The College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University; Australia

My name is Stanislav (Stan) Minyaev, I am an experienced senior Registered Nurse and clinical researcher working within acute care hospitals in Adelaide, South Australia. Through my work, I have developed a strong focus on patient harm minimisation through early recognition of patient deterioration. In conjunction, I have a strong research interest in patient/family (consumer) escalation of care policies in hospitals to reduce preventable deaths. Previously, I have been involved in research projects exploring nurses’ and doctors’ views on consumer escalation of care and novel nurse-led discharge processes for patients with multiple co-morbidities. Currently, my doctoral project investigates patient and family involvement in reporting of patient deterioration in hospitals through consumer-initiated escalation of care procedures. Uniquely, this project explores the experiences of people from vulnerable population groups in reporting clinical deterioration. These groups include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.