Published Works
At Next Gen Nurse Practitioners, our Managing Directors are deeply committed to advancing clinical excellence through research and evidence-based practice. Their passion for contributing to research reflects our shared goal of improving patient outcomes and strengthening the Nurse Practitioner profession.
By engaging in studies that explore innovative approaches to care, they help shape the future of healthcare delivery across Australia. We’re pleased to showcase these published works and ongoing research projects.
ORIGINAL PAPER
Improving Options and Access for People With a Substance Use Disorder: A Service Evaluation of a Novel Nurse Practitioner-Led Ambulatory Model of Care for Withdrawal Management
Carol Reid, Jeanine Young, Darren Smyth, Adam Searby, Mary Fenech, Sean Hynes, Katharina Merollini, Joshua Knowles
First published: 13 October 2025
ORIGINAL PAPER
Exploring a pilot alcohol and other drug (AOD) nurse practitioner mentoring program: Empirical research mixed methods.
Searby, A, Burr, D, Blums, C, Harrison, J, Smyth, D.
First published: 9 August 2024
ORIGINAL PAPER
Client and stakeholder perceptions of a novel, nurse practitioner-led alcohol and other drug ambulatory withdrawal service.
Adam Searby, Dianna Burr, Carol Reid, Darren Smyth, Sean Hynes, Mary Fenech, Katharina Merollini, Jeanine Young
First published: 03 June 2024
ORIGINAL PAPER
Barriers and facilitators to becoming an alcohol and other drug nurse practitioner in Australia: A mixed methods study
Adam Searby, Dianna Burr, Colleen Blums, Jason Harrison, Darren Smyth
First published: 06 February 2023
ORIGINAL PAPER
Undergraduate nursing student knowledge and attitudes of healthcare consumers with problematic alcohol and other drug use: A scoping review
Darren Smyth CDAN, MNNP, Cate Wilson RN, MClinSC, Adam Searby RN, PhD
First published: 07 August 2021
ORIGINAL PAPER
Nursing Knowledge of Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) in a Regional Health District: An Exploratory Study
Darren Smyth, CDAN, Marie Hutchinson, PhD, RN & Adam Searby, PhD, RN
Pages 1034-1039 | Published online: 19 Jul 2019