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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Debra Kiegaldie is a registered nurse with a background in intensive care nursing. She returns to Monash University in 2024 as the Interprofessional Education & Simulation Lead for the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences. She held previous roles as Clinical Chair for Holmesglen Institute and Healthscope Hospitals and Director of Medical Education and Simulation at Monash Health. She is also the current Chair of the Victorian Simulation Alliance Board of Management.
Debra’s career has spanned over 30 years leading a range of education and research initiatives in areas such as curriculum development and delivery in health professions education and simulation, interprofessional learning, virtual reality, falls, delirium and end-of-life-care. Her collaborative work extends across all health professions and she has been the recipient of national and international awards. She has attracted significant grant funding and was recently co-investigator on an NH&MRC partnership grant on Falls in Australian Hospitals. She has recently led two major projects for the Victorian State Government on an Australian-Canadian international research partnership for a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program and to build a skills lab in health care courses as part of a Care Economy initiative.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Health professions education, PhD, Learning about delirium in a simulated clinical environment: An interprofessional learning intervention for final year medical and nursing students, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 15 Oct 2015
Nursing education, Masters of Education, Evaluation of an Australian Intensive Care Unit Preceptorship Program, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Education, Bachelor of Educational Studies, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 1 Jun 1995
Intensive Care Nursing, Certificate, Monash Medical Centre
Award Date: 1 Dec 1990
Infectious Diseases Nursing, Certificate, Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital
Award Date: 1 Dec 1988
Nursing, General Nursing Division 1, Alfred Hospital
Award Date: 1 Dec 1986
Research area keywords
- Education - tertiary
- Nursing
- Simulation Based Education
- Interprofessional Education
- Falls
- Delirium
- Communication Skills
- Health Professions Educational Research
- Curriculum and Pedagogy
- Program Evaluation
- Virtual Reality
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global COIL Expansion: Bridging Borders, Building Futures
Aziz, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ciardulli, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Malone, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Thanzami, V. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Breaden, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Chung, K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kiegaldie, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Ilic, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/04/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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A Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Falls in Australian Hospitals
Morris, M. E. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Hill, A.-M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Haines, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, I. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McPhail, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, R. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kiegaldie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Carey, L. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Webster, K. E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mitra, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Jones, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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The Victorian Simulated Patient Network (VSPN)
Nestel, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), English, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kiegaldie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/02/12 → 30/06/13
Project: Research
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Challenges faced by International Medical Graduates within the Victorian Metropolitan Alliance Training Programme
Kiegaldie, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bird, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jolly, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Spike, N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
2/07/07 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
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An investigation into health professionals' awareness of organ donation education and training and their perceptions of educational need
White, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kiegaldie, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
31/03/06 → 30/06/06
Project: Research
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Does Australia’s competency-based training meet the mental health training needs of enrolled nurses?
Hall, K., Skues, J. & Kiegaldie, D., 2025, In: International Journal of Training Research. 23, 1, p. 64–79 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL): Crossing Borders in Health Professions Education
Aziz, Z., Arulkadacham, L., Richards, K., Mujumdar, S., Ahuja, Y., Thanzami, V., Camuccio, C. A., Danielis, M., Chung, K., Kiegaldie, D. & Ilic, D., 25 Sept 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Nursing
Kutzin, J. (Editor), Waxman, K. (Editor), Lopez, C. (Editor) & Kiegaldie, D. (Editor), Feb 2024, 1st ed. Cham: Springer. 478 p. (Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation)Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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Empathy in the digital age: Using AI simulations for enhancing cultural competence in healthcare education
Aziz, Z., Ciardulli, M., Kiegaldie, D., Nour El Hadi, S., Moore, J., Mazeh, A. & Ilic, D., 2024, p. 23. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Interprofessional collaborative practice and learning: Getting the language right
Kiegaldie, D., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 55, 3, 2 p., 101413.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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Error disclosure training for junior health professionals: A study of experiences, perceptions and confidence
Kiegaldie, D. (Recipient), Gilbee, A. (Recipient), Pryor, E. (Recipient), Craig, S. (Recipient) & Everard, D. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Industry Partnerships: Holmesglen Institute and Healthscope Hospitals Australia
Kiegaldie, D. (Recipient), Hopkins, K. (Recipient) & English, L. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Integrated Practical Placement Program: a program of social inclusion in the workplace for young people with disability
Kiegaldie, D. (Recipient), Davis, J. (Recipient), Hunter, S. (Recipient), O'Brien, M. (Recipient), Siddell, H. (Recipient), Koutoukidis, G. (Recipient) & Vassilou, K. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Integrated Practical Placement Program: a program of social inclusion in the workplace for young people with disability
Davis, J. (Recipient), Hunter, S. (Recipient), Kiegaldie, D. (Recipient), O'Brien, M. (Recipient), Siddell, H. (Recipient), Koutoukidis, G. (Recipient) & Vassilou, K. (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Leveraging AI simulations for enhancing cultural competence in healthcare: Insights from the COIL program
1/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs