A5088241384- Disaster Response and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Student Assessment and Feedback
- Higher Education Learning Practices
The University of Melbourne
2015-2022
RMIT University
2016
Abstract Background Parents are increasingly recognized as important partners in children's health care. Despite their involvement care, parental experiences of child's hospitalization have received little research attention. In this study we explored parents' perceptions what they found difficult, would like to be different and helpful during infant's surgery for the treatment congenital heart disease. Methods Structured interviews were conducted with 154 parents (91 mothers, 63 fathers)...
Many studies show that long-term poor mental health outcomes for disaster-affected people are predicted by postdisaster stressors. Despite this finding, existing recovery frameworks vary in how these stressors conceptualised. This paper examines community members' subjective perceptions of what they found problematic and useful their recoveries after the Australian 2009 Black Saturday bushfires, considers them light frameworks. We report findings from responses to semi-structured survey...
With the globalisation of university education, national frameworks are commonly used to prescribe standardised learning outcomes and achieve accountability. However, these generally not accompanied by guiding pedagogy support academics in adjusting their teaching practices set outcomes. This paper reports results a scoping review health science literature aimed at identifying strategies relevant specified Australian Qualifications Framework master's degree level. Eight practical messages...
Abstract This article explores parental experiences over nearly seven years that followed catastrophic Australian bushfires in 2009. Principles of pragmatism and the constructionist tradition guided use semi-structured interviews with parents (nineteen mothers three fathers) inductive thematic analysis to distil what participants said about trauma, loss disruption caused by fires, ways which they responded as parents. Changes described their parenting role family life were themed ‘losing...
In paediatric clinical care, what is said to a parent or carer as well when, where, and how it said, directly advances diminishes parents’ capacities understand available options contribute decisions about treatment for their child. This makes interprofessional patient communication an ethical endeavour. Social workers are uniquely situated observe, participate in, provide active link in the between families other health team members. article reports phenomenological research exploring...
Crimes on the scale of a collective trauma event (CTE) can generate fear, grief, and sense injustice that impact beyond those directly affected. Increasingly, reassurance policing is mobilised to restore community safety security. Yet little evidenced as what constitutes effective policing, its barriers enablers. This study examined police perceptions good practice within Victoria Police, Australia. Two focus groups were conducted (senior command (n = 17) frontline operational staff groups,...