- Innovations in Medical Education
- Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Organizational Change and Leadership
- Higher Education and Employability
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Nursing education and management
- Human Resource and Talent Management
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Radiology practices and education
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Education Systems and Policy
University of Tasmania
2013-2024
Can Tho University
2024
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
2021-2023
Amsterdam Neuroscience
2021
Monash University
2020
University of Antwerp
2017-2018
GZA Ziekenhuizen Campus Sint-Augustinus
2004-2015
Shell (Netherlands)
2004
New Jersey Institute of Technology
2000
Transformational leadership (TL) is known to be essential achieving Magnet® recognition, an internationally prestigious status for nursing care excellence. Since its inception in the 1980s, empirical studies have identified benefits of implementing Model involving improved patient and workforce outcomes. However, little about styles nurse managers (NMs) working a regional Australian context, which may hinder status. To close knowledge gap, self-administered survey was conducted measure NMs...
The objective of this study was to measure humoral responses after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in MS patients treated with ocrelizumab (OCR) compared without disease modifying therapies (DMTs) relation timing and B-cell count.OCR were divided into an early a late group (cut-off time 12 weeks between infusion first vaccination). Patients vaccinated mRNA-1273 (Moderna). B-cells measured at baseline (time vaccination) antibodies baseline, day 28, 42, 52 70.87 included (62 OCR patients, 29 DMTs). At...
Healthcare workers are under increasing pressure to use limited resources more efficiently and improve patient outcomes. redesign, a quality improvement methodology derived from the automotive industry, is proven means of achieving these goals. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for nurses seeking build their capacity healthcare redesign often come in form university courses, which can be costly prohibitively time-consuming. We developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)...
Evidence suggests that it is challenging for universities to develop workplace-relevant content and curricula by themselves, this can lead suboptimal educational outcomes. This paper examines the development, implementation, evaluation of Australia's first tertiary graduate course in healthcare redesign, a partnership initiative between industry university. The not only provides students with an understanding person-centered sustainable but also skills confidence design, implement, evaluate...
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on teaching and learning in postgraduate education. In particular, work integrated learning, health care settings, been disrupted many ways negatively impacting student learning. Our Clinical Redesign courses are designed to deliver work-integrated partnership with healthcare organisations workplace projects real time, which complicated by COVID-19. This reflection examines the challenges that arose redesign space during pandemic. We explore experiences...
To understand the experiences of vulnerable clients who used telehealth during Coronavirus pandemic.The study employed a qualitative enquiry, utilising semi-structured interviews lasting 30-60 minutes with thematic analysis approach to explore factors influencing client experience telehealth.A wide range locations across Tasmania, Australia.Twelve participants were considered be on number domains, including: health and human wellbeing factors, social risk functional limitations, individual...
Healthcare organizations must continue to improve services meet the rising demand and patient expectations. For this occur, health workforce needs have knowledge skills design, implement, evaluate service improvement interventions. Studies shown that effective training in redesign combines didactic education with experiential project-based learning on-the-ground coaching. Project-based requires organizational support oversight, generally through executive sponsorship. A mixed-methods...
There is emerging evidence that most nursing leadership learning occurs in practice and through social interactions. However, how this process of takes place not clear there limited information about to support as it clinical settings. The purpose study was increase understanding the nature practice. It further aimed discover ways which type important development, determine why case.
Patient experience has been acknowledged as a critical dimension of healthcare quality alongside patient safety and clinical effectiveness. However, experiences in complete removable denture wearing have not well established qualitatively. The purpose this review was to synthesize qualitative studies that investigated the people dentures order gain deeper understanding issues their causes. Databases PubMed, SCOPUS, CINAHL were searched assess articles published English from 2010 2021...
This is the first article reporting sentinel node identification in a patient with endometrial cancer recurring vagina. A 79-year-old woman presented midvaginal recurrence of stage IB, grade II endometroid carcinoma that had been treated 3 years earlier by total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and pelvic lymph sampling, followed adjuvant brachytherapy to vaginal vault. staging examination under anesthetic was performed. Preoperatively, 60-MBq technetium-labeled...
Orientation: Measuring the target outcomes of leadership development programmes provides evidence for effectiveness these interventions and validity their theoretical underpinnings.Research purpose: The aim this study was to determine whether staff from Tasmanian Department Health Human Services (Australia) experienced increased levels self-efficacy, social support within workplace positive affect, following participation in a programme.Research design, approach method: Quantitative...
The purpose of this study was to explore the nature postgraduate leadership courses and programs offered by Australian Higher Education Institutions for leaders potential in Health & Human Service (H&HS) sector including structure, content, teaching practices from perspective educators. Ten educators a range institutions were interviewed. Interview data coded analyzed using Inductive Content Analysis. Six global categories represent broad experiences perspectives participants study....
Purpose A systematic investigation of postgraduate leadership programs for health and/or human services offered by Australian higher education institutions was undertaken. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative analysis identified the core characteristics programs. thematic course learning outcomes conducted and six major themes disciplinary management knowledge; research analytical skills; professional practice; communication collaboration; creativity innovation; system knowledge are...
We study the Patient Assignment Scheduling (PAS) problem in a random environment that arises management of patient flow hospital systems, due to stochastic nature arrivals as well Length Stay distribution. develop Markov Decision Process (MDP) which aims assign newly arrived patients an optimal way so minimise total expected long-run cost per unit time over infinite horizon. assume Poisson arrival rates depend on types, and distributions whether stay their primary wards or not. Since...