Mr Brett Williams

Senior Lecturer

Profile

Research Interests

• Paramedic education
• elearning
• Blended learning
• Innovative teaching strategies
• Interprofessional education

Publications

Journal Articles - Peer Reviewed

Williams B, Boyle M, O'Meara P. Can undergraduate paramedic students accurately identify lung sounds? Emerg. Med. J. 2009; 26: 580-82.

Williams, B. Do undergraduate paramedic students embrace case based learning using a blended teaching approach? A 3-year review. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 2009;25(3): 421-439.

Williams, B. French, J. Brown, T. Can interprofessional education DVD simulations provide an alternative method for clinical placements in nursing? Nurse Edu Today. 2009;29(6):666-670.

Michau R, Roberts S, Williams B, Boyle MJ. An investigation of theory-practice gap in undergraduate paramedic education. BMC Med Educ. 2009;9(23).

Eastwood K, Boyle M, Williams B. BET 1. Can Paramedics Accurately Perform Drug Calculations? Emerg Med J. 2009;26(2):117-a-8.

Williams B, Boyle M, Lord B. Paramedic Identification of Electrograph J-Point and ST-Segments. Prehospital Disaster Med. 2008;23(6):526-9.

Williams B, Lewis B, Boyle M, Brown T, Holt T. A survey of undergraduate health science students’ views on interprofessional education and the use of educational technology: Preliminary analyses and findings. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care. 2008;6(4).

Williams, B. Bearman, M. Podcasting Lectures: the next silver bullet? Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care. 2008;6(3).

Boyle M, Williams B, Cooper J, Adams B, Alford K. Ambulance clinical placements – a pilot study of students' experience. BMC Med Educ 2008;8(19).

Perry, E. Williams, B. The quandary of pre-hospital oxygen administration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a review of the literature. Journal of Primary Emergency Health  Care. 2008;6(1).

Williams B, Boyle M. First Year Undergraduate Emergency Health Students’ Interprofessional Learning Experiences using Interactive Wireless Keypads. International Journal of Education and Development Using Information and Communication Technology.2008;4(1).

Williams B, Boyle M. Estimation of External Blood Loss by Paramedics: Is There any Point? Prehospital Disaster Med. 2007;22(6):500-4.

Williams B, Boyle M. Can undergraduate paramedic students accurately estimate a patient’s weight? – A Short Report. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care. 2007;5(4).

Boyle M, Williams B, Burgess S. Contemporary simulation education for undergraduate paramedic students. Emerg Med J. 2007;24(12):854-7.

Boyle, M. Williams, B. Are undergraduate paramedic students able to accurately identify breath sounds? – A pilot study. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 5(3).

Williams, B. Fallows, B. Allan, J. Investigating the Benefits of Out-of-Hospital External Chest Compression Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 2007, 5(3).

Boyle, M. Williams, B. Are undergraduate paramedic students able to accurately estimate a patient’s age? A short report, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 5(3).

Williams, B. Brown, T. Is real really better? Can DVD simulations replace hospital-based clinical         placements? Medical Education. 41(11). 2007

Williams, B. Boyle, M. Burgess, S. Contemporary Simulation Education for Undergraduate Paramedic Students, Emergency Medicine Journal 2007 (in press).

Williams, B. Boyle, M. External blood estimation by undergraduate paramedic students Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 22(6). 2007

Williams B, Boyle M, Lord B. Paramedic identification of ECG J Point and ST Segments: A pilot study. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care. 2007, 5(2).

Williams, B. (2007, March 20). Students’ perceptions of prehospital web-based examinations. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 3(1). 

Waxman, A. Williams, B. Paramedic pre-employment education and the concerns of our future: What are our expectations?Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 2006, 4(4).

Williams, B. Qualitative analysis of undergraduate paramedic students’ perceptions of using case-based learning in an online learning environment.Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 2006, 4(3).

Williams, B. Using creative and contemporary teaching strategies to promote emancipation, empowerment and achievement in undergraduate paramedic students – a personal reflection. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, 2006; 4(2).

Williams, B. & Upchurch, J. The Internationalisation of Prehospital Education: a merging of ideologies between Australia and the United States of America, Emergency Medicine Journal 2005, 23(7):573-577.

Williams, B. Case-based Learning – A review of the literature: Is there scope for this educational paradigm in prehospital education? Emergency Medicine Journal, 2005, 8(22):577-581.

Williams, B. The Implementation of Case-based Learning – Shaping the Pedagogy in Ambulance Education. Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care. 2004, 2(3-4).

Williams, B & Harries, R. 2000 Are MICA Paramedics treating hypothermic cardiac arrest victims appropriately? Australasian Journal of Emergency Care, 7(3); 8-14.

Conference Presentations – Peer Reviewed

Williams, B. Lewis, B. Boyle, M. Holt, T. Brown, T. Can the use of Wireless Keypads Facilitate Interaction amongst Health Science Students in Interprofessional Education Contexts? e-learning symposium RMIT 9-11 December 2007.

Brown, T. Williams, B. The Validity and Reliability of the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES). e-learning symposium RMIT 9-11 December 2007.

Brown, T., Jackel, A. & Williams, B. Learning Style Preferences of Australian Occupational Therapy Students.4th Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Congress, Hong Kong, June 24th, 2007.

Williams, B. Archer, F. Is real really better? Can DVD simulations replace paramedic clinical placements? Asia Pacific International Conference. Gold Coast, September 2007.

Williams, B. Boyle. M. Should undergraduate paramedic clinical placements be a ‘learning lottery? Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development, Shepparton, November 2007.

Williams, B. Boyle, M. Lord, B. Undergraduate Paramedic ECG Analysis of the J Point and ST Segments. Second International Clinical Skills Conference, Tuscany, July 2007.

Williams, B. Brown, T. Jackel, A. Learning style preferences of undergraduate health science students: A 12 month longitudinal study. Second International Clinical Skills Conference, Tuscany, July 2007.

Williams, B. Boyle, M.  Out-of-hospital estimation of external blood loss: Is there any point? Second International Clinical Skills Conference, Tuscany, July 2007.

Williams, B. Brown, T. Scholes, R. French, J. Archer, F. Boyle, M. 2007 Reducing the clinical placement burden on health services - creating a contemporary model of simulated clinical education using innovative teaching methods. Second International Clinical Skills Conference, Tuscany, July 2007.

Williams, B. Boyle, M. External blood estimation by undergraduate paramedic students ACAP, National Conference, Adelaide, November 2006.

Williams, B. 2006 Internet videoconferencing: The next panacea in blended learning? Effective Teaching & Learning Conference University of Queensland, November 2006.

Williams B, Archer F,Boyle M, Burgess S, Lord B. What are Paramedic Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of a Clinical Curriculum Using Case-Based Learning? National Association of EMS Physicians. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America; 2006.

Williams, B. Internet videoconferencing: The next panacea in blended learning? Effective Teaching & Learning Conference University of Queensland, November 2006.

Williams, B. Benefits and implications for undergraduate paramedic students studying via a distributive mode of face-to-face and online teaching and learning Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development, Shepparton (13^th December 2005).

Williams, B. 2005 What are paramedic undergraduate students’ perceptions of a clinical curriculum utilising a Case-based Learning Paradigm? ACAP, National Conference, Canberra, October, 2005.

Williams, B. Burgess, S. 2005 Online education: A bridge to effective learning or virtual tower of Babel? ACAP, National Conference, Canberra, October 2005

Williams, B. 2004 The Implementation of Problem-based and Case-based Learning: Shaping the Pedagogy in Ambulance Education – A MUCAPS Experience. ACAP National Conference, Alice Springs, September, 2004.

Invited Conference Presentations

Iacono, T., Tracy, J., Brack, C., Hanson, S., Galea, J., Burbidge, M., Morgan, P., Lewis, B., Williams, B., & Brown, T.(2009, March). Influencing students’ perceptions using DVD scenarios of people with developmental disabilities. Paper to be presented at the Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment Biennial Conference, Canberra, 2009.

Brown, T., & Williams, B. (2009). Attitudes to E-Learning to Australian Health Science Students. 2^nd International PBL Symposium. Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. June 10- 12.

Brown, T., & Williams, B. (2009). Using DVD Simulations to Promote Clinical Fieldwork Education for Paramedic, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Nursing Students: An Innovative Teaching Method. 2^nd International PBL Symposium. Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. June 10- 12.

Roller L, Brown T, Zoghi M, Williams B, Jaberzadeh, S., Palermo C., McKenna L, Wright C, Baird M, Schneider-Kolsky M., Hewitt L., Holt T, Sim J. The Learning Style Preferences of Health Science Students at Monash University, Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association, December, Canberra, 2008.

Gilbert, K. Nair, S. Williams, B. Evaluating the usefulness of feedback to immersion programme students at the pre-programme and post-programme stages, Australasian Higher Education Evaluation Forum, Melbourne, 2008.

Iacono, T., Morgan, P., Lewis, B., Brown, T., Tracy, J., Williams, B., Hanson, S.. Influencing students’ perceptions using DVD scenarios of people with developmental disabilities. Paper to accepted for the Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability Annual Conference, Melbourne, 2008.

Iacono, T., Tracy, J., Hansen, S., Keating, J., Williams, B., Brown, T., Recoche, K., Lewis, B., & McDonald, R. DVD scenarios of people with developmental disability for inter-professional education of health students. Paper to accepted for the Australian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability Annual Conference, Melbourne, 2008.

Willis, E. Pointon, T. McCarthy, C. Williams, B. Brightwell, R. Morris, M. Walker, T. University and service provider models of collaboration in paramedic tertiary education. Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne September, 2008.

Michau, R. Boyle, M. Williams, B. A systematic review and meta-analysis of pain associated with immobilization on a long ridged spineboard. Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne September, 2008.

Michau, R. Roberts, S. Williams, B. Boyle, M. An investigation of theory-gap in undergraduate paramedic education. Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne September, 2008.

Williams, B. Brown, T. Undergraduate paramedic students’ attitudes towards e-learning. Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne September, 2008.

Williams, B. Iacono, T. Tracy, J. Lewis, B. Morgan, P. Brown, T. Hansen, S. An evaluation of developmental disability DVD simulations: can this improve paramedic practice? Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Melbourne September, 2008.

Gilbert, K. Williams, B. Linking institutional governance, pedagogical practice, and student engagement in the ‘Feedback Loop’: A quality improvement strategy for learning and teaching in medicine, nursing and health sciences. (ANZAME):  The Association for Health Professional Education, Sydney, July 10-13, 2008.

Williams, B. Reducing the clinical placement burden on health services - creating a contemporary model of simulated clinical education using innovative teaching methods for multiple health care professions, Clinical Placement Innovation Projects Symposium, Melbourne, October 2007.

Williams, B. Using educational technology to support clinical teaching. Australian National Medical Education Colloquium, University of Queensland, August, 2007.

Williams, B. Is e-learning the elixir your students (and you) need?” Monash University, Melbourne, May, 2007.

Williams, B. Student Response System (Keypad) Education Information, Communication and Technology Planning Day, Monash University, May 2007.

Williams, B. Designing simulation-based training programs. Victorian Simulation Preparation Seminar, Melbourne, December 2006.

Williams, B. Case-based learning for in paramedic education. Multimedia and Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning Enhancement, University of Melbourne, March 2006.

Williams, B. The Internationalisation of Prehospital Education: a merging of ideologies between Australia and the United States of America” National Association Emergency Medical Services Educators (NAEMSE), Pittsburgh, USA, September 2006.

Williams, B. Kotsanas, G. Internet Videoconferencing: Marratech Using technology to support teaching and learning: recording and broadcasting lectures, Monash University, September 2006.

Williams, B. Information, Technology and Communication in Higher Education” Medical Faculty Library Group, Monash University, July 2006.