School of Public Health

Dr Junel Padigos

Honorary Research Fellow
School of Public Health
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Researcher biography

Dr Junel Padigos is a registered nurse and an early career academic. He finished his PhD from the School of Public Health at The University of Queensland in 2024. In his PhD program, Junel was a recipient of the Australian Government Research Training Program Tuition Fee Offset and Stipend Scholarship, allowing him to complete his research focusing on the role of nurses in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit. Junel currently works as a Nurse Educator in the Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Team in the Sunshine Coast. Throughout his nursing career, he has worked in acute care specialties such as emergency, spinal, acute neurosurgery, intensive care, and coronary care. As a qualified educator and a practising nurse, Junel's research interests focus on education, health promotion, knowledge-to-practice translation, and implementation science.

Publications

Journal Articles (6)
Conference Papers (2)
Theses (2)

Journal Articles

Padigos, Junel, Reid, Simon, Kirby, Emma, Anstey, Chris and Broom, Jennifer (2022). Nursing experiences in antimicrobial optimisation in the intensive care unit: a convergent analysis of a national survey. Australian Critical Care, 36 (5), 769-781. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.09.005
Padigos, J., Reid, S., Kirby, E. and Broom, J. (2021). Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of nurses in antimicrobial optimization or stewardship in the intensive care unit. Journal of Hospital Infection, 109, 10-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.12.003
Padigos, Junel, Ritchie, Stephen and Lim, Anecita Gigi (2020). Enhancing nurses’ future role in antimicrobial stewardship. Collegian, 27 (5), 487-498. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2020.01.005
Padigos, Junel, Ritchie, Stephen and Lim, Anecita Gigi (2017). Nurses have a major role in antimicrobial stewardship. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 23 (11), 16-18.
Padigos, Junel (2015). Forming agreements with patients and whānau. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 21 (7), 16-17.
Padigos, Junel (2014). Promoting quality of life. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 20 (4), 26.

Conference Papers

Murray, Lauren, Bredhauer, Olivia, Jaspers, Jenny, Bethune, Sue and Padigos, Junel (2024). Increasing the interval of changing saline flushing solutions for central venous and arterial lines in the intensive care unit: an evidence-based quality improvement project. ANZICS/ACCCN Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-12 April 2024.
Padigos, Junel, Murray, Lauren, Brailsford, Jane, Bredhauer, Olivia and Jaspers, Jenny (2024). Increasing the interval of changing saline flushing solutions for central venous and arterial lines in the intensive care unit: A quality improvement project. Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society/Australian College of Critical Care Nursing Intensive Care Annual Scientific meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-12 April 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.07.055

Theses

Padigos, Junel (2024). Navigating a new role: A mixed-methods approach to exploring nursing integration in antimicrobial stewardship in the intensive care unit. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/d399157
Padigos, Junel (2016). Antimicrobial stewardship and the role of nurses: a descriptive study. Master's Thesis, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland.