This education program is developed and delivered for The University of Queensland, by The University of Queensland (UQ) Health Insitu. UQ Health Insitu is the lifelong learning arm of The University of Queensland Faculty of Health Sciences.
Margo Newman
Margo Newman is a graduate of The University of Queensland and has more than 20 years extensive experience as a social worker in Canberra, Wollongong and Brisbane.
For the past 15 years Margo has been employed by the Princess Alexandra Hospital as the Senior Social Worker for the Aged Care Team. During this time Margo has been involved in several pieces of research, including a ten site study across Brisbane into the number of patients waiting for residential care in the public hospital system and also a retrospective qualitative study 'that surveyed the attitudes of patients towards their circumstances six months post placement in a low care facility.'
With a clinical caseload in the Geriatric and Rehabilitation Unit, Margo facilitates the weekly Amputee Discussion and Support Group for inpatients. She also has post-graduate qualifications in relationship counselling and worked concurrently in this area for several years at Relationships Australia.
Stephen Gamble
Stephen has a B. Applied Science (Health Education), and has worked as the Brisbane North Manager at the Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre for the last 5 years. Stephen also has experience in managing a disability service and has worked in aged care.
References for Margo Newman:
[1] Jarvis A, Worth A. The development of a screening tool to identify carers in a general practice by a large-scale mailed survey: the experience in one Scottish general practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2005 Mar;14(3):363-72.
[2] Tilse C. Meaning as outcome: understanding the complexity of decision making around residential placement in aged care. Australian Social Work 2000;53(4):15-19.
[3] Robinson B. Validation of a Caregiver Strain Index. Journal of Gerontology 1983;38:344-348.
[4] Rosenman L, Le Broque R. Towards a national agenda for carers. Workshop papers: Canberra: aged and community care division and the office of disability, Dept of community services and health; 1996. References for Stephen Gamble:
[1] Briggs H, Fisher D. Warning caring is a health hazard - results of the 1999 national survey of carer health & well-being. Canberra: Carers Association of Australia;2000.
[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics. Disability, aging and carers 1998. Viewed on 10/07/2007, at:
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/89a5f3d8684682b6ca256de4002c809b/3524989fe9aeaf29ca257203001c9bcb!OpenDocument
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