Nurse Research Fellow
RN, RM, BN, MB
| Contact Campus | RCS NW Hospitals Campus, Burnie |
| Telephone | +61 3 64304567 |
| Cathy.Smith@utas.edu.au |
Cathy is currently working with the Rural Clinical School on a research project in collaboration with Professor Isabelle Ellis from the School of Nursing and Midwifery and Linda Jaffray from the Rural Clinical School.
This project is in response to the findings of the 4C Project conducted at the Clinical School, Developing Electronic Advance Care Plans for people in residential aged care.
Smith C, Jaffray L, Ellis I (2013) Dignity of Life and Person-Centred Processes for Advance Care Planning in the Community. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 3 No 2, pp267-268
Jaffray L, Ellis I, Smith C. (2013) A Realist Review to Inform a Model for Electronic Advance Care Planning in the Community. International Journal of Older People Nursing (under review)
"Incorporating advance care plans in to the new Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR)"- paper presented at the 12th National Rural Health conference, 2013
"Dignity of Life and Person-Centred Processes for Advance Care Planning in the Community" - paper presented at the 4th International Society of Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care conference, 2013
"Caring for my imagined future’: important considerations for electronic advance care planning for older community dwelling adults with chronic, life limiting illness" - paper accepted for the 12th Australian Palliative Care conference, 2013
"Electronic Advance Care Planning in Community: Nurses’ Role" - paper accepted for the 1st Worldwide Nursing conference, 2013