Overview
Background
Assoc Prof Fran Boyle is a social scientist and health services researcher at the Institute for Social Sciences Research. Fran's background is in psychology and public health and her research focuses on people’s lived experiences of health, health services and the health system. Fran's research expertise is in the application of social sciences methods (including the integration quantitative and qualitative approaches) and health systems thinking to guide policy and practice.
Fran is a Principal Investigator with the Australian Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth where she co-leads the Care after Stillbirth program. Her research addresses the psychosocial impacts of perinatal loss and is committed to improving outcomes for women and families through the implementation and evaluation of best practice parent-centred perinatal bereavement care in hospital and community settings.
Availability
- Associate Professor Fran Boyle is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Sustainable rural physician training: leadership in a fragile environment
Selvey, Linda A., Boyle, Frances M., Dettrick, Zoe, Ostini, Remo and Eley, Diann S. (2021). Sustainable rural physician training: leadership in a fragile environment. Medical Journal of Australia, 215 ( S1), S20-S28. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51122
2021
Journal Article
Parents’ experiences of care offered after stillbirth: an international online survey of high and middle‐income countries
Horey, Dell, Boyle, Frances M., Cassidy, Jillian, Cassidy, Paul Richard, Erwich, Jan Jaap H. M., Gold, Katherine J., Gross, Mechthild M., Heazell, Alexander E. P., Leisher, Susannah Hopkins, Murphy, Margaret, Ravaldi, Claudia, Siassakos, Dimitrios, Storey, Claire, Vannacci, Alfredo, Wojcieszek, Aleena and Flenady, Vicki (2021). Parents’ experiences of care offered after stillbirth: an international online survey of high and middle‐income countries. Birth, 48 (3), 366-374. doi: 10.1111/birt.12546
2021
Journal Article
Parent engagement in perinatal mortality reviews: an online survey of clinicians from six high income countries
Boyle, Frances M., Horey, Dell, Siassakos, Dimitrios, Burden, Christy, Bakhbakhi, Danya, Silver, Robert M. and Flenady, Vicki (2021). Parent engagement in perinatal mortality reviews: an online survey of clinicians from six high income countries. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (4), 696-703. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16529
2021
Journal Article
Towards respectful supportive care after stillbirth for every woman
Flenady, Vicki and Boyle, Frances M. (2021). Towards respectful supportive care after stillbirth for every woman. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (1) 1471-0528.16455, 110-110. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16455
2021
Other Outputs
DFV Specialist Health Workforce Program Evaluation — Literature Review
Thomas, N., Dean, J., Lohan, A., Maravilla, J. C., Salom, C. L. and Boyle, F. M. (2021). DFV Specialist Health Workforce Program Evaluation — Literature Review. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2021
Other Outputs
DFV Specialist Health Workforce Program Evaluation Plan
Boyle, F. M., Maravilla, J. C., Dean, J., Lohan, A., Thomas, N. and Salom, C. (2021). DFV Specialist Health Workforce Program Evaluation Plan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Anglicare Southern Queensland's children and parenting services evaluation
Povey, Jenny, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Boyle, Fran, Mamun, Abdullah, Plage, Stefanie, Tran, Nam, Gramotnev, Alexandra, Robinson, Mark and Reddel, Tim (2020). Anglicare Southern Queensland's children and parenting services evaluation. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Other Outputs
Anglicare Southern Queensland's Family and Relationship Services evaluation final report
Povey, Jenny, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Boyle, Fran, Mamun, Abdullah, Plage, Stefanie, Tran, Nam, Gramotnev, Alexandra, Robinson, Mark and Reddel, Tim (2020). Anglicare Southern Queensland's Family and Relationship Services evaluation final report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2020
Journal Article
Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia: Safer Baby Bundle study protocol
Andrews, C. J., Ellwood, D., Middleton, P. F., Gordon, A., Nicholl, M., Homer, C. S. E., Morris, J., Gardener, G., Coory, M., Davies-Tuck, M., Boyle, F. M., Callander, E., Bauman, A. and Flenady, V. J. (2020). Implementation and evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce late gestation stillbirths in Australia: Safer Baby Bundle study protocol. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20 (1) 694, 694. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03401-0
2020
Journal Article
Consistent evidenced based information for women about fetal movements is important
Flenady, V., Weller, M., Boyle, F. and Middleton, P. (2020). Consistent evidenced based information for women about fetal movements is important. Women and Birth, 33 (6), e576-E576. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.02.001
2020
Journal Article
Stillbirth in Australia 1: The road to now: Two decades of stillbirth research and advocacy in Australia
Flenady, Vicki J., Middleton, Philippa , Wallace, Euan M., Morris, Jonathan, Gordon, Adrienne, Boyle, Frances M., Homer, Caroline SE, Henry, Sarah, Brezler, Leigh, Wojcieszek, Aleena M., Davies-Tuck, Miranda, Coory, Michael, Callander, Emily, Kumar, Sailesh, Clifton, Vicki, Leisher, Susannah H., Blencowe, Hannah, Forbes, Madeline, Sexton, Jessica and Ellwood, David (2020). Stillbirth in Australia 1: The road to now: Two decades of stillbirth research and advocacy in Australia. Women and Birth, 33 (6), 506-513. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.09.005
2020
Journal Article
Stillbirth in Australia 5: Making respectful care after stillbirth a reality: The quest for parent-centred care
Boyle, Frances M., Horey, Dell, Dean, Julie H., Loughnan, Siobhan, Ludski, Keren, Mead, Jacquelyn, Homer, Caroline SE, de Wilde, Deborah, Morris, Jonathan and Flenady, Vicki J. (2020). Stillbirth in Australia 5: Making respectful care after stillbirth a reality: The quest for parent-centred care. Women and Birth, 33 (6), 531-536. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.08.006
2020
Journal Article
Addressing stillbirth inequities in Australia: steps towards a better future
Rumbold, Alice R., Yelland, Jane, Stuart-Butler, Deanna, Forbes, Madeline, Due, Clemence, Boyle, Frances M. and Middleton, Philippa (2020). Addressing stillbirth inequities in Australia: steps towards a better future. Women and Birth, 33 (6), 520-525. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2020.08.012
2020
Journal Article
Stillbirth in Lao PDR: a healthcare provider perspective
Choummanivong, Molina, Karimi, Sediqa, Durham, Joanne, Sychareun, Vanphanom, Flenady, Vicki, Horey, Dell and Boyle, Fran (2020). Stillbirth in Lao PDR: a healthcare provider perspective. Global Health Action, 13 (sup2) 1786975, 1786975. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1786975
2020
Other Outputs
Digital Pregnancy Health Record – Cairns Implementation Planning Study: Qualitative Report
Boyle, F., Hawley, G. and Burger, S. A. (2020). Digital Pregnancy Health Record – Cairns Implementation Planning Study: Qualitative Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Other Outputs
Socio-Demographic profile of women aged 15-54 years in Cairns and Hinterland HHS
Tran, N., Burger, S. A., Hawley, G., Armfield, N., Boyle, F. and Mamun, A. A. (2020). Socio-Demographic profile of women aged 15-54 years in Cairns and Hinterland HHS. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2020
Journal Article
Learning from regret: surgeons' reflections identify regret as a non-technical learning outcome
Boyle, F. M., Allen, J., Rey-Conde, T. and North, J. B. (2020). Learning from regret: surgeons' reflections identify regret as a non-technical learning outcome. British Journal of Surgery, 107 (4), 422-431. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11452
2020
Other Outputs
National Mental Health Workforce Strategy - A literature review of existing national and jurisdictional workforce strategies relevant to the mental health workforce and recent findings of mental health reviews and inquiries
Cleary, Anne, Thomas, Natalie and Boyle, Fran (2020). National Mental Health Workforce Strategy - A literature review of existing national and jurisdictional workforce strategies relevant to the mental health workforce and recent findings of mental health reviews and inquiries. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland.
2019
Journal Article
My Baby’s Movements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to raise maternal awareness of fetal movements during pregnancy study protocol
Flenady, V., Gardener, G., Boyle, F. M., Callander, E., Coory, M., East, C., Ellwood, D., Gordon, A., Groom, K. M., Middleton, P. F., Norman, J. E., Warrilow, K. A., Weller, M., Wojcieszek, A. M. and Crowther, C. (2019). My Baby’s Movements: a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to raise maternal awareness of fetal movements during pregnancy study protocol. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19 (1) 430, 430. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2575-1
2019
Other Outputs
Clinical practice guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death: Section 3 - Respectful and supportive perinatal bereavement care
Boyle, Fran M., Horey, Dell, Middleton, Philippa and Flenady, Vicki (2019). Clinical practice guideline for care around stillbirth and neonatal death: Section 3 - Respectful and supportive perinatal bereavement care. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Fran Boyle is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Bereavement pathways following the death of a baby: A 30 year follow up of parent outcomes
This project offers a rare opportunity to follow-up a cohort of families who joined a longitudinal study following the death of a baby 30 years ago.
The goal of the research is to understand the long-term consequences of a baby’s death for parents and families and to explore pathways to resilient or adverse psychosocial outcomes.
This will be achieved by investigating parents’ experiences and outcomes following a baby’s death over a 30-year time span.
Understanding and experience in at least one of the following areas is essential: longitudinal research; perinatal mental health; bereavement care; mixed methods research.
Please email me if you would like further details.
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Improving care following stillbirth and other forms of pregnancy loss
We are currently conducting online surveys in a number of countries to investigate the views of parents and health professionals in relation to stillbirth. The information being collected aims to identify strategies to improve care following stillbirth at health services and wider community levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data are being collected.
Other topics also exist in this area. Interested students are invited to make contact to explore possibilities.
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Bereavement pathways following the death of a baby: A 30 year follow up of parent outcomes
This project offers a rare opportunity to follow-up a cohort of families who joined a longitudinal study following the death of a baby 30 years ago.
The goal of the research is to understand the long-term consequences of a baby’s death for parents and families and to explore pathways to resilient or adverse psychosocial outcomes.
This will be achieved by investigating parents’ experiences and outcomes following a baby’s death over a 30-year time span.
Understanding and experience in at least one of the following areas is essential: longitudinal research; perinatal mental health; bereavement care; mixed methods research.
Please email me if you would like further details.
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Improving care following stillbirth and other forms of pregnancy loss
We are currently conducting online surveys in a number of countries to investigate the views of parents and health professionals in relation to stillbirth. The information being collected aims to identify strategies to improve care following stillbirth at health services and wider community levels. Both quantitative and qualitative data are being collected.
Other topics also exist in this area. Interested students are invited to make contact to explore possibilities.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the standards of Autopsy and placental pathology in stillbirth investigations in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady, Dr Jessica Sexton
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Maternal and Perinatal Death surveillance and Response in Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges of MPDSR implementation progress
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Andrews, Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the approach to stillbirth investigations in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady, Dr Jessica Sexton
Completed supervision
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
'10 Small Steps': A randomised controlled trial to improve health behaviours using computer-tailored advice in a general practice setting
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David King
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO ASSAULTIVE INCIDENTS IN A PSYCHIATRIC SETTING
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
The mothers' health study: A randomised controlled trial of a social support intervention on the health of mothers in the year after birth
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decreased fetal movement and mobile application interventions during pregnancy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Gibbons, Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Preventing stillbirths: Better data to inform interventions in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Vicki Flenady
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
A RANDOMISED CLUSTER STUDY OF AN INTERVENTION AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Is Australian primary care practice equipped to provide multimorbidity care?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Allyson Mutch
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Fran Boyle directly for media enquiries about:
- Infertility and health
- miscarriage
- pregnancy loss
- Public health
- Reproductive loss - health
- stillbirth
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