Personal profile
Biography
Louisa Lam is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Public Health, Monash University. She is also the Deputy Head of School (Melbourne), School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine (VIC), Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University.
Louisa has over 30 years of clinical nursingand academic experience in Hong Kong and Australia. She is specialised in coronary care and has a Masters degree in public health and a PhD in Medicine (Public Health Stream).
Louisa's research areas focus on Cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management, nurses work satisfaction, burnout and resilience; workplace aggression experience. Her research setting mainly in the Emergency Department, Coronary Care, Intensive Care as well as hospitals and community health services.
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Workplace aggression experiences in nursing and midwifery: Prevalence, prevention, responses and impact
Hills, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Lam, L. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited (NBVLL)
15/02/17 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
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The relationship among resilience, job stress and burnout in nurses and midwives (Pilot study)
Plummer, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lam, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cross, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Guo, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/16 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
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Nursing Students' Anxiety in Clinical Placement
Lau, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McKenna, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Willetts, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lam, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Buttigieg, H. (Chief Investigator (CI))
3/03/14 → 5/09/14
Project: Research
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Bacteraemic load and survival in septic shock
Bailey, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lam, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nichol, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Iredell, J. (Partner Investigator (PI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/10 → 1/06/14
Project: Research
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Exploring healthcare professionals’ perspectives on barriers and enablers of antiplatelet adherence after PCI: a multisite qualitative study in Saudi Arabia
Alodhailah, A. M., Lam, L., Almutairi, A. A., Alahmedi, S. H., Alsadoun, A., Almutairi, M., Albloushi, M., Almutairi, A. M. & Crawford, K., Dec 2025, In: BMC Nursing. 24, 1, 10 p., 1393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring Paramedicine Models of Care: A Novel Macro Analysis Using the RESPIGHT Framework
Weber, A., Devenish, S. & Lam, L., Feb 2025, In: Australian Journal of Rural Health. 33, 1, 8 p., e13215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Erratum: ""Resisting social identity threat and maintaining resilience": A qualitative study of Chinese parents following the loss of an only child": Correction (Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2024) 16 2 (167-175))
Wang, A., Guo, Y., Cross, W., Lam, L., Zhang, W., Zhang, J. & Plummer, V., 1 Feb 2024, In: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy. 16, 2, p. 175 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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Health and wellbeing of staff working at higher education institutions globally during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period: evidence from a cross-sectional study
Rahman, M. A., Das, P., Lam, L., Alif, S. M., Sultana, F., Salehin, M., Banik, B., Joseph, B., Parul, P., Lewis, A., Statham, D., Porter, J., Foster, K., Islam, S. M. S., Cross, W., Jacob, A., Hua, S., Wang, Q., Chair, S. Y. & Chien, W. T. & 24 others, , Dec 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 29 p., 1848.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access20 Citations (Scopus) -
“Resisting Social Identity Threat and Maintaining Resilience”: A Qualitative Study of Chinese Parents Following the Loss of an Only Child
Wang, A., Guo, Y., Cross, W., Lam, L., Plummer, V., Zhang, W. & Zhang, J., Feb 2024, In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 16, 2, p. 167-175 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Collaboration on community projects
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Prevalence of compassion fatigue in emergency nurses
O'Callaghan, E. (Contributor), Lam, L. (Contributor) & Moss, C. (Director)
2015 → …Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Collaboration on community projects