Dr Jo Wu

Background

Dr Jo Wu is a nurse academic who:

• holds a Doctor of Health Science qualification from QUT
• is a Research Fellow at QUT’s School of Nursing and Midwifery
• is a Clinical Research Fellow with Mater Health Services
• is a  Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
• is an affiliate member of QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI).

 Dr Wu has:

• been awarded a number of research grants, travel grants
• published papers in refereed journals, including systematic reviews
• presented/invited at several international and national conferences
• been an expert panel reviewer on a Joanna Briggs Institute systematic review
• been a reviewer of nursing and behavioural journals and nursing textbook chapters
• been a reviewer of grant applications including National and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grant applications, reviewer/assessor for Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART), Queensland Health research grant applications
• Editorial Board member of International Nursing Review (Official Journal of  International Council of Nurses)

Dr Wu’s research interests evolved from over 16 years clinical experience in the Coronary Care Unit where she observed differences in the progress of cardiac patients with diabetes. Her post-doctoral studies have continued to make a significant contribution to promoting self-management for patients with coronary heart disease and diabetes. Dr Wu is currently collaborating with clinicians as well as national and international researchers toward further studies on promoting self-management. Planned projects include refinement of the cardiac-diabetes self-management program, incorporating telephone, text-messaging and peer supporters in the delivery of the program, evaluating these delivery modes for transitional care and undertaking the intervention in different cultural contexts. Dr Wu has been awarded a number of research and travel grants, has published papers in refereed journals and has presented at several international and national conferences.  She has been an expert panel reviewer on a Joanna Briggs Institute systematic review, is a reviewer of nursing/ behavioural journals, nursing textbook chapters and grant applications, as well as being on the Editorial Board of International Nursing Review (official Journal of International Council of Nurses). She also supervises higher degree research students. Project highlights

• 2008-2010: Using text-messaging to improve cardiac and diabetes self-management program: A pilot study, QUT Early Career Researcher Grant.
• 2009-2010: Peer support based Cardiac-Diabetes Self-Management Program, Department of Health & Ageing.
• 2010-present: Using telephone and text-messaging to improve an integrated cardiac and diabetes self-management program: A cross cultural international collaborative project, IHBI Collaborative Research Development Grant Scheme.
• 2011-present: Development of Health Communication system (automated text-messaging system) to support people with cardiac conditions/chronic diseases  
• 2011: Develpment of an app for cardiac education (clinical project)