Dr Wynne is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and an Honorary Professor of Nursing with the University of Wollongong. She has a particular interest in the trajectory of patient recovery, practice patterns in acute and critical care and predictors of readmission after cardiac surgery. Her research to date has investigated the ways in which point of care nursing practice impacts on patient safety, quality of care and the patient experience. A quantitative researcher, she has expertise in logistic and multivariate regression, repeated measures, risk prediction modelling and propensity analyses. Rochelle is a member of the ANZSCTS Steering Committee and Secretary of the CSANZ Cardiovascular Nursing Council. She has published in Circulation, The European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Chest and the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.