Prof Margaret O'Connor - Researcher Profile

Biography

Professor O’Connor is the inaugural Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Palliative Care Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University Melbourne, a position she has held since 2003. Prior to this she has enjoyed a long and diverse career in palliative care, in roles that have encompassed the establishment and management of mainly community-based palliative care services. Her current position formally encompasses 3 clinical partners where Professor O’Connor is actively involved in developing staff research projects.

Professor O’Connor is responsible for the Palliative Care Research Team in the School and manages a number of clinical research projects, which have received more than $1 million in funding from internal and external sources. The growing research team includes an NHMRC PhD Scholar, an NHMRC post-doctoral fellow and eleven PhD students. Research projects are centred around key areas - service system and policy issues and issues of culture and palliative care. All projects involve the above clinical partners and many research questions have arisen from within the clinical setting. She is well published in these research areas.

Professor O’Connor sits on many State and National Committees, including being a member of the Australian Health Ethics Committee of the National Health & Medical Research Council. She served as President of Palliative Care Australia 2006 until 2010.

In 2002 and 2008 Professor O’Connor was awarded the Nina Buscombe Prize from the Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria. In 2005 Professor O’Connor accepted the national honour of Member of the Order of Australia, for service to the development and establishment of palliative care services in Victoria, an acknowledgement of Margaret‘s 20 year contribution to palliative care.

Research

 

Preferred Research Methodologies

• Qualitative and mixed method methodologies, including phenomenology and discourse analysis

Accredited as Level 2 Supervisor

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Keywords

bereavement, bereavement services, hospice, palliative care

Qualifications

NURSING

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 2001

MASTER OF NURSING

Institution: RMIT

Year awarded: 1992

BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY

Institution: Melbourne College of Divinity

Year awarded: 1987

CERTIFICATE IN NURSING

Institution: Mercy Hospital

Year awarded: 1975

Publications

Books

O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., Aranda, S., 2012, Palliative care nursing: a guide to practice, Ausmed, Australia.

Ilangakoon, C., McKenna, L.G., McIntyre, M.J., Cass, B., O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., McCauley-Elsom, K.M., Elsom, S., Gurvich, C., Cross, W.M., Kulkarni, J., Newton, J.M., Lee, S.F., Kos, L.M., 2009, From birth to death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan, Monash University, Clayton Victoria Australia.

Hudson, R., O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Palliative care and aged care: A guide to practice, Ausmed Publications, Australia & USA. View Publication

Book Chapters

O'Connor, M.M., Recoche, K.M., 2012, Nutrition and hydration in palliative care, in Palliative care nursing: a guide to practice, eds Margaret O'Connor, Susan Lee, Sanchia Aranda, Australia, pp. 179-191.

O'Connor, M.M., Hudson, P., 2010, Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand, in Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing, eds Betty R. Farrell & Nessa Coyle, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 1255-1263.

Peters, L.A., O'Connor, M.M., 2009, Caring for veterans at the end of life: The nurses' perspective, in From Birth to Death: Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Across the Lifespan, eds Margaret O'Connor, Debra Griffiths, Glenice Ives, Jenny Newton and Heather Tan, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, pp. 39-52. View Publication

Cass, B., O'Connor, M.M., 2009, The fragility of being cared for in the community and the decision to go to Emergency: the experience of patients receiving palliative care, in From Birth to Death: Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Across the Lifespan, eds Margaret O'Connor, Debra Griffiths, Glenice Ives, Jenny Newton and Heather Tan, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia, pp. 27-37. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, An uncertain journey: Coping with transitions, survival and recurrence, in Palliative Care Nursing: Principles and Evidence for Practice, eds Sheila Payne, Jane Seymour, Christine Ingleton, McGraw Hill Open University Press, UK, pp. 106-120.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Palliative Care in the Community, in Community Nursing in Australia, eds Dr Debbie Kralik & Dr Antonia van Loon, Blackwell Publishing, Carlton, pp. 240-255.

O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Documentary analysis and policy, in Research methods in palliative care, eds Julia M Addington-Hall, Eduardo Bruera, Irene J Higginson and Sheila Payne, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 229-245. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., 2004, Transitions in status from wellness to illness, illness to wellness: Coping with recurrence and remission, in Palliative Care Nursing - principles and evidence for practice, eds Sheila Payne, Jane Seymour and Christine Ingleton, Open University Press, Berkshire England, pp. 126-141.

Journal Articles

Tan, H., Digby, R., Bloomer, M., Wang, Y., O'Connor, M.M., 2013, Brief Report. End-of-life care in rehabilitation centre for older people in Australia, Australasian Journal on Ageing [P], vol E, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Australia, pp. 1-4. View Publication

Recoche, K.M., O'Connor, M.M., Clerehan, R.A., 2013, No plan B: reflection on field observations on 'Skid Row', Reflective Practice: international and multidisciplinary perspectives [E], vol iFirst, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-13. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Endacott, R., O'Connor, M.M., Cross, W.M., 2013, The `dis-ease? of dying: Challenges in nursing care of the dying in the acute hospital setting. A qualitative observational study, Palliative Medicine [E], vol In Press, Sage Publictions, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Tan, H., Lee, S.F., O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., Komesaroff, P.A., 2012, A case study approach to investigating end-of-life decition making in an acute health service, Australian Health Review [P], vol E, CSIRO Publishing, Australia, pp. 1-5. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Tan, H., 2012, Addressing grief following patient death in aged-care facilities: the views of patients with mild dementia and staff, Grief Matters: The Australian Journal of Grief and Bereavement [P], vol 15, issue 2, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, Australia, pp. 36-39. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Cross, W.M., O'Connor, M.M., Endacott, R., 2012, Changing attitudes to death and dying in the clinical setting, NursingConnections [P], vol 15, issue 1, Royal College of Nursing Australia, Deakin ACT, pp. 32-33.

O'Brien, A., O'Connor, M., Griffiths, D., Bloomer, M., 2012, Development and measurement of palliative care cultural standards using clinical indicators, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology [E], vol 8, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 3-9. View Publication

Tan, H., O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., 2012, Evaluation of community palliative care settings: a discussion of the issues, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management [P], vol 7, issue 1, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Australian College of Health Service Executives, pp. 43-48. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Tan, H., O'Connor, D.W., Workman, B., 2012, Is the frequent death of residents in aged care facilities a significant cause of grief for residents with mild dementia?, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol E, Maney Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6. View Publication

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. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Tan, H., O'Connor, M., Digby, R., 2012, Managing terminal dementia, Australian Nursing Journal [P], vol 19, issue 9, Australian Nursing Federation, Silverwater NSW, pp. 36-37. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Morphet, J., O'Connor, M., Lee, S., Griffiths, D., 2012, Nursing care of the family before and after a death in the ICU - An exploratory study., Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses [P], vol epub, Elsevier, Singapore, pp. 1-8. View Publication

Al Hosis, K.F., Plummer, V.M., O'Connor, M.M., 2012, Nursing management in Saudi Arabia: evaluating strategies for succession planning, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management [P], vol 7, issue 1, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Australian College of Health Service Executives, pp. 19-27. View Publication

Lord, B., Recoche, K., O'Connor, M., Yates, P., Service, M., 2012, Paramedics' perceptions of their role in palliative care: analysis of focus group transcripts, Journal of Palliative Care [P], vol 28, issue 1, Centre for Bioethics - Clinical Research Institute of Canada, Canada, pp. 36-40.

Bloomer, M., O'Connor, M.M., 2012, Providing end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: issues that impact upon nurse professionalism, Singapore Nursing Journal [P], vol 39, issue 3, Singapore Nurse Association, Singapore, pp. 25-30. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Cross, W., Endacott, R., O'Connor, M., Moss, C., 2012, Qualitative observation in a clinical setting: Challenges at end of life, Nursing and Health Sciences [E], vol 14, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 25-31. View Publication

Rigby, J., O'Connor, M.M., 2012, Retaining older staff members in care homes and hospices in England and Australia: the impact of environment, International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 18, issue 5, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 235-239. View Publication

Wang, Y., O'Connor, M.M., Xu, Y., Liu, X., 2012, Symptom Clusters in Chinese Patients with Primary Liver Cancer, Oncology Nursing Forum [P], vol 39, issue 6, Oncology Nursing Society, United States, pp. 468-479. View Publication

Hsu, C.-.Y., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2012, The difficulties of recruiting participants from a non-dominant culture into palliative care research, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol E, Maney Publishing, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6. View Publication

Tan, H., O'Connor, M.M., Wearne, H., Howard, T., 2012, The evaluation of a triage tool for a community palliative care service provider, Journal of Palliative Care [P], vol 28, issue 3, Centre for Bioethics - Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Canada, pp. 141-148. View Publication

Poon, W.H., O'Connor, M.M., Leng, C.Y., Kannuasamy, P., 2012, The lived experience of older chinese Singaporeans with life-threatening illnesses in a inpatient hospice, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol 20, issue 1, Maney Publishing, UK, pp. 19-26. View Publication

McConigley, R., Aoun, S., Kristjanson, L., Colyer, S., Deas, K., O'Connor, M.M., Harris, R., Currow, D., Yates, P., 2011, Implementation and evaluation of an education program to guide palliative care for people with motor neurone disease, Palliative Medicine [E], vol 26, issue 8, Sage Publictions, United Kingdom, pp. 9994-1000. View Publication

O'Connor, M., Harris, R., Lee, S., 2011, Non-malignant disease: A pathway for quality care at the end of life, British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing [P], vol 7, issue 2, M A Healthcare Ltd, UK, pp. 470-474. View Publication

Namasivayam, P., O'Connor, M.M., Barnett, T., Lee, S.F., Peters, L.A., 2011, Nurse-family interaction in Malaysian palliative care settings: a focused literature review, International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 17, issue 10, MA Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 507-513. View Publication

Tan, H., Wutthilert, W., O'Connor, M., 2011, Spirituality and quality of life in older people with chronic illness in Thailand, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol 19, issue 4, Maney Publishing, UK, pp. 177-184. View Publication

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. View Publication

Horey, D., Street, A., O'Connor, M., Peters, L., Lee, S., 2011, Training and supportive programs for pallitive care volunteers in community settings (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 12, John Wiley & Sons ltd, Australia, pp. 163-171.

Stuart, J.A., O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., Bloomer, M., 2010, After-death care and the hidden role of palliative care nurses, End of Life Care [P], vol 4, issue 3, Healthcomm UK, UK, pp. 50-55. View Publication

Shanmugasundaram, S., O'Connor, M.M., Sellick, K.J., 2010, Culturally competent care at the end of life: A Hindu perspective, End of Life Care [P], vol 4, issue 1, Healthcomm UK, UK, pp. 26-31. View Publication

Bloomer, M., Lee, S., O'Connor, M., 2010, End of life clinician-family communication in ICU: A retrospective observational study - implications for nursing, Australian Journal Of Advanced Nursing [P], vol 28, issue 2, Australian Nursing Federation, Australia, pp. 17-23. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Abbott, J.M., Recoche, K.M., 2010, Getting the message across: does the use of drama aid education in palliative care?, Advances In Health Sciences Education [P], vol 1.412, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 1-7. View Publication

Shimoinaba, K., O'Connor, M., Lee, S., 2010, Japanese head nurses' perspectives regarding issues of nurses working in palliative care units and current support systems, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol 18, issue 6, Maney Publishing, UK, pp. 358-363. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Davis, M.P., Abernathy, A., 2010, Language, discourse and meaning in palliative medicine, Progress in Palliative Care [P], vol 18, issue 2, WS Maney & Son, UK & on-line, pp. 66-71. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Watts, J.J., Bloomer, M., Larkins, K., 2010, Loss and grief in the workplace: What can we learn from the literature?, International Journal of Workplace Health Management [P], vol 3, issue 2, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 131-142. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., O'Brien, A.P., Griffiths, D.L., Poon, W.H., Chin, J., Payne, S., Nordin, R.B., 2010, What is the meaning of palliative care in the Asia-Pacific region?, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology [P], vol 6, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 197-202. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Abbott, J.M., Payne, S., Demmer, C., 2009, A comparison of bereavement services provided in hospice and palliative care settings in Australia, the UK and the USA, Progress in Palliative Care, vol 17, issue 2, Maney Publishing, UK, pp. 69-74. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Erwin, T., Dawson, L.L., 2009, A means to an end: A web-based client management system in palliative care, Health Informatics Journal, vol 15, issue 1, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 41-54. View Publication

Shanmugasundaram, S., O'Connor, M.M., Sellick, K.J., 2009, A multicultural perspective on conducting palliative care research in an Indian population in Australia., International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 15, issue 9, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 440-445. View Publication

Lee, S.F., O'Connor, M.M., Chapman, Y.B., Hamilton, V., Francis, K.L., 2009, A very public death: dying of mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer (M/ARLC) in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia., Rural and remote health [electronic resource]. [P], vol 9, issue 3, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-13. View Publication

Ciechomski, L.D., Tan, H., O'Connor, M.M., Miles, G., Klein, B., Schattner, P., 2009, After hours palliative care provision in rural and urban Victoria, Australia, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management [P], vol 4, issue 1, Australian College of Health Service Executives, Australia, pp. 57-63. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., 2009, Decrepit death as a discourse of death in older age: implications for policy, International Journal of Older People Nursing [P], vol 4, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 263-271. View Publication

Tan, H., O'Connor, M.M., Miles, G., Klein, B., Schattner, P., 2009, GP and nurses' perceptions of how after hours care for people receiving palliative care at home could be improved: A mixed methods study, BMC Palliative Care [P], vol 8, issue 13, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., 2009, Palliative care nurse consultants in acute hospitals in Australia, End of Life Care, vol 3, issue 1, Healthcomm, UK, pp. 48-53. View Publication

Shanmugasundaram, S., O'Connor, M.M., 2009, Palliative care services for Indian migrants in Australia: Experiences of the family of terminally Ill patients, Indian Journal of Palliative Care [P], vol 15, issue 1, Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd., India, pp. 76-83. View Publication

Shimoinaba, K., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., Greaves, J., 2009, Staff grief and support systems for Japanese health care professionals working in palliative care, Palliative and Supportive Care [P], vol 7, issue 2, Cambridge University Press, UK, pp. 245-252. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., 2009, Understanding the influence of palliative care nursing: A global perspective, International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 15, issue 7, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 316-317. View Publication

Hsu, C., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2009, Understandings of death and dying for people of Chinese origin, Death Studies, vol 33, issue 2, Routledge, USA, pp. 153-174. View Publication

McCauley-Elsom, K.M., Gurvich, C., Lee, S.F., Elsom, S.J., O'Connor, M.M., Kulkarni, J., 2009, Vulnerable populations and multicentred research: Feature Article, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, vol 18, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 108-115. View Publication

Abbott, J.M., O'Connor, M.M., Payne, S., 2008, An Australian survey of palliative care and hospice bereavement services, The Australian Journal of Cancer Care, vol 9, issue 2, Cambridge Publishing, Australia, pp. 12-17.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., O'Connor, M.M., Francis, K.L., 2008, Discourses associated with nursing aged people who are dying in the Australian context: a review of the literature, International Nursing Review, vol 55, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, Switzerland, pp. 349-354. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2008, Does dying with dignity always mean actively ending life?, The Nathaniel Report, vol 0, issue 24, The Nathaniel Centre, New Zealand, pp. 5-6.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., Francis, K.L., O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Examining the methods used for a critical ethnographic enquiry, Contemporary Nurse, vol 29, issue 2, EContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 227-237.

Allen, S., O'Connor, M.M., Chapman, Y.B., Francis, K.L., 2008, Funding regimes and the implications for delivering quality palliative care nursing within residential aged care units in Australia., Rural and Remote Health, vol 8, issue 3, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Australia, pp. 1-7. View Publication

Allen, S., Francis, K.L., O'Connor, M.M., Chapman, Y.B., 2008, Gaining human ethics approval: a strategy for refining research studies., Monash Bioethics Review, vol 27, issue 3, Monash University, Centre for Human Bioethics, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 54-60.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Making decisions for end of life., Journal of Consumers Health Forum of Australia, vol 0, issue 1, Consumers Health Forum, Canberra, pp. 10-11.

O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., Walsh, K., 2008, Palliative care nurse consultants in Melbourne: a snapshot of their clinical role., International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol 14, issue 7, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, London UK, pp. 350-355.

Poon, W.H., O'Connor, M.M., Leng, C.Y., Kannusamy, P., 2008, Palliative care nursing education in Singapore (1999-2008), Singapore Nursing Journal, vol 35, issue 4, Singapore Nurses Association, Singapore, pp. 5-8.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., Francis, K.L., O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Supporting nurses to make ethically sound decisions when nursing aged care residents at the end-of-life: using the DECIDE model, Singapore Nursing Journal, vol 35, issue 2, Singapore Nurses' Association, Singapore, pp. 4-11.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., O'Connor, M.M., Francis, K.L., 2008, The evolution of palliative care and the relevance to residential aged care: understanding the past to inform the future, Collegian, vol 15, issue 4, Elsevier, Australia, pp. 165-171.

Allen, S., O'Connor, M.M., Chapman, Y.B., Francis, K.L., 2008, The implications of policy on delivering a palliative approach in residential aged care: rhetoric or reality?, Contemporary Nurse, vol 29, issue 2, EContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 174-183. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Chapman, Y.B., 2008, The palliative care clinical nurse consultant: An essential link, Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia [P], vol 15, issue 4, Elsevier BV, Australia, Netherlands, pp. 151-157. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2007, Authentic performance appraisal: when home is the workplace., International Journal of Palliative Nursing, vol 13, issue 12, Pensord Press Limited, UK, pp. 606-609. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., Lee, S.F., 2007, End-of-life care in private hospitals, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, vol 2, issue 3, Australian College of Health Service Executives, Australia, pp. 37-42.

O'Connor, M.M., 2007, 'I'm just not interested in eating': When nutrition becomes an issue in palliative care, Contemporary Nurse, vol 27, issue 1, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 23-28.

Recoche, K.M., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2007, Mock interdisciplinary team meetings as a forum for undergraduate education in palliative care, Health professional education: a multi-disciplinary journal, vol 8, issue 3, Anzame: The association for health professional education, Layton, Melbourne, pp. 79-86. View Publication

Allen, S., Francis, K.L., Chapman, Y.B., O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Multipurpose services and palliative care: emerging funding challenges and possible solutions, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, vol 2, issue 3, Ausralian College of Health Service Executives, Australia, pp. 51-55. View Publication

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., O'Connor, M.M., Francis, K.L., 2007, The importance of language for nursing: does it convey commonality of meaning and is it important to do so, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 24, issue 4, Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne Australia, pp. 47-51. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2006, "Till death us do part": issues of fidelity in end of life care, Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, vol 18, issue 4, Haworth Press, USA, pp. 227-245.

O'Connor, M.M., 2006, Commentary on Trovo de Araujo M and Paes da Silva MJ (2004) Communication with dying patients: Perception of intensive care units nurses in Brazil. Journal of Clinical Nursing 13, 143-149, Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol 15, issue 1, Blackwell Publishing, UK, pp. 114-116. View Publication

Hudson, P., Kristjanson, L., Ashby, M., Kelly, B., Schofield, P., Hudson, R., Aranda, S., O'Connor, M.M., Street, A., 2006, Desire for hastened death in patients with advanced disease and the evidence base of clinical guidelines: a systematic review, Palliative Medicine, vol 20, issue 7, SAGE Publications Ltd, UK, pp. 693-701.

Shanmugasundaram, S., Chapman, Y.B., O'Connor, M.M., 2006, Development of palliative care in India: an overview., International Journal of Nursing Practice, vol 12, issue 4, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 241-246.

O'Connor, M.M., Payne, S., 2006, Discourse analysis: examining the potential for research in palliative care, Palliative Medicine, vol 20, issue 8, Hodder Headline Group, London England, pp. 829-834. View Publication

Hudson, P., Schofield, P., Kelly, B., Hudson, R., Street, A.F., O'Connor, M.M., Kristjanson, L., Ashby, M., Aranda, S., 2006, Responding to desire to die statements from patients with advanced disease: recommendations for health professionals, Palliative Medicine, vol 20, issue 7, SAGE Publications, UK, pp. 703-710. View Publication

Hsu, C., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2005, Issues affecting access to palliative care services for older Chinese people in Australia, ACCNS Journal for Community Nurses, vol 10, issue 3, Australian Council of Community Nursing Services, Australia, pp. 9-11.

O'Connor, M., 2005, Mission statements: an example of exclusive language in palliative care?, International journal of palliative nursing [P], vol 11, issue 4, Mark Allen Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 190-195.

O'Connor, M., Peters, L., Lee, S.F., Webster, C., 2005, Palliative care work, between death and discharge, Journal of Palliative Care, vol 21, issue 2, Centre for Bioethics - Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Canada, pp. 97-102.

Namasivayam, P., Orb, A., O'Connor, M.M., 2005, The challenges of caring for families of the terminally ill: nurses' lived experience., Contemporary Nurse, vol 19, issue 1-2, eContent Management Pty Ltd, Maleny Qld Australia, pp. 169-180. View Publication

O'Connor, M.M., Pearson, A., 2004, Ageing in place - dying in place: competing discourses for care of the dying in aged care policy, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 22, issue 2, Australian Nursing Federation, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 31-37.

Allen, S., Francis, K.L., O'Connor, M.M., 2004, Research an exciting journey and a career statement: a means to an end, putting rurality on the nursing research agenda, Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 12, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 279-280.

O'Connor, M.M., 2004, What do residential aged care facility policies say about palliative care and dying?, Collegian, vol 11, issue 2, Royal College of Nursing Australia, Deakin West ACT Australia, pp. 27-31. View Publication

Conference Proceedings

O'Connor, M.M., 2009, Using a retrospective database to predict clinical support needs of people with MND, British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2-5 Nov 2008, MA Healthcare Limited - Matthew Cianfarani, London, pp. 28-29.

O'Connor, M.M., Abbott, J.M., Peters, L.A., 2008, A Comparison of bereavement services provided in hospice and palliative care settings in Australia, the UK and the US., 2nd Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference: Leading and Learning - Program and Abstract book, 12-13 Sept 2008, Palliative Care Nurses Australia, Adelaide, Australia, p. 47.

Lee, S.F., O'Connor, M.M., Francis, K.L., Chapman, Y.B., Humphreys, J.S., Hamilton, V., 2008, A very public death- a report on the needs of those dying of mesothelioma or asbestos related lung cancer (M/ARLC) in the Latrobe Valley), Pallitaive Care Beyond the Boundaries - Conference Handbook, 23-24/10/08, Palliative Care Victoria, Melbourne, p. 49.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Dying is everybody's business - Palliative Care in Australia, Creating partnerships, championing progress and celebrating practice., 17-21 August 2008, International Society of Nurses in cancer care, Singapore, p. 40.

Shimoinaba, K., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2008, Japanese head nurses' perspective regarding issues of nurses working in palliative care units and current support systems, 2nd Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference: Leading and Learning . Program & Abstract Book, 12-13 Sept 2008, Plevin events, Adelaide, p. 50.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Linking the parts:- articulating the role of consultant palliative care nurses in acute hospitals, Creating partnerships, championing progress and celecbrating practice., 17-21 August 2008, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, Singapore, p. 85.

Shimoinaba, K., O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., 2008, Loss experience and factors affecting grief processes for Japanese nurse working in palliative care units, Conference Handbook, 15-18 July 2008, Australian centre for grief and bereavement, Australia, p. 72.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, The future of Palliative care., 2nd Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference: Leading and Learning. Program and book of abstracts, 12-13 Sept 2008, Palliative Care Nurses Australia, Adelaide, p. 23.

Poon, W.H., O'Connor, M.M., Leng, C.Y., Kannusamy, P., 2008, The phenomenology of Dying: Stories from Hospice, Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 9-11 May 2008, Annals, Academy of Medicine Singapore, Singapore, p. s23. View Publication

Tan, H., O'Connor, M.M., 2008, What happens after dark?, Palliative Care Beyond the Boundaries - Conference handbook, 23-24/10/08, Palliative Care Victoria, Melbourne, p. 92.

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, What happens after dark? Improving after hours palliative care planning in urban and rural Australia, for patients, their carers and health professionals, Creating partnerships, championing progress and celebrating practice., 17-21 August 2008, International society of nurses in cancer care, Singapore, p. 85.

O'Connor, M.M., Lee, S.F., Peters, L.A., 2008, Workplace Stressors for palliative care nurses in Victoria, Palliative Care Beyond the boundaries - Conference Handbool, 23-24/10/08, Palliative Care Victoria, Melbourne, p. 30.

O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Linking the parts: articulating the role of consultant palliative care nurses in acute hospitals., 10th congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. Poster Abstracts, 07/06/2007-09/06/2007, EAPC, United Kingdom, p. 132.

O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Palliative care work, between death and discharge., Poster abstracts. Connecting diversity. 10th Congresss of the European Association for Palliative Care, 7-9 June 2007, European Association for Palliative Care, United Kingdom, p. 132.

Allen, S., Chapman, Y.B., Francis, K.L., O'Connor, M.M., 2007, Partnerships: Providing an economic alternative to improve quality of life for residents of multipurpose service/centres, Abstracts and Conference Proceedings 6th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing "Defining Future Directions", 20/11/2007, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 36-52.

O'Connor, M.M., 2006, Linking the parts: articulating the role of consultant palliative care nurses in acute hospitals, Journal of Palliative Care, 25-26 Sept, Centre of Bioethics, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal Quebec Canada, p. 246.

O'Connor, M.M., Peters, L.A., Lee, S., 2006, Palliative care work between death and discharge, Journal of Palliative Care, 26-29 September 2006, Centre of Bioethics, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal Quebec Canada, p. 219.

O'Connor, M.M., 2004, Directions in palliative care - looking back to look forward, Palliative Care: Issues for Health Care Professionals, 26 April 2003 to 27 April 2003, CeLTS, Monash University, Churchill Vic Australia, pp. 75-83.

O'Connor, M.M., 2004, Palliative care nursing - a unique specialty?, Palliative Care: Issues for Health Care Professionals, 26 April 2003 - 27 April 2003, CeLTS, Monash University, Churchill Vic Australia, pp. 11-22.

O'Connor, M.M., 2004, Policy and politics in palliative care research, Incontro Internazionale - Exploring Connections Conference Proceedings, 8 June 2004 to 10 June 2004, School of Nursing & Midwifery Monash University, Frankston Vic Australia, pp. 1-27.

Other

O'Connor, M.M., 2008, Dying is everyone's business, Radio Broadcast, ABC Radio National, Melboure. View Publication

Peters, L.A., Lee, S., O'Connor, M.M., 2006, Nursing work on the day of death, Paper presented at a Conference: Terminal illness: nursing care in the final days held in Melbourne 16-17 May 2006, Ausmed Conferences Pty Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A hermeneutic phenomenology study of older Singaporean Chinese with life threatening illness receiving palliative care in an inpatient hospice..

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Nurses' 'recognition of' and 'responsiveness to' the dying patient in the acute hospital (non-palliative) setting..

Supervisors:

Cross, W (Joint-co), O''Connor, M (Joint), Endacott, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Palliative care for homeless and disadvantaged persons.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Clerehan, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Please refer to the research proposal attached below..

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Lee, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Saudi nursing students experiences of their practical education and clinical environment: a mixed method study.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Mckenna, L (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effect of a child-centered intervention program for breast cancer patients and their children.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Joint), O''Connor, M (Joint-co).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Who will volunteers in pallative care be in the future? A discourse analysis.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Main), O''Connor, M (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Alhosis, K.

Program of Study:

Succession planning for nurse managers in Saudi Arabia. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Plummer, V (Main), O''Connor, M (Associate).

Student:

Allen, S.

Program of Study:

End-of-life and palliative care for aged persons within a residential multi-purpose service: a crtitical ethnographic study. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Francis, K (Main), O''Connor, M (Associate).

Student:

Buhaid, N.

Program of Study:

Nurses' attitudes towards barriers and facilitators of research utilisation in Bahrain. 2009.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Lau, R (Joint).

Student:

Hsu, C.

Program of Study:

How is palliative care delivered for older Chinese people in Australia?. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Lee, S (Associate).

Student:

Lloyd, C.

Program of Study:

. 2006.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main).

Student:

Long, J.

Program of Study:

The graduate nurse experience in palliative care: a qualitative study. 2009.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Main), O''Connor, M (Joint).

Student:

Mcleod, M.

Program of Study:

Madonnas, Martinets and the Malayan Emergency: An Historical Analysis of Events that Led Australian Army Nurses to War. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Francis, K (Main), O''Connor, M (Associate).

Student:

Namasivayam, P.

Program of Study:

Caring for families of the terminally ill in Malaysia: a grounded theory from palliative care nurses' perspectives. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Lee, S (Associate).

Student:

Shimoinaba, K.

Program of Study:

Shifting focus: providing human-to-human care in the context of death: a grounded theory from Japanese nurses' perspectives. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Lee, S (Joint), O''Connor, M (Joint-Co).

Student:

Wutthilert, C.

Program of Study:

Spirituality and quality of life in older people with chronic illness. 2009.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Tan, H (Associate).

Student:

Yalden, B.

Program of Study:

The implementation of a palliative approach in residential aged care: an emancipatory practice development study. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

O''Connor, M (Main), Mccormack, B (Associate).