Ms Janet Brown
Senior Lecturer, School of Rural Medicine
Qualifications
Registered Nurse, Diploma in Teaching(Nursing), Bachelor of Education (Nursing), Master of Education Studies, Diploma in Health Science (Massage Therapy), Certificate in Swedish Massage, Certificates in Manual Lymphatic Drainage
Contact
| Email: | jbrown@une.edu.au |
| Room: | Pat O'Shane Building (C13) |
Affiliations
Member of the College of Nursing, New South Wales
Member of the Royal College of Nursing Australia
Member of Holistic Nurses’ Association
Association of Massage Therapists (NSW)
(Accredited Senior Level Massage Therapist 1-7025)
Association of Holistic Nurses (NSW)
Australian College of Holistic Nurses
Member of HERDSA
Areas of Teaching
History of 30 years of teaching, 26 of which have been in the Higher Education sector facilitating learning for undergraduate and postgraduate health professionals. During that time a wide range of knowledge and skills have been taught.
Specific interest areas in 2012 include:
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Aged Care/ Dementia Care
Communication for health care professionals
Intercultural communication and practice
Aboriginal health issues
Integrative therapies
Research interests
Recent research interests include:
Aged Care/Dementia Care
Integrative therapies for vulnerable people
Problem-based Learning for Health Professionals
Innovative strategies in teaching and learning
Curriculum development in health
Consultancy
Consultant for strategic planning for the Inverell Accommodation Service that provides care for Intellectually Disabled Adults.
Consultant/co-researcher for Nursing Home standards and accreditation for Ningana Dementia Care Centre and Garrawarra Aged Care Centre, Sydney.
International Project Experience
Co-convenor and facilitator of Nurse Education Study Tour for Indonesian Nurse Educators at the University of New England, Armidale. (AusAid funded) $15,000
Co-facilitator of the Wisma Perdhaki short course: Adult Education for Health Professionals, Jakarta. (AusAid funded) $10,000
Lecturer/facilitator to Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) students at Mitra Keluarga Hospital, Jakarta. This project continued for 4 years.
Grants
Team leader of multidisciplinary team within the School of Health to develop on-line units for the Bachelor of Nursing Studies (Faculty Project resourced by the Teaching and Learning Centre. $30,000)
Teaching and Learning Improvement grant for the development of on-line teaching resources ($20,000) Coulson, I., Brown, J., Avery, A., 1997-1998,
Evaluative research into the quality of care at Garrawarra Aged Care Centre, Sydney. Industry funded. $50,000 - Coulson I., Brown, J., Avery, A., 1998,
Evaluative research into the quality of care at Ningana Dementia Care Centre, Armidale. Industry funded. $7000
Professional Development
Curriculum consultant to the Queensland Board of Nursing Studies since 1987 and participation in the evaluation and accreditation of tertiary nursing courses at the following institutions:
Queensland Institute of Technology
Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education
McAuley College, Brisbane
Gold Coast College of Advanced Education
Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education
Brisbane College of Advanced Education
Australian Catholic University, Brisbane
Flinders University, Adelaide
University of Central Queensland
Curriculum development and evaluation at the University of New England:
Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing)
Diploma of Health Science (Nursing)
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) for Australian hospital-trained and diploma qualified Registered Nurses (RN)
Bachelor of Nursing (Conversion) to diplomates in Indonesia
Bachelor of Nursing Studies (for Enrolled Nurses to convert to RN)
Bachelor of Professional Nursing (for overseas students)
Master of Nursing
Master of Clinical Nursing Practice
Master of Nursing (Honours)
Approved examiner for Health Schools Australia
Teacher in the Certificate III, Certificate IV and Diploma in Massage Therapy at TAFE
Professional Development to Aged Care staff at Ken Thompson Lodge (2010-2011)
Assisting with the facilitation of medical students’ practicum experience at Ken Thompson Lodge.
Professional Roles
Course Coordinator for Nursing (Dean’s appointment)
Chairperson, Board of Studies in Health (Dean’s appointment)
Acting Head, School of Health (as required)
Head, Board of Nursing Studies
Head, Department of Nursing and Midwifery
Coordinator of off-shore projects for the School of Health
Care Manager, Ken Thompson Lodge
Acting General Manager Ken Thompson Lodge
Awards
Identified as a Highly Accomplished Teacher by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee.
UNE Certificate of Commendation for Student Retention and Satisfaction with Teaching (2009 and 2010).
Publications, Presentations and Workshops (selection)
Brown, J., 2002, Using posters and presentations with large classes of health students, AUTC Project on Teaching Large Classes - http://www.tedi.uq.edu.au/large classes/pdfs/CaseStudy-13_Brown.pdf
Brown, J., 2002, Moving on from the old truths, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue 4. September 4-10: 25
Brown, J., 2002, Anecdotal antidotes for all angsts, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue 8. October 2-8: 25
Brown, J., 2002, Quality decisions, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue 12. October 30-November 5:25
Brown, J., 2002, Smiles the best learning curve, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue 15. November 20-26: 5 (Report of students’ conference at UNE on Friday 8 November 2002)
Brown, J., 2002, Conference links ancient and modern, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue 16. November 27-December 3: 6 (Report of Australian College of Holistic Nurses International Conference).
Brown, J., 2002, Cool to be complementary, Nursing Weekly, vol.1, Issue16. November 27-December 3: 21
Reviews
2003 Reviewer for Australian Council of Community Nursing Journal (by invitation)
2005 Reviewer for Elsevier Health Publications
International
‘Keeping in Touch: Incorporating Tactile Therapies into an Undergraduate Nursing Program’. Presentation to 5th International Conference of the The Australian College of Holistic Nurses, Hahndorf, South Australia. November 10 2002
‘The Trancultural Challenge: delivering professional education programmes offshore’. Internationalising Teaching Conference UNE. (with Associate Professor Jenny McParlane).December 6 2002
National
‘Learning to speak out: Innovatory teaching tools for undergraduate nurses’. Presentation to the Royal College of Nursing (RCNA) Conference: Nursing Leadership, Policy and Politics, 14-16 July 2004, Alice Springs.
‘Reclaiming the potential of touch for healing: Nursing and massage- a powerful combination’. Presentation to the RCNA Annual National Conference, Launceston. June 1 2002
‘Maintaining health and wellness for health care workers. Workshop on Indian seated head, neck and shoulder massage for the relief of muscular tension and stress’ presented to 1st Mental Health & Wellness Ecology Conference, UNE. (2 hours) September 30 2003
Interstate
‘Nurses and massage- a powerful combination’. Presentation to the Nursing and Complementary Therapies Conference Ausmed, Brisbane. One hour (by invitation). February 14 2002
‘Nobody touches me any more’. Presentation to the Nursing and Complementary Therapies Conference, Ausmed, Brisbane. One hour (by invitation). February 15 2002
‘Using massage for healing and relaxation’.Workshop presentation to residents of Cape Barren Island Community, Tasmania. 2 hours (by invitation). June 3 2002
State
‘The use of aromatherapy massage in aged care’. Presentation to Aromatherapy in Nursing Conference, Sydney. One hour (by invitation) November 14 2002
Regional
After dinner speaker ‘Nursing in the Modern Era’ Ex-Services Club, Armidale. 45 minutes (by invitation). March 20 2002
‘Transcultural Nursing’. Presentation to Intercultural Communication Workshop, Faculty of Arts, UNE. June 18 2002
‘The special needs of people with dementia and their carers’. Hilton Nursing Home. Presentation to Carers’ Support Group .1.5 hours (by invitation).October 28 2002
‘Changes and challenges: Nursing in the new millennium’. Address to the Reunion of Registered Nurses, Armidale and New England Hospital. 45 minutes (by invitation).October 29 2002
‘Helping through Touch’. Workshop presentation to the Armidale Chapter of the National Association for Loss and Grief” 1.5 hours (by invitation) November 4 2002
‘Clinical aromatherapy massage in aged care’. Presentation to Aromatherapy in Nursing Conference, Armidale. One hour (by invitation) November 6 2002
‘The significance of touch in grief and bereavement’. Workshop presentation to the AGM of the National Association for Loss and Grief, by invitation (1.5 hours) August 4 2003
‘Power to the process: an innovation in teaching and learning’. Presentation to the Honouring Teaching Symposium, UNE. September 19 2003
‘Does quantity in teaching necessarily lead to quality in learning?’ Presentation to the Teaching and Learning Symposium on Quality Teaching, UNE, September 23, 2005.
Lymphatic Drainage workshop to regional recreational therapists, April 2011
Organisation and contributions to local conferences:
‘From Nightingale to Now’ Nursing Conference November 2005
‘Nursing in Australia: Riding the Wave’ Nursing Conference November 2006
‘Nursing: The Heart of Health Care’ Nursing Conference November 2007
‘Palliative Care’ Nursing Conference April 2010
‘Transcultural Nursing’ (to be offered in August 2010). I am on the planning/ advisory committee.