Dr Carla Thamm
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Biography
Dr Carla Thamm is an academic and early career researcher in the School of Nursing. She is currently the Subject Area Coordinator for the Masters, Entry to Practice course and a Unit Coordinator. She has over 20 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse, most of this in cancer care in Queensland, Victoria, and England and over 10 years of experience in leadership and advanced practice cancer nursing roles. Carla is an active member of the Education Standing Committee for the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, the Knowledge, Development and Dissemination Committee for the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and the Financial Toxicity working group of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia. She regularly presents at national and international conferences and is a reviewer for multiple cancer journals. Her PhD research investigated how discourse influences the head and neck cancer experience. Carla’s research interests are focused improving cancer patient outcomes and experience through optimising service provision.
Personal details
Positions
- Sessional Academic
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Research field
Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Professional memberships and associations
Cancer Nurses Society of Australia
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care
Primary Care Collaborative Clinical Trials Group (PC4)
Australian College of Nurses
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Carla, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).