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Email

anna.collins@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow in Palliative MED Group
Department of Medicine
Education
Graduate Diploma
Monash University
PhD
University of Melbourne
Masters
University of Sydney
Bachelors Degree
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0003-2139-0100

Dr Anna Collins

Senior Research Fellow in Palliative MED Group
Department of Medicine

125 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2022

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The COMET (Community Supportive Care Trials) Program: Enhancing Supportive Care Trials for Community Dwelling People With Cancer
  • 2020

    Journal article

    A randomised phase II trial testing the acceptability and feasibility of a narrative approach to public health communication to increase community engagement with palliative care
    DOI: 10.1177/0269216320932766
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Preventing Morbidity to Individuals and Communities Through Timely Access to Quality End of Life Care for Those Living With Serious Cancer
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Describing the psychosocial profile and unmet support needs of parents caring for a child with a life-limiting condition: A cross-sectional study of caregiver-reported outcomes
    DOI: 10.1177/0269216319892825
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Community knowledge of and attitudes to palliative care: A descriptive study
    DOI: 10.1177/0269216319888371
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Triaging the Terminally Ill—Development of the Responding to Urgency of Need in Palliative Care (RUN-PC) Triage Tool
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.009
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    The Care Plus Study: Multi-Site Implementation of Early Palliative Care in Routine Practice to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Hospital Admissions for People With Advanced Cancer
Anna Collins

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2022
Emerging Researcher of the Year Award Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation
2020
NHMRC Fellowship (NHMRCF)
2019
Cancer Council Victoria Postdoctoral Fellow
2018
EAPC Early Career Researcher Award European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Patterns of engagement in advance care planning among older people living with cancer: a cross-sectional survey
    DOI: 10.1186/s12904-025-01951-8
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Policy priorities in palliative and end-of-life care: An exploration of issues reflected in public strategy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2026.105685
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Economic cost of informal cancer caregiving at the end of life: systematic search and narrative synthesis.
    DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2026-006172
  • 2026

    Journal article

    WCN26-6387 WHEN TO CONSIDER KIDNEY SUPPORTIVE CARE? AN INTERNATIONAL EDELPHI CONSENSUS STUDY OF CLINICAL INDICATORS
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.104130
  • 2026

    Journal article

    How Survivors of Colorectal Cancer Experience ctDNA Testing and Fear of Recurrence
    DOI: 10.1002/pon.70464
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Integrating early palliative care: Qualitative results from a multi-site implementation trial
    DOI: 10.1177/02692163261465765
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Enablers to successful patient and public involvement in Palliative Care Research: Qualitative perspectives of public members and Program Coordinators
    DOI: 10.1177/02692163261450746
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Early Palliative Care and Quality of End-of-Life Care for People With Terminal Cancer, Victoria, 2018–2023: A Retrospective, Population-Based Cohort Study
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70128

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