Susan Lee

PhD, MBioeth, BAppSci (Nsg Ed), DipAppSc (Nsg),RN. Senior Lecturer/NHMRC Postdoctoral Fellow Phone: +61 3 9904 4204 Fax: +61 3 9904 4402 Email: Susan.lee@med.monash.edu.au

Teaching

Susan Lee has taught across a range of undergraduate courses in the Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Health Sciences. In undergraduate programs, she is particularly interested in professional nursing issues, interdisciplinary education, ethics, oncology and palliative care. Susan has been the postgraduate coordinator for a number of years and leads the specialty of Palliative Care. She also teaches research and research ethics.

Research Interests

Although Susan’s primary research focus is the area of decision making in Palliative Care, she has interests in a range of research studies in the Palliative Care area including; mesothelioma, models of care and education. Susan has experience in a range of qualitative research methods including grounded theory and case study. She is an accredited higher degrees supervisor and is currently supervising students in Masters degrees and PhD. Susan holds a National Health and Medical Research Council research fellowship and is currently investigating health professional education in decision making.

Professional affilliations

• Royal College of Nursing Australia 
• Palliative Care Nurses Australia
• Cancer Nurses Society of Australia 
• Palliative Care Australia 
• Peninsula Hospice Service  - Director & Life Member

Publications

Book Chapters

Peters, L., Lee, S. (2009) Supporting staff and family communication in palliative care. 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. pp 92-111. Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.

Kos, L., Lee. S. (2009) An ideal process: preparation of informal caregivers when taking a relative home for palliative care. 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. pp112-127. Melbourne, Australia. Monash University.

Recoche, K., O'Connor, M., Lee, S., Tan, H. & Griffiths, D. (2009). Death, Dying and Loss. In J. Dempsey, J. French & S. Hillege (Eds.), Fundamentals of Nursing & Midwifery: A person-centred approach to care (pp484-509). Broadway, NSW: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Journal Articles

2009

Shimoinaba, K., O'Connor, M., Lee, S., Greaves, J. (2009) Staff grief and support sustems for Japanese health care professionals working in palliative care. Palliative and Supportive Care, 7, 245-252.

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.

 Lee,S., O'Connor, M., Chapman, Y., Hamilton, V.  & Francis, K., (2009). Very Public Death: Dying of Mesothelioma and Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer (M/ARLC) in the Latrobe Valley. The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health. 9 (on-line) 1183. Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au

Hsu, C., O'Connor,M., Lee, S. (2009) Understandings of death and dying for people of Chinese origin. Death Studies 33: 153-174.

Lee, S., Kristjanson, L.,Williams, A. (2009) Professional relationships in palliative care decision making. Supportive Care in Cancer. Vol 17(4): pp 445-50.

O'Connor, M., Lee, S., Chapman, Y., Francis, K., Humphries, J. (2009, June) A very public death: Mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer. ANJ, 16(11) 52-53.

2007

O'Connor, M., Lee, S. (2007). Authentic performance appraisal: when home is the workplace, International Journal of Palliative Nursing. Vol 13(12): pp 606-609.

O'Connor, M., Peters, L. A., Lee, S.  (2007). End-of-life care in private hospitals. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management. Vol 2(3): pp. 37-42.

Recoche, K. M., O'Connor, M., Lee, S.  (2007). Mock interdisciplinary team meetings as a forum for undergraduate education in palliative care. Health professional education: a multi-disciplinary journal. Vol 8(3): pp. 79-86.

Shimoinaba, K. & Lee, S. (2007 ). Support for nurses working for palliative care patients in Japan. Asian Journal of Nursing,10(4) 243-250.

O'Connor, M., Lee, S. (2006). "Till death us do part": issues of fidelity in end of life care. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging. Vol 18(4): pp. 227-245.

Hsu, C., O'Connor, M., Lee, S. (2005). Issues affecting access to palliative care services for older Chinese people in Australia. ACCNS Journal for Community Nurses Vol 10(3): pp. 9-11.

O'Connor, M., Peters, L., Lee, S., Webster, C. (2005). Palliative care work, between death and discharge. Journal of Palliative Care. Vol 21(2): pp. 97-102. Impact Factor 0.882, 21/57 Healthcare Sciences and Services.

Lee, S., Kristjanson, L. (2003). Human research ethics committees: issues in palliative care research, International Journal of Palliative Nursing. Vol 9(1): pp. 13-18.