Fenella Gill is Professor Acute Paediatrics at Curtin University School of Nursing, a joint appointment with Perth Children’s Hospital, Western Australia.  Fenella leads a research program “Safer care for children in hospital”. Her research has culminated in the paediatric ESCALATION System adopted by more than 120 West Australian hospitals and the pre-hospital emergency response service (St John Ambulance WA).  Her implementation science training and research leadership have culminated in development of a uniform approach to recognising and responding to paediatric clinical deterioration that includes integrated family involvement and promotes early recognition of sepsis. Read more about the research program: ESCALATION website. Fenella’s current research focus is to optimise the ESCALATION System (2022 – 2025 funding: WA Future Health Research and Innovation Fund and Perron Charitable Foundation).

Fenella guides, mentors and supports new nurse researchers and early career academics by providing opportunities for hands-on experience and supervising Master of Philosophy (MPhil), PhD and post-doc research fellows. In 2016 Fenella was honoured as a life member of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) for her national and international advocacy for paediatric critical care nurses, development and contribution to National Standards for Clinical Practice and ACCCN position statements on nurse education and family centred care.

Other leadership positions:

• Paediatric Editor for the journal – Australian Critical Care
• Convenor for 2026 Congress World Federation Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care in Melbourne.
• Honorary Research Consultant | Nursing and Midwifery Research Unit | South Metropolitan Health Service
• Research Integrity Advisor | Faculty Health Sciences | Curtin University
• Lead Critical Care Nursing Postgraduate Program | Curtin School of Nursing