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Melissa Bloomer

Honorary Professor

Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery

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  • Honorary Professor
    Faculty of Health/School of Nursing & Midwifery
  • 61 402 472 334 (Mobile)
  • Off-Campus (Home)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    Sept 2020 Family visits to the ICU for patients dying from COVID-19 Joy Radio
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    May 2019 Nurses are essential to delivery of quality palliative care National Tribune and Mirage News
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    May 2019 End of Life Dignity Female Magazine
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    April 2019 - Interviewed by Denis Walker 3AW for Advance Care Planning Week
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    April 2019 - Interviewed by Richelle Hunt, ABC Radio Melbourne for Advance Care Planning week
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    April 2019 All Victorians can die with dignity, if they plan for it National Tribune & Mirage News
  • MEDIA APPEARANCE
    April 2019 Life care without guesswork published in the Geelong Advertiser
  • AFFILIATION
    Fellow, Australian College of Nursing
  • AFFILIATION
    Life Member, Nurses Memorial Centre
  • AFFILIATION
    Member, Australian College of Critical Care Nurses
  • AFFILIATION
    Member, Palliative Care Nurses Australia
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2021 Deakin University, Faculty of Health Mid-Career Fellowship
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2020 European Association for Palliative Care Post-doctoral Researcher of 2020
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2019 Endeavour Executive Leadership Award
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2017-2019 Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2010-2013 Australian Postgraduate Award
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2013 Australian Legion Scholarship
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2012 Australian Legion Scholarship
  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
    2011 Australian Legion Scholarship
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Inaugural Chair, ACCCN End-of-Life Advisory Panel (2021 - )
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Chair, ACCCN Research Advisory Panel (2018-2020) & Member (2021 onwards)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Deputy Chair, End of Life Care Policy Chapter, Australian College of Nursing (2017 - )
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Editor, Palliative Medicine (Q1)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Editor, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (Q1)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Editor, Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research (Q1)