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ProfessorThomas Buckley

Director Postgraduate Advanced Studies (Level 3 Supervisor)

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Director Postgraduate Advanced Studies (Level 3 Supervisor)
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Tom’s primary clinical research activity is in the study of psychological and physical stressors and their impact on health risk. Additionally, he is an active researcher related to end-of-life care and bereavement as well as nurse practitioner scope of practice. Current areas of research include:

  • The impact of hospitalisation on spousal and carer cardiovascular health risk
  • Cardiovascular health in bereavement
  • Triggers of Acute Myocardial Infarction: role of heavy physical exertion, anger and respiratory infection
  • Risk reduction in bereavement and other stress states (eg anger, physical activity, respiratory infection etc)
  • Relationship between work stress, quality of life and heart rate variability
  • Complications following acute coronary interventions
  • Nurse practitioner Quality use of medicines
  • Nurse Practitioner Quality use of Radiology
  • Standards of practice for RNs and NPs.
  • Patient assessment in emergency

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Review of the Registered nurses standards for practice
    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency1 Jan 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cashin A,
    • Buckley T
  • GRANT
    ATVRE - Assistive Technologies for Virtual Rehabilitation Engineering
    DVC Research1 Jun 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    HiRAID: Evaluation of an emergency nursing assessment framework on patient assessment and documentation: A pilot study
    New South Wales Department of Health1 Jul 2012
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Developing a Standardized Blood Pressure Measurement Skills Training Module
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Mihaldou S,
    • Foster K,
    • Buckley T
  • GRANT
    Improving the quality and quantity of sleep for intensive care patients
    Australian College of Critical Care Nurses1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cistulli P,
    • Buckley T,
    • Elliott R,
    • Ladanski S,
    • McKinley S
  • GRANT
    Revision of Australian Nurse Practitioner Practice Standards
    Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency..1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Gosby H,
    • Cox D,
    • Heartfield M,
    • Buckley T,
    • Waters D
  • GRANT
    Triggered Acute Risk Prevention Study
    Heart Research Australia1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ward C,
    • Tonkin A,
    • Tofler G,
    • Shaw L,
    • Spinaze M
  • GRANT
    Cardiovascular Protection during Bereavement (A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cardiovascular Risk Reduction during Bereavement)
    Heart Research Australia1 Jan 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ward C,
    • Mihailidou A,
    • McKinley S,
    • Morell-Kopp M,
    • Spinaze M
  • GRANT
    Enhancing student’s effective acquisition of skills for healthcare practice: development, implementation and evaluation of a best practice teaching and assessment model
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ronaldston S,
    • Hardy J,
    • Frotjold A,
    • Buckley T,
    • Maw A
  • GRANT
    PhD Completion Scholarship
    Heart Research Australia1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Buckley T
  • GRANT
    Cardiovascular Health in Bereavement
    National Heart Foundation of Australia1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tenant C,
    • Mihailidou A,
    • Tofler G,
    • Bartrop R,
    • Ward C