Personal profile
Biography
I am an experienced paramedic and a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow with expertise in prehospital emergency care and resuscitation research. I have published over 200 publications in leading international journals and have attracted more than $20 million in competitive research funding, including three NHMRC/Heart Foundation Fellowships. I am an emerging international leader in resuscitation research and have been awarded ‘Young Investigator’ awards from the European Resuscitation Council and American Heart Association. I hold appointments as the Director of the Centre for Research and Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria, as a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, and as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Department of Paramedicine, Monash University. I also hold appointments on the Scientific Advisory Task Force of the International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation (ILCOR), the executive committee of the Australasian Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (Aus-ROC), and editorial positions in leading international journals (Prehospital Emergency Care and Resuscitation Plus). In addition, I have over 17 years’ experience as an Advanced Life Support paramedic with Ambulance Victoria.
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, PhD, The early response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, Australia, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 10 Jan 2017
External positions
Director Centre for Research & Evaluation, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
Oct 2022 → …
Senior Research Fellow, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
10 Apr 2017 → Sept 2022
Research Coordinator, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
1 Jan 2012 → 9 Apr 2017
Advanced Life Support Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria (AV)
1 Jan 2007 → …
Research area keywords
- cardiac arrest
- Cardiovascular research
- emergency medical service
- Paramedic practice
- Prehospital care
- Resuscitation
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 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Optimising chest pain pathways that ensure earlier access to definitive care for patients in remote and rural communities
Stub, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nehme, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cullen, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zaman, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ball, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chow, C. K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaye, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Briffa, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cameron, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nanayakkara, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bray, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Finn, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cartledge, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reid, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hall, T. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Salathiel, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Patel, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Zoungas, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Zomer, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Talic, S. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nelson, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Fernando, H. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Sher, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Freak-Poli, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Dinh, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Kasza, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bowden, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Bodnar, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/03/24 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Every minute counts: a strategy to strengthen the links in the Chain of Survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Nehme, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
National Heart Foundation of Australia
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Drowning Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Australia and New Zealand
Bray, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nehme, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Howell, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Le, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/04/24 → 1/10/25
Project: Research
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Developing a national strategy for improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes: using advanced simulation modelling to identify local interventions to save lives
Bray, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Nehme, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ball, S. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Doan, T. N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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The FIrst Responder Shock Trial (FIRST): A cluster randomised controlled trial of smartphone-activated first responders with ultraportable defibrillators in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Nehme, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Smith, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stub, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ademi Delaney, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI))
National Heart Foundation of Australia
1/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Embedding a virtual emergency department pathway within emergency medical services secondary triage for people living in residential aged care
Villani, M., Nehme, E., Zimmermann, D., McManamny, T., Krajcar, N., Talevski, J., Miller, S. M., Sher, L. & Nehme, Z., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Prehospital Emergency Care. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between temperature and air pollutants with atrial fibrillation presentations to emergency departments
Dawson, L. P., Ball, J., Wilson, A., Emerson, L., Voskoboinik, A., Nehme, Z., Horrigan, M., Kaye, D. & Stub, D., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 36, 1, p. 71-80 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diverging trends in alcohol-related harms: The role of comorbid mental health, suicide and self-harm behaviors in ambulance attendances for alcohol intoxication during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia
Ogeil, R. P., McGrath, M., Grigg, J., Peart, A., Meddings, J. I., Greenwood, C. J., Nehme, Z. & Lubman, D. I., 15 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 371, p. 170-176 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the reliability and profile of frequent mental health presentations using different methods: An observational study using statewide ambulance data over a 4-year period
Hew, A., Young, J. T., Rowland, B., Scott, D., Nehme, Z., Arunogiri, S. & Lubman, D. I., Jan 2025, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 59, 1, p. 74-85 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Long-term health-related quality of life in survivors of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared to conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation- A cohort study using Australian and New Zealand extracorporeal membrane oxygenation registry and the Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry
Nanjayya, V. B. (Leading Author), Fulcher, B., Nehme, E., Neto, A. S., Nichol, A., Kaye, D. M., James Cooper, D., Nehme, Z., Bernard, S., Pellegrino, V., Higgins, A. M. (Leading Author) & Hodgson, C. L. (Leading Author), May 2025, In: Resuscitation. 210, 9 p., 110601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Emergency Medicine Journal (Journal)
Nehme, Z. (Peer reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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PLoS ONE (Journal)
Nehme, Z. (Peer reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Heart (Journal)
Nehme, Z. (Peer reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine (Journal)
Nehme, Z. (Peer reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Clinical Interventions in Aging (Journal)
Nehme, Z. (Peer reviewer)
2014Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility