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Qualitifactions: BAppSci (Physiotherapy), GrDip Manipulative Physiotherapy, PhD
Deb is a researcher with experience in clincial practice, clinical leadership and acedemia. As a physiotherapist, she worked clinically in public health in Australia and the UK in both hospital and community settings. She ran a successful physiotherapy private practice before returning to public health in quality and safety roles and leadership. She held leadership roles in Allied Health at Monash Health.
Deb completed her PhD focussing on staff responses to disinvestment and disinvestment research. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care, working with the National Centre for Healthy Ageing and the Seaford Healthy Futures Hub.
Her work and research focus on the development and evaluation of healthcare services to provide better outcomes for the community.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A new approach to disinvestment: Application to falls prevention mobilisation alarms
Haines, T. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Shorr, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Botti, M. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brusco, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), O'Brien, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Redley, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bowles, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hutchinson, A. M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Mitchell, D. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hunter, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Boyd, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Jellett, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Raymond, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Webb-St Mart, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Steen, K. (Associate Investigator (AI))
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Biopsychosocial effects of formal volunteering in older adults: What does the evidence tell us and what can we learn from the communities we work with?
Maghidman, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Callaway, L. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bould, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Mitchell, D. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/08/23 → 1/04/24
Project: Research
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Moving Past the Loss: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Health Care Staff Experiences of Disinvestment
Mitchell, D., O’Brien, L., Bardoel, A. & Haines, T., Feb 2022, In: Medical Care Research and Review. 79, 1, p. 78-89 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Disinvestment in the presence of uncertainty: Description of a novel, multi-group, disinvestment trial design and protocol for an application to reduce or cease use of mobilisation alarms for preventing falls in hospitals
Haines, T. P., Botti, M., Brusco, N., O’Brien, L., Redley, B., Bowles, K. A., Hutchinson, A., Mitchell, D., Jellett, J., Steen, K., Boyd, L., Mart, M. W. S., Raymond, M., Hunter, P., Russo, P., Bonnici, R., Pu, D., Sevenhuysen, S., Davies, V. & Shorr, R., Dec 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 12, 17 p., e0261793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring utilisation of the allied health assistant workforce in the Victorian health, aged care and disability sectors
Huglin, J., Whelan, L., McLean, S., Greer, K., Mitchell, D., Downie, S. & Farlie, M. K., 23 Oct 2021, In: BMC Health Services Research. 21, 1, 12 p., 1144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access16 Citations (Scopus) -
Health care staff responses to disinvestment-A systematic search and qualitative thematic synthesis
Mitchell, D., Bowles, K. A., OʼBrien, L., Bardoel, A. & Haines, T., Jan 2021, In: Health Care Management Review. 46, 1, p. 44-54 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
11 Citations (Scopus) -
Mobilisation alarm triggers, response times and utilisation before and after the introduction of policy for alarm reduction or elimination: A descriptive and comparative analysis
Brusco, N. K., Hutchinson, A. M., Mitchell, D., Jellett, J., Boyd, L., Webb-St Mart, M., Raymond, M., Clayton, D., Farley, A., Botti, M., Steen, K., Duncan, M., Cummins, N. & Haines, T., May 2021, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 117, 9 p., 103769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)