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Associate Professor Robyn Clay-Williams is an internationally regarded health services researcher and a leading exponent of Resilient Health Care. At the Australian Institute of Health and Innovation, Robyn leads a research stream in the field of human factors and resilience in health care. Her expertise is in creating health systems that can function effectively in the presence of complexity and uncertainty. Her research bridges the gap between theory and practice, by developing and products and processes that are usable and ready for implementation.
Robyn has published extensively, with an h-index of 24, i10-index of 40 and over 2400 citations. Outputs include total of over 200 peer-reviewed academic outputs in academic books, book chapters, premiere medical journals for general medicine (BMJ, Medical Journal of Australia), high quality health services research journals (BMJ Quality & Safety, Implementation Science, BMJ Open) and conference proceedings. and over 70 technical and advisory reports for government organisations.
Robyn has accrued >$4.5M in grant funding as a Chief Investigator over 27 grants, including ARC and MRFF Category 1 Grants, and a prestigious NSW Health Early-Mid Career Fellowship in health service and systems design, and was nominated as an Associate Investigator on competitive funding and government grants winning over $15M. She has been the recipient of nine research awards as a health services researcher, including four international awards. Nationally, she was appointed by the Federal Minister of Health to the Therapeutic Goods Administration Advisory Committee on Medical Devices, and has served in this capacity since 2014.
In 2019, Robyn delivered a TEDx talk on her human factors work that was accepted onto the global TED.com platform. Prior to her academic career, Robyn was a military test pilot and electronics engineer. In Sep 2019, she appeared on the SBS Insight panel: Female Firsts, to celebrate her aviation career. In 2020, she was selected as one of 10 outstanding serving members over the RAAF 100 year history, celebrated via an Aust Mint coin (new 50 cents, released 4 Mar 2021).
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robyn_Clay-Williams
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DP200100883: Support or sales? Medical device representatives in Australian hospitals
Johnson, J., Rogers, W., Richards, B., Hutchison, K., Clay-Williams, R., Maddern, G. J. & Grundy, Q.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
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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Centre for Research Excellence in Implementation Science in Oncology (CRE-ISO)
Braithwaite, J., Ward, R., Currow, D., Delaney, G., Kefford, R., Olver, I., Karnon, J., Crowe, P., Liauw, W., Westbrook, J., Meiser, B., Tieman, J., Verspoor, K., Ellis, L., Krishnasamy, M., Ayliff, N., Hawkins, N., Hibbert, P., Farnsworth, R. & Clay-Williams, R.
1/12/17 → 30/11/22
Project: Other
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Creating a culture of safety and respect: a controlled, mixed-methods study of the effectiveness of a behavioural accountability intervention to reduce unprofessional behaviours
Westbrook, J., Braithwaite, J., Day, R., Middleton, S., Scott, D., Rapport, F., Mitchell, R., Baysari, M., Li, L., Ayliff, N., Hughes, C., McInnes, E., Goodier, G., Maddern, G., Cartmill, J., Churruca, K., Fletcher, M., Sunderland, N., Hibbert, P., Clay-Williams, R., Pavithra, A. & Crick, S.
1/12/17 → …
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Academic Health Science Centres as vehicles for knowledge mobilisation in Australia? A qualitative study
Edelman, A., Clay-Williams, R., Fischer, M., Kislov, R., Kitson, A., McLoughlan, I., Skouteris, H. & Harvey, G., 1 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11, 6, p. 840-846 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cochlear implant aesthetics and its impact on stigma, social interaction, and quality of life: a mixed methods study protocol
Rapport, F., Lo, C. Y., Elks, B., Warren, C. & Clay-Williams, R., 23 Mar 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 3, p. 1-7 7 p., e058406.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coping with complexity in the COVID pandemic: an exploratory study of intensive care units
Saurin, T. A., Wachs, P., Bueno, W. P., de Souza Kuchenbecker, R., Boniatti, M. M., Zani, C. M. & Clay-Williams, R., May 2022, In: Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing. 32, 3, p. 301-318 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing methods to support collaborative learning and co-creation of resilient health care: tips for success and lessons learned from a Norwegian hospital cancer care study
Bergerød, I., Wiig, S. & Clay-Williams, R., 21 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Patient Safety.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethical and regulatory implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the medical devices industry and its representatives
Blakely, B., Rogers, W., Johnson, J., Grundy, Q., Hutchison, K., Clay-Williams, R., Richards, B. & Maddern, G., 23 Mar 2022, In: BMC Medical Ethics. 23, 1, p. 1-7 7 p., 31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Best conference paper award
Clay-Williams, Robyn (Recipient) & Braithwaite, Jeffrey (Recipient), 2013
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Activities
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Innovative models of care to meet consumer and provider needs for new Australian Hospital.
Ann Carrigan (Speaker), Natalie Roberts (Speaker), Chiara Pomare (Speaker), Zeyad Mahmoud (Speaker), Robyn Clay-Williams (Speaker), Peter Hibbert (Speaker) & Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker)
2 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Keynote moderator and session chair
Robyn Clay-Williams (Participant)
8 Nov 2021 → 9 Nov 2021Activity: Other
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The wicked problem of implementing ethics in AI-based healthcare applications: A scoping review
Magali Goirand Ampaire (Speaker), Elizabeth Austin (Speaker) & Robyn Clay-Williams (Speaker)
4 Oct 2021 → 7 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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The future Emergency Department: Using Cognitive Work Analysis to model and design resilient systems
Elizabeth Austin (Speaker), Brette Blakely (Speaker), Paul Salmon (Speaker), Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker) & Robyn Clay-Williams (Speaker)
8 Nov 2021 → 9 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Handover and the Emergency Department: using Functional Resonance Analysis Method (FRAM) to model and design innovations for improved collaboration along the mental health patient journey
Robyn Clay-Williams (Speaker), Geoff Doctor (Speaker), Pia Tambolero (Speaker) & Elizabeth Austin (Speaker)
8 Nov 2021 → 9 Nov 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press / Media
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Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What's going on?
Henry Cutler & Robyn Clay-Williams
5/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?
Henry Cutler & Robyn Clay-Williams
3/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Podcast The Health Advocate: A Nation Wide Study on Emergency Departments and Patient Experience
Robyn Clay-Williams & Natalie Ayliff
18/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other