Understanding Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice in Health

About the Author

Dr Trisha Greenhalgh is a Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford and a practising GP. She completed a BA in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge in 1980 and a medical degree at the University of Oxford in 1983. Trisha's research aims to apply the traditional aspects of medicine while embracing the opportunities of contemporary science to improve health outcomes for patients. She is the author of more than 240 peer-reviewed publications as well as a number of scholarly textbooks. Trisha has received numerous accolades for her work, including twice winning the Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year Award, and receiving the Baxter Award from the European Health Management Association. In 2001, she was awarded an OBE for services to evidence-based medical care.

Dr John Bidewell is a Lecturer in Research Methods at the School of Science and Health at Western Sydney University. From an early career in school teaching, John moved into psychology, acquiring three degrees while always maintaining an interest in education. Opportunities arose in applied social research and data analysis, leading John in that direction. For many years, he provided technical and inspirational support to academic and student researchers, covering every stage of the research process from concept to publication, and especially data analysis and interpretation, at Western Sydney University's nursing and midwifery school. John has provided consultancy services in research and statistics to business, industry and governments, and has taught research methods and statistics to nursing, business and allied health students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Dr Elaine Crisp is a Registered Nurse (RN) and Lecturer at the School of Nursing at the University of Tasmania, where she has developed and coordinated both the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) course and the research methodology units within the BN. This dual role has enabled her to highlight the connection between research and clinical knowledge to demystify and encourage evidence-informed practice. She has also taught research methods to nursing and allied health students at the postgraduate level, encouraging clinicians to understand and use research evidence in their everyday practice. Elaine worked as an RN in aged care and in the perioperative area before commencing her PhD, which combined her love of history and nursing. Her major research interests are nursing and welfare history, aged and dementia care, and nurse education.

Amanda E Lambros is a Professional Speaker, Author and Clinical Counsellor as well as a past Clinical Fellow. She has completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences at the University of Western Ontario (2001), a Postgraduate Diploma of Ethics (2002), a Master of Forensic Sexology (2004) and a Master of Counselling (2014). Amanda has developed, coordinated and taught evidence-informed health practice to thousands of Interprofessional First Year Health Sciences students throughout her career. Amanda's private practice focuses on relationships, mental health, and grief and loss. Providing her clients with the most upto-date and evidence-based care is imperative to her, and she has a strong focus on EBP, ethics and communication. Amanda has received numerous accolades for her work, including being inducted into the Victoria Park Business Hall of Fame, NifNex 100 Most Influential Business Owners, Telstra Business Award nominations and a Telstra Business Woman of the Year nomination.

Dr Jane Warland is an adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Medicine at the University of Adelaide. She worked as a midwife from 1988 to 2007, and gained her PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2007. Jane has taught foundational research courses to undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery students. Jane has a track record in research using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. She has a strong interest in research ethics and has served on various human research ethics committees in both South Australia and Western Australia. Jane has written numerous book chapters about research — she has more than 120 publications, including books, chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Dr Gordana Dermody is a gerontologic nursing expert with 20 years of nursing experience and she has taught in the tertiary sector for over 10 years. Gordana's research is undertaken across multiple disciplines, in the space between nursing, allied health, engineering, and computer science, under the umbrella of gerontechnology, where technologies are developed and studied to support older adults as they age. She is interested in remote health monitoring to promote culturally appropriate, safe ageing-in-place for older adults with chronic conditions, frailty and associated functional decline, which frequently impact this population. Gordana values pragmatic research approaches, as well as end-user input, to solve problems and to study a variety of technologies and solutions that can enable older adults to live as independently as possible.