Ms Deb Friel
RN, BaHSc., Grad Cert Crit Care., Grad Cert Clin Nurs., Grad Cert Mgt., GCTE., JP, SFHEA.Manager, Centre for Professional Development
Learning Design and Innovation Directorate
0409202061 Alternative Phone
5 - LG.04
Deb Friel is the Manager for the Centre for Professional Development, responsible for short courses and micro-credentials offered at CQUniversity. An academic with over 20 years' experience teaching in health, nursing, clinical leadership and fitness, in both clinical and academic and Vocational education, she has a strong focus in developing education pathways and credit which align to industry and workforce standards. She is a Registered Nurse and has a post graduate degree in Health Science; and Graduate Certificates in Critical Care, Acute Clinical Nursing, Tertiary Education and Health Management; a Cert IV in Small Business, Fitness as well as a Cert IV in Training and Assessment. She has multiple publications, two book chapters and is an experienced presenter and public speaker.
Background
I trained as a Registered Nurse in Townsville and began my postgraduate studies with CQUniversity in 1992. During my nursing career in both the public and private sectors, my specialty area was Intensive Care nursing with my last role as the Organ and Tissue Donation Coordinator for Central Queensland, a position I held for over 10 years. My roles in the industry have included clinical nurse specialist, nurse manager, educator, and mentor. Over the past 24 years, I have also held casual teaching and research assistant positions with the university until full-time employment with CQUniversity in 2012 in my current position.
I also hold qualifications as a fitness instructor/personal trainer and have many years of experience as a gym instructor and PT whilst pursuing a range of personal fitness challenges for my own health and wellbeing. In 2019 I graduated from the Climate Leadership Training Corp and strive to be a leader in effecting positive change for climate and environmental sustainability.
I have a strong focus on the development of flexible pathways to education using engaging resources for student success and lead a highly motivated and enthusiastic team in the Centre for Professional Development as part of the Learning, Design, and Innovation Directorate. CPD works in collaboration with academics and subject matter experts to design and develop micro-credentials for industry disciplines, communities, and our graduates to meet professional standards for registration, accreditation, and lifelong learning and provide pathways to further qualifications.
Universities Studied At
CQUniversity
QUT
NSW College of Nursing
Universities Worked At
CQUniversity
PrimED, University of Queensland
Awards
Vice Chancellors Award for Innovation 2019
Previous teaching
Clinical Education, Queensland Health.
Casual nursing tutor, facilitator, research assistant, and marker CQUniversity.
VET tutor CQUniversity.
Online facilitator, PrimED, University of Queensland.
Professional Experience
Registered Nurse specialising in Critical Care, Organ & Tissue Donation and Management.
Nursing Academic at CQUniversity.
Professional Memberships
Queensland Justices Association
Higher Education Academy
Responsibilities
Development of bespoke short courses and training opportunities, micro-credential development and providing access to industry relevant training and pathways to qualifications. .
Professional Interests
Health-related areas:
Simulation, resuscitation, critical care, NDIS, professional practice, organ and tissue donation, sepsis, workforce development.
e-Learning:
e-Learning environments, articulation, e-portfolios, professional development, digital badging, microcredentials, technology in learning.
Business:
Partnership development, Social Innovation, sustainability, disruptive innovation, startups, innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship.
Key Achievements
Establishing non-award short course pathways to higher education for students who wish to study at CQUni.
VC Award
Business and Management - Entrepreneurship
Disruptive Innovation, Innovation ecosystems, StartUps
Other Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Sustainability and carbon emissions reduction using aerobic digestion technology to reduce organic waste to landfill.
Nursing - Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)
Organd and Tissue Donation, resuscitation, Sepsis, Organ Failure, teaching.
