Dr Emily Saurman
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Dr Emily Saurman

Senior Lecturer in Rural and Remote Public Health
Rural Health (Dubbo/Orange)
Sydney School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Emily Saurman

PhD - University of Sydney

MPH - University of Wollongong

MA (Applied Ethics) - University of Wollongong

BA (Philosophy/Medical Ethics) - Randolph-Macon Woman's College

Rural and Remote Health

Access to Health Services

Medical Ethics

Health Service Research and Evaluation

Public Health

Rural and Remote Digital Health

Rural and Remote Primary Health

Research and Evaluation Methods and Methodologies (Research Capacity Building)

Qualitative Evaluation Methods and Methodologies

Research and Evaluation Ethics

Healthy Ageing, Lifespan

Publications

Books

  • Saurman, E., Perkins, D., Lyle, D. (2009). The mental health emergency care - rural access project : first year evaluation. Australia: Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Department of Rural Health.

Book Chapters

  • Saurman, E., Perkins, D., Lyle, D., Patfield, M., Roberts, R. (2011). Mental Health Emergency Care Rural Access Project: Assessing Rural and Remote Emergency Mental Health in Western New South Wales Australia by Videoconference Technology. In Andrew Cashin, Robyn Cook (Eds.), Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications, (pp. 191-203). Hershey: IGI Global.

Journals

  • Longman, J., Braddon, M., Verlie, B., Schlosberg, D., Hampshire, L., Hawke, C., Noonan, A., Saurman, E. (2023). Building Resilience to the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change in Rural Australia. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 12, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Sanford, C., Saurman, E., Dennis, S., Lyle, D. (2022). 'What is this about? Let's play this out': The experience of integrating primary health care registered nurses with school learning and support teams. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 321-329. [More Information]
  • Schmidt, D., Duncanson, K., Webster, E., Saurman, E., Lyle, D. (2022). Critical realist exploration of long-term outcomes, impacts and skill development from an Australian Rural Research Capacity Building Programme: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(12). [More Information]

2023

  • Longman, J., Braddon, M., Verlie, B., Schlosberg, D., Hampshire, L., Hawke, C., Noonan, A., Saurman, E. (2023). Building Resilience to the Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change in Rural Australia. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 12, 1-8. [More Information]

2022

  • Sanford, C., Saurman, E., Dennis, S., Lyle, D. (2022). 'What is this about? Let's play this out': The experience of integrating primary health care registered nurses with school learning and support teams. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28(4), 321-329. [More Information]
  • Schmidt, D., Duncanson, K., Webster, E., Saurman, E., Lyle, D. (2022). Critical realist exploration of long-term outcomes, impacts and skill development from an Australian Rural Research Capacity Building Programme: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(12). [More Information]
  • Lock, M., McMillan, F., Warne, D., Bennett Gamilaraay, B., Kidd, J., Williams, N., Worley, P., Hutten-Czapski, P., Saurman, E., Mathews, V., et al (2022). Indigenous Cultural Identity of Research Authors Standard: research and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in rural health journals. Rural and Remote Health, 22(3), 7646. [More Information]

2021

  • Sanford, C., Saurman, E., Dennis, S., Lyle, D. (2021). 'We're definitely that link': The role of school-based primary health care registered nurses in a rural community. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(2), 76-82. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E., Wenham, S., Cumming, M. (2021). A new model for a palliative approach to care in Australia. Rural and Remote Health, 21(4), 5947. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E., Smith, A., Wright, N. (2021). What Are They Banging On About?: The Student Experience Of DRUMBEAT As A Field Education Groupwork Activity. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 23(1), 37-54. [More Information]

2020

  • Moreton, S., Saurman, E., Salkeld, G., Edwards, J., Hooper, D., Kneen, K., Rothwell, G., Watson, J. (2020). Economic and clinical outcomes of the nurse practitioner-led sydney adventist hospital community palliative care service. Australian Health Review, 44(5), 791-798. [More Information]
  • Wenham, S., Cumming, M., Saurman, E. (2020). Improving palliative and end-of-life care for rural and remote Australians. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(1), e3012001. [More Information]
  • Whitelaw, L., Hammond, K., Cumming, M., Mansfield, K., Saurman, E. (2020). The Direct Access Colonoscopy Clinic: Improving time to colonoscopy for eligible positive faecal occult blood test patients in Broken Hill NSW. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 28(1), 81-86. [More Information]

2019

  • Saurman, E., Lyle, D., Wenham, S., Cumming, M. (2019). A mapping study to guide a palliative approach to care. Rural and Remote Health, 19(1), 1-7. [More Information]
  • Edwards, J., Hooper, D., Rothwell, G., Kneen, K., Watson, J., Saurman, E. (2019). A nurse practitioner-led community palliative care service in Australia. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 25(5), 245-253. [More Information]
  • Soomro, N., Chhaya, M., Soomro, M., Asif, N., Saurman, E., Lyle, D., Sanders, R. (2019). Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Injury Surveillance App for Cricket: Protocol and Qualitative Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(1), 1-13. [More Information]

2017

  • Lyle, D., Saurman, E., Kirby, S., Jones, D., Humphreys, J., Wakerman, J. (2017). What do evaluations tell us about implementing new models in rural and remote primary health care? Findings from a narrative analysis of seven service evaluations conducted by an Australian Centre of Research Excellence. Rural and Remote Health, 17(3), 1-9. [More Information]

2016

  • Kirby, S., Barlow, V., Saurman, E., Lyle, D., Passey, M., Currow, D. (2016). Are rural and remote patients, families and caregivers needs in life-limiting illness different from those of urban dwellers? A narrative synthesis of the evidence. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 24(5), 289-299. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E. (2016). Improving access: modifying Penchansky and Thomas's Theory of Access. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 21(1), 36-39. [More Information]

2015

  • Tall, J., Brew, B., Saurman, E., Jones, T. (2015). Implementing an anti-smoking program in rural-remote communities: challenges and strategies. Rural and Remote Health, 15(4), 1-15. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E., Kirby, S., Lyle, D. (2015). No longer 'flying blind': how access has changed emergency mental health care in rural and remote emergency departments, a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 15, 1-11. [More Information]

2014

  • Saurman, E., Johnston, J., Hindman, J., Kirby, S., Lyle, D. (2014). A transferable telepsychiatry model for improving access to emergency mental health care. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 20(7), 391-399. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E., Lyle, D., Kirby, S., Roberts, R. (2014). Assessing Program Efficiency: A Time and Motion Study of the Mental Health Emergency Care - Rural Access Program in NSW Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7678-7689. [More Information]
  • Saurman, E., Lyle, D., Perkins, D., Roberts, R. (2014). Successful provision of emergency mental health care to rural and remote New South Wales: an evaluation of the Mental Health Emergency Care-Rural Access Program. Australian Health Review, 38(1), 58-64. [More Information]

2011

  • Saurman, E., Perkins, D., Lyle, D., Patfield, M., Roberts, R. (2011). Mental Health Emergency Care Rural Access Project: Assessing Rural and Remote Emergency Mental Health in Western New South Wales Australia by Videoconference Technology. In Andrew Cashin, Robyn Cook (Eds.), Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications, (pp. 191-203). Hershey: IGI Global.
  • Saurman, E., Perkins, D., Roberts, R., Roberts, A., Patfield, M., Lyle, D. (2011). Responding to mental health emergencies: implementation of an innovative telehealth service in rural and remote New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 37(5), 453-459. [More Information]

2010

  • Perkins, D., Hamilton, M., Saurman, E., Luland, T., Alpren, C., Lyle, D. (2010). GP Clinic: Promoting access to primary health care for mental health service clients. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 18(6), 217-222. [More Information]

2009

  • Saurman, E., Perkins, D., Lyle, D. (2009). The mental health emergency care - rural access project : first year evaluation. Australia: Broken Hill Centre for Remote Health Research, Department of Rural Health.

Selected Grants

2022

  • Optimising digital solutions to improve access to comprehensive Primary Health Care services in remote Indigenous communities, Shaw T, Saurman E, Makeham M, Norris S, Howard K, Digital Health CRC Ltd/Research Grant

2021

  • A systems-approach to enhancing community-based medication review, Chen T, Schneider C, Gnjidic D, Hilmer S, Bennett S, Cairns R, Patanwala A, Magin P, Fujita K, Robinson F, Lyle D, Saurman E, Moullin J, Leutsch K, Laba T, Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)/MRFF - 2020 PPHRI - Quality, Safety & Effectiveness of Medicine Use & Medicine Intervention by Pharm
  • Evaluation of the Virtual Rural Generalist Service VRGS as an effective, "COVID-19 resilient" model of care, Wilson A, Nott S, Luscombe G, Shaw T, Howard K, Saurman E, NSW Health/Covid-19 Research Grant