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Associate Professor Deborah Kirk

Adjunct Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: d.kirk@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2992-3389

Deborah Kirk, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C, AOCN, FAANP is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Background

Deborah has practiced for more than 25 years as a Nurse with her last 21 as a Nurse Practitioner in oncology, recently managing patients with breast cancer and lymphoma. As a practitioner, she developed and expanded a mobile application for community resources for clinical practice. As an educator, she has developed course work for nurse practitioners interested in oncology and has interest in expanding cancer/palliative nursing in sub-Saharan Africa.

Professional Associations

  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
  • Australian College of Nurse Practitioners.
  • Australian College of Nursing.
  • Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.
  • Clinical Oncology Society of Australia.
  • International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.
  • Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Oncology.
  • Oncology Nursing Society
  • Clinical Lead, Survivorship. Cancer and Palliative Care Network, WA Health Department.

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2017 Fulbright Specialist Program Grantee, US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affair, Namibia, Africa
  • 2017 Fellow American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2016 American Cancer Society, Lane Adams Quality of Life Award
  • 2014 Fulbright Specialist Program Grantee, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Fulbright Specialist Program, Malawi, Africa
  • 2014 Oncology Nurse Excellence Award Finalist (1 of 4), Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators, Orlando, FL
  • 2014 Excellence in Nursing 2014 - BMetro, The B Metro Excellence in Nursing Program, Birmingham, AL.

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2015-2016 AACN's Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Award, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Naples, FL.

Research Areas and Interests

  • Oncology
  • Survivorship
  • Supportive Care
  • Psycho oncology
  • Palliative Care
  • Mobile Applications for Practice
  • Chronic Disease.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Nursing Practice, United States of America, 2007.
  • Master of Science in Nursing, United States of America, 1999.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, United States of America, 1995.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Szmaglinska, M., Kirk, D., Andrew, L. (2024). Reporting and Mapping Research Evidence on Perceptions of Clinical Hypnosis Among the General Population and Patients Receiving Health Care Including Cancer Care: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 72(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276457.
  • McCullough, K., Gibson, N., Graf, A., Beament, T., Adama, E., Ferguson, N., Kirk, D., Muge-Sugutt, J. (2024). "It was difficult to understand the system”: developing a coordinator role to support international nursing students- A qualitative study. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 16(3), 250-261. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v16i3.4945.
  • Eng, L., Chan, RJ., Chan, A., Charalambous, A., Darling, H., Grech, L., Van Den Hurk, CJ., Kirk, D., Mitchell, SA., Poprawski, D., Rammant, E., Ramsey, I., Fitch, MI., Cheung, YT. (2024). Perceived Barriers Toward Patient-Reported Outcome Implementation in Cancer Care: An International Scoping Survey. JCO Oncology Practice, 20(6), 816-826. https://doi.org/10.1200/OP.23.00715.
  • Szmaglinska, M., Andrew, L., Massey, D., Kirk, D. (2024). Beyond standard treatment: A qualitative descriptive study of cancer patients' perceptions of hypnotherapy in cancer care. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 56(Article in press), Article number 101861. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101861.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Szmaglinska, M., Andrew, L., Massey, D., Kirk, D. (2023). Exploring the Underutilized Potential of Clinical Hypnosis: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2023(Article in press), 28 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2023.2276451.
  • Bradford, N., Moore , E., Taylor, K., Cook , O., Gent, L., Beane, T., Williams, N., Alexander, K., Pitt, E., Still , J., Wellard, C., McErlean, G., Kirk, D., Monterosso, L., McCarthy, A., Lokmic-Tomkins, Z., Balson, J., Gates, P. (2023). The cancer nursing workforce in Australia: a national survey exploring determinants of job satisfaction. BMC Nursing, 22(1), Article number 461. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01629-7.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Ramsey, I., Chan, A., Charalambous, A., Cheung, Y., Darling, H., Eng, L., Grech, L., Hart, N., Kirk, D., Mitchell, S., Poprawski, D., Rammant, E., Fitch, M., Chan, R. (2022). Exercise counselling and referral in cancer care: an international scoping survey of health care practitioners’ knowledge, practices, barriers, and facilitators. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(11), 9379-9391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07342-6.
  • Cheung, Y., Chan, A., Charalambous, A., Darling, HS., Eng, L., Grech, L., Van den hurk, C., Kirk, D., Mitchell, S., Poprawski, D., Rammant, E., Ramsey, I., Fitch, M., Chan, R. (2022). The use of patient-reported outcomes in routine cancer care: preliminary insights from a multinational scoping survey of oncology practitioners. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(2), 1427-1439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06545-7.
  • Kirk, D., Kabdebo, I., Whitehead, L. (2022). Prevalence of distress and its associated factors among caregivers of people diagnosed with cancer: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 31(23-24), 3402-3413. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16167.
  • Wang, C., Han, EY., Jenkins, M., Hong, X., Pang, S., Whitehead, L., Kirk, D., Williams, A. (2022). The safety and efficacy of using moxibustion and or acupuncture for cancer-related insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 16(2022), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524211070569.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Kirk, D., Kabdebo, I., Whitehead, L. (2021). Prevalence of distress, its associated factors and referral to support services in people with cancer. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 30(19-20), 2873-2885. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15794.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Whitehead, L., Emery, L., Kirk, D., Twigg, D., Brown, D., Dewar, J. (2020). Evaluation of a remote symptom assessment and management (SAM) system for people receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast or colorectal cancer: Mixed methods study. JMIR Cancer, 6(2), Article number e22825. https://doi.org/10.2196/22825.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Whitehead, L., Ghosh, M., Kirk, D., Bloxsome, D., Vafeas, C., Wilkinson, A. (2019). The relationship between specialty nurse certification and patient, nurse and organizational outcomes: A systematic review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 93(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.02.001.
  • Whitehead, L., Kirk, D. (2019). Home-based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 25(6), Article number e12756. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12756.

2018

Journal Articles

2017

Journal Articles

  • Kirk, D., Edwards, R., Bagcivan, G., Bakitas, M. (2017). Cancer and Palliative Care in the United States, Turkey, and Malawi: Developing Global Collaborations. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 4(3), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.4103/apjon.apjon_31_17.
  • Sipples, R., Taylor, R., Kirk, D., Bagcivan, G., Dionne-Odom, JN., Bakitas, M. (2017). Perioperative Palliative Care Considerations for Surgical Oncology Nurses. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 33(1), 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2016.11.002.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Kirk, D., Hardeman, A., Owen, L., Sandson Frank, J. (2015). Information at the Point of Care: An Informational Application for Cancer Resources. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 33(9), 390-395. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000171.
  • Kirk, D., Barton-Burke, M., Garzo Saria, M., Gosselin, T., Ireland, A., Norton, V., Newton, S. (2015). Everyday Advocates: Nursing Advocacy Is a Full-Time Job. American Journal of Nursing, 115(8), 66-70. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000470409.04919.0f.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Jukkala, A., Kirk, D., Krontiras, H., Azuero, A., Meseses, K. (2013). Readiness to engage in treatment decision-making during initial surgical oncology consultation forearly stage breast cancer. Clinical Nursing Studies, 1(2), 69-79. https://doi.org/10.5430/cns.v1n2p69.

2012

Journal Articles

Research Projects

  • Assessing the suitability of oncology patients to be managed by a rapid access clinic - sub project of G1001207, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2026, $9,704.
  • Role of the Nurse in the Transition from Curative to Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer. A theory Synthesis, its validation and empirical, WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, Clinical Implementation Unit - Carol Cameron Memorial Scholarship, 2023 ‑ 2024, $15,000.
  • CaLD consumers and carers cancer information needs: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review, Department of Health WA, Tender, 2023, $23,529.
  • Exploring cancer survivorship in a community setting, WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2021, $18,105.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Patients' experiences of receiving home-based infusions of monoclonal antibody (mab) therapy
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Role of the Nurse in the Transition from Curative to Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer - A Theory Synthesis its validation and empirical testing

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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