Professor Palliative and Supportive Services and Matthew Flinders Fellow
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor Jennifer Tieman is a Matthew Flinders Fellow and the inaugural Director of the Research Centre in Palliative Care, Death and Dying. She was the inaugural Dean Research of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
As Director and Chief Investigator of the CareSearch project she is responsible for a national palliative care resource supporting health professionals in all settings of care and those affected by the need for palliative care, namely, patients, their families, carers and friends. The project team undertakes research on knowledge retrieval and knowledge dissemination and investigates approaches that encourage the use of evidence in health, particularly in palliative care and end of life care. CareSearch celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2018 .
Her work has led to the establishment of a specialist bibliometric research group, Flinders Filters, which she leads. Professor Tieman oversaw the development of a major new resource for aged care, www.palliaged.com.au which makes available the evidence to guide care at the end of life for older Australians.
Professor Tieman is part of the research leadership for the following national projects:
She was a Chief Investigator for the NHMRC awarded Centre of Research Excellence in End Of Life Care and led their knowledge translation stream.
The Dying2Learn MOOC won the Innovation in Palliative Care award at the 2017 Palliative Care Australia conference.
Working with national colleagues, Professor Tieman led the design and conduct of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on death and dying. Over 3,000 people have enrolled for this course.
The Dying2Learn MOOC won the Innovation in Palliative Care award at the 2017 Palliative Care Australia conference.
Rawlings D, Miller-Lewis L, Collien D, Tieman J, Parker D & Sanderson C 2017 Lessons Learned from the Dying2Learn MOOC: Pedagogy, Platforms and Partnerships Educ. Sci. 2017, 7, 67; doi:10.3390/educsci7030067
Professor Tieman maintains a national profile through engagement with a variety of state and federal initiatives.
She is a member of the SA Health End of Life Care Strategy Program Board which provide leadership and strategic oversight and advice on the planning and implementation of the Strategy.
She is an ambassador for National Advance Care Planning Week 2019.
Professor Tieman sits on the following advisory and reference groups:
She actively reviews for a number of journals and has participated on grant review panels for university, state and national research grant programs
Our new Research Centre in Palliative Care Death and Dying explores the universal experience of death and dying and champions the contribution of palliative care to the person, the health professional and the health system
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