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A community food education model for South Australia: a research briefing paper
(Centre for Social Impact, Flinders University, 2022-11) Pettman, Tahna; Dent, Carolyn; McKinley, Kelly; Goodwin-Smith, Ian; Bogomolova, Svetlana
This briefing paper by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Flinders responds to an initiative of Wellbeing SA to scope a community food education model for South Australia (SA). This paper directly addresses the recommendations in the Improving Individual and Household Food Security Outcomes in South Australia Final Report (Government of South Australia, 2018). Information on a diverse range of initiatives was synthesised from 102 published articles and 13 SA initiatives from the food relief sector, community centres, local governments, social enterprises, and other for-purpose/non-government organisations. There were several common ways to deliver community food education, which are presented in a 'typology' of three types: Curriculum initiatives, Capacity building initiatives and Community development initiatives, along with recommendations and opportunities.
Aging Well in Harmony Toolkit: Personalised care to residents with dementia in rural aged care facilities
(Flinders University, 2020-12) Hamiduzzaman, Mohammad; Kuot, Abraham; Greenhill, Jennene; Strivens, Edward; Isaac, Vivian
This toolkit is an outcome of a non-pharmacological intervention, ‘Harmony in the Bush’, conducted by Flinders University Rural Health SA in five rural aged care facilities over two years, funded by the Australian Department of Health under the National Aged Care Services Program. We aimed to demonstrate that a co-designed personalised care model, based on the Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold principles and personalised and group music activities, is effective in reducing behavioural and psychological symptoms of residents with dementia while also reducing caregiver stress.
Australasian Groundwater Conference: Groundwater in a Changing World
(Flinders University, 2019-11) National Centre For Groundwater Research And Training; Australian Chapter International Association of Hydrogeologists
The Australasian Groundwater Conference (AGC) was held in Brisbane Queensland, 24-27 November 2019. This conference was an epic event filled with informative presentations, entertaining networking events and stunning field trips exploring the sights and sounds that this subtropical dynamic region has to offer. The AGC 2019 featured a stimulating technical program around the theme of “Groundwater in a Changing World” that covered a broad range of applications to resources, infrastructure and environment. The program included stimulating plenary speakers, engaging panel discussions and enticing social events. Over 600 groundwater researchers, industry professionals and policy development specialists from around the region attended this unique event. There were many opportunities on offer for delegates to share their experiences, inform best practice, and identify the steps they can take to bring about lasting improvements to the management of our vital groundwater resources. Our hard working volunteer organisational team wishes to thank sponsors, speakers, delegates, exhibitors and volunteers for making the conference such a huge success!
CareSearch quality processes: Ensuring reliability and applicability across diverse stakeholder groups
(2022-09) Erny-Albrecht, Katrina; Tieman, Jennifer
CareSearch provides access to trustworthy information and resources in palliative care. At the core of this activity is the synthesis and translation of published evidence relevant to palliative care practice. Through rigorous and universally accepted processes for research evidence identification, appraisal, and synthesis CareSearch provides insights into what the evidence tells us. What works and for whom. Dissemination of this content for health professionals providing care and the broader community with or without palliative care needs is achieved through two websites; www.caresearch.com.au and www.palliaged.com.au. Although CareSearch has a broad whole of life-course focus and palliAGED is for aged care both are based on application of the CareSearch model for knowledge synthesis and translation including in-built quality processes.©
Decision-Support Modelling viewed through the lens of Model Complexity
(National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, 2021-08) Doherty, John; Moore, Catherine
A report on decision-support for groundwater modelling and management. The authors’ perspectives on decision-support modelling are shown pictorially using a “roadmap”. This is intended to provide modellers with scientifically-based guidance for selection of a level of structural and parameterisation complexity that is appropriate for the decision-support context in which they are working. It may also assist modelling stakeholders to understand how groundwater modelling can best respond to the decision support imperatives that it is meant to serve.
Determining the Effect of Advance Care Planning in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review of Reviews
(Flinders University, 2017) Tieman, Jennifer; Bradley, Sandra L
Advance care planning (ACP) plays a critical role in determining a person’s values, preferences, and beliefs prior to the point at which that individual may not be able to make or communicate his or her decisions. While ACP has become increasingly important in both policy and practice, a clear, shared understanding of what is meant by advance care planning remains elusive. The consequent variability in meaning and definitional ambiguity in relation to ACP can result in confusion around end-of-life practices and constrain the ability of policy makers, practitioners and others to determine the quality and effectiveness of ACP at different points and in different settings.
Digital Education in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences: Discipline Discussions
(Flinders University, 2021-09-28) Cornelius-Bell, Aidan; Tikhonova, Daria; Bouvet, Eric; Schech, Susanne; Ngo, Mai; Parisot, Eric; Diaz-Martinez, Javier; Kane, James; Carter, Helen
The research reported here was undertaken by the Digital Education Working Group (DEWG) to achieve the following four objectives, in line with the CHASS Digital Education Action Plan: 1. To better understand the perspectives on, experiences with and plans for digital education across the College to inform further strategy or changes in the College’s approach to digital education. 2. To scope the professional learning and resourcing needs in a systematic and robust way to ensure adequate support is being provided. 3. To gather insights on current discipline-based models of learning and teaching to inform recommendations on the scholarship of teaching, particularly online teaching models. 4. To synthesise current good practice examples. The DEWG research team worked with eight discipline groups across CHASS in 2021: Archaeology, English, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, and Screen and Media. This report serves as a high-level synthetic overview of the results of in-depth focus group interviews conducted with staff and makes recommendations about ways forward for digital education, with relevant stakeholders identified at College and University levels. Here, DEWG and the College’s executive leadership team hold responsibility for understanding, driving, improving and supporting the digital education strategies in the College. The report summarises key findings across several key areas.
Do we need school meals in Australia? A discussion paper
(Flinders University, 2022) Manson, Alexandra C; Johnson, Brittany J; Smith, Kylie; Dunbabin, Julie; Leahy, Deana; Graham, Amy; Gallegos, Danielle; Golley, Rebecca
Education is critical in enabling children to reach their full potential. Schools foster learning and quality educational experiences, influencing children’s long-term physical, social, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing, forming and transforming the futures of children. Healthy and confident children can fully engage in learning and maximise their potential. Over 4 million Australian children and young people attend school for 6-7 hours, 5 days a week, around 40 weeks per year from the age 4 or 5 to about 17 years. The universal reach of the school setting means that schools are well placed to support Australian children of all backgrounds and circumstances. This paper examines the role and potential for school meals as part of the broader Australian school food system. The intent is to provoke discussion with a range of school food system stakeholders about the current system, but also to stimulate a national conversation about what a novel future school meal system could be. There are many players or stakeholders responsible for components of the current school food system or could be part of an innovative approach. School meals in Australia would require a paradigm shift and will take time. The first step is to explore this proposition from all perspectives – both in favour and against - through stakeholder dialogue. This dialogue could then inform a national forum and the potential of a national cross-sector coalition to inform an innovation but workable school food model(s) for Australia.
Don’t Let Meth Take Hold: Evaluation of a Methamphetamine Prevention Campaign
(2023-05) Northcott, Celine; Simmonds, Lucy; Bogomolova, Svetlana
This research report is developed by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at Flinders University, for Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA), SA Health and other stakeholders. This research seeks to evaluate a campaign for preventing and reducing methamphetamine use, which aims to communicate recent research evidence about the long-term effects of methamphetamine on human movement. The campaign, “Don’t let meth take hold”, comprises video and out-of-home advertisement materials. The overarching aim of this research project is to assess the reach, frequency and effectiveness of the campaign. The secondary objectives of this evaluation are to collect the levels of usage and intentions to try/continue using methamphetamine, and the knowledge of negative effects of methamphetamine use at a population level, to compare with baseline data collected prelaunch in 2019. This data is provided for context only – it is not possible to determine causality between a campaign of such modest size and duration and population-level methamphetamine usage trends, which are influenced by a range of other factors, including drug supply (which has remained steady in South Australia over the past several years (Karlsson, Peacock, & Sutherland, 2022), decreasing trends in social wellbeing of South Australians (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021) and other factors.
Dying, a normal part of life: what learners see as the one thing they could change in the workplace to more appropriately provide end-of-life care
(Flinders University Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, 2021-11) Rawlings, Deb; Devery, Kim; Tieman, Jennifer; Winsall, Megan
End-of-Life Essentials (EOLE) is a government funded project which aims to provide free peer-reviewed online education modules and implementation resources on end-of-life care to health professionals in acute hospitals in Australia. 'Dying, A Normal Part of Life' is an educational module featured in the suite of EOLE modules and includes education around the impact of end of life and dying on health care professionals working in acute hospitals, identifying common patterns of trajectories of dying, and discussing the reasons why dying in acute hospitals is often complex for professionals, patients, and families. This White Paper outlines and explores the results of the retrospective data analysis conducted for a two year period, 6th May 2017 to 5th May 2019. A total of 2232 learner statements responding to the free text response question posed at the end of the module: "Tomorrow, the one thing I can change to more appropriately provide end-of-life care is…" were extracted from the EOLE learning platform. The results identified the following themes as nominated practice change areas: Patient-centred care; Communication skills; Humanising healthcare; Recognise and talk about dying; Organisational factors.
End-of-Life Online Health Education Uptake and Usage by Australian Health Professionals: Urban, Rural and Remote Settings
(Flinders University Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, 2021) Devery, Kim; Yin, Huahua; Morgan, Deidre; Rawlings, Deb
Access to skilled end-of-life care is particularly important for those who live in rural and remote areas in Australia given the high levels of chronic disease and higher mortality rates. However, health professionals in rural and remote areas do not always receive adequate training to provide this care due to lack of accessible education. End-of-Life Essentials (EOLE) is a government funded education project which aims to provide free peer-reviewed online education modules and implementation resources on end-of-life care to health professionals in acute hospitals in Australia. In order to understand the uptake and usage of the EOLE education modules, learners’ geographical locations and module completion data from the first year of the program were analysed according to remoteness category. This White Paper outlines and explores the results of the retrospective data analysis conducted in June 2018. Data from learners who registered in the first year of the EOLE program was were extracted, and 4224 learners were included for data analysis. Study findings show that there is a good reach of EOLE to health professionals living in remote and very remote areas. As learners from very remote areas showed the highest proportion of module completion, it suggests the potential benefit of this important online education in providing accessible continuing end-of-life care education for health professionals residing in the most remote parts of Australia.
Evaluation of the After Hours ‘Recovery Together’ Program
(Flinders University, 2023-06) Tari-Keresztes, Noemi; Gupta, Himanshu; Armstrong, Noelene; Smith, James A.; Endemann, Sal-Amanda
This report describes the evaluation findings of the After Hours ‘Recovery Together’ Program, delivered in Darwin and Palmerston, for people who experience mental health and related challenges. It highlights the local community's need for ongoing peer support available after-hours and reflects on participants’ recovery journey, factors impacting recovery, and conceptualisations of recovery. It also describes participants’ experience of the program, its facilitation, and the areas of program impact.
Evaluation of the Social Supermarket model across three new sites: Report to Wellbeing SA.
(Flinders University, 2022-04) Pettman, Tahna; Dent, Carolyn; Goodwin-Smith, Ian; Bogomolova, Svetlana
Despite abundant food supply, individual and household food insecurity affects nearly 9% of South Australian adults [1]. Through a Public Health Partner Authority Agreement between Wellbeing SA and The Department of Human Services, the Government of South Australia is progressing policy action to improve food security. This partnership seeks to implement the recommendations of the Improving Individual and Household Food Security Outcomes in SA report [2], to create a coordinated food relief sector, and support people to move out of food insecurity. The Social Supermarket (SSM) expansion project continue to explore the potential of a local-based blended food relief service model, featuring co-located social services, social enterprise components, and employment pathways – an embodiment of the key principles of the South Australian Food Relief Charter. Following a pilot at The Food Centre (TFC, Gepps Cross) in 2020, Wellbeing SA commenced a new project in 2021, to further pilot-test the SSM model and accompanying rubric. Three new sites (two existing emergency food relief services and one community food social enterprise) participated from Southern metropolitan Adelaide, and regional South Australia. Sites were guided to do a self-assessment of their organisation’s food relief practice against the SSM rubric elements and to explore the feasibility of implementing elements of the SSM model in their practice. This report presents evaluation of the three new sites expansion
Exploring Model Defects Using Linear Analysis: A GMDSI worked example report
(National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, 2021-02) Nicol, Chris; Doherty, John
The Groundwater Modelling Decision Support Initiative (GMDSI) is an industry-funded and industry-aligned project focused on improving the role that groundwater modelling plays in supporting environmental management and decision-making. Over the life of the project, it will document a number of examples of decision-support groundwater modelling. These documented worked examples will attempt to demonstrate that by following the scientific method, and by employing modern, computer-based approaches to data assimilation, the uncertainties associated with groundwater model predictions can be both quantified and reduced. With realistic confidence intervals associated with predictions of management interest, the risks associated with different courses of management action can be properly assessed before critical decisions are made. In this GMDSI worked example report, we demonstrate how linear analysis can be used to explore whether a groundwater model can indeed be useful while being wrong, and under what circumstances it can actually be described as being "fit for purpose". However, before doing this, we explore the metrics on which these descriptions must rest.
Faculty of Health Sciences Research Profile
(Flinders University, 2008) Flinders University. Faculty of Health Sciences
Provides a snapshot of the Faculty's recent research. Lists all researchers, describes their focus areas and provides contact details.
Finding what works: a resource for discovering interdisciplinary evidence-based information about stroke
(Flinders University Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, 2016) Hayman, Sarah; Tieman, Jennifer; Kortman, Brenton; Lennon, Sheila; Laver, Kate; Crotty, Maria
This White Paper/Research Report outlines a reliable and effective means by which stroke practitioners in all fields (including stroke rehabilitation) can gain access to evidence that is useable, timely and relevant. By providing single-click access to comprehensive, reliable, and effective topic searches, this resource enables clinicians and researchers to find the latest available interdisciplinary evidence about stroke. This has the potential to improve patient outcomes by equipping researchers and clinicians with high quality information that can be used to better inform research and more effectively guide treatment decisions. Guided by an Expert Advisory Group (EAG), our research team developed a Stroke Search Filter. The Filter is a high-performance search that retrieves references for literature relevant to all topics on stroke. To ensure that the most recent references are retrieved, we translated the search filter for the PubMed database (from Ovid Medline) in order to ensure that non-indexed literature is also harvested. While the Filter itself can be used across all areas related to stroke, the focus of the Stroke Topic Searches resource is on topics post diagnosis of stroke, emphasising rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. A search sensitivity rating of 93.8% in the Filter Validation Set and a precision of 83.06% were achieved.
Grandparent-Grandchild Attachment Scale [Measurement Instrument]
(2019-11-06) Condon, John Terence
Groundwater Modelling Uncertainty : implications for decision-making : summary of the Groundwater Modelling Uncertainty Workshop - Australasian Groundwater Conference 10th July 2017, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia
(Flinders University - The National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training; in collaboration with the International Association of Hydrogeologists, 2019-04-01) Middlemis, Hugh; Walker, Glen; Peeters, Luk; Richardson, Stuart; Hayes, Phil; Moore, Catherine
This report provides a summary of the outcomes from the 2017 national groundwater modelling uncertainty workshop convened by the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), and the subsequent modelling outlook panel session held at the Australasian Groundwater Conference (AGC) on 10 and 13 July 2017, respectively. The purpose of this report is to provide simple documentation of the workshop proceedings (inputs, outputs and discussions). It has been reviewed (refer to Acknowledgements) and has been subject to basic editorial procedures.
The hydrogeology of the Rocky Hill Region, Northern Territory
(National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, 2020-06) Cook, Peter; Wischusen, J; Knapton, A
The Rocky Hill area has been identified as a potential future bore field for Alice Springs town water supply, and in 1996 NT Portion 4704 was set aside for that purpose. The area has been the focus of several hydrogeological investigations over the past 50 years, most recently in 1998-2000 (Read and Paul, 2000, 2002). The current report updates the hydrogeological characterisation of this area, based on drilling and sampling of new test production bores within NT Portion 4704, and water level, geochemistry and geophysical surveys carried out within the Rocky Hill region within the last 20 years. This data will be used in a groundwater model which will assess the long-term sustainability of Rocky Hill as a future water supply for Alice Springs. The groundwater model will be the focus of a subsequent report.
"… it gave me the oomph to go and do it … or I'd still be sitting in the house 24/7.” Community Connections Program. Evaluation Report.
(Centre for Social Impact, Flinders University, 2022-08) Bogomolova, Svetlana; Eyers-White, Diana; Tan, PJ; Jardine, Bryony; Mackenzie, Catherine; Goodwin-Smith, Ian
This report presents an independent evaluation of The Community Connections Program (CCP) administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS) South Australia. CCP funds 34 government and non-government partner organisations in 12 State Government Regions to deliver short-term programs and services to support people to increase independence by building connections with communities, social networks, and services. The objective of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness and outcomes of the early stages of implementation of CCP (nine months into the program) to inform improvements and recommissioning of CCP post June 2023. The evaluation covers data from partners’ quarterly reports (covering the period from the 1st of July 2021 to the 31st of March 2022), qualitative data from focus groups with partners and participants (separately), and R2D2 quantitative data as of the 3rd of June 2022 from 1013 program participants (195 finished the program) and 1740 referral experiences. Overall, participants were highly satisfied with CCP and how the program (and staff) assisted them to connect to services, systems, and other people. Participants noted that CCP staff were empathetic and offered immediate emotional support, guided them on their journeys, and listened to their needs.

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