Rate My Professor Dianne Stephens

Professor Stephens spent 2016 on sabbatical in Fiji, teaching intensive care medicine through Fiji National University. Returning in 2017, she assumed the role of Medical Director at the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre, leading its academic and research partnerships, including the creation of postgraduate courses in aeromedical retrieval and health emergency preparedness at Charles Darwin University. Her research focuses on sepsis, melioidosis, critical illness, renal disease, outcomes for critically ill Indigenous people, patient and family communication, and disaster medicine. Key publications include 'Meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam optimised dosing regimens for critically ill patients receiving renal replacement therapy' (2025, Intensive Care Medicine), 'Informing future quarantine practices through the experiences of COVID-19 quarantine facility staff' (2024, Public Health Challenges), 'LEADING DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS' (2024, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management), and the editorial 'Beyond the intensive care unit: Ensuring the long term health of critically ill Indigenous people' (2023, Medical Journal of Australia). She has contributed to pandemic quarantine guides and delivered public lectures on disaster health responses. Professor Stephens was awarded the Order of Australia Medal.