressure ulcers: An overview of Cochrane reviews and network meta‐analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD013761 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013761

Thayabaranathan T, Andrew N, Grimley R, Stroil-Salama E, Grabsch B, Hill K, Cadigan G, Purvis T, Middleton S, Kilkenny M, Cadilhac DA. Understanding the role of external facilitation to drive quality improvement for stroke care in hospitals. Healthcare 2021; 9(9):1095. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9091095

Walter S, Fassbender K, Easton D, Schwarz M, Gardiner FW, Langenberg F, Dos Santos A, Bill C, Fox K, Bishop L, Coote S, Zhao H, Middleton S, Bladin C, Davis SM, Donnan GA. Stroke care equity in rural and remote areas - novel strategies. Vessel Plus 2021; 5:27. DOI: 10.20517/2574-1209.2020.102

Wang X, Moullaali T, Ouyang M, Billot L, Sandset EC, Song L, Delcourt C, Hackett M, Watkins DCL, Robinson TG, Yang J, Lavados PM, Brunser AM, Olavarría VV, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Arima H, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto OM, Pandian JD, Rogers K, Anderson CS. Influence of including patients with pre-morbid disability in acute stroke trials: The HeadPoST experience. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021; 50:78-87. DOI: 10.1159/000512608

Westbrook J, Sunderland NS, Li L, Koyama A, McMullan RD, Urwin R, Churruca K, Baysari M, Jones C, Loh E, McInnes E, Middleton S, Braithwaite J. Prevalence and impact of unprofessional behaviours among hospital co-workers: A survey of 5178 hospital staff in seven Australian hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia 2021; 214(1):31-37. DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50849

Bernhardt J, Borschmann K, Collier JM, Thrift AG, Langhorne P, Middleton S, Lindley RI, Dewey HM, Bath P, Said CM, Churilov L, Ellery F, Bladin C, Reid CM, Frayne JH, Srikanth V, Read SJ, Donnan GA. Fatal and non-fatal events within 14 days after early, intensive mobilization post stroke. Neurology. Epub ahead of print 3 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000011106

Boland L, Brosseau L, Caspar S, Graham ID, Hutchinson AM, Kothari A, McNamara K, McInnes E, Angel M, Stacey D. Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey. Implementation Science Communications 2020; 1:20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058–020–00021–9

Brunser A, Ouyang M, Arima H, Lavados P, Robinson T, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Olavarría V, Billot L, Hackett M, Song L, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, Lee TH, Watkins CL, Anderson CS. No benefit of flat head positioning in early moderate-severe acute ischemic stroke: HeadPoST study subgroup analysis. Stroke and Vascular Neurology. Epub ahead of print 25 June 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/svn-2020–000387

Cheung N, Campbell LV, Middleton S. Routine glucose assessment in the emergency department for detecting unrecognised diabetes: a cluster randomised trial. Letter to the Editor. Medical Journal of Australia 2020; 213 (2): 95–95.e1 [Letter] https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50549

Christie LJ, Egan C, Wyborn J, Simpson GK. Evaluating client experience of rehabilitation following acquired brain injury: a cross-sectional study. Brain Injury. Epub ahead of print 18 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1867768

Christie LJ, McCluskey A, Lovarini M. Implementation and sustainability of upper limb constraint-induced movement therapy programs for adults with neurological conditions: an international qualitative study. Journal of Health Organization and Management. Epub ahead of print 8 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07–2020–0297

Coote S, Cadilhac DA, O’Brien E, Middleton S on behalf of the Acute Stroke Nurses Education Network (ASNEN) Steering Committee. Letter to the Editor regarding: Critical Considerations for Stroke Management During COVID-19 Pandemic in response to Inglis et al. Heart Lung and Circulation 2020; 29(9): 1263–1267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.925

Coventry A, Rosenberg J, Ford R, McInnes E. A qualitative meta-synthesis investigating the experiences of the patient’s family when treatment is withdrawn in the intensive care unit. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2020; 76 (9): 2222–2234. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14416

Fasugba O, Mitchell BG, McInnes E, Koerner J, Cheng AC, Cheng H, Middleton S. Increased fluid intake for the prevention of urinary tract infection in adults and children in all settings: a systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection 2020; 104 (1): 68–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.016

Gillespie BM, Walker RM, Latimer SL, Thalib L, Whitty JA, McInnes E, Chaboyer WP. Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 6. Art. No.: CD009958.  https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009958.pub3

Gillespie BM, Walker R, McInnes E, Moore Z, Eskes A, O’Connor T, Harbeck E, White C, Scott I, Vermeulen H, Chaboyer W. Preoperative and postoperative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2020; 102, 103486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103486

Godecke E, Armstrong B, Rai T, Ciccone N, Rose M, Middleton S, Whitworth A, Holland A, Ellery F, Hankey G, Cadilhac DA, Bernhardt J. A Randomised Control Trial of intensive aphasia therapy after acute stroke: the Very Early Rehabilitation for SpEech (VERSE) study. International Journal of Stroke. Epub ahead of print 6 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747493020961926

Jaarsma T, Stromberg A, Dunbar S, Fitzsimon D, Lee C, Middleton S, Vellone E, Freedland K, Riegel B. Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going? International Journal of Nursing Studies 2020; 105: 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.10302

Levi C, Attia JA, D’Este C, Ryan AE, Henskens F, Kerr E, Parsons MW, Sanson-Fisher RW, Bladin C, Lindley RI, Middleton S, Paul CL. Cluster-randomized trial of thrombolysis implementation support in metropolitan and regional Australian stroke centres: Lessons for individual and systems behavior change. Journal of the American Heart Association 2020; 9: e012732. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.012732

McInnes E, Dale S, Craig L, Philips R, Fasugba O, Schadewaldt V, Cheung NW, Cadilhac DA, Grimshaw JM, Levi C, Considine J, McElduff P, Gerraty R, Fitzgerald M, Ward J, D'Este C, Middleton S. Process evaluation of an implementation trial to improve the triage, treatment and transfer of stroke patients in emergency departments (T3 trial): a qualitative study. Implementation Science 2020; 15(1): 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012–020–01057–0

McInnes E, Harvey G, Hiller J, Philips R, Page T, Wiechula R. Factors affecting procurement of wound care products: A qualitative study of hospital managers and clinicians’ views. Australian Health Review 2020. Epub ahead of print 8 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19250

Middleton S, Pfeilschifter W on behalf of the QASC Europe Steering Committee, the Angels Initiative, RES-Q, the European Stroke Organisation, and the QASC Europe Project Team. International translation of Fever, Sugar, Swallow Protocols: The Quality in Acute Stroke Care Europe Project. International Journal of Stroke 2020; 15(6): 591–594 [Leading Opinion]. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1747493020915130

Muir R, Carlini J, Harbeck E, Gillespie B, Tuffaha H, Walker R, McInnes E, Latimer S, Lin F, Pearcy J, Chaboyer W. Patient Involvement in Surgical Wound Care Research: A Scoping Review. International Wound Journal 2020; 17: 1462–1482. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13395

Ouyang M, Billot L, Song L, Wang X, Roffe C, Arima H, Lavados P, Hackett M, Olavarría V, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, Lee T, Watkins CL, Robinson T, Anderson CS. Prognostic significance of early urinary catheterization after acute stroke: Secondary analyses of the international HeadPoST trial. International Journal of Stroke 2020. Epub ahead of print 19 February 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493020908140

Ouyang M, Venturelli P, Billot L, Wang X, Song L, Arima H, Lavados P, Hackett M, Olavarria V, Brunser A, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, Lee TH, Watkins CL, Robinson T, Anderson CS. Low blood pressure and adverse outcomes in acute stroke: HeadPoST study explanations. Journal of Hypertension 2020. Epub ahead of print 8 September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002649

Ouyang M, Zhang Y, Wang X, Song L, Billot L, Robinson T, Lavados PM, Arima H, Hackett ML, Olavarría VV, Muñoz-Venturelli P, Middleton S, Watkins CL, Pontes-Neto OM, Lee T, Brunser AM, Anderson CS. Quantifying regional variations in components of acute stroke unit (ASU) care in the international HeadPoST study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2020; 419, 117187. Epub ahead of print 14 October 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2020.117187

Rogers J, Middleton S, Wilson P, Johnstone S. Predicting functional outcomes after stroke: An observational study of acute single-channel EEG. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2020; 27(3): 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1673576

Schadewaldt V, McElduff B, D’Este C, McInnes E, Dale S, Fasugba O, Cadilhac DA, Considine J, Grimshaw JM, Cheung W, Levi C, Gerraty R, Fitzgerald M, Middleton S. Measuring organisational context in Australian Emergency Departments and its impact on stroke care and patient outcomes – a cross-sectional multi-method study. Nursing Outlook 2020; 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.009

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013620. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013620

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Beds and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013624. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013624

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Alternative reactive support surfaces (non‐foam or air‐filled) for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013623. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013623

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013622. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013622

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013621. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013621

Shi C, Dumville JC, Cullum N, Rhodes S, McInnes E. Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers: an overview of Cochrane reviews and network meta‐analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD013761. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013761

Walker R, Gillespie B, McInnes E, Moore Z, Eskes A, Patton D, Harbeck E, White C, Scott I, Chaboyer W. Prevention and treatment of pressure injuries: A meta-synthesis of Cochrane Reviews. Journal of Tissue Viability 2020; 29(4): 227–243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2020.05.004

Westbrook J, Sunderland NS, Li L, Koyama A, McMullan RD, Urwin R, Churruca K, Baysari M, Jones C, Loh E, McInnes E, Middleton S, Braithwaite J. Prevalence and impact of unprofessional behaviours among hospital co-workers: A survey of 5178 hospital staff in seven Australian hospitals. Medical Journal of Australia 2020. Epub ahead of print 10 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50849

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Gillespie, B.M., Walker, R., McInnes, E, Moore, Z;  Eskes, A.,O’Connor, T, Harbeck, E; White, C; Scott, I; Vermeulen, H. &  Chaboyer, W. (2019). Preoperative and postoperative recommendations to surgical wound care interventions: A systematic meta-review of Cochrane reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies,102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103486

Latimer S, Chaboyer W, Thalib L, McInnes E, Bucknall T, Gillespie B. Pressure injury prevalence and predictors among older adults in the first 36-hours of hospitalisation. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2019 Nov;28(21-22):4119-4127. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14967

Fasugba O, Mitchell B, McInnes E, Koerner J, Cheng, A, Cheng, H, Middleton S. Increased fluid intake for the prevention of urinary tract infection in adults and children in all settings: A systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.08.016

Rogers JM, Duckwork J, Middleton S, Steenbergen V, Wilson PH. Elements virtual rehabilitation improves motor, cognitive, and functional outcomes in adult stroke: evidence from a randomized controlled pilt study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilition 2019; 16:56.
doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0531-y

Middleton S, Dale S, Cheung W, Cadilhac D, Grimshaw J, Levi C, McInnes E, Considine J, McElduff P, Gerraty R, Craig L, Schadewaldt V, Fitzgerald M, Quinn C, Cadigan G, Denisenko S, Longworth M, Ward J, D’Este C.  Nurse-initiated acute stroke care in Emergency Departments: Results from the T3 implementation cluster randomised controlled trial.  Stroke 2019. Published online.  Accepted 14 March 2019. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.020701

Cadilhac DA, Grimley R, Kilkenny MF, Andrew NE, Lannin NA, Hill K, Grabsch B, Levi CR, Thrift AG, Faux SG, Wakefield J, Cadigan G, Donnan GA, Middleton S, and Anderson CS. Multicenter, prospective, controlled, before-and-afer, quality improvement study (Stroke 123) of acute stroke care. Stroke 2019. Published online 21 May 2019. doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023075

Martinez-Garduno CM, Rodgers J, Phillips R, Gunaratne AW, Drury P, McInnes E. The Surgical Patients' Pressure Injury Incidence (SPPII) study: a cohort study of surgical patients and processes of care. Wound Practice and Research (Accepted April 2019)

Tavender E, Babl FE, Middleton S. A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part 8. Implementation Science: An introduction. Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA) Journal 2019. In Press. Accepted 21 March 2019. doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13296

Minhas J, Wang X, Lavados P, Moullaali T, Arima H, Billot L, Hackett M, Olavarría V, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, de Silva A, Lee T, Pandian J, Mead G, Watkins C, Chalmers J, Anderson C, Robinson T. Head Positioning and Blood Pressure Variability in Acute Stroke: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the HeadPoST Study. Journal of Human Hypertension. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-019-0193-z

Schadewaldt V, McElduff B, D’Este C, McInnes E, Dale S, Gunaratne A, Squires J, Cadilhac DA, Middleton S. Validating the Alberta Context Tool in a multi-site Australian Emergency Department nurse population. Plos One 2019; 14(4): e0215153.  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215153

Craig LE, Middleton S, Hamilton H, Cudlip F, Swatzell V, Alexandrov AV, Lightbody E, Watkins C, Philip S, Cadilhac DA, McInnes E, Dale S, Alexandrov AW. Does the Addition of Non-Approved Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for rtPA Impact Treatment Rates? Findings in Australia, the UK, and the USA. Interventional Neurology 2019;8(1):1–12. doi.org/10.1159/000493020

Cadilhac D, Kilkenny M, Lannin N, Dewey H, Levi C, Hill K, Grabsch B, Grimley R, Blacker D, Thrift A, Middleton S, Anderson C, Donnan G. Outcomes for patients with in-hospital stroke: a multicentre study from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019; 28(5): 1302-1310. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1052305719300357?via%3Dihub

Middleton S, McElduff P, Drury P, D’Este C, Cadilhac DA, Dale S, Grimshaw J, Ward J, Quinn C, Cheung NW, Levi C. Vital sign monitoring following stroke associated with 90-day independence: a secondary analysis of the QASC cluster randomized trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2019; 89: 72-79. In Press. [Epub ahead of print] doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.09.014

Kilkenny M, Kim J, Andrew N, Sundararajan V, Thrift AG, Katzenellenbogen JM, Flack F, Gattellari M, Boyd JH, Anderson P, Lannin N, Sipthorp M, Chen Y, Johnston T, Anderson CS, Middleton S, Donnan GA, Cadilhac DA. Maximising data value and avoiding data waste: a validation study in stroke research. Medical Journal of Australia 2019; 210 (1): 27-31. doi: 10.5694/mja2.12029

Andrew N, Middleton S, Grimley R, Anderson C, Donnan G, Lannin N, Salama E, Grabsch B, Kilkenny M, Squires J, Cadilhac D. Hospital organizational context and delivery of evidence-based stroke care: a cross-sectional study. Implementation Science 2019; 14(6). doi.org/10.1186/s13012-018-0849-z 

McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer SE, Leung V. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018; Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009490.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009490.pub2

Godecke E, Rai T, Cadilhac DA, Armstrong E, Middleton S, Ciccone N, Whitworth A, Rose ML, Holland A, Ellery F, Hankey GJ, Bernhardt J for the VERSE Collaboration. Statistical analysis plan (SAP) for the Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE) after stroke trial: an international 3-arm clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of early, intensive, prescribed, direct aphasia therapy. International Journal of Stroke 2018; 13(8): 863-880. doi.org/10.1177/1747493018790055

Lynch E, Ramanathan S, Middleton S, Bernhard J, Nilsson M, Cadilhac DA. A mixed methods study to explore opinions of research translation held by researchers working in a Centre of Research Excellence in Australia. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022357. [Online publication] doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022357

Kilkenny M, Lannin N, Levi C, Faux S, Dewey H, Grimley R, Hill K, Grabsch B, Kim J, Hand P, Crosby V, Gardner M, Rois-Gnecco J, Thijs VN, Anderson CS, Donnan G, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA on behalf of the AuSCR Consortium. Weekend hospital discharge is associated with suboptimal care and outcomes: An observational Australian Stroke Clinical Registry study. International Journal of Stroke 2018. 0(0)1–9. [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1177/1747493018806165

Malone V, Ezard N, McInnes E, Clifford B, Bonevski B, Middleton S. A systems change intervention for nurse-led smoking cessation care in hospitals.  Collegian 2018; 26(2): 235-241. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.07.007

Ramanathan S, Reeves P, Deeming S, Berrnhardt J, Nilsson M, Cadilhac DA, Walker R, Carey L, Middleton S, Lynch E, Searles A. Implementing a protocol for a research impact assessment of the Centre for Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery. Health Research Policy and Systems 2018; 16(71). In Press.  [Epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1186/s12961-018-0349-2

Rogers JM, Bechara J, Middleton S, Johnstone SJ. Acute EEG patterns associated with transient ischemic attack. Clinical EEG & Neuroscience 2018; 50(3): 196-2014.
doi: 10.1177/1550059418790708

Busingye D, Kilkenny MF, Purvis T, Kim J, Middleton S, Campbell BCV, Cadilhac DA. Is length of time in a stroke unit associated with better outcomes for patients with stroke in Australia? An observational study. BMJ Open 2018; 8(11):e022536. [Online publication] doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022536

Morgan P, Coleman P, Martinez-Garduno C, Gunaratne A, McInnes E, Middleton S. Implementation of a patient blood management program in an Australian private hospital Orthopaedic Unit. Journal of Blood Medicine 2018; 9: 83-90. doi: 10.2147/jbm.s157571

Muller C, Cheung WA, Dewey H, Churilov L, Middleton S, Thijs V, Ekinci E, Levi C, Lindley R, Donnan GA, Parsons M, Bladin C. Treatment with Exenatide in Acute Ischaemic Stroke (TEXAIS) trial Protocol: a prospective, randomised, open label, blinded end-point study of Exenatide vs. Standard Care in Post Stroke Hyperglycaemia. International Journal of Stroke 2018; 13(8): 857–862. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747493018784436

Alexandrov AW, Palazzo P, Biby S, Doerr A, Dusenbury W, Young R, Lindstrom A, Grove M, Tsivgoulis G, Middleton S, Alexandrov AV. Back to basics: Adherence with guidelines for glucose and temperature control in an American comprehensive stroke center sample. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 2018; 50(3): 131-137. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000358

Aminov A, Rogers J, Middleton S, Caeyenberghs K, Wilson PH. What do randomized controlled trials say about virtual rehabilitation in stroke? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of upper-limb and cognitive outcomes.  Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2018; 15:29. doi: 10.1186/s12984-018-0370-2

Haines MM, Brown B, D’Este CA, Yano EM, Craig JC, Middleton S, Castaldi PA, Pollock CA, Needham K, Watt WH, Elliott EJ, Scott A, Dominello A, Klineberg E, Atkinson J, Paul C, Redman S, on behalf of the Clinical Networks Research Group. Improving the quality of healthcare: a cross-sectional study of the features of successful clinical networks. Public Health Research Practice 2018; 28 (4) e28011803. doi.org/10.17061/phrp28011803

Kilkenny MF, Lannin NA, Anderson CS, Dewey H, Kim J, Barclay-Moss K, Levi C, Faux S, Hill K, Grabsch B, Middleton S, Thrift A, Grimley R, Donnan G, Cadilhac D. Quality of life is poorer for patients with stroke who require an interpreter: An observational Australian Registry study. Stroke 2018; 49(3): 761-764. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019771

Cadilhac DA, Andrew NE, Kilkenny MF, Hill K, Grabsch B, Lannin NA, Thrift A, Anderson CS, Donnan GA, Middleton S, Grimley R. Improving quality and outcomes of stroke care in hospitals: protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Stroke123 implementation study. International Journal of Stroke 2018; 13(1): 96-106. doi: 10.1177/1747493017730741

Andrew NE, Kim J, Thrift AG, Kilkenny MF, Lannin NA, Anderson CS, Donnan GA, Hill K, Middleton S, Levi C, Faux S, Grimley R, Gange N, Geraghty R, Ermel S, Cadilhac DA.  Prescription of antihypertensive medication at discharge influences survival following stroke. Neurology 2018; 90(9): e745-e753. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005023

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Considine J, Fitzgerald G, Christofis L, Doubrovsky A, Adams M, O’Connell J. Mapping workforce configuration and operational models in Australian Emergency Departments: A national survey. Australian Health Review 2018; 42: 340-347. doi: 10.1071/AH16231

Lannin NA, Anderson CS, Kim J, Kilkenny M, Bernhardt J, Levi C, Dewey H, Bladin C, Hand P, Castley J, Hill K, Faux S, Grimley R, Grabsch B, Middleton S, Donnan G, Cadilhac D. Treatment and outcomes of working aged adults with stroke: results from a national prospective registry. Neuroepidemiology 2017; 49(3-4): 113-120. doi: 10.1159/000484141

Kawano H, Bivard A, Parsons M, Paul C, Krause M, D’Este C, Bladin C, Lindley R, Attia J, Henskens F, Longworth M, Middleton S, Ryan A, Kerr E, Sanson-Fisher R, Levi C. Hospital arrival times and post-imaging delays in stroke thrombolysis implementation. International Journal of Neurological Disorders & Stroke 2017; 5(3): 1127-1132.
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Aminov A, Rogers JM, Wilson PH, Johnstone SJ, Middleton S. Acute single channel EEG predictors of cognitive function after stroke. PLOS ONE 2017; 12(10): e0185841. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185841

Purvis T, Kilkenny MF, Middleton S, Cadilhac DA. Influence of stroke coordinators on delivery of acute stroke care and hospital outcomes: An observational study. International Journal of Stroke 2017; 13 (6): 585-591. doi: 10.1177/1747493017741382

Middleton S, Bruch D, Martinez-Garduno C, Dale S, McNamara M. International uptake of a proven intervention to reduce death and dependency in acute stroke: A cross-sectional-survey following the QASC Trial. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2017; 14(6):447-454. Published online 14 August 2017. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12253

Billot L, Woodward M, Arima H, Hackett M, Munoz Venturelli P, Lavados P, Brunser A, Peng B, Cui L, Song L, Heritier S, Jan S, Middleton S, Olavarría V, Lim J, Robinson T, Anderson CS. Statistical analysis plan for the Head Position in Stroke Trial (HeadPoST): an international cluster cross-over randomised trial. International Journal of Stroke 2017; 12(6): 667-670. doi: 10.1177/1747493017701943

Ferguson C, Inglis SC, Newton PJ, Middleton S, Macdonald PS, Davidson PM. Barriers and enablers to adherence to anticoagulation in heart failure with atrial fibrillation: patient and provider perspectives. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2017; 26(23-24): 4325-4334. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13759

Luker JA, Bernhardt J, Graham ID, Middleton S, Lynch EA, Thayabaranathan T, Craig L, Cadilhac DA. Interventions for the uptake of evidence-based recommendations in acute stroke settings (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017; Issue 1. Art. No.: CD012520. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012520

Westbrook JI, Li L, Hooper TD, Raban MZ, Middleton S, Lehnbom EC. Effectiveness of a ‘Do not interrupt’ bundled intervention to reduce interruptions during medication administration: A cluster randomised controlled feasibility study. BMJ Quality & Safety 2017; 26: 734-742. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006123

Cadilhac D, Andrew NE, Salama ES, Hill K, Middleton S, Horton E, Meade I, Kuhle S, Nelson MR, Grimley R, Australian Stroke Clinical Registry Consortium. Improving discharge care: the potential of a new organisational intervention to improve discharge after hospitalisation for acute stroke, a controlled before-after pilot study. BMJ Open 2017; 7(8): e016010. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016010

Mikulik R, Ylikotila P, Roine R, Brozman M, Middleton S. Leaving a legacy of Stroke in Europe: A community of dedicated professionals is changing the face of stroke in Europe. Oruen – The CNS Journal 2017; 3(1): 8-18. https://www.oruen.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Boehringer-ESOC-min-1.pdf

Craig L, Taylor B, Grimley R, Cadilhac D, McInnes E, Phillips R, Dale S, O’Connor D, Levi C, Fitzgerald M, Considine J, Grimshaw J, D’Este C, Gerraty R, Cheung W, Ward J, Middleton S. Development of a theory-informed implementation intervention to improve the triage, treatment and transfer of stroke patients in emergency departments using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF): The T3 Trial. Implementation Science 2017; 12: 88. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0616-6

Anderson CS, Arima H, Lavados P, Billot L, Hackett ML, Olavarria VV, Munoz-Venturelli P, Brunser A, Peng B, Cui L, Song L, Rogers K, Middleton S, Lim JY, Forshaw D, Lighbody CE, Woodward M, Pontes-Neto O, de Silva A, Lin RT, Lee TH, Pandian JD, Mead GE, Robinson T, Watkins C for the HeadPoST Investigators and Coordinators. Cluster crossover trial of head positioning in acute stroke. New England Journal of Medicine 2017; 376: 2437-2447. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615715

Cadilhac D, Kilkenny M, Levi C, Lannin N, Thrift A, Kim J, Grabsch B, Churilov L, Dewey H, Hill K, Faux S, Grimley R, Castley H, Hand P, Wong A, Herkes G, Gill M, Crompton D, Middleton S, Donnan G, Anderson C. Risk-adjusted mortality rates following stroke by hospital: evidence from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR). Medical Journal of Australia 2017; 206(8): 345-350. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00525

Ferguson C, Inglis S, Newton P, Middleton S, Macdonald P, Davidson P. Multi-morbidity, frailty and self-care: important considerations in treatment with anticoagulation drugs. Outcomes of the AFASTER study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2017; 16(2), 113-124. doi: 10.1177/1474515116642604

Craig L, Churilov L, Olenko L, Cadilhac D, Grimley R, Dale S, Martinez-Garduno C, McInnes E, Considine J, Grimshaw JM, Middleton S. Testing a systematic approach to identify and prioritise barriers to successful implementation of a complex healthcare. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2017; 17: 24 Epub 7 February 2017. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0298-4

Middleton S, Coughlan K, Mnatzaganian G, Choy N, Dale S, Jammali-Blasi A, Levi C, Grimshaw J, Ward J, Cadilhac D, McElduff P, Hiller J, D’Este C. Mortality reduction for fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing nurse-initiated stroke intervention: QASC trial follow-up. Stroke 2017; 48: 1331-1336. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.016038

Cadilhac D, Andrew N, Lannin N, Middleton S, Levi C, Dewey H, Grabsch B, Faux S, Hill K, Grimley R, Wong A, Sabet A, Butler E, Bladin C, Bates T, Groot P, Castley H, Donnan G, Anderson C. Quality of acute care and long-term quality of life and survival: the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry. Stroke 2017; 48(4): 1026-1032. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.116.015714

Dennis S, Reddel H, Middleton S, Hasan I, Hermiz O, Phillips R, Crockett A, Vagholkar S, Marks G, Zwar N. Barriers and outcomes of an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Australia: A qualitative study. Family Practice 2017; 34(4): 485-490. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmw103

Whitty JA, McInnes E, Bucknall T, Webster J, Gillespie BM, Banks M, Thalib L, Wallis M, Cumsille J, Roberts S, Chaboyer W. The cost-effectiveness of a patient centered pressure ulcer prevention care bund: Findings from the INTACT cluster randomised trial. International Journal of Nursing 2017; 75: 35 – 42. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.06.014

Helms C, Gardner A, McInnes E. The use of advanced web-based survey design in Delphi research. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017; 73:3168–3177. doi: 10.1111/jan.13381

Chaboyer W, Harbeck E, Bucknall T, McInnes E, Thalib, L, Whitty, J, Wallis M., Gillespie B.  Initial psychometric testing and validation of the Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention scale. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2017; 73(9): 2237 – 2247. doi: 10.1111/jan.13289

Roberts S, McInnes E, Bucknall T, Wallis, M, Banks M, Chaboyer W.  Process evaluation of a cluster randomised trial testing a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: a mixed methods study. Implementation Science 2017; 12: 18. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0547-2

Roberts S, Wallis M, McInnes E, Bucknall T, Banks M, Ball L, Chaboyer W. Patients’ perceptions of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle in hospital: a qualitative descriptive study to guide evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2017 14(5): 385-393. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12226

Webster J, Bucknall T, Wallis M, McInnes E, Roberts S, Chaboyer W. Does participating in a clinical trial affect subsequent nursing management? Post-trial care for participants recruited to the INTACT pressure ulcer prevention trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2017; 71: 34-38.  doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.02.022

Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Gillespie B, Thalib L, McInnes E, Considine J, Murray E, Duffy P, Tuck M, Harbeck E. Adherence to evidence-based pressure injury prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice: a longitudinal study. International Wound Journal 2017; 14(6): 1290-1298. doi: 10.1111/iwj.12798

Boaden E, Doran D, Burnell J, Clegg A, Dey P, Hurley M, Alexandrov A, McInnes E, Watkins CL. Screening for aspiration risk associated with dysphagia in acute stroke: Protocol. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017; (6) CD012679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012679

Brown B, Patel C, McInnes E, Mays N, Young J, Haines M. The effectiveness of clinical networks in improving quality of care and patient outcomes:  A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. BMC Health Services Research 2016; 16: 360. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1615-z

Brown B, Haines M, Middleton S, Paul C, D’Este C, Klineberg E, Elliot E on behalf of the Clinical Networks Research Group. Development and validation of a survey to measure features of clinical networks. BMC Health Services Research 2016; 16: 531. doi: 10.1186/s12913–016–18000

Cadilhac D, Kim J, Lannin NA, Levi CR, Dewey HM, Hill K, Faux S, Andrew N, Kilkenny MF, Grimley R, Thrift AG, Grabsch B, Middleton S, Anderson CS, Donnan GA. Better outcomes for hospitalized patients with TIA when in stroke units. Neurology 2016; 86(22): 2042-2048. Epub 2016 May 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1800-0

Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Webster J, McInnes E, Gillespie B, Banks M, Whitty J. Thalib L, Roberts S, Tallott M, Cullum N, Wallis M.  The effect of a patient centred care bundle intervention on pressure ulcer incidence (INTACT): a cluster randomised trial. IJNS 2016; 64: 63-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.09.015

Craig L, McInnes E, Taylor N, Grimley R, Cadilhac D, Considine J, Middleton S. Identifying the barriers and enablers for a triage, treatment and transfer clinical intervention to manage acute stroke patients in the emergency department: A systematic review using the theoretical domains framework (TDF). Implementation Science 2016; 11:157. doi: 10.1186/s13012–016–0524–1

Drury P, McInnes E, Hardy J, Dale S, Middleton S. Stroke unit Nurse Managers’ views of individual and organisational factors liable to influence evidence-based practice: A survey. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2016; 22(2): 169–78. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12396

Ferguson C, Hickman L, Lal S, Newton P, Kneebone I, Mcgowan S, Middleton S. Addressing the stroke evidence-treatment gap. Contemporary Nurse 2016; 52(2–3): 253–57. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2016.1215235. **Invited Editorial**

Ferguson C, Inglis S, Newton P, Middleton S, Macdonald P, Davidson P. Education and practice gaps on atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation: A survey of cardiovascular nurses. BMC Medical Education 2016; 16(9). doi: 10.1186/s12909–015–0504–1

Ferguson C, Inglis S, Newton P, Middleton S, Macdonald P, Davidson P. Multimorbidity, frailty and self-care: Important considerations in anticoagulation. Outcomes of the AFASTER study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2016; 16(2): 113-124. doi:10.1177/1474515116642604

Godecke E, Armstrong E, Rai T, Middleton S, Ciccone N, Whitworth A, Rose M, Holland A, Ellery F, Hankey G, Cadilhac D, Bernhardt J. A randomised controlled trial of Very Early Rehabilitation in Speech (VERSE) after stroke. International Journal of Stroke 2016; 11: 5586–592. doi: 10.1177/1747493016641116

Helms C, Gardner A, McInnes E. Consensus on an Australian Nurse Practitioner Specialty Framework using Delphi Methodology: Results from the CLLEVER 2 Study. Journal of Advanced Nursing September 2016; 73(2): 433–447. doi: 10.1111/jan.13109

Jammali-Blasi A, McInnes E, Middleton S. A survey of acute care clinicians’ views on factors influencing hand hygiene practice and actions to improve hand hygiene compliance. Infection, Disease & Health 2016;21(1):16–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2016.01.004

Luker J, Craig L, Bennett L, Ellery F, Langhorne P, Wu O, Bernhardt J. Implementing a complex rehabilitation intervention in a stroke trial: A qualitative process evaluation of AVERT. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2016; 16: 52. doi: 10.1186/s12874–016–0156–9

McCluskey A, Ada L, Kelly P, Middleton S, Goodall S, Grimshaw J, Logan P, Longworth M, Karageorge A. A behavior change program to increase outings delivered during therapy to stroke survivors by community rehabilitation teams: The Out-and-About trial. International Journal of Stroke 2016; 11(4):425-437. doi: 10.1177/1747493016632246

Middleton S, Gardner A, Della P, Lam L, Allnutt N, Gardner G. How has the profile of Australian nurse practitioners changed over time? Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research 2016; 23(1): 69-77. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2014.10.004

Middleton S, Levi C, Dale S, Cheung NW, McInnes E, Considine J, D’Este C, Cadilhac D, Grimshaw J, Gerraty R, Craig L, Schadewaldt V, McElduff P, Fitzgerald M, Quinn C, Cadigan G, Denisenko S, Longworth M, Ward J and T3 Trialist Collaborators. Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in emergency departments trial (the T3 Trial): A cluster randomised trial protocol. Implementation Science 2016; 11: 139. doi: 10.1186/s13012–016–0503–6

Middleton S, Lydtin A, Comerford D, Cadilhac D, McElduff P, Dale S, Hill K, Longworth M, Ward J, Cheung NW, D’Este C. From QASC to QASCIP: Successful scale-up and spread of the QASC intervention proven to decrease death and dependency in acute stroke: A prospective pre-test/post-test Australian translational study. BMJ Open 2016; 6: e011568. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011568

Munoz Venturelli P, Robinson T, Lavados P, Olavarría V, Arima H, Billot L, Hackett M, Lim J, Middleton S, Pontes-Neto O, Peng B, Cui L, Song L, Mead G, Watkins C, Lin R, Lee T, Pandian J, Asita de Silva H, Anderson C, for the HeadPoST Investigators. Regional variation in acute stroke care organisation. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2016; 371: 126–130. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.026

Roberts S, McInnes E, Wallis M, Bucknall T, Banks M, Chaboyer W. Nurses' perceptions of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: A qualitative descriptive study. BMC Nursing 2016; 15: 64. doi: 10.1186/s12912–016–0188–9

Schadewaldt V, McInnes E, Hiller J, Gardner A. Experiences of nurse practitioners and medical practitioners working in collaborative practice models in primary healthcare – a multiple case study using mixed methods. BMC Family Practice 2016; 17(1): 1–16. doi: 10.1186/s12875–016–0503–2

Zwar N, Bunker J, Reddel H, Dennis S, Middleton S, van Schayck O, Crockett A, Hasan I, Hermiz O, Vagholkar S, Xuan W, Marks G. Early intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by practice nurse and GP teams: A cluster randomised trial. Family Practice 2016; 33(6): 663-670. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmw077.

Middleton S, Grimlely R, Alexandrov A. Triage, Treatment and Transfer: Evidence-based clinical practice recommendations and models of nursing care for the first 72 hours of admission to hospital for acute stroke. Stroke 2015; 46: 18-25. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA

McCluskey A, Ada L, Patrick J Kelly PJ, Middleton S, Goodall S, Grimshaw JM, Logan P, Longworth M, Karageorge A. Compliance with Australian guideline recommendations for outdoor mobility and transport training by post-inpatient rehabilitation services: An observational cohort study. BMC Health Services Research 2015; 15(1): 296. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-0952-7

Dale S, Levi C, Ward J, Grimshaw J, Jammali-Blasi A, D' Este C, Griffiths R, Quinn C, Evans M, Cadilhac D, Cheung NW, Middleton S. Barriers and enablers to implementation clinical treatment protocols for fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing dysfunction in the Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Project - a mixed methods study. Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing 2015;12(1): 41-50. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12078

Munoz-Venturelli P, Arima H, Lavados P, Brunser A, Peng B, Cui L, Song L, Billot L, Boden E, Hackett ML, Heritier H, Jan S, Middleton S, Olavarria VV, Lim J, Lindley RI, Heeley E, Robinson T, Pontes-Neto Lkhamtsoo Natsagdor O, Lin RT, Watkins C, Anderson C. Head Position in Stroke Trial (HeadPoST) – sit up-up vs lying-flat positioning of patients with acute stroke: study protocol for cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials 2015; 16: 256. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0767-1

Knowles S, Lawrence T, McInnes E, Elliott D, Hardy J, Middleton S^. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviour intentions for three bowel management practices in intensive care: effects of a targeted protocol implementation for nursing and medical staff. BMC Nursing 2015; 14: 6. doi: 10.1186/s12912-015-0056-z

Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Webster J, McInnes E, Banks M, Wallis M, Gillespie, B, Whitty J, Thalib L, Roberts S, Cullum N. INTroducing A Care bundle To prevent pressure injury (INTACT) in at-risk patients: a protocol for a cluster randomised trial. IJNS 2015; 52(11): 1659-1668. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.04.018

Harvey G and McInnes E. Disinvesting in ineffective and inappropriate practice: the neglected side of evidence-based healthcare? Editorial. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2015; 12(6): 309–312. ** Invited Editorial ** doi: 10.1111/wvn.12137

McInnes E, Haines M, Dominello A, Kalucy D, Jammali-Blasi A, Middleton S, Klineberg E. What are the reasons for clinical network success? A qualitative study of stakeholder views. BMC Health Services Research 2015; 15: 497. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1096-5

McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer S, Dumville J, Middleton V, Cullum, N. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. Fourth Update. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 9, 2015. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001735.pub5

Ferguson C, Inglis SC, Newton PJ, Middleton S, Macdonald PS, Davidson PM. The caregiver role in thromboprophylaxis management in atrial fibrillation: a literature review. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2014; 14(2): 98-107. doi: 10.1177/1474515114547647

Ferguson C, Inglis SC, Newton PJ, Middleton S, Macdonald PS, Davidson PM. Atrial fibrillation: stroke prevention in focus. Australian Critical Care 2014; 27(2): 92-98. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2013.08.002

Drury P, Levi C, D’Este C, McElduff P, McInnes E, Hardy J, Dale S, Cheung NW, Grimshaw J, Quinn C, Ward J, Evans M, Cadilhac D, Griffiths R, Middleton S. Quality in Acute Stroke Care (QASC): Process evaluation of an intervention to improve the management of fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction following acute stroke. International Journal of Stroke 2014; 9(6): 766-776.
doi: 10.1111/ijs.12202

Chan D, Levi C, Cordato D, O’Rourke F, Chen J, Redmond H, Xu Y, Middleton S, Pollack M, Hankey G. Health Service Management Study for Stroke: a Randomised Controlled Trial to evaluate two models of Stroke Care. International Journal of Stroke 2014; 9: 400-405. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12240

Paul C, Levi C, D’Este C, Parsons M, Bladin C, Lindley R, Attia J, Carey M, Henskens F, Lalor E, Longworth M, Middleton S, Ryan A, Kerr E, Sanson-Fischer R. Thrombolysis ImPlementation in Stroke (TIPS): Evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy to increase the adoption of best evidence practice. Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in acute stroke care. Implementation Science 2014; 9: 38. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-38

Knowles S, McInnes E, Elliot D, Hardy J, Middleton S. Evaluation of the implementation of a bowel management protocol in Intensive Care: Effect on clinician practices and patient outcomes. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2014; 23: 716-730. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12448

Drury P, Levi C, McInnes E, Hardy J, Ward J, Grimshaw J, D’Este C, Dale S, McElduff P, Cheung NW, Quinn C, Griffiths R, Evans M, Cadilhac D, Middleton S. Management of fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing dysfunction following acute stroke admission in New South Wales (NSW) Australia. International Journal of Stroke 2014; 9(1): 23-31. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12194

McInnes E, Chaboyer W, Allen T, Murray E, Jones P. The role of patients in pressure injury prevention. A survey of acute care patients. BMC Nursing 2014; 13: 41. doi: 10.1186/s12912-014-0041-y

McInnes E, Phillips R, Middleton S, Gould D. A qualitative study of senior hospital managers’ views on current and innovative strategies to improve hand hygiene hand hygiene compliance. BMC Infectious Diseases 2014, 14: 611. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0611-3

Gillespie BM, Chaboyer WP, McInnes E, Kent B, Whitty JA, Thalib L. Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2014, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD009958. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009958.pub2

Schadewaldt V, Gardner A, McInnes E, Hiller J. Investigating characteristics of collaboration between nurse practitioners and medical practitioners in primary health care: A mixed methods multiple case study protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2014; 70(5): 1184-1193. doi: 10.1111/jan.12269

Duff J, Omari A, Middleton S, McInnes E, Walker K. Educational outreach visits to improve venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalised medical patients: a prospective before-and-after intervention study. BMC Health Services Research 2013; 13: 398. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-398

Duff J, Walker K, Middleton S, McInnes E. Educational Outreach Visits to improve nurses' use of mechanical venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalised medical patients. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2013; 31(4): 139-149. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2013.04.002

Middleton S, Lyons N. In reply - Stroke care in Australia: why is it still the poor cousin of health care? Letter to the Editor. MJA 2013; 199(3): 166. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00816

Middleton S, Rowley J, Hillege S, Hill K, Churilov L, Allnutt N. Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management: Which recommendations should remain consensus-based? Journal of Vascular Nursing 2013; 31: 72-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2012.10.001

Ahern T, Gardner A, Gardner G, Middleton S, Della P. Development and inter-rater reliability testing of a telephone interview training program for Australian nurse interviewers. Nurse Education Today 2013; 33(5): 470-474. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2012.05.001

Ferguson C, Inglis SC, Newton PJ, Middleton S, Macdonald PS, Davidson. Atrial fibrillation and thromboprophylaxis in heart failure: The need for patient centered approaches to address adherence. Vascular Health and Risk Management 2013; 9: 3–11. doi:  10.2147/VHRM.S39571

McCluskey A, Ada L, Middleton S, Kelly PJ, Goodall S, Grimshaw JM, Logan P, Longworth M, Karageorge A. Improving quality of life by increasing outings after stroke: Study protocol for the Australian Out-and-About trial. International Journal of Stroke 2013; 8(1): 54–58. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00966.x

Chan DKY, Cordato D, O’Rourke F, Chan DL, Pollack M, Middleton S, Levi C. Comprehensive stroke units: A review of comparative evidence and experience. International Journal of Stroke 2013; 8(4): 260-264. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00850.x

Schadewaldt V, McInnes E, Hiller J, Gardner A. Views and experiences of nurse practitioners and medical practitioners with collaborative practice in primary health care - an integrative review. BMC Family Practice 2013; 14: 132 doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-132

McInnes E, Chaboyer W, Allen T, Murray E, Webber L.  Acute care patient mobility patterns and documented pressure injury prevention – an observational study and survey. Wound Practice and Research 2013; 21(3): 116-125. https://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=641777985061058;res=IELHEA

McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Dumville J, Bell-Syer S, Cullum, N. Support surfaces for treating pressure injury: A Cochrane systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2013; 50(3): 419–430. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.05.008

McMaster R, Jammali-Blasi A, Noorgaard K, McInnes E. A survey of the research goals and support needs of mental health consultation liaison nurses. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 2013; 22: 154–161. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00857.x

Zwar N, Hermiz O, Hasan I, Comino E, Middleton S, Marks G, Vagholkar S, Wilson S, Xuan W. Care of patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Medical Journal of Australia 2012; 197(7): 394-398. doi: 10.5694/mja12.10813

Bunker J, Reddel HK, Dennis S, Middleton S, Van Schayck CP, Crockett AJ, Hasan I, Hermiz O, Vagholkar S, Marks GB, Zwar NA. A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of early intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by practice nurse GP teams. Implementation Science 2012; 7: 83. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-83

Middleton S. Keeping It Simple: The power of three clinical protocols. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2012; 21: 3195–3197. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12002

Lannin N, Ada L, Lindley R, McCluskey A, Middleton S, Quinn C, Longworth M. Stroke clinicians’ priorities for stroke research. Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 2012; 10: 4. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1419&context=ijahsp

Duff J, Di Staso R, Cobbe KA, Draper N, Tan S, Halliday E, Middleton S, Lam L, Walker K. Preventing hypothermia in elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery patients: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Surgery 2012; 12: 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-12-14

Wright L, Hill K, Berhardt J, Lindley R, Middleton S. On behalf of the National Stroke Foundation Stroke Guidelines Expert Working Group. Stroke Management – updated recommendations for treatment along the care continuum. Internal Medicine Journal 2012; 42(5): 562-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02774.x

Middleton S. Doing the Simple Things Well. Collegian 2012; 19, 65-66. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2012.04.001

Middleton S. An outcomes approach to stroke care: The importance of teamwork and good nursing care. International Journal of Stroke 2012; 7: 224–226. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00774.x
Barnsley L, McCluskey A, Middleton S. What people say about travelling outdoors after their stroke: A qualitative study. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 2012; 59: 71–78. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00935.x

Tong A, Flemming K, McInnes E, Oliver S, Craig J. Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012; 12: 181. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-181

Sutherland-Fraser S, McInnes E, Maher E, Middleton S. Peri-operative nurses' knowledge and reported practice of pressure injury risk assessment and prevention: A before-after intervention study. BMC Nursing 2012; 11: 25 doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-11-25.

Coventry A, McInnes E, Rosenberg J. End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a systematic review of qualitative studies investigating the experiences and perceptions of the patient’s family. JBI Protocol 2012; 10(42): 1-12. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2012-177

Gillespie B, Chaboyer W, McInnes E, Whitty J, Kent B. Protocol: Repositioning for pressure ulcer prevention in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 7, 2012. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009958.pub2

Haines M, Brown B, Craig J, D’Este C, Elliott E, Klineberg E, McInnes E, Middleton S, Paul C,  Redman S, Yano E. Determinants of successful clinical networks: the conceptual framework and study protocol. Implementation Science 2012; 7: 16. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-16

McInnes E, Middleton S, Gardner G, Haines M, Haertsch M, Paul C, Castaldi P.  A qualitative study of stakeholder views of the conditions for and outcomes of successful clinical networks. BMC Health Services Research 2012; 12:49. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-49.

McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer S, Dumville J, Cullum, N. Preventing pressure ulcers - are pressure-redistributing support surfaces effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2012; 49: 345-359. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.014

Middleton S, McElduff P, Ward J, Grimshaw J, Dale S, D’Este C, Drury P, Griffiths R, Cheung NW, Quinn C, Evans M, Cadilhac D, Levi C. Implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing dysfunction in acute stroke improves 90-day outcomes: QASC, a cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2011; 378(9804): 1699-1706. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61485-2

Middleton S, Levi C, Ward J, Grimshaw J, Griffiths R, D’Este C, Dale S, Quinn C, Evans M, Cadilhac D, McElduff. Death, Dependency and Health Status 90-Days following hospital admission for acute stroke in NSW. Internal Medicine Journal 2011; 41(10): 736-742. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02330.x

Zwar N, Marks G, Hermiz O, Middleton S, Comino E, Hasan I, Vagholkar S, Wilson S. Predictors of Accuracy of Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in General Practice. Medical Journal of Australia 2011; 195: 168-171.
https://www.mja.com.au/system/files/issues/195_04_150811/zwa10562_fm.pdf

Middleton S, Gardner A, Gardner G, Della P. The status of Australian nurse practitioners: the second national census. Australian Health Review 2011; 35: 448–454. doi: 10.1071/AH10987

Perry L, Middleton S. An investigation of family carers’ needs following stroke survivors’ discharge from acute hospital care in Australia. Disability and Rehabilitation 2011; 33(19–20): 1890–1900. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.553702

Jordan L A, Mackey E, Coughlan K, Wyer M, Allnutt N, Middleton S ^. Continence management in acute stroke: A survey of current national practices. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2011; 67(1): 94-104. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05480.x

McInnes E, Dumville J, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer S, Cullum, N. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer treatment. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12, 2011. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009490.

McInnes E, Seers K, Tutton L. Older people’s views in relation to risk of falling and need for intervention: a meta-ethnography of qualitative studies.  Journal of Advanced Nursing 2011; 67(12), 2525–2536. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05707.x

McInnes E, Jammali-Blasi A, Bell-Syer S, Dumville J, Cullum, N. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 4, 2011. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001735.pub4

Jammali-Blasi A, McInnes E, Markus R, Faux S, O’Loughlin G, Dale S, Middleton S. 90-day outcomes for a cohort of patients admitted to a metropolitan acute stroke unit. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2011; 29(1): 3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.11.004

McMaster R, Hawley R, Fletcher T, Gillett W, McDermott S, Middleton S^. Evaluation of a Housing Support program for people who are at risk of homelessness: Perspective of people who refer clients. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless 2010; 19(3-4): 18-46. doi: 10.1179/105307810805365080

Sangvatanakul P, Hillege S, Lalor E, Levi C, Hill K, Middleton S^. Setting stroke research priorities: The consumers’ perspective. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 2010; 28(4): 121-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.09.001

Walker K, Middleton S, Rolley J, Duff J. Nurses report a healthy culture: results of the practice environment scale (PES-AUS) in an Australian hospital seeking magnet recognition. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2010; 16(6): 616-623. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01890.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Della P, Doubrovsky A. A snapshot of Australian nurse practitioners’ extended practice activities. Nurse Practitioner Series 2010; 3(1): 8-15. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10901523.pdf

Middleton S, Gardner G, Gardner A, Della P, Gibb M, Millar L. The first Australian nurse practitioner census: A protocol to guide standardised collection of information about an emergent professional group. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16: 517-524. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01877.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Della P, Kain V, Doubrovsky A. The work of nurse practitioners. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2010; 66(10): 2160-2169. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05379.x

McCluskey A, Middleton S. Increasing delivery of an outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: A feasibility study involving five community rehabilitation teams. Implementation Science 2010; 5: 59. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-59

Cadilhac D, Lannin N, Anderson C, Levi C, Faux S, Price C, Middleton S, Lim J, Thrift A, Donnan G. Protocol and pilot data for establishing the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR). International Journal of Stroke 2010; 5(3): 217-226. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00430.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Gibb M, Della P, Duffield C. Development and validation of a novel approach to work sampling: a study of nurse practitioner work patterns. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 2010; 27(4): 4-12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37584/1/c37584.pdf

Allnutt J, Allnutt N, McMaster R, O’Connell J, Hillege S, Middleton S^, Della P, Gardner G, Gardner A. Clients’ understanding of the role of Nurse Practitioners in Australia. Australian Health Review 2010; 34: 59-65. doi: 10.1071/AH09688

McCluskey A, Middleton S. Delivering an evidence-based outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: Barriers and enablers experienced by community rehabilitation teams. BMC Health Services Research 2010; 10: 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-18

Knowles S, Rolls K, Elliott D, Hardy J, Middleton S. Patient care guidelines: A telephone survey of intensive care practices in New South Wales. Australian Critical Care 2010; 23: 21-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2009.10.001

Chiarella M and McInnes E.  Who to turn to? ‘Knowing the ropes’ in an underbounded health care system. Contemporary Nurse 2010; 36(1/2): 10-20. doi: 10.5172/conu.2010.36.1-2.010

Li F, Walker K, McInnes E, Duff J. Testing the effect of a targeted intervention on nurses’ compliance with best practice mechanical venous thromboembolism prevention. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2010; 28(3):92-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.06.002

Chiarella M, Salvage, J and McInnes E. Celebrating connecting with Communities: Co-production in global Primary Health Care. Primary Health Care Research & Development 2010; 11:108–122. doi: 10.1017/S1463423609990466

McInnes E. Cochrane reviews - in their own words: support surfaces to prevent pressure ulcers. Cochrane review. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 2010; 3: 132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01081.x

Jammali-Blasi A, McInnes E, Markus R, Faux S, O’Loughlin G, Dale S, Middleton S. 90-day outcomes for a cohort of patients admitted to a metropolitan acute stroke unit. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2011; 29(1): 3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.11.004

McMaster R, Hawley R, Fletcher T, Gillett W, McDermott S, Middleton S^. Evaluation of a Housing Support program for people who are at risk of homelessness: Perspective of people who refer clients. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless 2010; 19(3-4): 18-46. doi: 10.1179/105307810805365080

Sangvatanakul P, Hillege S, Lalor E, Levi C, Hill K, Middleton S^. Setting stroke research priorities: The consumers’ perspective. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 2010; 28(4): 121-131. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.09.001

Walker K, Middleton S, Rolley J, Duff J. Nurses report a healthy culture: results of the practice environment scale (PES-AUS) in an Australian hospital seeking magnet recognition. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2010; 16(6): 616-623. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01890.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Della P, Doubrovsky A. A snapshot of Australian nurse practitioners’ extended practice activities. Nurse Practitioner Series 2010; 3(1): 8-15. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10901523.pdf

Middleton S, Gardner G, Gardner A, Della P, Gibb M, Millar L. The first Australian nurse practitioner census: A protocol to guide standardised collection of information about an emergent professional group. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2010; 16: 517-524. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01877.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Della P, Kain V, Doubrovsky A. The work of nurse practitioners. Journal of Advanced Nursing 2010; 66(10): 2160-2169. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05379.x

McCluskey A, Middleton S. Increasing delivery of an outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: A feasibility study involving five community rehabilitation teams. Implementation Science 2010; 5: 59. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-5-59

Cadilhac D, Lannin N, Anderson C, Levi C, Faux S, Price C, Middleton S, Lim J, Thrift A, Donnan G. Protocol and pilot data for establishing the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR). International Journal of Stroke 2010; 5(3): 217-226. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00430.x

Gardner G, Gardner A, Middleton S, Gibb M, Della P, Duffield C. Development and validation of a novel approach to work sampling: a study of nurse practitioner work patterns. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 2010; 27(4): 4-12. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/37584/1/c37584.pdf

Allnutt J, Allnutt N, McMaster R, O’Connell J, Hillege S, Middleton S^, Della P, Gardner G, Gardner A. Clients’ understanding of the role of Nurse Practitioners in Australia. Australian Health Review 2010; 34: 59-65. doi: 10.1071/AH09688

McCluskey A, Middleton S. Delivering an evidence-based outdoor journey intervention to people with stroke: Barriers and enablers experienced by community rehabilitation teams. BMC Health Services Research 2010; 10: 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-18

Knowles S, Rolls K, Elliott D, Hardy J, Middleton S. Patient care guidelines: A telephone survey of intensive care practices in New South Wales. Australian Critical Care 2010; 23: 21-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2009.10.001

Chiarella M and McInnes E.  Who to turn to? ‘Knowing the ropes’ in an underbounded health care system. Contemporary Nurse 2010; 36(1/2): 10-20. doi: 10.5172/conu.2010.36.1-2.010

Li F, Walker K, McInnes E, Duff J. Testing the effect of a targeted intervention on nurses’ compliance with best practice mechanical venous thromboembolism prevention. Journal of Vascular Nursing 2010; 28(3):92-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2010.06.002

Chiarella M, Salvage, J and McInnes E. Celebrating connecting with Communities: Co-production in global Primary Health Care. Primary Health Care Research & Development 2010; 11:108–122. doi: 10.1017/S1463423609990466

McInnes E. Cochrane reviews - in their own words: support surfaces to prevent pressure ulcers. Cochrane review. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 2010; 3: 132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-5391.2010.01081.x

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