Director: |
| Professor Alison Kitson, Adjunct Professor / Head of Discipline |
| alison.kitson@adelaide.edu.au |
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| Phone: (+61 8) 8222 5588 / 8313 0511 |
| Fax: (+61 8) 8222 5588 / 2303 3594 |
| Discipline of Nursing |
| The University of Adelaide |
| SA 5005 |
Link to CEPSA survey of South Australian JBI members
| CORE Staff |
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 Alison Kitson RN, BSc (Hons), DPhil, FRCN
Director of CEPSA
Professor and Head of Discipline of Nursing, University of Adelaide
Associate Fellow, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford
Alison Kitson took up the post of Professor of Nursing and Head of Discipline at the University of Adelaide at the beginning of 2009. She became Director of CEPSA in February 2009. She was the Royal Adelaide Hospital Nursing Education Fund Inaugural Fellow and has worked closely with interdisciplinary teams around improving the fundamentals of care for older people going through the acute hospital setting.
Alison has a long career in nursing and her research interests include getting evidence and innovations into everyday practice. Effective leadership is a key part of this. |
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 Rick Wiechula
Dr Rick Wiechula is the Deputy Director of The Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia and the Post Graduate Coordinator for Higher Degrees in the Discipline of Nursing. He has extensive experience in both conducting and teaching systematic reviews having previously held a number of senior positions in the Joanna Briggs Institute. In addition to evidence review Rick has a strong interest in Knowledge Translation having recently been involved in the TOPIC 7 project, a collaborative research project conducted with industry partners Central Northern Adelaide Health Service and Royal Adelaide Hospital. Email rick.wiechula@adelaide.edu.au
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 Amy Marshall
Amy is a Research Assistant within CEPSA. She has a Master of Arts in Sociology and has experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Amy's background in research support roles means she brings a comprehensive range of research skills and knowledge to the Centre. Amy will assist with the conduct of systematic reviews, including searching, retrieving, reviewing, meta-analysis and meta-synthesis and write up, and provide support for other research projects conducted by the Centre. Email amy.marshall@adelaide.edu.au
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 Sarah Scott
Sarah Scott is the Head of Communication. Email sarah.scott@adelaide.edu.au
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 Felicia Matthews
Felicia Matthews is the Centre Coordinator and Executive Assistant to the Director. She will coordinate regular meetings between the CEPSA team and organise events run through the Centre. For all administrative enquiries, please email felicia.matthews@adelaide.edu.au or phone the Discipline of Nursing on (+618) 8313 0588.
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| Brendan MacDonald |
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| Sue Sharrard |
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| Liz Zwart |
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| Sam Miller |
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| Tiff Conroy |
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| Jodie Kernick |
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| Rob McCann |
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| Charlotte deCrespigny |
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| Leanne Bragg |
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| David Foley |
Scope of activity:
The management committee takes an active role in fulfilling the remit of CEPSA in the state of South Australia. This includes offering strategic support for key initiatives planned by CEPSA, offering advice with regard to special projects or needs within the state.
CEPSA Systematic Reviews
Author(s) |
Title |
Page, T. Lockwood, C. (2004) |
"The comparative effectiveness of nurse led cardiac clinics in adult patients with a diagnosis of CHD." (in press) |
Lockwood, C. Page, T, Conroy-Hiller, T (2004) |
"Effectiveness of individual therapy and group therapy in the treatment of schizophrenia." (in press) |
Lockwood C, Conroy-Hiller T, Page T |
Vital Signs. JBI Reports 2004:2 (6):207-230 |
Lockwood, C., T. Page, et al. (2004) |
"Comparing the effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy using individual or group therapy in the treatment of depression." JBI Reports 2(5): 185-206 |
Lockwood, C. Hodgkinson , B Page T . (2003) |
"Clinical effectiveness of different approaches to peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site care." JBI Reports 1(6) |
Page, T. and C. Lockwood (2003) |
"Prevention and management of shoulder pain in the hemiplegic patient." JBI Reports 1(5) |
Page, T. C. Lockwood , Guest K . (2003) |
"Management of nipple pain and/or trauma associated with breast-feeding." JBI Reports 1(4): 127-147 |
Averis A, Pearson A |
"Filling the gaps Identifying Nursing Research Priorities Through the Analysis of Completed Systematic Reviews." JBI Reports 2003;1(3):49-126 |
JBI Systematic Reviews
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CEPSA |
Clinical Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners Management of Adults in an Adult Emergency Department (The) |
Review in Progress
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CEPSA |
Effectiveness of Strategies for the Management and/or Prevention of Hypothermia within the Adult Perioperative Environment (The) |
Review in Progress
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CEPSA |
Management of Established Percutaneous Gastrostromy Tubes in Adults - A Systematic Review |
Review in Progress
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Education
Education is provided to South Australian health care professionals, managers, and educators through the Joanna Briggs Institute. Please contact JBI Education or refer to Education and Training for further information.
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Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia (CEPSA).
Director - Prof Alison Kitson. |
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