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Helen Almond
Helen Almond
Senior Lecturer
Australian Institute of Health Service Management
Off-Campus
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Dr Helen Almond is a dynamic healthcare leader with a broad range of knowledge and skills. She is an experienced healthcare practitioner with extensive industry and academic experience in health and care service delivery, and digital health and informatics. Helen's considerable clinical experience as a registered nurse and sick children's nurse laid the foundations for her Master of Science in Clinical Nursing (Nurse Practitioner UK), which informed the successful award of her PhD in Digital Health & Informatics. Helen's research interests include determining the impact of digital health technology on the delivery of person-centred health and care to all vulnerable communities. Most recently, Helen's involvement in national clinical governance (safety and quality), research, education, and opportunities for continuing professional development have widened her focus to health and care providers digital health capability.
Biography
Helen is a senior lecturer and researcher at the University of Tasmania's Australian Institute of Health Service Management; holds an adjunct research position at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne; and is an invited member of the Australian Digital Health Agency's clinical governance committee. She is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health and the vice chair of their Nursing and Midwifery informatics community of practice. Internationally, Helen represents nursing Informatics for Australia at The International Medical Informatics Association.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phD | Exploring the experiences of and engagement with Australia’s shared digital health record by people living with complex chronic conditions in a rural community. | University of Tasmania | Australia | 2018 |
| Masters | Clinical Nursing (Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care) | Manchester | United Kingdom | 2003 |
| Post Graduate Certificate | Research | University of Tasmania | Australia | 2018 |
| Post Graduate Certificate | Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching | Australian Council of Deans of Science | Australia | 2018 & 2020 |
| Post Graduate Certificate | Healthcare Management | Manchester University | United Kingdom | 2004 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Principles of Breast Care | Salford University | United Kingdom | 2003 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Practice Nursing | Bolton Institute | United Kingdom | 1998 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Professional Nursing Studies | Manchester University | United Kingdom | 1995 |
| Post Graduate Certificate | Diabetes Management | Manchester Centre for Diabetes | United Kingdom | 1993 |
| Post Graduate Certificate | Asthma Management | National Asthma Training Centre | United Kingdom | 1992 |
| Post Graduate Diploma | Women's Health | Liverpool University | United Kingdom | 1991 |
| Registered General Nurse and Registered Sick Children’s Nurse | English Nursing Board | United Kingdom | 1981 |
Memberships
Professional practice
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) - Registered nurse
- Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) - Fellow
- Australian Collage of Nursing (ACN)- Member
Committee associations
- The International Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics Society Representative member for Australia
- Australian Digital Health Agency – Clinical governance committee member
- Member Australasian Academic Roundtable for Health Informatics and Digital Health
- Vice Chair and Primary Care Nurse representative on the Australasian Institute of Digital Health – Nursing and Midwifery community of practice committee
Teaching
Health Systems; Digital Health and Informatics; Electronic Medical Record, Electronic Health Record; Digital Literacy; Digital Capability; Perso-Centred Healthcare; Allied Health Professions; Nursing; Primary and Community; Vulnerable Communities; Rural Health; Complex Chronic Disease; Safety and Quality.
Teaching expertise
Course & Unit development and design, unit convenorship and senior lecturer:
Post Graduate Certificate of Health Service Management (Quality and Safety) - Responsibility, course and unit design, development, learning and teaching experiences structured using online learning and teaching materials and assessments.
Undergraduate and post graduate Digital Health (eHealth) and Informatics - Responsibility, course and unit design, development, learning and teaching experiences are structured to meet the requirements for online and on campus learning materials and assessments.
Post graduate Research - Responsibility, learning and teaching experiences structured using online learning and teaching materials and assessments.
Teaching responsibility
Course Responsibility
Unit Responsibility
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Expertise
Person-Centred; Health Systems; Digital Health and Informatics; Electronic Medical Record, Electronic Health Record; Digital Literacy; Digital Capability; Participatory, Complex, Transformational Research Methodologies; Allied Health Professions; Nursing; Primary and Community; Vulnerable Communities; Rural Health; Complex Chronic Disease; Safety and Quality.
Collaboration
National collaborations
National research networks currently include: The University of Melbourne, Latrobe University, Australian Catholic University, The University of Tasmania, Swinburne University of Technology, RMIT University, Torrens University, University of New South Wales, Sydney University, Newcastle University.
International collaborations
International research networks include: the UK, US, Canada, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, and Chile.
Awards
2013, National, Joan Edgecumbe Scholarship, Health Informatics Society of Australia
Current projects
Co-supervision of HDR/ PHD research project - Developing capability of aged care workforce in alignment to consumer need for integrated care
Fields of Research
- Health informatics and information systems (420308)
- Digital health (420302)
- Human information interaction and retrieval (461003)
- Nursing workforce (420505)
- Aged health care (420301)
- Patient safety (420317)
Research Objectives
- Evaluation of health and support services (200299)
- Health education and promotion (200203)
- Midwifery (200306)
- Higher education (160102)
- Management, resources and leadership (160204)
- Electronic information storage and retrieval services (220302)
- Community health care (200302)
- Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs) (200206)
- Nursing (200307)
- Determinants of health (200201)
- Palliative care (200309)
- Expanding knowledge in the health sciences (280112)
- Ability and disability (230101)
Publications
Regularly reviews for several scientific journals including the MDPI, BMJ Simulation & Technology, and Collegian.
Total publications
26
Journal Article
(16 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Brice S, Almond H, 'Behavior Change in Chronic Health: Reviewing What We Know, What Is Happening, and What Is Next for Hearing Loss', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, (8) pp. 1-15. ISSN 1660-4601 (2023) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20085605 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Brice S | |
| 2022 | Brice S, Almond H, 'Is teleaudiology achieving person-centered care: a review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (12) Article 7436. ISSN 1661-7827 (2022) [Refereed Article] | |
| 2022 | Brydon A, Bhar S, Doyle C, Batchelor F, Lovelock H, et al., 'National survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Australian residential aged care residents and staff', Clinical Gerontologist, 45, (1) pp. 58-70. ISSN 0731-7115 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1985671 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2022 | Mather C, Almond H, 'Using COMPASS (Context Optimisation Model for Person-Centred Analysis and Systematic Solutions) theory to augment implementation of digital health solutions', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (12) Article 7111. ISSN 1661-7827 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19127111 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Mather C | |
| 2021 | Mather C, Almond H, 'Nurses leading as digital heath advocates', The Hive, 33 Autumn 2021 pp. 16-17. ISSN 2202-8765 (2021) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] Co-authors: Mather C | |
| 2021 | Mather C, Almond H, 'Developing digital capability: Transforming the nursing and midwifery workforce one byte at a time', Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 27, (5) pp. 46. ISSN 2202-7114 (2021) [Non Refereed Article] Co-authors: Mather C | |
| 2020 | Brice S, Almond H, 'Health professional digital capabilities frameworks: a scoping review', Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 13 pp. 1375-1390. ISSN 1178-2390 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S269412 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12 Co-authors: Brice S | |
| 2020 | Kariotis T, Ball MP, Greshake Tzovaras B, Dennis S, Sahama T, et al., 'Emerging health data platforms: From individual control to collective data governance', Data & Policy, 2 Article e13. ISSN 2632-3249 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/dap.2020.14 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2019 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'Empowerment, digital literacy and shared digital health records: the value of 'nothing about me without me'', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 266 pp. 13-19. ISSN 0926-9630 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/SHTI190766 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2017 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'An approach for enhancing adoption, use and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 235 pp. 378-382. ISSN 0926-9630 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-753-5-378 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2017 | Nohr C, Parv L, Kink P, Cummings E, Almond H, et al., 'Nationwide citizen access to their health data: analysing and comparing experiences in Denmark, Estonia and Australia', Bmc Health Services Research, 17 Article 534. ISSN 1472-6963 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1186/s12913-017-2482-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 44 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2016 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'Avoiding failure for Australia's digital health record: the findings from a rural e-health participatory research project', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 227 pp. 8-13. ISSN 0926-9630 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-666-8-8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2016 | Bamgboje-Ayodele A, Ye M, Almond H, Sakulwichitsintu S, 'Inside the minds of doctoral students: investigating challenges in theory and practice', International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 11 pp. 243-267. ISSN 1556-8881 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.28945/3542 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3 Co-authors: Bamgboje-Ayodele A; Ye M; Sakulwichitsintu S | |
| 2015 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'Using community based participatory research as a method for investigating electronic health records', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 208 pp. 40-44. ISSN 0926-9630 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-488-6-40 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2015 | Wong M-C, Almond H, Cummings E, Roehrer E, Showell C, et al., 'Patient Centred Systems: Techno-Anthropological reflections on the challenges of meaningfully engaging' patients within health informatics research', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 215 pp. 52-66. ISSN 0926-9630 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-560-9-52 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Wong M-C; Cummings E; Roehrer E; Showell C; Turner P | |
| 2013 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'Australia's personally controlled electronic health record and primary healthcare: Generating a framework for implementation and evaluation', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 188 pp. 1-6. ISSN 1879-8365 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-266-0-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P |
Chapter in Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andargoli AE, Almond H, King D, Schaffer J, Wickramasinghe N, 'Why Do You Want Me to Use This EMR?', Digital Disruption in Healthcare, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, N Wickramasinghe, S Chalasani, E Sloane (ed), Switzerland, pp. 177-185. ISBN 978-3-030-95674-5 (2022) [Research Book Chapter] |
Conference Publication
(8 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Almond H, Lloyd S, Mather C, 'Safety and quality in health and care is everyone's business', Teaching Matters 2022, 28 November - 2 December 2022, online (2022) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Lloyd S; Mather C | |
| 2021 | Almond H, Long K, Leroux G, 'Tensions ahead: how do we build feasible digital health systems that are person-centred and usable?', Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age: Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, 27-29 July 2020, Virtual Conference, Online (Brisbane, Australia), pp. 236-238. ISBN 978-1-64368-220-4 (2021) [Refereed Conference Paper] | |
| 2021 | Benavente A, Urra E, Hullin C, Almond H, 'Pilot research to develop a nursing digital health capability framework in Chile', Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age: Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics, 23 August - 2 September 2021, Virtual Conference, Online, pp. 186-188. (2021) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210700 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 | |
| 2021 | Cummings E, Moran G, Woods L, Almond H, Procter P, et al., 'Methodology for the development of the Australian national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework', Proceedings of the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics: Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, volume 284), 26-29 July 2020, Virtual, online (Brisbane, Queensland), pp. 135-142. ISBN 978-1-64368-220-4 (2021) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210685 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Cummings E | |
| 2021 | Woods L, Cummings E, Dobroff N, Nowlan S, Almond H, et al., 'Intended use of the National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework', Healthier Lives, Digitally Enabled: Selected Papers from the Digital Health Institute Summit 2020, 5-25 November 2020, Virtual Conference, Online (Australia), pp. 106-112. ISBN 978-1-64368-168-9 (2021) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2 Co-authors: Cummings E | |
| 2020 | Wickramasinghe N, Almond H, Androgoli AE, Schaffer J, 'You want me to use this EMR?', Proceedings of the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics: Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, volume 284), 26-29 July 2020, Virtual, online (Brisbane, Queensland), pp. 545-546. ISBN 978-1-64368-220-4 (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210794 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 | |
| 2018 | Almond H, Cummings E, Turner P, 'Recommendations for enhancing the implementation and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities', Connecting the System to Enhance the Practitioner and Consumer Experience in Healthcare: Selected Papers from the 26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference, 29 July - 1 August 2018, Sydney, pp. 15-20. ISSN 0926-9630 (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-890-7-15 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Cummings E; Turner P | |
| 2016 | Nohr C, Wong MC, Turner P, Almond H, Parv L, et al., 'Citizens' access to their digital health data in eleven countries - a comparative study', Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 228: Proceedings of MIE2016 at HEC2016 - Exploring Complexity in Health: An Interdisciplinary Systems Approach, 28 August - 2 September 2016, Munich, Germany, pp. 685-689. ISBN 978-1-61499-677-4 (2016) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-678-1-685 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Wong MC; Turner P |
Other Public Output
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Williamson L, Dobroff N, Jones A, Doolan J, Reeves J, et al., 'National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework', Australian Digital Health Agency, Australia, 1, pp. 1-34. (2020) [Government or Industry Research] |
2020: The National Telehealth Counselling and Support Service for family and professional carers of older adults in aged care residential settings: An implementation study; Barbara Dicker Brain Science grant
Accredited to supervise Masters students & Co-Supervise Doctoral students