
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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2020
Journal Article
The utility of the implementation science framework “Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services” (i-PARIHS) and the facilitator role for introducing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in a medical oncology outpatient department
Roberts, Natasha A., Janda, Monika, Stover, Angela M., Alexander, Kimberly E., Wyld, David and Mudge, Alison (2020). The utility of the implementation science framework “Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services” (i-PARIHS) and the facilitator role for introducing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in a medical oncology outpatient department. Quality of Life Research, 30 (11), 3063-3071. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02669-1
2020
Journal Article
Sharing the helm: medical co‐management for the older surgical patient
Fleury, Aisling M., McGowan, Brian, Burstow, Matthew J. and Mudge, Alison M. (2020). Sharing the helm: medical co‐management for the older surgical patient. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90 (11) ans.16347, 2357-2361. doi: 10.1111/ans.16347
2020
Journal Article
Pressure ulcer healing with an intensive nutrition intervention in an acute setting: A pilot randomised controlled trial
Banks, M. D., Ross, L. J., Webster, J., Mudge, A., Stankiewicz, M., Dwyer, K., Coleman, K. and Campbell, J. (2020). Pressure ulcer healing with an intensive nutrition intervention in an acute setting: A pilot randomised controlled trial. Journal of Wound Care, 29 (Sup9a), S10-S17. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.Sup9a.S10
2020
Journal Article
Experiences of using the i-PARIHS framework: a co-designed case study of four multi-site implementation projects
Hunter, S. C., Kim, B., Mudge, A., Hall, L., Young, A., McRae, P. and Kitson, A. L. (2020). Experiences of using the i-PARIHS framework: a co-designed case study of four multi-site implementation projects. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 573, 573. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05354-8
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of internal medicine physician or multidisciplinary team comanagement of surgical patients and clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shaw, Margaret, Pelecanos, Anita M. and Mudge, Alison M. (2020). Evaluation of internal medicine physician or multidisciplinary team comanagement of surgical patients and clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 3 (5), e204088. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4088
2020
Journal Article
Staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to mobilisation in a rehabilitation setting: short report of a multidisciplinary survey
Mudge, Alison M., Bew, Paul, Smith, Simon and McRae, Prue (2020). Staff knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to mobilisation in a rehabilitation setting: short report of a multidisciplinary survey. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39 (3), 225-229. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12793
2020
Journal Article
“You’ve got to keep moving, keep going”: understanding older patients’ experiences and perceptions of delirium and non-pharmacological delirium prevention strategies in the acute hospital setting
Lee-Steere, Karen, Liddle, Jacki, Mudge, Alison, Bennett, Sally, McRae, Prue and Barrimore, Sally E. (2020). “You’ve got to keep moving, keep going”: understanding older patients’ experiences and perceptions of delirium and non-pharmacological delirium prevention strategies in the acute hospital setting. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29 (13-14), 2363-2377. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15248
2020
Journal Article
‘I will walk out of here’: qualitative analysis of older rehabilitation patients' perceptions of mobility
Kozica-Olenski, Samantha, McRae, Prue, Bew, Paul and Mudge, Alison (2020). ‘I will walk out of here’: qualitative analysis of older rehabilitation patients' perceptions of mobility. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39 (3) ajag.12777, 209-216. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12777
2020
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An observational study of physical, cognitive and social activities in rehabilitation inpatients
McRae, Prue, Bew, Paul, Smith, Simon and Mudge, Alison (2020). An observational study of physical, cognitive and social activities in rehabilitation inpatients. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39 (3) ajag.12785, 217-224. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12785
2019
Journal Article
Systematic review of interventions to improve safety and quality of anticoagulant prescribing for therapeutic indications for hospital inpatients
Frazer, Andrew, Rowland, James, Mudge, Alison, Barras, Michael, Martin, Jennifer and Donovan, Peter (2019). Systematic review of interventions to improve safety and quality of anticoagulant prescribing for therapeutic indications for hospital inpatients. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 75 (12), 1645-1657. doi: 10.1007/s00228-019-02752-8
2019
Journal Article
Outcomes for frail very old patients in the ICU are remarkably good
Mudge, Alison M. (2019). Outcomes for frail very old patients in the ICU are remarkably good. The Medical Journal of Australia, 211 (7), 314-315. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50343
2019
Journal Article
Using a general theory of implementation to plan the introduction of delirium prevention for older people in hospital
Grealish, Laurie, Chaboyer, Wendy, Mudge, Alison, Simpson, Toni, Cahill, Margaret, Todd, Jo‐Anne, Ownsworth, Tamara, Krug, Maree, Teodorczuk, Andrew and Marshall, Andrea P. (2019). Using a general theory of implementation to plan the introduction of delirium prevention for older people in hospital. Journal of Nursing Management, 27 (8) jonm.12849, 1631-1639. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12849
2019
Journal Article
Impact of exercise training program attendance and physical activity participation on six minute walk distance in patients with heart failure
Adsett, Julie A., Morris, Norman R. and Mudge, Alison M. (2019). Impact of exercise training program attendance and physical activity participation on six minute walk distance in patients with heart failure. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 37 (9), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1669232
2019
Journal Article
One-year cost-effectiveness of supervised centre-based exercise training in addition to a post-discharge disease management program for patients recently hospitalized with acute heart failure: The EJECTION-HF study
Maru, Shoko, Mudge, Alison, Suna, Jessica, Scuffham, Paul and on behalf of the EJECTION-HF Trial Investigators (2019). One-year cost-effectiveness of supervised centre-based exercise training in addition to a post-discharge disease management program for patients recently hospitalized with acute heart failure: The EJECTION-HF study. Heart and Lung, 48 (5), 414-420. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.03.003
2019
Journal Article
Delirium risk in non-surgical patients: systematic review of predictive tools
Dylan, Flaws, Byrne, Gerard and Mudge, Alison M (2019). Delirium risk in non-surgical patients: systematic review of predictive tools. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 83, 292-302. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2019.05.013
2019
Journal Article
Motivators and barriers for participation in aquatic and land-based exercise training programs for people with stable heart failure: a mixed methods approach
Adsett, Julie A., Morris, Norman R., Kuys, Suzanne S., Paratz, Jennifer D. and Mudge, Alison M. (2019). Motivators and barriers for participation in aquatic and land-based exercise training programs for people with stable heart failure: a mixed methods approach. Heart and Lung, 48 (4), 287-293. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.11.004
2019
Journal Article
A multidisciplinary quality improvement program for older patients admitted to a vascular surgery ward
Mudge, Alison M., McRae, Prue, Donovan, Peter J. and Reade, Michael C. (2019). A multidisciplinary quality improvement program for older patients admitted to a vascular surgery ward. Internal Medicine Journal, 50 (6) imj.14400, 741-748. doi: 10.1111/imj.14400
2019
Journal Article
Predictors of Exercise Training and Physical Activity Adherence in People Recently Hospitalized with Heart Failure: A BRIEF REPORT
Adsett, Julie A., Morris, Norman R. and Mudge, Alison M. (2019). Predictors of Exercise Training and Physical Activity Adherence in People Recently Hospitalized with Heart Failure: A BRIEF REPORT. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 39 (3), E12-E16. doi: 10.1097/HCR.0000000000000407
2019
Journal Article
Implementation science approaches to enhance uptake of complex interventions in surgical settings
Byrnes, Angela, Mudge, Alison and Clark, David (2019). Implementation science approaches to enhance uptake of complex interventions in surgical settings. Australian Health Review, 44 (2), 310-312. doi: 10.1071/ah18193
2019
Journal Article
The iPROMOS protocol: a stepped-wedge study to implement routine patient-reported outcomes in a medical oncology outpatient setting
Roberts, Natasha Anne, Mudge, Alison, Alexander, Kim, Wyld, David and Janda, Monika (2019). The iPROMOS protocol: a stepped-wedge study to implement routine patient-reported outcomes in a medical oncology outpatient setting. BMJ Open, 9 (2) e027046, e027046. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027046
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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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
Nutrition Care in Older Hospital Inpatients.
Associate Advisor
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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
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
Media
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- ageism
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