Dr Pauline Wong is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience, including an extensive clinical background in trauma and intensive care nursing at The Alfred, Melbourne. During her time there, she also held senior managerial and educational roles.

Pauline is currently a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director of Education (Operations) at Monash University, within Nursing and Midwifery. She is an experienced academic specialising in acute and critical care nursing education. Her teaching spans a range of contemporary pedagogical approaches, including enquiry-based learning, blended and online delivery, flipped classrooms, clinical skills teaching, and immersive simulation. She has provided strong academic leadership through course coordination and unit chair roles, and has led multiple curriculum reviews and the implementation of innovative e-learning initiatives.

Pauline completed her PhD in 2016 at La Trobe University, within the School of Psychology and Public Health. Her doctoral research developed a grounded theory of family resilience when a relative is unexpectedly admitted to an intensive care unit. This work offers practical recommendations to support healthcare professionals in delivering care that is inclusive of both critically ill patients and their families.

Her current research program focuses on two key areas:

• Professional development of ICU nurses, with a focus on postgraduate critical care education, workforce development, and sustainability through high-quality, evidence-based education.
• Patient- and family-centred care (PFCC) in the ICU, examining how healthcare professionals partner with families, and exploring the experiences and outcomes of healthcare consumers.

This work aligns with national priorities around consumer engagement in health and social care decision-making, including the Partnering with Consumers standard within the Australian National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Pauline’s research uses qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to generate evidence that informs practice and deepens understanding of stakeholder perspectives in family partnerships in critical care.