Dr Dennis Walker

NameDr Dennis Walker
Email Addressdennis.walker@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Paramedic Science)
QualificationsAdvDipHlthSc SouthbankTAFE, BHlthSc QUT, GCertRRPmedPrac JCU, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Health and Medical Sciences
AffiliationsCentre for Health Research
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0322-845X
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Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Critical Care ParamedicQueensland Ambulance Service19942022
Lecturer The University of Queensland20132017
LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland 2015

Expertise

Medication safety

Medication error

Paramedicine

Fields of Research

  • 320219. Paramedicine
  • 420317. Patient safety

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Australasian College of Paramedicine
Higher Education Academy
AdvDipHlthSc
SouthbankTAFE
2001
BHlthSc
QUT
2005
GCertRRPmedPrac
JCU
2007
PhD
USQ
2024

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Paediatric Trauma in Paramedicine: Bridging Gaps in Confidence, and Education for Optimal Prehospital CareAssociate SupervisorMasters2024

Australian Paramedic Students' Reports of Clinical Placement Experiences: A Snapshot From two Cohorts

Hobbs, Lisa, Latham, John, Westwood, Anita, Cameron, Melainie, Taylor, Jeremy, Devenish, Scott and Walker, Dennis. 2025. "Australian Paramedic Students' Reports of Clinical Placement Experiences: A Snapshot From two Cohorts." The Clinical Teacher. 22 (3). https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70097

The impact of workplace factors, workload and culture on the medication safety practices of paramedics

Walker, Dennis, Hou, Janet, Long, David, SueSee, Brendan and Moloney, Clint. 2024. "The impact of workplace factors, workload and culture on the medication safety practices of paramedics." Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference 2023. Melbourne, Australia 14 - 15 Sep 2023 United Kingdom .

An exploration of the factors contributing to paramedic medication errors in the pre-hospital environment

Walker, Dennis Rodney. 2023. An exploration of the factors contributing to paramedic medication errors in the pre-hospital environment. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/z6215

Factors Influencing Medication Errors in the Prehospital Paramedic Environment: A Mixed Method Systematic Review

Walker, Dennis, Moloney, Clint, SueSee, Brendan, Sharples, Renee, Blackman, Rosanna, Long, David and Hou, Xiang-Yu. 2023. "Factors Influencing Medication Errors in the Prehospital Paramedic Environment: A Mixed Method Systematic Review." Prehospital Emergency Care. 27 (5), pp. 669-686. https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2022.2068089

Contributing factors that influence medication errors in the prehospital paramedic environment: a mixed-method systematic review protocol

Walker, Dennis, Moloney, Clint, SueSee, Brendan and Sharples, Renee. 2019. "Contributing factors that influence medication errors in the prehospital paramedic environment: a mixed-method systematic review protocol." BMJ Open. 9 (12), pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034094