Faculty of Health

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Helen Forbes

Position Senior Lecturer
Email helen.forbes@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Nursing and Midwifery
Phone +61 3 92446129
Campus Burwood


Role and profile
I am Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Nursing & Midwifery. I also have a teaching role and a research role.


Teaching responsibilities
I teach in the first year of the undergraduate program as well as at Masters level.




Research interests
My research interests are focused on translation of evidence into practice. In particular, I have been involved in pain and pressure injury research as well as management of the deteriorating patient.


Memberships
I am an elected member of Academic Board. Also serve on Deakin University Teaching and Learning Committee, Course Standards Committee, Faculty of Health Teaching and Learning Committee and the School of Nursing Teaching and Learning Committee


Conferences
Forbes, H. Phillips, N & West, B (2011). “Online Toolkit for facilitation of Deakin nursing and midwifery students.” Clinical Training & Workforce Planning, 2011 Mebourne August.

Forbes, H. Phillips, N & West, B , Morison, K & Rhodes, L (2011). “Online Toolkit for clinical facilitators of the School of Nursing and Midwifery undergraduate students”. Teaching & Learning Conference, Deakin University. November 2011.

Phillips, D., Brotto, V., Considine, J. & Forbes, H. (2010). Off campus nurse practitioner education: Flexible teaching and learning modalities. The 2010 International Conference on Diversity and Dynamics in Nursing Science and Art, Graceland Resort, Phuket, Thailand, 7-9 April.

Bucknall, T & Forbes, H. (2009). Using “thinking aloud” to study nurses’ decision making after clinical handover Accepted for Cancun - but unable to attend.

Bucknall, T & Forbes, H. (2009). Using “thinking Aloud” to Study Nurses’ Decision Making After Clinical Handover in RCNA conference 'Nursing – a sound investment for healthy returns', Melbourne 2 – 4 September

Royal College of Nursing Conference, Sydney, 2007.
"Clinical teachers' experiences of nursing and teaching".
Improving Student Learning Symposium, Imperial College, London, 2005.
"Clinical teachers' conceptions of nursing & teaching and their approaches to teaching undergraduate
nursing students".

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