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Dr. Agness Tembo is a Lecturer in Critical Care/Intensive Care Nursing at the Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney. She previously held roles as a Casual Academic, Tutor, and Assessor at the University of Newcastle, where she contributed to undergraduate teaching and clinical facilitation. Her research focuses on improving ICU patient experiences, long-term outcomes for ICU survivors, and the application of phenomenological methodologies. She founded the Hunter ICU Support Group to aid ICU survivors and families.
Education: While formal degree details are not provided, her academic roles and publications suggest advanced qualifications in nursing and healthcare research.
Her research interests include the impact of sedation practices, mental health challenges in migrant populations, and the philosophical foundations of nursing. She leads the SEPRAMINCA Study, an unfunded project examining sedation management strategies in ICUs.
- Awards: 2008 ACCCN presentation award ($500); 2019 self-funded statistical analysis grant ($1090).
- Teaching: 11 years of tertiary nursing education in Australia, including development of the 'self-directed haemodynamic monitoring package' for ICU training.
- Associations: Member of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses and the International Philosophy of Nursing Society.
Her work bridges clinical practice and research, emphasizing patient-centered care through interdisciplinary approaches like translational research and qualitative analysis.
