Dr Aaron Conway
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Biography
Dr. Aaron Conway's research aims to make procedural sedation as safe and effective as possible. This program of research is informed by his clinical experience working as a nurse in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.Dr. Conway has held prestigious research appointments, including a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology (2015 to 2018) and the RBC Chair of Cardiovascular Nursing Research at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network and Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto (2018-2023).
His research has produced high quality evidence to support clinician’s decision-making regarding approaches for procedural sedation. Notable publications in highly ranked journals include randomized controlled trials in Heart and the European Journal of Anaesthesiology and meta-analyses in Anaesthesia and Thorax.
Dr. Conway's recent work has leveraged machine learning to create innovative solutions for common problems encountered in procedural sedation, including using deep learning to optimize capnography alarm management.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Keywords
Health Services, Sedation, Nursing, Patient safety, Adverse events, Cardiac, Anaesthesia
Research field
Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Australian Catholic Uni)
- BN (Hons) (Australian Catholic Uni)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member, Interventional Nurses Council
- Member, Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College
- Affiliate member, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Research advisory panel, International Medical Informatics Association - Nursing Informatics
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Aaron, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Recipient of a Nationally Competitive Research Fellowship
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Improving nurse-administered sedation practice in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. (2015-2018). External reference: 1091657.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Best Reviewer Award (2013), Research in Nursing and Health
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- 2015 Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award, American American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 8th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 7th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Invited speaker at the 6th Annual Australia and New Zealand Endovascular Therapies Meeting
Selected research projects
- Title
- Improving nurse-administered sedation practice in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1091657
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Cardiac; Health Services; Nursing; Patient Safety; Sedation; Adverse Events
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.