Pam Nelmes

Pam Nelmes is an Associate Professor in Clinical Education and Clinical Education Programme Lead at the Peninsula Medical School, part of the University of Plymouth. She specializes in healthcare leadership, management and innovation, quality improvement, service evaluation, patient experience, and health technology. Her work focuses on optimizing emergency department care for older adults through patient-reported experience measures, involving both service users and professional caregivers in research.

Her research contributions include developing tools like the ‘TAKE STOCK’ hot debrief tool for emergency departments and exploring the role of social media (e.g., Twitter) in healthcare education and sustainability. She has also contributed to curriculum design in nursing and critical care, emphasizing evidence-based practices and innovative educational methods such as gaming and simulation.

• Teaching Areas: Healthcare Leadership, Quality Improvement, Clinical Decision Making, Patient Experience, Health Technology
• Key Projects: Validation of the PREM-ED 65+ measure, intercalated degree evaluation in emergency care, Twitter integration in nursing education

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. Her work aligns with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) through improvements in healthcare systems and patient-centered care.