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Karen Francis

Researcher at University of Tasmania

Publications -  216
Citations -  8881

Karen Francis is an academic researcher from University of Tasmania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Grounded theory. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 212 publications receiving 7482 citations. Previous affiliations of Karen Francis include University of Adelaide & Australian Catholic University.

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People With Diabetes in Indonesia: Exploring Diabetes Care

TL;DR: A large number of people living with diabetes in Indonesia are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, which is a major cause of death, and the number of patients diagnosed with the disease is increasing.
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Research aims to improve remote area nursing in QLD.

TL;DR: The 2008 research project Nursing in remote or isolated areas of Queensland: A multiple case study was commissioned by Queensland Health's Office of the Chief Nursing Officer as mentioned in this paper, which identified the similarities and differences in the role of the registered nurse working in single nurse posts in remote and isolated centres in Queensland compared to like communities in Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia.
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Physiotherapy private practitioners' opinions regarding interprofessional collaborative practice: A qualitative study.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored Australian physiotherapy private practitioners' opinions regarding interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) and found that they value IPCP because it can deliver superior client outcomes, can strengthen interprofessional relationships, and has the potential to enhance the professional reputation of the organizations within which they work.
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Lessons for Workforce Disaster Planning from the First Nosocomial Outbreak of COVID-19 in Rural Tasmania, Australia: A Case Study.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the community response to the internal disaster of the first nosocomial COVID-19 outbreak within an Australian rural health care environment and distilled four main themes: actions and intent, loss, well-being and recognising choice, and community action.