Mollie Burley

Masters Rural Health (Research). (Monash University)
Grad.Dip.Bus. (Mgmt). (Monash University)
B.App.Sci.(Adv.Nsg). (Lincoln Institue of Health Sciences)
RN. (Central Gippsland Hospital Sale)

Senior Lecturer & Senior Manager: LCHS – Placement, Education & Research Unit (PERU)

1.  Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
2.  Role & Service evaluation
3.  Advanced Practice Nursing

Mollie’s Rural Health experience covers research, education, management and clinical practice in acute and community health service settings. Her Masters of Rural Health (Research) is titled ‘Advanced Nursing Practice: A Bush Nursing perspective’. Outcomes from this research were: identification of four key drivers of quality in the bush nursing setting; the changing role of bush nurses; implementation of Health Outcomes monitoring for bush nursing clients; examining the Bush Nursing Centres governance structures and exploring both positive and negative clinical experiences of bush nurses.

From earlier ‘Urgent Care’ research the ‘Transforming Rural Urgent Care Systems (TrUCs)’ Community Development process was developed. The TrCUs process was initially implemented in Mallacoota, in far east Victoria, and the implementation of a new role - Community Ambulance Officer - was the outcome. In 2006 Mt.Buller–Mt.Stirling commenced their TrUCs journey. Over a 2-year period, involving community consultation, an Advanced Practice Nursing clinic role was developed and formally commenced in November 2008.

Rickard, C., McGrail, M., Jones, R., O’Meara, P., Robinson, A., Burley, M. and Ray-Barruel, G. (2009) 'Supporting academic publication: Evaluation of a writing course combined with writers’ support group', Nurse Education Today, 29:516-521.

Burley, M, Greene, P. (2007). 'Core drivers of quality: a remote health example from Australia.' Rural and Remote Health, 7:611 (On-line).

Greene, P., Burley, M. (2006). ‘The Changing Role of Bush Nurses in East Gippsland Victoria', Rural Society, Charles Sturt University, Vol 16(1): 1-126.

Burley, M., (Submitted for publication August 2005). 'A pilot study - Exploring Health Outcomes the Australian Bush Nurse Experience. Journal of Nursing Scholarship', Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Blackwell Publishing, USA.

McGrail, M., Jones, R., Robinson, A., Rickard, C., Burley, M. and Drysdale, M. (2005). 'The planning of rural health research: rurality and rural population issues.'  e-Journal of Rural Health, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, 5: 426 (Online) 2005. 

Her current research focus is Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and building the capacity of the current workforce to enable them enhance their collaborative practice role and to improve student placements.
This involves two projects:
1.  Building Capacity through Interprofessional Education and
2.  Enhancing Chronic Disease Self Management Skills via Interprofessional Learning and Practice.
Mollie convenes the Health & Social care Interprofessional Network (HSIN) in rural Victoria. HSIN provides opportunities for members to build their Interprofessional Collaborative Practice capacity and develop professional networks across the complete spectrum of health and social care professionals.