University Of South Australia Research Articles

Occupational health and safety activities undertaken by physiotherapy students: A retrospective review of industry placement reports.

The University of South Australia's Bachelor of Physiotherapy course, 'Work Health and Safety (WHS) Practice', provides students with introductory practical WHS experience. Students undertake 80-hour effort WHS projects for industry, culminating in a report for hosts. To establish the types of industry that host WHS undergraduate physiotherapy placements and the nature of activities that students conduct. Reports were retrospectively, systematically classified using a descriptive, document content analysis approach. Demographic data were collected: report and student numbers, placement locations and industry types. Selected reports were used as a subset for further analysis with definitions created to classify the nature of placement activities. Most reports were written by a pair of students (88%, n = 269), with placements based in metropolitan Adelaide (91%, n = 284). Various industries hosted students, including healthcare and social assistance (40%, n = 117) and manufacturing (30%, n = 89). Reports primarily included risk management activities as required by WHS legislation (97%, n = 229). Physiotherapy student WHS activities maintain close links with industry, involving stakeholders (workforce, students, University of South Australia and academics). At an entry-level standard, the student WHS activities align well with some criteria set as key competencies for Australian Occupational Health physiotherapy practitioners.

A Digitally Enabled, Pharmacist service to detecT medicine harms in residential aged care (nursing home) (ADEPT): protocol for a feasibility study

IntroductionThis feasibility study aims to develop and test a new model of practice in Australia using digital technologies to enable pharmacists to monitor early signs and symptoms of medicine-induced harms...

ANALYZING AND MAPPING CSR IMPACT AND TRENDS: A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY ON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT

This research aims to evaluate and group to generate impact and direction regarding CSR, including a classification of topics to explain the current analysis results. The use of VOSviewer is also carried out in order to find out the analysis of the network of related documents and the relationship between authors. Analysis of appropriate and accurate bibliometric studies based on data from Scopus databases. This study can be a reference in analyzing citations, bibliographic coupling, co-authorship, and co-citation for CSR in community empowerment. The result shows that the most influential authors based on the publication were Okolo-Obasi En. and Uduji, J.I. with 11 documents each, the most relative affiliate related to the published documents were the University of South Australia, and the most productive country was the United Kingdom with 146 documents. There are three main research groups found, 1) CSR for Environment Sustainability, 2) Economic and social effects implications for Sustainable development, and 3) CSR for community development. The study presents a brief overview of the literature accessible to researchers working in this field and provides recommendations for future research.

Conceptualizing Conviviality: An Interior Speculation

Confronted by waves of isolation due to COVID-19, it is understandable how current and prospective interior architecture/design students could languish, socially and creatively. In their final studio in the Bachelor of Interior Architecture program at the University of South Australia, students were tasked to create a highly convivial space, a place to joyously interact with strangers—a challenge to recent experiences. The studio projects presented in this essay offer commentary and invite speculation on how conviviality could be manifest through interior forms, typologies, and design maneuvers.

Midwifery education: Developing virtual scenarios for inquiry-based learning applied in simulation

The University of South Australia, Bachelor of Midwifery curriculum is founded on constructivist philosophy and experiential learning theories where students are central to learning. The curriculum draws on virtual scenarios to integrate theory and practice and engage students in learning with a focus on women centred, continuity of care. Students apply inquiry-based learning to clinical scenarios they encounter in a fictitious city called ‘Horizon’, which comprises a community of women and their families. Women are brought to life virtually by photos, a life story, and online clinical records. Through tutorials, students are immersed in the life stories of these women which are built around health priorities and represent a spectrum of practice and culture, as well as challenges and concerns. The stories foster a relationship-based philosophy as students grow to know these women and their families and provide care as they interact with these scenarios in the simulated Hospital and Health Service environment. Learning is scaffolded across the entire program providing students authentic learning opportunities as they plan and implement care across a variety of complexities and models of care. Students have opportunity to work in teams, practice clinical skills and decision making and develop effective communication skills.

Design pedagogy in a time of change: Applying virtual flipped classroom in design higher education

This project reviewed the application of an innovative pedagogical approach, the virtual flipped classroom (VFC), in postgraduate design education. The VFC is an integration of the flipped classroom (FC) and virtual canvas. It enables teachers to proactively engage students in design thinking processes and activities to achieve active learning and better learning outcomes. To investigate the effect of VFC, the core research team implemented it to postgraduate programmes across three Australian universities, including a Master of Design Strategies course in the School of Design and the Built Environment at the Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra (UC), a Master of Design course in the School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University (ECU) and a Master of Design course in the Creative Unit, University of South Australia (UniSA). The core research team observed and reflected on students’ learning achievements and motivation during their design thinking process across three Australian universities in two states (South Australia and West Australia) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), between 2020 and 2022. This study also explored postgraduate design students’ perceptions towards the idea of studying design online via the Interface Student Experience Questionnaire (ISEQ) and student evaluation questionnaire. It helped to identify and verify whether VFC could provide a transitional middle ground to a fully online design course. This study provides insights into student and staff reservations about online delivery and identifies the barriers and opportunities to study design within an entirely virtual environment.

Do undertaking rural placements and place of origin inform where allied health graduates work in South Australia?

To examine the principal place of practice after graduation of students who participated in the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program and allied health students' place of origin. Cross-sectional study. Graduates who completed their degree in podiatry, occupational therapy and physiotherapy in 2019. Principal place of practice at first and third years after graduation. In 2020, 40 allied health professionals (AHPs) who graduated from the University of South Australia in 2019 were practising in rural areas but only 26 of them remained in the rural practice in 2022. The retention rate for rural practice was 65% within 2 years. However, in 2022, 25 allied health professionals left their metropolitan employment location and transitioned to rural practice. Of the 25 allied health graduates who joined the rural practice in 2022, most of them (80%, 20/25) had either rural exposure through the RMHT program or were from rural origin. Rural exposure via the RHMT program and allied health students' rural place of origin have an important role for rural principal place of practice at first and third years after graduation.

An interview with Michael Samuel - Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia.

CytoskeletonEarly View PERSPECTIVE An interview with Michael Samuel - Tumour Microenvironment Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia Michael S. Samuel, Michael S. Samuel Centre for Cancer Biology, an alliance between SA Pathology and the University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorLena Van, Lena Van Wiley and Sons Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Trevorrow, Corresponding Author Paul Trevorrow [email protected] John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK Correspondence Paul Trevorrow, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Michael S. Samuel, Michael S. Samuel Centre for Cancer Biology, an alliance between SA Pathology and the University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorLena Van, Lena Van Wiley and Sons Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Trevorrow, Corresponding Author Paul Trevorrow [email protected] John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK Correspondence Paul Trevorrow, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, UK. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 January 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/cm.21744Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation

Evaluation of antenatal point-of-care ultrasound training workshops for rural/remote healthcare clinicians: a prospective single cohort study

BackgroundThere is limited access to life-saving antenatal ultrasound in low-resource rural and remote settings worldwide, including Australia, mainly due to shortages in skilled staff. Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) offers a viable solution to this service deficit, however, rural clinicians face many barriers accessing training and professional development critical to advancing their clinical practice. Standards for PoCUS training and competency assessment are unclear. Regulation is lacking globally, allowing untrained and inexperienced clinicians to practice PoCUS clinically.MethodsThis prospective single cohort study aimed to evaluate antenatal PoCUS training workshops for General Practitioners (GPs) and Midwives/Nurses (M/Ns) from rural/remote Australia, assessing the impact of the training on trainees’ knowledge, confidence and translation of PoCUS into clinical practice. Two-day antenatal ultrasound workshops were delivered at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in 2018 and 2019 to 41 rural/remote clinicians . The training was designed and evaluated using the New world Kirkpatrick Evaluation Framework. Sixteen GPs and 25 M/Ns with mixed prior ultrasound experience were funded to attend. The course consisted of lectures interspaced with hands-on training sessions using high-fidelity simulators and live pregnant models. Pre- and post-knowledge assessments were performed. Post-workshop evaluation and follow-up surveys (3- and 6-month post-training) assessed the workshops and changes to trainees’ clinical practice. A 2-day follow-up training session was conducted 12 months after the workshops for 9 trainees.ResultsPre/post knowledge testing demonstrated a 22% mean score improvement (95% CI 17.1 to 27.8, P < 0.0001). At 6 months, 62% of trainees were performing PoCUS that had assisted in patient management and clinical diagnosis, and 46% reported earlier diagnosis and changes to patient management. 74% of trainees had increased scanning frequency and 93% reported improved scanning confidence.ConclusionThis study demonstrated intensive 2-day workshops can equip clinicians with valuable antenatal PoCUS skills, offering a viable solution to assist in the assessment and management of pregnant women in the rural/resource-poor setting where access to ultrasound services is limited or non-existent. Geographical isolation and lack of onsite specialist supervision poses an ongoing challenge to the continuing professional development of remote trainees and the implementation of PoCUS.

The Use and Impact of Diaries in PICUs and Neonatal ICUs: A Scoping Review.

Several studies have investigated the impact of diaries in adult ICUs, which have been used as a tool to support recall and reduce post-traumatic stress disorder in patients and their families. We conducted a scoping review to determine the definition of ICU diaries, and the extent, range, and nature of research conducted on NICU and PICU diaries, describe their use and impact, as well as identify gaps in knowledge and areas for future research. The following databases were searched from inception to March 2022: Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, and American Psychological Association PsycINFO. Searches were also conducted in the following gray literature databases: Google Scholar, University of South Australia, and WorldCat. All studies that discussed the use and impact of diaries or journals involving patients (<18 yr old) in PICUs and NICUs and/or their family members were included. Sixteen studies were identified. Most studies defined diaries as daily entries written by nurses and/or family members regarding the patient's condition during their ICU admission. The majority reported that diaries were beneficial to children and their families as they helped to fill in memory gaps, provided a means to express their feelings, and served as effective health communication tools. Several gaps were identified: extent of the use of diaries as a means of communication, the significance of diaries as a coping mechanism for bereaved parents, and the impact of PICU diaries on the children, their families, and healthcare professionals. There is a paucity of data on the use of NICU and PICU diaries. Nonetheless, the limited data revealed that NICU and PICU diaries were beneficial to children and their families. Our review demonstrated a heterogeneity in the terminology, content, use of photos, and the author/s of the NICU and PICU diaries. Further research is needed to investigate the impact of the use of NICU and PICU diaries on patient-reported outcomes.

Proceedings of the 2020 Mathematics in Industry Study Group

&#x0D; MISG 2020&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; University of Newcastle, Australia&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; 28 January -- 1 February, 2020&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D; This special Section of the ANZIAM Journal (Electronic Supplement) contains the refereed papers from the 2020 Mathematics and Statistics in Industry Study Group (MISG 2020) held at the University of Newcastle from 28 January -- 1 February 2020. The MISG is a special interest meeting of ANZIAM, the Australia and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM) division of the Australian Mathematics Society. The MISG meetings take place annually and provide a forum where projects proposed by industry can be worked on intensively, by high profile scientists in the fields of Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research, from Australia, New Zealand and the world beyond, along with representatives from the industries proposing the projects.&#x0D; The writing of these papers was coordinated by the project moderators in consultation with the coauthors and company representatives. The manuscripts were submitted to the editors, Associate Professor Mike Meylan, Professor Ngamta Thamwattana and Professor Tony Roberts, and were subsequently refereed by two expert referees. On the advice of the referees, manuscripts were accepted for publication, subject to the recommended revisions, and formally approved by the editorial committee.&#x0D; At MISG 2020, six projects were presented from diverse industries, with 78 delegates participating.&#x0D; Industry Partners&#x0D; We gratefully acknowledge the support of our industry partners:&#x0D; &#x0D; Lovells Springs;&#x0D; Safearth;&#x0D; Concrush;&#x0D; Hyper Q Aerospace.&#x0D; &#x0D; Acknowledgements&#x0D; In addition to our industry partners, we gratefully acknowledge support from the following organisations:&#x0D; &#x0D; ANZIAM;&#x0D; Office of the NSW Chief Scientist \&amp; Engineer, Department of Industry, NSW Government;&#x0D; Priority Research Centre: Computer Assisted Research Mathematics and its Applications, The University of Newcastle;&#x0D; Faculty of Science, The University of Newcastle.&#x0D; &#x0D; We are also grateful to Professor Ryan Loxton from the Centre for Optimisation and Decision Science, Curtin University, for giving a public lecture on power of optimisation research in mining, energy, and agriculture industries, as part of the MISG's outreach event and acknowledge the support from the Hunter Branch of the Royal Society of NSW in promoting the public lecture. We are also grateful to Professor Mark McGuinness (Victoria University of Wellington), Professor Troy Farrell (Queensland University of Technology), Associate Professor Amie Albrecht (University of South Australia) and Dr Neville Fowkes (University of Western Australia) for their helpful advice and comments in organising the MISG 2020.&#x0D; MISG2020 Organising Committee&#x0D; &#x0D; Professor Ngamta Thamwattana (Co-Director)&#x0D; Associate Professor Mike Meylan (Co-Director)&#x0D; Mrs Juliane Turner (Administrative Support)&#x0D; Dr David Allingham (Technical Support)&#x0D; &#x0D; &#x0D;

Harnessing the nursing and midwifery workforce to boost Australia's clinical research impact.

Harnessing the nursing and midwifery workforce to boost Australia's clinical research impact.

Preface: 2022 International Conference on Governance of Accounting and Global Business Management (GAGBM 2022)

The 2022 International Conference on Governance of Accounting and Global Business Management (GAGBM 2022) was successfully held in Yantai, China from July 16-17, 2022 by the Shanghai Maritime University, University of Leicester and University of South Australia. The conference offered extraordinary opportunities for educators, teachers, researchers, administrators and decision-makers to exchange and gain new insights on the ongoing research works and an opportunity to collaborate with like-minded researchers from across the world. This conference covered a variety of sessions, including the works on 1) governance of accounting; 2) economic development; 3) finance &amp; investment; 4) marketing research and strategy; and 5) global business management.&#x0D; GAGBM 2022 is a platform for researchers, engineers, academics and industry professionals from around the world to showcase their sustainability and research results and development activities in marketing research and global business management. We sincerely invite all researchers, scholars, engineers, students and people to be interested in these areas and participate in our conference.&#x0D; On behalf of the committee, we would like to thank the authors, reviewers, advisory board, committee members, presenters, and participants. Recognition should go to the GAGBM 2022 team members who have all worked extremely hard for the details of important aspects of the conference programs and social activities. Special thanks are also given to the conference proceedings publisher. We would like to thank all parties for their participation in supporting this publication. We hope to see you all at the next conference.&#x0D; Kind regards,&#x0D; GAGBM Organizing Committees&#x0D; Yantai, China

Editorial introductions.

Editorial introductions.

Science Visualization: Approaches and Resources for Making Communication Simple but Not Simplistic.

HomeStrokeVol. 53, No. 9Science Visualization: Approaches and Resources for Making Communication Simple but Not Simplistic No AccessResearch ArticleRequest AccessFull TextAboutView Full TextView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessResearch ArticleRequest AccessFull TextScience Visualization: Approaches and Resources for Making Communication Simple but Not Simplistic Kathryn Hayward, PhD and Aaron Davis, PhD Kathryn HaywardKathryn Hayward Correspondence to: Kathryn S. Hayward, PhD, Departments of Physiotherapy and Medicine, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Level 5 Harold Stokes Bldg, Heidelberg, 3084 Australia. Email E-mail Address: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-3264 Departments of Physiotherapy and Medicine, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Australia (K.H.). Search for more papers by this author and Aaron DavisAaron Davis https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1477-7406 UniSA Creative, University of South Australia, Adelaide (A.D.). Search for more papers by this author Originally published1 Aug 2022https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.037668Stroke. 2022;53:e431–e434FootnotesThe opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the editors or of the American Heart Association.For Sources of Funding and Disclosures, see page e434.Correspondence to: Kathryn S. Hayward, PhD, Departments of Physiotherapy and Medicine, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Austin Hospital, Level 5 Harold Stokes Bldg, Heidelberg, 3084 Australia. Email kate.[email protected]edu.au

Design for Social Innovation: A Systemic Design Approach in Creative Higher Education toward Sustainability

The role and responsibilities of our creative Higher Education are evolving in our ever-changing society. Systemic design thinking equips our design students with the means to promote sustainable development objectives via engagement, community building and discourse. This study reflects on interdisciplinary resource recovery projects for the City of Adelaide (CoA) during a final-year systemic design course in the Product Design programme at the University of South Australia. Since 2015, the core design team has collaborated with external partners outside of HE sectors, including NGOs, local councils, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government and the South Australia (SA) government, to promote social innovation towards sustainability. Systemic design is one of the core courses of the Bachelor of Design, Product Design programme within the faculty of Creative, University of South Australia. In this course, system thinking combined with project-based learning (PBL) was adapted and illustrated to demonstrate good systemic design practice for social innovation. This study was focussed on how we can collaborate on a variety of interdisciplinary projects to contribute to the realisation of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from a human-centred systemic design perspective.

Trauma-informed mental health practice during COVID-19: Reflections from a Community of Practice initiative.

ABSTRACTThis article discusses insights arising from a Community of Practice (CoP) initiative within a mental health short stay inpatient unit adjacent to a major Emergency Department to explore how COVID‐19 has influenced engagement and support of people in mental distress. The present initiative was designed as a collaboration between the University of South Australia and SA Health. Community of Practice (CoP) is combined with a narrative review of current evidence to explain specific nursing care responses within an operating environment of pandemic‐induced fear and uncertainty. Meetings discussed the challenges associated with delivering mental health care for people experiencing mental health distress in the COVID‐19 context. Applying trauma‐informed principles to mental health care delivery was identified to be of relevance in the context of an ongoing pandemic. Humanizing nursing care and increasing people's sense of predictability and safety contributed to therapeutic engagement and support during COVID‐19. Factors discussed to mitigate the effects of safety measures include, for example, nuanced verbal and non‐verbal engagement of health workers with people in mental distress when wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). We highlight the need to ‘humanise’ nursing and openly communicating that both practitioners and people in distress are navigating special circumstances. The CoP participants additionally acknowledged that the experience of moral distress among frontline health workers needs to be addressed in future policy responses to COVID‐19. Person‐centred and trauma‐informed responses at the point of care might help to mitigate the pandemic short‐ and long‐term effects for both service users and frontline health workers.

Study protocol for the Shifting Weight using Intermittent Fasting in night shift workers (SWIFt) study: a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing three weight loss strategies in night shift workers with obesity

IntroductionShift workers are at an increased risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes. Eating and sleeping out of synchronisation with endogenous circadian rhythms causes weight gain, hyperglycaemia and insulin...

Acute C-Terminal Crosslinking Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (CTX-1) Suppression with Milk Calcium or Calcium Carbonate Is Independent of Visceral Fat in a Randomized Crossover Study in Lean and Overweight Postmenopausal Women

Postmenopausal women with higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT) present with suppressed bone resorption (lower C-terminal crosslinking telopeptide of type I collagen; CTX-1) and turnover (lower osteocalcin) but whether this blunts the effect of calcium is unknown. The primary outcome of this study was the effect of VAT on changes in CTX-1 after intake of 2 forms of calcium. Secondary outcomes included changes in parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Randomized open three period crossover trial conducted between 2017 and 2019 at the University of South Australia among 77 lean and overweight postmenopausal women (53-79 y) with BMI <25 kg/m2 and >27 kg/m2, respectively. Participants received a single dose of milk (1000 mg calcium), calcium carbonate tablet (1000 mg calcium), and fruit juice (no calcium) in random order with a 7-d washout period. Blood samples were collected at baseline and hourly for 5 h. Data was analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA of log-transformed data. At baseline, women with higher VAT had significantly lower CTX-1 and higher PTH (44% lower and 30% higher, respectively, between Q4 and Q1, P < 0.0001). VAT had no influence on the acute changes in CTX-1 or PTH with calcium or juice. A suppression of 44% in CTX-1 was seen with calcium carbonate and milk and a suppression of 18% with juice. PTH was suppressed more with calcium carbonate (47%) compared to milk (22%). Milk calcium reduced PTH and CTX-1 at 2 h, whereas calcium carbonate reduced PTH in 1 h. The suppression in CTX-1 was slower with lowest concentrations at 4-5 h. Intake of 1000 mg calcium from milk or from calcium carbonate is effective in acutely suppressing bone resorption in postmenopausal women irrespective of visceral fat. This trial is registered at http://www.ANZCTR.org.au/ACTRN12617000779370.aspx as ACTRN 12617000779370).

Social Studies Teacher’s Perception in the Use of Educational Websites in Online Teaching in the Philippines: A Systematic Literature Review

The pandemic has challenged the educational system to alter the delivery of instruction from the traditional face-to-face into distant learning, modular and online. This sudden paradigm shift posited a lot of concerns particularly in the integration of technology in social studies curriculum. This review used the systematic literature review to analyze the empirical literature and the reading log (University of South Australia) to analyze the findings. The systematic literature is a rigorous approach in searching related literature, identifying publications to be included to undergo an iterative and transparent processes, analyze the data through a structured abstraction and a systematic approach (Gentles, S.J. et. al. 2016). This review found out that there is a limited literature in the integration of technology specific in social studies both internationally and in the Philippine context. Although there are some literature on technology integration in social studies, they failed to tackle the experiences and challenges by the teachers in technological integration in full online delivery of instruction specific in social studies teaching. Thus, it is recommended that researchers must explore other angles of technological integration in social studies such as the teacher’s perceptions of specific technologies used in the subject. Second, the experiences and challenges they encountered during the delivery of instruction amidst the crisis. Third, studies should also be conducted on the effect of technology integration to student outcomes. These studies will serve as the basis for the future planning, design, implementation, assessment, and modification of social studies curriculum to be more student centered, contextualized and inclusive with the use or aid of technologies.