Adjunct Fellow Levels A-C

Dr Lisa Sharwood

PhD MPH GradDip. Adv.Nsg (ED/ICU) BN RN.

Candidate: MSci.Health Data Science

Medicine & Health

School of Population Health

My driving objective is to transform population scale epidemiological data into health intelligence, translating evidence based findings to improve practice, policy in healthcare and drive better health outcomes across populations. I am a highly experienced epidemiologist, health services researcher and critical care RN, with significant experience coordinating large research programs involving national industry and government stake-holders. I am proficient in the analysis and interpretation of population scale health data-sets, specialist in injury causation analysis. I have advised industry and government bodies (including Standards Australia, Federal government, board governed statutory bodies and Treasury) and the judicial system regarding injury risk and prevention.

Journal articles | 2023

Azad TD; Nair SK; Kalluri AL; Materi J; Ahmed AK; Khalifeh J; Abu-Bonsrah N; Sharwood LN; Sterner RC; Brooks NP; Alomari S; Musharbash FN; Mo K; Lubelski D; Witham TF; Theodore N; Bydon A, 2023, 'Delays in Presentation After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury–A Systematic Review', World Neurosurgery, 169, pp. e121 - e130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.086

Journal articles | 2023

Curtis K; Brown J; Sharwood LN; Risi D; Eager D; Holland AJA; Beck B; Erskine C; Lockhart K; Cooke K; Adams S; Teague WJ; Mitchell R, 2023, 'Playground injury prevention: the need for consistent and national implementation of Australian safety standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100023

Journal articles | 2023

Eager D; Zhou S; Barker R; Catchpoole J; Sharwood LN, 2023, 'A Public Health Review into Two Decades of Domestic Trampoline Injuries in Children within Queensland, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 1742 - 1742, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031742

Journal articles | 2023

Sharwood LN; Calear AL; Batterham PJ; Torok M; McGillivray L; Rheinberger D; Zeritis S; Esgin T; Shand F, 2023, 'Exploring Sociodemographic Correlates of Suicide Stigma in Australia: Baseline Cross-Sectional Survey Findings from the Life-Span Suicide Prevention Trial Studies', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032610

Journal articles | 2022

Abedi A; Biering-Sørensen F; Chhabra HS; D’Andréa Greve JM; Khan NM; Koskinen E; Kwan KYH; Liu N; Middleton JW; Moslavac S; Rahimi-Movaghar V; O’Connell C; Previnaire JG; Patel A; Scivoletto G; Sharwood LN; Townson A; Urquhart S; Vainionpää A; Zaman AU; Noonan VK; Cheng CL, 2022, 'An international survey of the structure and process of care for traumatic spinal cord injury in acute and rehabilitation facilities: lessons learned from a pilot study', BMC Health Services Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08847-w

Journal articles | 2022

Eager D; Zhou S; Ishac K; Hossain I; Richards A; Sharwood LN, 2022, 'Investigation into the Trampoline Dynamic Characteristics and Analysis of Double Bounce Vibrations', Sensors, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22082916

Journal articles | 2022

Islam MI; Sharwood L; Chadwick V; Esgin T; Martiniuk A, 2022, 'Protective Factors against Self-Harm and Suicidality among Australian Indigenous Adolescents: A Strengths-Based Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159131

Journal articles | 2022

Sharwood LN; King V; Ball J; Varma D; Stanford RW; Middleton JW, 2022, 'The influence of initial spinal cord haematoma and cord compression on neurological grade improvement in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A prospective observational study', Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120453

Journal articles | 2022

Sharwood LN; Martiniuk A; Sarrami Foroushani P; Seggie J; Wilson S; Hsu J; Burns B; Logan DB, 2022, 'Intentions and willingness to engage in risky driving behaviour among high school adolescents: Evaluating the b streetsmart road safety programme', Injury Prevention, 29, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044571

Journal articles | 2021

Hossain I; Zhou S; Ishac K; Lind E; Sharwood L; Eager D, 2021, 'A measurement of ‘walking-the-wall’ dynamics: An observational study using accelerometry and sensors to quantify risk associated with vertical wall impact attenuation in trampoline parks', Sensors, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s21217337

Journal articles | 2021

Rheinberger D; Shand F; Mok K; McGillivray L; Maple M; Burnett A; Sharwood LN; Chen NA; Torok M, 2021, 'A qualitative analysis of motivators to participation in suicide-focused research from a community-based australian sample', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094705

Journal articles | 2021

Sharwood LN; Wiseman T; Tseris E; Curtis K; Vaikuntam B; Craig A; Young J, 2021, 'Pre-existing mental disorder, clinical profile, inpatient services and costs in people hospitalised following traumatic spinal injury: A whole population record linkage study', Injury Prevention, 27, pp. 238 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043567

Journal articles | 2021

Whyatt D; Vaikuntam B; Cheng C; Noonan V; Joseph A; Ball J; Stanford R; Kok M-R; Withers S; Middleton J; Sharwood L, 2021, 'A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in New South Wales, Australia: a population record linkage study.', BMC Health Services Research

Journal articles | 2020

Sharwood LN; Vaikuntam BP; Cheng C; Noonan V; Joseph A; Ball J; Stanford R; Kok M-R; Whyatt D; Withers S; Middleton JW, 2020, 'A geospatial examination of specialist care accessibility and impact on health outcomes for patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury in NSW, Australia: a whole population record linkage study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.21.20158899

Journal articles | 2020

Sharwood LN; Whyatt D; Vaikuntam BP; Cheng CL; Noonan VK; Joseph AP; Ball J; Stanford RE; Kok M-R; Withers SR; Middleton JW, 2020, 'A Geospatial Examination of Specialist Care Accessibility and Impact on Health Outcomes for Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Nsw, Australia: A Whole  Population Record Linkage Study', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-78716/v1

Journal articles | 2020

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Walsh J; Pearse J; Connelly L; Sharwood LN, 2020, 'Gap in funding for specialist hospitals treating patients with traumatic spinal cord injury under an activity-based funding model in New South Wales, Australia', Australian Health Review, 44, pp. 365 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH19083

Journal articles | 2019

Barker RA; Eager D; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Ensuring safety in public playgrounds is everybody’s business', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00549

Journal articles | 2019

Sharwood LN; Joseph A; Guo C; Flower O; Ball J; Middleton JW, 2019, 'Heterogeneous emergency department management of published recommendation defined hypotension in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury: A multi-centre overview', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 967 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13290

Journal articles | 2019

Sharwood LN; Möller H; Young JT; Vaikuntam B; Ivers RQ; Driscoll T; Middleton JW, 2019, 'The nature and cost of readmissions after work-related traumatic spinal injuries in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091509

Journal articles | 2019

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Connelly L; Pearse J; Stanford R; Walsh J; Sharwood LN, 2019, 'Identifying Predictors of Higher Acute Care Costs for Patients with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury and Modeling Acute Care Pathway Redesign: A Record Linkage Study', Spine, 44, pp. E974 - E983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0000000000003021

Journal articles | 2018

Sharwood LN; Adams S; Blaszkow T; Eager D, 2018, 'Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42, pp. 153 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12783

Journal articles | 2018

Sharwood LN; Dhaliwal S; Ball J; Burns B; Flower O; Joseph A; Stanford R; Middleton J, 2018, 'Emergency and acute care management of traumatic spinal cord injury: A survey of current practice among senior clinicians across Australia', BMC Emergency Medicine, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0207-0

Journal articles | 2018

Sharwood LN; Mueller H; Ivers RQ; Vaikuntam B; Driscoll T; Middleton JW, 2018, 'The epidemiology, cost, and occupational context of spinal injuries sustained while ‘working for income’ in NSW: A record-linkage study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102121

Journal articles | 2018

Vaikuntam BP; Middleton JW; McElduff P; Pearse J; Walsh J; Cameron ID; Sharwood LN, 2018, 'Assessing the impact of care pathways on potentially preventable complications and costs for spinal trauma patients: Protocol for a data linkage study using cohort study and administrative data', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023785

Journal articles | 2017

Oteir AO; Smith K; Stoelwinder J; Middleton JW; Cox S; Sharwood LN; Jennings PA, 2017, 'Prehospital Predictors of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia', Prehospital Emergency Care, 21, pp. 583 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2017.1308608

Journal articles | 2017

Sharwood LN; Stanford R; Middleton JW; Burns B; Joseph A; Flower O; Rigby O; Ball J; Dhaliwal S, 2017, 'Improving care standards for patients with spinal trauma combining a modified e-Delphi process and stakeholder interviews: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012377

Journal articles | 2016

Battistuzzo CR; Armstrong A; Clark J; Worley L; Sharwood L; Lin P; Rooke G; Skeers P; Nolan S; Geraghty T; Nunn A; Brown DJ; Hill S; Alexander J; Millard M; Cox SF; Rao S; Watts A; Goods L; Allison GT; Agostinello J; Cameron PA; Mosley I; Liew SM; Geddes T; Middleton J; Buchanan J; Rosenfeld JV; Bernard S; Atresh S; Patel A; Schouten R; Freeman BJC; Dunlop SA; Batchelor PE, 2016, 'Early decompression following cervical spinal cord injury: Examining the process of care from accident scene to surgery', Journal of Neurotrauma, 33, pp. 1161 - 1169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/neu.2015.4207

Journal articles | 2014

Elkington J; Stevenson M; Haworth N; Sharwood L, 2014, 'Using police crash databases for injury prevention research - A comparison of opt-out and opt-in approaches to study recruitment', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 286 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12237

Journal articles | 2014

Middleton JM; Sharwood LN; Cameron P; Middleton PM; Harrison JE; Brown D; McClure R; Smith K; Muecke S; Healy S, 2014, 'Right care, right time, right place: Improving outcomes for people with spinal cord injury through early access to intervention and improved access to specialised care: Study protocol', BMC Health Services Research, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-014-0600-7

Journal articles | 2014

Stevenson M; Elkington J; Sharwood L; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Williamson A; Haworth N; Quinlan MG; Grunstein R; Norton R; Wong K, 2014, 'The Role of Sleepiness, Sleep Disorders, and the Work Environment on Heavy-Vehicle Crashes in 2 Australian States', American Journal of Epidemiology, 179, pp. 594 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwt305

Journal articles | 2013

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Boufous S; Stevenson M, 2013, 'Use of caffeinated substances and risk of crashes in long distance drivers of commercial vehicles: Case-control study', BMJ (Online), 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1140

Journal articles | 2013

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2013, 'Erratum: Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device (Sleep (2012) 35:4 (469-75))', Sleep, 36, pp. 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.2470

Journal articles | 2012

Hopper SM; Woo JW; Sharwood LN; Babl FE; Long EJ, 2012, 'Prevalence of suicidality in asymptomatic adolescents in the paediatric emergency department and utility of a screening tool', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 540 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01576.x

Journal articles | 2012

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Boufous S; Wong KK, 2012, 'Severe obstructive sleep apnea and long distance truck driving: A case report', Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 02, pp. 157 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojpm.2012.22023

Journal articles | 2012

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Grunstein RR; Meuleners L; Ivers RQ; Haworth N; Norton R; Wong KK, 2012, 'Assessing sleepiness and sleep disorders in Australian long-distance commercial vehicle drivers: Self-report versus an "at home" monitoring device', Sleep, 35, pp. 469 - 475, http://dx.doi.org/10.5665/sleep.1726

Journal articles | 2011

Hopper SM; Pangestu I; Cations J; Stewart C; Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2011, 'Adolescents in mental health crisis: The role of routine follow-up calls after emergency department visits', Emergency Medicine Journal, 28, pp. 159 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.062745

Journal articles | 2011

Sharwood LN; Elkington J; Stevenson M; Wong KK, 2011, 'Investigating the role of fatigue, sleep and sleep disorders in commercial vehicle crashes: A systematic review', JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF ROAD SAFETY, 22, pp. 24 - 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213705000006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2010

Stevenson M; Sharwood L; Wong K; Elkington J; Meuleners L; Ivers R; Grunstein R; Williamson AM; Haworth N; Norton R, 2010, 'The Heavy Vehicle Study: a case-control study investigating risk factors for crash in long distance heavy vehicle drivers in Australia', BMC Public Health, 10, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-162

Journal articles | 2009

Babl FE; Oakley E; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'The utility of nitrous oxide', Emergency Medicine Journal, 26, pp. 544 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2008.070391

Journal articles | 2009

Ramaswamy P; Babl FE; Deasy C; Sharwood LN, 2009, 'Pediatric procedural sedation with ketamine: Time to discharge after intramuscular versus intravenous administration', Academic Emergency Medicine, 16, pp. 101 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00311.x

Journal articles | 2009

Sharwood LN; Babl FE, 2009, 'The efficacy and effect of opioid analgesia in undifferentiated abdominal pain in children: A review of four studies', Paediatric Anaesthesia, 19, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02807.x

Journal articles | 2008

Babl FE; Oakley E; Puspitadewi A; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Limited analgesic efficacy of nitrous oxide for painful procedures in children', Emergency Medicine Journal, 25, pp. 717 - 721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2007.053751

Journal articles | 2008

Babl FE; Oakley E; Seaman C; Barnett P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'High-concentration nitrous oxide for procedural sedation in children: Adverse events and depth of sedation', Pediatrics, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2007-1044

Journal articles | 2008

Babl FE; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Research governance: Current knowledge among clinical researchers', Medical Journal of Australia, 188, pp. 649 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01823.x

Journal articles | 2008

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Erratum: "The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents" (Medical Journal of Australia (2008) vol. 189 (17-20))', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Journal articles | 2008

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents (vol 189, pg 17, 2008)', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 189, pp. 180 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01965.x

Journal articles | 2008

Bevan CA; Babl FE; Bolt P; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'The increasing problem of motorcycle injuries in children and adolescents', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 17 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01888.x

Journal articles | 2008

Bolt P; Barnett P; Babl FE; Sharwood LN, 2008, 'Topical lignocaine for pain relief in acute otitis media: Results of a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 93, pp. 40 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.110429

Journal articles | 2008

Marasco SF; Sharwood LN; Abramson MJ, 2008, 'No improvement in neurocognitive outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary revascularisation: a meta-analysis', European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 33, pp. 961 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.022
Conference Papers | 2022

Islam I; Sharwood L; Chadwick V; Esgin T; Martiniuk A, 2022, 'FACTORS PROTECTING AGAINST SELF-HARM/SUICIDALITY AMONG AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS ADOLESCENTS: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS', in INJURY PREVENTION, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP, pp. A80 - A81, presented at 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2022) abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-safety2022.240

Conference Papers | 2018

Ball J; Sharwood L; Middleton J, 2018, 'HAEMODYNAMIC MANAGEMENT IN EARLY SPINAL CORD INJURY CARE: FINDINGS FROM A PROSPECTIVE STUDY AND CLINICIAN SURVEY', in JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, CANADA, Toronto, pp. A54 - A54, presented at 3rd Joint Symposium of the International-and-National-Neurotrauma-Societies-and-AANS/CNS-Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care, CANADA, Toronto, 11 August 2018 - 16 August 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000441527400150&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers | 2014

Grunstein RR; Stevenson M; Wong K; Sharwood L; Elkington J, 2014, 'Sleep Apnea And Heavy Vehicle Crashes - A Case-Control Study', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209838204834&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

My Research Supervision

Currently supervising a health economist undertaking his PhD in health services research - with a cost effectiveness component. Enrolled University of Sydney.

Auxiliary Supervisors Professor James Middleton and Professor Luke Connelly (UQ).

Currently mentoring two Neurosurgeons in research - as part of their Fellowship training program (

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