Brent Hodgkinson

Brent Hodgkinson
Brent Hodgkinson

BSc(Hons), MSc, Grad Cert Pub Health, Grad Cert Heallth Econ

Senior Care Advisor (Development & Research), Blue Care
Adjunct Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Queensland
Profile & Research Interests
 
Brent Hodgkinson is the Senior Business Improvement Officer (Best Practice) for the Blue Care Residential Care Services Team. His role is the development and coordination of organisational research projects with specific focus on implementing evidence based practice.
 
Previously he was a Research Fellow at the UQ/Blue Care Research & Practice Development Centre where he evaluated health issues of interest to Blue Care with a particular focus on continence education. Prior to this appointment he was an evaluator for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee assessing the cost-effectiveness of drugs submitted for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule. He has also served as a Research Officer performing Health Technology Assessments for the Medical Services Advisory Committee to identify cost-effective medical interventions.
 
Finally, he has enduring links with the Joanna Briggs Institute, first as a Research Officer and as a core team member with the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Community Care, a collaborating JBI centre. His interests are in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment and he is an author of over 15 systematic reviews.
Selected Publications
 
Book Chapter
 
Hodgkinson, B. 2010 Medication management in Older Adults: What a Systematic Review Tells Us. In Susan Koch, F Michael Gloth and Rhonda Nay (Ed.), Medication Management in Older Adults: A Concise Guide for Clinicians (pp. 79-93) Springer: USA.
 
Journal Articles

Hodgkinson, B., Haesler, E.J., Nay, R., O'Donnell, M.H., McAuliffe, L.P. 2011. Effectiveness of staffing models in residential, subacute, extended aged care settings on patient and staff outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 6, Art No: CD006563. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006563.pub2.
 
Tuckett, A.G., Hodgkinson, B., Hegney, D.G., Paterson. J., Kralik, D. 2011. Effectiveness of educational interventions to raise men’s awareness of bladder and bowel health. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 9(2): 81-96.
 
Parker, D., Hodgkinson, B. 2011. A comparison of palliative care outcome measures used to assess the quality of palliative care provided in long-term care facilities: a systematic review. Palliative Medicine; 25(1): 5-20.
 
Hodgkinson, B., Tuckett, A., Hegney, D., Paterson, J., Kralik, D. 2010. Effectiveness of educational interventions to raise men’s awareness of bladder and bowel health: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews; 8(30): 1202-1241.
 
Parker, D., Hodgkinson, B. 2010. A comparison of palliative care outcome measures used to assess the quality of palliative care provided in long-term care facilities: a systematic review.Palliative Medicine; Online 3/09/2010.
 
Hodgkinson, B., Josephs, K., Hegney, D. 2010. Best practice in the management of primary nocturnal enuresis in children: a systematic review. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews; 8(5): 173-254.

Higgins, H.C., Horton, J.K., Hodgkinson, B.C., Muggleton, S.B. 2010. Lessons learned: Staff perceptions of the Nintendo Wii as a health promotion tool within an aged-care and disability service. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 21(3): 189-195. 

Address and Contact Details
 
Brent Hodgkinson
Senior Care Advisor (Development & Research)
Blue Care
PO Box 1539
MILTON BC QLD 4064
 
T: +61 (0)7 3720 5306
F: +61 (0)7 37205332
E: b.hodgkinson@bluecare.org.au

 

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