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Dr Luke Testa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation. He is passionate about health equity and improving health services for people who experience health disparities. Dr Testa has expertise in mixed methods research, systematic reviews, implementation science and program evaluation. He holds a PhD in Health Innovation, a Master of Public Health with distinction and a Master of Research. His PhD research involved partnering with a geriatric outreach program to examine factors influencing hospital service use by unwell aged care facility residents. This research evaluated an innovative model of care that delivered hospital services to residents in their homes and found significant reductions in hospital length of stay and treatment costs associated with residents treated by the geriatric outreach program. Dr Testa's current work focuses on codesigning emergency department models of care to improve outcomes and experiences for five complex consumer cohorts.
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Projects
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Stocktake of data sources relevant to childhood injury in NSW
Mitchell, R. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Testa, L. (Research Assistant)
30/06/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Strategies to improve care in the emergency department for culturally and linguistically diverse adults: a systematic review
Hayba, N., Cheek, C., Austin, E., Testa, L., Richardson, L., Safi, M., Ransolin, N., Carrigan, A., Harrison, R., Francis-Auton, E. & Clay-Williams, R., Feb 2025, In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 12, 1, p. 326-346 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Exploring and understanding the ‘experience’ in experience-based codesign: a state-of-the-art review
Francis-Auton, E., Cheek, C., Austin, E., Ransolin, N., Richardson, L., Safi, M., Hayba, N., Testa, L., Harrison, R., Braithwaite, J. & Clay-Williams, R., 22 Mar 2024, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23, p. 1-30 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving emergency department care for adults presenting with mental illness: a systematic review of strategies and their impact on outcomes, experience and performance
Austin, E., Cheek, C., Richardson, L., Testa, L., Dominello, A., Long, J. C., Carrigan, A., Ellis, L. A., Norman, A., Murphy, M., Smith, K., Gillies, D. & Clay-Williams, R., 29 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Psychiatry. 15, p. 1-14 14 p., 1368129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-participant observations in experience-based codesign: an example using a Case Study Research approach to explore Emergency Department care
Cheek, C., Austin, E., Richardson, L., Testa, L., Ransolin, N., Francis-Auton, E., Safi, M., Murphy, M., De Los Santos, A., Vukasovic, M. & Clay-Williams, R., Sept 2024, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 23, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observing work-as-done: insights into institutional work and digital systems in healthcare
Cheek, C., Austin, E., Richardson, L., Ransolin, N., Francis-Auton, E., Dominello, A., Testa, L., Murphy, M., De los Santos, A., Vukasovic, M. & Clay-Williams, R., 4 Dec 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Perioperative care interventions to improve mobility and function after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sarkies, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Carrigan, A. (Speaker), Roberts, N. (Speaker), Gray, R. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Close, J. C. T. (Speaker), McDougall, C. (Speaker) & Sheehan, K. (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Two parts of a whole: Using the Work Domain Analysis model to understand interactions between Emergency Departments and the Pre-Hospital Ambulance system.
Austin, E. (Speaker), Clay-Williams, R. (Speaker), Cheek, C. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker), Ransolin, N. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Goirand Ampaire, M. (Speaker), Pant, A. (Speaker) & Salmon, P. M. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2024 → 12 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Perioperative interventions to improve early mobilisation and physical function after hip fracture.
Sarkies, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Carrigan, A. (Speaker), Roberts, N. (Speaker), Gray, R. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Close, J. C. T. (Speaker), McDougall, C. (Speaker) & Sheehan, K. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2024 → 15 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Understanding work-as-done in busy hospital emergency departments: observations and interviews with clinicians and patients from two vulnerable cohorts.
Clay-Williams, R. (Speaker), Cheek, C. (Speaker), Austin, E. (Speaker), Francis-Auton, E. (Speaker), Hayba, N. (Speaker), Goirand Ampaire, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Richardson, L. (Speaker), Ransolin, N. (Speaker) & Dominello, A. G. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2024 → 12 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Perioperative care interventions to improve mobility and function after hip fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sarkies, M. (Speaker), Testa, L. (Speaker), Carrigan, A. (Speaker), Roberts, N. (Speaker), Gray, R. (Speaker), Sherrington, C. (Speaker), Mitchell, R. (Speaker), Close, J. C. T. (Speaker), McDougall, C. (Speaker) & Sheehan, K. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Health influencers don't do their research
Nguyen, V., Testa, L., Smith, A., Ellis, L., Dunn, A., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M.
29/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Evidence not king among health influencers
Testa, L., Nguyen, V., Smith, A., Ellis, L., Dunn, A., Braithwaite, J. & Sarkies, M.
27/03/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment