Dr Alice Cairns ~ Western Cape Site Coordinator and Lecturer, Remote Allied Health
Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Rural and remote health service improvement
- Allied health and community rehabilitation
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Mental health and transition periods
- Impact of cognitive capacity on occupational performance
- Experience
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- 2018 to present - Research Fellow, Centre for Rural and Remote Health,James Cook University (Weipa)
- 2017 to 2018 - Western Cape Site Co-ordinator and Lecturer, Centre for Rural and Remote Health,James Cook University (Weipa)
- 2011 to 2017 - PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane)
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
Dr Alice Cairns is a research fellow with the Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University. She lives and works in Weipa, Cape York. She graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 2002 and practiced for 12 years, specialising in mental health rehabilitation. Alice was awarded her PhD in 2017 from the Queensland University of Technology, her PhD research focused on youth mental health and factors associated with goal setting, help-seeking and work and study outcomes.
Since 2017, her research interests have broaded to focus on health service research and exploring innovative models of service delivery for remote communities. She is a member of the Northern Australian Research Network (NARN) and a current HOT North Research Fellow.
She is currently supervising 1 PhD student, honours and masters students. She is open to hearing from any prospective student interested in a research career.
- Honours
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- Fellowships
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- 2018 to 2019 - HOT North Early Career Research Fellowship
- Memberships
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- 2019 - Health Services Research Association Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ)
- 2018 - Northern Australian Research Network (NARN)
- 2018 - Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)
- 2003 - Occupational Therapy Australia
- Publications
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These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.
- Journal Articles
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- O'Sullivan B, Cairns A and Gurney T (2020) Understanding the field of rural health academic research: a national qualitative, interview-based study. Rural and Remote Health, 20 (3), Article: RRH6116, DOI:10.22605/RRH6116.
- O'Sullivan B, Cairns A and Gurney T (2020) Exploring how to sustain 'place-based' rural health academic research for informing rural health systems: a qualitative investigation. Health Research Policy and Systems, 18, Article: 90, DOI:10.1186/s12961-020-00608-7.
- Taylor S, Cairns A and Glass B (in press) Expanded practice in rural community pharmacy in Australia: pharmacists’ perspectives. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, , DOI:10.1002/jppr.1688.
- Taylor S, Cairns A and Glass B (2020) Role theory: a framework to explore health professional perceptions of expanding rural community pharmacists’ role. Pharmacy, 8 (3), Article: 161, DOI:10.3390/pharmacy8030161.
- Taylor S, Cairns A and Glass B (in press) Consumer perspectives of expanded practice in rural community pharmacy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, , DOI:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.022.
- Taylor S, Cairns A and Glass B (in press) Health professional perspectives of expanded practice in rural community pharmacy in Australia. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, , DOI:10.1111/ijpp.12648.
- Cairns A, Kavanagh D, Dark F and McPhail S (2019) Goal setting improves retention in youth mental health: a cross-sectional analysis. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 13, Article: 31, DOI:10.1186/s13034-019-0288-x.
- Taylor S, Cairns A and Glass B (2019) Systematic review of expanded practice in rural community pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49 (6), pp. 585-600, DOI:10.1002/jppr.1619.
- Cairns A, Kavanagh D, Dark F, McPhail S and (2018) Comparing predictors of part-time and no vocational engagement in youth primary mental health services: a brief report. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 12 (4), pp. 726-729, DOI:10.1111/eip.12445.
- Cairns A, Kavanagh D, Dark F and McPhail S (2017) Prediction of vocational participation and global role functioning in help-seeking young adults, from neurocognitive, demographic and clinical variables. Journal of Affective Disorders, 221, pp. 158-164, DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2017.06.008.
- Dark F, Newman E, Harris M, Cairns A, Simpson M, Gore-Jones V, Whiteford H, Harvey C and Crompton D (2016) Implementing cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in a mental health service: staff training. Australasian Psychiatry, 24 (2), pp. 185-189, DOI:10.1177/1039856215604486.
- Cairns A, Dark F, Kavanagh D and McPhail S (2015) Exploring functional concerns in help‐seeking youth: a qualitative study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 9 (3), pp. 228-233, DOI:10.1111/eip.12101.
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 19+ research outputs authored by Dr Alice Cairns from 2013 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited - Research Assistance Scheme
Evaluation of student-led community rehabilitation and lifestyle service and Implementation of Nasal High Flow
- Indicative Funding
- $18,328 over 1 year
- Summary
- This research grant is to support two studies conducted in Weipa, Cape York. The first project is the ?Evaluation and Implementation of a Student-led Community Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Service?, the second project is the ?Implementation of Nasal High Flow (NHF): A remote context?. Both projects explore the effectiveness of service delivery to remote and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Both projects explore the effectiveness of the delivery of novel health care interventions. The community rehabilitation project evaluates an innovative health workforce model that is providing a service for people experiencing the impact of non-communicable diseases (chronic disease) that previously didn?t have access to community rehabilitation.
- Investigators
- Alice Cairns and Sally West (Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health)
- Keywords
- Implementation; Remote Health; Health services; Atsi Health; Rehabilitation; Respiratory
Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited - Contract Research
Evaluation framework for community rehabilitation services in remote northern Australia.
- Indicative Funding
- $49,502 over 1 year
- Summary
- An evaluation framework for community rehabilitation services in northern Australia will be developed. In Stage 1, a guiding framework will be devised following a systematic literature review. In Stage 2, routinely collected data relevant to the framework will be identified through data scoping. In Stage 3 the framework will be refined using a modified Delphi consensus approach and in Stage 4, tested for data accuracy and to determine rules for application. Processes and outcomes responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be prioritised. This evaluation framework will enable continuous quality improvement, benchmarking against national standards and evidence-informed investment.
- Investigators
- Alice Cairns, Ruth Barker, Linton Harriss and Edward Strivens in collaboration with Robyn McDermott, Vivienne Sandler, Sandra Campbell, Tania Cavanagh, Desley Harvey, Ella Dunsford and Jacquelin Capell (Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health, College of Healthcare Sciences, College of Medicine & Dentistry, Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine, Torres & Cape Hospital & Health Service, Cairns & Hinterland Hospital & Health Service and University of Wollongong)
- Keywords
- Evaluation; Allied Health; Rehabilitation; Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; Health Services
Menzies School of Health Research - HOT NORTH Fellowship
Evaluation framework for community rehabilitation services in remote northern Australia
- Indicative Funding
- $46,770 over 1 year
- Summary
- An evauluation framework for community rehabilitation services in northern Australian will be developed. In Stage 1, a guiding framework will be revised following a systematic literature review. In Stage 2, routinely collected data relevant to the framework will be identified through data scoping. In Stage 3 the framework will be refined using a modified Delphi consensus approach and in Stage 4, tested for data accuracy and to determine rules for application. Processes and outcomes responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be prioritied. This evaluation framework will enable continuous quality improvement, benchmarking against national standards and evidence-informed investment.
- Investigators
- Alice Cairns, Ruth Barker and Robyn McDermott (Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health, College of Healthcare Sciences and Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine)
- Keywords
- Evaluation; Rehabilitation; Health Services; Allied Health; Aboriginal And Torres Strait Youth
Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation - Research Grant
Implementation and evaluation of a student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service for people with chronic and disabling conditions in Cape York
- Indicative Funding
- $24,800 over 1 year
- Summary
- This project will evaluate the implementation of a student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Napranum and Weipa in partnership with Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) and Apunipima Cape York Health Council (ACYC). This research is expected develop a sustainable service model that is valued by people experiencing chronic and disabling conditions and their families living in Napranum and Weipa communities.
- Investigators
- Alice Cairns in collaboration with Robyn McDermott, Ruth Barker, Elizabeth Armstrong, Amy O'Hara, Lynore Geia and Sylvia Kris (Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, College of Healthcare Sciences, Edith Cowan University and Torres & Cape Hospital & Health Service)
- Keywords
- Rehabilitation; Indigenous; Health Services; Allied Health; Student; Chronic Disease
National Health & Medical Research Council - Northern Australia Tropical Disease Collaborative Research Programme
Implementation and evaluation of an innovative student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service in Northern Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic and disabling conditions: A pilot study.
- Indicative Funding
- $45,433 over 1 year (administered by Menzies School of Health Research)
- Summary
- This project will pilot a student-led rehabilitation and lifestyle service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Napranum and Weipa in partnership with Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS) and Apunipima Cape York Health Council (ACYC). A sequential mixed methodology will be used to evaluate the service from stakeholders' perspectives: participants, allied health students, Aboriginal and allied health workforce and collaborating organisations. To privilege the voices of Aboriginal people, Indigenous methodologies will be used. This project will provide a service for Napranum and Wei pa communities and a service model for other remote communities across Northern Australia.
- Investigators
- Alice Cairns, Robyn McDermott, Ruth Barker, Louise Maple-Brown, Beth Armstrong and Lynore Geia in collaboration with Sabina Knight and Catrina Felton-Busch (Mt Isa Centre for Rural & Remote Health, College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences, College of Healthcare Sciences, Menzies School of Health Research and Edith Cowan University)
- Keywords
- Rehabilitation; Lifestyle; Student; Allied Health; Indigenous; 2-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.
- Current
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- Expanded Pharmacy Practice in Rural Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Sleep and Educational Outcomes in Indigenous Children (Masters , Primary Advisor)
- Implementation of Nasal High Flow: A Remote Context (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
- 4 collaborations
- 3 collaborations
- 2 collaborations
- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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