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Prof Dianne Stephens OAM graduated from University of Melbourne Medical School in 1988, completed Fellowships in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and moved to Darwin in 1998 as the first ICU Specialist in the Northern Territory and inaugural Director of Royal Darwin Hospital Intensive Care Unit. As Director of ICU at RDH from 1998 to 2016, Prof Stephens provided leadership in best practice clinical care for the critically ill of the Northern Territory, built a research program, started an organ donation agency and contributed passionately to improving patient care throughout the hospital system. Her research interests include sepsis, melioidosis, critical illness, renal disease, Indigenous critical illness outcomes, communicating well with patients and families, and disaster medicine. In 2016 she took her family to live in Fiji for a sabbatical year teaching ICU medicine through Fiji National University and returned to Darwin in 2017 into the role of Medical Director of the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) drawing on her disaster medicine experience with the Bali Bombings, deployment into Iraq with the RAAF and working through Cyclone Winston in Fiji. Prof Stephens held NT Health leadership roles during the COVID 19 pandemic and now leads the academic and research partnerships portfolio for the NCCTRC including the development of postgraduate courses in aeromedical retrieval and health emergency preparedness and response at Charles Darwin University. In January 2022 Prof Stephens commenced in the role of Foundation Dean of the CDU Menzies School of Medicine.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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MRFF RART Top R COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Model of Care
Stephens, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Informing future quarantine practices through the experiences of COVID-19 quarantine facility staff
Sheedy, A., Stephens, D. & Vermeulen, L., Jun 2024, In: Public Health Challenges. 3, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., e184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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LEADING DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
Sheedy, A., Stephens, D. & Vermeulen, L., 2024, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. 19, 3, p. 1-40 40 p., i3417.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Resident-centered care for displaced populations in complex disasters.
Sheedy, A. D., Stephens, D. & Vermeulen, L., 17 Aug 2024, p. 54-55. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Beyond the intensive care unit: Ensuring the long term health of critically ill Indigenous people
Stephens, D., 6 Feb 2023, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 218, 2, p. 71-72 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Pandemic Quarantine Facility Guide
Sheedy, A. (Creator), Stephens, D. (Creator) & Vermeulen, L. (Creator), May 2023Research output: Non-textual form - including ERA-eligible Creative Works › Web publication/site
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Quarantine Facility Model of Care Toolbox
Stephens, D., Sheedy, A., Vermeulen, L. & Anderson, A., May 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Quarantine guidelines, future proofing the next pandemic response
Sheedy, A., Stephens, D., Vermeulen, L. & Anderson, A., 10 Aug 2023, p. 85-86. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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