Professor Carol Grech commenced her academic career with the University of South Australia in 1990 as a Lecturer in Nursing. Her academic appointment followed a distinguished clinical career at Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) where she trained as a Registered Nurse earning a gold medal for academic performance before moving into critical care nursing at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and the Lyell McEwin Hospital. In 2004 she was awarded a PhD, which led to an extensive research portfolio in patient safety and professional practice standards.
In 2012, Professor Grech was appointed Head of School: Nursing and Midwifery at UniSA. In this role she introduced a range of pedagogical innovations including... Read more
About me
Professor Carol Grech commenced her academic career with the University of South Australia in 1990 as a Lecturer in Nursing. Her academic appointment followed a distinguished clinical career at Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) where she trained as a Registered Nurse earning a gold medal for academic performance before moving into critical care nursing at Calvary North Adelaide Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and the Lyell McEwin Hospital. In 2004 she was awarded a PhD, which led to an extensive research portfolio in patient safety and professional practice standards.
In 2012, Professor Grech was appointed Head of School: Nursing and Midwifery at UniSA. In this role she introduced a range of pedagogical innovations including embedding inquiry-based learning into all accredited curricula to stimulate students’ active engagement in learning. She re-conceived the approach to students’ clinical skills development through the design and implementation of a unique simulated hospital and health service (HHHS) to support students’ practice-based learning and readiness for clinical practicums. These innovations continue to be embedded in nursing and midwifery curricula in UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences (CHS) and provide a platform for further strengthening interprofessional learning. Professor Grech also implemented a strategy to ensure that nursing and midwifery research reflected academic staff expertise and industry need. In 2015 and 2018 Nursing research at UniSA was consecutively ranked well above world class in the Excellence in Research Australia ratings.
In 2019, Carol was appointed as the Pro Vice Chancellor: Student Engagement and Equity where she provided outstanding leadership in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the University’s student engagement and wellbeing portfolio including championing pathways for students from non-traditional backgrounds.
Professor Grech is highly regarded within the national and international nursing community. She served on a number of professional groups, committees and boards including the Australia and New Zealand Council of Deans Nursing and Midwifery; the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (Teaching, Training and Research); Health Workforce Australia (Productivity and Retention Standing Committee); Health Workforce Australia (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Health Curriculum Framework Working Group); and the Clinical Training Advisory Council (SA Health). She has also served as a reviewer for the New Zealand Health Research Council, has been a panel member for Professional Standards Committees and provided expert opinions in medico-legal cases.
Carol is an active member of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN). She is a long-standing member of the National ACCCN Education Advisory Panel, was Editor of the Australian Critical Care journal (the highest ranked critical care nursing journal in the world by impact factor); and was the National Chairperson of the College’s Credentialing and Standards Committee. In 2020 Carol was awarded Life Membership of the College for service to practice, education and research in her specialist field of critical care nursing.
In recognition of her distinguished service to the University of South Australia, Professor Grech was conferred the honorary title Emeritus Professor on her retirement in 2021. This title recognises those eminent scholars who have demonstrated:
- an international reputation, and professional peer recognition, for research and scholarship;
- a significant track record of team leadership and capacity building in research or teaching;
- participation in University management and/or governance;
- service contributions to a discipline, a profession, the University and the wider community.
While having retired from UniSA in 2021, Carol remains professionally active. She is a member of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Nurse Practitioner Accreditation Committee; a Board member of the Rosemary Bryant Foundation; an Editorial Board member of the Australian Critical Care journal and is a Council member of the RAH Registered Nurses’ Association.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Adelaide
Master of Nursing Flinders University
Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care) Deakin University
Bachelor of Nursing (Education) South Australian College of Advanced Education
Associate Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing) South Australian College of Advanced Education
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Perineal Wound Care Project, Wound Management Innovation CRC, 01/02/2016 - 31/12/2017
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
4
|
2023 |
Open access
5
5
386
|
2023 |
Open access
1
|
2022 |
Open access
4
4
30
|
2022 |
Open access
10
8
33
|
2021 |
Open access
2
|
2020 |
Open access
3
3
14
|
2019 |
Open access
8
7
39
|
2019 |
|
2019 |
Open access
29
28
1
|
2018 |
9
9
|
2018 |
9
8
|
2018 |
Open access
53
42
193
|
2017 |
37
32
3
|
2016 |
11
10
|
2016 |
Open access
6
13
|
2016 |
9
7
|
2016 |
Open access
12
|
2015 |
Open access
141
105
19
|
2015 |
Open access
28
13
12
|
2014 |
Open access
7
8
|
2014 |
Open access
21
20
|
2014 |
6
6
|
2014 |
37
38
|
2013 |
|
2013 |
Open access
16
14
|
2013 |
15
15
|
2013 |
92
86
|
2013 |
Open access
11
|
2013 |
18
18
|
2012 |
16
10
|
2012 |
33
31
|
2011 |
Open access
59
53
|
2011 |
1
1
|
2010 |
Open access
24
20
|
2008 |
1
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
Research
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Curtin Health | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Emory University | UNITED STATES |
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS |
Family Health Golden Grove | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Kingston University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Perth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Sophia Children's Hospital | NETHERLANDS |
University of Plymouth | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Westminster | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of York | UNITED KINGDOM |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
---|---|
Life MemberAustralia College of Critical Care Nurses |
2020 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2018 |
EditorAustralian Critical Care Journal |
2018 |
MemberRoyal College of Nursing Australia |
2018 |
MemberCouncil of Deans and Nursing (Australia and New Zealand) |
2018 |
MemberSA Health Clinical Training Council |
2018 |
MemberAustralian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) |
2018 |
Chair: Editorial BoardAustralian Critical Care Journal |
2017 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2017 |
MemberRoyal College of Nursing Australia |
2017 |
MemberSA Health Clinical Training Council |
2017 |
MemberCouncil of Deans and Nursing (Australia and New Zealand) |
2017 |
Member (Internationally Qualified Nurse and Midwifery Expert Group)Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency |
2017 |
Member: Education Advisory PanelAustralian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) |
2017 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2016 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2015 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2014 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2013 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2012 |
Curriculum AssessorAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
2011 |
Chair: Editorial Board: Australian Critical Care Journal which includes peer review of manuscripts for publication.
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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111029 - What approaches to clinical education are effective following clinical incidents in the healthcare (nursing) setting? | Current |
Academic leadership in higher education: barriers and enablers to growing the next generation of nursing disciplinary leads | Current |
Psychological autopsy nd the other public sector heatlh response to men who die by suicide in South Australia | Current |
Invisibility of the older person as a partner in health care | Completed |
The mental health consequences of temporary protection and uncertain legal status for refugees and asylum seekers in Australia | Completed |
Vein selection for peripherally inserted central catheter (picc) insertion to reduce venous thromboembolism (vte): what is best practice? | Completed |