Grad Cert Med Ed| RN| RM| FCHSM CHE, Director, ACHS Improvement Academy

Bernie Harrison has over 30 years of experience in health care, as a clinician, researcher and quality and safety expert. She is an expert in Root Cause Analysis and Quality Improvement, conducting training programs in these methodologies across Australia. She regularly provides advice and leads significant RCAs and System reviews in the Australian health care system which drive improvements for patients and clients.

Her training in quality improvement and patient safety occurred in the USA in 2001 and 2010 as a Fulbright Scholar. She co-authored the Quality in Australian Health Care Study (MJA 1995), the most cited paper in the journal’s 100yr history. Her previous positions include: Executive Director of Hospital Performance for the National Health Performance Authority and Director in the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission. Her clinical experience as a registered nurse and midwife in the UK and Australia include, maternity and child health, paediatrics, and neurosurgical intensive care.