Personal profile
Biography
Michelle Gold is a palliative care physician and Director of Palliative Care at Alfred Health.
Michelle has broad experience caring for patients with malignant and non-malignant diseases, including burns, respiratory disease and trauma.
Michelle oversees a team of specialist nurses, allied health and medical and staff, including junior doctors. Michelle is part of the Improving End of Life Care Committee and the Voluntary Assisted Dying Working Group.
In her teaching roles at both Alfred Health and Monash University, Michelle mentors junior medical staff and participates in research. She has spoken widely to community groups on topics related to palliative care and voluntary assisted dying.
Michelle is currently President-Elect of the Chapter of Palliative, Medicine, RACP and chairs the Spirituality Training Working Party.
Research area keywords
- Palliative care
- Voluntary Assisted Dying
- Patient care
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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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Palliative care for unsurvivable burn injury in Australia and New Zealand
Tracy, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cleland, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gold, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Reeder, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Research output
- 22 Article
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A Scoping Review of the Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Engagement in Hospital-Based Palliative Care in Australian Hospitals
Meehan, E., Parker, C., Ayton, D., Katz, N., Gold, M., Wang, Y., Ralapanawa, D., Kwok, X. & Banaszak-Holl, J., Aug 2025, In: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 42, 8, p. 814-825 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring clinicians’ decision-making processes about end-of-life care after burns: A qualitative interview study
Reeder, S., Cleland, H. J., Gold, M. & Tracy, L. M., May 2023, In: Burns. 49, 3, p. 595-606 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Treatment Decisions in Patients with Potentially Nonsurvivable Burn Injury in Australia and New Zealand: A Registry-Based Study
Tracy, L. M., Gold, M., Reeder, S. & Cleland, H., 1 May 2023, In: Journal of Burn Care and Research. 44, 3, p. 675-684 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Burn Care Specialists' Views Toward End-of-Life Decision-Making in Patients With Severe Burn Injury: Findings From an Online Survey in Australia and New Zealand
Tracy, L. M., Reeder, S., Gold, M. & Cleland, H., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Burn Care and Research. 43, 6, p. 1322–1328 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A conceptual model: Redesigning how we provide palliative care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Philip, J., Crawford, G., Brand, C., Gold, M., Miller, B., Hudson, P., Smallwood, N., Lau, R. & Sundararajan, V., Aug 2018, In: Palliative and Supportive Care. 16, 4, p. 452-460 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
20 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)