Assoc Prof Leigh Kinsman - Researcher Profile

Biography

Leigh is an Associate Professor, Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care, (CRERRPHC) and Director of the Office of Research at the School of Rural Health, Bendigo.

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Research & Supervision Interests

1.   Clinical Pathways
2.   Delivery Systems for Cardiac Services in Rural Settings
3.   Rural Emergency Departments
4.   Acute Nursing 

Keywords

Rural Health, clinical pathways rural australian emergency departments, cochrane-systematic-review, clinical-pathways, hospital, length-of-stay, coronary heart disease, australia, nurse education; simulation; patient deterioration; theory, physiology; emergency care

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: La Trobe University, Bendigo

Year awarded: 2011

MASTER OF HEALTH SCEINCE

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 2001

BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (NURSING STUDIES)

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Book Chapters

Verrinder, A., Kinsman, L., 2011, Physiology for emergency care, in Emergency and Trauma Care for nurses and paramedics, eds Kate Curtis and Clair Ramsden, Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW, Australia, pp. 431-454.

Verrinder, A., Kinsman, L., 2007, Physiology for emergency care, in Emergency and Trauma Nursing, eds Curtis K, Ramsden, C & Friendship J., Elsevier, Marrickville NSW Australia, pp. 245-263.

Journal Articles

Scholes, J., Endacott, R., Biro, M., Bulle, B., Cooper, S., Miles, M., Gilmour, C., Buykx, P., Kinsman, L., Boland, R., Jones, J., Zaidi, F., 2012, Clinical decision-making: midwifery students' recognition of, and response to, postpartum haemorrhage in the simulation environment, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth [P], vol 12, issue 19, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-12.

Kinsman, L., Rotter, T., Willis, J., Snow, P., Buykx, P., Humphreys, J., 2012, Do clinical pathways enhance access to evidence-based acute myocardial infarction treatment in rural emergency departments?, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 20, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond VIC 3121, pp. 59-66.

Buykx, P., Missen, K.L., Cooper, S.J.R., Porter, J., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Cant, R.P., Kinsman, L., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2012, Emergency training boosts confidence, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 19, issue 7, The Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne, Australia, p. 43.

Buykx, P., Humphreys, J.S., Tham, R.C.A., Kinsman, L., Wakerman, J., Asaid, A., Tuohey, K., 2012, How do small rural primary health care services sustain themselves in a constantly changing health system environment?, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 12, issue Art. No: 81, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Endacott, R., Scholes, J., Cooper, S., McConnell-Henry, T., Porter, J., Missen, K., Kinsman, L., Champion, R., 2012, Identifying patient deterioration: using simulation and reflective interviewing to examine decision making skills in a rural hospital, International Journal of Nursing Studies [P], vol 49, issue 6, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 710-717.

Buykx, P., Humphreys, J., Wakerman, J., Perkins, D., Lyle, D., McGrail, M., Kinsman, L., 2012, 'Making evidence count': A framework to monitor the impact of health services, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 20, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond VIC 3121, pp. 51-58.

Cooper, S.J.R., Beauchamp, A.J., Bogossian, F., Bucknall, T.K., Cant, R.P., Devries, B., Endacott, R., Forbes, H., Hill, R., Kinsman, L., Kain, V., McKenna, L.G., Porter, J., Phillips, N., Young, S., 2012, Managing patient deterioration: A protocol for enhancing student nurses' competence through web-based simulation and feedback techniques, BMC Nursing [P], vol 11, Biomed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 18-24.

Cooper, S.J.R., Bulle, B., Biro, M., Jones, J., Miles, M., Gilmour, C., Buykx, P., Boland, R., Kinsman, L., Scholes, J., Endacott, R., 2012, Managing women with acute physiological deterioration: Student midwives performance in a simulated setting, Women and Birth [P], vol 25, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. e27-e36.

Buykx, P., Cooper, S.K., Kinsman, L., Scholes, J., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Cant, R.P., 2012, Patient deterioration simulation experiences: impact on teaching and learning, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 19, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 125-129.

Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Cant, R.P., Champion, R., Cooper, S.J.R., Endacott, R., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Missen, K.L., Porter, J., Scholes, J., 2012, The FIRST2ACT simulation program improves nursing practice in a rural Australian hospital, Australian Journal of Rural Health [E], vol 20, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Richmond, Australia, pp. 270-274.

Rotter, T., Kinsman, L., James, E., Machotta, A., Steyerberg, E., 2012, The quality of the evidence base for clinical pathway effectiveness: room for improvement in the design of evaluation trials, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 12, BioMed Central Ltd, London, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Buykx, P., Kinsman, L., Cooper, S., McConnell-Henry, T., Cant, R., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2011, FIRST{2}ACT: Educating nurses to identify patient deterioration - A theory-based model for best practice simulation education, Nurse Education Today [P], vol 31, issue 7, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 687-693.

Cooper, S., McConnell-Henry, T., Cant, R., Porter, J., Missen, K., Kinsman, L., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2011, Managing deteriorating patients: Registered nurses' performance in a simulated setting, The Open Nursing Journal [E], vol 5, Bentham Open, Netherlands, pp. 120-126.

Cooper, S., Buykx, P., McConnell-henry, T.E., Kinsman, L., McDermott, S., 2011, Simulation: Can it eliminate failure to rescue?, Nursing times [P], vol 107, issue 3, Emap Healthcare Ltd, UK, pp. 18-20.

Tham, R., Humphreys, J., Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Asaid, A., Tuohey, K., 2011, Study protocol: Evaluating the impact of a rural Australian primary health care service on rural health, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 11, issue 52, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-6.

Rotter, T., Kinsman, L., James, E., Machotta, A., Willis, J., Snow, P., Kugler, J., 2011, The effects of clinical pathways on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay, and hospital costs: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis, Evaluation and the Health Professions [P], vol E, Sage Publications Inc., USA, pp. 1-25.

Rotter, T., Kinsman, L., James, E., Machotta, A., Gothe, H., Willis, J., Snow, P.C., Kugler, J., 2010, Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 3, issue 3 (CD006632), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United kingdom, pp. 1-120.

Tham, R.C.A., Humphreys, J.S., Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Asaid, A., Tuohey, K., Riley, K., 2010, Evaluating the impact of sustainable comprehensive primary health care on rural health, Australian Journal of Rural Health [P], vol 18, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 166-172.

Endacott, R., Scholes, J., Buykx, P., Cooper, S., Kinsman, L., McConnell-Henry, T., 2010, Final-year nursing students' ability to assess, detect and act on clinical cues of deterioration in a simulated environment, Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 66, issue 12, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 2722-2731.

Cooper, S.J.R., Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2010, Managing the deteriorating patient in a simulated environment: nursing students' knowledge, skill and situation awareness, Journal Of Clinical Nursing [P], vol 19, issue 15-16, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 2309-2318.

Martin, M., Champion, R., Kinsman, L., Masman, K.A., 2010, Mapping patient flow in a regional Australian emergency department: A model driven approach, International Emergency Nursing [P], vol 19, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 75-85.

Cooper, S.J.R., Cant, R.P., Porter, J., Sellick, K.J., Somers, G.T., Kinsman, L., Nestel, D.F., 2010, Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: Development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM), Resuscitation [P], vol 81, issue 4, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 446-452.

Kinsman, L., Rotter, T., James, E., Snow, P.C., Willis, J., 2010, What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate, BMC Medicine [P], vol 8, issue Art. No. 31, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-3.

Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Humphreys, J.S., Snow, P.C., Willis, J., 2009, A cluster randomised trial to assess the impact of clinical pathways on AMI management in rural Australian emergency departments, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 9, issue 83, BioMed Central Ltd, London, W1T4LB, United Kingdom, pp. 1-4.

Briffa, T.G., Kinsman, L., Maiorana, A., Zecchin, R., Redfern, J., Davidson, P.M., Paull, G., Nagle, A., Denniss, A.R., 2009, An integrated and coordinated approach to preventing recurrent coronary heart disease events in Australia: Policy statement from the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 12, Australasian Medical Publishing Company (AMPCo), Strawberry Hills, NSW, pp. 683-686.

Wakerman, J., Humphreys, J.S., Wells, R., Kuipers, P., Jones, J.A., Entwistle, P., Kinsman, L., 2009, Features of effective primary health care models in rural and remote Australia: a case-study analysis, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Strawberry Hills, NSW, pp. 88-91.

Humphreys, J.S., Kuipers, P., Wakerman, J., Wells, R., Jones, J.A., Kinsman, L., 2009, How far can systematic reviews inform policy development for ''wicked'' rural health service problems?, Australian Health Review [P], vol 33, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 592-600.

Kinsman, L., Redfern, J., Briffa, T.G., 2009, Invasive management and late clinical outcomes in contemporary Australian management of acute coronary syndromes: Observations from the ACACIA registry, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, p. 162.

Rotter, T., Kinsman, L., James, E., Machotta, A., Gothe, H., Kugler, J., 2009, The experience of conducting a Cochrane systematic review of the impact of clinical pathways on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs, International Journal of Care Pathways [P], vol 13, issue 2, Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 62-66.

Spencer, P., Kinsman, L., Fuzzard, K., 2008, A critical care nurse's guide to intra abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, Australian Critical Care, vol 21, issue 1, Elsevier Inc, New York, NY 10010-1710 United States, pp. 18-28.

Kinsman, L., Champion, R., Lee, G., Martin, M., Masman, K.A., May, E.A., Mills, T., Taylor, M.D., Thomas, P.R., Williams, R.J., Zalstein, S., 2008, Assessing the impact of streaming in a regional emergency department, Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol 20, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South, Vic, 3053, pp. 221-227.

Rotter, T., Koch, R., Kugler, J., Gothe, H., Kinsman, L., James, E., 2007, Clinical pathways: Effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester West Sussex UK, pp. 1-7.

Champion, R., Kinsman, L., Lee, G.A., Masman, K.A., May, E.A., Mills, T.M., Taylor, M.D., Thomas, P.R., Williams, R.J., 2007, Forecasting emergency department presentations., Australian Health Review, vol 31, issue 1, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 83-90.

Kinsman, L., Tori, K., Endacott, R., Sharp, M., 2007, Guideline implementation fails to improve thrombolytic administration, Accident and Emergency Nursing, vol 15, issue 1, churchill Livingstone (Elsevier), UK, pp. 27-33.

Price, M., Fitzgerald, L., Kinsman, L., 2007, Quality improvement: the divergent views of managers and clinicians, Journal of Nursing Management, vol 15, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford England UK, pp. 43-50.

Kinsman, L., James, E., Ham, J., 2004, An interdisciplinary, evidence-based process of clinical pathway implementation increases pathway usage, Lippincott's Case Management, vol 9, issue 4, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Hagerstown USA, pp. 184-196.

Kinsman, L., 2004, Clinical pathway compliance and quality improvement, Nursing Standard, vol 18, issue 18, RCN Publishing Company, Middlesex UK, pp. 33-35.

Nugent, C., Kinsman, L., 2003, Diabetes knowledge levels in medical and surgical nurses, Journal of Diabetes Nursing, vol 7, issue 10, SB Communications, London UK, pp. 367-371.

Kinsman, L., James, E., 2001, Evidence-based practice needs evidence-based implementation, Lippincott's Case Management, vol 6, issue 5, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Hagerstown USA, pp. 208-219.

Conference Proceedings

Tham, R.C.A., Humphreys, J.S., Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Asaid, A., Riley, K., 2009, Evaluating the impact of a sustainable primary health care service on rural health, Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2009: Conference Handbook, November 25-27, Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand, Ultimo, NSW, Australia, p. 103.

Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., James, E., Rotter, T., Snow, P.C., Willis, J., 2009, Evidence for the role of clinical pathways in rural hospitals, Rural Health: the place to be..., May 17-20, National Rural Health Alliance, Canberra, Australia, pp. 194-195.

Wakerman, J., Humphreys, J.S., Wells, R., Kuipers, P., Entwistle, P., Jones, J.A., Kinsman, L., 2009, Implementing, sustaining and generalising exemplary primary health care models in rural and remote Australia: A case study analysis, Rural Health: The Place to be..., May 17- 20, National Rural Health Alliance, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Tham, R.C.A., Humphreys, J.S., Asaid, A., Riley, K., Jones, J.A., Kinsman, L., Smith, K.B., 2009, 'Making a difference' - the impact of sustainable primary health care on rural health, Rural Health: The Place to be..., May 17-20, National Rural Health Alliance, Canberra, Australia, pp. 1-6.

Other

Tham, R., Buykx, P., Humphreys, J., Smith, K., Kinsman, L., Asaid, A., Tuohey, K., 2011, Bridging the evidence gap - What makes a rural primary health care service successful and sustainable?, Poster Abstract: 11th National Rural Health Conference, Perth, Monash University, Bendigo.

Kinsman, L., Champion, R., Martin, M., Masman, K.A., May, E., Scholes, M., Zalstein, S., 2009, Managing emergency department demand, Monash University, Bendigo, pp. 1-74.

Kinsman, L., Endacott, R., Cooper, S.J.R., Scholes, J., Buykx, P., McConnell-Henry, T.E., 2009, Situational awareness of patient deterioration in a simulated environment, Monash University, Bendigo, pp. 1-50.

Kinsman, L., 2004, An evaluation of dissemination and education strategies for implementation of acute myocardial infarction best practice guidelines in the Loddon Mallee Region, La Trobe University, La Trobe University, Bendigo, pp. 1-15.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

How final year medical students' recognise and manage the deteriorating patient using simulation in a simulated primary health care setting.

Supervisors:

Kinsman, L (Main), Cooper, S (Associate), Radomski, N (Associate).