Assoc. Prof. Helen Almond
Head – School, School of Nursing, IHM
BIO
Helen is a passionate healthcare leader with more than 40 years of experience as a registered nurse and sick children’s nurse. Holding a PhD in Digital Health and Informatics and an MSc in Clinical Nursing (Nurse Practitioner UK), she is a leading expert in digital health, informatics, and clinical nursing.
As the Head of School for Nursing, Helen is dedicated to shaping the future of healthcare education, research, and delivery. She leads innovative initiatives to drive change in the healthcare landscape, ensuring that nursing professionals are equipped with the skills to succeed in an evolving environment. Helen also plays a vital role in national healthcare policy as a Digital Health Adviser and external Clinical Governance committee member, contributing to the Australian Digital Health Agency’s Framework for Delivery.
A Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, vice chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Network, and vice chair (communications) of the International Medical Informatics Association, Helen is at the forefront of transformative healthcare leadership. Her research focuses on the impact of digital health technologies on person-centred care for vulnerable communities, reinforcing her commitment to improving healthcare outcomes for all.
RESEARCH OUTPUT
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“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century: A Sustainable Approach for Building the Health and Social Care Workforce
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Intended Use of the national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework
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Nationwide citizen access to their health data: analysing and comparing experiences in Denmark, Estonia and Australia
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Health professional digital capabilities frameworks: a scoping review
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National survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Australian residential aged care residents and staff
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Emerging health data platforms: From individual control to collective data governance
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Inside the Minds of Doctoral Students: Investigating Challenges in Theory and Practice.
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Citizens’ Access to Their Digital Health Data in Eleven Countries–A Comparative Study
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Australia’s personally controlled electronic health record and primary healthcare: Generating a framework for implementation and evaluation
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Avoiding Failure for Australia’s Digital Health Record: The Findings from a Rural E-Health Participatory Research Project
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Intended Use of the national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework
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Is teleaudiology achieving person-centered care: a review
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Using COMPASS (Context Optimisation Model for Person-Centred Analysis and Systematic Solutions) Theory to Augment Implementation of Digital Health Solutions
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An approach for enhancing adoption, use and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities
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Empowerment, Digital Literacy and Shared Digital Health Records: The Value of ‘nothing about me without me’.
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Recommendations for enhancing the implementation and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities
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Patient centred systems: techno-anthropological reflections on the challenges of ‘meaningfully engaging’patients within health informatics research
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Using community based participatory research as a method for investigating electronic health records
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Developing digital capability: Transforming the nursing and midwifery workforce one byte at a time
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Exploring the experiences of and engagement with Australia’s shared digital health record by people living with complex chronic conditions in a rural community
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Behavior change in chronic health: Reviewing what we know, what is happening, and what is next for Hearing Loss
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Methodology for the development of the Australian national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework
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National nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework
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Perspectives on the implementation of health informatics curricula frameworks
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Perspectives of residential aged care staff on the management of occupational burnout: A qualitative interview study
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Tensions ahead: how do we build feasible digital health systems that are person-centred and usable?
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Pilot research to develop a nursing digital health capability framework in Chile
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“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century in Nursing and Midwifery in Ebook: Innovation in Applied Nursing Informatics
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Changing Knowledge, Principles, and Technology in Contemporary Clinical Audiological Practice: A Narrative Review
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“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century in Nursing and Midwifery
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Exploring the Knowledge and Use of Standardised Nursing Terminology Across Australia
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Integrating Health Informatics into Pre-Registration Nursing Education: Insights from a Participatory Workshop
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Digital Transformation of Health Professionals: Using the Context Optimisation Model for Person-Centred Analysis and Systematic Solutions (COMPASS) Implementation Model Use Case
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AIHSM Community of Practice: Engaging Enrolled Learners and Alumni
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Microlearning for improved technology adoption, safety and quality in residential aged care
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Preparedness of the health and social care workforce to work with information and technologies in residential aged care settings: A scoping review Protocol
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Safety and quality in health and care is everyone’s business