Overview
Background
Dr Catherine Kilgour is an academic, clinician-researcher, midwife, registered nurse and neonatal nurse with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice, health service leadership, research and higher education.
Prior to joining The University of Queensland, she held senior project, policy and advisory roles within Queensland Health, contributing to statewide initiatives including Subject Matter Expert for the Perinatal eHealth Program and an NHMRC-funded randomised controlled trial.
Catherine is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), an active member of the Statewide Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Network (SMNCN), a member of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences Human Research Ethics Committee, and serves on the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Assessment Subcommittee.
Her research focuses on health promotion, health equity and healthcare quality, with interests in vulnerable populations, Indigenous health, maternal and newborn health, mental health, and the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. She is co-author of the open-access textbook Quality in Healthcare: Assessing What We Do (2024), which supports students and health professionals to develop skills in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, patient safety and healthcare evaluation.
Catherine’s work aims to translate evidence into practice to improve health outcomes and strengthen equitable healthcare delivery.
Availability
- Dr Catherine Kilgour is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
- Postgraduate Diploma, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework), Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
The seven secrets to successful gestational diabetes mellitus postnatal follow-up.
Catherine Kilgour, Fiona Bogossian, Cindy Gallois, Callaway Leonie and David McIntyre (2015). The seven secrets to successful gestational diabetes mellitus postnatal follow-up.. Integrity and Integration in Healthcare Delivery 24th Annual RBWH Healthcare Symposium, Education Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, 12-16 October 2015.
2014
Conference Publication
Postnatal follow up of women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): communication between mothers, hospital maternity clinicians and general practitioners
Kilgour, Catherine, Bogossian, Fiona and Callaway, Leonie (2014). Postnatal follow up of women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): communication between mothers, hospital maternity clinicians and general practitioners. ICM Prague 2014: 30th Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-5 June, 2014.
2013
Journal Article
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) follow-up in the early postnatal period
Kilgour, Catherine (2013). Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) follow-up in the early postnatal period. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, 21 (3), 44-44.
2013
Conference Publication
Post-delivery screening of women following gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): communication between mothers, hospital and general practice
Kilgour, Catherine M., Bogossian, Fiona, Gallois, Cindy, Jackson, Claire and Callaway, Leonie K. (2013). Post-delivery screening of women following gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): communication between mothers, hospital and general practice. Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) Annual Scientific Meeting 2013, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 30-31 August, 2013.
2012
Conference Publication
Maternity care following birth: Communication between primary and secondary health care settings for women who have a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A role of the patient controlled electronic health record?
Kilgour, Catherine, Bogossian, Fiona, Callaway, Leonie, Gallois, Cindy and Jackson, Claire (2012). Maternity care following birth: Communication between primary and secondary health care settings for women who have a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A role of the patient controlled electronic health record?. 17th Annual Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceania Perinatal Societies (FOPS) and the 16th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ), Sydney, Australia, 18 - 21 March 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Impact of communication between secondary and primary health care settings: Maternal follow up of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus
Kilgour, Catherine, Bogossian, Fiona, Callaway, Leonie, Gallois, Cindy and Jackson, Claire (2012). Impact of communication between secondary and primary health care settings: Maternal follow up of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. International Primary Health Care Reform Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 March 2012.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Catherine Kilgour is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Comparison of milk banking in Switzerland and Australia: A mixed-methods study
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Incident Analysis in Healthcare: An Intergroup Perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson
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