Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson
Honorary Professor

Bernadette Watson

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Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson is:
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Fields of research

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services Communication and media studies Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Search Professor Bernadette Watson’s works on UQ eSpace

136 works between 1998 and 2024
All (136) Journal Article (85) Book Chapter (24) Conference Publication (24) Book (2) Other Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 136 works

2017

Book Chapter

Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach

Baker, Susan C., Watson, Bernadette M. and Gallois, Cindy (2017). Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach. Intercultural communication. (pp. 481-499) edited by Ling Chen. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton. doi: 10.1515/9781501500060-022

Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach

2016

Journal Article

An exploration of how health care professionals understand experiences of deafness

Ferndale, Danielle, Watson, Bernadette and Munro, Louise (2016). An exploration of how health care professionals understand experiences of deafness. Critical Public Health, 27 (5), 591-603. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2016.1258454

An exploration of how health care professionals understand experiences of deafness

2016

Journal Article

Examining hospital pharmacists' goals for medication counselling within the communication accommodation theoretical framework

Chevalier, Bernadette A. M., Watson, Bernadette M., Barras, Michael A. and Cottrell, William Neil (2016). Examining hospital pharmacists' goals for medication counselling within the communication accommodation theoretical framework. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 12 (5), 747-755. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.10.008

Examining hospital pharmacists' goals for medication counselling within the communication accommodation theoretical framework

2016

Journal Article

Physical therapists' ways of talking about overweight and obesity: clinical implications

Setchell, Jenny, Watson, Bernadette M., Gard, Michael and Jones, Liz (2016). Physical therapists' ways of talking about overweight and obesity: clinical implications. Physical Therapy, 96 (6), 865-875. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20150286

Physical therapists' ways of talking about overweight and obesity: clinical implications

2016

Journal Article

Inter-hospital 'patient expect' calls of clinical handovers for expected patients transferred from rural to metropolitan hospitals: a retrospective clinical audit

Manias, Elizabeth, Geddes, Fiona, Della, Phillip, Jones, Dorothy, Watson, Bernadette and Stewart-Wynne, Edward (2016). Inter-hospital 'patient expect' calls of clinical handovers for expected patients transferred from rural to metropolitan hospitals: a retrospective clinical audit. Collegian, 23 (4), 373-382. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2016.02.002

Inter-hospital 'patient expect' calls of clinical handovers for expected patients transferred from rural to metropolitan hospitals: a retrospective clinical audit

2016

Book Chapter

Intergroup communication and leadership in healthcare

Leach, Lori E., Watson, Bernadette M., Hewett, David G., Schwarz, Gavin and Gallois, Cindy (2016). Intergroup communication and leadership in healthcare. Advances in intergroup communication. (pp. 247-264) edited by Howard Giles and Anne Maas. New York, NY, United States: Peter Lang.

Intergroup communication and leadership in healthcare

2016

Book Chapter

Accommodating health

Watson, Bernadette M., Jones, Liz and Hewett, David G. (2016). Accommodating health. Communication Accommodation Theory: Negotiating Personal Relationships and Social Identities across Contexts. (pp. 152-168) edited by Howard Giles. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781316226537.008

Accommodating health

2016

Journal Article

A discourse of “abnormality”: exploring discussions of people living in Australia with deafness or hearing loss

Ferndale, Danielle, Munro, Louise and Watson, Bernadette (2016). A discourse of “abnormality”: exploring discussions of people living in Australia with deafness or hearing loss. American Annals of the Deaf, 160 (5), 483-495. doi: 10.1353/aad.2016.0001

A discourse of “abnormality”: exploring discussions of people living in Australia with deafness or hearing loss

2016

Journal Article

Perspectives of clinical handover processes: a multi-site survey across different health professionals

Manias, Elizabeth, Geddes, Fiona, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Dorothy and Della, Phillip (2016). Perspectives of clinical handover processes: a multi-site survey across different health professionals. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 25 (1-2), 80-91. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12986

Perspectives of clinical handover processes: a multi-site survey across different health professionals

2016

Conference Publication

What impact does a structured IPE activity have on participants’ connection with other professions? An exploratory study

Spathis, Jemima, Emma Bartle, Emma Beckman, Emma Downie-Mewes, Anne Gilmore and Watson, Bernadette M. (2016). What impact does a structured IPE activity have on participants’ connection with other professions? An exploratory study. Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Education (ANZAHPE) 2016 conference, Perth, Australia, 19-23 March 2016.

What impact does a structured IPE activity have on participants’ connection with other professions? An exploratory study

2015

Journal Article

Choosing a Model of Maternity Care: Decision Support Needs of Australian Women

Stevens, Gabrielle, Miller, Yvette D., Watson, Bernadette and Thompson, Rachel (2015). Choosing a Model of Maternity Care: Decision Support Needs of Australian Women. Birth, 43 (2), 167-175. doi: 10.1111/birt.12212

Choosing a Model of Maternity Care: Decision Support Needs of Australian Women

2015

Journal Article

An Analysis of Clinical Handover Miscommunication Using a Language and Social Psychology Approach

Watson, Bernadette M., Manias, Elizabeth, Geddes, Fiona, Della, Philip and Jones, Dorothy (2015). An Analysis of Clinical Handover Miscommunication Using a Language and Social Psychology Approach. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34 (6), 687-701. doi: 10.1177/0261927X15586200

An Analysis of Clinical Handover Miscommunication Using a Language and Social Psychology Approach

2015

Journal Article

How Patients Perceive Their Doctors’ Communication: Implications for Patient Willingness to Communicate

Baker, Susan C. and Watson, Bernadette M. (2015). How Patients Perceive Their Doctors’ Communication: Implications for Patient Willingness to Communicate. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34 (6), 621-639. doi: 10.1177/0261927X15587015

How Patients Perceive Their Doctors’ Communication: Implications for Patient Willingness to Communicate

2015

Journal Article

Understanding the health communication process: advancing the research agenda to improve health care interactions and patient care

Baker, Susan C. and Watson, Bernadette M. (2015). Understanding the health communication process: advancing the research agenda to improve health care interactions and patient care. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34 (6), 599-603. doi: 10.1177/0261927X15587016

Understanding the health communication process: advancing the research agenda to improve health care interactions and patient care

2015

Journal Article

Impact of Identity on Support for New Roles in Health Care: A Language Inquiry of Doctors’ Commentary

Setchell, Jenny, Leach, Lori E., Watson, Bernadette M. and Hewett, David G. (2015). Impact of Identity on Support for New Roles in Health Care: A Language Inquiry of Doctors’ Commentary. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 34 (6), 672-686. doi: 10.1177/0261927X15586793

Impact of Identity on Support for New Roles in Health Care: A Language Inquiry of Doctors’ Commentary

2015

Journal Article

Hospital pharmacists' perceptions of medication counseling: a focus group study

Chevalier, Bernadette A. M., Watson, Bernadette M., Barras, Michael A. and Cottrell, William Neill (2015). Hospital pharmacists' perceptions of medication counseling: a focus group study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 12 (5), 756-771. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.10.007

Hospital pharmacists' perceptions of medication counseling: a focus group study

2015

Journal Article

The importance of effective communication in interprofessional practice: perspectives of maternity clinicians

Watson, Bernadette M., Heatley, Michelle L., Gallois, Cindy and Kruske, Sue (2015). The importance of effective communication in interprofessional practice: perspectives of maternity clinicians. Health Communication, 31 (4), 400-407. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2014.960992

The importance of effective communication in interprofessional practice: perspectives of maternity clinicians

2015

Journal Article

Women's perceptions of communication in pregnancy and childbirth: influences on participation and satisfaction with care

Heatley, Michelle L., Watson, Bernadette, Gallois, Cindy and Miller, Yvette D. (2015). Women's perceptions of communication in pregnancy and childbirth: influences on participation and satisfaction with care. Journal of Health Communication, 20 (7), 827-834. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018587

Women's perceptions of communication in pregnancy and childbirth: influences on participation and satisfaction with care

2015

Journal Article

Communication failures during clinical handovers lead to poor patient outcomes: lessons from a case report

Manias, Elizabeth, Geddes, Fiona, Watson, Bernadette, Jones, Dorothy and Della, Phillip (2015). Communication failures during clinical handovers lead to poor patient outcomes: lessons from a case report. Sage Open Medical Case Reports, 3, 2050313X15584859. doi: 10.1177/2050313X15584859

Communication failures during clinical handovers lead to poor patient outcomes: lessons from a case report

2015

Journal Article

Communication between hospital doctors: underaccommodation and interpretability

Hewett, David G., Watson, Bernadette M. and Gallois, Cindy (2015). Communication between hospital doctors: underaccommodation and interpretability. Language and Communication, 41, 71-83. doi: 10.1016/j.langcom.2014.10.007

Communication between hospital doctors: underaccommodation and interpretability

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2013
    Effective clinical handover communication: improving patient safety, experiences and outcomes (ARC Linkage Project administered by University of Technology, Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies: Special Projects 2011
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Health and Safety Perceptions, Attitudes and Behaviour of Australian Outbound Travellers
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies: Special Projects 2010
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    The Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Research into acceleration of human error, patient safety and communication concepts
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Developing And Testing A Model Of Inter-Professional Teleconferencing To Improve Quality Of Communication Between Health Professionals
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Development of communication skills in dental students
    Australian Dental Research Fund Inc
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Understanding effective and satisfying communication between health providers and patients and its relationship with health outcomes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    The Management of Information Technology Based Organisational Change
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Enhancing the health, well being, job satisfaction and retention of hospital-based registered and enrolled nurses working shiftwork
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Examining interactions between multi-disciplinary health professional groups and between health professionals and patients: An intergroup perspective
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Intergroup communication and social identity across educational pathways in sonography

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Hewett

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using social identity and communication accommodation theories to understand the effect of interprofessional education in pre-registration studies on a graduate health professionals' transition to clinical practice.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Neil Cottrell, Dr Marion Tower

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Honorary Professor Bernadette Watson directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bedside manner - medicine
  • Communication in medicine
  • Doctor-patient relationships
  • Health communication
  • Quality of care and communication

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