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Assoc. Prof. Helen Almond


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Head – School, School of Nursing, IHM



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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

JOURNAL ARTICLE

“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century: A Sustainable Approach for Building the Health and Social Care Workforce

Sheree Lloyd, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Workshop: What leaders need to know about security

Sheree Lloyd, Joel Scanlan, Carey Mather, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Intended Use of the national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework

Leanna Woods, Elizabeth Cummings, Naomi Dobroff, Shelley Nowlan, Helen Almond, Paula Procter, Angela Ryan, Meredith Makeham, Ken Griffin, Julie Reeves, Louise Schaper

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Nationwide citizen access to their health data: analysing and comparing experiences in Denmark, Estonia and Australia

Christian Nøhr, Liisa Parv, Pille Kink, Elizabeth Cummings, Helen Almond, Jens Rahbek Nørgaard, Paul Turner

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Health professional digital capabilities frameworks: a scoping review

Sophie Brice, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

National survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Australian residential aged care residents and staff

Aida Brydon, Sunil Bhar, Colleen Doyle, Frances Batchelor, Harry Lovelock, Helen Almond, Leander Mitchell, Maja Nedeljkovic, Steven Savvas, Viviana Wuthrich

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Emerging health data platforms: From individual control to collective data governance

Timothy Kariotis, Mad Price Ball, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Simon Dennis, Tony Sahama, Carolyn Johnston, Helen Almond, Ann Borda

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Inside the Minds of Doctoral Students: Investigating Challenges in Theory and Practice.

Adeola Bamgboje-Ayodele, Michelle Ye, Helen Almond, Songlak Sakulwichitsintu

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Citizens’ Access to Their Digital Health Data in Eleven Countries–A Comparative Study

Christian Nohr, Ming Chao Wong, Paul Turner, Helen Almond, Liisa Parv, Heidi Gilstad, Sabine Koch, Guðrún Auður Harðardóttir, Hannele Hyppönen, Romaric Marcilly, Aziz Sheik, Karen Day, Andre Kushniruk

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Australia’s personally controlled electronic health record and primary healthcare: Generating a framework for implementation and evaluation

Helen Almond, Elizabeth Cummings, Paul Turner

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Avoiding Failure for Australia’s Digital Health Record: The Findings from a Rural E-Health Participatory Research Project

Helen Almond, Elizabeth Cummings, Paul Turner

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Intended Use of the national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework

Leanna Woods, Elizabeth Cummings, Naomi Dobroff, Shelley Nowlan, Helen Almond, Paula Procter, Angela Ryan, Meredith Makeham, Ken Griffin, Julie Reeves, Louise Schaper

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Is teleaudiology achieving person-centered care: a review

Sophie Brice, Helen Almond

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Using COMPASS (Context Optimisation Model for Person-Centred Analysis and Systematic Solutions) Theory to Augment Implementation of Digital Health Solutions

Carey Mather, Helen Almond

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An approach for enhancing adoption, use and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities

Helen Almond, Elizabeth Cummings, Paul Turner

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Empowerment, Digital Literacy and Shared Digital Health Records: The Value of ‘nothing about me without me’.

H Almond, E Cummings, P Turner

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Recommendations for enhancing the implementation and utility of shared digital health records in rural Australian communities

Helen Almond, Elisabeth Cummings, Paul Turner

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Patient centred systems: techno-anthropological reflections on the challenges of ‘meaningfully engaging’patients within health informatics research

Ming-Chao Wong, Helen Almond, Elizabeth Cummings, Erin Roehrer, Chris Showell, Paul Turner

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Using community based participatory research as a method for investigating electronic health records

Helen Almond, Elizabeth Cummings, Paul Turner

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Digital Health: A Transformative Approach

Helen Almond, Carey Mather

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Developing digital capability: Transforming the nursing and midwifery workforce one byte at a time

Carey Mather, Helen Almond

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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

Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Behavior change in chronic health: Reviewing what we know, what is happening, and what is next for Hearing Loss

Sophie Brice, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Methodology for the development of the Australian national nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework

Elizabeth Cummings, Greg Moran, Leanna Woods, Helen Almond, Paula Procter, Meredith Makeham, Naomi Dobroff, Ken Griffin, Julie Reeves, Shelley Nowlan, Angela Ryan, Louise Schaper

JOURNAL ARTICLE

National nursing and midwifery digital health capability framework

L Williamson, N Dobroff, A Jones, J Doolan, J Reeves, K Griffin, M Robinson, J van Teulingen, Helen Almond, P Procter, P Halloran, S Nowlan

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Perspectives on the implementation of health informatics curricula frameworks

Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Kalpana Raghunathan, Helen Almond, Richard G Booth, Susan G McBride, Mari Tietze, Michelle Honey, Paula Procter, Monica Peddle, Lisa McKenna

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Perspectives of residential aged care staff on the management of occupational burnout: A qualitative interview study

Yin Siu Low, Sunil Bhar, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tensions ahead: how do we build feasible digital health systems that are person-centred and usable?

Helen Almond, Karrie Long, Guillaume Leroux

JOURNAL ARTICLE

You want me to use this EMR?

Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Helen Almond, Amir Eslami Androgoli, Jonathan Schaffer

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Pilot research to develop a nursing digital health capability framework in Chile

Antonia Benavente, Eugenia Urra, Carol Hullin, Helen Almond

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“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century in Nursing and Midwifery in Ebook: Innovation in Applied Nursing Informatics

Helen Almond, Sheree Lloyd

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Changing Knowledge, Principles, and Technology in Contemporary Clinical Audiological Practice: A Narrative Review

Sophie Brice, Justin Zakis, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

“Key” Shaped Professionals for the 21st Century in Nursing and Midwifery

Helen Almond, Sheree Lloyd

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Critically reflective practice for the graduate

Carey Mather, Helen Almond

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Exploring the Knowledge and Use of Standardised Nursing Terminology Across Australia

Rebecca Jedwab, Kerri Holzhauser, Janette Gogler, Sally Duncan, Tat Garwood, Sophie Linton, Helen Sinnott, Helen Almond, Evelyn Hovenga

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Integrating Health Informatics into Pre-Registration Nursing Education: Insights from a Participatory Workshop

Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins, Kalpana Raghunathan, Helen Almond, Richard G Booth, Susan G McBride, Mari F Tietze, Michelle Honey, Paula Procter, Monica Peddle, Lisa McKenna

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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

Carey Ann Mather, Joshua Fraser Bailey, Helen Mary Almond

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AIHSM Community of Practice: Engaging Enrolled Learners and Alumni

Helen Almond, Joel Scanlan, Sheree Lloyd

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Microlearning for improved technology adoption, safety and quality in residential aged care

HCarey Mather, Sheree Lloyd, Helen Almond, Dinah Amoah, Joel Scanlon

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Learning outcomes

Helen Almond, Carey Mather

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Applying Research Process in Digital Health

Carey Mather, Helen Almond, Joel Scanlan

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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

Dinah Amoah, Helen Almond, Joel Scanlan, Sheree Lloyd, Carey Mather

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Why Do You Want Me to Use This EMR?

Amir Eslami Andargoli, Helen Almond, Dominic King, Jonathan Schaffer, Nilmini Wickramasinghe

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Safety and quality in health and care is everyone’s business

Helen Almond, Sheree Lloyd, Carey Mather

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Nurses leading as digital heath advocates

Carey Mather, Helen Almond

JOURNAL ARTICLE

AVOIDING FAILURE FOR AUSTRALIA’S DIGITAL HEALTH RECORD

H ALMOND, E CUMMINGS, P TURNER

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