Making Research and Innovation Real
| Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
| 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM |
| Meeting Room 1-3 |
Overview
Professor Fiona Wood & Megan Basioli
Details
Session chair: Alannah Cooper
Speaker
Megan Basioli
Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department & Skin Collective
Making Research and Innovation Real
8:30 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
My name is Megan Basioli and 20 years ago when I was 14 years of age I was injured as a result of a terrorist attack that took place in Kuta Bali, Indonesia. My injuries included full thickness burns to 36% of my body and would require me to spend a period of time in hospital, have multiple surgeries & intensive rehabilitation. It is here I would cross paths with Dr Fiona Wood. My traumatic experience led me to the decision to become a nurse, and I have spent the last 10 years working as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department. The very same Emergency Department I was treated in those 20 years ago. My nursing career helped me to overcome my trauma & I am able to bring empathy & understanding to my care, while also lending insight to my colleagues of a patient’s perspective.
Professor Fiona Wood
Burns Service of WA
Making Research and Innovation Real
8:30 AM - 9:15 AMAbstract
Translational of research and innovation into practice is an area in need of research and audit. It is widely quoted that if current knowledge was utilized we would see a significant reduction in complications and concurrent improvement in outcomes. Clearly quality and safety are central to delivering cost effective healthcare.
The investigation of drivers and barriers to innovation will be explored. It is vital to understand the current situation to develop innovative solutions and develop health systems to action timely translation into clinical practice.
The Model of Care of the Burns Service of Western Australian and the collaboration with the Centre for Burn Injury Research will be explored and an example of bringing innovation and research to life, to change the lives of burn injury survivors.
The investigation of drivers and barriers to innovation will be explored. It is vital to understand the current situation to develop innovative solutions and develop health systems to action timely translation into clinical practice.
The Model of Care of the Burns Service of Western Australian and the collaboration with the Centre for Burn Injury Research will be explored and an example of bringing innovation and research to life, to change the lives of burn injury survivors.
Biography
Fiona Wood has been a burns surgeon and researcher for over 30 years and is Director of the Burns Service of Western Australia (BSWA). She is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Fiona Stanley Hospital and Perth Children's Hospital; co-founder of the first skin cell laboratory in WA; Winthrop Professor in the School of Surgery at The University of Western Australia; and co-founder of the Fiona Wood Foundation (formerly The McComb Foundation). Professor Wood’s greatest contribution and enduring legacy is her work with co-inventor Marie Stoner, pioneering the innovative ‘spray-on skin’ technique (Recell), where today the technique is used worldwide. In October 2002, Fiona was propelled into the media spotlight when the largest proportion of survivors from the 2002 Bali bombings arrived in Perth where Fiona led the medical team at Royal Perth Hospital to save many lives. Fiona was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Western Australia Citizen of the Year award for her contribution to Medicine in the field of burns research. Fiona was then named Australian of the Year for 2005. She is an Australian Living Treasure. Fiona is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science.
Fiona is married to fellow surgeon Tony Kierath and is mother to four boys and two girls.
