Paramedicine

Ms Krista Reed

AssocDegAppSc (Paramed), MHSc (Distinction)

Krista is an overseas trained paramedic and has completed an Associate of Applied Science at Shawnee State University in the United States. Krista has also completed a Master of Health Science at Western Sydney University and is currently enrolled in a PhD at Monash University.

Krista has taught into Health Sciences, Public Health and Paramedicine and is committed to providing culturally safe learning and healthcare. She has a strong background in research-related project management, supervising student research at the undergraduate level and postgraduate levels and in partnership with key stakeholders within health and education sectors.

Krista’s primary research focus explores paramedic attitudes towards salutogenesis and health resilience and improving collaborative care models through interprofessional practice and education. Additionally, she is actively involved with organisations such as the Western NSW Health Research Network (WHRN) and Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN).

Krista is currently a Lecturer of Paramedicine in the School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Health Sciences.

Krista’s teaching experience includes:

Coordination and supervision of casual academic staff
Developing and completing subject syllabus
Managing assessments and grades
Managing vUWS site and content
Managing student queries
Curriculum development
Preparation and presentation of synchronous, asynchronous and blended learning content
Facilitation of tutorials, workshops and practical classes
Provision of feedback to students
Course review
Course design
Development of bespoke course for overseas students involved in special study programs.

Additionally, Krista has previously been employed by the National Institute of Complementary Medicine to develop a training program for health interpreters working with clinical trials. This resulted in a program to increase the engagement of CALD populations in clinical trials through better health interpreter support.

Krista has received the Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Award for excellence in Engagement and Sustainability and was nominated for the School of Health Sciences, School Learning and Teaching Award in the sessional academic category at Western Sydney University.

Research Interests

Rural Health
Interprofessional Education
Community Paramedicine
Paramedic use of alternative pathways and referrals
Salutogenesis/Salutogenic Theory

Research Projects

Improving health resilience in rural and remote communities through the development of a referral pathway tool assessing individual sense of coherence using a salutogenic model of prehospital care delivery
Exploration of rural paramedics’ capacity for utilising a salutogenic approach to health care delivery: A mixed methods study (Masters Dissertation)
Development and evaluation of a tool to assess health and resilience in a salutogenic model: The Sense of Coherence, Health And Resilience Assessment (SCHARA) Pilot
Inter-professional education to prepare students for effective inter-disciplinary health care: Feedback and perceptions of conducting simulation training in a regional and rural setting
Pharmacy Approach to Early Detection of Diabetes through Opportunistic Screening in Rural Australia
Assessing the impacts of Western Sydney University community engagement
AiMing High: Evaluation of the Assistant in Medicine (AiM) Role
Building the Evidence Base in Medical Education
Students’ views on Future Rural Workforce: Rural Training - Practice Intentions - Technology
Individualised Indigenist Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Research Supervision experience

Rural GP perspectives on preventative bowel cancer screening
Presentation 16th National Rural Health Conference 2022
Presentation Western NSW Rural Health Symposium 2022
Manuscript submission to Rural and Remote Health
Perspectives on cardiac rehab services in the Bathurst region (provider and patient)
Manuscript submission to Rural and Remote Health
Perspectives on stroke services in the Bathurst region (provider and patient)
Manuscript submission Australian Journal of Rural Health
What makes you “rural”? A qualitative study of rural perspectives on being rural
Manuscript submission BMC Medical Education
The Effect of Gender on ADHD Diagnosis and the Unique Issues in a Regional Paediatric Cohort
Exploring the perceptions of rural general practitioners in regard to the utility of telehealth in their daily practice
Patient experiences with using ®FIASP insulin for their diabetes management: A qualitative interview study
Screening for anaemia in pregnancy in a regional centre
Knowledge and awareness of Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI) in a rural community and willingness to be actively involved as patient in HAI prevention in rural NSW
Rural patient’s perspectives on e-prescribing
Midwives experiences with birthing in a regional centre during CoVid-19

Conference Presentations

Exploring rural paramedics’ capacity for utilising a salutogenic approach to healthcare delivery (6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium)
Salutogenesis: A potential underpinning theory for Community Paramedicine (International Roundtable for Community Paramedicine 2018)
Exploring paramedic perceptions of incorporating primary healthcare in practice and development of a tool to assess patient health resilience (Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2018)
The Sense of Coherence, Health and Resilience Assessment (SCHARA) as part of a study of identified frequent users of the Canadian emergency services system: How well does the tool align to paramedic prescribed interventions to improve health resilience? (International Roundtable for Community Paramedicine 2019)
Interprofessional tertiary education in the rural environment as a means to enhance multidisciplinary care in future practice: Breaking down silos in health education (International Roundtable for Community Paramedicine 2019)
Interdisciplinary teaching in rural settings to enhance team care: The RIPL effect (The Network Towards Unity for Health 2019)
Rural interdisciplinary learning to enhance team care (8th Rural Health and Research Congress 2019)
Improving health resilience in frequent users of the Canadian emergency health system (8th Rural Health and Research Congress 2019)
The Community Paramedicine at Clinic Program (CP@Clinic): Potential Impact of Adoption in Australia (Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2019)
Interprofessional education in the rural environment as a means to enhance multidisciplinary care in future practice: Breaking down silos in tertiary health education (Paramedics Australasia International Conference 2019)

Professional Memberships

Australasian College of Paramedicine
Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network
Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators
Western NSW Health Research Network

Committee Memberships

Steering Committee Member

Australasian Interprofessional Practice and Education Network (AIPPEN)

AIPPEN is a network of individuals, groups and organisations dedicated to improving health outcomes by promoting, researching and supporting interprofessional education. The group recognises the importance of interprofessional communication and care collaboration in the improvement of health outcomes, particularly among groups with increased social needs. As a member of the steering committee, Krista also sits on the Rural and Remote special interest group.

Executive Committee Member/Treasurer

Western NSW Health Research Network

In this role Krista is responsible for overseeing the finances of the research network which runs a major symposium every year for rural researchers.