Rachael Parke is the Nurse Senior Research Fellow in the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital and Associate Head  Postgraduate Research School of Nursing, University of Auckland.  Rachael’s research is embedded in clinical practice and addresses areas of importance to clinicians, patients and families worldwide. She designs novel interventions to improve patient-centred outcomes. Rachael has published over 170 articles and received grants exceeding NZ$20 million. She is passionate about establishing the next generation of clinician researchers and leads two research courses and has her own podcast series.