Professor Marion Eckert

Professor in Cancer Nursing UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences

City East Campus (P4-27C)
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email Marion.Eckert@unisa.edu.au

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About me

Professor Marion Eckert is the Inaugural Professor of Cancer Nursing in South Australia and the Inaugural Director, Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre.

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About me

Professor Marion Eckert is the Inaugural Professor of Cancer Nursing in South Australia and the Inaugural Director, Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre.

The Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre is a partnership between the University of South Australia and the Rosemary Bryant Foundation, which aims to strengthen the nursing & midwifery workforce across the health system through the support and development of evidence-based healthcare, fostering partnerships and building research capacity. The RBRC has developed a comprehensive research program focused on advancing the discipline of nursing & midwifery and patient care related to population and public health, workforce reform, safety and quality, clinical practice, patient outcomes, and integration into education. Its objective is to enhance innovative partnerships for healthcare research, to inform strategies for: 1) Extending the capacity and capabilities of nurses and midwives to build a resilient, sustainable and collaborative workforce, 2) health system planning, evaluation and resourcing, 3) clinical care outcomes, and 4) translation of evidence into practice.

Marion brings over 25 years’ experience in health care and has a strong clinical academic background. Her research is focused on:

1) fostering and building translational health research that improves efficiency, effectiveness and quality care outcomes

2) prevention and reducing the burden of cancer on the community through the development of systems to inform survivorship needs, in particular quality of life, supportive care of people with cancer and ensuring effective partnerships to improve clinical care.

As part of this research Professor Eckert continues to work with a highly skilled team to progress health service research inclusive of survivorship research with the focus on quality of life of all people living with chronic disease and in particular disadvantaged communities and minority groups.

Professor Eckert has worked in executive and research roles in both the public and private sector, informed health care planning, research and policy through strategic partnership, professional development and effective governance to inform strategy. She is acknowledged as a prominent nurse leader nationally and internationally in research, consultancy, development of consumer-centred care and evidence-based translational research, policies, academic scholarship and nurse leadership. Professor Eckert is a finalist in the 2020 Telstra Business Womens Awards South Australia. She has won peer reviewed excellence awards for her clinical leadership and was the recipient of the 2015 - Winston Churchill Fellowship and Leslie Fleming Fellowship, awarded for her dedication and passion towards survivorship research at a population level. 2017 - South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards Finalist, 2010 - Winner SA Health Excellence Awards, Non-Clinical Services - The Health Journey of e-learning programs for all staff and 2009 - Winner SA Health Future Leader Award.

The Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre is located at the University of South Australia, Clinical and Health Sciences Unit. City East, Playford Building, North Terrace, Adelaide.

Research

Research themes

An age friendly world
Cancer
Healthy futures

Research focus

Public Health and Health Services
Nursing
Medical and Health Sciences
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Applied Economics

Highlights

https://www.ajan.com.au/index.php/AJAN/article/view/74/24

Imogen Ramsey the University of South Australia PhD Student of the Year 2019. Eckert M. Primary Supervisor

Recent paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32012089

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Proposal for developing a National Policy Research Unit Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Federal Office), Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Federal Office), 01/07/2020 - 30/06/2023
Developing a National Breast Cancer Database for Research and Service Delivery, National Breast Cancer Foundation, 01/10/2017 - 01/01/2022
Building workforce capacity in the renal specialist nursing workforce - PART TWO, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/10/2020 - 01/10/2021
Evaluation of the BreastScreen Australia Accreditation System, Cwth Dept of Health, 01/11/2017 - 30/06/2021
Rosemary Bryant Research Centre, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch), 01/06/2016 - 30/06/2021
Building workforce capacity in specialist nursing areas. PART ONE, Rosemary Bryant Foundation, 01/06/2020 - 30/06/2021
Telehealth Transition of Multimorbid Individuals (TTOMMI) Study, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/12/2020 - 30/05/2021
Capturing Clinical and quality of life data in cancer to support clinical care and healthcare services, The Hospital Research Foundation, 01/04/2018 - 01/10/2020
COVID-19 front of house proactive screening, Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated, 01/06/2020 - 31/08/2020
Development of an evidence-based Discussion Paper for the Disability Services Industry Reference Committee and SkillsIQ, SkillsIQ, 01/06/2020 - 31/08/2020
Telehealth Services Review and Environmental Scan, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 25/06/2020 - 01/08/2020
Evidence Check: Cancer Control plans, Sax Institute, 18/03/2020 - 24/07/2020
Development of an evidence-based Discussion Paper for the Aged Services Industry Reference Committee and SkillsIQ, SkillsIQ, 09/12/2019 - 09/03/2020
Phase II and III development of an EORTC QOL cancer survivorship questionnaire, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, 01/01/2018 - 31/08/2019
Examining the use of My Health Record in chronic disease management and rehabilitation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, Australian Digital Health Agency, 01/06/2018 - 31/07/2019
Development and testing of an integrated cancer monitoring and surveillance system for for Aboriginal People in South Australia, NHMRC - Partnership Project, 01/12/2013 - 30/06/2017
Holistic and integrated models of care for young people with substance abuse, Sax Institute, 14/10/2016 - 28/02/2017
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care - Consumer health information needs and preferences, Sax Institute, 11/04/2016 - 31/08/2016
The effectiveness of public health messaging using various communication channels during smoke events, VIC Dept of Human Services, 01/06/2016 - 31/07/2016

Other projects

Facilitating the establishment of the inaugural Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Research Network. An exciting investment in nursing and midwifery research and engagement with great partners across Australia and New Zealand.

The Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Research Network (ANMCRN) has been established to build collaboration with multiple stakeholders and advance investigator-initiated, industry and strategic research projects of high impact. The Network is working in partnership with the Australian Clinical Trials Alliances and the Australian and New Zealand Council of Nursing and Midwifery Deans to build the network with the focus to conduct large scale Australasian research projects where multiple partners are required. Nurses and midwives are the largest health care workforce and it has been identified that their contribution is critical to the success of clinical research that impacts global security and economic stability. The current membership of the Network has national representation and is anticipated to expand to include New Zealand over the next six months. The Network is keen to foster new areas for collaboration and support the translation of research into evidence based practice. In the context of the current pandemic and in consideration for future research the ANMCRN has adequate representation to support a collaborative approach to Covid-19.

http://www.cambridge.org/au/academic/subjects/medicine/nursing/chronic-care-nursing-framework-practice?format=PB

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2020	Koczwara, B, Doherty, TN, Hislop, CC, Cameron, K, Bessen, T, Christensen, C, Corsini, N, Fitzgerald, MK, Loft, N, Poprawski, DM, Turpin, KH & Eckert, MC 2020, 'Accuracy and acceptability of survivorship care plans: results of a pilot study', Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 363-366.
2018	Adelson, P, Sharplin, GR, Roder, DM & Eckert, M 2018, 'Keratinocyte cancers in South Australia: incidence, geographical variability and service trends', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 329-333. Open access 7 7 5
2018	Reilly, R, Micklem, J, Yerrell, P, Banham, D, Morey, K, Stajic, J, Eckert, M, Lawrence, M, Stewart, HB & Brown, A 2018, 'Aboriginal experiences of cancer and care coordination: lessons from the Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities (CanDAD) narratives', Health Expectations, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 927-936. Open access 6 4 3
2017	Corsini, N, Fish, J, Ramsey, I, Sharplin, G, Flight, I, Damarell, R, Wiggins, B, Wilson, C, Roder, D & Eckert, M 2017, 'Cancer survivorship monitoring systems for the collection of patient-reported outcomes: a systematic narrative review of international approaches', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 486-497. Open access 8 7 16
2017	Fish, JA, Peters, MD, Ramsey, I, Sharplin, G, Corsini, N & Eckert, M 2017, 'Effectiveness of public health messaging and communication channels during smoke events: a rapid systematic review', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 193, pp. 247-256. Open access 11 11 2

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2020	Adelson, P & Eckert, M 2020, 'Skin cancer in regional, rural and remote australia; opportunities for service improvement through technological advances and interdisciplinary care', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 25-30. Open access
2020	Adelson, P, Fleet, J-A, McKellar, L & Eckert, M 2020, 'Two decades of Birth Centre and midwifery-led care in South Australia, 1998-2016', Women and Birth, in press, pp. 1-8. 1 25
2020	Davis, KM, Eckert, MC, Hutchinson, A, Harmon, J, Sharplin, G, Shakib, S & Caughey, GE 2020, 'Continuity of care for people with multimorbidity: the development of a model for a nurse-led care coordination service', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 7-19, article no. 2020.374.123. Open access
2020	Eckert, M 2020, 'COVID-19 - Nurses and midwives impact on global security', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 37, no. 2, article no. 2020.372.112, pp. 1-2. Open access
2020	Hutchinson, AD, Eckert, M, Marker, J, Corsini, N & Ramsey, I 2020, 'A core set of patient-reported outcomes for population-based cancer survivorship research: a consensus study', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, online, pp. 1-12. Open access
2020	John McKitterick, D, Peters, MD, Corsini, N, Chiarella, M & Eckert, M 2020, 'International nursing students' and new graduates' experiences of transition to the nursing workforce a scoping review protocol', JBI Evidence Synthesis, online, pp. 1-9. Open access
2020	Koczwara, B, Doherty, TN, Hislop, CC, Cameron, K, Bessen, T, Christensen, C, Corsini, N, Fitzgerald, MK, Loft, N, Poprawski, DM, Turpin, KH & Eckert, MC 2020, 'Accuracy and acceptability of survivorship care plans: results of a pilot study', Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 363-366.
2020	Marnie, C, Peters, MD, Forsythe, D, Kennedy, K, Sharplin, G, Eckert, M, Chiarella, M & Vernon, R 2020, 'Recency of practice and the maintenance of professional competence for nurses and midwives: a scoping review protocol', Journal of Law and Medicine, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 1008-1013.
2020	Ramsey, I, Corsini, N, Hutchinson, AD, Marker, J & Eckert, M 2020, 'Development of a core set of patient-reported outcomes for population-based cancer survivorship research: Protocol for an Australian consensus study', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 9, no. 1, article no. e14544, pp. 1-8. Open access 1 1 2
2020	Ramsey, I, Eckert, M, Hutchinson, AD, Marker, J & Corsini, N 2020, 'Core outcome sets in cancer and their approaches to identifying and selecting patient-reported outcome measures: a systematic review', Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, vol. 4, no. 1, article no. 77, pp. 1-12. Open access
2019	Banham, D, Roder, D, Eckert, M, Howard, NJ, Canuto, K & Brown, A 2019, 'Cancer treatment and the risk of cancer death among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians: analysis of a matched cohort study', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-16. Open access
2019	Banham, D, Roder, D, Keefe, D, Farshid, G, Eckert, M, Howard, N, Canuto, K & Brown, A 2019, 'Disparities in breast screening, stage at diagnosis, cancer treatment and the subsequent risk of cancer death: a retrospective, matched cohort of aboriginal and non-aboriginal women with breast cancer', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-11. Open access 2 1 6
2019	Kennedy, K, Adelson, P, Fleet, J, Steen, M, McKellar, L, Eckert, M & Peters, MD 2019, 'Shared decision aids in pregnancy care: a scoping review', Midwifery, vol. 81, article no. 102589, pp. 1-13. 2 2 12
2019	Ramsey, I, de Rooij, BH, Mols, F, Corsini, N, Horevoorts, NJ, Eckert, M & van de Poll-Franse, L V 2019, 'Cancer survivors who fully participate in the PROFILES registry have better health-related quality of life than those who drop out', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 829-839. Open access 3 3
2019	Sharplin, G, Adelson, P, Kennedy, K, Williams, N, Hewlett, R, Wood, J, Bonner, R, Dabars, E & Eckert, M 2019, 'Establishing and sustaining a culture of evidence-based practice: an evaluation of barriers and facilitators to implementing the best practice spotlight organization program in the Australian Healthcare context', Healthcare, vol. 7, no. 4, article no. 142, pp. 1-15. Open access 1
2018	Adelson, P, Sharplin, GR, Roder, DM & Eckert, M 2018, 'Keratinocyte cancers in South Australia: incidence, geographical variability and service trends', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 329-333. Open access 7 7 5
2018	Reilly, R, Micklem, J, Yerrell, P, Banham, D, Morey, K, Stajic, J, Eckert, M, Lawrence, M, Stewart, HB & Brown, A 2018, 'Aboriginal experiences of cancer and care coordination: lessons from the Cancer Data and Aboriginal Disparities (CanDAD) narratives', Health Expectations, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 927-936. Open access 6 4 3
2017	Banham, D, Roder, D, Keefe, D, Farshid, G, Eckert, M, Cargo, M & Brown, A 2017, 'Disparities in cancer stage at diagnosis and survival of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal South Australians', Cancer Epidemiology: The International Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Detection and Prevention, vol. 48, pp. 131-139. 6 7 3
2017	Buckley, E, Farshid, G, Gill, G, Kollias, J, Koczwara, B, Karapetis, C, Adams, J, Joshi, R, Keefe, D, Niyonsenga, T, Powell, K, Fusco, K, Eckert, M, Beckmann, K & Roder, D 2017, 'Assessing impact of organised breast screening across small residential areas: development and internal validation of a prediction model', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 26, no. 4, article no. e12673, pp. 1-8. 3
2017	Corsini, N, Fish, J, Ramsey, I, Sharplin, G, Flight, I, Damarell, R, Wiggins, B, Wilson, C, Roder, D & Eckert, M 2017, 'Cancer survivorship monitoring systems for the collection of patient-reported outcomes: a systematic narrative review of international approaches', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 486-497. Open access 8 7 16
2017	Fish, JA, Peters, MD, Ramsey, I, Sharplin, G, Corsini, N & Eckert, M 2017, 'Effectiveness of public health messaging and communication channels during smoke events: a rapid systematic review', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 193, pp. 247-256. Open access 11 11 2
2017	Ramsey, I, Corsini, N, Peters, MD & Eckert, M 2017, 'A rapid review of consumer health information needs and preferences', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 100, no. 9, pp. 1634-1642. 17 14 10
2017	Roder, D, Davy, M, Selva-Nayagam, S, Gowda, R, Paramasivam, S, Adams, J, Keefe, D, Eckert, M, Powell, K, Fusco, K, Buranyi-Trevarton, D & Oehler, M 2017, 'The value of local registry data for describing cervical cancer management and outcomes over three decades in Australia', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 27, no. 1, article no. e12760 pp. 1-14.
2017	Roder, D, Farshid, G, Kollias, J, Koczwara, B, Karapetis, C, Adams, J, Joshi, R, Keefe, D, Miller, C, Powell, K, Fusco, K, Eckert, M, Buckley, E, Beckmann, K & Price, T 2017, 'Female breast cancer management and survival: The experience of major public hospitals in South Australia over 3 decades-trends by age and in the elderly', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 1433-1443. 2 2
2016	Roder, D, Farshid, G, Gill, G, Kollias, J, Koczwara, B, Karapetis, C, Adams, J, Joshi, R, Keefe, D, Powell, K, Fusco, K, Eckert, M, Buckley, E & Beckmann, K 2016, 'Breast cancer screening: opportunistic use of registry and linked screening data for local evaluation', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 508-516. Open access 2 1 1
2016	Roder, D, Karapetis, C, Wattchow, D, Moore, J, Singhal, N, Joshi, R, Keefe, D, Fusco, K, Powell, K, Eckert, M & Price, T 2016, 'Colorectal cancer treatment and survival over three decades at four major public hospitals in South Australia: trends by age and in the elderly', European Journal of Cancer Care, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 753-763. 3 3 1
2015	Maksimovic, L, Shen, D, Bandick, M, Ettridge, KA & Eckert, M 2015, 'Evaluation of the pilot phase of the 'Give up smokes for good' social marketing campaign', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 16-23. 6 6 8
2015	Roder, D, Karapetis, CS, Wattchow, D, Moore, J, Singhal, N, Joshi, R, Keefe, D, Fusco, K, Powell, K, Eckert, M & Price, TJ 2015, 'Colorectal cancer treatment and survival: the experience of major public hospitals in South Australia over three decades', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. Open access 20
2014	Sharplin, G, Bannister, S, Eckert, M, Roder, D & Wilson, B 2014, 'A South Australian Cancer Atlas shows important variations in cancer risk and outcomes, but can better use be made of Australian data to support the work of Cancer Councils?', Cancer Forum, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 143-149.

Reports

Year	Output
2020	Ramsey, I, Kennedy, K, Forsythe, D, Peters, M, Sharplin, G, Corsini, N & Eckert, M 2020, Cancer control plans: an evidence check rapid review, Cancer Institute NSW, Australia. Open access
2019	Neylon, K, Marnie, C, Forsythe, D, Peters, M, Corsini, N, Roder, D, Eckert, M & Sharplin, G 2019, Governance, accreditation, and quality assurance of clinical quality registries, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Australia.
2017	Ramsey, I, Peters, M, Corsini, N & Eckert, M 2017, Consumer health information needs and preferences: a rapid evidence review, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Australia. Open access

Other outputs

COVID-19 Recent Editorial

https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Vw3GCQnM05U95wJMcrdLC4?domain=ajan.com.au

Completed reports for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/national-clinical-trials-governance-framework-and-user-guide

RBRC Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Climate Survey Report 2017 and just compiling the repeat survey from 2019. Due for release in May 2020.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Highlights

Netherlands Cancer Institute (IKNL)

Leeds University

Cambridge University

Sax Institute, New South Wales,

Victoria Department of Health

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA Branch)	AUSTRALIA
Breast Screen SA	AUSTRALIA
Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand Inc	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Australia	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council Australia	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Council of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Cancer Voices South Australia	AUSTRALIA
Charles Sturt University	AUSTRALIA
Country Health SA	AUSTRALIA
Drug and Alcohol Services SA	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Medical Centre	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Lyell McEwin Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	AUSTRALIA
Queen Elizabeth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Repatriation General Hospital	AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Health	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Cancer Service	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
Tilburg University	NETHERLANDS
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Women's and Children's Health Network	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
SA Finalist Telstra Public Sector & Academia Award Telstra Business Women's Awards	2020
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2017
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2016
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2016
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2016
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2015
Fellowship Winston Churchill Memorial Trust	2015
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2015
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2015
The Leslie (Les) J. Fleming Churchill Fellowship Winston Churchill Memorial Trust	2015
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2014
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2014
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2014
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2013
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2013
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2013
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2012
Member Cancer Oncological Society of Australia	2012
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2012
Assessor Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council	2011
Reviewer Health Promotion Journal of Australia	2011

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Core patient-reported outcomes for monitoring cancer survivorship at a population level	Current
Enhancing the workplace transition of newly graduated nurses	Current
Establishment of specialist palliative care needs rounds in residential aged care facilities	Current
Exploration of patients level of activation in their self-care management of symptoms burden associated to advanced Chronic Kidney Disease	Current
The development, implementation, and evaluation of an outpatient department nurse-led care coordination service to improve continuity of care at the primary-secondary heath care interface: an action research study	Current

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