Adjunct Professor
Alexandra Mccarthy
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapy Toxicities, Geriatric Oncology, Peritoneal Dialysis
Research field
Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Nursing (Flinders University of SA)
- Bachelor of Nursing (University of Southern Qld)
Professional memberships and associations
- Professor of Cancer Nursing, Princess Alexandra Hospital (joint appointment with QUT School of Nursing)
- Member, Translational Research Institute
- Member, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
- Member of the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA)
- Immediate past Chair of the CNSA Education Committee, and current member
- Immediate past National Executive Committee, CNSA, Queensland Representative
- Long-standing member of the CNSA's Research Committee
- Member, Cancer Services Southern Clinical Network
- Member, Princess Alexandra Cancer Collaborative Group
Teaching
Publications
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Alexandra, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- ERA A* journal.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Chosen (and fully sponsored) by the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia to represent the Southern Clinical Cancer Network at this prestigious international workshop.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Travel grant to present at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Member of the management committee
- Type
- Advisor/Consultant for Industry
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Independent reviewer of curriculum materials
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Inaugural Chair of Education Committee (since 2008); inaugural member of Grants and Awards Committee (since 2003); Queensland representative National Executive Committee (since 2010)
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Member of the National Research Advisory Committee
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Statutory multidisciplinary body set up by Commonwealth government to guide multidisciplinary cancer education in Australia. I represent nursing on this committee.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- For assessment of higher education institutions and their courses.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2010
- Details
- Queensland representative on National Executive Committee