Dr Robyn Cant - Researcher Profile

Biography

Research

Research interests

• Nutrition education and counselling
• Health promotion and education
• Chronic disease management
• Professional competency standards
• Teaching and learning

Preferred Research methods

Qualitative and quantitative research and mixed methods

Supervisor accreditation

• Level 1 in progress

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2007

MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1999

GRAPDUATE DIPLOMA HEALTH EDUCATION

Institution: Victoria College

Year awarded: 1986

Publications

Journal Articles

Buykx, P., Missen, K.L., Cooper, S.J.R., Porter, J., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Cant, R.P., Kinsman, L., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2012, Emergency training boosts confidence, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 19, issue 7, The Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne, Australia, p. 43.

Gibson, S., Sequeira, J., Cant, R.P., Ku, C.W., 2012, Identifying malnutrition risk in acute medical patients: validity and utility of malnutrition universal screening tool and modified malnutrition screening tool, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 69, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 309-314.

Gibson, S., Sequeira, J., Cant, R.P., ku, c., 2012, Identifying malnutrition risk in acute medical patients: validity and utility of malnutrition universal screening tool and modified malnutrition screening tool, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 69, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell, UK, pp. 309-314.

Peters, L.A., Cant, R.P., Sellick, K.J., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., Burney, S., 2012, Is work stress in palliative care nurses a cause for concern? A literature review, International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 18, issue 11, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 561-567.

Cooper, S.J.R., Beauchamp, A.J., Bogossian, F., Bucknall, T.K., Cant, R.P., Devries, B., Endacott, R., Forbes, H., Hill, R., Kinsman, L., Kain, V., McKenna, L.G., Porter, J., Phillips, N., Young, S., 2012, Managing patient deterioration: A protocol for enhancing student nurses' competence through web-based simulation and feedback techniques, BMC Nursing [P], vol 11, Biomed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 18-24.

Cooper, S.J.R., Cant, R.P., Porter, J., Missen, K.L., Sparkes, L.M., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Endacott, R., 2012, Managing patient deterioration: assessing teamwork and individual performance, Emergency Medicine Journal [P], vol E, BMJ Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-5.

Buykx, P., Cooper, S.K., Kinsman, L., Scholes, J., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Cant, R.P., 2012, Patient deterioration simulation experiences: impact on teaching and learning, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 19, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 125-129.

Cooper, S., Cant, R., Porter, J., Bogossian, F., McKenna, L., Brady, S., Fox-Young, S., 2012, Simulation based learning in midwifery education: a systematic review, Women and Birth [P], vol 25, issue 2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 64-78.

Kinsman, L., Buykx, P., Cant, R.P., Champion, R., Cooper, S.J.R., Endacott, R., McConnell-Henry, T.E., Missen, K.L., Porter, J., Scholes, J., 2012, The FIRST2ACT simulation program improves nursing practice in a rural Australian hospital, Australian Journal of Rural Health [E], vol 20, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Richmond, Australia, pp. 270-274.

Birks, M., Cant, R.P., James, A., Chung, C.S., Davis, J., 2012, The use of physical assessment skills by registered nurses in Australia: issues for nurse education, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 20, issue 1, Elservier, Netherland, pp. 27-33.

Cant, R., Birks, M., Porter, J., Jacob, E., Cooper, S., 2011, Developing advanced rural nursing practice: A whole new scope of responsibility, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 18, issue 4, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 177-182.

Buykx, P., Kinsman, L., Cooper, S., McConnell-Henry, T., Cant, R., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2011, FIRST{2}ACT: Educating nurses to identify patient deterioration - A theory-based model for best practice simulation education, Nurse Education Today [P], vol 31, issue 7, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 687-693.

Cant, R., Pomeroy, S., 2011, Facilitating patients' dietary change: A review of dietitians' correspondence practices with general practitioners, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 68, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 140-148.

Mills, J.E., Field, J., Cant, R., 2011, Factors affecting evidence translation for general practice nurses, International Journal of Nursing Practice [P], vol 17, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 455-463.

Birks, M., Cant, R., Al-Motlaq, M., Jones, J., 2011, 'I don't want to become a scientist': Undergraduate nursing students' perceived value of course content, Australian Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 28, issue 4, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 20-27.

Birks, M., Cant, R., Al-Motlaq, M., Rickards, A.E., 2011, Increasing the pool of students in rural locations: A satellite model of nurse education, Australian Journal of Rural Health [E], vol 19, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 103-104.

Cant, R., Foster, M.M., 2011, Investing in big ideas: Utilisation and cost of Medicare Allied Health services in Australia under the Chronic Disease Management initiative in primary care, Australian Health Review [P], vol 35, issue 4, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 468-474.

Cooper, S., McConnell-Henry, T., Cant, R., Porter, J., Missen, K., Kinsman, L., Endacott, R., Scholes, J., 2011, Managing deteriorating patients: Registered nurses' performance in a simulated setting, The Open Nursing Journal [E], vol 5, Bentham Open, Netherlands, pp. 120-126.

Mills, J., Field, J., Cant, R., 2011, Rural and remote Australian general practice nurses' sources of evidence for knowledge translation: A cross-sectional survey, International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare [P], vol 9, issue 3, Wiley Blackwell, Australia, pp. 246-251.

Cant, R., Cooper, S., 2011, The benefits of debriefing as formative feedback in nurse education, The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation [E], vol 29, issue 1, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 37-47.

Cant, R., Cooper, S., Chung, C., O'Connor, M., 2011, The divided self: Near death experiences of resuscitated patients – A review of literature, International Emergency Nursing [P], vol E, Elsevier Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 1-6.

Frew, E., Cant, R., Sequeira, J., 2010, Capturing the data: nutrition risk screening of adults in hospital, Nutrients [E], vol 2, issue 2, Molecular Diversity Preservation International (M D P I) AG., Switzerland, pp. 438-448.

Pomeroy, S., Cant, R., 2010, General practitioners decision to refer patients to dietitians: Insight into the clinical reasoning process, Australian Journal of Primary Health [P], vol 16, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Adelaide, pp. 147-153.

Cant, R., 2010, Investing in patients' nutrition: Nutrition risk screening in hospital, The Australian journal of advanced nursing : a quarterly publication of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation [E], vol 28, issue 2, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 81-87.

Cooper, S.J.R., Endacott, R., Cant, R.P., 2010, Measuring non-technical skills in medical emergency care: A review of assessment measures, Open Access Emergency Medicine [E], vol 2, Dove Press, United Kingdom, pp. 7-16.

Frew, E., Sequeira, J., Cant, R., 2010, Nutrition screening process for patients in an acute public hospital servicing an elderly, culturally diverse population, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 67, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 71-76.

Cant, R., 2010, Patterns of delivery of dietetic care in private practice for patients referred under Medicare Chronic Disease Management: results of a national survey, Australian Health Review [P], vol 34, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, pp. 197-203.

Cant, R., 2010, Public health nutrition: The accord of dietitian providers in managing Medicare chronic care outpatients in Australia, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [E], vol 7, issue 4, Molecular Diversity Preservation International (M D P I) AG., Switzerland, pp. 1841-1854.

Cooper, S.J.R., Cant, R.P., Porter, J., Sellick, K.J., Somers, G.T., Kinsman, L., Nestel, D.F., 2010, Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: Development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM), Resuscitation [P], vol 81, issue 4, Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 446-452.

Cant, R.P., Cooper, S.J.R., 2010, Simulation-based learning in nurse education: Systematic review, Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 66, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 3-15.

Cant, R., 2010, Today's profession: Views and practices of private practice dietitians re Medicare Chronic Disease Management program, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 67, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 77-83.

Cant, R.P., 2009, Communication competence within dietetics: dietitians' and clients' views about the unspoken dialogue - the impact of personal presentation, Journal Of Human Nutrition And Dietetics [P], vol 22, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 504-510.

Cant, R.P., 2009, Constructions of competence within dietetics: trust, professionalism and communications with individual clients, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 66, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 113-118.

Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2009, Eleven process evaluation strategies for education of individual clients in dietetic practice, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 66, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 87-93.

Porter, J., Raja, R., Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2009, Exploring issues influencing the use of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool by nurses in two Australian hospitals, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 22, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 203-209.

Mills, J.E., Field, J., Cant, R.P., 2009, The place of knowledge and evidence in the context of Australian general practice nursing, Worldviews On Evidence-Based Nursing [P], vol 6, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc, United States, pp. 219-228.

Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2009, Validation of performance criteria for Australian dietitions' competence in education of individual clients, Nutrition and Dietetics [P], vol 66, issue 1, Wiley Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 47-53.

Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2008, Exploring dietitians' verbal and nonverbal communication skills for effective dietitian-patient communication, Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 21, issue 5, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., UK, pp. 502-511.

Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2008, From competent to proficient; nutrition education and counselling competency dilemmas experienced by Australian clinical dietitians in education of individuals, Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 65, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 84-89.

Raja, R., Gibson, S., Turner, A., Winderlich, J., Porter, J., Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2008, Nurses' views and practices regarding use of validated nutrition screening tools, The Australian Journal of Avanced Nursing, vol 26, issue 1, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 26-33.

Cant, R.P., 2008, What outcome measures do Australian dietitians use to evaluate nutrition education interventions with individual patients?, Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 65, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 284-291.

Cant, R.P., Aroni, R., 2007, Melbourne dietitians' experience of Medicare policy on allied health services (strengthening Medicare; Enhanced Primary Care) in the first 12 months, Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 64, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 43-49.

Conference Proceedings

Cant, R.P., 2008, Can we improve outcome evaluation to help demonstrate practice effectiveness for the nutrition education of individuals?, Improving nutrition: a social responsbility, 29 - 31 May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-24.

Cant, R.P., 2008, Nine process evaluation strategies useful for teaching individual clients, drawn from dietetic practice, Improving Nutrition: a social responsibility, 29 - 31 May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 1-24.

Cant, R.P., 2008, Nutrition risk screening: a responsbility for dietitians, but what do nurses think?, Improving Nutrition: a social responsbility, 29 - 31 May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell Pubslihing Asia, Australia, pp. 25-48.

Other

Cant, R.P., 2008, Simplifying the mechanics of patient care under medicare for dietitians in private practice, Monash Institute of Health Servides Research, Australia.