Kelly Coughlan is a registered nurse employed as a Research Assistant at the Nursing Research Institute, Australian Catholic University and St Vincent’s Health Australia (Sydney). She has over 20 year’s clinical experience. Kelly was a member of the working group to update the Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2017.

Simeon Dale is a registered nurse employed as a Clinical Research Fellow and trial manager at the Nursing Research Institute, Australian Catholic University and St Vincent’s Health Australia (Sydney). She has 18 years clinical experience in critical care nursing specialising in Neuroscience in three countries. Simeon is a member of the steering committee for the Acute Stroke Nurses Education Network (ASNEN). Simeon has published in multiple international peer review journals. She is currently managing the QASC Europe project.

Elizabeth McInnes is Professor and Deputy Director of the Nursing Research Institute (NRI), St Vincent’s Health Australia (Sydney) and Australian Catholic University. Her role at the NRI involves building research collaborations between researchers and clinicians, with an emphasis on evidence translation research that will improve health service delivery and patient outcomes, particularly in the areas of pressure injury prevention and stroke care. Professor McInnes is CI on NHMRC research and partnership grants to the total of $4 million and on Category 2-4 grants totalling $1,300,000. Professor McInnes’s research interests are in health services research and implementation science. She has expertise in systematic review methods, RCTs and qualitative research as well as process evaluations.