Eli Ristevski
Lecturer
Telephone: +61 3 5128 1000
Facsimile: +61 3 5128 1080
Email: Eli.Ristevski@monash.edu
Eli has a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) which she completed at the School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Latrobe University in 2001. Her PhD investigated the role of voluntary organisations in the care of people with a chronic illness. Her current research work investigates the care, treatment, psychosocial and supportive care needs of people diagnosed with cancer and pathways for health professionals to incorporate evidence based practice into routine cancer care. Over the last 10 years Eli has been involved in teaching and curriculum development and taught extensively in postgraduate and undergraduate education programs to students in medicine, nursing and health sciences. Eli has also provided research supervision to PhD candidates and Masters students and is working as the chief investigator on a number of research projects. She has also been involved in postgraduate course coordination.
Qualifications
PhD, Bachelor of Health Sciences (Hons)
Research Interests
- Cancer care
- Supportive care in cancer
- Chronic disease management
- Health service policy and practice
- Qualitative research methods
Current Research Projects
- Implementing supportive care screening and referral in a rural area: Training health professionals in the use of the Supportive Care Resource Kit
- Multi-site Testing of the Supportive Care Resource Kit: A model to improve supportive care provision for cancer patients
- Choosing Mastectomy Or Breast Conservation Therapy: Factors Which Influence The Treatment Choices Of Rural Women With Early Breast Cancer
Publications
Eli's publications include:
Jones, R., Regan, M., Ristevski, E., Breen, S., (2011). "Patients' perception of communication with clinicians during screening and discussion of cancer supportive care needs " Patient Education and Counseling 85(online): 209-215.
Ristevski, E., Breen, S., Regan, M., (2011). "Incorporating Supportive Care into Routine Cancer Care: The Benefits and Challenges to Clinicians' Practice." Oncology Nursing Forum 38(3): E204 - E211.
Doyle, J., Ristevski, E., (2010). "Less germs, less muscus, less snot: teachers' and health workers' perceptions of the benefits and barriers of ear health programs in lower primary school classes." Australian Journal of Primary Health 16(4): 352-359.
Ristevski, E., Breen, S., & Regan, M. (in press). Incorporating supportive care into routine cancer care: The benefits and challenges to clinicians’ practice. Oncology Nursing Forum.
Ristevski, E and Burkett, C. (2008). Too Intelligent for Ones Own Good: Social Inclusion for Young People with Asperger Syndrome. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Volume 2, Issue 5, pp.57-66.
Gillham, S & Ristevski, E. (2007). Where do I go from here—we’ve got enough seniors? Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15(5), 313-320.
Ristevski, E. (2003). Expanding visions in the voluntary sector. In C. Walker, C. Peterson, N. Millen and C.Martin (Eds). Chronic illness: New perspectives and new directions (pp 120-135). Croydon: Tertiary Press.
Ristevski, E., Tacticos, T., and Gardner, H. (2003). Altruism or entrepreneurialism: Competing ideologies in the voluntary sector . In P. Liamputtong and H. Gardner (Eds). Health, social policy and communities (pp 54-73). Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Supervision of Higher Degree students
| Student Name | Title of Thesis |
|---|---|
|
Carole Burkett |
Rural perspectives on intellectual disability: A Latrobe Valley focus |
