Rate My Professor Eileen Boyle

Dr. Eileen Boyle serves as a Lecturer in the Curtin School of Nursing within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. A Registered Nurse (RN) with qualifications including a PhD, Master of Nursing (MN), Graduate Diploma in Education (GradDip Ed), and Graduate Diploma in Languages (GradDip Lang), she possesses extensive clinical expertise in intensive care, emergency departments, rural, and remote nursing. Her professional trajectory at Curtin University encompasses managing three significant multi-state clinical trials at the School of Allied Health since 2013. Presently, as Implementation Science Research Fellow in the ESCALATION Research Program, Dr. Boyle leads sub-study 1 evaluating the scale-up and sustainability of the ESCALATION System in Western Australia Country Health Service (WACHS) sites and sub-study 3 strengthening Aboriginal family involvement in the paediatric clinical deterioration escalation system. In 2025, she commenced a joint lecturing role in the Curtin School of Nursing.

Dr. Boyle's academic interests center on implementation science, patient safety, recognition and escalation of clinical deterioration, falls prevention, and management of musculoskeletal conditions in primary care settings. Her contributions include research on the Ambient Intelligent Geriatric Management system for fall prevention in hospital wards and community settings, patient experiences with low back pain care pathways, and factors affecting referrals for musculoskeletal issues. Key publications are 'Factors influencing referrals amongst allied health and medical practitioners managing people with musculoskeletal conditions in Australian primary care' (2026), 'Pre-Post Intervention to Strengthen and Sustain the Paediatric ESCALATION System (The SPECS): Study Protocol' (2025), 'Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study' (2024), 'Characteristics of medical emergency team and patient and carer activated escalation of care events among culturally and linguistically diverse patients' (2025), 'Patient perspectives of care pathways for people with low back pain: A qualitative study' (2022), and 'Reliability and validity of two fitness tracker devices in the laboratory and home environment for older community-dwelling people' (2018). With 317 citations, her work demonstrates impact in health services research. She received the Best Paediatric Nursing Paper award from Curtin School of Nursing.