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Biography
Emilie is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI). She is a sociologist and health services researcher, specialising in social and cultural aspects of healthcare and medicine, and the development of social research methods. She received her PhD in Sociology from UNSW Australia in 2018.
Her research examines organisational change and culture and its impact on care delivery, and draws upon social theory, complexity science and implementation science to make improvements in hospitals, general practice, and government health organisations. She is currently conducting a mixed methods realist study on the implementation of a large-scale, value-based healthcare initiatives in NSW Australia.
Emilie is involved in the supervision of two MRes candidates, and four Medical Doctorate candidates. She has lectured undergraduate and postgraduate students in public health, sociology, and social research and policy at Macquarie University and UNSW Australia. She is happy to hear from prospective PhD and MRes candidates interested in the following topics:
- Research Methods: Qualitative (ethnography, interviews, focus groups, participant-observation, mobile methods), mixed methods, realist evaluations
- Sociologically informed studies of healthcare work and professions
- Social and structural determinants of health
- Organisational change, organisational culture, and implementation
- Theory based inquiries
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology (PhD), The University of New South Wales
BA-BSc (Hons), University of Sydney
External positions
Conjoint Associate Lecturer, UNSW
1 Oct 2018 → 1 Oct 2021
Research Assistant, The University of New South Wales
2016 → 2017
Postgraduate Teaching Fellow, The University of New South Wales
2014 → 2015
Research Assistant, Western Sydney University
2008 → 2011
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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MQPCCS 2022: International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) 38th International Conference
19/08/22 → 20/10/22
Project: Research
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Harnessing implementation science, complexity science and evidence-based care to Keep Australians Out of Hospital: leveraging seven natural experiments in New South Wales
Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J., Day, R., Levesque, J., Mitchell, R., Rapport, F., Cutler, H., Tran, Y., Clay-Williams, R., Watson, D., Arnolda, G., Hibbert, P., Lystad, R., Mumford, V., Long, J., Sarkies, M., Francis-Auton, E., Roberts, N. & Gu, Y.
3/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Experience-based codesign approach to improve care in Australian emergency departments for complex consumer cohorts: the MyED project protocol, Stages 1.1-1.3
Cheek, C., Hayba, N., Richardson, L., Austin, E. E., Francis Auton, E., Safi, M., Ransolin, N., Vukasovic, M., De Los Santos, A., Murphy, M., Harrison, R., Churruca, K., Long, J. C., Hibbert, P. D., Carrigan, A., Newman, B., Hutchinson, K., Mitchell, R., Cutler, H., Holt, L., & 11 others , 5 Jul 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 7, p. 1-8 8 p., e072908.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guiding principles for effective collaborative implementation strategies for multisite hospital improvement initiatives: a mixed-method realist evaluation of collaborative strategies used in four multisite initiatives at public hospitals in New South Wales, Australia
Long, J. C., Sarkies, M. N., Francis-Auton, E., Roberts, N., Hardwick, R., Nguyen, K., Levesque, J-F., Watson, D. E., Westbrook, J., Hibbert, P., Rapport, F. & Braithwaite, J., 7 Jun 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 6, p. 1-11 11 p., e070799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of consensus-based perioperative care pathways to reduce clinical variation for elective surgery in an Australian private hospital: a mixed-methods pre–post study protocol
Pagano, L., Hemmert, C., Hirschhorn, A., Francis-Auton, E., Arnolda, G., Long, J. C., Braithwaite, J., Gumley, G., Hibbert, P. D., Churruca, K., Hutchinson, K., Partington, A., Hughes, C., Gillatt, D., Ellis, L. A., Testa, L., Patel, R. & Sarkies, M. N., 26 Jul 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 7, p. 1-8 8 p., e075008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Innovative models of healthcare delivery: an umbrella review of reviews
Roberts, N., Carrigan, A., Clay-Williams, R., Hibbert, P. D., Mahmoud, Z., Pomare, C., Fajardo Pulido, D., Meulenbroeks, I., Knaggs, G. T., Austin, E. E., Churruca, K., Ellis, L. A., Long, J. C., Hutchinson, K., Best, S., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Sarkies, M. N., Francis Auton, E., Hatem, S., Dammery, G., & 7 others , 23 Feb 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 2, p. 1-11 11 p., e066270.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A novel way to understand and improve care: a rich graphic exploring the ecosystem of health and social services for people with a chronic condition in Australia
Long, J. C., Roberts, N., Francis-Auton, E. & Braithwaite, J., 17 Oct 2022. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Prizes
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2022 Day 3 Meritorious Award (Abstract)
Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), Francis-Auton, Emilie (Recipient), Long, Janet (Recipient), Roberts, Natalie (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Levesque, Jean-Frederic (Recipient), Watson, Diane (Recipient), Pomare, Chiara (Recipient), Partington, Andrew (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
Prize
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Best Presentation Oral for Concurrent Session, Implementation Strategies.
Long, Janet (Recipient), Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), Francis-Auton, Emilie (Recipient), Nguyen, Kelly (Recipient), Roberts, Natalie (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 26 Nov 2021
Prize
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Overall Health Services Research 2022 Meritorious Abstract Award
Sarkies, Mitchell (Recipient), Francis-Auton, Emilie (Recipient), Long, Janet (Recipient), Roberts, Natalie (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Levesque, Jean-Frederic (Recipient), Watson, Diane (Recipient), Pomare, Chiara (Recipient), Partington, Andrew (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 5 Dec 2022
Prize
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Implementation of large-scale, multi-site improvement programs: Audit and Feedback strategies
Janet Long (Speaker), Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
14 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Realist studies: a deep dive into why interventions work sometimes but not all the time.
Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Janet Long (Speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
2 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Implementation Science and Systems Thinking for Behavioural Health and Medicine.
Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker), Kate Churruca (Speaker), Janet Long (Speaker), Louise Ellis (Speaker), Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Ann Carrigan (Speaker) & Natalie Roberts (Speaker)
2 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Implementation of a state-wide value-based care program in Australia: Learnings from a realist study
Janet Long (Speaker), Emilie Francis-Auton (Speaker), Mitchell Sarkies (Speaker), Peter Hibbert (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
24 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Making implementation science more real: A realist implementation study of seven large-system value-based healthcare initiatives
Emilie Francis-Auton (Invited speaker) & Mitchell Sarkies (Invited speaker)
8 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk