John has more than 20 years emergency nursing experience, both in and outside Australia. A fellow of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), John was awarded the CENA Emergency Nurse of the Year in 2019 for his outstanding contributions to emergency care. John is passionate about Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) and firmly believes in order to address many of the barriers people face in accessing healthcare it is vital to invest in APN roles and allow all nurses to work to their full scope of practice.

John developed and implemented the nurse practitioner role in the emergency department at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and consulted on the development of the NP model of care at two emergency departments in metropolitan Melbourne. John’s other interests include Advance Nursing Practice, Nursing Models of Care, Nursing Education and Emergency Care.