Professor - Professor of Aged Care Nursing
| Contact Campus | Hobart CBD Campuses |
| Building | Medical Science 1 |
| Room Reference | 417E |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 4735 |
| Fax | +61 3 6226 4880 |
| Andrew.Robinson@utas.edu.au |
2011 Robinson, A., Hemmings, L., Lea, E., Vosper, G.,McCann, D., Weeding, F & Rumble, R Seeking respite: Issues around the use of day respite care for the carers of people with dementia. Ageing and Society (in Press accepted 9/2/11 ) [ERA A].
2011 Willis K., Robinson A., Wood-Baker R., Turner P., & Walters E.H.. Participating in research – exploring participation and engagement in a study of self management for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Qualitative Health Research (in Press accepted 22/2/11) [ERA A]
2010 Stirling C, Andrews S, Croft T, Vickers J, Turner P & Robinson A. Measuring Dementia Carers' Unmet Need for Services—An exploratory mixed method study. BMC Health Services Research 10(122) http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/10/122. [ERA: B; IF: 1.680]
2010 2010 Gartlan J, Smith A, Clennett S, Walshe D, Tomlinson-Smith A, Boas L & Robinson A. An audit of the adequacy of acute wound care documentation of surgical inpatients. Journal of Clinical Nursing Aug; 19 (15-16): 2207-14. [ERA: A; IF: 1.376]
2010 Cummings E, Robinson A, Courtney-Pratt H, Cameron-Tucker H, Wood-Baker R, Walters E & Turner P. Pathways Home: Comparing voluntary IT and non-IT users participating in a mentored self-management project. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 160(Pt 1): 23-7.PMID: 20841643.
2010 Haralambous, B, Haines T, Hill K, Moore K, Nitz J & Robinson A. A protocol for an individualised, facilitated and sustainable approach to implementing current evidence in preventing falls in residential aged care facilities. BMC Geriatrics 10:8 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/8. [ERA: C]
2009 Andrews S, McInerney F & Robinson A. Realizing a palliative approach in dementia care: Strategies to facilitate aged care staff engagement in evidence-based practice. International Psychogeriatrics 21(Supplement 1): S64–S68. [ERA: A; IF: 2.098]
2009 Robinson A, Elder J, Emden C, Lea E, Turner P & Vickers J. Information pathways into dementia care services: family carers have their say. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice 8: 17-37. [ERA: B]
2009 Robinson A, Emden C, Lea E, Elder J, Vickers J & Turner P. Information issues for providers of services to people with dementia living in the community in Australia: Breaking the cycle of frustration. Health and Social Care in the Community 17(2): 141–150. [ERA: B; IF: 1.010]
2009 Robinson A, Abbey J, Abbey B, Toye C & Barnes L. Getting off to a good start: A multi-site study of orienting student nurses during aged care clinical placements. Nurse Education in Practice 9: 53-60. [ERA: C]
2008 Robinson A, Emden C, Elder J, Lea E, Vickers J & Turner P. Multiple views reveal the complexity of dementia diagnosis. Australasian Journal on Ageing 27(4): 183-188. [ERA C IF: 0.319]
2008 Hansen E, Hughes C, Routley G & Robinson A. General practitioners' experiences and understandings of diagnosing dementia: Factors impacting on early diagnosis. Social Science & Medicine 67: 1776-1783. [ERA: A*; IF: 2.453]
2008 Robinson A, Courtney-Pratt H, Lea E, Cameron-Tucker H, Turner P, Cummings L, Wood-Baker R & Walters E H. Transforming clinical practice amongst community nurses: Mentoring for COPD patient self-management. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness in association with the Journal of Clinical Nursing 17: 369-378. [ERA: A; IF: 1.430]
2008 Robinson, A, Andrews-Hall S, Cubit K, Fassett M, Venter L, Menzies B & Jongeling L. Attracting students to aged care: The impact of a supportive orientation. Nurse Education Today 28: 354-362. [ERA: A; IF: 0.962]
2007 Robinson A & Cubit C. Caring for people with Dementia in Residential Care: Nursing Students' Experiences. Journal of Advanced Nursing 59(3): 255-263. [ERA: A*; IF 1.342]
2007 Andrews-Hall S, Howe A & Robinson A. The dynamics of residential aged care in Australia: 8-year’s trends in admission, separations and dependency. The Australian Health Review 31(4): 611-622. [ERA: C]
2007 Robinson A, Andrews-Hall S, & Fassett M. ‘Living on the edge’: Issues that undermine the capacity of residential aged care providers to support student nurses on clinical placement. The Australian Health Review 31(3): 368-378. [ERA: C]
2005 Hansen E, Robinson A, Mudge P & Crack G. Barriers to the provision of care for people with dementia and their carers in a rural community. Australian Journal of Primary Health 11(1): 72-79. [ERA: B]
2005 Robinson A, & Cubit K. Student nurses’ experiences of the body in aged care. Contemporary Nurse 19(1-2): 41-51 [ERA C]
2004 Robinson A & Street A. Improving networks between acute care nurses and an aged care assessment team. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13: 486-496. [ERA: A; IF: 1.430]
Andrew Robinson is Professor of Aged Care Nursing, School Of Nursing and Midwifery, Co-Director, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (WDREC), Menzies Research Institute and Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Health Sciences at The University of Tasmania. Andrew has established a thriving multi-disciplinary aged care research program in Tasmania with collaborators in the UTAS Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychology, Information Systems and Rural Health, as well as a range of Tasmanian acute care, residential aged care and community based service providers and interstate colleagues. As Co-Director of WDREC, Andrew oversees projects that span health services, clinical and biomedical research, and education and workforce capacity, to tackle the leading issues related to the increasing numbers of people with dementia.
Chief Investigators |
A/Prof Chris Toye, Curtin University; Prof Moyez Jiwa, Curtin University; Prof Andrew Robinson, School of Nursing & Midwifery,UTAS; Ms Sharon Andrews, WDREC, UTAS; A/Prof Fran McInerney, ACU; Dr Jenny Abbey; Dr Michael Ashby, Royal Hobart Hospital; Ms Kristi Holloway, Curtin University |
Funding |
$580,827-Department of Health and Ageing, Australia |
Date |
May 2010 – June 2011 |
Chief Investigators |
Professor Michael Ashby, DHHS, Menzies Research Institute; Prof Andrew Robinson, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UTAS; A/Prof Fran McInerney, ACU; Ms Sharon Andrews, WDREC, UTAS; Dr Christine Stirling, WDREC, UTAS; A/Prof Chris Toye, Curtin University |
Funding |
$533,808 - Department of Health and Ageing, Australia |
Date |
May 2010 – June 2011 |
Chief Investigators |
Prof Andrew Robinson, School of Nursing - Midwifery, UTAS; Prof Mary Fitzgerald, DHHS ; School of Nursing & Midwifery, UTAS; Ms Helen Courtney Pratt, Clinical Nurse Educator (Research), RHH; Mr Brendan Churchill, Junior Research Fellow, WDREC, UTAS; Mr Ian Nethery, Clinical Nurse, Aged Coord. & Evaluation, RHH |
Funding |
$6,500—RHH Research Foundation $5,000-DHHS |
Date |
March 2010 – Dec 2010 |
Chief Investigators |
A/Prof Richard Fleming, Uni NSW ; Hammond Care; Prof Andrew Robinson, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UTAS; Prof Roger Fay, School of Architecture, UTAS; Dr Christine Stirling, WDREC, UTAS; Ms Sharon Andrews, WDREC, UTAS |
Funding |
$5,000-WDREC $15,000-DCRC, University of NSW |
Date |
June 2009–Dec 2010 |
Chief Investigators |
Prof James Vickers, School of Medicine, UTAS and Prof Andrew Robinson, School of Nursing & Midwifery, UTAS |
Funding |
$1,500,000-JO & JR Wicking Trust (ANZ Trustees) $250,000-Department of Health and Human Services, Tas Govt $375,000-University of Tasmania $250,000-Menzies Research Institute Tasmania $125,000-School of Nursing & Midwifery, UTAS Total: $2.5 million over 5 years |
Date |
March 2008 – March 2013 |
Consultants |
Prof Rhonda Nay, ACEBAC, La Trobe University, Prof Peter Disler, Bendigo Health Care Group/School of Rural Health, Monash University; Prof Stephen Gibson, NARI, La Trobe University; Prof AndrewRobinson, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UTAS; A/Prof Susan Koch, The Alfred Hospital, VIC /ACEBAC, La Trobe University; A/Prof Michael Murray, Monash University; Mrs Lynette Moore, Alzheimer’s Australia, VIC; Ms Debbie Slater, Alzheimer’s Australia (Tas) |
Funding |
$2,283,374 - DoHA |
Date |
March 2010 – March 2013 |