Overview
Background
Dr Melinda Toomey, an optometrist and health services researcher, is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Hearing Research (CHEAR), University of Queensland. Currently, she is working on a MRFF-funded project to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and hearing and/or vision impairment. Melinda's research focus is on the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based, patient-centred tools and programs using an implementation science approach across a range of healthcare settings.
Melinda completed her PhD at the School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, Sydney, where she was awarded a Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis. In her PhD thesis entitled, iCaretrack: Improving the Appropriateness of Australian Glaucoma Eyecare Delivery (ImAAGED), Melinda investigated barriers and enablers to care delivery and then developed a program to improve the quality of glaucoma care delivery.
Availability
- Dr Melinda Toomey is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Business (Administration), Southern Cross University
- Masters (Coursework) of Optometry, University of New South Wales
- Graduate Certificate in Optometry, University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy of Optometry, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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Health services research and evidence-based practice
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Age-related eye diseases and vision impairment
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Implementation science and behaviour change
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Multiple things going on at the same time: determinants of appropriate primary diabetic eyecare delivery
Gyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Stapleton, Fiona, Keay, Lisa, Chun Ho, Kam and Jalbert, Isabelle (2021). Multiple things going on at the same time: determinants of appropriate primary diabetic eyecare delivery. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 42 (1), 71-81. doi: 10.1111/opo.12912
2021
Journal Article
Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of eye care by optometrists: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework
Toomey, Melinda, Gyawali, Rajendra, Stapleton, Fiona, Ho, Kam Chun, Keay, Lisa and Jalbert, Isabelle (2021). Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of eye care by optometrists: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 41 (4), 782-797. doi: 10.1111/opo.12801
2021
Journal Article
Knowledge translation for the everyday optometrist
Toomey, Melinda and Jalbert, Isabelle (2021). Knowledge translation for the everyday optometrist. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 104 (7), 744-755. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1898275
2021
Journal Article
Quality of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy
Gyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Stapleton, Fiona, Zangerl, Barbara, Dillon, Lisa, Keay, Lisa, Liew, Gerald and Jalbert, Isabelle (2021). Quality of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council’s clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 104 (8), 864-870. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.1880862
2020
Journal Article
Quality of 2019 American optometric association clinical practice guideline for diabetic eye care
Gyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Stapleton, Fiona, Dillon, Lisa, Zangerl, Barbara, Keay, Lisa and Jalbert, Isabelle (2020). Quality of 2019 American optometric association clinical practice guideline for diabetic eye care. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 41 (1), 165-170. doi: 10.1111/opo.12763
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Melinda Toomey is:
- Available for supervision
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