Sally Butler

Our researchers

Mrs Sally Butler

BNurs, MBiostat, GStat

Senior Lecturer in Medicine
Orange
Building 1008 Room 238

Sally is an early career biostatistician and Senior Research Fellow with the CSU School of Rural Medicine. Sally has a deep love for Wiradjuri country and is passionate about conducting high quality, ethical and meaningful research that benefits rural communities. Sally is currently working on several epidemiolocal research projects which aim to improve health care delivery in rural communities. Her research involves collaborations the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Western NSW Local Health District, Mid-North Coast Local Health District, Murrumbidgee Local Health District and as well as the University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Monash University and University of New South Wales.

Memberships:

  • Member of the Statistical Society of Australia

Sally is a teaching coordinator for the Medical Degree (MD) research project. The MD project is undertaken by medical students in their fourth year. It aims to develop students research skills and ability to critically appraise research through experiential learning. Some examples of MD projects currently supervised by Sally are listed below:

  • Fantastic Four meets Ironman: An audit of compliance with evidence-based guidelines for heart failure in a regional Base Hospital.
  • The association between medical staff grading and emergency treatment time in a rural district hospital emergency department.
  • The impact of a primary care service on ED presentations in a small rural community.
  • Aeromedical retrievals in Western New South Wales: A Royal Flying Doctors Service audit of patients transported by fixed-wing aircraft requiring an emergency doctor.

Sally’s research interests combine health and frequentist statistical methodology. Sally is particularly interested in translational research that informs clinical care and public health outcomes. Current research projects include:

  • Differences between presenting conditions among youth (10-24 years) to the emergency department across geographical areas.
  • Drivers of workforce location amongst nurses and AH professionals.
  • Improving the cost to benefit ratio of clinical consumables.