By Professor Afaf Girgis

Conference Abstracts

Butow PN; Goldstein D; Eisenbruch M; Girgis A; Jefford M; Schofield PR; King M; Duggal-beri P; Sze M; Lobb E; Aldridge L; Grayson NM; Faraji S; Threlfall T, 2008, 'Conducting research with culturally and linguistically diversre cancer patients: methodological issues', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 40 - 40

Girgis A; Stacey F; Breen S; Neill AM, 2008, 'Feedback of patient reported outcomes: Is it better to tell a caseworker or the patient’s oncologist and general practitioner', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 176 - 176

Dimoska A; Girgis A; Hansen V; Butow PN; Tattersall MH, 2008, 'Perceived difficulties in consulting with patients and families: a survey of Australian cancer specialists', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 42 - 42

Butow PN; Girgis A; Goldstein D; Eisenbruch M; Schofield PR; Jefford M; King M; Duggal-beri P; Mikhail M; Sze M; Lobb E, 2008, 'Unmet needs in Chinese, Greek and Arabic speaking cancer patients in Australia', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S7 - S7

James E; Eakin E; Girgis A; Reeves M; Paras L; Boyes AW; Zucca A, 2008, 'What are cancer survivors’ priorities and preferences for lifestyle programs', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 49 - 49

Stacey F; Girgis A; Breen S; Pearce K; Carveth S, 2008, 'What are the factors associated with the effectiveness of a telephone caseworker model of supportive care for people with advanced cancer', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 52 - 52

Boyes AW; Hansen V; Girgis A, 2007, 'A qualitative study of the supportive care needs of recent cancer survivors', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A73 - A73

Duggal-beri P; Butow PN; Goldstein D; Eisenbruch M; Girgis A; Jefford M; Schofield PR, 2007, 'Barriers to research with cancer patients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Australia', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A95 - A96

Girgis A; Stacey F; Breen S; Neill AM, 2007, 'Feedback of patient reported outcomes: is it better to tell a caseworker or the patient’s oncologist/GP', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A68 - A68

Sze M; Duggal-beri P; Butow PN; Mikhail M; Eisenbruch M; Goldstein D; Schofield PR; Jefford M; King M; Girgis A, 2007, 'Low psychological service utilisation in cancer – does it mean CALD patients cope better', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A96 - A96

Saunders C; Crossing S; Girgis A; Butow PN; Penman A, 2007, 'Operationalising a model framework of consumer and community participation in health and medical research', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A77 - A77

Girgis A; Hansen V, 2007, 'Prevalence and predictors of burnout in COSA members', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A72 - A73

Duggal-beri P; Butow PN; Goldstein D; Eisenbruch M; Girgis A; Jefford M; Schofield PR, 2007, 'Psychological morbidity or unmet needs of cancer patients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A67 - A67

Waller A; Girgis A; Currow DC; McElduff P; Lecathelinais C, 2007, 'The Palliative Care Needs Assessment Tool (PC-NAT): development and pilot testing', in Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. A93 - A93

Clinton-McHarg T; Sanson-Fisher R; D'Este C; Shakeshaft AJ; Girgis A, 2007, 'The prevalence of unmet needs of adolescent survivors of cancer', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S271 - S272

Clinton-McHarg T; Sanson-Fisher R; D'Este C; Shafeshaft A; Girgis A, 2007, 'The unmet needs of parents and carers of adolescent cancer survivors', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S213 - S213

Zucca A; Boyes AW; Girgis A; Lecathelinais C, 2006, 'Coping strategies in long-term cancer survivors', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S98 - S99

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C, 2006, 'Doctors’ perceptions of palliative care and triggers and barriers to referral: a qualitative investigation', in Palliative Medicine, Sage, London, England, pp. 243 - 243

Hagerty RG; Butow PN; Girgis A; Dhillon H, 2006, 'Introducing the Australian and New Zealand Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG)', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S260 - S261

Currow DC; Girgis A; Kristjanson L; Mitchell G; Yates P, 2006, 'Needs based utilisation of palliative care services in Australia: Overview of a program of work 2003-2009', in Palliative Medicine, Sage, London, England, pp. 317 - 317

Girgis A; Currow DC; Johnson C; Waller A; Kristjanson L; Mitchell G; Yates P; Kelly B; Neill AM; Tattersall MH, 2006, 'Overview of a research program to improve needs based palliative care in Australia', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S251 - S251

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C; Currow DC, 2006, 'Perceptions and referral practices of Australian specialists and general practitioners', in BMC Palliative Care, pp. 316 - 316

Girgis A; Boyes AW; Clinton-McHarg T; Ackland S; Harnett PH; Berry M, 2006, 'Proactive, routine monitoring and intervention to reduce the psychosocial impact of cancer and its treatment in outpatient oncology services', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S250 - S251

Girgis A; Cockburn J; Butow PN; Schofield PR; Tattersall MH; Bowman D; Doran C; D'Este C; Stojanovski E, 2006, 'Training in communication skills from a distance: an oxymoron or reality', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S39 - S40

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca A; Lecathelinais C, 2006, 'Well-being of long-term cancer survivors: It’s not all doom & gloom', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S183 - S183

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca A, 2003, 'NSW Cancer Survival Study: a population-based survey of survivors’ psychosocial outcomes', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S134 - S134

Girgis A; Boyes AW, 2003, 'The Supportive Care Needs Survey: a tool with multiple uses', in Psycho-oncology, John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. S134 - S135

Reports

Paul C; Girgis A; Wakefield M; Greenbank S; Beckmann K; White V; Slevin T; Rogers C; Jalleh G, 2012, Cancer-related knowledge and practices: recommended survey items

Girgis A, 2010, Needs-based care - a long and winding road

Boyes AW; Hall A; Zucca A; Girgis A, 2010, Supportive Care Needs Survey. Supplement 2: Reference dada for cancer survivors 5-9 months post-diagnosis, John Wiley & Sons, New York

Girgis A, 2010, The role of the pharmacist in the provision of palliative care

Girgis A; Hansen V, 2009, Evaluation of the Cancer Council Connect: client and volunteer survey

Girgis A; Hansen V, 2008, Burnout and coping with patient death and dying

Girgis A, 2007, 12. Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers

Girgis A; Johnson C, 2007, A guide for people with cancer, their families, carers and friends

Girgis A; Waller A, 2007, Consultation skills module: Emotional cues

Freund M; Campbell E; Paul C; Sakrouge R; Lecathelinais C; Knight J; Wiggers J; Walsh R; Jones T; Girgis A; Nagle A, 2007, Implementing the Guide for the Management of Nicotine Dependent Inpatients: A quasi-experimental study in regional acute care hospitals in NSW

Girgis A; Hansen V, 2007, Prevalence and predictors of burnout in the COSA oncology workforce

Paul C; Paras L; Walsh R; Tzelepis F; Tang A; Oakes W; Girgis A, 2007, Tracking NSW Community Attitudes and Practices in Relation to Tobacco: A Biennial Telephone Survey

Girgis A; Waller A, 2006, Consultation skills module: Breaking bad news

Paul C; Paras L; Girgis A, 2006, Exploring the potential for substitutional use of fake tanning products among tan seekers and solaria users: An analysis of focus groups

Freund M; Campbell E; Paul C; Sakrouge R; Lecathelinais C; Knight J; Wiggers J; Walsh R; Jones T; Girgis A; Nagle A, 2006, Implementing the Guide for the Management of Nicotine Dependent Inpatients

Girgis A; Johnson C; Currow DC; Waller A; Kristjanson L; Mitchell G; Yates P; Neill AM; Kelly B; Tattersall MH; Bowman D, 2006, Palliative Care Needs Assessment Guidelines

Girgis A, 2006, Strengthening Cancer Care - Professional Development Packages: Final Project Report Phase 1

Girgis A; Tzelepis F, 2005, 19. Australian Cancer Network Diagnosis and Management of Lymphoma Guidelines Working Party. Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Lymphoma

Girgis A; Boyes AW, 2005, 20. Australian Cancer Network Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer, The Cancer Council Australia and Australian Cancer Network

Girgis A; Butow PN; Pendrick M, 2005, Communication Skills Module: Addressing the needs of younger women with breast cancer

Boyes AW; Zucca A; Girgis A, 2005, Evaluation of the Cancer Council Helpline: Caller satisfaction survey

Girgis A; Stacey F; Perkins JA; Piller N; Snyder R; Malycha P; Rodger A, 2005, Prevalence and predictors of psychosocial needs among women with breast cancer who develop lymphoedema, Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology

Paul C; Tzelepis F; Walsh R; Girgis A; Tang A; Oakes W; Stacey F; Lecathelinais C, 2005, Retail access to tobacco and smokers purchasing practices in NSW

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