Research Fellow Brooke Spaeth is an Implementation Scientist who conducts research focused on identifying and addressing healthcare inequity, particularly for people living in rural and remote locations. Brooke has strong expertise in implementation, translation and policy development in the field of Point-of-Care testing across acute, chronic and infectious disease. 

Brooke currently leads a $2.96 million Medical Research Future Fund project titled 'Equitable Access to Full Blood Examination Testing at the Point-of-Care in Remote Primary Health' which aims to expand Point-of-Care testing in the Northern Territory to include a full blood count to improve the detection and treatment of sepsis. 

Brooke previously held the role of Program Manager for the Northern Territory Point-of-Care Testing Program which provides acute care Point-of-Care testing to all remote primary health care centres in the Territory. Through this work, Brooke was successful in her first grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation in 2015 to evaluate the cost effectiveness of this Point-of-Care Testing Program which demonstrated cost savings in excess of $20 million per annum to the Northern Territory health system. In 2021 the Northern Territory Point-of-Care Testing Program was jointly awarded the Engagement Australia award for Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact. 

Brooke was also the Device and Quality Coordinator for the Quality Assurance for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Medical Services (QAAMS) Program from 2010 until 2015.

In 2023, Brooke was awarded the Flinders University Vice-Chancellor's award for Research Impact and Engagement (Early Career Researcher) for her significant contributions to impoved health care equity for rural and remote communities.