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Doctor of Philosophy (University of Queensland)
Dr Xu is a clinician-researcher and emerging implementation scientist. Dr Xu’s research is driven by her current clinical background as an experienced front-line emergency department (ED) nurse practitioner, focusing on promoting the best evidence-based practice, vascular access care and healthcare worker wellbeing.
Apart from working in one of the biggest EDs in Queensland as a nurse practitioner, Dr Xu is also a Fellow of the College of Emergency Nurses Australasia and a Centaur Fellow. She is a member of the Queensland ED statewide Advisory Panel, Metro South Health & Wellbeing Steering Committee, Metro South Health Person-Centered Care Steering Committee contributing to healthcare workers' wellbeing promotions and policymaking.
Dr Xu has attracted $1.8 million in seven competitive grants (including a recently successful MRFF grant), with five out of the seven grants as CIA in the past five years. Dr Xu received multiple awards, including the Outstanding Achievement in Nursing/ Midwifery Leader Award, Centaur Nursing Scholarship, Research Encouragement Award, best poster award and multiple teaching excellence awards. Her research is starting to make an impact in emergency medicine, vascular access and the general healthcare workforce by receiving media attention, including two featured interviews by Channel10 News during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (https://bit.ly/41rQRDM) and 2021.