Overview
Background
Dr Abbey Diaz is a Faculty of Medicine Research Fellow and epidemiologist in the FNCWR team. Her program of work is broadly concerned with the quality and equity of cancer care pathways, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and for people with, or at risk of, other chronic disease.
Recently, Abbey was part of an investigator team (CID; 2021-2024) awarded a $1 million National Heart Foundation Strategic Grant in Cardio-oncology. Through its work, the team aims to:
- Better understand the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in Australians diagnosed with cancer
- Identify potential high-risk groups and health service gaps
- Understand how cancer treatment decision-making by patients and their health professionals are influenced by their cardiovascular risk.
- Co-design and assess educational resources for patients and health professionals to improve care and outcomes for cancer patients at risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
Abbey is also an investigator on an ARC-funded grant to develop a measure supportive care needs of carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer (CIJ), a World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) funded grant to pilot an intervention to support cancer patients to reduce exposure to behavioural risk factors (CID), and an MRFF grant to co-design and feasibility test a phase III exercise trial for women with metastatic breast cancer (AI). She led the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Better Cardiac Care Linkage Study, commissioned by the Queensland Health department, and was an investigator on a Cancer Australia and Department of Health tender to better understand how information on Indigenous status is collected, recorded, reported at all stages of the National Cervical Screening Program.
Abbey's PhD thesis investigated whether the higher comorbidity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer was associated with lower cancer survival and supportive care needs. Her thesis was undertaken and completed while she was part of the National Indigenous Cervical Screening Project, with her PhD (Charles Darwin University/Menzies School of Health research) awarded in 2018.
Availability
- Dr Abbey Diaz is:
- Available for supervision
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Health behaviours of indigenous and non-indigenous cancer survivors living in regional and remote geographic areas of Australia
Elder-Robinson, Elaina, Parikh, Darshit, Diaz, Abbey, Ferguson, Megan, Reeves, Marina and Garvey, Gail (2022). Health behaviours of indigenous and non-indigenous cancer survivors living in regional and remote geographic areas of Australia. COSA's 49th Annual Scientific Meeting Equitable cancer care for all: Gender, identity, culture, geography, and disease should not matter, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-4 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2022
Journal Article
Self-reported wellbeing and health-related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID-19 2020 pandemic
Gall, Alana, Diaz, Abbey, Garvey, Gail, Anderson, Kate, Lindsay, Daniel and Howard, Kirsten (2022). Self-reported wellbeing and health-related quality of life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people pre and post the first wave of the COVID-19 2020 pandemic. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (2), 170-176. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13199
2022
Journal Article
Quality of life in the first year of cancer diagnosis among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people living in regional and remote areas of Australia
Elder-Robinson, Elaina, Diaz, Abbey, Howard, Kirsten, Parikh, Darshit Rajeshkumar, Kar, Giam and Garvey, Gail (2022). Quality of life in the first year of cancer diagnosis among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people living in regional and remote areas of Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (1) 330, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010330
2022
Journal Article
Quantifying the hospital and emergency department costs for women diagnosed with breast cancer in Queensland
Lindsay, Daniel, Bates, Nicole, Diaz, Abbey, Watt, Kerrianne and Callander, Emily (2022). Quantifying the hospital and emergency department costs for women diagnosed with breast cancer in Queensland. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30 (3), 2141-2150. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06570-6
2022
Journal Article
The health and wellbeing of Indigenous and Tribal peoples around the globe: ensuring and promoting best practice in research
Griffiths, Kalinda, Diaz, Abbey, Whop, Lisa J. and Cunningham, Joan (2022). The health and wellbeing of Indigenous and Tribal peoples around the globe: ensuring and promoting best practice in research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (1) 261, 261. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010261
2021
Journal Article
An exploration of the sociodemographic and health conditions associated with self-rated wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
Gall, A., Diaz, A., Garvey, G., Anderson, K., Lindsay, D. and Howard, K. (2021). An exploration of the sociodemographic and health conditions associated with self-rated wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. BMC Research Notes, 14 (1) 386, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05794-3
2021
Journal Article
Cancer care disparities among Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Indigenous peoples
Davies, Amy, Gurney, Jason, Garvey, Gail, Diaz, Abbey and Segelov, Eva (2021). Cancer care disparities among Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Indigenous peoples. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 15 (3), 162-168. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000558
2021
Conference Publication
Adverse cardiovascular events after cancer in Queensland, Australia
Diaz, Abbey , Cunningham, Joan , Lindsay, Daniel , Callander, Emily , Sverdlov, Aaron , Shaw, Joanne , Griffiths, Kalinda and Garvey, Gail (2021). Adverse cardiovascular events after cancer in Queensland, Australia. IEA World Congress of Epidemiology, Melbourne, Australia (virtual), 3-6 September 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.159
2021
Journal Article
"We have to be strong ourselves": exploring the support needs of informal carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer
Bell, Lorraine, Anderson, Kate, Girgis, Afaf, Aoun, Samar, Cunningham, Joan, Wakefield, Claire E., Shahid, Shaouli, Ben Smith, Allan, Diaz, Abbey, Lindsay, Daniel, Masa, Adam and Garvey, Gail (2021). "We have to be strong ourselves": exploring the support needs of informal carers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (14) 7281, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147281
2021
Journal Article
Wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the United States: a systematic review
Gall, Alana, Anderson, Kate, Howard, Kirsten, Diaz, Abbey, King, Alexandra, Willing, Esther, Connolly, Michele, Lindsay, Daniel and Garvey, Gail (2021). Wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the United States: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (11) 5832, 1-31. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115832
2021
Journal Article
The utilization of allied and community health services by cancer patients living in regional and remote geographical areas in Australia
Parikh, Darshit Rajeshkumar, Diaz, Abbey, Bernardes, Christina, De Ieso, Paolo B., Thachil, Thanuja, Kar, Giam, Stevens, Matthew and Garvey, Gail (2021). The utilization of allied and community health services by cancer patients living in regional and remote geographical areas in Australia. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29 (6), 3209-3217. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05839-6
2021
Journal Article
A Systematic Review of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Indigenous and Minority Peoples
Anderson, Kate, Smith, Allan ‘Ben', Diaz, Abbey, Shaw, Joanne, Butow, Phyllis, Sharpe, Louise, Girgis, Afaf, Lebel, Sophie, Dhillon, Haryana, Burhansstipanov, Linda, Tighe, Boden and Garvey, Gail (2021). A Systematic Review of Fear of Cancer Recurrence Among Indigenous and Minority Peoples. Frontiers in Psychology, 12 621850, 621850. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.621850
2021
Journal Article
Investigating inequities in cardiovascular care and outcomes for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: protocol for a hospital-based retrospective cohort data linkage project
Kearns, Therese, Diaz, Abbey, Whop, Lisa J., Moore, Suzanne P., Condon, John R., Andrews, Ross M., Katzenellenbogen, Judith M., Matthews, Veronica, Wang, William, Johnston, Trisha, Taylor, Catherine, Potts, Boyd, Kathage, Alex, Suleman, Abdulla, Stanley, Lucy, Mitchell, Louise, Garvey, Gail and Williamson, Daniel (2021). Investigating inequities in cardiovascular care and outcomes for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: protocol for a hospital-based retrospective cohort data linkage project. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e043304, e043304. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043304
2021
Journal Article
Accessibility of cancer treatment services for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory: perspectives of patients and care providers
Anderson, Kate, Diaz, Abbey, Parikh, Darshit Rajeshkumar and Garvey, Gail (2021). Accessibility of cancer treatment services for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory: perspectives of patients and care providers. BMC Health Services Research, 21 (1) 95, 95. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06066-3
2020
Journal Article
Health behaviours of Indigenous and non-Indigenous cancer survivors living in regional and remote geographic areas of Australia: a short report
Elder-Robinson, Elaina C., Parikh, Darshit Rajeshkumar, Diaz, Abbey, Ferguson, Megan M., Reeves, Marina M. and Garvey, Gail (2020). Health behaviours of Indigenous and non-Indigenous cancer survivors living in regional and remote geographic areas of Australia: a short report. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, 2 (4) e039, e039. doi: 10.1097/or9.0000000000000039
2020
Journal Article
Collection and reporting of indigenous status information in cancer registries around the world
Diaz, Abbey, Soerjomataram, Isabelle, Moore, Suzanne, Whop, Lisa J., Bray, Freddie, Hoberg, Hana and Garvey, Gail (2020). Collection and reporting of indigenous status information in cancer registries around the world. Journal of Global Oncology, 2020 (6), 133-142. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00119
2020
Journal Article
Nexus of cancer and cardiovascular disease for Australia's first peoples
Diaz, Abbey, Sverdlov, Aaron L., Kelly, Brian, Ngo, Doan T.M., Bates, Nicole and Garvey, Gail (2020). Nexus of cancer and cardiovascular disease for Australia's first peoples. Journal of Global Oncology, 2020 (6), 115-119. doi: 10.1200/JGO.19.00088
2019
Journal Article
Service level factors associated with cervical screening in aboriginal and torres strait islander primary health care centres in Australia
Diaz, Abbey, Vo, Brenda, Baade, Peter D., Matthews, Veronica, Nattabi, Barbara, Bailie, Jodie, Whop, Lisa J., Bailie, Ross and Garvey, Gail (2019). Service level factors associated with cervical screening in aboriginal and torres strait islander primary health care centres in Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (19) 3630, 3630. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193630
2019
Journal Article
Exploring traditional and complementary medicine use by Indigenous Australian women undergoing gynaecological cancer investigations
Gall, A., Anderson, K., Diaz, A., Matthews, V., Adams, J., Taylor, T. and Garvey, G. (2019). Exploring traditional and complementary medicine use by Indigenous Australian women undergoing gynaecological cancer investigations. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 36, 88-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.06.005
2019
Journal Article
Aboriginal women have a higher risk of cervical abnormalities at screening; South Australia, 1993-2016
Li, Ming, Roder, David, Whop, Lisa J., Diaz, Abbey, Baade, Peter D., Brotherton, Julia M. L., Canfell, Karen, Cunningham, Joan, Garvey, Gail, Moore, Suzanne P., O'Connell, Dianne L., Valery, Patricia C. and Condon, John R. (2019). Aboriginal women have a higher risk of cervical abnormalities at screening; South Australia, 1993-2016. Journal of Medical Screening, 26 (2), 104-112. doi: 10.1177/0969141318810719
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Available projects
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Using big data to identify high risk population groups and service gaps in cardiovascular care in Australians diagnosed with cancer (Epidemiology).
This is a new project, for which we will be looking for HDR students in 2022.
Please contact me for more information.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Incidence and risk assessment of cardiovascular disease after breast cancer in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Louise Wilson, Dr Tracey Di Sipio
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