Rate My Professor Leigh Kinsman

Professor Kinsman's research specializations include evidence-based nursing practice, rural health, clinical pathways, health services research, knowledge translation, and enhancing research capacity in nurses and midwives, particularly improving access to evidence-based practice in rural settings. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. Seminal contributions encompass the Cochrane systematic reviews on 'Clinical pathways: effects on professional practice, patient outcomes, length of stay and hospital costs' (2010) and related works on primary care pathways, the BMC Medicine article 'What is a clinical pathway? Development of a definition to inform the debate' (2010), and 'Do clinical pathways enhance access to evidence-based acute myocardial infarction treatment in rural emergency departments?' (Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2012). He also published on the FIRST2ACT simulation program improving rural nursing practice for patient deterioration (Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2012). Recent publications address 'Asthma, gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse perinatal outcomes' (2024), 'Increasing the uptake of advance care directives through staff education' (2024), midwifery continuity of care experiences (2024-2025), and COPD outcomes in Africa (2023). Kinsman has supervised 19 higher degree research students to completion and led 23 research projects securing over $5.7 million in funding, profoundly influencing rural healthcare delivery, policy, and education in Australia through evidence-based interventions.