Donna Milne

Defining Expertise in Cancer Nursing Practice

Mei Krishnasamy, Ursula MM Webb, Susannah LC Babos, Jessica TT Duong, Jacqueline EN Rohde, Nathan YH Ting, Donna Milne, Trista Koproski, Jac Mathieson

Journal article  |  2021  |  CANCER NURSING

BACKGROUND: Thirty-five years ago, Benner defined an expert nurse as one who applies deep knowledge and experience across differen..

Feasibility and Acceptability of Fear-Less: A Stepped-Care Program to Manage Fear of Cancer Recurrence in People with Metastatic Melanoma

Fiona A Lynch, Lynda Katona, Michael Jefford, Allan Ben Smith, Joanne Shaw, Haryana M Dhillon, Steve Ellen, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Julia Lai-Kwon, Donna Milne, Lahiru Russell, Victoria Dax, Justine Diggens, Holly Kent, Alison Button-Sloan, Jane Elliott, Mark Shackleton, Hayley Burridge, Maria Ftanou

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Immunotherapies and targeted therapies have revolutionised treatment of metastatic melanoma and improved survival rates. However, ..

F-18-FDG PET/CT based spleen to liver ratio associates with clinical outcome to ipilimumab in patients with metastatic melanoma

Annie Wong, Jason Callahan, Marleen Keyaerts, Bart Neyns, Johanna Mangana, Susanne Aberle, Alan Herschtal, Sonia Fullerton, Donna Milne, Amir Iravani, Grant A McArthur, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2020  |  CANCER IMAGING

Background Immune checkpoint blockade such as ipilimumab and anti-PD1 monoclonal antibodies have significantly improved survival i..

Exploring the Experiences of People Treated With Immunotherapies for Advanced Melanoma and Those Caring for Them: "Real-World" Data

Donna Milne, Amelia Hyatt, Alex Billett, Karla Gough, Mei Krishnasamy

Journal article  |  2020  |  CANCER NURSING

BACKGROUND: Recent advances in the development of immunotherapy drugs have resulted in durable responses and improved overall surv..

i-Move, a personalised exercise intervention for patients with advanced melanoma receiving immunotherapy: a randomised feasibility trial protocol

Amelia Hyatt, Karla Gough, Andrew Murnane, George Au-Yeung, Tamara Dawson, Elizabeth Pearson, Haryana Dhillon, Shahneen Sandhu, Narelle Williams, Elizabeth Paton, Alex Billett, Anya Traill, Hayley Andersen, Victoria Beedle, Donna Milne

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: There is increasing evidence demonstrating the benefits of exercise in counteracting cancer treatment-related fatigu..

Testing Consultation Recordings in a Clinical Setting With the SecondEars Smartphone App: Mixed Methods Implementation Study

Amelia Hyatt, Ruby Lipson-Smith, Bryce Morkunas, Meinir Krishnasamy, Michael Jefford, Kathryn Baxter, Karla Gough, Declan Murphy, Allison Drosdowsky, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Fiona White, Alan White, Lesley Serong, Geraldine McDonald, Donna Milne

Journal article  |  2020  |  JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH

BACKGROUND: Health care systems are increasingly looking to mobile device technologies (mobile health) to improve patient experien..

Balancing the Hype with Reality: What Do Patients with Advanced Melanoma Consider When Making the Decision to Have Immunotherapy?

Annie Wong, Alex Billett, Donna Milne

Journal article  |  2019  |  ONCOLOGIST

BACKGROUND: Immunotherapy has resulted in unprecedented improvements in survival and maintained quality of life for many patients ..

The survivorship experience for patients with metastatic melanoma on immune checkpoint and BRAF-MEK inhibitors

Julia Lai-Kwon, Chloe Khoo, Serigne Lo, Donna Milne, Mustafa Mohamed, Jeanette Raleigh, Kortnye Smith, Karolina Lisy, Shahneen Sandhu, Michael Jefford

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP

PURPOSE: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and BRAF and MEK inhibitors (BMi) have improved survival in metastatic melanoma (MM). ..

Australian Indigenous Communities Efforts to improve cancer care

Allison Drosdowsky, Jacqueline Mathieson, Donna Milne

Journal article  |  2019  |  CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Indigenous inhabitants of Australia who face many inequities regarding cancer..

A pilot randomised controlled trial of an online mindfulness-based program for people diagnosed with melanoma

Lahiru Russell, Anna Ugalde, Liliana Orellana, Donna Milne, Meinir Krishnasamy, Richard Chambers, David W Austin, Patricia M Livingston

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

PURPOSE: This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of an online mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for people diagno..