Tania – Shelby James
- B Appl Sci, Northern Territory University
- Master of Public Health, Sydney University
Position
- Research Fellow
- Lecturer (Palliative Care)
Teaching Areas
- Population-based palliative care (currently writing topic)
Research Areas
- Health service delivery within palliative care, in particular coordinated multidisciplinary teams.
- Population-based palliative care.
Competitive Grants
The Use of Pocket PCs for Data Capture Within a Large Randomised Controlled trial.
Granting Agency: Department of Human Services
(SA)
Amount: AUS$14,000
Period: 2003 –2004
Investigators: Shelby-James TM, Abernethy
AP, Currow DC
Scoping and Research to Support Access to Palliative Care Medications Through the PBS
Granting Agency: Department of Health and
Ageing Canberra
Amount: AUS$185,000
Period: June 2005-June 2006
Investigators: Currow DC, Rowett D, Shelby-James
TM
Research in Priority Areas for Primary Health Care: Stream 4
Granting Agency: Australian National University
Amount: AUS$146,858
Period: July 2005-September 2006
Investigators: Currow DC, Mitchell G, Tieman
J, Shelby-James T
A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Academic Detailing on Dyspnoea in Cancer Patients in the Palliative Setting.
Granting Agency: Cancer Council of SA
Amount: AUS$125,526
Period: January 2006-December 2007
Investigators: Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Shelby-James
TM, Rowett D, Allcroft P.
Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC)
Granting Agency: Department of Health and
Ageing Canberra
Amount: AUS$490,000
Period: June 2006-Feburary 2007
Investigators: Currow DC, Shelby-James TM,
Rowett D, Plummer J, Gourlay, G, Eckerman S, Abernethy A.
Publications
- Shelby-James T, Abernethy AP, Currow DC. Evidence in palliative care research.. How should it be gathered? (letter). MJA 2006; 184: 196-197.
- Abernethy AP, Currow DC, Hunt R, Williams H, Roder-Allen G, Rowett D, Shelby-James TM, Esterman A, May F, Phillips PA. A pragmatic 2x2x2 factorial cluster randomized controlled trial of educational outreach visiting and case conferencing in palliative care. Methodology of the Palliative Care Trial [ISRCTN 81117481] Contemp Clin Trials 2006; 27: 83-100.
- Abernethy AP, Shelby-James T, Fazekas BS, Woods D, Currow DC. The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revise scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice [ISRCTN 81117481]. BMC Pall Care 2005; 4:7.
- Shelby-James TM, Leach AJ., Carapetis J., Currie B., Mathews J.. Impact of single dose azithromycin on group A streptococci in the upper respiratory tract and skin of Aboriginal children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2002 May; 21(5): 375-80.
- Silagy CA., Weller DP, Lapsley H., Middleton P., Shelby-James T., Fazekas B. The effectiveness of local adaption of nationally produced clinical practice guidelines. Family Pract. 2002 Jun; 19(3): 220-30.
- Skull SA., Shelby-James T., Morris PA., Yonovitz A., Krause V., Roberts LA., Leach AJ.. Streptococcus pneumoniae antibiotic resistance in Northern Territory children in child care. J Paed Child Health, 35 (5): 466-471. Oct 1999
- Silagy C., Shelby-James T., Sage M., Wallage A.. Patient-detected diurnal change in spleen The Lancet, volume, 1998; 352(9129)
- Leach AJ., Shelby-James TM., Mayo M., Gratten M., Laming
AC., Currie BJ., Mathews JD..
A prospective study of the impact of community-based azithromycin treatment of trachoma on carriage and resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae: more than meets the eye. 1997. Clin Infect Dis; 24: 356-362. - Smith-Vaughan HC., Leach AJ., Shelby-James TM., Kemp K., Kemp DJ., Mathews JD. Carriage of multiple ribotypes of non-encapsulated Heamophilus influenzae in Aboriginal infants with otitis media. Epidemiology and infection. 1996 Epidemiol Infect; 116: 177-183.
- Carapetis J., Robins-Browne R., Martin D., Shelby-James T., Hogg G.. Increasing severity of invasive group A streptococcal disease in Australia: clinical and molecular epidemiologic features and identification of a new virulent M-nontypable clone. 1995. Clin Infect Dis; 21: 1220-1227.
- Leach AJ., Shelby-James TM., Mayo M., Laming AC., Currie B., Mathews JD. Antibiotic use and pneumococcal biology in Aboriginal communities: a call for evaluation 1995 Aust NZ J Med; 25: 572.
Reports
- Abernethy AP, Shelby-James T, Currow DC. Improving provision of palliative services. A randomised controlled trial of the use of enhanced primary care items and educational interventions. The Palliative Care Trial PCT) Final Report. Prepared for the Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra. September 2005.
- Litt J., Shelby-James T. GPs Assisting Smokers Program (GASP): Final Report. Department of General Practice, Flinders University of South Australia. May 2002
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