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Family and Community Health Research Group e Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 1 1 of 15

Volume 4, Issue 1, 2010 e-Newsletter

In This Issue Editorial

Professor Debra Jackson

Recent Grant Success

Impact of psychosocial assessment on mothers

Depression in the twilight years

Avoiding ‘high tech’ through ‘high touch’

Interventions for heart disease reduction and maintenance

Infrastructure Grant Success

Consumer satisfaction with practice nurses

FaCH News

FaCH Premises Opened

Research Update

Research Intern Workshop

FaCH Reports

Mothering Research Group

Independent network of professors of nursing (INPON)

Facilitating effective supervision (FES)

Congratulations

Visiting Scholars

Prof Roger Watson

Prof Carol Haigh

Dear Colleagues,

We have recently submitted our third annual report to the University, and I would

like to thank you all for the timely provision of information that enabled us to get

this in on time (one day early!), and especially to Heidi Forbes, our new

Administration Officer, who pulled it all together, which is no easy job. In putting

it together, we were again struck by the difficulty in getting accurate information

about outputs as well as media and community activities. Now that we have Heidi

on board, we are going to really tackle this problem, so that we can all easily

access information that is both current and accurate. We are planning on

establishing systems whereby you will each need to report each outcome only

once, and from there it will be entered onto a data base that will allow the retrieval

of key information in various forms. These measures are timely for a number of

reasons. They will be invaluable when we are preparing reports etc, seeking to

establish track record in various research areas and for providing information to

funding bodies.

There have been some changes to the ARC application form and requirements that

have made it more time consuming to complete the required paperwork. This

resulted in a couple of project teams running out of time for the current round. So,

please be aware that you will need to allow a little more time for your applications

in the next round. Some of the changes required to the detail in section „F‟ are

quite time-consuming. I know how incredibly difficult it is for people without admin

support to submit applications for ARC grants, and want to look into ways we can

support FaCH members in dealing with the complex requirements of external

funding bodies. I would welcome any suggestions of things we could do that would

be helpful.

We regularly get requests and enquiries from people seeking opportunities for

volunteer work – these are generally either from young people who have never

worked, or people who are seeking to re-enter the workforce and require

experience within the work place. At the moment we are seeking information from

HR on how we can integrate these people into our FaCH working environment. If

you have small(ish) office type jobs that could be undertaken by a volunteer

worker, can you please let Heidi know.

The first part of 2010 saw us host a number of visitors – including Prof Philip

Darbyshire, Prof Roger Watson, who are both regular visitors holding visiting

appointments with UWS, as well as first time visitors Dr Mark Hayter (Reader,

University of Sheffield) and Prof Carol Haigh (Manchester Metropolitan University).

We were fortunate to have Carol with us for a full week extra than planned, as a

result of UK flight disruptions associated with the Icelandic volcano. Just goes to

prove the old saying that every cloud has a silver lining!

We have had a number of staff changes to FaCH (details to follow in later pages)

but one result is that we have a new editor of the newsletter. Welcome to Heidi

Forbes, who has taken over as newsletter Editor! We also welcome several new

students to FACH. These include Toby Raeburn who is presently overseas on a


Prof Mark Hayter

Welcome

New Opportunities

FaCH Facebook

Contributions to the newsletter

2010 Member Conference Presentations

2010 Member Publications

Web Links

FaCH Research Group

http://www.uws.edu.au/fach/fach

Contact Us

[email protected]

Announcement

Churchill Fellowship, and Renee Blackman, who is the recipient of a PHCRED

Fellowship. Welcome to Toby and Renee.

As you will know, UWS will be participating in an audit of research activities -

Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) in 2012. One of the very important ERA

indicators of research quality is the ranking of the journals we publish our work in.

At FaCH we have had a strategy for a number of years now of targeting the high

ranking journals and this will be of benefit to us in the forthcoming audit. However,

it is important we are aware that there have been some changes made to the ERA

journal list that have seen some shifts in where journals are situated. Pleasingly, a

number of very good and reputable journals that had previously been ranked „C‟,

have now been reassessed to „A‟ and „A*‟, while a couple of quite influential British

journals have been downgraded to „C‟. It is not clear how or why some of these

judgements are made, and some are not without controversy, but we do need to

keep an eye on these, and be mindful of where we choose to publish. If you want

to have a browse through the listings, they can be found at this link

http://www.arc.gov.au/era/journal_list.htm.

Finally, I would like to commend members for the very hard work that has gone

into publications and disseminations in the first quarter of 2010. During the period

January to March 2010, FaCH members submitted in excess of 30 papers for peer

review. This is a really wonderful effort, and reflects the commitment and level of

scholarly activity among FaCH members. Debra Jackson

Recent Grant Successes

The Impact of Psychosocial Assessments on Mothers. Project Title: The perinatal journey: the process and impact of psychosocial

assessment.

Associate Professor Virginia Schmied is

currently investigating the process and

impact of psychosocial assessments on

women by midwives and child and family

health nurses during pre and post natal

visits.

This ARC funded project will involve a

random sample of pregnant

women/mothers in metropolitan Sydney.

Researchers will observe and record the

conduct of psychosocial assessments

carried out by midwives and nurses during

the pre- and postnatal visits.

Additional data will be obtained through

interviews with the women before and

after giving birth, from clinical records and

by surveying the participating women to

gather specific information about their

access to the services and facilities

available and their relationships with the

midwives and nurses. Researchers will also interview midwives and nurses to

identify their perceptions and experiences

The project seeks to enable early identification of women (and families) who are at

risk from a range of psychological and social factors and will allow for the

necessary services to be provided promptly, ensuring a better outcome for child,

mother and their families. Grant amount $102,110.

FaCH Newsletter Editors: Prof Debra Jackson Heidi Forbes

http://www.uws.edu.au/fach/fach

http://www.arc.gov.au/era/journal_list.htm


Depression in the Twilight Years Project Title: Depression Intervention Program in Residential Aged Care Facilities:

Bankstown GP Division Aged Care Access Initiative.

Dr Tanya Covic, Dr Adelma Hills, Associate Professor Rocco Crino and Dr Helen

Correia of the School of Psychology are researching the success of a depression

intervention program in residential aged-care facilities (RACFs). This research is

being conducted in collaboration with the Bankstown General Practice Division Inc

(BGPD) and is a BGPD funding initiative.

An intervention will be designed for groups of four to six residents to be completed

in several one hour sessions (including a review) across RACFs in Western Sydney,

with these sessions including: linking thoughts, feelings and behaviour; planning

positive activities; problem solving and overcoming barriers; and building positive

social skills and relationships.

Encouraging elderly people in RACFs to maintain positive activities, no matter how

small, as part of their day-to-day lives is important. This can help contribute to

their better mental, emotional and physical health, as well as developing more

enjoyable lives for themselves. Grant amount $44,824.

Avoiding ‘High Tech’ through ‘High Touch’ Project Title: Avoiding „high tech‟ through „high touch‟ in end stage dementia:

Protocol for aged care at the end of life.

Professor Esther Chang, Dr Daniel Nicholls and Senior Lecturer Amanda Johnson

have been successful in obtaining a grant from the Australian Department of

Health and Ageing Palliation Round 5 Grants to run this two year project. In

partnership with this project are Sydney West Area Health Service, Domain

Principal Aged Care, Australian Aged Care Pty Ltd and Associate Professor Joyce

Simard – Geriatric Consultant. Grant amount $424,061.

Interventions for Heart Disease Reduction & Maintenance Project Title: Developing elements of Effective Interventions for Heart Disease

Reduction and Maintenance in Asian Indians Living in Australia (DHARMA).

Dr Ritin Fernandez has been successful in leading a team to obtain funds from

UWS Internal Research Grants Scheme.

Infrastructure Grant Success Associate Professor Elizabeth Comino, Dr Katherine Moore, Professor Siaw-Teng

Liaw, Professor Maree Johnson and Dr Lynn Kemp have been successful with their

application to the Ingham research Institute of SSWAHS for an infrastructure

grant. This grant will be used as a start up for a community and primary health

research unit. Grant amount $200,000.

Consumer satisfaction with Practice Nurses Dr Liz Halcomb and A/Prof Yenna Salamonson have been successful in obtaining

funding from the New Zealand College of Practice Nurses to explore consumer

satisfaction with care provided by practice nurses.


FaCH News

FaCH Workspace Officially Warmed!

FaCH recently hosted a morning tea to officially open the new research premises in

Building 17. Guests were treated to sumptuous fare and were able to explore the

new space which includes academic staff offices, three research project staff

rooms, RHD student room, communal meeting room, reception area and

kitchenette. Guests were able to view the FaCH artworks provided courtesy of UWS

art collections. Professor Rhonda Griffith addressed the guests with a warm

welcome and expressed her delight with the new space. The occasion also

provided opportunity to meet new baby Piper as well as farewell PhD candidate

Martha Mansah who has left UWS to peruse academic enterprises in sunny

Queensland.

Dr Annie Mills, Dr Leah East and Dr Michel Edenborough PhD Student Tamara Vallido and baby Piper

Prof. Rhonda Griffiths, PhD Student Martha Mansah & Prof. Esther Chang

Research Update – Nurturing Parents and Parenting (NIPPER) NIPPER comprises three research streams:

o Supporting parents and parenting: psychosocial health in the perinatal period (

6 projects – including 4 Higher Degree students)

o Supporting Effective Service Systems which includes a focus on facilitating

normal birth, ensuring effective models of integrated care (6 projects –

including 3 Higher Degree students)


o Infant Feeding Studies (4 projects - including 2 higher degree students)

At a recent meeting of the NIPPER research group we reviewed the projects within

each of these streams and their progress. A copy of the presentations presented at

the recent NIPPER meeting can be found on the FaCH website.

In 2010 the conference circuit will be buzzing with results from NIPPER research.

In March Hannah presented two papers and facilitated workshop at the PSANZ

conference in New Zealand and Suza also presented a paper. An impressive five

papers have been accepted for the State Midwives conference to be held in

September; this is remarkable given only about 15 to 20 papers are accepted for

this conference. A further four papers and a workshop will be presented at the

„Breathing New Life into Maternity Care‟ conference to be held n Alice Springs in

July and four for the QEC conference in Melbourne in November. Half a dozen

papers have been accepted at various other national conferences.

Papers have recently been accepted number of high ranking journals including:

Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care‟ a prestigious journal with an A* ERA Ranking and

Impact Factor of 2.836; Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing

and Midwifery all A^ journals.

Submissions have been made for two competitive grants, both based in positive

feedback form previous applications; one was for an ARC Discovery grant and the

second to the NHMRC.

Student members, while all at different stages of their candidature have been

working hard; two students will be undertaking their COC in the next 2 weeks.

We are planning to hold a couple of seminars later in the year to disseminate these

results to colleagues in the Area Health Services. Prepared by Virginia Schmied

Research Update – Exploring Pregnancy Outcomes (ExPO)

Our collaboration across Schools in the College of Health and Science continues

through ExPO. Two projects are completed and publications are in press. Five

projects are ongoing including a study of use of moxibustion for breech

presentation; a study of obese women‟s experience of maternity care; midwifery

initiated dental care; and a new study to commence this year using linked data to

examine outcomes of induction of labour. Two grants were submitted to NHMRC in

March – one on physical activity in pregnancy and focusing on midwifery initiated

oral health. Four conference papers have been already presented or accepted for

presentation this year. We plan to present the work of ExPo at a number of

seminars in the Area Health Services in 2010. Prepared by Virginia Schmied

Research Update – Aged Care and Palliation (ACAP)

The ACAP research stream is thrilled to announce the appointments of Dr Michel

Edenborough as Project Manager and Ms Sara Karacsony as Project Officer. Michel

and Sara will be driving ACAP's latest project, "Avoiding 'high tech' through 'high

touch' in end-stage dementia: Protocol for care at the end of life". This project

implements for the first time in Australian aged care settings the renowned

"Namaste Care" protocol for improving the quality of experience for aged care

residents with dementia during their final days. Michel will be well-known to many

thanks to her valuable contributions over the years to the Family and Community

Health (FaCH) group. Sara is a clinical nurse consultant who, like Michel has record

of exemplary service to the School. We shall welcome Michel and Sara when they commence with ACAP on May 26. Prepared by Esther Chang


Research Update – Workforce Education Research in Nursing (WERIN)

The WERIN stream has had a very

productive and active start to the year.

We held a number of writing intensives in

the first quarter, and because of these,

we were able to complete the

disseminations for the whistle blowing

project, the SATIN project, and complete

data analysis and commence write-up of Dr Lucie Ramjan with her NETNEP poster

the CENSUS project. During 2010 we are

planning to extend the earlier CENSUS work, and have now submitted ethics

emendations to allow data collection from other sites including SCU, UTS, and UC.

Members had a strong showing at the recent international NETNEP conference. We

had a large number of abstracts accepted, which was very pleasing, especially

considering that over 900 abstracts were submitted. Special congratulations to

members of the SAPIENT project team, led by A/Professor Yenna Salamonson, who

won the „best poster‟ prize at NETNEP for their poster “Embedded academic

support: A randomised trial to improve the academic performance of

English as second language nursing students”. Given there were in the region

of 100 posters, this is a wonderful achievement. Congratulations to Yenna,

Bronwyn and the whole team. Prepared by Debra Jackson

Student Interns Learn Research Basics

FaCH research interns were invited to

attend a two day skill building

workshop focusing on project specific

training. Interns were treated to

informative and interactive

presentations on a series of key

requirements in research such as

literature reviews, data collection,

management and analysis, and writing for publications. Specific hands on activities

allowed interns to navigate Endnote and SPSS programs to assist in referencing

and data collection and management. All presentations provided interns with the

basic knowledge needed to navigate the world of research in order to begin work

on collaborative publication projects.

Thanks to Yenna Salamonson, Liz

Halcomb,Tammy Vallido, Bronwyn

Everett, Steve Frost, Sharon Andrew,

Kath Peters and Roslyn Weaver for

facilitating activities over the two days.


2010 Royal College of Nursing Annual International Research Conference, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

We recently attended the 2010 Royal College of Nursing Annual

International Research Conference, located in Newcastle, United

Kingdom. The conference venue was the Sagehead, a state of the

art conference centre built on a reclaimed industrial site (see

photo). The conference had a diverse program including sessions

focused on domestic violence, nursing philosophy, student learning,

research methodology, sexual health, violence, obesity and aged

care. It was interesting to learn about the UK health services and

tertiary education systems and, no surprise, we share similar

challenges. Many of the sessions we attended were thought

provoking and it was enlightening to hear about the nursing research projects

being conducted internationally. We were able to network with nurse researchers,

nurse educators and managers and now have contacts for future joint projects.

We presented;

Dr Leah East

Factors that limit women‟s ability to practice safer sex: A feminist perspective

Dr Lauretta Luck

Emergency nurses fostering resilience: resisting the negative sequelae of violence

Development of a violence assessment tool for nurses in the emergency

department

Applying mixed methods in a single concurrent instrumental case study design

The last presentation was a Visual Presentation with Expert Review (ViPER). This

was an interesting presentation mode that really facilitated discussion and

participant interaction. I would be happy to discuss my experience of a ViPER and

definitely encourage colleagues to take up any opportunity to present in this style.

Prepared by Dr Lauretta Luck

Dr Yenna Salamonson & Dr Kath Peters at the

NETNEP Conference 2010


News Updates

Mothering Research Group

The mothering research group consists of PhD candidates and supervisors that

meet the second Monday of each month, in the FaCH meeting room, to share and

discuss research we are conducting about mothering. While they are only up to

their second meeting, those involved have found it a stimulating and highly

valuable use of time.

At the first meeting each group member discussed the research they were

undertaking and their progress so far. This week we heard more in detail about

three of the studies and discussed the merits and pitfalls of aspects of the methods

used. Next time, two of the group members will be using the time to test run their

confirmation of candidature presentations, and have planned to use the meeting

after that to discuss the literature surrounding guilt in mothering.

As well as an opportunity to bounce ideas off each other and swap references, the

meetings are very motivational as the research being undertaken is truly inspiring.

Group member Tamara Vallido has personally come away from each meeting with

valuable insights that will contribute to the development of her thesis. “I am very

grateful for the collegiality and sharing nature of my fellow students.”

Independent Network of Professors of Nursing (INPON) In April, Debra Jackson and Carol Haigh initiated an informal alliance for Professors

of Nursing. So far, more than 50 professors have joined, from Australia, the UK,

Ireland, US, Canada, Germany and Africa! The catalyst for this was their

conversations with a number of quite new Professors of Nursing from various parts

of the world, who indicated a need to somehow be able to connect with others.

Though still conceptualising, Debra and Carol are thinking that the "Independent

Network of Professors of Nursing (INPON)" could be an informal alliance of

Professors of Nursing, welcoming colleagues from all over the world, and

professors at various points of the career trajectory.

This could include retired professors of nursing, who have experiences and wisdom

that could be of great value to less experienced colleagues. Such a network could

have many purposes to benefit all, and this could include helping and supporting

new Professors through mentoring (or other supportive) relationships, helping

with various forms of networking, facilitating international visiting and links and so

on. If anyone is interested, please contact Debra or Carol.

Facilitating Effective Supervision (FES) The purpose of the FES group is to share knowledge and facilitate the development

of knowledge about the craft of higher research degree supervision. FES is now in

its 4th year, and Dr Liz Halcomb has been ably leading FES this year, taking over

from Debra Jackson. Liz has hosted a number of meetings for new and

experienced supervisors. FES was fortunate to have international visitor, Dr Carol

Haigh speak at the last meeting. Approaches have been made from colleagues in

other universities to participate in FES activities, and so we will be extending

invitations to others in the near future. Liz will soon be launching a FES website to

facilitate communication and dialogue for all of us who are interested in quality

supervision. More details in next newsletter!


Congratulations... Associate Professor Yenna Salamonson and team Congratulations to members of the SAPIENT

project team, led by A/Professor Yenna

Salamonson, who won the „best poster‟ prize

at NETNEP for their poster “Embedded

academic support: A randomised trial to

improve the academic performance of English

as second language nursing students”.

Pictured: Dr Bronwyn Everett with the winning poster!

PhD Student Suza Trajkovski On International Nurses Day Suza was presented with an

Achievement Award within the Significant & Exceptional

contribution category at Sydney South West Area Health

Service for presenting a paper from her doctoral study at an

international conference.

Congratulations Suza!

Dr Sansnee Jirojwong – Book Launch Congratulations to Sansnee on the launch of her

newbook “Population Health, Communities &

HealthPromotion”, co-edited with Pranee Liamputtong. Using real world case studies and examples, the text

provides students with an introduction to community

health within a population health and health promotion

framework, and explains how these areas work

together in practice. Great work Sansnee!

PhD StudentJasmin Perrone We are pleased to recognise Jasmin‟s great success in winning the Best Poster

Award at the ANZAM conference in early December 2009.

The poster was entitled: Contemplating organisational life from the margins:

understanding the work-life experiences of employees who have panic attacks‟.

Congratulations Jasmine, we wish you the best with your future endeavours.

Dr Leanne Cowin and A/Prof. Cecily Hengstberger-Sims „New graduate nurse self-concept and retention: A

longitudinal survey. (2006). International Journal of Nursing

Studies, Volume 43, Issue 1 (2006), Pages 59-70‟

Leanne and Cecily‟s paper is one of the Top 10 most cited

papers (2006-2008) published in the International Journal of

Nursing Studies. Elsevier have honoured this achievement by

presenting them with a Top Cited certificate.

This is a fantastic achievement. Well done Leanne and Cecily!


Visiting scholars Professor Roger Watson, Professor Carol Haigh and Dr Mark Hayter During April we were pleased to welcome a number of visitors to FaCH. Professors

Carol Haigh (MMU), Philip Darbyshire (Visiting Prof, UWS) and Roger Watson (Uni

of Sheffield/ Visiting Prof, UWS), and Dr Mark Hayter (Reader, Uni of Sheffield) all

spent time with us, and participated in a range of activities with staff and higher

degree students.

Left: (l-r) Judy Mannix, Roger Watson, Carol Haigh, Debra Jackson, Mark Hayter, Yenna Salamonson, Kath Peters and Sharon Andrew. Right: (l-r) Judy Mannix, Mark Hayter and Kath Peters

Warm welcomes to...

Dr Roslyn Weaver

Welcome to Dr Roslyn Weaver who has joined FaCH as

Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Roslyn joins FaCH from the School of Medicine where she

worked as a Research Officer (2008-2010). Previously she

worked for the School of Nursing (2004-2008) as a research

assistant and has also worked as a sessional tutor for other

universities from 2004 to 2009.

Roslyn has a PhD in English Literature from the University of

Wollongong, and she graduated in 2008. Her PhD explored

popular culture, dystopian narratives and Australian fiction and film, and this

project is under contract to be published as a book. Roslyn has published journal

articles and book chapters, taught undergraduate literature courses at university,

and presented her research internationally. Her other research experience includes

workforce and educational research in nursing and medicine.

Roslyn‟s primary research interests are in the intersections between humanities

and health across popular culture. Her current medical humanities projects include

health issues in the media, medicine and literature, and medical television

programs. These projects all explore perceptions of illness, health, and the

workforce in popular culture, investigating the complex facets of the general

public‟s interest in and engagement with health.

In her new role with FaCH, Roslyn will be completing her funded project on medical

television programs and she will be further developing her research in medicine in

popular culture. She will also facilitate the FaCH PhD student writing group.

Heidi Forbes

Heidi has commenced duties as the new FaCH Administration

Officer in early March. Heidi has spent the last decade

working within the Community Sector in the areas of drug &

alcohol dependent women, women in recovery from

addictions, Intensive Assistance for long-term unemployed,

youth and mental illness. Heidi has completed training in

various behavioural studies, as well as Cross Cultural

Awareness, Professional Wellbeing among others. Heidi

holds qualifications in Mental Health First Aid, Accidental


Counselling, Diploma of Business Management and is an Accredited OH&S Officer.

Heidi spends her time between her family which includes two little girls aged 11yrs

and 3yrs, operating a small „fashion accessories‟ business from home and

attempting to complete her Bachelor of Health Sciences (part time), which she

thinks will take her the rest of her life!

„I am thrilled to be a part of FaCH and the UWS as a whole, and look forward to a

productive and fruitful career‟.

Brooke Summers Brooke commenced duties with FaCH in early April.

Brooke has spent the past 17 years of her working career

in administrative roles within the private sector, primarily

in marketing. Brooke is also a qualified Beautician and

runs a small beauty therapy business from home. Brooke

is currently studying part-time for her Bachelor of

Education (Primary).

“I am grateful for the opportunity to work at UWS and am

enjoying the diversity of my role”.

Dr Bronwyn Everett Bronwyn Everett began her teaching career in 1990 in what

was then known as the University of Western Sydney

Macarthur. Over the ensuing 20 years, she has taught at

both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, primarily in

the areas of pathophysiology, pharmacology and nursing

skills. Bronwyn's clinical research interests include the

behavioural management of cardiovascular disease, and she

is also active in the field of nursing education research,

through the WERIN program. In July 2009, Bronwyn took

up a Senior Lecturer position at the University of Technology Sydney, where she

continues to teach both undergraduate and postgraduate students, and coordinate

the Nurse Practitioner program. Bronwyn continues her long association with UWS

through her membership of FaCH.

Taking up new opportunities...

Dr Michel Edenborough Dr Michel Edenborough has held the position of Senior

Research Officer (FaCH) for the last three years. During this

time she has made enormous contribution to the

development of our research in FaCH and the SONM. Prior to

this role, Michel was a PhD student in the school and also

worked in the Summer Scholar program. Michel is soon to

take up her new position within the ACAP program of FaCH,

managing the Avoiding “high tech” through “high touch” in

end stage dementia: Protocol for aged care at the end of life

project, and will be based at the Parramatta Campus.

Thank you for all your hard work Michel. Best of luck in your new role!

Martha Mansah PhD candidate Martha left UWS on February 12th to pursue academic endeavours

in sunny Queensland. Martha has gained a position as a level B lecturer at Griffith

University. Martha will also be undertaking unit coordinator duties for the sociology

unit. Martha plans to continue working on her PhD to see it to completion.


Dr Sharon Bourgeois

Sharon Bourgeois recently left UWs to take up a new position as

Assistant Professor at the University of Canberra. However,

Sharon continues her association with us. She remains a

member of FaCH and continues to work on a number of multi-

site research projects with FaCH members.

FaCH Facebook Group

FaCH facebook group Our facebook group is open to all FaCH members. If you haven’t already

joined log on to the internet and take the plunge, you will be pleasantly

surprised at all the information, dissemination and interaction that keeps

our members connected.

In the on-line networking group participants are able to see what other members

are getting up to, find out information about conferences and events, discuss

research articles, upload and view pictures etc.

Discussion boards include: Publication notices; Mothers Journal Group;

Upcoming conferences and events; commentary on member‟s articles.

Our members have commented that they find the FaCH facebook group to be

immensely supportive and it makes staying in touch with students and supervisors

very easy, especially when travelling nationally and internationally.

If you are eligible to join the FaCH facebook group and would like to do so

please contact Heidi at [email protected] and you will be invited to join!

Contributions to the e-Newsletter If you have any recent articles, photos or information that you would like to share

in future editions of the FaCH eNewsletter, you can also send them to Heidi at

[email protected]

Members Publications

2010 Conference presentations to date Andrew, S., E. J. Halcomb, et al. (2010). Embedded academic support: A

randomised trial to improve the academic performance of English as second

language nursing students. NETNEP 2010. Sydney, Australia.

Andrew, S., E. J. Halcomb, et al. (2010). Workforce casualisation: Contributions of

sessional teachers to a BN programme. NETNEP 2010 3rd International

Nurse Education Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Publications

Conferences, events &

grants

Staff activities & articles of

interest Special interest groups

Achievements

Graduation ceremonies

Media or press articles

Research projects

mailto:[email protected]



East, L., K. Peters, et al. (2010). Factors that limit women's ability to practice safer

sex: A feminist perspective. 2010 International Nursing Research

Conference. The Sage Gateshead, United Kingdom.

Elmir, R., V. Schmied, et al. (2010). Being in limbo: Women's experiences of

having a hysterectomy following childbirth. The NSW Branch State

Conference. Kiama, Australia.

Elmir, R., V. Schmied, et al. (2010). Hysterectomy following childbirth: Who is

responsible in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), nurse or midwife? Breathing

New Life into Maternity Care - 3rd Biennial. Alice Spings, Australia.

Elmir, R., V. Schmied, et al. (2010). Women's life experience: Life after a

hysterectomy following a severe postpartum haemorrhage. Australian

Women's Health Conference. Hobart, Australia.

Haigh, C. and D. Jackson (2010). Relevant or redundant? The impact of Florence

Nightingale in the 21st century. NETNEP 2010. Sydney, Australia.

Halcomb, E. J., B. Caldwell, et al. (2010). Consumer satisfaction with practice

nurses. Australian Practice Nurses Association 2nd Annual Conference

'Golden Opportunities' conference. Gold Coast, Australia.

Halcomb, E. J., P. M. Davidson, et al. (2010). Validation of the professional

practice environment scale in Australian general practice. New Zealand

Nurses Organisation, Primary Health Care Nurses Conference 2010,

Auckland, New Zealand.

Halcomb, E. J., E. Meadley, et al. (2010). Knowledge and perceptions about

immunisation. Australian Practice Nurses Association 2nd Annual

Conference 'Golden Opportunities' conference. Gold Coast, Australia.

Halcomb, E. J., N. Zwar, et al. (2010). Quit in general practice: a cluster

randomised trial of enhanced in–practice support for smoking cessation.

Australian Practice Nurses Association 2nd Annual Conference 'Golden

Opportunities' conference. Gold Coast, Australia.

Johnson, A., E. Chang, et al. (2010). Rattling the curriculum cage: The time for

reform is now. 3rd National Palliative Care Education Conference. Brisbane,

Australia.

Johnson, A. and L. Stewart (2010). Understanding the concepts of healing and

suffering: An innovative approach to assessment. 3rd National Palliative

Care Education Conference. Brisbane, Australia.

Luck, L. and D. Jackson (2010). Applying mixed methods in a single concurrent

instrumental case study. 2010 International Nursing Research Conference.

The Sage Gateshead, United Kingdom.

Luck, L. and D. Jackson (2010). Emergency nurses fostering resilience: Resisting

the negative sequelae of violence. 2010 International Nursing Research

Conference. The Sage Gateshead, United Kingdom.

McDonald, G., D. Jackson, et al. (2010). An educational intervention to promote

personal resilience in nurses and midwives. NETNEP 2010. Sydney,

Australia.

Perrone, L., M. Vickers, et al. (2010). Financial freedom and the pursuit of

meaning: An exploratory study. Hawaii International Conference on

Business - 10th Annual. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Peters, K., D. Jackson, et al. (2010). A culture of silence: Nurses‟ experiences of

whistle-blowing events. Leadership and Practice Development in Health:

Quality and Safety through Workplace Learning Conference, Hobart,

Australia.

Salamonson, Y., B. Everett, et al. (2010). Embedded academic support: A

randomised trial to improve the academic performance of English as second

language nursing students. 3rd International Nurse Education Conference:

Nursing Education in a Global Community. Sydney, Australia.


Salamonson, Y., E. J. Halcomb, et al. (2010). Is there a difference in the quality of

teaching between sessional and tenured teachers? NETNEP 2010 3rd

International Nurse Education Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Trajkovski, S., V. Schmied, et al. (2010). Using appreciative inquiry to enhance

family centred care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Congress of the

Peri Natal Society of Australian & New Zealand - 14th Annual. Wellington,

New Zealand.

Weaver, R. (2010). The werewolf, disability and race in children's fantasy. ICFA:

31st International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts. Orlando, Florida

(USA).

Weaver, R. (2010). Yes, doctor: The doctor-nurse relationship in medical television

programs. POPCAANZ: The Inaugral Conference of the Popular Culture

Association of Australia and New Zealand. Sydney, Australia.

2010 Member Publications presentations to date Alexandrou, E., Spencer, T., Frost, S., Parr, M., Davidson, P., & Hillman, K. (2010).

Establishing a nurse-led central venous catheter insertion service,. JAVA:

The Journal of the Association for Vascular Access, 15, 21-27.

Allnutt, J., Allnutt, N., Mc Master, R., O Connell, J., Middleton, S., Hillege, S., et al.

(2010). Clients' understanding of the role of nurse practitioners. Australian

Health Review, 34(1), 59-65.

Borbasi, S., Jackson, D., & Lockwood, C. (2010). Undertaking a clinical audit. In M.

Courtney & H. McCutcheon (Eds.), Using Evidence to Guide Nursing Practice

(pp. 113-132). Chatswood, NSW: Elsevier.

Bourgeois, S., & van Der Riet, P. (2010). Caring Kozer & Erb Fundamentals of

Nursing: Pearson Education.

Bryne, S., Walter, G., Hunt, G., Soh, N., Cleary, M., Duffy, P., et al. (2010). Self-

reported side effects in children and adolescents taking risperidone.

Australasian Psychiatry, 18(1), 42-45.

Byrne, S., Soh, N., Walter, G., Hunt, G., Cleary, M., & Malhi, G. (2010).

Observations from postal research involving families of young people taking

antipsychotic medication. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 22(2), 102.

Cleary, M., Horsfall, J., & Happell, B. (2010). Developing practice in mental health

settings. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(1), 45-52.

Cleary, M., & Hunt, G. (2010). Letter to the editor: Response to Alchin.

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(2), 149-150.

Cleary, M., Hunt, G., & Horsfall, J. (2010). Identifying and addressing bullying in

nursing. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(5), 331-335.

Cleary, M., Hunt, G., Walter, G., & Tong, L. (2010). A guide for mental health

clinicians to develop and undertake benchmarking activities. International

Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(2), 137-141.

Cleary, M., & Walter, G. (2010). Giving feedback to learners in clinical and

academic settings: Practical considerations. The Journal of Continuing

Education in Nursing, 41(4), 153-154.

Dahlen, H. (2010). Undone by fear? Deluded by trust? Midwifery, 26(2), 156-162.

Dahlen, H., & Homer, C. (2010). Infant feeding in the first 12 weeks following

birth: comparison of patterns seen in Asian and non-Asia women in

Australia. Women and Birth, 23(1), 22-28.

Davidson, P., Halcomb, E. J., & Gholizadeh, L. (2010). Focus groups in health

research. In P. Liamputtong (Ed.), Research Methods in Health:

Foundations for Evidence-based Practice (pp. 61-76). South Melbourne,

Victoria: Oxford University Press.

Du, H., Davidson, P., Everett, B., Salamonson, Y., Zecchin, R., Rolley, J., et al.

(2010). Assessment of self-administered adapted 6-minute walk test.

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 30(2), 116-120.

East, L., Jackson, D., O'Brien, L., & Peters K (2010). Storytelling: an approach that

can help to develop resilience. Nurse Researcher, 17(3), 17-25.

Gholizadeh, L., Salamonson, Y., Davidson, P., Parvan, K., Frost, S., Chang, S., et

al. (2010). Cross-cultural validation of the cardiac depression scale in Iran.


British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Epub March

Halcomb, E. J., & Hickman, L. (2010). Development of a clinician-led research

agenda for general practice nurses. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing,

27(3), 4-11.

Horsfall, J., Cleary, M., & Hunt, G. (2010). Acute inpatient units in a

comprehensive (integrated) mental health system: A review of the

literature. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(4), 273-278.

Hutchinson, M., Vickers, M., Jackson, D., & Wilkes, L. (2010). Bullying as circuits

of power: An Australian nursing perspective. Administrative Theory and

Praxis, 32(1), 25-47.

Jackson, D., & Borbasi, S. (2010). Nursing care and nurse caring: Issues,

concerns, debates. In J. Daly, S. Speedy & D. Jackson (Eds.), Contexts of

Nursing. Sydney: Elsevier.

Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., & Griffiths, R. (2010). A meta-study of the essentials of

quality nursing documentation. International Journal of Nursing Practice,

16(2), 112-124.

Jefferies, D., Johnson, M., & Griffiths, R. (2010). A meta-study of the essentials of

quality nursing documentation. International Journal of Nursing Practice,

16(2), 112-124.

O'Reilly, R., Wilkes, L., Luck, L., & Jackson, D. (2010). The efficacy of family

support and family preservation services on reducing child abuse and

neglect: what the literature reveals. Journal of Child Health Care, 14(1),

82-94.

Rhodes, C., Pullen, A., Vickers, M. H., CLegg, S. R., & Pitsis, A. (2010). Violence

and workplace bullying: What are an organization's ethical responsibilities?

Administrative Theory and Praxis, 32(1), 96-115.

Rolley, J., Salamonson, Y., Dennison, C., & Davidson, P. (2010). Nursing care

practices following a percutaneous coronary intervention: Results of a

survey of Australian and New Zealand cardiovascular nurses. Journal of

Cardiovascular Nursing, 25(1), 75-84.

Salamonson, Y. (2010). Commentary on King KM, Colella TJF, Faris P & Thompson

DR (2009) Using the cardiac depression scale in men recovering from

coronary artery bypass surgery. Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 1617-1624.

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19(9-10), 1473-1474.

Salamonson, Y., Koch, J., Weaver, R., Everett, B., & Jackson, D. (2010).

Embedded academic writing support for nursing students with English as a

second language. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 66(2), 413-421.

Tran, D., Johnson, M., Fernandez, R., & Jones, S. (2010). A shared care model vs.

a patient allocation model of nursing care delivery: Comparing nursing staff

satisfaction and stress outcomes. International Journal of Nursing Practice,

16(2), 148-158.

Vallido, T., Jackson, D., & O'Brien, L. (2010). Nurses' management of adolescent

sleep disturbance: a qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 19(3-4),

324-331.

Vickers, M. (2010). Symposium: Bullying, mobbing and violence in organizational

life. Administrative Theory and Praxis, 32(1), 24-32.

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