Director

Qualifications

• RN, Midwife, BN Deakin, Grad Cert Higher Ed La Trobe, PG Dip Mid La Trobe, MN Deakin, PhD La Trobe

Professional involvement

• Associate Professor Amanda Kenny is Director of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Bendigo and Associate Professor in Rural and Regional Nursing

Biography

• Amanda’s clinical background is as a nurse and midwife and she holds a PhD in public health policy. She is widely published internationally and has been a key speaker at a number of national and international conferences. Amanda is an active researcher and her current research focuses on rural health service delivery. She has conducted extensive research for Commonwealth and State Government on rural health issues, with an emphasis on rural workforce. She works closely with rural health services in developing sustainable models to meet the needs of rural communities.

Recent publications and presentations

• Kenny A., McConnachie S., Petrie E., Farrell, G. (in press) preparing nurses with enhanced mental health knowledge and skill: A major in mental health, Collegian
• Boelen M., & Kenny A. (in press) Enrolled nurse conversion course – the supporting role of a compulsory bridging program Nurse Education Today
• Nankervis K., Kenny A., & Bish M. (2008) Enhancing scope of practice for the second level nurse. A change process to meet growing demand for health services Contemporary Nurse 29, 2 159-173
• Kenny A., Endacott R., Botti M., Watts R. (2007) Emotional toil : providing psychosocial care to patients with cancer in the rural setting Journal of Advanced Nursing 30, 5, 1073-1079
• Kidd S., Kenny A. & Endacott R. (2007) Consumer advocate and clinician perceptions of consumer participation in two rural mental health services International Journal of Mental Health Nursing., 16, 214-222
• Kenny A., & McConnachie S. (2007) New initiative in nurse education Australian Nursing Journal, March
• Botti M., Endacott R., Watts R., Cairns J., Lewis K. & Kenny A (2006) Barriers in providing psychosocial support for patients with cancer, Cancer Nursing., 29 (4) 309-316
• Kenny A., Kidd S., Jarvis,M., Tuena, J. & Robertson, A (2006) Falling through the cracks: Supporting young people with dual diagnosis in rural and regional Victoria, Australian Journal of Primary Health 12,3 12-19
• Kenny A. (2005) Interaction in cyberspace : An online focus group, Journal of Advanced Nursing., 49, 4, 414-422
• Kenny A., and Duckett S. (2005) An online study of Australian enrolled nurse conversion, Journal of Advanced Nursing., 49, 4, 423-431

Recent presentations

• NET International participative conference healthcare education. September 3rd-5th 2008 Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Chair of three day theme session
• NET International participative conference healthcare education. September 4th-6th 2007 Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • Chair of three day theme session
• International Nurse Educators Conference 2007 : New Visions for Nursing Education Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Australian representative on two symposium panels as part of keynote address November 14th – 16th.
• Kenny A Emotional toil: Providing cancer care in the rural environment The Fourth Pan Pacific Nursing Conference and the Sixth Hong Kong Symposium on Cancer Care November 13-15 2008 Hong Kong China
• Kenny A & Boelen M Supporting enrolled nurse conversion - the impact of a compulsory bridging program NET International participative conference healthcare education. September 4th-6th 2007 Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Kenny A & Nankervis K Designing nursing curricula to meet the needs of a diverse and changing student group International Nurse Educators Conference 2007 : New Visions for Nursing Education November 14th – 16th Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
• Kenny A & Nankervis K Strengthening health service and university linkages: an innovative approach to curriculum design. International Nurse Educators Conference 2007: New Visions for Nursing Education November 14th – 16th November Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong
• Kenny A. Supporting rural nurses: an innovative approach to education Nurse Education Tomorrow Conference 5-7th September 2006 Durham, United Kingdom (Core address)
• Kenny A. Place, People and Politics: Rural hospitals in Australia 11th Qualitative Health Research Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands. May 11-13 2005