College of Healthcare Sciences

Lisa Shaw

Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
lisa.shaw@jcu.edu.au

Stephen Yu

Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery
stephen.yu@jcu.edu.au

Karen Smith

Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery
karen.smith6@jcu.edu.au

Chae Rose

Lecturer, Psychology
chae.rose@jcu.edu.au

Helen Petsky

Head, Nursing and Midwifery
helen.petsky@jcu.edu.au

Lucy Bird

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
lucy.bird@jcu.edu.au

Alyssia Merrick

Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
alyssia.merrick@jcu.edu.au

Sandra Dash

Lecturer
sandra.dash@jcu.edu.au

Radio relationships and well-being in older age

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2022

grant

Communities over the airwaves: How the creativity of community language radio promotes wellbeing among new and emerging migrant communities in Australia

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2022

grant

Communities on-air: The role of community language broadcasting in enhancing individual and community well-being

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2022

grant

Improving well-being for the ageing population through music listening

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2019

grant

Establishing a lullaby playgroup at Fitzroy Primary School

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2018

grant

Radio for well-being engagement in older age

Amanda Krause

01 Jan 2017 - 01 Jan 2019

grant

Comparing the effects of a simplified rubric design

Tracey Ahern

01 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2024

Implementation and Evaluation of CONNECT

Tracey Ahern

01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024

Building Capacity for Frailty management in Regional Queensland Residential Aged Care Facilities

Michael Inskip

01 Nov 2024 - 31 Jul 2025

Virtually all older adults living within aged care are at risk of becoming or are currently frail, with increased risk of adverse health outcomes. The core treatments for frailty are good nutrition, medication optimisation, and robust exercise, which was recently evaluated in the novel Frailty Reduction via Implementation of Exercise, Nutrition and Deprescribing (FRIEND) trial. This trial developed comprehensive training resources for the aged care sector. This project aims to build capacity through dissemination of this training to aged care champions across regional Queensland facilities and support them to improve frailty care and client health within their facility. The project has two main project aims: 1. Disseminate FRIEND in an online and in-person, train-the-trainer model to build capacity of aged care champions and key regional, healthcare professionals 2. Support aged care champions to develop local facility training, and an organisational strategy for improving frailty care The study will involve two phases: 1. Pre/post evaluation of a train-the-trainer education intervention (FRIEND website modules and an intensive one-day course on frailty management). Five strategically located RACFs across North-West Queensland will nominate an aged care champion (i.e. senior staff member) by early September to complete website training and travel to Townsville for intensive training in Late October/Early November along with local healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, social workers) working within aged care. 2. Involves evaluation of the champion-led local training implementation development of an organisational strategy to improve frailty care over a six-month period. The champion will identify key implementation/leadership staff and training needs to develop a 1–2-hour training webinar and develop an organisational strategy to improve frailty management in their facility

Building Capacity for Frailty management in Regional Queensland Residential Aged Care Facilities

Michael Inskip

01 Oct 2024 - 31 Dec 2025