
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Professor
Australia
Prof Robyn Clark Professor of Nursing Acute Care & Cardiovascular Research RN, RM, ICUCert, Dip AppSci, BN, MEd, PhD, ACCCN (Life Member),FCNA, FAHA. Adjunct Prof School of Nursing and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) QUT |Adjunct Sansom Institute, UniSA. Research Fellow SAHMRI. Research Interests: CVD, Heart Failure, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Telehealth, Geographical Information Systems, Indigenous Health

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, contributed to drafts
position: Pro Vice-Chancellor
Australia
Dr Bronwyn Fredericks is a Research Fellow with the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) and the Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University. She has worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health services in elected and paid positions and local, State and Federal levels of government.

qualifications: BSc(Health)
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, input data, contributed to drafts
position: Reserach Assistant

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts
position: Research Fellow

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts
position: Assistant Professor

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts
position: Professor Emeritus

qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, literature review, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts
position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Australia
Dr Narelle Berry is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Flinders University. Her doctoral training was in cardiovascular physiology and her previous postdoctoral training was in hypertension, blood vessel function (peripheral and cerebral) and nutrition. Dr Berry has experience working in public health in the state government largely in data, evaluation and health promotion (in the area of obesity, nutrition and physical activity). Her current research interests are focused on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, including the relationship between chronic conditions and cancer, access to cardiac rehabilitation, and the use of new technologies for providing patient education.

qualifications: MBBS
contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts
position: Director

contribution: original concept, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts
position: Chief Executive Officer
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