Emeritus Prof Francis Archer - Researcher Profile

Biography

Francis works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

Institution: Unknown Institution

Year awarded: 1981

DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION

Institution: Unknown Institution

Year awarded: 1976

MBBS: BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & SURGERY

Institution: Unknown Institution

Year awarded: 1970

Publications

Journal Articles

McLelland, G., McKenna, L., Archer, F., 2013, No fixed place of birth: unplanned BBAs in Victoria, Australia, Midwifery [P], vol 29, Churchill Livingstone, United Kingdom, pp. 19-25.

Salmon, P.M., Goode, N.K., Archer, F.L., Spencer, C., McArdle, D., McClure, R.J., 2012, A systems approach to understanding and enhancing disaster response: an Accimap analysis of bushfire response activities, Safety Science [P], vol e, Elsevier Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 1-8.

Sheen, J.A., Boyd, L.M., Eastwood, K.J., Archer, F.L., Leaf, S., 2012, Student perceptions of adverse health events during ambulance clinical placements, Education [E], vol 2, issue 2, Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., USA, pp. 6-10.

Williams, B.A., Brown, G.T., Scholes, R.L., French, J.C., Archer, F.L., 2010, Can interdisciplinary clinical DVD simulations transform clinical fieldwork education for paramedic, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and nursing students?, Journal of Allied Health [P], vol 39, issue 1, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions, USA, pp. 3-10.

Smith, E., Burkle Jnr., F.M., Woodd, C., Jensen, S., Archer, F.L., 2010, Paramedics and public health emergencies: Is there a 'duty to respond' in Australia?: Smith, Burkle Jr, Woodd, Jensen, and Archer examine the concept of 'duty to respond' in the Australian SARS context, The Australian Journal of Emergency Management [P], vol 25, issue 2, Emergency Management Australia, Australia, pp. 46-53.

Sofianopoulos, S.D., Williams, B.A., Archer, F.L., 2010, Paramedics and the effects of shift work on sleep: A literature review, Emergency Medicine Journal [P], vol 29, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 152-155.

Burgess, S.J., Smith, E., Piper, S.J., Archer, F., 2010, The development of an updated prehospital search filter for the cochrane library: Prehospital search filter version 2.0, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care [P], vol 8, issue 4, Monash University Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies, Australia, pp. 1-4.

Williams, B.A., Brown, G.T., Archer, F., 2009, Can DVD simulations provide an effective alternative for paramedic clinical placement education?, Emergency Medicine Journal [P], vol 26, issue 5, BMJ Group, UK, pp. 377-381.

Spencer, C., Macdonald, R.A., Archer, F., 2009, Designing a questionnaire to review cultural competency in Australian and New Zealand paramedic courses, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care [P], vol 7, issue 4, Monash University, Australia, pp. 1-10.

Smith, E., Burkle Jnr., F.M., Holman, P., Dunlop, J., Archer, F., 2009, Lessons from the front lines: The prehospital experience of the 2009 novel H1N1 outbreak in Victoria, Australia, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness [P], vol 3, issue Suppl 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 154-159.

Smith, E., Morgans, A.E., Qureshi, K., Burkle Jnr., F.M., Archer, F.L., 2009, Paramedics' perceptions of risk and willingness to work during disasters, The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, vol 24, issue 2, Emergency Management Australia, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 21-27.

Smith, E., Wasiak, J., Sen, A., Archer, F., Burkle Jnr., F.M., 2009, Three decades of disasters: a review of disaster-specific literature from 1977-2009., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine [P], vol 24, issue 4, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, USA, pp. 306-311.

Joyce, C.M., Wainer, J., Piterman, L., Wyatt, A.L., Archer, F., 2009, Trends in the paramedic workforce: A profession in transition, Australian Health Review [P], vol 33, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 533-540.

Boyle, M.J., Archer, F.L., Smith, E., 2008, A review of patients who suddenly deteriorate in the presence of paramedics, BMC Emergency Medicine, vol 8, issue 9, Biomed Central Ltd., UK, pp. 1-11.

Bielajs, I., Burkle Jnr., F.M., Archer, F.L., Smith, E., 2008, Development of prehospital, population-based triage-management protocols for pandemics., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol 23, issue 5, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, USA, pp. 420-430.

Boyle, M.J., Archer, F.L., Smith, E., 2008, Is mechanism of Injury alone a useful predictor of major trauma?, Injury, vol 39, issue 9, Elsevier Ltd., UK, pp. 986-992.

Morgans, A.E., Archer, F.L., Allen, F.C.L., 2008, Patient decision making in prehospital health emergencies: Determinants and predictors of patient delay, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 6, issue 3, Monash University DCEHPP, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 1-9.

Spencer, C., Macdonald, R.A., Archer, F.L., 2008, Surveys of cultural competency in health professional education: A literature review, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 6, issue 2, Monash University DCEHPP, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Boyle, M.J., Smith, E., Archer, F.L., 2008, Trauma incidents attended by emergency medical services in Victoria, Australia., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol 23, issue 1, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, US, pp. 20-28.

Snooks, H., Evans, A., Wells, B., Peconi, J., Thomas, M., Archer, F.L., Clarke, T., Dale, J., Donohoe, R., Guly, H., Hartley-Sharpe, C., Janes, D., Moore, F., Nicholl, J., Turner, J., Williams, J., Woollard, M., 2008, What are the highest priorities for research in pre-hospital care? Results of a review and Delphi consultation exercise, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 6, issue 4, Monash University DCEHPP, Melbourne VIC Australia, pp. 1-20.

Burkle, F.S., Hsu, E.B., Loehr, M., Christian, M.D., Markensen, D., Rubinson, L., Archer, F.L., 2007, Definition and functions of health unified command and emergency operations centers for large-scale bioevent disasters within the existing ICS., Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, vol 1, issue 2, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, USA, pp. 135-141.

Boyd, L., Archer, F.L., 2007, Developing a web-based education program for people with asthma in rural and remote areas, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 5, issue 4, Monash University and Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Australia, p. 1.

Archer, F.L., Seynaeve, G., 2007, International guidelines and standards for education and training to reduce the consequences of events that may threaten the health status of a community. A report of an Open International WADEM Meeting, Brussels, Belgium, 29-31 October, 2004., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol 22, issue 2, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, USA, pp. 120-130.

Smith, E., Jennings, P., McDonald, S., Macpherson, C.J., O'Brien, T., Archer, F.L., 2007, The Cochrane Library as a Resource for Evidence on Out-of-Hospital Health Care Interventions, Annals of Emergency Medicine, vol 49, issue 3, Mosby Inc, USA, pp. 344-350.

Wyatt, A.L., Archer, F.L., Fallows, B., 2007, Use of simulators in teaching and learning: Paramedics' evaluation of a Patient Simulator, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 5, issue 2, Monash University and Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, Australia, p. 1.

Archer, F.L., 2006, Health aspects of the Tsunami disaster in Asia - the Phuket Papers, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 4 (online), issue 3, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 1.

Spencer, C., Archer, F.L., 2006, Paramedic education and training on cultural diversity: conventions underpinning practice, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 4, issue 3, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-15.

Archer, F.L., 2006, Revision of the joint NHMRC/AVCC: statement and guidelines on research practice, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 4, issue 1, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 1.

Flynn, J.A., Archer, F.L., Morgans, A.E., 2006, Sensitivity and specificity of the medical priority dispatch system in detecting cardiac arrest emergency calls in Melbourne., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol 21, issue 2, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, USA, pp. 72-76.

Morgans, A.E., Archer, F.L., Walker, T., Thuma, E., 2005, Barriers to accessing ambulance services in rural Victoria for acute asthma: Patients' and medical professionals' perspectives, Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 13, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 116-120.

Archer, F.L., 2005, The Australian Prehospital and Emergency Health Research Forum, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 3 (E-pub), issue 3, Monash University Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Archer, F.L., 2005, World Health Oganisation (WHO) Conference on the Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, vol 3, issue 4, Monash University Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-4.

Smith, E., McDonald, S., Wasiak, J., Jennings, P.A., Macpherson, C.J., Archer, F.L., 2004, The development of a prehospital search filter for the Cochrane Library, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, issue 2, Monash University, Centre for Ambulance and Paramedic Studies, Australia, pp. 1-2.

Conference Proceedings

Archer, F.L., 2008, From natural disasters to global health security: the changing paradigm of disaster health., Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2008 National Conference Melbourne, Australia 4-6 September., 04/09/2008 to 06/09/2008, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Bielajs, I., Burkle Jnr., F.M., Kelly, H.A., Coory, M., Tippett, V., Jamrozik, K., Grant, C., Morgans, A.E., Watt, K., Raven, S., 2007, Ambulance calltaking and dispatch data: new approaches to population based infectious disease surveillance and triage., Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Coory, M., Kelly, H.A., Tippett, V., Archer, F.L., Bielajs, I., 2007, Ambulance dispatch data generate appropriate seasonal alerts for the surveillance of influenza-like illness, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Spencer, C., Archer, F.L., 2007, Beyond cultural competence: culturally responsive emergency care, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine: Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers, 13/05/2007 to 16/05/2007, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, United States, p. 20.

Spencer, C., Macdonald, R.A., Archer, F.L., 2007, Cultural competency in paramedic education courses, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Spencer, C., Archer, F.L., 2007, Cultural diversity: A challenge for emergency health., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine : Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers, 13/05/2007 to 16/05/2007, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, United States, pp. 10-11.

Boyd, L., Archer, F., 2007, Evaluating the 'Ambulances for Asthma' education program., Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Smith, E., Sen, A., Archer, F.L., Burkle Jnr., F.M., 2007, From disaster to journal publication: where is disaster literature being published, and shat is the time lag?, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine: Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers, 13/05/2007 to 16/05/2007, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, United States, p. 80.

Archer, F.L., Fleming, M., Higgins, J., Holloway, J., Hucker, T., Pearson, L., Walker, J.H., Walker, T., 2007, Guidelines for the assessment and accreditation of university programs. Expanding boundaries stream, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 1.

Williams, B.A., Archer, F.L., 2007, Is real really better? Can DVD simulations replace paramedic clinical placements, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Monash University, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Watt, K., Tippett, V., Raven, S., Jamrozik, K., Archer, F.L., Kelly, H.A., Coory, M., 2007, Pandemic influenza: Australian paramedic risk perception study, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (Australian Prehospital Emergency Health Research Forum Peer-Reviewed Abstracts from the ACAP 2007 International Conference), 26/09/2007 to 29/09/2007, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, Melbourne VIC Australia, p. 1.

Tippett, V., Archer, F.L., Jamrozik, K., Kelly, H.A., Watt, K., Raven, S., 2007, Pandemics: planning - emergency medical services perspective., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine : Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers, 13/05/2007 to 16/05/2007, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, United States, p. 36.

Tippett, V., Archer, F.L., Jamrozik, K., Kelly, H.A., Watt, K., Raven, S., 2007, The Australian emergency prehospital pandemic influenza project. A methodology for operational evidence., Prehospital and Disaster Medicine: Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers, 13/05/2007 to 16/05/2007, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, United States, p. 47.

Boyle, M.J., Archer, F.L., Smith, E., 2006, Is mechanism of injury alone a useful predictor in prehospital trauma triage?, Abstracts selected through 999 EMS research forum peer review process., 30/06/2005 to 02/07/2005, Emergency Medicine Journal, UK, p. 1.

Boyle, M.J., Archer, F.L., Cameron, P.A., Smith, E., Walker, T., Patrick, I., 2006, Mechanism of injury - a useful predictor in prehospital trauma triage, Abstracts of the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 2005, 20-25 November 2005, Emergency Medicine Australasia, Australia, p. 13.

Williams, B.A., Archer, F.L., Boyle, M.J., Burgess, S.J., Lord, W.A., 2006, What are paramedic undergraduate students' perceptions of a clinical curriculum using case-based learning?, Prehospital and Emergency Care. NAEMSE Abstracts 2006, 5-10 September 2006, Prehospital Emergency Care, UK, pp. 530-531.

Archer, F.L., 2005, Community-based emergency health as a new medical sub-specialty, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, pp. s23-s24.

Wyatt, A.L., Archer, F.L., Lord, W.A., 2005, Development of prehospital emergency health curriculum based on a themes approach, Abstracts - 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, p. 63.

Spencer, C., Archer, F.L., 2005, Do paramedics need to learn cultural understanding to manage acute health events effectively?, Abstracts - 14th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, p. 47.

Cooper, A.E., Allen, F.C.L., Archer, F.L., 2005, Feasibility of informed consent in emergency and prehospital research: how do we ensure the patient's voice is heard?, Abstracts - 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Wisconsin USA, p. 117.

Archer, F.L., 2005, Increasing international collaboration through the WADEM, Abstracts - 14th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, pp. s28-S28.

Archer, F.L., Smith, E., Macpherson, J.R., Jennings, P., Boyle, M.J., 2005, Introducing the Cochrane prehospital and emergency health field, Abstracts.14th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Edinburgh, May 16-20, 2005, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, p. 1.

Morgans, A.E., Archer, F.L., 2005, Layperson responses to health emergencies, St John Ambulance (Australia) National Conference 2005: 'The Next Step' - Abstracts, 22/06/2005 to 26/06/2005, Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, Melbourne Vic Australia, p. 28.

Flynn, J.A., Archer, F.L., Dale, I., 2005, Sensitivity and specificity of Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch Systems (AMPDS) in detecting cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Abstracts - 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, pp. s50-s51.

Wyatt, A.L., Fallows, B., Archer, F.L., 2005, Use of simulations in prehospital trauma education of paramedics: development of an educational model, Abstracts - 14th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, p. 63.

Morgans, A.E., Archer, F.L., Allen, F.C.L., 2005, What is an emergency? Patient perceptions, the changing role of ambulance services, and the "inappropriate" patient, Abstracts. 14th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Edinburgh, 2005., 16 May 2005 to 20 May 2005, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Michigan USA, pp. s15-s16.

Other

Archer, F.L., Spencer, C., McArdle, D., Brooks, I.A., 2011, Towards a more disaster resilient and safer Victoria, Monash University, Australia, pp. 1-38.

McArdle, D., Archer, F.L., Burkle, F.S., Smith, E., Spencer, C., Brooks (Bielajs), I.A., 2010, Consultation paper for a national disaster resilience strategy: Questionnaire, The University has initiated a University-wide Collaborative Network for Disaster Resilience and Community Safety to harness the breadth of the University's expertise to be applied in the field of disaster resilience and community safety., Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Archer, F., 1999, A case series of the management of patients with an acute asthma episode by MICA paramedics.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Identifying the health needs of older people living in the community.

Supervisors:

Archer, F (Main), Darzins, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

What types of physical injury/illness occur as a result of natural disasters (flooding) in Australia.

Supervisors:

Archer, F (Main), Boyd, L (Associate), Spencer, C (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Boyd, L.

Program of Study:

"What is the utility, feasibility, propriety and accuracy of the health promotion evaluation model compared with the realist evaluation model within healthcare?". (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Archer, F (Main), Ives, G (Associate).

Student:

Lord, W.

Program of Study:

Factors affecting paramedics' assessment and judgement about pain experienced by patients in a community based health setting. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Archer, F (Main), Komesaroff, P (Associate).

Student:

Morgans, A.

Program of Study:

Patient decision making in prehospital health emergencies. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Allen, F (Joint-Co), Archer, F (Joint).