Submissions from 2024
Military perspectives on the provision of spiritual care in the Australian Defence Force: A cross-sectional study, Megan Best, Katie Leach, Mark Layson, and Lindsay Carey
Effect of a spiritual care training program to build knowledge, competence, confidence and self-awareness among Australian health and aged care staff: An exploratory study, Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, and Megan Best
Submissions from 2023
Chaplaincy perspectives on the role of spirituality in Australian health and aged care, Megan C. Best, Kate Jones, Kate Bradford, and Matthew Kearney
Australian patient preferences for discussing spiritual issues in the hospital setting: An exploratory mixed methods study, Megan C. Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, and Matthew Kearney
Spiritual care in palliative care, Megan C. Best, Bella Vivat, and Marie-Jose Gijsberts
Stakeholder perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on oncology services: A qualitative study, Phyllis Butow, Polly Havard, Zoe Butt, Ilona Juraskova, Louise Sharpe, Haryana Dhillon, Lisa Beatty, Philip Beale, Maria Cigolini, Brian Kelly, Raymond Chan, Laura Kirsten, Megan Best, and Joanne Shaw
Vignettes as a novel research tool in spiritual care: A methods paper, Reinhard Grabenweger, Daniela Volz, Elisabeth Bumes, Christiane Weck, Megan Best, and Piret Paal
Faithful democracy: Synthesising religious and political practice in the Sydney Alliance, Rosemary Hancock
Sacralising the secular: Constructing 'religion' in social movement scholarship, Rosemary Hancock
The impact of faith-based pastoral care in decreasingly religious contexts: The Australian chaplaincy advantage in critical environments, Mark D. Layson, Lindsay B. Carey, and Megan C. Best
Kierkegaard, “the public”, and the vices of virtue-signaling: The dangers of social comparison, John Lippitt
Beyond compassion fatigue: Motive-based approaches to sustaining compassion in palliative care, Annette Pierdziwol
Attributionist group agent responsibility, Adam Piovarchy
Does being a 'bad feminist' make me a hypocrite? Politics, commitments and moral consistency, Adam Piovarchy
How I learned to stop worrying and ignore unwelcome epistemic company, Adam Piovarchy
The utilitarian's guide to dreams, Adam Piovarchy
Vice epistemology, norm-maintenance and epistemic evasiveness, Adam Piovarchy
Epistemic health, epistemic immunity and epistemic inoculation, Adam Piovarchy and Scott Siskind
Whole person assessment for family medicine: a systematic review, Hayley Thomas, Megan C. Best, David Chua, David King, and Johanna Lynch
Where the joy comes from: A qualitative exploration of deep GP-patient relationships, Hayley Thomas, Johanna Lynch, Emily Burch, Megan C. Best, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, and Nanacy Sturman
An online survey of Australian medical students' perspectives on spiritual history taking and spiritual care, John Wenham, Megan Best, and David Kissane
A survey of genetic and palliative care health professionals' views of integrating genetics into palliative care, Stephanie White, Erin Turbitt, Kris Rogers, Katherine Tucker, Alison McEwen, Megan Best, Jane Phillips, and Chris Jacobs
The reasonableness of theology: Recent pontifical approaches in response to the critique of Emmanuel Levinas, Nigel Zimmermann
Submissions from 2022
Advancing the place of spiritual care within palliative care, Megan Best
Return of comprehensive tumour genomic profiling results to advanced cancer patients: a qualitative study, Megan Best, Nicci Bartley, Christine Napier, Alana Fisher, Mandy Ballinger, David M. Thomas, David Goldstein, Katherine M. Tucker, Barbara Biesecker, and Phyllis Butow
Preferences for return of germline genome sequencing results for cancer patients and their genetic relatives in a research setting, Megan Best, Phyllis Butow, Jacqueline Savard, Chris Jacobs, Nicole Bartley, Grace Davies, Christine Napier, Mandy Ballinger, David M. Thomas, Barbara Biesecker, Katherine M. Tucker, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Timothy Schlub, and Ainsley J. Newson
Australian patient preferences for the introduction of spirituality into their healthcare journey: A mixed methods study, Megan C. Best, Kate Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, and Matthew Kearney
Evaluation of the interprofessional spiritual care education curriculum in Australia: Online, Megan Best, Kate F. Jones, Jenny Washington, Jo Sullivan, Matthew Kearney, and Christina Puchalski
Validation of the multidimensional impact of Cancer Risk Assessment Questionnaire to assess impact of waiting for genome sequencing results, Megan Best, Christine Napier, Timothy Schlub, Nicci Bartley, Barbara Biesecker, and Mandy Ballinger
The impact of COVID-19 on cancer patients, their carers and oncology health professionals: A qualitative study, P Butow, P E. Havard, Z Butt, I Juraskova, H Sharpe, H Dhillon, L Beatty, P Beale, M Cigolini, B Kelly, R J. Chan, L Kirsten, Megan Best, and J Shaw
Validation of the Knowledge of Genome Sequencing (KOGS) scale in cancer patients, P Butow, C Napier, R Campbell, N Bartley, Megan Best, and M L. Ballinger
The spiritual supporter scale as a new tool for assessing spiritual care competencies in professionals: Design, validation, and psychometric evaluation, Malgorzara Fopka-Kowalczyk, Megan Best, and Malgorzata Krajnik
Perspectives of major world religions regarding euthanasia and assisted suicide: A comparative analysis, Graham Grove, Melanie Lovell, and Megan Best
VOIP technology in grassroots politics: Transforming political culture and practice?, Rosemary Hancock
What is the role of spiritual care specialists in teaching generalist spiritual care? The perspectives of pastoral care staff in a large Catholic health and aged care organisation, Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, and Megan C. Best
Factors influencing military personnel utilizing chaplains: A literature scoping review, Mark D. Layson, Katie Tunks Leach, Lindsay B. Carey, and Megan C. Best
Psychological predictors of advanced cancer patients' preferences for return of results from comprehensive tumor genomic profiling, Bettina Meiser, Phyllis Butow, Grace Davies, Christine Napier, Timothy Schlub, Nicci Bartley, Ilona Juraskova, Mandy Ballinger, David M. Thomas, Kathy Tucker, David Goldstein, Barbara Biesecker, and Megan Best
The emotional impact of COVID-19 on Australian cancer patients, their caregivers, and oncology health professionals over time: A longitudinal qualitative study, Joanne Shaw, Polly E. Havard, Haryana M. Dhillon, Brian Kelly, Lisa Beatty, Ilona Juraskova, Louise Sharpe, Maria Cigolini, Raymond J. Chan, Laura Kirsten, Megan Best, and Phyllis Butow
End stage kidney disease patient experiences of renal supportive care in an Australian teaching hospital: A qualitative study, Eloise Sobels, Megan Best, Steve Chadban, and Riona Pais
Increasing risk of mortality across the spectrum of aortic stenosis is independent of comorbidity & treatment: An international, parallel cohort study of 248,464 patients, Jordan B. Strom, David Playford, Simon Stewart, Stephanie Li, Changyu Shen, Jiaman Xu, and Geoff Strange
Further validation of the Perceptions of Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing scale among patients with cancer undergoing tumor sequencing, Kendall L. Umstead, Rachel Campbell, Christine E. Napier, Nicole Bartley, Megan C. Best, Phyllis N. Butow, and Barbara B. Biesecker
Psychological outcomes in advanced cancer patients after receiving genomic tumor profiling results, Sabina Vatter, Timothy E. Schlub, Christine E. Napier, Megan C. Best, Nicci Bartley, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Mandy L. Ballinger, Barbara B. Biesecker, David Goldstein, David M. Thomas, Phyllis Butow, and Members of the PiGeOn Project
Submissions from 2021
Effectively communicating comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results: Mitigating uncertainty for advanced cancer patients, Nicci Bartley, Megan C. Best, Barbara B. Biesecker, Alana Fisher, David Goldstein, Bettina Meiser, David M. Thomas, Mandy L. Ballinger, and Phyllis Butow
Cancer patient experience of uncertainty while waiting for genome sequencing results, Nicci Bartley, Christine E. Napier, Zoe Butt, Timothy E. Schlub, Megan C. Best, Barbara B. Biesecker, Mandy L. Ballinger, and Phyllis Butow
Longitudinal patterns in fear of cancer progression in patients with rare, advanced cancers undergoing comprehensive tumour genomic profiling, Phyllis Butow, Fabiola Müller, Christine E. Napier, Nicci Bartley, Mandy L. Ballinger, Barbara Biesecker, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Timothy E. Schlub, David M. Thomas, David Goldstein, Megan C. Best, and Members of the PiGeOn Project
A content analysis of euthanasia polls in Australia and New Zealand: Words do matter, Graham Grove, Ian Hughes, Melanie Lovell, and Megan Best
The content, teaching methods and effectiveness of spiritual care training for healthcare professionals: A mixed-methods systematic review, Kate Fiona Jones, Piret Paal, Xavier Symons, and Megan C. Best
Australian perspectives on spiritual care training in healthcare: A Delphi study, Kate F. Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, David Kissane, and Megan C. Best
Factors influencing nurse spiritual care practices at the end of life: A systematic review, Rita Mascio, Megan Best, Sandra Lynch, Jane Phillips, and Kate Jones
Pilot study of an online training program to increase genetic literacy and communication skills in oncology healthcare professionals discussing BRCA1/2 genetic testing with breast and ovarian cancer patients, Bettina Meiser, Paula Woodward, Margaret Gleeson, Maira Kentwell, Helen Mar Fan, Yoland Antill, Phyllis N. Butow, Frances Boyle, Megan Best, Natalie Taylor, Katy Bell, and Kathy Tucker
Cancer patient knowledge about and behavioral intentions after germline genome sequencing, Christine E. Napier, Grace Davies, Phyllis N. Butow, Timothy E. Schlub, Megan C. Best, Nicci Bartley, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Katherine M. Tucker, Barbara B. Biesecker, David M. Thomas, Mandy L. Ballinger, and Members of the PiGeOn Project
Situationism, capacities and culpability, Adam Piovarchy
Testing a model of resilience in family members of relatives with traumatic brain injury vs spinal cord injury: Multigroup analysis, Grahame K. Simpson, Malcolm I. Anderson, Maysaa Daher, Kate F. Jones, and Peter Morey
Arbitrariness arguments against temporal discounting, Timothy Smartt
Motivations and barriers to pursue cancer genomic testing: A systematic review, Megan Smith-Uffen, Nicci Bartley, Grace Davies, and Megan Best
The experiences and needs of Australian medical oncologists in integrating comprehensive genomic profiling into clinical care: A nation-wide survey, Subotheni Thavaneswaran, Mandy Ballinger, Phyllis Butow, Bettina Meiser, David Goldstein, Frank Lin, Christine Napier, David Thomas, and Megan Best
Does undertaking genome sequencing prompt actual and planned lifestyle-related behavior change in cancer patients and survivors? A qualitative study, Sabina Vatter, Nicci Bartley, Megan Best, Ilona Juraskova, Chris Jacobs, Mandy Ballinger, David M. Thomas, and Phyllis N. Butow
Systematic review of medical education on spirituality, John Wenham, Megan Best, and David Kissane
Submissions from 2020
Advanced cancer patient preferences for receiving molecular profiling results, Megan Best, Phyllis Butow, Chris Jacobs, Ilona Juraskova, Jacqueline Savard, Bettina Meiser, David Goldstein, Mandy Ballinger, Nicci Bartley, Christine Napier, Grace Davies, David Thomas, Kathy Tucker, Timothy Schlub, and Ainsley J. Newson
An EAPC white paper on multi-disciplinary education for spiritual care in palliative care, Megan Best, Carlo Leget, Andrew Goodhead, and Piret Paal
Effectiveness of spiritual care training for rehabilitation professionals: An exploratory controlled trial, Kate Fiona Jones, Julie Pryor, Candice Care-Unger, Joseph Descallar, and Grahame Kenneth Simpson
"Spirituality is everybody's business": An exploration of the impact of spiritual care training upon the perceptions and practice of rehabilitation professionals, Kate Fiona Jones, Julie Pryor, Candice Care-Unger, and Grahame Simpson
Responding to the "unknown assailant": A qualitative exploration with Australian health and aged care chaplains on the impact of COVID-19, Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, and Megan C. Best
Reconsidering the rule of consideration: Probabilistic knowledge and legal proof, Timothy Smartt
Submissions from 2019
Protestant Christian attitudes to ART, Megan Best, M Sleasman, E Hegedus, and Timothy E. Schlub
Religion in coalition: Balancing moderate and progressive politics in the Sydney Alliance, Rosemary Hancock
Submissions from 2002
Psychological impact of comprehensive tumor genomic profiling results for advances cancer patients, Phyllis N. Butow, Megan Best, Grace Davies, Timothy Schlub, Christine Napier, Nicci Bartley, Mandy Ballinger, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, David Goldstein, Barbara Biesecker, and David Thomas