Ms Rachel Canaway - Researcher Profile

Biography

Rachel works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow. She joined the Social Science and Health Research Unit in the School of Psychology and Psychiatry in 2008. Rachel manages the CAMELOT project which investigates the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by people with chronic conditions. Rachel previously worked in a consultancy position for the Centre for Health Systems Development (Australian Institute for Primary Care), and has worked as a researcher, project manager and tutor in the School of Public Health (La Trobe University), and as a naturopath in private practice.

Keywords

chronic illness, complementary therapies, qualitative research, social health perspectives

Qualifications

MASTER OF SOCIAL HEALTH (INTERDISCIPLINARY)

Institution: University of Melbourne

Year awarded: 2007

HEALTH SCIENCE

Institution: Southern School of Natural Therapies

Year awarded: 2000

Publications

Book Chapters

Lin, V., Zhao, H., Yang, H., Canaway, R.E., 2010, History of health policy in China, in Health Policy in and for China, eds Vivian Lin, Yan Guo, David Legge, Qunhong Wu, Peking University Medical Press, China, pp. 294-311.

Lin, V., Zhao, H., Yang, H., Canaway, R., 2009, History of Health Policy in China, in Health Policy in and for China, eds Vivian Lin and David Legge, Pumpress, China, pp. 294-311.

Lin, V., Canaway, R.E., 2008, Regulating complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, in Analysing health policy: a problem-oriented approach, eds Barraclough, S and Gardner, H, Elsevier Australia, Australia, pp. 119-135.

Lin, V., Canaway, R.E., 2007, Health promotion applications at the workplace, in Occupational and environmental handbook: A practical manual, eds Phoon, W.O and Parekh, R, Bhalani Publishing House, India, pp. 128-143.

Journal Articles

Baer, H.A., Beale, C., Canaway, R.E., Connolly, G., 2012, A Dialogue between Naturopathy and Critical Medical Anthropology: What Constitutes Holistic Health?, Medical Anthropology Quarterly [P], vol 26, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc., USA, pp. 241-256.

Manderson, L.H., Oldenburg, B.F., Lin, V., Hollingsworth, B.P., De Courten, M.F., Canaway, R.E., Spinks, J.M., 2012, Care seeking, complementary therapy and herbal medicine use among people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease CAMELOT Phase II: surveying for diversity, Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine [P], vol 24, issue 2, National Herbalists Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 46-55.

Manderson, L.H., Canaway, R.E., Unantenne, N., Oldenburg, B.F., Lin, V., Hollingsworth, B.P., De Courten, M.F., 2012, Care seeking, use of complementary therapies and self management among people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease CAMELOT Phase I: an ethnographic approach, Australian Journal of Herbal Medicine [P], vol 24, issue 1, National Herbalists Association of Australia, Australia, pp. 10-18.

Warren, N.L., Canaway, R.E., Unantenne, N., Manderson, L.H., 2012, Taking control: Complementary and alternative medicine in diabetes and cardiovascular disease management, Health [E], Sage Publications Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-17.

Team, V., Canaway, R., Manderson, L., 2011, Integration of complementary and alternative medicine information and advice in chronic disease management guidelines, Australian Journal of Primary Health [P], vol 17, issue 2, C S I R O Publishing, Australia, pp. 142-149.

Unantenne, N., Warren, N.L., Canaway, R.E., Manderson, L.H., 2011, The strength to cope: Spirituality and faith in chronic disease, Journal of Religion and Health [E], Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 1-15.

Chan Unger, C., Warren, N., Canaway, R., Manderson, L., Grigg, K., 2011, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and the utilisation of primary care in urban and regional settings, Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol E, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-7.

Canaway, R., Merkes, M., 2010, Barriers to comorbidity service delivery: The complexities of dual diagnosis and the need to agree on terminology and conceptual frameworks, Australian Health Review [P], vol 34, issue 3, CSIRO Publishing, Austrlaia, pp. 262-268.

Moore, A., Canaway, R., O'Brien, K., 2010, Chinese medicine students' preparedness for clinical practice: An Australian survey, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine [P], vol 16, issue 7, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 733-743.

Merkes, M., Lewis, V., Canaway, R.E., 2010, Supporting good practice in the provision of services to people with comorbid mental health and alcohol and other drug problems in Australia: Describing key elements of good service models, BMC Health Services Research [E], vol 10, issue Art. No: 325, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-10.

Canaway, R., 2009, A culture of dissent: Australian naturopaths' perspectives on practitioner regulation, Complementary Health Practice Review [P], vol 14, issue 3, Sage Publications, USA, pp. 136-152.

Canaway, R., 2006, Statutory registraton of naturopaths and western herbal medicine practitioners, Health Issues [P], vol 99, Health Issues Centre, Australia, pp. 25-28.