Jennifer Mary Weller Explained

Jennifer Mary Weller is a New Zealand anaesthesiology academic. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland.^[1]

Academic career

Weller graduated from University of Adelaide, with her post-graduation training in hospitals in Canberra, Nottingham and Adelaide. She moved to Wellington Hospital in 1994 as a full-time specialist anaesthetist, eventually taking a Masters of Clinical Education from the University of New South Wales and taking on teaching at Victoria University of Wellington as well as medical duties. A move to Auckland and the University of Auckland led to a PhD in 2005.^[2] She rose to full professor in 2017.^[3]

Much of Weller's research involved MORSim, an operating theatre simulator used for training surgical teams.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Selected works

• Weller, Jennifer M. "Simulation in undergraduate medical education: bridging the gap between theory and practice." Medical education 38, no. 1 (2004): 32–38.
• Webster, C. S., A. F. Merry, L. Larsson, K. A. McGrath, and Jennifer Weller. "The frequency and nature of drug administration error during anaesthesia." Anaesthesia and intensive care 29, no. 5 (2001): 494.
• Jensen, L. S., A. F. Merry, C. S. Webster, Jennifer Weller, and L. Larsson. "Evidence‐based strategies for preventing drug administration errors during anaesthesia." Anaesthesia 59, no. 5 (2004): 493–504.
• Weller, Jennifer, Matt Boyd, and David Cumin. "Teams, tribes and patient safety: overcoming barriers to effective teamwork in healthcare." Postgraduate medical journal (2014): postgradmedj-2012.
• Weller, J. M., M. Bloch, S. Young, M. Maze, S. Oyesola, J. Wyner, D. Dob et al. "Evaluation of high fidelity patient simulator in assessment of performance of anaesthetists." British Journal of Anaesthesia 90, no. 1 (2003): 43–47.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Jennifer Weller - The University of Auckland . Unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz . 2016-10-14 . 2018-02-27.
2. Weller . Jennifer . 2005 . Doctoral thesis . Evaluation of simulation-based education in the management of medical emergencies . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/109 .
3. Web site: Professor Jennifer Weller's inaugural lecture -'Tribes, Teams and Trust' - The University of Auckland . Fmhs.auckland.ac.nz . 2017-08-30 . 2018-02-27.
4. Web site: MORSim project - The University of Auckland . Fmhs.auckland.ac.nz . 2017-01-02 . 2018-02-27.
5. Web site: Karen Brown . Surgeons more resistant to improving teamwork - study | Radio New Zealand News . Radionz.co.nz . 14 October 2016. 2018-02-27.
6. Web site: Life-like mannequins the new face of surgical training . Stuff.co.nz . 2017-06-05 . 2018-02-27.
7. News: Lucy Warhurst . Simulated operation room hoped to halve patient injuries . Newshub . 2016-10-14 . 2018-02-27.