Dr Margaret Broom

Clinical research nurse with 15 years of experience leading qualitative and quantitative research projects. She is currently employed as the Neonatal Research Lead (RN 3.1). She is known for high productivity and efficiency in task completion, as well as her background in clinical trials and patient-centered research. Key strengths include an understanding of the ethics and governance required to undertake research in a clinical setting. High-level skills in communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are needed to enhance research outcomes and patient satisfaction. Prioritises ethical considerations and confidentiality in all research activities. Demonstrated ability to ensure accurate data collection, contribute to research integrity, and advocate for patient rights. Over the past ten years, I have made significant contributions to multiple successful nursing research projects.

• Australian College of Neonatal Nurses (Professional Officer)
• Council of International Neonatal Nurses
• Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (Neonatal Nurse Special Interest Group)
• ACT Research Working Group
• CHS ORE Partnering with Consumers in Research Collaborative
• CHS Mentoring program

• 2021-2022, Australian College of Neonatal Nurses Grant, $25,000, Developing Australian Neonatal Nursing Care Outcomes: Neonatal Nursing Outcome Measures (NNOM).
• 2019-20, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Grant, $10,000, Development of paediatric quality of life assessment tool.
• 2017-18, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Grant, $10,450, Women’s Health Service RCT to assess the impact of innovative Privacy cover: The (WRAP) study.
• 2017-20, Neonatal Intensive Care Foundation Grant, $40,000, Developing an educational and support resource for neonatal nurses in managing the deaths of infants: an experience-based co-design study.
• 2016-17, Neonatal Intensive Care Foundation Grant, $10,000, Development and implementation of the Lactation Consultant role in the NICU: A quality improvement project proposal.
• 2015-16, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Grant, $8,820, A Comparison of the Canberra Neonatal Skin Risk Assessment Scale with the Braden Q in Assessing the Risk of Skin Injuries among Neonates.
• 2015-16, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Grant, $8,820, Improving skin care for maternity patients through product testing and qualitative assessment in clinical settings.

• 2024, ACT Chief Nursing and Midwifery Office: Best Nursing Oral Presentation, Optimising Neonatal Outcomes through evidence-based care
• 2021, Australian College of Neonatal Nurses: Neonatal Nurse Excellence Award
• 2021, Australian College of Neonatal Nurses Conference Poster Award, Reducing Nasal Pressure Injuries: Improving outcomes for high-risk neonates!
• 2020, ACT Health CEO Award, Exceptional Care- Person Centered Care Improvements Finalist
• 2019, CHARM Best Clinical Research Poster, Comparison of neonatal neurodevelopmental outcomes in open plan and two cot room NICUs
• 2018, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand: Best Oral Presentation, Impact of lactation consultant on staff education and lactation support
• 2018, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Team of the year Award, Quality Improvement & Research Nursing Team
• 2017, CHARM Best Nursing Research Poster, Scoping NICU Golden Hour-Improving Outcomes for Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
• 2017, CHARM Best Clinical Research Poster, Vancomycin resistant enterococcus in the Neonatal Intensive Care and Special Care Nursery
• 2016, Women’s Youth and Children Quality Award, Facilitating and evaluating the impact of two cot NICU design
• 2015, Australian National University Excellence in Teaching Award, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health
• 2015, Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand: Best Clinical Research poster presentation, Ceasing Cpap At standarD criteriA (CICADA): Does implementation into practice effect outcomes?
• 2015, ACT Nursing and Midwifery Team Excellence Award, Family Integrated Care Team
• 2014, Discoverquick Best Clinical Research poster presentation, CeasIng Cpap At standarD criteriA (CICADA): Does implementation into practice effect outcomes?
• 2014, Canberra and Health Region Meeting Department Award, Department of Neonatology
• 2013, ACT Quality in Healthcare Awards, Consumer Participation Category for the project entitled: “Parents participation at bedside rounds: A cross-over randomised controlled trial.”
• 2013, Discoverquick Best Clinical Research poster presentation, From Novice to Expert - Graduate Nurse Education in NICU
• 2013, Canberra and Health Region Meeting Department Award, Department of Neonatology
• 2011, ACT Quality in Healthcare Awards, Innovative Model of Care Category for the project entitled: “Breathe Easy Premature Baby”
• 2010, New Presenter of Conference Award, Australian College of Neonatal Nurses 5th Annual Conference

• Kent, A., Brown, L., Broom, M., Broomfield, A., Dahlstrom, J., Increased urinary podocytes following indomethacin suggests drug-induced glomerular injury., Pediatric Nephrology, 27, 7, 1111-7, 2012, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22415583
• Todd, David A., Wright, A., Broom, M., Chauhan, M., Meskell, S., Cameron, C., Perdomi, A. M., Rochefort, M., Jardine, L., Stewart, A. and Shadbolt, B., Methods of weaning preterm babies < 30 weeks gestation off CPAP: a multicentre randomised controlled trial., Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 97, 4, 236-240, 2012
• Broom, M., Kecskes Z, & Kildea S., World Café Methodology an innovative method to engage stakeholders in designing a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit., Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 19, 5, 253-258, 2012, 10.1016/j.jnn.2012.12.002
• Broom M, Ying L, Wright A, Stewart A, Abdel-Latif ME, Shadbolt B, Todd DA., CeasIng Cpap At standarD criteriA (CICADA): Impact on weight gain, time to full feeds and caffeine use., Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, 2014, 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304581
• Kent A L, Broom M, Parr V, Essex R W, Abdel-Latif M E, Dahlstrom J E., A safety and feasibility study of the use of 670 nm red light in premature neonates., Journal of Perinatology, 2015, 10.1038/jp.2015.5
• Abdel-Latif ME, Boswell D, Broom M, Smith J, Davis D., Parental presence on neonatal intensive care unit clinical bedside rounds: randomised trial and focus group discussion., Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal, 100, 3, 203-209, 2015
• Broom M, Gardener A, Kecskes Z, Kildea S., How can we help staff transition to a new NICU design?, Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 21, 180–185, 2015
• Yin Y, Broom M, Wright A, Hovey D, Abdel-Latif ME, Shadbolt B, Todd DA., CeasIng Cpap At standarD criteriA (CICADA): predicting a successful outcome., Eur J Pediatr, 2015, 10.1007/s00431-015-2603-8
• Heath Jeffery RC, Broom M, Shadbolt B, Todd DA., CeasIng Cpap At standarD criteriA (CICADA): Implementation improves neonatal outcomes., J Paediatric Child Health, Mar, 2016, 52, 3, 321-6, 10.1111/jpc.13087
• Astle V, Broom M, Todd D, Charles B, Ringland C, Ciszek K, and Shadbolt B., Respiratory outcomes study (RESPOS) for preterm infants at primary school age., Journal of Asthma, 52, 1, 2016
• Broom M, Gardner A, Kecskes Z, & Kildea S., Facilitating staff transition from an open plan to a two-cot neonatal intensive care unit: A participatory action research approach., Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, 1939–1948, 2016
• Broom, M, Dunk AM, Burton, W, Ehrlich, L & Abdel-Latif M E., Developing an Australian skin risk assessment and management tool for neonates., Wound Practice and Research Journal, 25, 1, 15-22, 2017
• Broom M, Parsons, G, Carlisle H, Kecskes Z., Family Integrated Care: Improving the NICU experience for families and staff., Advances in Neonatal Care, Oct, 2017
• Johnston C, Broom M, Shadbolt B, and Todd DA, smoking in the family is most predictive of the development of childhood asthma in preterm babies
• Heath Jeffery RC, Broom M, Shadbolt B, Todd DA., Increased use of Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) is associated with higher morbidity., Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2016
• Broom, M, Sheridan D, Dunk AM, McLeod, M., Evaluation of a newly designed moisture management product for use in women giving birth at the Canberra Centenary Hospital for Women and Children., European Wound Management Journal, 18, 2, 7-13, 2016
• Heath Jeffery, RC, Broom, M, Shadbolt, B, Todd, DA., Increased Use of Heated Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula Is Associated with Longer Oxygen Requirements., Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2017
• Kluckow, M, Carlisle, H, Broom, M, Woods, P, Jeffery, M, Desai, D, Chen, Y, Evans, N. A., Pilot randomised blinded placebo-controlled trial of paracetamol for later treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus., Journal of Perinatology, 2018
• O'Brien, K., et al., Effectiveness of Family Integrated Care in neonatal intensive care units on infant and parent outcomes: a multicentre, multinational, cluster-randomised controlled trial., The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2, 4, 245-254, 2018
• Barnes, S, Jordan, Z, Broom, M., Health professionals’ experiences of grief associated with the death of pediatric patients: a qualitative systematic review protocol., JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16, 11, 2085–2091, 2018, 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003857
• Broom, M, Gardener, A, Kecskes, Z, Kildea, S., Exploring the impact of changing a NICU design on staff walking distances, clinical activity, and perceptions., HERD., Apr, 12, 2, 44-54, 2019
• Broom, M, Dunk, AM, Burton, Abdel-Latif M E., Predicting Neonatal Skin Injury: The First Step to Reducing Skin Injuries in Neonates., Health Service Insights, 2019
• Kent, A.L, Abdel-Latif, M.E, Cochrane, T, Broom, M, et al., A pilot randomised clinical trial of 670 nm red light for reducing retinopathy of prematurity., Pediatr Res, 87, 131–136, 2019, 10.1038/s41390-019-0520-7
• Broom, M, Kecskes, Z., Exploring the impact of a Dual-Occupancy NICU design on parental experience., Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 2020
• Tarnow-Mordi, W et al., The effect of lactoferrin supplementation on death or major morbidity in very low birthweight infants (LIFT): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial., The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 2020
• Barnes, S, Broom, M, Jordan, Z., The incidence and prevalence of acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in parents of children hospitalized in intensive care units: a systematic review protocol., JBI Evidence Synthesis, 2020
• Broom M, Youseman ME, Kent AE., The impact of introducing a lactation consultant into a Neonatal Unit., Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2021, 10.1111/jpc.15799
• Broom M, Cochrane T, Cruickshank D, Carlisle H., Parental perceptions on the impact of visiting restrictions during COVID19 in a tertiary NICU., 2022
• Dunk AM, Broom M, Fourie A, Beeckman D., Clinical signs and symptoms of diaper dermatitis in newborns, infants, and young children: A scoping review., J Tissue Viability, Aug, 2022, 31, 3, 404-415, 10.1016/j.jtv.2022.03.003
• Leila Ahmadizadeh, Leila Valizadeh, Mahni Rahkar Farshi, Margaret Broom, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Farinaz Saeidi, Hanieh Neshat., Skin injuries in neonates admitted to three Iranian neonatal intensive care units., Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 28, 3, 159-163, 2022, 10.1016/j.jnn.2022.01.014
• James Haiyang Xu, Erika Bariciak, Mary‑Ann Harrison, Margaret Broom, Brigitte Lemyre, Richard J. Webster, Gabrielle Weiler, Jane E. Dahlstrom, Alison Kent., Normative values of renin and aldosterone in clinically stable preterm neonates., Pediatr Nephrol, Jun, 2023, 38, 6, 1877-1886, 10.1007/s00467-022-05807-8
• A.M. Dunk, M. Broom, J. Kottner, A.B. Schlüer, D. Beeckman., Is it time to reconsider the terminology for diaper dermatitis?, Journal of Tissue Viability, 2023, 10.1016/j.jtv.2023.01.008
• Bansal, A., Cherbuin, N., Davis, D. L., Peek, M. J., Wingett, A., Christensen, B. K., Carlisle, H., Broom, M., Schoenaker, D. A. J. M., Dahlstrom, J. E., Phillips, C. B., Vardoulakis, S., Nanan, R., & Nolan, C. J., Heatwaves and wildfires suffocate our healthy start to life: time to assess impact and take action., The Lancet. Planetary Health, 7, 8, e718–e725, 2023, 10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00134-1
• Foster J, Pathrose SP, Briguglio L, Trajkovski S, Lowe P, Muirhead R, Jyoti J, Ng L, Blay N, Spence K, Chetty N, & Broom M., Scoping review of systematic reviews of nursing interventions in a neonatal intensive care unit or special care nursery., J Clin Nurs, 2024, 10.1111/jocn.17053
• Margaret Broom et al., Mapping neonatal nursing interventions that significantly impact on neonatal outcomes to neonatal practice standards., Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 2024, 10.1016/j.jnn.2024.07.030
• Broom, M., Kent, A. L., Chaudhari, T. Reducing device- related pressure injuries in high- risk neonates receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure: a quality improvement studyArch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed . https://doi . org/ 10.1136 / archdischild-2024 - 327798).

• Mother and Child 2020: impacts of the 2019/20 bushfires and COVID-19 on the health and well-being of pregnant women, new mothers and their babies within the ACT and South-East NSW region.
• Be sweet babies: partnership with parents of newborn babies and a strong multidisciplinary team, to improve pain treatment for newborns during painful procedures.
• Developing Australian Neonatal Nursing Care Outcomes: Neonatal Nursing Outcome Measures (NNOM) Study.