Dr Simon Cooper

PhD, MEd, BA, RN, FHEA

Associate Professor

Phone: +61 3 9902 6627 Fax: +61 39902 6527 Email: simon.cooper@med.monash.edu.au

Simon Cooper is a registered nurse with a management degree, masters in education and PhD in resuscitation leadership.  He started his career working in critical care departments across the South of England, before becoming a Resuscitation Officer and Head of Education for an ambulance service.

He worked at the University of Plymouth (UK) managing a Masters degree in Advanced Healthcare Practice (nurse practitioner registration) before moving to Monash University where he is now Director of Research for the School of Nursing & Midwifery.

His research interests focus on the first hour of acute care, including survival prediction models, leadership, teamwork, emerging practice roles, inter-professional education, simulation and management of patient deterioration. 

Publications

Books

Endacott, R., Jevon, P.,  & Cooper, S. (Eds.). (2009). Adult Clinical Skills Nursing Skills. Oxford. Oxford University Press.  Invited Editor.

Books in Press

Cooper, S., Skirton, H., Allum, P., & Nelmes, P. (2009). Games teachers play: games and visual aids to enhance learning in the health sciences.  A compilation of games and visual aids for teachers of the health sciences. University of Plymouth Press.

Book Chapters  

Cooper, S. & Jevon, P. (2009). Recording an ECG. In R. Endacott, P. Jevon, & S. Cooper. (Eds.). Adult Clinical Skills Nursing Skills.  (pp232-241). Oxford. Oxford University Press.

Cooper, S. (2009). Introduction to clinical skills. In R. Endacott, P. Jevon & S. Cooper. (Eds.). Clinical Nursing Skills Core and Advanced (pp1-3). Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Cooper, S. & Lewy, L. (2009). Communication Skills.  In R. Endacott, P. Jevon, & S. Cooper. (Eds.). Adult Clinical Skills Nursing Skills.  (pp232-241). Oxford. Oxford University Press. Oxford.

Journal Articles

2009

Cooper, S., Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., McConnell-Henry, T., Endacott, R. & Scholes, J. (In Press). Managing the deteriorating patient in a simulated environment: Nursing students' knowledge, skill, and situation awareness. Journal of Clinical Nursing. _{^{2008: 12/60 Nursing (Science); 10/58 Nursing (Social Science), Impact Factor: 1.376}}

Blakley, G., Skirton, H., Cooper, S., Allum, P., & Nelmes, P. (2009). Use of educational games in the health sciences: A mixed methods study of educators' perspectives. Nursing and Health Sciences. epub (published online 15 Sept 2009).  _{^{Impact Factor 0.881}}.

Cooper, S., Bradbury, M. & Blakely, G. (2009). Expert clinical examiners' decision processes in objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs); is intuition a valid and reliable decision strategy? International Journal of Clinical Skills, 3(3), 140-145.

Cooper, S., & Grant, J. (2009). Advanced roles in emergency care practice.  An international review. International Emergency Nurse, 17(2), 90-98.

Cooper, S., Chapman, Y., & Endacott, R. (In Press) Qualitative Research: Specific designs for qualitative research in emergency care?  Emergency Medicine Journal, 26(11), 773-776.  ^{_{2008 Impact Factor 1.347, 5/13 Emergency Medicine}}.

Bradley, P., Cooper, S. & Duncan, F. (2009) A mixed-methods study of inter-professional learning of resuscitation skills. Medical Education, 43(9), 912-922. ^{_{2008 Impact Factor 2.181, 1/12 Education, Scientific Disciplines; 18/62 Health Care Sciences & Services}}

Cooper, S. & Grant, J. (2009). New and emerging roles in out of hospital emergency care: A review of the international literature. International Emergency Nursing, 17(2), 90-98.

2008  

Cooper, S., O’Carroll, J., Jenkin, A., & Badger B. (2008).  Emergency Care Practitioners (ECP): Practice and Performance in the UK West country? International Emergency Nursing, 16(3), 180-184. 

Blakley, G., Skirton, H., Cooper, S., Allum, P., & Nelmes, P. (2008). Educational gaming in the health sciences: systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(2), 259-269. ^{_{2007 Impact Factor 1.442. 4/46 Nursing}}.

2007

Cooper, S., & Duncan, F. (2007). Reliability testing and update of the Resuscitation Predictor Scoring (RPS) Scale. Resuscitation, 74(2), 253-258. ^{_{Impact Factor 2.550. 8/19 Critical Care Medicine, 2/12 Emergency Nursing}}.

Mortimore, A., & Cooper, S.  (2007). The ‘4 hour target’: Emergency Nurses views? Emergency Medical Journal, 24, 402-404. ^{_{Impact Factor 0.929, 7/12 Emergency Medicine}}.

Jenkin, A., Cooper, S., & Abelson-Mitchell, N. (2007). A survey of patient handover in the emergency department. Journal of A & E Nursing, 15, 141-147.

Cooper, S., O’Carroll, J., Jenkin, A., & Badger, B. (2007). Collaborative practices in unscheduled emergency care.  The role and impact of the Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP): Quantitative Findings. Emergency Medical Journal, 24; 625-629.  _{^{Impact Factor 0.929, 7/12 Emergency Medicine.}}

Cooper, S., & Endacott, R. (2007). Generic qualitative research: A design for qualitative research in emergency care? Emergency Medicine Journal, 24(8), 816-819. ^{_{Impact Factor 0.929, 7/12 Emergency Medicine.}}

2006

Cooper, S., & Bond, S. (2006). Modelling Emergency Decisions; Recognition Primed Decision Making. The literature in relation to an ophthalmic critical incident. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 15(8), 1023-1032. ^{_{Impact Factor 1.430, 6/36 Nursing.}}

Cooper, S., Janghorbani, M., & Cooper, G. (2006). A decade of in-hospital resuscitation: Outcomes and prediction of survival. Resuscitation, 68(2), 231-237. ^{_{Impact Factor 2.314. 7/18 Crtical Care Medicine, 2/11 Emergency Nursing.}}

Williamson, G. R., Webb, C., Abelson-Mitchell, N., & Cooper, S. (2006). Change on the horizon: issues and concerns of neophyte advanced health care practitioners. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 15(9), 1091-1098. ^{_{Impact Factor 1.342. 8/36 Nursing.}}

Cooper, S., Johnston, E., & Priscott, D. (2006). Immediate Life Support (ILS) training; impact in a primary care setting. Resuscitation, 72(1), 92-99. (Funded study) ^{_{Impact Factor 2.314. 7/18 Crtical Care Medicine, 2/11 Emergency Nursing.}}

1997 - 2005

Cooper, S. (2005). Contemporary UK para-medical training and education;  How do we train?  How should we educate? Emergency Medicine Journal, 22(5), 375-379. ^{_{Impact Factor 0.801. 8/11 Emergency Medicine.}}

Cooper, S., Barrett, B., Black, S., Evans, C., Real, C., Williams, S., & Wright, B. (2004). The emerging role of the Emergency Care Practitioner. Emergency Medicine Journal, 21(5), 614-618. _{^{Impact Factor 0.681, 8/11 Emergency Medicine.}}

Cooper, S., & Evans, C. (2003). The Resuscitation Predictor Scoring Scale (RPS Scale) for in-hospital cardiac arrests: A statistical model for the prediction of survival during a resuscitation attempt. Emergency Medicine Journal, 20, 6-9. ^{_{Impact Factor 0.633. 8/11 Emergency Medicine.}}

Cooper, S. (2003). Does LEO Roar: An evaluation of the Leading Empowered Organisations leadership development programme. Nursing Standard. 14 Feb.

Endacott, R., Scholes, J., Freeman, M., & Cooper, S. (2003). The reality of the clinical learning in critical care settings: a practitioner: student gap?  Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(5), 778-785.  _{^{Impact Factor 0.653, 13/31 Nursing.}}

Cooper, S. (2001). Leadership Training - An investigation of the effectiveness of a leadership training programme incorporated into the UK Advanced Life Support Course. Resuscitation, 49(1), 33-38. ^{_{Impact Factor 1.774.}}

Cooper, S., & Macnaughton, P. (2001). Prolonged Resuscitation - A case Study.  Resuscitation, 50(3), 349-351. ^{_{Impact Factor 1.774.}}

Cooper, S., & Wakelam, A. (1999). Leadership of Resuscitation Teams: ‘Lighthouse Leadership’.  Resuscitation, 42(1), 27-45.

Cooper, S., & Cade, J. (1997). ‘Predicting Survival’ In - hospital cardiac arrests: Resuscitation survival variables and training effectiveness. Resuscitation, 35(1), 17-22.

Cooper S. & Libby J. (1997) A review of educational issues in resuscitation training. Journal Clinical Nursing, 6(1), 5-10.

Published Reports

Cooper S. O’Carroll J. Jenkin A. Badger B. (2007) Collaborative practices in unscheduled emergency care. The role and impact of the Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP): Full Findings. Funded study £32,000 (AUD 80,000) from Burdett Trust for Nursing. (Impact Factor 0.801) http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/files/extranet/docs/HSW/ECP%20Study%20Report.pdf

Cooper S. Duncan F. Bradley P. (2007) Clinical skills development. Full results from a quasi experimental study examining the effect of inter-professional training. (Funded Study CEPPL £5000 (AUD 12,500) http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/files/extranet/docs/HSW/CEPPL%20Interprofessional%20Skills%20Learning%20Report.pdf

Cooper S. Johnston E. Priscott D. (2006) Immediate Life Support (ILS) training; Impact in a primary care setting. (Funded study (£15,000 (AUD 37,500)), Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust) http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/files/extranet/docs/HSW/ILS%20Report.pdf

Cooper S. Blakely G. Bradbury M. Winfield L. Examiners Objective Structured Clinical Examination Decision Processes http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=19065.

Cooper, S., Bradbury, M. & Blakely, G. (2009). Expert clinical examiner's decision processes in Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs); is intuition a valid and reliable decision strategy? International Journal of Clinical Skills, 3(3),140-146.

Research

Current successful research grants

Title: The emerging role of the Emergency Care Practitioner

Grant holder: Cooper S

Funding Body: Changing Workforce Programme, Department of Health.

Amount awarded: £21,000(AUD 52,500)                              Date: 2003

Title: A decade of in-hospital resuscitation: Outcomes and prediction of survival.

Grant holder: Cooper S

Funding Body: Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Amount awarded: £600(AUD 1500)                          Date: 2004

Title: Immediate Life Support (ILS) training; Impact in a primary care setting

Grant holder: Cooper S

Funding Body: Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust

Amount awarded:      £15,000(AUD 37,500)                         Date: 2004

Title: Inter-professional collaboration in emergency care

Grant holder: Cooper S. Jenkin A. Badger B.

Funding Body: Burdett Trust for Nursing

Amount awarded:      £32,000(AUD 80,000)                         Date: 2004

Title: Inter-professional Skills Education.

Grant holder: Cooper S & Bradley P

Funding Body: Centre for Education Teaching and Learning

Amount awarded: £5000(AUD 12,500)                                 Date: 2005

Title: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations; Expert clinical examiners decision processes? Are they Recognition Primed?

Grant holder: Cooper S. Winfield L. Bradbury M.

Funding Body: Centre for Education Teaching and Learning

Amount: £5000(AUD 12,500)                                     Date: 2006

Title: Games teachers play: games and visual aids to enhance learning in the health sciences

Grant Holder: Cooper S. Skirton H. Allum P. Nelmes P

Funding Body: TQEF- Research Informed Teaching Initiative

Amount: £30,000(AUD 75,000)                                              Date: 2006

Title: Redesigning Emergency Care in Dorset:

Grant Holder: Cooper S. Sheaff R. Endacott R. Campbell J

Funding Body: National Workforce Project Team & Dorset Primary and Acute Healthcare Trusts.

Amount: £85,000(AUD 212,500)                                            Date: 2007

Title: Situation awareness of patient deterioration in a simulated environment

Grant applicants: Kinsman L. Cooper S. Endacott R. Scholes J.

Funding Body: Victoria Nursing Board

Amount: AUD 19,945                                                 Date: 2008

Title: Resuscitation Team Work: Assessment measures and training scheme development

Grant Applicants: Cooper S. Nestrel D. Sellick K. Somers G. Kinsman L. Porter J.

Funding Body: Gippsland Small Grant Research Support Scheme

Amount: AUD 19,893                                                 Date: 2008

Title: Capacity optimization: Regional primary health care providers’ response to 2006-2007 wildfires and floods in Gippsland – a case study.

Grant Applicants: Somers G, Isreb M, Murshed M, Cooper S, Mills J

Funding Body: Gippsland Small Grant Research Support Scheme

Amount: AUD 19,577                                                 Date: 2008

Travel Grants (since 2008)

Funder: National and International Conference Travel Grant Scheme (NICTGS)  

Value: $1000

Date: Sept 2008

Purpose: Inter-professional collaboration in emergency care. Oral presentation. Hospital avoidance: alternatives to the Emergency Department. 2-3 Sept. Hilton, Sydney, Australia.

Education/Curriculum Development Grants (since 2008)

Funder: Department of Human Services

Value: $12,000

Date: Oct 2008

Purpose: Rural Advanced Practice Programme: Curriculum development