Biography

Prior to retirement, Emeritus Professor Trudy Dwyer was the Deputy Dean (Research) at CQUniversity, Visiting Research Fellow with Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) and a Fellow of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses.
Her research has a strong focus on patient safety, clinical partnerships and knowledge translation research. Particularly around recognising and responding to clinical deterioration, evaluating hospital avoidance initiatives and research capacity building.

Based at a regional university her track record demonstrates a strong focus on clinical partnerships, a diversity of research skills and knowledge translation strategies. Professor Dwyer has over $4 million in competitive research funds, extensive journal publications, texts and book chapters. In more recent times her focus has been on art, particularly the use of watercolour.