DrDion Candelaria

National Heart Foundation of Australia Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

Current research projects:

  • QUICR (QUality Improvement in Cardiac Rehabilitation) cluster randomised controlled trial (MRFF funded)

 

Dr Candelaria has supervised Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) students to completion:

  • Sherrie Chung (Class I Honours with University Medal) - Health-related quality of life outcomes in women attending cardiac rehabilitation
  • Sarah Duggan (Class I Honours with University Medal) - Outcomes of ethnic minorities attending cardiac rehabilitation
  • Daniel Ferrel-Yui (Class I Honours with University Medal) - System and provider factors affecting the uptake and use of cardiac telerehabilitation and activity trackers in cardiac rehabilitation in Australia
  • Zarin Mansur (Class I Honours) - The potential of patient video stories for patient education for people living with coronary heart disease
  • Sanuri Wijesekera Kankanamge (Class 1 Honours with University Medal) - Quality improvement in cardiac rehabilitation: Assessing effectiveness and program readiness

 

Current Higher degree Research students::

  • Sanuri Wijesekera Kankanamge - PhD
  • Kaili (Albert) Liang - MPhil
  • Sourav Kumar Das - Honours

 

Dr Candelaria is available to supervise Bachelor of Nursing (Honours), Masters, and PhD students.

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Contextual determinants of cardiac rehabilitation program quality: Exploring the role of workforce, funding, and policy in program delivery and outcomes
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    What are the incidence and factors associated with emergency department presentation and hospital re-admission in the 6 months following coronary heart disease hospitalisation?