A University of Queensland PhD scholar has been awarded the Best Nursing Paper award at the World Congress on Paediatric Critical Care conference.
Registered Nurse Jacqui Jauncey-Cooke was recognised in Sydney last week for her research into minimising the risks associated with life support in paediatric critical care settings.
The honour is awarded once every three years for an abstract submission and presentation at the conference, and is judged by a panel of members from the congress’s scientific committee.
Ms Jauncey-Cooke was inspired to explore safer care scenarios for acutely unwell children after working in a paediatric critical care environment for 15 years.
“Critical care is an extremely challenging and satisfying environment in which to work,” Ms Jauncey-Cooke said.
“My PhD study has provided greater opportunities to look at ways of limiting the risks associated with short and long-term life support inherent in critically unwell children.”
A 2010 U21 Scholarship winner, Ms Jauncey-Cooke represented the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery as a research higher degree (RHD) student in Monterrey, Mexico and also presented her research at the U21 Health Sciences symposium.
Ms Jauncey-Cooke will complete her PhD later this year and then plans to present her findings at the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Conference in Germany.
Director of Research at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Associate Professor Fiona Bogossian congratulated Mrs Jauncey-Cooke on her achievement.
“Jacqui is an outstanding example of the transition from clinician to researcher,” Associate Professor Bogossian said.
“Her success reflects extremely well on the standard of research and researchers being produced here at the School of Nursing and Midwifery and we warmly congratulate her on her success.”
Media: Lya McTaggart at the UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery (07 3365 5084, lya.mctaggart@uq.edu.au)
