Kim Walker was appointed in March as conjoint professor of healthcare improvement in collaboration with one of our major health sector partners, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Sydney.
Kim’s research and scholarship spans a wide range of interests from philosophical critiques of nursing culture and education, publication of the many practice development initiatives implemented at the hospital, and most recently translation research into a range of acute care priorities. These include improving VTE prevention through interventions designed to enhance clinician uptake of best evidence; care of the deteriorating patient and effectiveness of clinical communication as well as a number of projects aimed at developing a culture of patient and family-centred care.
Kim works with multidisciplinary teams including Hons and doctoral students to achieve better outcomes for staff and patients. He is especially excited about the professional doctorate of health program which will be commencing at the hospital in 2014.