• Find an Expert
  • Contact
  • SearchSearch icon
  • Menu
  • Help
  • Report an issue

Contact


Email

joanne.tropea@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Medicine
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0002-5799-3977

Dr Joanne Tropea

Honorary (Senior Fellow)
Department of Medicine

42 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Communities of Practice in Long-Term Care—Exploring Frameworks, Barriers and Enablers: A Systematic Review
    DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70207
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Ten Years of Innovation: Transforming Research in Ageing Through the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC)
    DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70193
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Development of a Pilot Specialist Dementia Nurse at a Tertiary Victorian Hospital
    DOI: 10.1177/14713012251364329
  • 2026

    Journal article

    How and in what circumstances does facilitation work for residential aged care staff in the implementation of palliative care interventions? A realist review
    DOI: 10.1177/02692163251400110
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying barriers and enablers to effective infection prevention and control in residential aged care: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.014
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Improving Palliative Care in Residential Aged Care Using Telehealth: Protocol for a Realist Process Evaluation Embedded in a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
    DOI: 10.2196/68332
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    New Health Economic Tools for Quality Assessment and Evaluation With Older People in the Health System
Joanne Tropea

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
RMH Margaret Henderson Women in Research Fellowship
2021
Distinguished member Australian Association of Gerontology
2019
Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration (MARC)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Analysis of infection prevention and control documentation in residential aged care based on a behaviour specification framework
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.03.002
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Identifying gaps in infection prevention and control practice in Australian residential aged care using scenarios
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2024.10.003
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Patient outcome quality indicators for older persons in acute care: original development data using interRAI AC-CGA
    DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-04980-9
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Assessing infection prevention and control programs in residential aged care in Australia: A multi-methods cross-sectional study
    DOI: 10.1111/ggi.14791

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Contracts

    Mach Research Collaboration Agreement With Melbourne Health - Improving Palliative Care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (Impetus-D).

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.

Read about our Indigenous priorities

About us  

Careers at Melbourne  

Safety and respect  

Newsroom  

Contact  

Campus locations  

Phone: 13 MELB ( 13 6352)

International: +61 3 9035 5511


Address:
The University of Melbourne
Grattan Street, Parkville,
Victoria, 3010, Australia

facebookIconlinkedinIconinstagramIcon

Emergency information  |  Disclaimer and copyright  |  Accessibility  |  Privacy

CRICOS number: 00116K     ABN: 84 002 705 224