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Biography
Dr. McArdle's research interests are in basic biological research, population health research and medical education particularly within a rural setting.
Dr. Adelle McArdle completed her PhD in 2009 from the Department of Physiology at Monash University with a dissertation entitled andlsquo;The effect of a mild and moderate model of maternal hypertension on placental development'. This research was concerned with the role of hypertension on the developmental origins of health and adult disease, specifically the physiological mechanisms that may be implicated to confer these developmental changes.
After completion of her PhD, Dr. Adelle McArdle worked at the Victorian Department of Health. Her role was focused on support for primary health delivery for the rural primary health service providers, improvement to service integration between primary health service providers, monitoring of health service provision and support for the implementation of chronic disease management strategies.
Recentlhy Dr. Adelle McArdle has been focusing her research interests on population health and women and children's health. In particular Dr. McArdle has developed an interest in and collaboration with the research community concerned with the care and treatment of women suffering from lactational mastitis.
Research interests
- Breastfeeding and issues surrounding breastfeeding including lactational mastitis
- Developmental origins of health and adult disease
- Maternal and child health
- Medical education research
External positions
University Associate, Curtin University
31 Jul 2018 → …
Research area keywords
- Health care evaluation
- Health education
- Maternal and child health
- Population health
- breastfeeding
Network
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Transforming pre‐vocational medical training to optimise the rural healthcare workforce
McArdle, A., Willems, J., Simmons, M., Tare, M., Knott, C., Reser, D., Palaniswamy, V., Atkinson, S. & Haigh, C.
3/05/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Australian Aboriginal techniques for memorization: Translation into a medical and allied health education setting
Reser, D., Simmons, M., Johns, E., Ghaly, A., Quayle, M., Dordevic, A. L., Tare, M., McArdle, A., Willems, J. & Yunkaporta, T., 18 May 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 5, 17 p., e0251710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Construct validity and internal consistency of the breast inflammatory symptom severity index in lactating mothers with inflammatory breast conditions
Heron, E., McArdle, A., Karim, M. N., Cooper, M., Geddes, D. & McKenna, L., 16 Nov 2021, In: PeerJ. 9, 18 p., e12439.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Does professionalism assessment conducted during clinical placements agree with that conducted within problem-based learning groups?
McArdle, A. M., Karim, M. N., Tare, M., Reser, D. H., Simmons, M., Presley, M., Ilic, D. & Bullock, S., Jul 2021, p. 128. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Reliability of an existing tool of professionalism assessment for pre-clinical medical students.
McArdle, A. M., Karim, M. N., Tare, M., Reser, D. H., Simmons, M., Presley, M., Ilic, D. & Bullock, S., Jul 2021, p. 127. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open Access -
Development of a novel patient focussed symptom severity index for use in assessing and treating inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast: a Delphi study
Cooper, M., Lowe, H. & McArdle, A., Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 18, 2, p. 231-240 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 External HDR Supervision
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Physiotherapy treatment for women with inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast
Leanda McKenna (Fellow), Adelle McArdle (Fellow) & Donna Geddes (Fellow)
1 Apr 2020 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External HDR Supervision