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Prof

Elizabeth Manias

Honorary
Nursing
Medication adherence and information
Medication safety
Development and evaluation of risk assessment tools
Communication between health professionals
patients and family members
humans
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
female
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Prof

Elizabeth Manias

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Safety and quality
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Elizabeth Manias.

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Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

This project will focus on the quality and safety of healthcare in Australia by improving the screening of written communication of overseas..

2013 - 2017
Completed
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Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

This project will focus on the quality and safety of healthcare in Australia by improving the screening of written communication of overseas..

2014 - 2017
Completed
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Towards improved quality of written patient records: language proficiency standards for non-native speaking health professionals

2014 - 2016
Completed
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Towards improved communication for medication safety: addressing the complexities of managing medications in hospitalised children

This study considers how health professionals, children and family members communicate about the management of medications in hospital. Comp..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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IMPROVING MEDICINE ADHERENCE IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

More people require kidney transplants which are in short supply. Poor adherence to prescribed medicines risks kidney transplant rejection a..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE OF ADVERSE EVENTS

Harm during health care (referred to as adverse events) can be serious. Reporting systems have been developed but patients’ experiences of a..

2013 - 2015
Completed
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Effective communication and improved patient safety: addressing the complexities of managing high risk medications in metropolitan and regional hospitals

Current costs of hospital-related incidents are around AU$2 billion per year, and the most common cause of these incidents is ineffectiv..

2010 - 2014
Completed
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EFFECTIVE CLINICAL HANDOVER COMMUNICATION: IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY, EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES

Communication in clinical handover (transfer of responsibility for patient care) plays a causal role in many adverse events. This project wi..

2011 - 2014
Completed
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IBES CHILD PROJECT: SMART COMPANION - RFID AND BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDICATION

2012 - 2013
Completed
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Examining healthcare professionals' communication across the surgical pathway to improve patient safety

Recent data show breakdowns in communication contributed to 16% of sentinel events in Australia, the majority of which were of a surgical na..

2008 - 2013
Completed

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Project Types

28

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Elizabeth Manias.

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Older patient and family discharge medication communication: A mixed-methods study.

Georgia Tobiano, Wendy Chaboyer, Trudy Teasdale, Julie Cussen, Rachael Raleigh, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  J Eval Clin Pract

RATIONALE, AIMS, AND OBJECTIVES: Medication discrepancies place patients discharged from hospital at risk of adverse medication ev..

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Factors associated with the decision to prescribe and administer antipsychotics for older people with delirium: a qualitative descriptive study.

Emily J Tomlinson, Helen Rawson, Elizabeth Manias, Nicole Nikki M Phillips, Peteris Darzins, Alison M Hutchinson

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: To explore factors associated with decision-making of nurses and doctors in prescribing and administering as required ..

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The design and evaluation of a pre-procedure checklist specific to the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.

Patricia Nicholson, Lisa Kuhn, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Sloman

Journal article  |  2021  |  Aust Crit Care

BACKGROUND: With the increasing complexity of procedures being performed in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory, the multidisci..

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Transition from a renal paediatric clinic to an adult clinic: Perspectives of adolescents and young adults, parents and health professionals

Kimberley Crawford, Jac Kee Low, Amelia K Le Page, William Mulley, Rosemary Masterson, Joshua Kausman, Natasha Cook, Peter Mount, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CHILD HEALTH CARE

The management of chronic kidney disease is complex. With disease management being the responsibility of parents in the paediatric..

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Resident and family engagement in medication management in aged care facilities: a systematic review

Elizabeth Manias, Tracey Bucknall, Alison Hutchinson, Briony Dow, Narelle Borrott

Journal article  |  2021  |  EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG SAFETY

Introduction: Medication-related harms may occur if residents and families are not involved when important medication decisions ar..

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Impact of clinical pharmacy interventions on health and economic outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tigestu A Desse, Krishna Vakil, Kevin Mc Namara, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  Diabet Med

AIM: To examine the effectiveness of clinical pharmacy interventions on health and economic outcomes of people with type 2 diabete..

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Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health-related and system-related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alemayehu B Mekonnen, Bernice Redley, Barbora de Courten, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  Br J Clin Pharmacol

AIMS: To synthesise associations of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) with health-related and system-related outcomes in..

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Older patients' engagement in hospital medication safety behaviours.

Georgia Tobiano, Wendy Chaboyer, Gemma Dornan, Trudy Teasdale, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  Aging Clin Exp Res

BACKGROUND: Increasing age is associated with more medication errors in hospitalised patients. Patient engagement is a strategy to..

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Nurse role and contribution to antimicrobial stewardship: An integrative review

Fiona Gotterson, Kirsty Buising, Elizabeth Manias

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES

AIM: To examine existing published literature regarding nurses and antimicrobial stewardship, and their potential role and contrib..

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Paediatric nurses', children's and parents' adherence to infection prevention and control and knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship: A systematic review.

Mataya Kilpatrick, Ana Hutchinson, Elizabeth Manias, Stéphane L Bouchoucha

Journal article  |  2021  |  Am J Infect Control

INTRODUCTION: Infection prevention and control precautions help to decrease microbial transmission, and through the appropriate us..

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Keyword Analysis

Nursing
Provision of Health and Support Services
Clinical Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Health Services and Systems
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Clinical Health
Communication
Public Health

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2014

For outstanding contribution to health care research internationally

International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, Sigma Theta Tau International
2012

For outstanding contribution to research, teaching and service

Distinguished Life Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing
2004

The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing
2012

Distinguished Life Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing

1998

FRCNA - Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Nursing

Honorary

Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Focused On Enhancing Quality Care For Older Persons Through Appropriate Use Of Medication And Promotion Of Healthy Aging

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

Acknowledgement Of Outstanding Contribution To The Nursing Profession

Distinguished Life Fellow of the Australian College of Nursing

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

La Trobe University

Master of Nursing

La Trobe University

Certificate of Critical Care

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

Registered Nurse

Alfred Hospital

Certificates & Licences

Pharmacy Board of Victoria

Awarded: Dec 31, 1981

Nurses Board of Victoria

Awarded: May 01, 1986