Lyvonne Tume

Lyvonne Tume is Professor of Critical Care Nursing at Edge Hill University, with an honorary clinical/research contract at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. A dual British/Australian citizen, she has over 25 years of PICU nursing experience in both countries and maintains clinical practice. She serves as editor of Nursing in Critical Care and on the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine editorial board.

• Education: PhD in Nursing from Liverpool John Moores University (2010), PGDip in Health Education (2001), MSc in Clinical Nursing (1994), BSc in Nursing (1990)

Her research focuses on pediatric critical care nutrition (enteral feeding optimization), respiratory care (endotracheal suctioning safety, ventilator weaning), and post-cardiac surgery care. She led one of the few large nurse-led multicenter trials in intensive care and co-investigates four NIHR HTA studies. Her work also addresses delirium prevention and implementation science.

Recent publications span respiratory support comparisons, global nutrition practices, and ventilator liberation frameworks. As a visiting professor in Geneva, she contributes to international education and is an ESPNIC mentor supervising four PhD students in critical care topics.

Scientific Activities:

• Organized PCCS 2024 conference
• Keynote on research culture in NHS
• Co-investigator in NIHR HTA studies
• Editorial work in Nursing in Critical Care