Associate Professor Louisa Lam

Associate Professor in Nursing
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine (VIC)

Louisa Lam

Areas of expertise: cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management; emergency; coronary care and intensive research; clinical trials; workforce management including mental health; general wellbeing; burnout; resilience and aggression experiences. systematic review and meta-analysis

Phone: +61 3 9953 3194

Email: louisa.lam@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Melbourne Campus

HDR Supervisor accreditation status: Full

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1439-0893

Associate Professor Louisa Lam has extensive background in the field of cardiovascular disease diagnosis and management, clinical trials, emergence and critical care research, population general wellbeing and workforce management such as nurses' work satisfaction burnout and resilience, and workplace aggression experience.

She brings many years of senior management, research and teaching experience. She is passionate about nursing education, research and committed to improving the health of our population through innovative teaching and translational research to enhance and extend current thinking and practices to achieve the best possible results in education, clinical practices and patient outcomes.

Louisa is a registered nurse in both Australia and in Hong Kong. She has more than 30 years of clinical nursing and academic experience in Hong Kong and Australia. She has worked as Project Manager and Senior lecturer at different Schools and centres at Monash University, such as the Accident Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Public Health as well as the Australia New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (ANZIC-RC) where she managed multi-centre double blinded randomised controlled trials in the areas of intensive care patient management, observational injury prevention studies and road trauma studies.

She has an excellent track record in project management, program/course coordination, supervision and management of staff, PhD, Master and Honour degree students. I have held the position of Chief Examiner and unit coordinator for many different units, across both the Bachelor of Nursing and Master of Nursing Practice degrees.

Louisa has completed a graduate certificate in Higher Education, postgraduate diploma in advanced clinical nursing (specialising in coronary care), a master's degree in Public Health and a PhD in Medicine (Public health stream).

Louisa is an editor for Collegian and a board member of the Higher Education Academic Board at Chisholm TAFE. She currently holds and Adjunct Associate Professor position at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University and the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at Federation University Australia.

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  1. Barthasarathy K and Lam L. Perinatal outcomes among Indian-born mothers in Australia. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2023;23:595 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05897-8
  2. Ota M, Lam L, Gilbert J, Willetts G , Hills D. Fostering civility amongst nurses: A leadership perspective. Australian Nursing & Midwifery Journal 2023; 28(1): 36-37. https://issuu.com/australiannursingfederation/docs/anmj_2023_julsep_issuu
  3. Chair SY, Chien WT, Liu T, Lam L, Cross W, Banik B, et al. Psychological Distress, Fear and Coping Strategies among Hong Kong People During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Psychology. 2023; 42(3): 2538-2557. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02338-7
  4. Mammen, B. N., Lam L. and Hills D. "Newly qualified graduate nurses' experiences of workplace incivility in healthcare settings: An integrative review." Nurse Education in Practice. 2023;69: 103611.
  5. Guo, Y. F., Fan, JY., Lam, L., Plummer, V., Cross, W., Ma, YZ., Wang, YF., and Jia, YN. "Associations between perceived overqualification, transformational leadership and burnout in nurses from intensive care units: A multicentre survey." Journal of Nursing Management. 2022; 30(7):3330-3339 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13774
  6. Ota, M., Lam, L., Gilbert, J. and Hills, D. "Nurse leadership in promoting and supporting civility in healthcare settings: A scoping review" Journal of Nursing Management. 2022; 30(09); 4221-4233. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13883
  7. Joseph, B., Jacob, S., Lam, L. and Rahman, MA. Factors influencing the transition and retention of mental health nurses during the initial years of practice: Scoping review. Journal of Nursing Management. 2022;30(8):4274-4284. DOI:10.1111/jonm.13882.
  8. Wang, A., Guo, Y., Cross, W., Lam, L., Plummer, V., Zhang W. and Zhang, J. ""Resisting Social Identity Threat and Maintaining Resilience": A Qualitative Study of Chinese Parents Following the Loss of an Only Child." Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 2022. (Article in Press) https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001262
  9. Guo, Y. F., Wang Y, Plummer V, Cross W, Lam L and Wang KF. "Associations between perceived overqualification, organisational commitment and work passion of nurses: A multicentre cross-sectional study." Journal of Nursing Management. 2022;30(5): 1273-1282.
  10. Ghozy, S., Cross, W. M., S. Islam, A. H. Al-Mawali, A. A. AlQurashi, A. Hamza, B. Joseph, B. Banik, D. H. Elsori, F. Sultana, F. Yasmin, I. Mahmud, Lam, L., Hammoud, M., M. Salehin, M. A. Keblawi, N. K. Eltewacy, N. Al Laham, N. El-Khazragy, N. Oli, P. Tungpunkom, S. Almustanyir, S. Y. Chair, S. M. Alif, S. Al-Madhoun, W. T. Chien and M. A. Rahman. "Psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers: cross-sectional analyses from 14 countries." Global Mental Health: 2022;1-11.
  11. Guo, Y. F., K. F. Wang, W. Cross, L. Lam, V. Plummer and L. I. Jing. "Quality of life in cancer patients with different preferences for nurse spiritual therapeutics: The role of psychological capital." Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2022;78(4): 991-1000.
  12. Osman, A. D., Howell, J., Smithies, L., Wilson, D., Lam, L., Moran, J., Jones, D. and Taylor, DM. "Assessment of emergency department staff awareness, access and utilisation of advance care directives and goals of care: A cross-sectional survey." Australasian Emergency Care. 2022;25(3): 235-240.
  13. Lou, B., D. M. Barbieri, M. Passavanti, C. Hui, A. Gupta, I. Hoff, D. A. Lessa, G. Sikka, K. Chang, K. Fang, Lam, L., B. Maharaj, N. Ghasemi, Y. Qiao, S. Adomako, A. Foroutan Mirhosseini, B. Naik, A. Banerjee, F. Wang, A. Tucker, Z. Liu, K. Wijayaratna, S. Naseri, L. Yu, H. Chen, B. Shu, S. Goswami, P. Peprah, A. Hessami, M. Abbas and N. Agarwal. "Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic." Ambio 2022;51(3): 531-545. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01574-2
  14. Yu S, Cross W, Lam L, Banik B, Zhang K. Li XH, Wang H. Willingness, preferable ways, and potential barriers to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China. BMJ Open. 2021 11(10), e053634.
  15. Rahman MA, Islam SMS, Tungpunkom P, Sultana F, Alif SM, Banik B,… Lam L, et al. COVID-19: Factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across 17 countries. Globalization and Health. 2021;17(1). DOI:10.1186/s12992-021-00768-3
  16. Barbieri DM, Lou B, Passavanti M, Hui C, Hoff I, Lessa DA, Sikka G, Chang K, Gupta A, Fang K, Banerjee A, Maharaj B, Lam L, et al. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. PloS one. 2021;16(2 February). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245886
  17. Wang H, Yu S, Cross W, Lam L, Banik B, Zhang K. Condom use consistency and associated factors among college student men who have sex with men from seven colleges in changsha city: A cross-sectional survey. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care. 2021;13:557-69. DOI: 10.2147/HIV.S305932
  18. Wang A, Zhang W, Guo Y, Cross W, Plummer V, Lam L, et al. Resilience - Based multifactorial model of depression among people who lost an only - Child in China. J Cent South Univ Med Sci. 2021;46(1):75-83. DOI: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.190301
  19. Huang C, Lam L, Zhong Y, Plummer V, Cross W. Chinese mental health professionals' perceptions of shared decision-making regarding people diagnosed with schizophrenia: A qualitative study. International journal of mental health nursing. 2021;30(1):189-99. DOI: 10.1111/inm.12771_1
  20. Huang C, Lam L, Plummer V, Cross WM. Feeling responsible: Family caregivers' attitudes and experiences of shared decision-making regarding people diagnosed with schizophrenia: A qualitative study. Patient Education and Counseling. 2021;104(7):1553-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.10.032
  21. Hills S, Crawford K, Lam L, Hills D. The way we do things around here. A qualitative study of the workplace aggression experiences of Victorian nurses, midwives and care personnel. Collegian. 2021;28(1):18-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2020.02.012
  22. Guo YF, Wang KF, Cross W, Lam L, Plummer V, Jing LI. Quality of life in cancer patients with different preferences for nurse spiritual therapeutics: The role of psychological capital. J Adv Nurs. 2021. DOI: 10.1111/jan.15023
  23. Guo YF, Cross WM, Lam L, Plummer V, Wang XX, Wang SS. Association between psychological capital and spiritual care competencies of clinical nurses: A multicentre cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management. 2021. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13303
  24. Guo Y, Wang X, Plummer V, Cross W, Lam L, Wang S. Influence of core competence on voice behavior of clinical nurses: A multicenter cross-sectional study. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2021;14:501-10. DOI: 10.2147/PRBM.S309565
  25. Guan Z, Wang Y, Lam L, Cross W, Wiley JA, Huang C, et al. Severity of illness and distress in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: Do internalized stigma and caregiving burden mediate the relationship? J Adv Nurs. 2021;77(3):1258-70. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14648
  26. Guan Z, Cross W, Lam L, Wiley JA, Sun M, Bai X, et al. Feasibility of brief distress screening for family caregivers of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia in Changsha, Hunan, China. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2021;28(2):174-85. DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12663
  27. Bourke SL, Cooper S, Lam L, McKenna L. Undergraduate Health Professional Students' Team Communication in Simulated Emergency Settings: A Scoping Review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2021.07.004
  28. Osman AD, Rahman MA, Lam L, Lin CC, Yeoh M, Judkins S, et al. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and endotracheal intubation decisions for adults with advance care directive and resuscitation plans in the emergency department. Australas Emerg Care. 2020;23(4):247-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2020.05.003
  29. O'Callaghan EL, Lam L, Cant R, Moss C. Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in Australian emergency nurses: A descriptive cross-sectional study. International Emergency Nursing. 2020;48. DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2019.06.008
  30. Huang C, Plummer V, Wang Y, Lam L, Cross W. I am the person who knows myself best: Perception on shared decision-making among hospitalized people diagnosed with schizophrenia in China. International journal of mental health nursing. 2020;29(5):846-55. DOI: 10.1111/inm.12718
  31. Huang C, Plummer V, Lam L, Cross W. Perceptions of shared decision-making in severe mental illness: An integrative review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2020;27(2):103-27. DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12558
  32. Huang C, Plummer V, Lam L, Cross W. Shared decision-making in serious mental illness: A comparative study. Patient Education and Counseling. 2020;103(8):1637-44. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.009
  33. Huang C, Plummer V, Lam L, Cross W. Translation and psychometric testing of a decision-making scale. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 2020;27(5):533-42. DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12601
  34. Guo YF, Plummer V, Cross W, Lam L, Zhang JP. Impact of WeChat-based 'three good things' on turnover intention and coping style in burnout nurses. Journal of Nursing Management. 2020;28(7):1570-7. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13111
  35. Guo YF, Lam L, Plummer V, Cross W, Zhang JP. A wechat-based "three good things" positive psychotherapy for the improvement of job performance and self-efficacy in nurses with burnout symptoms: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Management. 2020;28(3):480-7. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12927
  36. Gill BK, Cant R, Lam L, Cooper S, Lou VWQ. Non-pharmacological depression therapies for older Chinese adults: A systematic review & meta-analysis. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2020;88. DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2020.104037
  37. Cant RP, Cooper SJ, Lam LL. Hospital Nurses' Simulation-Based Education Regarding Patient Safety: A Scoping Review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2020;44:19-34. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2019.11.006
  38. Barbieri DM, Lou B, Passavanti M, Hui C, Lessa DA, Maharaj B, Lam L et al. Survey data regarding perceived air quality in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States before and during Covid-19 restrictions. Data Brief. 2020;32. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106169
  39. Barbieri DM, Lou B, Passavanti M, Hui C, Lessa DA, Maharaj B, Lam L et al. A survey dataset to evaluate the changes in mobility and transportation due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa, United States. Data Brief. 2020;33. DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106459
  40. Bai X, Wang A, Cross W, Lam L, Plummer V, Guan Z, et al. Validation of the distress thermometer for caregivers of children and adolescents with schizophrenia. J Adv Nurs. 2020;76(2):687-98. DOI: 10.1111/jan.14233
  41. Sun M, Tang S, Chen J, Li Y, Bai W, Plummer V, Lam L et al. A study protocol of mobile phone app-based cognitive behaviour training for the prevention of postpartum depression among high-risk mothers. BMC Public Health. 2019;19(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6941-8
  42. Lupindula Nachiyunde B, Lam L. In response to: Non opioid analgesics for managing postoperative pain after cardiothoracic surgeries. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2019;22(2):234. DOI: 10.4103/aca.ACA_16_19
  43. Luo YH, Li H, Plummer V, Cross WM, Lam L, Guo YF, et al. An evaluation of a positive psychological intervention to reduce burnout among nurses. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 2019;33(6):186-91. DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2019.08.004
  44. Guo YF, Plummer V, Lam L, Wang Y, Cross W, Zhang JP. The effects of resilience and turnover intention on nurses' burnout: Findings from a comparative cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs. 2019;28(3-4):499-508. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14637
  45. Chen J, Cross WM, Plummer V, Lam L, Tang S. A systematic review of prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression in Chinese immigrant women. Women and Birth. 2019;32(6):487-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.11.019
  46. Chen J, Cross WM, Plummer V, Lam L, Sun M, Qin C, et al. The risk factors of antenatal depression: A cross-sectional survey. J Clin Nurs. 2019;28(19-20):3599-609. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14955
  47. Bai X, Wang A, Plummer V, Lam L, Cross W, Guan Z, et al. Using the theory of planned behaviour to predict nurse's intention to undertake dual practice in China: A multicentre survey. J Clin Nurs. 2019;28(11-12):2101-10. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14791
  48. Nachiyunde B, Lam L. The efficacy of different modes of analgesia in postoperative pain management and early mobilization in postoperative cardiac surgical patients: A systematic review. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2018;21(4):371-5. DOI: 10.4103/aca.ACA_186_17
  49. Mammen B, Hills DJ, Lam L. Newly qualified graduate nurses' experiences of workplace incivility in Australian hospital settings. Collegian. 2018;25(6):591-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.08.003
  50. Hills D, Lam L, Hills S. Workplace aggression experiences and responses of Victorian nurses, midwives and care personnel. Collegian. 2018;25(6):575-82. DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2018.09.003
  51. Guo YF, Luo YH, Lam L, Cross W, Plummer V, Zhang JP. Burnout and its association with resilience in nurses: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Nurs. 2018;27(1-2):441-9. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13952
  52. Lam L. Response to journal article. Malhotra A, Redberg RF and Meier P. Saturated fat does not clog the arteries: coronary heart disease is a chronic inflammatory condition, the risk of which can be effectively reduced from healthy lifestyle interventions. Br J Sports Med, 2017. 51(15):1111-1112. http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/15/1111.responses
  53. Guo YF, Zhang X, Plummer V, Lam L, Cross W, Zhang JP. Positive psychotherapy for depression and self-efficacy in undergraduate nursing students: A randomized, controlled trial. International journal of mental health nursing. 2017;26(4):375-83. DOI: 10.1111/inm.12255
  54. Guo YF, Cross W, Plummer V, Lam L, Luo YH, Zhang JP. Exploring resilience in Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management. 2017;25(3):223-30. DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12457
  55. Guo Y, Lam L, Luo Y, Plummer V, Cross W, Li H, et al. Female nurses' burnout symptoms: No association with the Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017;77:47-50. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.020
  56. Guo Y, Lam L, Luo Y, Plummer V, Cross W, Li H, et al. Reply to Letter to the Editor: Below is our response to the concerns raised by Dr. Bianchi et al. regarding our manuscript (Guo, Y., Lam, L., Luo, Y., Plummer, V., Cross, W., Li, H., Yin, Y., Zhang, J., 2017. Female nurses' burnout symptoms: no association with the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. Psychoneuroendocrinology 77,47-50.). Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017;78:255-6. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.008
  57. Lam L, East C. Evaluation of a novel opt-out consent process involving pregnant women. Australian nursing & midwifery journal. 2015;22(9):43.
  58. Ronaldson KJ, Lam LL, Rodrigo S, Tonkin AM. A meta-analysis of haemorrhage with ticlopidine and clopidogrel following coronary artery stent placement. European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 2012;2(2):98-104. DOI: 10.5083/ejcm.20424884.80
  59. Lokuge A, Lam L, Cameron P, Krum H, De Villiers Smit V, Bystrzycki A, et al. B-type natriuretic peptide testing and the accuracy of heart failure diagnosis in the emergency department. Circulation: Heart Failure. 2010;3(1):104-10. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.109.869438
  60. Lam LL, Cameron PA, Schneider HG, Abramson MJ, Müller C, Krum H. Meta-analysis: Effect of B-type natriuretic peptide testing on clinical outcomes in patients with acute dyspnea in the emergency setting. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2010;153(11):728-35. DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-11-201012070-00006
  61. Schneider HG, Lam L, Lokuge A, Krum H, Naughton MT, Smit PDV, et al. B-type natriuretic peptide testing, clinical outcomes, and health services use in emergency department patients With dyspnea a randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009;150(6):365-71. DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-6-200903170-00004
  62. Schneider HG, Lam L, Cameron P. In response. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009;151(4):289-90.
  63. Lam LL, Schneider HG, Andrianopoulos N, Krum H, Abramson MJ, Mueller C and Cameron PA. The Effects of BNP Testing at ED for Acute SOB Patients on Clinical Outcomes (Meta-analysis). Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2009. 18(Supplement 3): S190. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.432
  64. Smit DV, Lokuge A, Lam L, Bystrzycki A, Cameron PA, Eccleston D, Federman J, Krum, H, Naughton, M and Schneider HG. 32: B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Testing in Patients with Shortness of Breath in the Emergency Department: A Preliminary Analysis of the Accuracy of Heart Failure Diagnosis. Ann Emerg Med, 2008. 51(4):481. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.300

Accolades and Awards

  • Top cited article 2019-2020. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing. Wiley
  • Dean's Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to the School in 2020. School of Health, Federation University, Australia
  • 2009 The Alfred Centre and Monash University Research Week: Whole Time Medical Specialists Private Practice Scheme Prize

Appointments and Affiliations

Louisa is a board member of the Higher Education Academic Board at Chisholm TAFE. She currently holds and Adjunct Associate Professor position at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University and the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at Federation University Australia.

She is also a member of the following institutes and associations:

  • Member of the Victorian Heart Institute.
  • Member of The Australian College of Nursing
  • Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council for Cardiology Practice
  • Member of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP)
  • Member of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC
  • Member of Rotary Club of Box Hill Central, Australia
  • Member of the Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Trials Network
  • Member of the NSW Cardiovascular Research Network

Editorial roles

  • Louisa is an editor for Collegian - The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research is the official journal of Australian College of Nursing (ACN).

Grant agency review panels

  • Grant reviewer for Ministry of Health, Singapore Government, reviewer for research grant proposals
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