Rate My Professor Leigh Kinsman

Professor Leigh Kinsman is a Registered Nurse holding a PhD in Public Health, a Master of Health Science, and a Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing), all obtained from La Trobe University. Currently, he serves as Honorary Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Newcastle, a position he assumed in 2018. He concurrently holds the Joint Chair as Professor of Evidence Based Nursing with the Mid North Coast Local Health District, based in Port Macquarie. Kinsman's extensive career trajectory includes Professor of Healthcare Improvement at the University of Tasmania School of Nursing and Midwifery (2014-2018, with a short extension to December 2018), multiple leadership roles at Monash University School of Rural Health such as Director of Research, Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care, Associate Professor in Rural Health (2011-2014), and Senior Research Fellow (2006-2011), Lecturer in Acute Nursing at La Trobe University School of Nursing and Midwifery (1998-2006), and Registered Nurse at Bendigo Health (1984-1998).

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.