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Biography
Professor Reema Harrison (BSc hons Psychology; MSc Health Psychology; PhD in Psychology of Patient Safety) is Cancer Institute NSW Career Development Fellow. As a mixed-methods researcher with a strong track record of translational health systems and services research, Professor Harrison leads the Healthcare Engagement and Equity Research team at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation. Her program of research investigates how increasing stakeholder engagement can contribute to improved healthcare quality, experiences and outcomes. Her work has sought to generate, investigate and evaluate models of care through a lens of diversity, specifically in relation to culturally and linguistically diverse communities and people with intellectual disabilities. With a background in Psychology, Professor Harrison has devised and validated tools to evaluate patient and clinician experiences of care in a range of contexts. She has also published on the use and quality of peer support, mentorship and co-design approaches for creating change to enhance healthcare experiences and outcomes.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Coping with Medical Error: The Case of the Health Professional, University of Leeds
Award Date: 12 Jan 2012
Health Psychology, MSc, Psychological Approaches to Health, University of Leeds
Award Date: 1 Oct 2008
Psychology, BSc (hons), Psychology, University of Leeds
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
External positions
Adjunct Professor, UNSW
1 Jan 2023 → …
Adjunct Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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N-PARTI: The National Paediatric Applied Research Translation Initiative (N-PARTI)
Braithwaite, J., Harrison, R., Mumford, V., Davis, E., de Wet, C., Homaira, N., Mitchell, R., Jaffe, A., Fisher, G., Willcock, S., McMullan, B., Arnolda, G., Zurynski, Y., Woodhead, H. & Hibbert, P.
1/06/24 → 31/05/29
Project: Research
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Evaluating the impact of the Statutory Duty of Candour and SAPSE legislation in Victoria
Harrison, R., Braithwaite, J., Hibbert, P., Manias, E., Chauhan, A., Walpola, R., Youngs, N. & Adams, C.
1/04/24 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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MRFF: Pioneering co-created patient-reported experience measures for people with intellectual disability to improve health outcomes
Harrison, R., Trollor, J., Woolfenden, S., Strnadová, I., Westbrook, J., Manias, E., Mitchell, R., Dew, A., Bartindale, T., Mimmo, L., Mumford, V., Badgery-Parker, T., Patterson, P., Ellis, L., Newman, B., Rodier, S., Szanto, T., Small, J., Phillips, K., Van Hoek, D., Adams, C., Templeton, M., Evans, J., Hackl, N., Boyle, P., Churruca, K., Hadley, A., Dawood Baumgartner, D. & Bowen, K.
1/03/24 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Smarter hospitals: Unlocking the promise of virtual models of care through infrastructure innovation in Australian healthcare facilities
Harrison, R., Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J., Taylor, N., Manias, E., Mitchell, R., Lawton, R., Moscova, M., Cardenas, A., Churruca, K., Bhonagiri , D., Chua, W., Sabesan, S., Christian, B., Nelson, C., Badgery-Parker, T. & Mumford, V.
1/02/23 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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UQ led: SENSEcog aged care: Hearing and vision support to improve quality of life for people living with dementia receiving aged care services
Gu, Y., Dawes, P., Westbrook, J., Martins, R., Martini, A., Keay, L., Leroi, I., Browning, C. J., Heine, C., Sohrabi, H., Harrison, R., Liew, G., Newall, J., Scanlan, E., Bail, K., Ferguson, M., England, T. & Soytemiz, A.
1/07/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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A mixed methods evaluation of the statutory duty of candour in Victorian health services: study protocol
Harrison, R., Adams, C., Haque, N. B., Morris, J., Watson, L., Siiankoski, K., Chauhan, A., Danthakani, T. S. S., Ameen, S., Hibbert, P., Manias, E., Youngs, N., Birks, L., Walpola, R., Fischer, S. & Braithwaite, J., Feb 2025, In: Health Expectations. 28, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., e70180.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and health service utilisation, prescription claims, and school performance during adolescence
Wijekulasuriya, S., Lystad, R., Zurynski, Y., Harrison, R., Braithwaite, J. & Mitchell, R., Mar 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 368, p. 1-10 10 p., 117799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Avoiding 'second victims' in healthcare: what support do staff want for coping with patient safety incidents, what do they get and is it effective? A systematic review
Simms-Ellis, R., Harrison, R., Sattar, R., Sweeting, E., Hartley, H., Morys-Edge, M. & Lawton, R., 10 Feb 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 2, p. 1-15 15 p., e087512.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multigenerational health-related turning points and impact on health and social outcomes: a systematic review
Mitchell, R. J., Wijekulasuriya, S., Varghese, G., Xerri, A., Lystad, R., Zurynski, Y., Harrison, R. & Braithwaite, J., 10 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Families, Systems and Health. 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Outpatient virtual care among people living with and beyond cancer from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia: a protocol for a realist evaluation
Peprah, P., Osman, S., Mitchell, R., Chauhan, A., Walsan, R., Sina, M., Newman, B., El-Kabbout, N., Mumford, J., Francis-Auton, E., Manias, E., Mumford, V., Churruca, K., Moscova, M., Taylor, N., Nelson, C., Cardenas, A., Clay-Williams, R., Braithwaite, J. & Harrison, R., Apr 2025, In: Health Expectations. 28, 2, p. 1-13 13 p., e70235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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2023 Health Services and Policy Research Paper of the Year, Professor Marager Kelaher Best PhD Paper Award
Chauhan, Ashfaq (Recipient), Newman, Bronwyn (Recipient), Harrison, Reema (Recipient), Roberto, Elsa (Recipient), Walpola, Ramesh Lahiru (Recipient), Seale, Holly (Recipient) & Chin, Melvin (Recipient), 18 Dec 2023
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2023 NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Research: Improving Equitable Outcomes through Cancer Research
Harrison, Reema (Recipient), Chauhan, Ashfaq (Recipient) & Newman, Bronwyn (Recipient), 2023
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Distinguished Finalist: Excellence in Research Integrity
Harrison, Reema (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Other distinction
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Editor's choice—Walsan, R., Mitchell, R.J., Braithwaite, J., Westbrook, J., Hibbert, P., Mumford, V. and Harrison, R. (2024). Marked variations in medical provider and out-of-pocket costs for radical prostatectomy procedures in Australia. Australian Health Review
Walsan, Ramya (Recipient), Mitchell, Rebecca (Recipient), Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), Westbrook, Johanna (Recipient), Hibbert, Peter (Recipient), Mumford, Virginia (Recipient) & Harrison, Reema (Recipient), 2024
Prize
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Clinician Experience of Diabetes Care
Reema Harrison (Speaker) & L. Hay (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Do hospitalised children with intellectual disability have inequitable quality and safety outcomes? A retrospective chart review
Reema Harrison (Speaker), Laurel Mimmo (Speaker), N Hu (Speaker) & S Woolfenden (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Potentially burdensome care at the end-of-life for people who had a death from cancer: A retrospective population-level cohort study
Reema Harrison (Speaker), R Mitchell (Speaker), G Delaney (Speaker), Gaston Arnolda (Speaker), W Liauw (Speaker), J Phillips (Speaker), Reidar Lystad (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Co-creating Patient Reported Experience Measures suitable for people with intellectual disability
Reema Harrison (Speaker), Bronwyn Newman (Speaker) & Ashfaq Chauhan (Speaker)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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How change management models and methods have been applied in digital transformation?
Ashfaq Chauhan (Speaker), Rebecca McDonnell (Speaker), Corey Adams (Speaker), Alexander Cardenas (Speaker), Michelle Moscova (Speaker), Ramya Walsan (Speaker), Maryam Sina (Speaker), Alice Munro (Speaker), Elizabeth Manias (Speaker), Rebecca Mitchell (Speaker), Anthony Gust (Speaker), Sabe Sabesan (Speaker) & Reema Harrison (Speaker)
4 Dec 2024 → 6 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Tackling inequality in cervical cancer prevention
13/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Project to better support patients with intellectual disability
26/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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How clinicians can help improve the care of culturally and linguistically diverse patients
2/10/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Could Nurse Practitioners ease workforce challenges in primary care?
7/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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It can be tough getting a GP appointment. Nurse practitioners could take some of the load
7/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment