Emeritus ProfessorMari Botti

Alfred Deakin Professor Botti has research interests that cross a number of
clinical practice domains, with a particular focus on pain, pain management,
quality and safety and clinical outcomes in acute care settings. Her current
research program includes:
Patient recovery during three key transitions in recovery following two modes
of radical prostatectomy surgery: open and minimally invasive, for localized
prostatic cancer. Funded $197,000 from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of
Australia, in 2007.
Exploration of pain assessment and management. Chief Investigators Dr Vibeke
Lorentsen and Professor Mari Botti, Funded by the Danish Medical Research
Council, $100,000.
Optimising discharge planning: Evaluation of a Patient Held Record for stroke
survivors and their carers. Chief Investigators Professor Bev OConnell and
Associate Professor Mari Botti with Co-investigators Dr. Joseph Ibrahim and
Associate Professor Rachelle Buchbinder, Funded $105,000 from the Medical
Benefits Fund.
Psychosocial care for patients with cancer in a rural context. Chief
Investigators Professor Ruth Endacott and Professor Mari Botti with Team
members Julie Cairns, Michael McGartland, Linda Katona and Katrina Lewis,
Funded Windemere Foundation Grant $6,500
Patient outcomes and experiences after insertion of a Ventricular Assist
Device. Gerry Lee, Fiona Marsic, Professor Ruth Endacott, Professor Mari Botti
and Dr Don Esmore.

Projects
Member of the Victorian Quality Council
External assessor of research project grant proposals for the National Health
and Medical Research Council and the Australian Research Council since 2000.
Member of the Alfred Human Research and Ethics Committee.
Member of Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct (AMREP).
Member of the Epworth Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee.
Expert reviewer for International Journal of Nursing Practice and Collegian.
Panel member for the selection of Alfred Foundation Trust Small Grant
proposals.