Dr Tony Bush

Position	Senior Lecturer
School / Work Unit	Health Sciences
Contact Details	+(61 3) 9925 7248 tony.bush@rmit.edu.au
Location	Building: 201 Level: 6 Room: 5 Bundoora West Campus
College/Portfolio	Science, Engineering & Health

Summary of responsibilities

Tony is currently teaching into both undergraduate and post graduate courses in the nursing program. He is one of the Year 3 Nursing Coordinators as well as being a selection officer for the undergraduate nursing course. He also coordinates an elective in Year 3 "Oncology and Palliative Care Nursing" that reflects his activities with community palliative care organisations.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Public Health. The Flinders University of South Australia (2006)
• Master of Primary Health Care (Palliative Care). The Flinders University of South Australia. (1995)
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Major-Education). Phillip Institute of Technology, Melbourne (1987)
• Diploma of Applied Science (Advanced Psychiatric Nursing). Phillip Institute of Technology, Melbourne (1985)
• Registered Psychiatric Nurse (London UK) 1972
• Registered Nurse (London UK) 1970

Teaching responsibilities

• Oncology and Palliative Care, Rehabilitation Nursing - Year 3
• Public Heath and Nursing
• Examining Nursing Practices - Post Graduate

Academic management / Administration responsibilities

• Academic Review Committee for all courses
• Student Progress Committee for all courses
• Course Monitoring Committee
• Continuing Education Committee
• Publicity and Recruitment Committee
• Human and Physical Resources Committee
• Human Research Ethics Committee
• International Committee
• Year 3 Coordinator

Industry / profession / community involvement

• Fellow of Royal College of Nursing Australia
• Member-Palliative Care Victoria
• Member – Palliative Care Australia
• Actively involved with Easter Palliative Care in a clinical capacity

Consultancies

• Member Project Advisory Group - PCC4U Palliative Care For Undergraduates. Funded by Australian Government. Department of Health and Ageing
• Royal District Nursing Service Education Department to examine and redevelop their existing palliative care program.
• Editorial consultant to Churchill Livingstone and Maclennan and Petty in relation to palliative care nursing material.
• Editorial consultant/article reviewer for Contemporary Nurse

Awards

• 1992 - Nurses' Memorial Fund to assist with Master's studies
• 1992 - Anti-Cancer Council Victoria funding to assist with Master's studies
• 1993 - Commonwealth Staff Development Fund Grant
• 1998 - Proposal Writing Fellowship award

Research interests

• Palliative care topics, particularly spirituality/spiritual care, pain management issues.
• Public health –determinants of, influences upon

Current research activities

• Principal investigator Palliative Care Education. Does It Influence Future Practice? Funded by QUT as part of the PCC4U 2008

Conference presentations

• A paper for presentation entitled, "Spiritual care as a dimension of holistic care: a relational interpretation" was accepted at the 9^th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference. 5^th-7^th November, 2008. The University of Dublin, Trinity College. Faculty of Health Sciences.
• A paper for presentation entitled, "Spiritual care as a dimension of holistic care: a relational interpretation" was accepted at the 2008 Palliative Care Conference Palliative Care Beyond the Boundaries. October, Melbourne.
• Invited speaker at Conference Nurses Know Your Medicines – Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, November, 2006. "When medications are refused".
• Invited speaker at Conference Nurses Know Your Medicines – Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, November, 2004. "When medications are refused".
• Invited speaker at Conference Nurses Know Your Medicines – Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, November, 2003. "When medications are refused".
• Invited speaker at Conference Medicines in Nursing Practice – Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, November, 2001. "When medications are refused".
• Guest speaker at 4^th International Conference, Faith in Healing and Health Care Provision. University College of St. Martin, Lancaster, England. July, 2001. "Hope as a means of care".
• Invited speaker at 4^th National Conference Night Duty Nurses - Ausmed Publications, Melbourne, August, 2000. "Nurturing the Human Spirit at Night".
• Co-presenter of paper entitled, Evaluation of an online foundational nursing subject for first year undergraduate nursing students. 1999 National Convention, Royal College of Nursing Australia. Canberra, October, 1999.
• Plenary speaker at 2^nd International Conference, Faith in Healing and Health CareProvision. University College of St. Martin, Lancaster, England. July, 1999. "Ethics and spirituality in care"
• Invited speaker, The Royal Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool, England, Spiritual Care in Nursing-the Forgotten Art. July, 1999.
• A paper for presentation entitled, "Spirituality - the essence of care", was accepted at an International Conference, Faith in Healing and Health Care Provision, University College of St. Martin, Lancaster, England. July, 1998
• "Issues in Dying", short course for health professionals and public in palliative care via RMIT (1998)
• A paper for presentationentitled, "Spirituality in care", was accepted at an International Conference, Spirituality and Health, Durham, England, September, 1997
• A paper for presentation entitled, "Reflection and spirituality-an exploration using journalling" was accepted at the Inaugural National Conference on Palliative Care Education. Teaching Care in Co-operation. The Flinders University of South Australia, International Institute of Hospice Studies. Adelaide, S.A. April, 1996

Research publications

Book chapters

Journal articles