- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- International Student and Expatriate Challenges
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
Monash University
2009-2023
Monash Health
2015-2016
Geisinger Health System
2013
University of New Orleans
2005
Tulane University
2005
To report a descriptive study of fertility-awareness knowledge, attitudes, and practice infertile women seeking fertility assistance.Previous research has suggested that poor may be contributing cause infertility among assistance at assisted reproductive technology clinics. The actual practices attitudes towards in this particular group are unknown.A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey.The was conducted over 6 months, from 2007-2008, on admission to two clinics major city...
Abstract Aims To understand the barriers and enablers to fertility‐awareness education in general practice. Background Most women along with their primary care practitioners – practice nurses believe that should be educated about when first reporting trouble conceiving. date, no in‐depth study has examined challenges of this type Design A descriptive exploratory qualitative using deductive content analysis. Methods General ( N = 11) 20) were recruited from practices three socioculturally...
Background Knowing how to respond effectively an acutely deteriorating patient is a National Safety and Quality Health Service Standard requirement for nurse registration with the Australian Practitioner Regulatory Authority. Literature has highlighted that lack of knowledge, skills confidence in healthcare professionals perform basic life support may be contributing factor high mortality morbidity rates associated cardiac arrest hospital setting.
International students report higher sociocultural and academic stress when settling into a new university compared with their local counterparts. Three disciplines in the health professions collaborated to create transition program addressing international student well-being concerns. Commencing senior mentors participated four-session of activities reflect on current study/work practices, learn self-management strategies. They developed plans for coping cultural, language, social barriers,...
Infertility is an important health issue in Australia affecting one six couples. Increasingly these couples are being referred from general practice to assisted reproductive technology clinics for tertiary level care. Whilst there agreement that some infertility can be prevented by addressing modifiable lifestyles and other risk factors, limited research has examined women’s understanding of the fertile period menstrual cycle as a possible factor infertility. The aim this study was inform...
International health science students face many challenges at the beginning of their courses, including a lack awareness cultural differences, adjusting to academic expectations, communication difficulties, clinical placement challenges, financial pressures, maintaining and religious practices, discrimination, emotions such as loneliness being homesick. This study aims assist international enrolled in sciences programs adapt university life achieve success by expanding coping abilities self-...
<h3>Background</h3> Group visits are an interactive, patient-centered model of care with demonstrated benefit in the management chronic disease. The success this is dependent upon patient recruitment, yet little known about predictors participation. <h3>Objective</h3> We studied correlates willingness to attend group for treatment hypertension a population urban, disadvantaged patients. <h3>Methods</h3> One trained interviewer surveyed 206 patients by telephone from list eligible candidates...