Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Bernadette Ward is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Rural Health. She has extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative research in relation to alcohol and other drugs and service access in rural and remote areas. Bernadette was awarded an NHMRC scholarship to undertake her PhD "The role of parents in influencing adolescent alcohol use". In addition to her other alcohol based research, she is Chief Investigator on a MRFF funded study examining how to support parents who use methamphetamine. This is linked to her role as Chief Investigator on a 5-year NHMRC funded study of people who use methamphetamine. Bernadette's role in the Centre of Research Excellence in Rural and Remote Primary Health Care led to her expertise in service access and equity; a new foci for researchers examining health care in rural and remote areas.
Despite being an early career researcher, Bernadette has attracted grants of >$2M in the last five years and has >60 publications. She has been a member of government committees that have led to policy and practice change in the education and health care sectors. Research capacity building is a priority for Bernadette and her publication track record is testament to her role in supporting less experienced first author researchers. She has supervised >10 Honours/Masters projects and several PhDs to completion. She is currently supervising three PhD candidates.
Bernadette teaches into the medical program and the postgraduate coursework program. In addition, she is the Scholarly Intensive Placement Coordinator in the School of Rural Health. She uses an evidence-based approach to teaching and contributes to systematic and Cochrane reviews in this area. Bernadette's community service includes a role as a Director on a local health service board and her interest in rural and remote health stems from many years of primary health practice in remote Australia.
Research interests
1. Alcohol and other drugs
2. Access and equity in health care
3. Research capacity building
4. Rural and remote health
External positions
Adjunct, Burnet Institute
2017 → …Research area keywords
- Rural Health
- alcohol
- Primary Care
- equity
- Health Service access
- drugs
Network
Projects
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Breaking the cycle of substance misuse in families
Ward, B., Harvey, P., Maybery, D., Reupert, A., Dietze, P., Kippen, R., McCormick, F., Lloyd-Jones, M. & Ruud, T.
1/07/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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Understanding the methamphetamine epidemic and its implications for service provision and harm reduction: The VicMeth cohort
Dietze, P., Hickman, M., Quinn, B., Jenkinson, R., Ward, B., Sutton, K. & Agius, P.
1/01/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Advance Care Plans across the health system in rural Victoria (IF17186)
Naidoo, H., Adams, M., Ward, B., Harvey, P., O'Connor, D., Fletcher, J. & Jones, M.
1/09/17 → 31/08/18
Project: Research
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Recovery 'support' feasibility for Murray PHN
Ward, B., Reupert, A. & Sutton, K.
1/07/17 → 31/08/17
Project: Research
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The prevalence of methamphetamine use across the Murray PHN
Ward, B., Dietze, P. & Clarke, M.
28/06/17 → 31/08/17
Project: Research
Research Output
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A prospective cohort of people who use methamphetamine in Melbourne and non-metropolitan Victoria, Australia: Baseline characteristics and correlates of methamphetamine dependence
Quinn, B., Ward, B., Agius, P., Jenkinson, R., Hickman, M., Sutton, K., Hall, C., McKetin, R., Farrell, M. P., Cossar, R. & Dietze, P. M., 11 Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Drug and Alcohol Review. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A realist review of scholarly experiences in medical education
Cornett, M., Palermo, C., Wallace, M. J., Diug, B. & Ward, B., 4 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Medical Education. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Communication of advance care planning decisions: A retrospective cohort study of documents in general practice
Panozzo, L., Harvey, P., Adams, M. J., O'Connor, D. & Ward, B., 14 Jul 2020, In : BMC Palliative Care. 19, 1, 7 p., 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Factors influencing implementation of organizational health literacy: a realist review
Meggetto, E., Kent, F., Ward, B. & Keleher, H., 19 Mar 2020, In : Journal of Health, Organisation and Management. 34, 4, p. 385-407 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Parent and child co-resident status among an Australian community-based sample of methamphetamine smokers
Ward, B., Kippen, R., Reupert, A., Maybery, D., Agius, P. A., Quinn, B., Jenkinson, R., Hickman, M., Sutton, K., Goldsmith, R. & Dietze, P. M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Drug and Alcohol Review. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Best General Practice Research Article in the AFP Journal Award
Ward, Bernadette (Recipient), Carole Meade (Recipient) & Helen Cronin (Recipient), 28 Sep 2017
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Board Member
Bernadette Ward (Member)
30 Jul 2013Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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'Young people and alcohol.'
Bernadette Ward (Invited speaker)
12 Feb 2010Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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'Parental supply of alcohol to adolescents: Results of 2009 research.'
Bernadette Ward (Invited speaker)
11 Aug 2009Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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'The role of the family in reducing alcohol related harm amongst young people.'
Bernadette Ward (Invited speaker)
22 Jul 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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'Young men and alcohol.'
Bernadette Ward (Invited speaker)
8 Aug 2008Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference