
Overview
Background
Professor Alison Mudge is a clinician researcher based in the large Department of Internal Medicine and Aged Care at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Her applied research focused on understanding and improving inpatient and post-hospital care for frail older Australians through coordinated multidiscipinary approaches. This has involved research and improvement collaborations with multiple healthcare disciplines (e.g. nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, exercise science) and medical subspecialties (e.g. geriatrics, rehabilitation medicine, cardiology, vascular surgery, palliative care, anaesthetics, gastroenterology).
Alison was inaugural Clinical Director of the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI) where she advocated strongly for the importance of implementation science approaches, and she has led numerous workshops and mentoring sessions in implementation science and practice including a seminar series within the Queensland Healthcare Improvement Fellowship program. She has been a Metro North Clinician Research Fellow and led competitive grants from NHMRC and MRFF. She advocates for clinician scientists and for authentic consumer engagement in research and service improvement, and is a highly respected undergraduate and gradute educator. She has served on the steering committee for leading Queensland clinical networks inlcuding the Statewide Older Persons's Health Clinical Network and Queensland Dementia, Ageing and Frailty Network, advocating successfully for changes to policy and practice to improve health and wellbeing of older Queenslanders.
Availability
- Professor Alison Mudge is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research impacts
Professor Mudge's research has had impact on clinical practice and health policy. Her PhD research demonstrating clinical improvement in outcomes with introduction of a structured multidisciplinary team model in general medicine led to a permanent change in the model of care that has been emulated in other sites. Her multi-site EJECTION-HF study demonstrated the safety of early cardiac rehabilitation following acute heart failure. With her multidisicpinary team she has led the development, evaluation and scale-up up the Eat Walk Engage delirium prevention program, now preventing thousands of cases of delirium throughout Queensland. The project she led through the Statewide Older Persons Health Clinical Network on "How older-person friendly are Queesnland hospitals?" informed the Health Minister's Priority Frail Older Persons' Program, investing an additional $30 million per annum in acute care for older Queenslanders.
Works
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2023
Book Chapter
A Critical Signal: New Atrial Fibrillation in an Inpatient
Chan, Nicole I., Tan, Joseph and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). A Critical Signal: New Atrial Fibrillation in an Inpatient. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 71-73) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_17
2023
Book Chapter
Taboo Clues: Learning from Bodily Functions
Chan, Nicole I., Tan, Joseph and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). Taboo Clues: Learning from Bodily Functions. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 75-77) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_18
2023
Book Chapter
The Skeleton in the Closet: Preventing Hospital-Associated Malnutrition
Mudge, Alison M., Chan, Nicole I. and Tan, Joseph (2023). The Skeleton in the Closet: Preventing Hospital-Associated Malnutrition. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 27-29) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_7
2023
Book Chapter
Keep an Open Mind: Assessing Unsteadiness in Older People
Chan, Nicole I., Tan, Joseph and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). Keep an Open Mind: Assessing Unsteadiness in Older People. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 55-57) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_13
2023
Book Chapter
A Good Death: Respecting Goals of Care
Tan, Joseph, Chan, Nicole I. and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). A Good Death: Respecting Goals of Care. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 139-141) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_33
2023
Book Chapter
Agitating for Better Care: Minimise Sedatives in Delirium
Mudge, Alison M., Chan, Nicole I. and Tan, Joseph (2023). Agitating for Better Care: Minimise Sedatives in Delirium. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 89-91) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_21
2023
Book Chapter
A Delicate Balance: Weighing Risks and Benefits in Frail Patients
Tan, Joseph, Chan, Nicole I. and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). A Delicate Balance: Weighing Risks and Benefits in Frail Patients. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 67-69) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_16
2023
Book Chapter
First Do No Harm: Beware the Prescribing Cascade
Chan, Nicole I., Tan, Joseph and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). First Do No Harm: Beware the Prescribing Cascade. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 63-65) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_15
2023
Book Chapter
Right Time and Place: Cognitive Testing in Hospital
Chan, Nicole I., Tan, Joseph and Mudge, Alison M. (2023). Right Time and Place: Cognitive Testing in Hospital. Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine. (pp. 59-61) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-4440-8_14
2022
Journal Article
A whole-of-health system approach to improving care of frail older persons
Whiting, Elizabeth, Scott, Ian A., Hines, Laureen, Ward, Tamara, Burkett, Ellen, Cranitch, Erin, Mudge, Alison, Reymond, Elizabeth, Taylor, Andrea and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2022). A whole-of-health system approach to improving care of frail older persons. Australian Health Review, 46 (5), 629-634. doi: 10.1071/AH22170
2022
Journal Article
Effect of a ward-based program on hospital-associated complications and length of stay for older inpatients: The Cluster Randomized CHERISH Trial
Mudge, Alison M., Mcrae, Prue, Banks, Merrilyn, Blackberry, Irene, Barrimore, Sally, Endacott, John, Graves, Nicholas, Green, Theresa, Harvey, Gill, Hubbard, Ruth, Kurrle, Sue, Lim, Wen Kwang, Lee-Steere, Karen, Masel, Phil, Pandy, Shaun, Young, Adrienne, Barnett, Adrian and Inouye, Sharon K. (2022). Effect of a ward-based program on hospital-associated complications and length of stay for older inpatients: The Cluster Randomized CHERISH Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 182 (3), 274-282. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7556
2021
Journal Article
Qualitative analysis of challenges and enablers to providing age friendly hospital care in an Australian health system
Mudge, Alison M., Young, Adrienne, McRae, Prue, Graham, Frederick, Whiting, Elizabeth and Hubbard, Ruth E. (2021). Qualitative analysis of challenges and enablers to providing age friendly hospital care in an Australian health system. BMC Geriatrics, 21 (1) 147, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02098-w
2021
Journal Article
Cognitive impairment in older hospital inpatients: prevalence, care needs and carer perceptions
Mudge, Alison M., Lee-Steere, Karen, Treleaven, Elise, Cahill, Margaret, Finnigan, Simon and Mcrae, Prue (2021). Cognitive impairment in older hospital inpatients: prevalence, care needs and carer perceptions. Australian Health Review, 46 (2), 244-250. doi: 10.1071/AH20286
2021
Conference Publication
Discovering Modality of Cognitive Function Using Clustering Analysis
Xiang, Qingyan, Anderson, Stacy, Perls, Thomas, Nygaard, Marianne and Sebastiani, Paola (2021). Discovering Modality of Cognitive Function Using Clustering Analysis. GSA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting, Online, 10-13 November 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igab046.2230
2021
Journal Article
Understanding the role and value of process quality indicators in older vascular surgery inpatients
Thillainadesan, Janani, Hilmer, Sarah N., Mudge, Alison M., Aitken, Sarah J., Kearney, Leanne, Monaro, Sue R., Li, Susan J., Schasser, Sue, Kerdic, Richard, Tang, Robert and Naganathan, Vasi (2021). Understanding the role and value of process quality indicators in older vascular surgery inpatients. Journal of Surgical Research, 267, 91-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.05.003
2021
Book Chapter
Nutrition and delirium
Mudge, Alison, Young, Adrienne, Cahill, Margaret and Treleaven, Elise (2021). Nutrition and delirium. Interdisciplinary nutritional management and care for older adults: an evidence-based practical guide for nurses. (pp. 237-248) edited by Ólöf G. Geirsdóttir and Jack J. Bell. New York, NY, United States: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-63892-4_19
2021
Journal Article
Frailty implications for exercise participation and outcomes in patients with heart failure
Mudge, Alison M., Pelecanos, Anita and Adsett, Julie A. (2021). Frailty implications for exercise participation and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69 (9) jgs.17145, 2476-2485. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17145
2021
Journal Article
The prognostic performance of frailty for delirium and functional decline in vascular surgery patients
Thillainadesan, Janani, Mudge, Alison M., Aitken, Sarah J., Hilmer, Sarah N., Cullen, John S., Yumol, Minna F., Close, Jacqueline C.T., Norris, Christina M., Kerdic, Richard and Naganathan, Vasi (2021). The prognostic performance of frailty for delirium and functional decline in vascular surgery patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 69 (3), 688-695. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16907
2021
Journal Article
Mealtime care and dietary intake in older psychiatric hospital inpatient: a multiple case study 老年精神病院住院患者的进餐时间护理和饮食摄入: 一项多案例研究
Flint, Kate, Matthews-Rensch, Kylie, Flaws, Dylan, Mudge, Alison and Young, Adrienne (2021). Mealtime care and dietary intake in older psychiatric hospital inpatient: a multiple case study 老年精神病院住院患者的进餐时间护理和饮食摄入: 一项多案例研究. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77 (3), 1490-1500. doi: 10.1111/jan.14728
2021
Journal Article
Patient‐reported experiences of mealtime care and food access in acute and rehabilitation hospital settings: a cross‐sectional survey
Kozica‐Olenski, S., Treleaven, E., Hewitt, M., McRae, P., Young, A., Walsh, Z. and Mudge, A. (2021). Patient‐reported experiences of mealtime care and food access in acute and rehabilitation hospital settings: a cross‐sectional survey. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 (4) jhn.12854, 687-694. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12854
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Alison Mudge is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Safety of general anaesthesia in patients 60 years or older.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert, Professor Victoria Eley
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the care of the older patient with or at risk of delirium in the acute care setting
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sally Bennett, Associate Professor Jacki Liddle
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving the care of the older patient with or at risk of delirium in the acute care setting: Patient and carer perspectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sally Bennett, Associate Professor Jacki Liddle
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Doctor Philosophy
Nutrition Care in Older Hospital Inpatients.
Associate Advisor
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Master Philosophy
Postoperative Neuronal Injury after non-neurosurgical procedures: explorative prospective observational biomarker study in patients aged 65 years or older.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert, Professor Victoria Eley
Completed supervision
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2015
Master Philosophy
Understanding the occurrence of geriatric syndromes in older surgical patients
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the nutritional status and care of older (65 years or over) general surgical patients: A multiphase, action research study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adrienne Young
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