Curriculum Vitae Personal Details Name: Reema Harrison (nee Sirriyeh) DOB: 27 th June 1984 Nationality: British (Australian Permanent Resident) Email: reema.harrison@sydney.edu.au Education 2008-2011 PhD Institute of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, England. 2007-2008 MSc Psychological Approaches to Health (Distinction), Institute of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, England. 2002 2005 BSc Psychology (2:1), Institute of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, England. Research Interests - The psychological aftermath of medical error and the recovery process. - The disclosure of patient safety incidents to patients and families. - Patients experiences of adverse health care incidents. - Mixed-methods research to explore complex issues in health care. Grants and Awards 2015 Sydney South-East Asia Centre Cluster Grant Managing medical errors: Promoting learning over blame amongst health professionals Dr Reema Harrison, Professor Merrilyn Walton, Mr Esmond Esguerra, Dr Dang Van Duong 2014 Academic Career Development Scheme School of Public Health, University of Sydney Dr Reema Harrison 2013 Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Early Career Researcher Conference Travel Scheme Dr Reema Harrison 2013 School of Public Health, University of Sydney Grant Preparation Scheme Professor Merrilyn Walton written by Dr Reema Harrison in preparation for an ARC Discovery Project lead by Professor Merrilyn Walton International Visits Scheme 1
Bradford Institute for Health Research Reema Harrison Public Engagement Grant Yorkshire and Humber Research Design Service Dr Reema Sirriyeh University of York International Seedcorn Award Professor Yvonne Birks & Dr Reema Sirriyeh 2010 British Psychological Society Overseas Travel Grant Reema Sirriyeh 2008-2011 Bradford Institute for Health Research Funded PhD Studentship Reema Sirriyeh Academic employment 15.07.13 present Lecturer/ Research Fellow, Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia 01.01.13 30.06.13 Lecturer in Health and Social Psychology, University of Leeds, UK 10.2011-31.12.12 Research Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK 12.2010 10.2011 Research Fellow Band 6 (part-time), Bradford Institute for Health Research, UK 04.2011 05.2011 A level supply teacher, Psychology research skills module, Ossett High School, Wakefield 10.2008-06.2010 Postgraduate teaching assistant for BSc Psychology research skills modules, Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds. 05.2009-06.2009 & 05.2011 University exams invigilator, University of Leeds Publications Wu A, Shapiro J, Harrison R, Scott S, Conners C, Kenney L, Van Haect K. (2015) The Impact of Adverse Events on Clinicians: What's in a Name? Journal of Patient Safety (in press) Harrison R, Walton M, Manias E, et al. (2015). The missing evidence: a systematic review of patients' experiences of adverse events in health care. International Journal of Quality in Health Care. pii: mzv075. (Epub ahead of print) 2
Walton M, Harrison R, Burgess A, Foster K. (2015) Workplace training for senior trainees: A systematic review of current approaches to promote patient safety. Postgraduate Medical Journal (online first). Harrison R, Cohen A, Walton M. (2015). Patient safety and quality of care in developing countries in South-East Asia: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Quality in Health Care. 27(4):240-54 Stewart K, Lawton R, Harrison R. (2015). Supporting second victims is a system-wide responsibility (invited letter). British Medical Journal; 350: h2341. Harrison R, Lawton R, Perlo J, Gardner P, Armitage G, Shapiro J. (2015). Emotion and coping in the aftermath of error: A cross country exploration. Journal of Patient Safety 11(1):28-35. Birks Y, Entwistle V, Harrison R, Bosanquet K, Watt I, Iedema R. (2015) Being open about unanticipated problems in health care: the challenges of uncertainties. Journal of Health Service Research and Policy, 20(1 Suppl):54-60 Walton M, Smith-Merry J, Harrison R, Manias E, Iedema R, Kelly P. (2014). Using patients experiences of adverse events to improve health service delivery and practice: Protocol of a data linkage study of Australian adults age 45 and over. BMJ Open, 4:e006599. Birks Y, Harrison R, Bosanquet K, Hall J, Harden M, Entwistle V, Watt I, Walsh P, Ronaldson S, Roberts D, Adamson J, Wright J, Iedema R. (2014). An exploration of the implementation of open disclosure of adverse events in the UK: a scoping review and qualitative exploration. Health Services Delivery and Research, 2(20). Harrison R, Stewart K, Lawton R. (2014). Doctors experiences of adverse events in secondary care: the professional and personal impact. Clinical Medicine 14(6):585-90. Harrison R, Anderson J, Laloe P, Santillo M, Lawton R, Wright, J. (2014). Mentorship for newly appointed consultants: what makes it work? BMJ Postgraduate Medical Journal, 90:439 445. Stewart K, Harrison R, Lawton R. (2013). Most doctors have negative experiences of incident reporting. British Medical Journal (invited letter); 347. Harrison R, Mcclean S, Lawton R, Wright J, Kay C. (2013). Mentorship: A strategy for enhancing patient safety? Journal of Patient Safety, 10(3):159-167. Harrison R, Birks Y, Bosanquet K, Hall J, Iedema, R. (2013). The contribution of nurses to incident disclosure: A narrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(2): 334-345. Sirriyeh R, Lawton R, Gardner P, Armitage G. ().Reviewing studies with diverse designs: The development and evaluation of a new tool. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(4): 746-752. Lawton RJ, McEachan RRC, Giles S, Sirriyeh R, Watt I, Wright J. (). Development of an evidence based framework of factors contributing to patient safety incidents in hospital settings: A systematic review. BMJ Quality and Safety 21(5): 369-80. Sirriyeh R, McClean S, Robins V. ().Introducing patient safety: Theory, policy and practice. In R. Lawton & G, Armitage (Eds).Learning Matters: Innovating for patient safety in medicine. London: Sage. Sirriyeh R, Lawton R, Armitage G, Gardner P, Ferguson S. (). Safety subcultures in health care: Perspectives of NHS managers. Health Services Management Research, 25(1): 16-23. Sirriyeh R. (2011). Review: Home Health Nurses Care Errors. Journal of Research in Nursing (online first). 3
Sirriyeh R, Armitage G, Lawton R, Gardner P. (2010). Managing medical error: Perspectives of hospice managers. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 16 (8):377-386. Sirriyeh R, Lawton R, Gardner P, Armitage, G. (2010).Coping with medical error: The case of the health professional.a systematic review of papers to assess the impact of involvement in medical errors on healthcare professionals psychological wellbeing. Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 19:1-8. Sirriyeh R, Lawton R, Ward J. (2010). Physical activity and adolescents: An exploratory randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the influence of affective and instrumental text messages. British Journal of Health Psychology, 15:825-840. Conference presentations Harrison R. (2015). Coping with medical error: the case of the health professional. Different Perspectives Working Together. School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney 28 th September 2015. Lawton, R., Harrison, R., Stewart, K. (2015). Supporting second victims of adverse events. Royal College of Physicians Annual Conference, London, 12-13th March. Harrison, R., Lawton, R., Armitage, G., Gardner, P, Shapiro, J., Perlo, J. (2014). Coping with medical error: the case of the health professional. Patient Safety by Improving Nurse Competency. Plenary oral presentation, Viet Duc Hospital, Vietnam. Harrison, R., Walton, M., Manias, E., Iedema, R., Kelly, P. & Smith-Merry, J. (2014). An investigation of patients experiences of adverse events in hospitals: the missing evidence for improving health care and reducing harm to patients. 2nd International Incident Disclosure Conference, University of York, York, 12 th -13 th May 2014. Harrison, R., Laloe, P., Anderson, J. (). Mentoring for newly appointed doctors: A strategy for enhancing patient safety? National Media Museum, Bradford, 20 th November. Harrison, R. (). The role of nurses in incident disclosure: A narrative review. Incident Disclosure Conference, University of Technology, Sydney 4th - 6th October. Harrison, R. (). The implementation of open disclosure in the UK: The role of professional organisations. Incident Disclosure Conference, University of Technology, Sydney 4 th - 6 th October. Sirriyeh, R., Heyhoe, J., Taylor, N., Dyson, J and Lawton, R. (2011). Engaging with other health professionals: Challenges and perspectives. Roundtable, European Health Psychology Society Scientific Meeting, Creta Maris Conference Center, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, 20-24 th September 2011. Sirriyeh, R., Lawton, R., Armitage, G., Gardner, P. (2011). Micro-cultures in health care: Perspectives of NHS managers. Visual display, Social Dimensions of Health Conference. University of St. Andrews, 27 th June 2011. Sirriyeh, R. (2011). Coping with medical error: the case of the health professional. Invited lecture, Imperial College, London: MSc course Aftermath of error. Sirriyeh, R. (2011). Coping with medical error: the case of the health professional. Oral presentation at Royal College of Nursing Congress, ACC, Liverpool. Sirriyeh, R., Armitage, G., Lawton, R. and Gardner, P. (2010).Managing medical error: A qualitative study exploring experiences of NHS managers. Oral presentation at 3 rd North British Patient Safety Symposium, Bradford Hospitals Trust, 19th November 2010. Sirriyeh, R., Lawton, R., Gardner, P. and Armitage, G. (2009).Coping with medical error: The case of the health professional.a systematic review of papers to assess the impact of 4
involvement in medical errors on healthcare professionals psychological wellbeing.2 nd North British Patient Safety Symposium, University of Aberdeen, 6th November 2009. Sirriyeh, R. (2009). Coping with medical error: the case of the health professional.oral presentation at Postgraduate Conference, Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, October 2009. Sirriyeh, R. (2009). Development of a new set of criteria to assess the quality of diverse studies as part of a systematic review. Oral presentation and workshop presented at ARRC conference, University of York 21 st July 2009. Scholarly activities 03.2014 Registered Higher Degree Research Supervisor Auxiliary supervisor for PhD candidate: Yasmine Alhatimy 01.2014 - Member of Human Research Ethics Committee, University of Sydney Mentor to A/Prof Jenny Fraser since 11 th August 2014 08.2013- Member of the Early Career Researcher Network, School of Public Health, University of Sydney 07.2011-30.06.13 Member of Leeds West NHS Research Ethics Committee I am an Academic Editor for the journals Medicine and Sage Open. I am also a regular reviewer for: BMJ Quality and Safety, Health Psychology, British Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Research in Nursing, Journal of Patient Safety and Polish Archives of Internal Medicine. 5