Carleen Ellis

Carleen Ellis serves as Education Officer in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Western Australia. In recognition of her contributions, she received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching and Service Award. Her professional experience encompasses roles in the Administration Unit of Surgery and Pathology at the University Department of Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, and association with the Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre (CTEC). Ellis holds a BComm degree and has been involved in surgical education and research initiatives at UWA.

Ellis has made contributions to the literature on surgical research methodology, cognitive aspects of surgery, and patient blood management. She is co-author of 'Evolution of methodological standards in surgical trials,' published in 2005 in the ANZ Journal of Surgery. The paper evaluated compliance with 12 CONSORT standards in 490 trials published between 1969 and 2003 in the ANZ Journal of Surgery and British Journal of Surgery. It documented irregular but progressive improvements, especially in sample size estimation, randomization, concealment of allocated intervention, baseline comparisons, and outcome expression methods. Compliance was below 50% in the last review decade for concealment of allocation, blinded assessment, and outcome expression, recommending careful interpretation of surgical trial results. In 2003, Ellis co-authored 'Surgeons and cognitive processes' with John C. Hall and Jeffrey M. Hamdorf in the British Journal of Surgery, addressing cognitive demands on surgeons for decision-making and skilled task performance. Additional publications include 'Frontiers in academic surgery: the five M's' (2008) with Christobel M. Saunders and a presentation on the SWIM (Surgeons and Women's Initiative to Mentor) program (2009). More recently, she contributed to the 'Patient Blood Management Program Implementation and Assessment Tool: Measuring Compliance With Guidelines and World Health Organization 2021 Policy Brief' (2025) with Shannon L. Farmer and others from UWA Medical School, and the Western Australian Patient Blood Management Program. She also participated in the World Health Organization's guidance on patient blood management implementation. Her work at CTEC supported surgical skills training and hemostasis workshops. Publications have received 151 citations.