Publications

Compac guidelines

We have just been notified that our Compac guidelines are now available from the Commonwealth Department of Health. This project was completed by our ECU site a couple of years ago and we have been waiting for the government to approve before they could be made available. They are now at http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/palliativecare-pubs-compac-guidelines.htm

Books

The Common Sense Guide To Improving Palliative CareThe Common Sense Guide to Improving Palliative Care
Joanne Lynn, Ekta Chaudhry, Lin Boyes Simon, Anne M. Wilkinson, and Janice Lynch Schuster

Description (from Oxford University Press):

Improving care for the patients who are in the last phase of their lives has been a field that most health care providers have struggled with during last few years. Having worked with hundreds of providers throughout the country, these experienced authors know what providers need when it comes to implementing a quality improvement project. This guide will provide user-friendly, step-by-step instructions on how to implement a quality improvement project in the full range of care settings. The instructions will be brought to life with specific examples from actual successful projects and key information on the best practices in the industry. Readers will also be pointed to resources available online and elsewhere, with information on how to access them. The guide will be written in an informal, maximally helpful style, with checklists, tables, and boxed information. Answering 80% of the questions in less than half the space, The Common Sense Guide is the perfect portable companion to Dr. Lynn's desk reference, Improving Care for the End of Life. The book will be of great interest to all health care professionals involved in the care of those with serious chronic illness -- doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, clinic administrators, quality improvement experts, and so forth.

Improving Care for the End of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and CliniciansImproving Care For The End Of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and Clinicians
Joanne Lynn, Janice Lynch Schuster, Anne Wilkinson, Lin Noyes Simon

Review: Dr Ernlé W. D. Young, PhD, Stanford University

Description (from Oxford University Press):

Health care professionals seeking to improve the quality of life for those living with serious illness and nearing the end of life will find exactly what their organization needs in the second edition of this acclaimed book by Dr. Joanne Lynn and her colleagues. Improving Care for the End of Life provides expert guidance on how to make significant improvements now, at all levels of the health care system from the bedside and the hospital to the health care policy and legislative arenas by using the rapid-cycle breakthrough approach to change. The ideas are proven, and the stories of teams that have put them to use will inspire and enlighten. New to the second edition: BL New chapters to address issues of growing interest such as continuity of care, and the special needs of dementia patients and their loved ones. BL Details on trajectories of care and how these affect decisions at the end of life BL Updated and expanded information on pain management, advance care planning, ventilator withdrawal, depression and delirium, advanced heart and lung disease, and more BL Scores of new insights, measurement approaches, and tips based on the experiences of hundreds of improvement teams nationwide BL Thoroughly updated references The sourcebook speaks to all managers of health care systems serving people with serious illnesses, including doctors in offices, nurse managers on hospital units, social workers in long-term care facilities, administrators of home care and hospice agencies, hospital chaplains, directors of volunteer services, and others.

2012

  1. Aoun, S., B. Bentley, et al. (2012). "A 10-year literature review of family caregiving for motor neurone disease: Moving from caregiver burden studies to palliative care interventions." Palliative Medicine 1: 1-10.
  2. Aoun, S., L. Breen, et al. (2012). "A public health approach to bereavement support services in palliative care." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 36(1): 14-16.
  3. Aoun, S., M. O’ Connor, et al. (2012). "Do models of care designed for terminally ill 'home alone' people improve their end-of-life experience? A patient perspective." Health and Social Care in the Community 1: 1-8.
  4. Aoun, S., R. Osseiran-Moisson, et al. (2012). "Telephone lifestyle coaching: Is it feasible as a behavioural change intervention for men?" Journal of Health Psychology 17(2): 227-236.
  5. Chochinov, H. M., B. J. Cann, et al. (2012). "Dignity Therapy: A feasibility study of elders in long-term care." Palliative & Supportive Care 10(1): 3-15.
  6. Halkett, G. K., J. M. cox, et al. (2012). "Establishing research priorities for Australian radiation therapists: what patient care priorities need to be addressed?" European Journal of Cancer Care 21: 31-40.
  7. Halkett, G. K., M. Jiwa, et al. (2012). "Management of cases that might benefit from radiotherapy: a standardised patient study in primary care." European Journal of Cancer Care 21(2): 259-265.
  8. Halkett, G. K., L. J. Kristjanson, et al. (2012). "Information needs and preferences of women as they proceed through radiotherapy for breast cancer." Patient Education and Counselling 86: 396-404.
  9. Halkett, G. K., P. Schofield, et al. (2012). "Development and pilot testing of a radiation therapist-led educational intervention for breast cancer patients prior to commencing radiotherapy." Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 0.
  10. McConigley, R., S. Aoun, et al. (2012). "Implementation and evaluation of an education program to guide palliative care people with motor neurone disease." Palliative Medicine 0: 1-7.
  11. White, K., N. D'Abrew, et al. (2012). "Mapping the psychosocial and practical support needs of cancer patients in Western Australia." European Journal of Cancer Care 21: 107-116.
  12. Aoun, S., L. Breen, et al. (2012). "A public health approach to bereavement support services in palliative care." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 36(1): 14-16.
  13. Aoun, S., R. Osseiran-Moisson, et al. (2012). "Telephone lifestyle coaching: Is it feasible as a behavioural change intervention for men?" Journal of Health Psychology 17(2): 227-236.
  14. Chochinov, H. M., B. J. Cann, et al. (2012). "Dignity Therapy: A feasibility study of elders in long-term care." Palliative & Supportive Care 10(1): 3-15.
  15. Halkett, G. K., J. M. cox, et al. (2012). "Establishing research priorities for Australian radiation therapists: what patient care priorities need to be addressed?" European Journal of Cancer Care 21: 31-40.
  16. Halkett, G. K., P. Schofield, et al. (2012). "Development and pilot testing of a radiation therapist-led educational intervention for breast cancer patients prior to commencing radiotherapy." Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology 0.
  17. White, K., N. D'Abrew, et al. (2012). "Mapping the psychosocial and practical support needs of cancer patients in Western Australia." European Journal of Cancer Care 21: 107-116.

2011

  1. Wilkinson, AM. (2011). Advance Care Planning: The US Experience. In Keri Thomas and Ben Lobo (Eds.) Advance Care Planning, Oxford University Press, London, England.
  2. Wilkinson, AM and Lynn, J. (2011). A Common Sense Guide to Improving Advance Care Planning – From Theory to Practice. In Keri Thomas and Ben Lobo (Eds.) Advance Care Planning, Oxford University Press, London, England.
  3. Aoun, S., L. Monterosso, et al. (2011). "Measuring Symptom Distress in Palliative Care: Psychometric Properties of Symptom Assessment Scale (SAS)." Journal of Palliative Medicine 14(3): 315-321.
  4. Breen, L. and M. O'Connor (2011). "Family and social networks after bereavement: experiences of support, change and isolation." Journal of Family Therapy 33(1): 98-120.
  5. Chochinov, H. M., L. J. Kristjanson, et al. (2011). "Effects of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial." The Lancet Oncology 12(8): 753-762.
  6. Cox, J., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Australian radiation therapist rank technology-related research as most important to radiation therapy." Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 10(4): 228-238.
  7. Halkett, G. K., M. Jiwa, et al. (2011). "Management of cases that might benefit from radiotherapy: a standardised patient study in primary care." European Journal of Cancer Care 34(4).
  8. Halkett, G. K., L. J. Kristjanson, et al. (2011). "Information needs and preferences of women as they proceed through radiotherapy for breast cancer." Patient Education and Counselling 4082: 1-9.
  9. Halkett, G. K., J. C. McKay, et al. (2011). "Improving students' confidence levels in communicating with patients and introducing students to the importance of history taking." Radiography 17(1): 55-60.
  10. Jiwa, M., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Women with breast cancers' preference for surveillance follow-up." Collegian 18: 81-86.
  11. Lobb, E. A., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Patient and caregiver perceptions of communication of prognosis in high grade glioma." Journal of Neuro-Oncology 104(1): 315-322.
  12. Lobb, E. A., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Patient and caregiver perceptions of communication of prognosis in high grade glioma." BiomedExperts 1: 315-322.
  13. mcconigley, R., S. Aoun, et al. (2011). "Implementation and evaluation of an education program to guide palliative care people with motor neurone disease." Palliative Medicine 0: 1-7.
  14. mcconigley, R., K. Holloway, et al. (2011). "The Diagnosis and Treatment Decisions of Cancer Patients in Rural Western Australia." Cancer Nursing 34(4): E1-E9.
  15. Merchant, S., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Shape of things to come: factors affecting an ethnographic study in radiation therapy." Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 11: 23-32.
  16. Merchant, S., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2011). "Australian radiation therapy: an overview - Part one." The Radiographer 58(1): 15-19.
  17. O'Connor, M. and C. Fisher (2011). "Exploring the dynamics of interdisciplinary palliative care teams in providing psychosocial care: "Everybody thinks that everybody can do it and they can't"." Journal of Palliative Medicine 14(2): 191-196.
  18. Shahid, S., L. D. Finn, et al. (2011). "Nowhere to room...nobody told them: logistical and cultural impediments to Aboriginal peoples' participation in cancer treatment." Australian Health Review 35: 235-241.
  19. Sholer, H., S. Tonkin, et al. (2011). "Continuing professional development: Western Australian radiographers' opinions and attitudes." The Radiographer 58(2): 19-24.
  20. Thompson, S. C., S. Shahid, et al. (2011). "Not just bricks and mortar: planning hospital cancer services for Aboriginal people." BMC Research Notes 4(62): 1-9.
  21. White, K., J. Roydhouse, et al. (2011). "Unmet psychological and practical needs of patients with cancer in rural and remote areas of Western Australia." Rural and Remote Health 1.
  22. Williams, A., C. Pienaar, et al. (2011). "Further psychometric testing of an instrument to measure emotional care in hospital." Journal of Clinical Nursing 1: 1-11.

2010

  1. Wilkinson, A.M. (2010). The Carer Experience in End-of-Life Cancer Caregiving: A Discussion of the Literature. Cancer Forum, 34 (2):July
  2. Aoun, S. (2010). Health Section. Perth, The West Australian: 6-6.
  3. Aoun, S., S. Bird, et al. (2010). "Reliability testing of FAMCARE-2 scale: measuring family carer satisfaction with palliative care." Palliative Medicine 24: 674-681.
  4. Aoun, S., R. mcconigley, et al. (2010). "Caregivers of People with Neurodegenerative Diseases: Profile and Unmet Needs from a Population-Based Survey in South Australia." Journal of Palliative Medicine 13(6): 653-661.
  5. Bradley, K., B. Wee, et al. (2010). "Management of death rattle: what influences the decision making of palliative medicine doctors and clinical specialists?" Progress in Palliative Care 18(2).
  6. Breen, L. and M. O'Connor (2010). "Acts of resistance: Breaking the silence of grief following crash fatalities." Death Studies 34: 30-53.
  7. Cox, J., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2010). "A Delphi study on research priorities in radiation therapy: The Australian perspective." Radiography 16(1): 26-39.
  8. Eagar, K., P. Watters, et al. (2010). "The Australian Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) - measuring the quality and outcomes of palliative care on a routine basis." Australian Health Review 34: 186-192.
  9. Funk, L., K. Stajduhar, et al. (2010). "Part 2: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: a comprehensive review of published qualitative research (1998-2008)." Palliative Medicine 24(6): 594-607.
  10. Hack, T. F., S. McClement, et al. (2010). "Learning from dying patients during their days: life reflections gleaned from dignity therapy." Palliative Medicine 7: 715-723.
  11. Halkett, G. K., S. Aoun, et al. (2010). "EORTC radiation proctitis-specific quality of life module - Pretesing in four European countries." Radiotherapy and Oncology 97(2): 294-300.
  12. Halkett, G. K., M. Ciccarelli, et al. (2010). "Occupational therapy in palliative care: Is it under-utilised in Western Australia?" Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 57(5): 301-309.
  13. Halkett, G. K., M. Jiwa, et al. (2010). "Trialling computer touch-screen technology to assess psychological distress in patients with gynaecological cancer." Australasian Medical Journal 3(12): 781-785.
  14. Halkett, G. K., L. Kristjanson, et al. (2010). "Meeting breast cancer patients' information needs during radiotherapy: What can we do to improve the information and support that is currently provided?" European Journal of Cancer Care 19(4): 538-547.
  15. Halkett, G. K., S. Merchant, et al. (2010). "Effective communication and information provision in radiotherapy – the role of radiation therapists." Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 9: 3-16.
  16. Houmann, L. J., S. Rydahl-Hansen, et al. (2010). "Testing the feasibility of the Dignity Therapy interview: adaptation for the Danish culture." BMC Palliative Care 9(21): 1-11.
  17. Jiwa, M., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2010). "How do Specialist Breast Nurses help breast cancer patients at follow-up?" Collegian 17: 143-149.
  18. Knight, S.-a. and G. K. Halkett Living Systems, Complexity & Information Systems Science, Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology Publications.
  19. Knight, S.-a., G. K. Halkett, et al. The Context and Contextual Constructs of Research, Brisbane, Queensland University of Technology Publications.
  20. Lobb, E. A., K. Barlow-Stewart, et al. (2010). "Treatment-focused DNA testing for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients: some implications for clinical practice." Clinical Genetics 77(4): 350-354.
  21. Lobb, E. A., L. Kristjanson, et al. (2010). "Predictors of Complicated Grief: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies." Death Studies 34: 673-698.
  22. Lobb, E. A., M. C. Oldham, et al. (2010). "Frontline grief: The workplace support needs of community palliative care nurses after the death of a patient." Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing 12(4): 225-233.
  23. mcconigley, R., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2010). "Caring for someone with high-grade glioma: a time of rapid change for caregivers." Palliative Medicine 24(5): 473-479.
  24. O'Connor, M. and G. K. Halkett (2010). "Designing surveys for radiography and radiation therapy." The Radiographer 57(3): 8-11.
  25. O'Connor, M., K. White, et al. (2010). "The prevalence of anxiety and depression in palliative care patients with cancer in Western Australia and New South Wales." Medical Journal of Australia 193(5): S44-S47.
  26. Ruanjahn, G., D. Roberts, et al. (2010). "An exploration of factors influencing adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) among people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Thailand." AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV 22(12): 1555-1561.
  27. Stajduhar, K., L. Funk, et al. (2010). "Part 1: Home-based family caregiving at the end of life: a comprehensive review of published quantitative research (1998-2008)." Palliative Medicine 24(6): 573-593.
  28. Thomas, K., P. L. Hudson, et al. (2010). "Meeting the needs of family carers: an evaluation of three home-based palliative care services in Australia." Palliative Medicine 24(2): 183-191.
  29. Waller, A., A. Girgis, et al. (2010). "Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design." BMC Palliative Care 9.
  30. Zillacus, E., B. Meiser, et al. (2010). "The Virtual Consultation: Practitioners’ Experiences of Genetic Counseling by Videoconferencing in Australia." Telemedicine and e-Health 16(3): 350-357.
Zilliacus, E. M., B. Meiser, et al. (2010). "Women’s Experience of Telehealth Cancer Genetic Counseling." Journal of Genetic Counseling 19(5): 463-472.

2009

  1. Matzo M, Wilkinson AM, GattoM, Lynn J, Phillips S. (2009). Palliative Care for Mass Casualty Events. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 7(2):199-210.
  2. ALSHAMAKHI, A., BARCLAY, L., HALKETT, G. K., KUKADE, G., MUNDHADA, D., UPPOOR, R. & GAWAI, P. (2009) CT Evaluation of Flank Pain And Suspected Urolithiasis. Radiologic Technology, 81, 122-131.
  3. AOUN, S., OSSEIRAN-MOISSON, R., COLLINS, F., NEWTON, R. & NEWTON, M. (2009) A self-management concept for men at the community level: The waist disposal challenge. Journal of Health Psychology, 663-674.
  4. CHOCHINOV, H. M., MCCLEMENT, S., HACK, T. F., KRISTJANSON, L., HARLOS, M., SINCLAIR, S. & MURRAY, A. (2009) The Landscape of Distress in the Terminally Ill. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1, 1-9.
  5. COX, J., HALKETT, G. K., ANDERSON, C. & HEARD, R. (2009) A Delphi study on research priories in radiation therapy: The Australian perspective. Radiography, 16, 26-39.
  6. COX, J. M., HALKETT, G. K. & ANDERSON, C. (2009) Research interests identified at the coal-face: initial Delphi analysis of Australian radiation therapists perspectives. The Radiographer, 56, 9-14.
  7. GRANDE, G. E., STAJDUHAR, K., AOUN, S., TOYE, C., FUNK, L., ADDINGTON-HALL, J., PAYNE, S. & TODD, C. (2009) Supporting lay carers in end of life care: current gaps and future priorities. Palliative Medicine, 339-344.
  8. GREAVES, J., GLARE, P., KRISTJANSON, L., STOCKLER, M. & TATTERSALL, M. (2009) Undertreatment of nausea and other symptoms in hospitalized cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 17, 461-464.
  9. HACK, T. F., MCCLEMENT, S., CHOCHINOV, H. M., CANN, B. J., HASSARD, T., KRISTJANSON, L. J. & HARLOS, M. Learning from dying patients during their days: life reflections gleaned from dignity therapy. Palliative Medicine, 7, 715-723.
  10. HALKETT, G. K., AOUN, S., HAYNE, D., LUND, J.-A., GRUEN, A., VILLA, J., LIVI, L., ARCANGELI, S., VELIKOVA, G. & SPRY, N. EORTC radiation proctitis - specific quality of life module - Pretesting in four European countries. Radiotherapy and Oncology, ?
  11. HALKETT, G. K., CICCARELLI, M., KEESING, S. & AOUN, S. Occupational therapy in palliative care: Is it under-utilised in Western Australia? Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57, 301-309.
  12. HALKETT, G. K., JIWA, M., TANNER, P., FOURNIER, C. & KATRIS, P. Trialling computer touch-screen technology to assess psychological distress in patients with gynaecological cancer. Australasian Medical Journal, 3, 781-785.
  13. HALKETT, G. K., KRISTJANSON, L., LOBB, E. A., O'DRISCOLL, C., TAYLOR, M. & SPRY, N. Meeting breast cancer patients' information needs during radiotherapy: What can we do to improve the information and support that is currently provided? European Journal of Cancer Care, 19, 538-547.
  14. HALKETT, G. K., LOBB, E. A., OLDHAM, M. C. & NOWAK, A. (2009) The information and support needs of patients diagnosed with High Grade Glioma. Patient Education and Counselling, 79, 112-119.
  15. HALKETT, G. K., MERCHANT, S., JIWA, M., RICHARDSON, S., KEARVELL, R., CARSON, S., ARNET, H., SHORT, M., SPRY, N., TAYLOR, M. & KRISTJANSON, L. Effective communication and information provision in radiotherapy – the role of radiation therapists. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 9, 3-16.
  16. HALKETT, G. K., SHORT, M. & KRISTJANSON, L. (2009) How do radiation oncology health professionals inform breast cancer patients about the medical and technical aspects of their treatment? Radiotherapy and Oncology, 90, 153-159.
  17. HOLLOWAY, K. & MCCONIGLEY, R. (2009) Descriptive, exploratory study of the role of nursing assistants in Australian residential aged care facilities: The example of pain management. Australasian Journal of Ageing, 28, 70-74.
  18. HOLLOWAY, K. & MCCONIGLEY, R. (2009) Understanding Nursing Assistants Experiences of Caring for Older People in Pain: The Australian Experience. American Society for Pain Management Nursing, 99-106.
  19. HOUMANN, L. J., RYDAHL-HANSEN, S., CHOCHINOV, H. M., KRISTJANSON, L. J. & GROENVOLD, M. Testing the feasibility of the Dignity Therapy interview: adaptation for the Danish culture. BMC Palliative Care, 9, 1-11.
  20. JIWA, M., ARNET, H., HALKETT, G. K., SMITH, M., O'CONNOR, M., RHODES, J., POLAND, K. & BULSARA, M. (2009) Does smoking status affect the likelihood of consulting a doctor about respiratory symptoms? A pilot survey in Western Australia. BMC Family Practice.
  21. JIWA, M., DEAS, K. N., ROSS, J., SHAW, T., WILCOX, H. & SPILSBURY, K. (2009) An inclusive approach to raising standards in general practice: working with a 'community of practice' in Western Australia. BMC Medical Research Methodology.
  22. JIWA, M., HALKETT, G. K., ARNET, H., SMITH, M., MCCONIGLEY, R., LIM, D., BULSARA, M. & ISLAM, A. (2009) Advice to consult a general medical practitioner in Western Australia: could it be cancer? Quality in Primary Care, 23-29.
  23. JIWA, M., HALKETT, G. K., DEAS, K. N., O'CONNOR, M., WEIR, J., O'DRISCOLL, C., O'BRIEN, E., WILSON, L. & BOYLE, S. (2009) Follow-up of breast cancer patients: Preliminary findings from nurse-patient consultations and patient surveys. Australasian Medical Journal, 1, 1-10.
  24. LEE, S., KRISTJANSON, L. & WILLIAMS, A. (2009) Professional relationships in palliative care decision making. Supportive Care in Cancer, 17, 445-450.
  25. LOBB, E. A., JOSKE, D., BUTOW, P., KRISTJANSON, L., CANNELL, P., CULL, G. & AUGUSTSON, B. (2009) When the safety net of treatment has been removed: Patients' unmet needs at the completion of treatment for haematological malignancies. Patient Education and Counselling.
  26. LOBB, E. A., KRISTJANSON, L. J., AOUN, S., MONTEROSSO, L., HALKETT, G. K. & DAVIES, A. Predictors of complicated grief: a systematic review of empirical studies. Death Studies, 34, 673-698.
  27. MCCONIGLEY, R., HALKETT, G. K., LOBB, E. A. & NOWAK, A. Caring for someone with high-grade glioma: a time of rapid change for caregivers. Palliative Medicine, ?, ?-?
  28. MELVIN, C. S. & OLDHAM, M. C. (2009) When to refer patients to Palliative Care. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 11, 291-301.
  29. MONTEROSSO, L., KRISTJANSON, L. & PHILLIPS, M. (2009) The supportive and palliative care needs of Australian families of children who die from cancer. Palliative Medicine, 23, 526-536.
  30. O'CONNOR, M. & HALKETT, G. K. Designing surveys for radiography and radiation therapy. The Radiographer, 57, 8-11.
  31. O'CONNOR, M., WHITE, K., KRISTJANSON, L. J., COUSINS, K. & WILKES, L. The prevalence of anxiety and depression in palliative care patients with cancer in Western Australia and New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 5, S44-S47.
  32. ROSENWALD, T., GARTON, A. & O'CONNOR, M. (2009) Well-being and identity of adolescent and adult intercountry adoptees and non-adopted migrants in Western Australia. Other people's children: Adoption in Australia. North Melbourne, Victoria, Australian Scholarly Publishing.
  33. SPRY, N., HALKETT, G. K. & AOUN, S. (2009) International Cross-Cultural Field Validation of an EORTC Questionnaire Moduel for patients who may be experiencing radiation proctitis. Brussels, EORTC.
  34. SUN, Z. & HALKETT, G. K. (2009) Computed Tomography and Radiaiton Dose: Is the technique appropriately used for imaging in children? Australasian Medical Journal, 1, 33-35.
  35. WALLER, A., GIRGIS, A., JOHNSON, C., MITCHELL, G., YATES, P., KRISTJANSON, L. J., TATTERSALL, M., LECATHELINAIS, C., SIBBRITT, D., KELLY, B., GORTON, E. & CURROW, D. Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design. BMC Palliative Care, 9, 1-6.
  36. WILLIAMS, A., COLEFAX, L., O'DRISCOLL, C. & DAWSON, S. S. (2009) An exploration of the experiences of living renal donors following donation. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 36, 423-427.
  37. WILLIAMS, A., DAVIES, A. & GRIFFITHS, G. (2009) Facilitating comfort for hospitalised patients using non-pharmacological measures: Preliminary development of clinical practice guidelines. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 15, 145-155.
  38. WILLIAMS, A. & KRISTJANSON, L. (2009) Emotional care experienced by hospitalised patients: development and testing of a measurement instrument. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18, 1069-1077.

2008

  1. Lorenz K, Lynn J, Dy S, Shugarman LR, Wilkinson AM, Mularski RA, Morton SC, Hughes R, Hilton LK, Maglione M, Rhodes SL, Rolon C, Sun VC, Shekelle PG. (2008). The Evidence for Improving Care at the End of Life: A Systematic Review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 148(2):147-159.
  2. Wanajak K, Rudd C, Wilkinson A. (2008). Definition and diagnostic criteria of Internet Addiction. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 17(Suppl 1):A32-A33.
  3. AOUN, S., KRISTJANSON, L. J., OLDHAM, L. & CURROW, D. (2008) A qualitative investigation of the palliative care needs of terminally ill people who live alone. Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia, 15, 3-9.
  4. AURET, K., TOYE, C., GOUCKE, R., KRISTJANSON, L., BRUCE, D. G. & SCHUG, S. (2008) Development and Testing of a Modified Version of the Brief Pain Inventory for Use in Residential Aged Care Facilities. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 301-306.
  5. BRAITHWAITE, M., COCKAYNE, M., FISHER, J., HUDSON, P. L., KRISTJANSON, L., QUINN, K. & THOMAS, T. (2008) Evaluation of a psycho-educational group programme for family caregivers in home-based palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 22, 270-280.
  6. BREEN, L. & O'CONNOR, M. (2008) Family and Social Networks after Bereavement: Experiences of Support, Change, and Isolation. Journal of Family Therapy, 1-32.
  7. CHOCHINOV, H. M., HASSARD, T., MCCLEMENT, S., HACK, T. F., KRISTJANSON, L., HARLOS, M., SINCLAIR, S. & MURRAY, A. (2008) The Patient Dignity Inventory: A Novel Way of Measuring Dignity-Related Distress in Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 559-571.
  8. CURROW, D., ALLEN, K., PLUMMER, J., AOUN, S., HEGARTY, M. & ABERNETHY, A. (2008) Bereavement help-seeking following an 'expected' death: a cross-sectional randomised face-to-face population survey. Biomed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1-22.
  9. CURROW, D., CRISTOU, T., SMITH, J., CARMODY, S., LEWIN, G., AOUN, S. & ABERNETHY, A. (2008) Do Terminally Ill People who Live Alone Miss Out on Home Oxygen Treatment? An Hypothesis Generating Study. Journal of Palliative Care, 1015-1022.
  10. CURROW, D., EAGAR, K., AOUN, S., FILDES, D., YATES, P. & KRISTJANSON, L. (2008) Is It Feasible and Desirable to Collect Voluntarily Quality and Outcome Data Nationally in Palliative Oncology Care? Journal of Clinical Oncology, 3853-3859.
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  20. JIWA, M., SAUNDERS, C., THOMPSON, S. C., ROSENWAX, L., SARGANT, S., KHONG, E. L., HALKETT, G. K., SUTHERLAND, G., EE, H., PACKER, T. L., MERRIMAN, G. & ARNET, H. (2008) Timely cancer diagnosis and management as a chronic condition: Opportunities for primary care. The Medical Journal of Australia, 78-82.
  21. MCCONIGLEY, R., TOYE, C., GOUCKE, R. & KRISTJANSON, L. (2008) Innovations in Aged Care: Developing recommendations for implementing the Australian pain society's pain management strategies in residential aged care. Australasian Journal of Ageing, 45-49.
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2007

  1. Phillips SJ, Knebel A, Roberts M, Hodge JG, Gabriel E, Hick JL, Cantrill S, Wilkinson AM, Matszo M. (2007). Critical issues in preparing for a mass casualty event: Highlights from a new community planning guide. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice and Science, 5(3):268-270.
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  14. Halkett, G. K., P. Arbon, et al. (2007). "The phenomenon of making decisions during the experience of early breast cancer." European Journal of Cancer Care 16: 322-330.
  15. Halkett, G. K. and L. Kristjanson (2007). "Patients' perspectives on the role of radiation therapists." Patient Education and Counselling 69: 76-83.
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  21. Jiwa, M., G. K. Halkett, et al. (2007). "Factors influencing the speed of cancer diagnosis in rural Western Australia: A General Practice perspective." BMC Family Practice 8(27): 1-7.
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2006

  1. Freedman, VA, Hodgson, N, Lynn, J., Spillman, B, Waidmann, T, Wilkinson, AM., Wolf, DA. (2006). Promoting Decline in Late-Life Disability Prevalence: Review of the Evidence for Three Potentially High-Impact Interventions. The Milbank Q, 84 (3):493-520.
  2. Lorenz, KA, Lynn J, Dy SM, Wilkinson, AM, Mularski RA, Shugarman, LM, Hughes RG, Asch SM, Rolon C, Rastegar A, Shekelle PG. (2006). Quality measures for symptoms and advance care planning in cancer: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(30):4933-4938.
  3. Lorenz, KA, Lynn J, Morton SC, Dy SM, Shugarman, LM, Wilkinson, AM, Mularski RA, Sun VC, Hughes RG, Rhodes, SL, Maglione M, Hilton LK, Rolon C, and Shekelle PG. (2006). Methodological approaches for a systematic review of End-of-Life care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 8 (suppl 1):S4-S21.
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