Dr Kay McCauley-Elsom

PhD, MHN, MN (Res), Grad Cert HEd, Grad Dip Adv Nsg (psychiatric), BN, Nicu cert, RM, RN.

Senior Lecturer

Phone: +61 3 9904 4056 Fax: +61 3 9904 4655 Email:kay.mccauley@med.monash.edu.au

Teaching Interests

• Midwifery
• Mental Health Nursing

Research Interests

• Women’s mental health 
• Practice Development/action learning

Accredited Level 2 Supervisor

Committees

• Senior psych Nurses (Peninsula Mental Health)
• ACMHN executive Victorian Branch

Professional Affiliations

• Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN) 
• Australian College of Midwives  (ACM)
• Marce Society  
• Australasian Society of Psychiatric Research  (ASPR)
• Australian Nursing Federation (ANF)

Publications

Journal Articles

McCauley-Elsom, K., Gurvich, C., Elsom, S., & Kulkarni, J. (2009). Antipsychotics in pregnancy. Journal of Pyschiatric and Mental Health Nursing. epub. _{^{Impact Factor 1.082, 23/62 Nursing, 78/101 Pyschiatry.}}

McCauley-Elsom, K., Gurvich, C., Lee, S., Elsom, S., O'Connor, M. & Kulkarni, J. (2009). Vulnerable populations and multicentred research. Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 18(2), 108-115.

Kulkarni, J., McCauley-Elsom, K., Martson, N. & Gilbert, H. (2008). Preliminary findings from the National Register of Antipsychotic Medication in Pregnancy. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 42(1), 38-44. _{^{Impact Factor 2.318, 53/101 Psychiarty.}}

McCauley-Elsom, K. & Kulkarni, J. (2007) Managing psychosis in pregnancy. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(3), 289-292. _{^{Impact Factor 2.573, 14/94 Psychiarty.}}

Book Chapters

McCauley-Elsom, K., Elsom, S., Gurvich, C., Cross, W., Kulkarni, J. (2009) Expert opinion on the need for a perinatal mental nurse practitioner. In O’Connor, M., Griffiths, D., Ives, G., Newton, J., Tan, H. (eds) From Birth to Death: clinical nursing and midwifery research across the lifespan. pp61-77 Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.