RESUME PROFESSOR KATHLEEN FAHY
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RESUME
PROFESSOR KATHLEEN FAHY ADDRESS: School of Health and Human Sciences Southern Cross University Gold Coast/Tweed Heads Southern Cross Drive BILINGA QLD 4225
Phone: (07) 55893016 (work) 040408992821 (mobile) PRESENT POSITIONS: Professor of Midwifery at SCU and honorary Professor of Midwifery at the NNSW
Local Health District QUALIFICATIONS: Academic 1980 Diploma Nursing Education (Cumberland College) 1984 Bachelor Applied Science (Advanced Nursing) (Lincoln Institute of Health Science) 1989 Master of Education (UNSW) (Adult Education) 1996 PhD (Sociology) (University of Queensland) Nursing and Midwifery 1971 Registered General Nurse, Newcastle Hospital 1973 Registered Midwife, Women's Hospital (Crown St) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP: Fellow, Australian College of Midwives since1999 AWARDS: Excellence in Design and Delivery of Teaching Material (USQ 2000).
Kellogg’s Fellowship 1982 for Study in USA
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Institution
Title and Experience
Dates
Northern New South Wales Local Health District
Honorary Professor of Midwifery
Jan 2013 - present
Southern Cross University
Head of Campus (Gold Coast) 50%
June, 2012 – Dec, 2014
Southern Cross University
Professor of Midwifery Leader TeamUP educational enhancement Principle Supervisor; currently 3 PhD students
May 2011 -
The University of Newcastle
Professor of Midwifery Head of Discipline Masters of Midwifery Program Convenor Principle Supervisor for 9 RHDs in Midwifery (5 are FT) Bachelor of Midwifery Curriculum Author Teaching midwifery and research sessions Conducting midwifery research x 2 Active in publication and conference presentations Member School Executive, School RHD Committee, School CTAL committee, UG Program Committee, PG Program Committee Co-ordinator Research Skills Series and Teach in it and the RHD week Editor of Women and Birth Member HNE Nursing and Midwifery Leadership Council
Feb 2002 – April 2011
The John Hunter Hospital
Part-time midwife delivery suite and casual midwife, all areas of maternity (1-2 days a week)
Feb – 2008 to June 2009 and again August 2010 – April 2011
The University of Newcastle
Dean of Nursing and Midwifery Head of School Nursing and Midwifery
Feb 2002 - Nov 2005
The University of Southern Queensland
Associate Professor and Midwifery Program Co-ordinator (flexible learning) Wrote the Master of Midwifery degree (for RNs) Taught all midwifery subjects Taught research methodology Taught qualitative methods
February 1997 – March 2002
Ministerial Inquiry into Obstetric and Gynaecology Services at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth
One of 3 Panel Members of the Inquiry Staff of 20+ lawyers and administrators Adverse Incident Analysis of 605 clinical cases Received submission from public and staff Considered advice from clinical experts Outcome 5 volume Report and Changes in Practice at KEMH
June 2000 – November 2001
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The University of Southern Queensland
Associate Professor and Post-graduate Program Co-ordinator. Wrote the Masters of Nursing
September 1994 - December 1997
Toowoomba Base Hospital
Midwife in all areas of practice
October 1995 – January 1996
Young Women’s Place Toowoomba
Midwife and Researcher Outcome PhD and creation of ongoing position at Young Women’s Place for a midwife
April 1993 – December 1995
University of Southern Queensland
Head of Nursing 200 commencing students 15 FT staff plus casuals Wrote the BN curriculum. Fully accredited with the NRB. Wrote BN honours degree Taught introductory nursing, medical-surgical nursing, women’s health and maternity, research and ethics courses.
June 1989 – June 1993
Catholic College of Education Sydney
Senior lecturer in Nursing Taught pathophysiology, cardio-vascular respiratory, basic nursing and maternity nursing
February 1986 – May 1989
St Margaret’s Hospital Sydney
Clinical Teacher in Midwifery
February 1985 – December 1985
NSW College of Nursing
Co-ordinator of Coronary Care Nursing Course
February 1984 – February 1985
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit
February 1983 – August 1983
University of Rochester USA
Kellogg’s Fellow Studying Post-graduate Nursing and Education
August 1982 – December 1982
Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospitals
Nurse Educator in all years of the program
May 1978 – August 1982
Prince Henry Hospital
Registered Nurse in Coronary Care Unit
September 1975 – May 1976
Women’s Hospital Crown Street
Midwife, Labour Ward
April 1973 – September 1975
Women’s Hospital Crown Street
Student Midwife
January 1972 – January 1973
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Royal Newcastle Hospital
Student Nurse
March 1968 – July 1971
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Investigator in Current/Completed Research
Topic Methods Principal Researcher
Co-researchers Output & Date
Expert validation of the TeamUP Teamwork Assessment Rubric
Delphi Jenny Parratt Fahy, K. Hutchinson, M. Lohmann, G. Hastie, C. Chaseling, M. & O’Brien, K.
Revisions completed and under 2nd review
Changing Practice to make Skin to Skin and Breastfeeding at Birth Routine Practice and its Effect on PPH rates over time
Action Research using interviews, focus group and analysis of electronic data
Kathleen Fahy 8 members of the Lismore Base Hospital maternity care team.
Women’s Experiences of Skin to Skin and Breastfeeding at Birth
Semi-structured interviews
Kathleen Fahy Rae Rafferty Lily Fenech Marie Hutchinson Rodney Hyland et al
Ethics approval granted
Midwifery Students Experiences of TeamUP Educational Intervention
Feminist In-depth interviewing
Carolyn Hastie Kathleen Fahy Jennifer Parratt
Paper Under Review
Midwifery Students’ Evaluation of Team-Based Academic Assignments Involving Peer-Marking
Online Survey Jennifer Parratt Kathleen Fahy Carolyn Hastie
Refereed publication 2014
Skin to Skin and Breastfeeding at Birth and PPH: A Cohort Study
Retrospective Cohort study
Anne Saxton Kathleen Fahy Margaret Rolf Carolyn Hastie Virginia Skinner
Refereed publication accepted July, 2015
Midwives’ Decision-Making in 2nd Stage labour
Feminist In-depth interviewing
Elaine Jefford Kathleen Fahy Deborah Sundin
Refereed publication 2015
Milky Way Breastfeeding Program to Prolong Breastfeeding to Six Months
Quasi-Experimental two group design
Shahla Meedya Kathleen Fahy Jennifer Parratt Jacqui Yoxall
Refereed publication 2014
How do women experience care in the ED when they present with early pregnancy loss
Interviews Anne Saxton Alex Warner
Kathleen Fahy Refereed publication 2013
Is physiological third stage safe for low risk women?
Retrospective cohort involving
Kathleen Fahy Carolyn Hastie Andrew Bisits
Completed and published 2010
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10,000 women Chris Marsh et al
Supervisor of Current RHD Students
Topic Methods Student Full or Part Time
Role and Percent
Enrolled Due Date
What Effect Does Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact & Breastfeeding at birth have on PPH rates
Retrospective Cohort
Anne Saxton Past Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at JHH Part-time
Full PI 70%
February 2010
September 2015
How do midwifery students experiences and learning as a consequence of being engaged in TeamUP
Feminist Critical Pragmatism
Carolyn Hastie Part Time
PI 70%
June, 2012
Does Routine Immediate and Sustained Skin-to-Skin Contact & Breastfeeding at birth have an effect on PPH rates
Prospective Quasi-Experimental Study
Fiona Campbell Part Time
PI 70% July, 2015
Principal Investigator for Completed RHD Students
Topic Methods Student Commenced Completion Date
1. Milky Way Antenatal Breastfeeding Education and Support
Quasi Experimental
Meedya, Shahla February 2006
March 2015
2. Antenatal intervention to minimise genital tract trauma at birth
Action Research Siti Muda Malaysian midwifery academic Full-time
July 2009 January 2015
3. Midwifery Primary Health Care Groups to Prevent Preterm Birth
Feminist action research
Peeranan Wisansakoonwong
July 2008 March 2012
4. Midwifery decision-making in 2nd Stage labour
Feminist narrative Inquiry
Elaine Jefford
February 2008
December 2012
5. How to enhance women’s embodied sense
Critical Post-structural Narrative Inquiry
Jenny Parratt (homebirth midwife)
2004 PhD May, 2010
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of self during childbearing
and Grounded Theorising
6. Nurses’ moral reasoning and decision making
Phenomenology Gwen Wilkinson Nurse academic
2002 PhD Dec 2008
7. Inter-professional collaboration and clinical outcomes in maternity services
Feminist Interpretive Interactionism with doctors and midwives
Carolyn Hastie (Midwifery Manger Belmont Birthing Services)
2005 Master Philosophy June 2008
8. Midwifery interactions to promote optimal wellness in women who are pregnant and smoking
Critical Interpretive Interactionism involving midwives
Lyn Ebert (Midwifery Lecturer)
2004 Masters Philosophy July 2008
9. Media portrayal of rural emergency departments and role of nurse practitioners
Post-structural Discourse Analysis
Alexandra Morgan (registered nurse)
2005 Honours 1st class December 2006
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10. End of life decision-making in critical care environments
Critical Interpretive Interactionism
Deb Sundin (Nursing Lecturer)
1999 PhD awarded December 2005
11. The portrayal of women alcoholics in medical texts
Feminist Content Analysis
Sally Gebbett (Registered Nurse)
2001 Honours 2A awarded 2002
Women’s sense of self in childbearing
Feminist Narrative Inquiry and Grounded Theorising
Jenny Parratt (Home birth midwife)
1998 Masters Awarded 2000
10. The portrayal of childbearing in women’s magazines
Feminist Content Analysis
Gabrielle Williams ( midwife)
1999 Masters Awarded 2001
11. Ethical dilemmas in challenging medical orders
Interpretative Interactionism
Deb Sundin-Huard (ICU nurse)
1997 Honours 2A awarded 1997
Dissertations Examined
Topic Year Level University
Publically funded homebirth 2013 PhD University of Technology, Sydney
Drugs and Alcohol in Pregnancy 2010 PhD Catholic University
Midwifery theory
2006 PhD University of Technology, Sydney
Eating in Labour
2005 PhD University of Western Sydney
Midwifery Caseload
2004 Masters Newcastle
First time mothering
2003 Masters La Trobe
Midwifery Identity
2003 Doctorate Melbourne
Waterbirth
2003 Masters Wellington NZ
Breastfeeding
2003 PhD RMIT
Midwifery education
2002 Doctorate Melbourne
Rural midwifery practice
2002 Masters Wellington NZ
Midwifery and the internet
2002 Masters Wellington NZ
Breastfeeding discourses
2002 Masters Flinders
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Caesarean section in labour
2001 Masters Wellington NZ
Palliative care nursing
2000 PhD Melbourne
Midwifery education
1999 PhD Griffiths
Community nursing
1996 Masters project Flinders
Perineal trauma
1997 Honours Curtain
Reviewer for the Following Professional Journals
Journal of Research in Interprofessional Education
Evidence-based Midwifery
Women and Birth
The International Journal of Childbirth
International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
Midwifery
The International Journal of Nursing Practice
Feminist Media Studies
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Funding Obtained
Year Project Purpose Source of Funds Amount
2014 Boosting Indigenous Midwifery Students Success (2nd CI to Carolyn Hastie CI 1)
To support Indigenous midwifery students’ retention in the B MId
HEEP $50,000
2013 Boosting Indigenous Midwifery Students Success (2nd CI to Carolyn Hastie CI 1)
To support Indigenous midwifery students’ retention in the B MId
HEEP $100,000
2010 To enhance the capacity and quality of clinical education
New Midwifery Clinical Educators within HNEH for the B MId
Health Workforce Australia
In excess of $1,000.000 over 5 years
2010 Develop clinical skills videos and OSCAs
For teaching and assessment in B Mid
University of Newcastle
$10,000
2011 Part Funding for 5 Clinical Midwifery Educators
To fund 50% of the costs of clinical education for B Mid students
Hunter New England Health Hospitals
Starting at $138.000 in 2011 and rising to $459.00 from 2013
2009-10 Women’s Experiences of Early Pregnancy Care Services
To fund the qualitative research project
NSW Clinical Excellence Commission
Unknown but 2 interviewers and all costs covered by CEC.
2000 Rural and Remote Health Course
To develop a Graduate Diploma and Masters degree for distance education
National Rural Health Service, Education and Training
$204,000
1996 Midwife at Young Women’s Place
To fund a half-time midwife to provide midwifery care to marginalised young women
Toowoomba Health Services
$50,000 (recurrent)
1997 Flexible Learning Exemplars
To develop four multi-media CD-ROMs for the pre-registration Master of Midwifery course.
University of Southern Queensland
$200,000 (estimate).
1998 Rural Midwifery Update in Obstetric Emergencies
To pay USQ a licensing fee for each student’s use of the CD and to pay for minor changes to the format
Tasmanian University Department of Rural Health
$40,000 (estimate)
1997 Clinical Midwifery Educators
To fund two half-time midwifery educators for our midwifery students
Cairns and Toowoomba Base Hospitals
$80,000 (recurrent) (estimate) which is a saving to the university
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
Under Review
Meedya, S., Fahy, K. and Parratt, J. The Milky Way Educational Program: a new, evidence-based, approach to facilitating primiparous women to extend breastfeeding duration up to six months. International Journal of Nursing Studies.
Hastie, C., Fahy, K., Parratt, J., & Grace, S. (2015). Midwifery Students Experience of Interactions in Teamwork Projects that Include Peer Assessment. Women and Birth.
Accepted
Parratt, J., Fahy, K., Hutchinson, M., Lohmann, G., Hastie, C., Chaseling, M., & O’Brien, K. (under review). Expert validation of a Teamwork Assessment Rubric: a modified Delphi study. International Journal of Nursing Practice. Accepted July, 2015.
Saxton, A., Fahy, K., Rolfe, M., Hastie, C. and Skinner, V. (2015) Does skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding at birth affect the rate of primary postpartum haemorrhage: Results from a cohort study. Midwifery. Accepted July, 2015.
Meedya, S., Fahy, K. Parratt, J. & Yoxall, J. How to Effectively Support Women to Achieve Breastfeeding to six months Postpartum:The Theoretical Foundations of a Successful Program. Women and Birth. Accepted June 2015.
Published
1. Jefford, E & Fahy, K (2015) Midwives’ Decision-Making in 2nd Stage labour: Report on an Interpretive Study. Midwifery. 31 519-25.
2. Fahy, K. (2014) Women and Birth gets an Impact Factor: A time to reflect. Women and Birth. 27 (4) 231-2.
Editorial.
3. Fahy, K. (2014) Keeping Women and Birth at the Cutting Edge of Journal Publishing. Women and Birth. 27 (1) 231-2. Editorial.
4. Saxton, A. Fahy, K. & Hastie, C (2014) Effects of Skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding at birth on the
incidence of PPH: A physiologically based theory. Women and Birth. 27 (4) 250-53.
5. Hastie, C, Fahy, K & Parratt, J (2014) The Development of a Rubric for Peer Assessment of Individual Teamwork Skills in Undergraduate Midwifery Students. Women and Birth, 27, (3) 220-
226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2014.06.003 ISSN 1871-5192
6. Parratt, J, Fahy, K, & Hastie, C (2014) Midwifery Students’ Evaluation of Team-Based Academic Assignments
Involving Peer-Marking. Women and Birth, 27, (1) 58-63.
7. Meedya, S, Fahy, K & Parratt, J (2014) Increasing breastfeeding rates to six months among nulliparous women:
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A quasi-experimental study. Midwifery. (30) e-137-144.
8. Fahy, K (2013) Bachelor of midwifery graduates well educated to provide care in rural maternity units. Women and Birth, 26 (1) 1-2. Editorial
9. Warner, A, Indig, D, Saxton, A, Fahy, K & Howart, K (2012) Women’s Experience of Early Pregnancy Care in
the Emergency Department: a qualitative study. Australian Nursing Emergency Journal. (2) 86-92
10. Fahy, K. (2012) What makes Midwifery Care Safe? Women and Birth. 25(1) 1-3. Editorial
11. Fahy, K (2012) What is woman-centred care and why does it matter? Women and Birth. 25 (4) 149-151. Editorial
12. Fahy, K (2012) Women and Birth to become a fully electronic journal. Women and Birth. 25 (2) 99. Editorial
13. Walsh, M & Fahy, K (2011) Interaction between primary health care professionals and people who are
overweight or obese: A critical review. Australian Nursing Journal. 29 (2) 23-29. 14. Wisansakoonwong, P, Fahy, K & Hastie, C (2011) The Effectiveness of Medical Interventions aimed at
Preventing Preterm Birth: A Literature Review. Women and Birth. 24 (4) 141-147. 15. Wisansakoonwong, P, Fahy, K & Hastie, C (2011) Should a Midwife Wear a Uniform: Reflections in and on
Practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 17 (6) 628-635.
16. Parratt, J & Fahy, K (2011) A feminist critique of foundational nursing research and theory on transition to motherhood. Midwifery. (4) 445-51.
17. Fahy, K 2011. Women and birth: A prestigious international journal. Women and Birth. 24 (3) 95-6.
Editorial 18. Fahy, K 2011. Do the Findings of the Term Breech Trial apply to Spontaneous Breech Birth? Women
and Birth, .24 (1) p.1-2 Editorial 19. Fahy, K (2011) Is Breech Birth Really Unsafe? Treatment Validity and the Term Breech Trial. Essentially
MIDRIS.2 (10) 17-21.
20. Jefford, E, Fahy, K & Sundin, D (2011) Decision-Making Theories and their usefulness to the midwifery profession both in terms of midwifery practice and the education of midwives. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 2011; 17: 246–253
21. Parratt, J & Fahy, K (2011) A feminist critique of foundational nursing research and theory on transition
to motherhood. Midwifery. 27 (4) pp 445-451. August 22. Hastie, C & Fahy, K (2011) Interprofessional Collaboration in Delivery Suite: A qualitative study.
Women and Birth. 24 (2) 72-79. June 23. Fahy, K (2011) Writing for publication – Part 2: Argument and Evidence”. Australian Journal of Child
and Family Health Nursing. 8, (1) pp 20-25. Reprinted with Permission for Women and Birth 24. Fahy, K (2010) Writing for Publication – Part 1: The basics. The Australian Journal of Child and
Family Health. December. Reprinted with Permission for Women and Birth. 25. Fahy, K, Hastie, C, Bisits, A, Marsh, C, Smith, L, & Saxton, A, (2010) Active management of the third
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stage labour compared with holistic physiological care for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage: a cohort study. Women and Birth. 23 (4): 146-52
26. Jefford, E, Fahy, K & Sundin, D (2010) A review of the literature: Midwifery decision-making and birth.
Women and Birth. 23 (4) 127-134. 27. Meedya, S, Fahy, K & Kable, A (2010) Factors that positively influence breastfeeding duration: a
literature review. Women and Birth. 23 (4): 135-45 28. Haxton, J & Fahy, K (2009) Reducing length of stay for women presenting as outpatients to delivery
suite: a clinical practice improvement project. Women and Birth. 22, (4) 119-129. 29. Fahy, K ( 2009) Third Stage Labor Care for Women at Low Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage. Journal
of Midwifery and Women’s Health. 54:381–387 30. Hastie, C & Fahy, K (2009) Midwifery Guardianship in Undisturbed Third Stage: Theory Applied to
Practice. Women and Birth. 22, (3) 89-96. 31. Jefford, E Fahy, K & Sundin, D (2009) Routine vaginal examination in order to check for the nuchal
cord: A Medical Procedure Becomes a Midwifery Ritual. British Journal of Midwifery. 17 (4) 248-251. 32. Jefford, E Sundin, D & Fahy, K (2009) The Nuchal Cord at Birth: What do Midwives Think and Do?
Midwifery Today. 89: 44-46 33. Fahy, K 2010, How to get Published in an International Journal. Women and Birth. 23 (2) 43-4.
Editorial. 34. Ebert, L, Freeman, L, Fahy, K and Vanderreit, P (2009) Midwives Interactions with Women who Smoke
in Pregnancy. British Journal of Midwifery. 17 (1) 24 – 29. 35. Ebert, L, Vanderriet, P & Fahy, K (2009) What do Midwives Need to Understand about Smoking in
Pregnancy. Women and Birth. 22 (1) 35-40. 36. Sundin, D & Fahy, K (2008) Critical, post-structural, interpretive interactionism: an update on Denzin’s
methodology. Nurse Researcher. 16 (1) 7-23. 37. Fahy, K (2008) Writing for Publication: Argument and Evidence. Women and Birth. 21 (3) 113-117. 38. Fahy, K (2008) Writing for Publication: The Basics. Women and Birth. 21 (2) 86-91. 39. Parratt, J & Fahy, K (2008) Including the nonrational is sensible midwifery. Women and Birth. 21 (1)
37-42. 40. Fahy, K & Fenwick, J (2008) Perceived Journal Quality: An indicator of Research Quality. Women and
Birth, 21 (4). 97-8. Editorial. 41. Fahy, K. & Tracy, S. (2007) Rejoinder. International Journal of Evidence-Based Health Care. 5 (3)
367. 42. Fahy, K & Tracy, S (2007) Critique of Cochrane Systematic Review of Home-Like Setting for Birth.
International Journal of Evidence-Based Health Care. 5 (3) 360-364.
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43. Fahy, K (2007) Caesareans and Authoritative Knowledge. Women and Birth (20) 3, 101-103. Editorial 44. Ebert, L & Fahy, K (2007) Why do women continue to smoke in pregnancy? Women and Birth 20 (3)
161-168. 45. Fahy, K (2007) An Australian History of the Subordination of Midwifery. Women and Birth 20 (1) 25-
29. 46. Levett-Jones, T, Fahy, K, Parsons, K & Mitchell, A (2006). Enhancing nursing students’ clinical placement
experiences: a quality improvement project. Contemporary Nurse 23 (1) 58-71. 47. Fahy, K & Parratt, J (2006) Birth Territory: A Theory for Midwifery Practice. Women and Birth 19 (2) 45-
50 48. Fahy, K & Colyvas, K (2005) The Safety of Stockholm Birth Centre Study: A Critical Review. Birth 32
(2) 145-150. 49. Fahy, K (2005) The Quality and Significance of Australian Midwifery Research. Australian Midwifery
Journal. 18 (1) 3-9. 50. Parratt, J & Fahy, K (2004). Creating a safe place for birth: An empirically grounded theory. New Zealand
College of Midwives Journal. 30, 11-14. 51. Williams, G & Fahy, K (2004) Whose interests are served by the portrayal of childbearing women in
popular magazines for women? Australian Midwifery Journal. 17 (1) 11-15. 52. Sundin-Huard, D & Fahy, K (2004) The problems with the validity of the diagnosis of brain death, Nursing
in Critical Care. 9 ( 2) 64-71. 53. Parratt, J & Fahy, K (2003) Trusting Enough to be out of Control: a pilot study of women's sense of self
during childbirth. Australian Midwifery Journal. 16 (1) 5-22. 54. Fahy, K (2002) Reflecting on practice to theorise empowerment for women: using Foucault's concepts,
Australian Midwifery Journal. 15 (1) pp 5-13. 55. Fahy, K (2001) Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A review of the research literature, MIDIRS. 11 (3) 373-376.
Reprinted from Australian Journal of Midwifery, with permission. 56. Fahy, K (2001) Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A review of the research literature. Australian Midwifery
Journal. 14 (1) 9-13. 57. Fahy, K (1999) Professional Power and Sexual Abuse. Birth Matters. 3 ( 2) 19-21. 58. Huard, D & Fahy, K (1999) Moral Distress, Advocacy and Burnout: Theorising the Links, International
Journal of Nursing Practice. 5 (1) 8-13. 59. Fahy K. & Smith, P (1999) From the Sick Role to Subject Positions: a New Approach to the Medical
Encounter, Health. 3 (1) 87-93. 60. Fahy, K (1998) Being a Midwife or Doing Midwifery? Australian Midwifery Journal. 11 (2)11-16. 61. Fahy, K (1997) Postmodern, Feminist Emancipatory Research: Is it an Oxymoron? Nursing Inquiry. 4,
(1) 27-33.
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62. Fahy, K (1996) Praxis Methodology: Action Research Without a Group. Contemporary Nurse. 5 (2) 54-
58. 63. Fahy, K (1995) Poverty, Welfare and Single Teenage Mothers: A Primary Health Care Concern,
Australian Midwifery Journal. 8 (1) 19-23. 64. Fahy, K. (1992) Advocacy? Reflections on the risks and rewards. The Australian Nurses Journal. 21
(11) 12-14. 65. Fahy, K & Holischier, J (1988) Breastfeeding: Success or Failure. Australian Journal of Advanced
Nursing. 5 (3) 12-18. 66. Fahy, K & Lumby, J (1988) Clinical Assessment in a College Program. Australian Journal of Advanced
Nursing. 5 (4) 5-9.
Book
Fahy, K, Foureur, M & Hastie, C (Eds) (2008) Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship. Elsevier Science. Glasgow.
Book Chapters
1. Fahy, K & Hastie, C (2011) Optimising Psychophysiology in the 3rd and 4th Stage Labour. Chapter in Donna, S. (Ed) Promoting Normal Birth: Research, Reflections & Guidelines. Chester, UK. June.
2. Fahy, K, Parratt, J, Foureur, M & Hastie C (2011) Birth Territory: A Theory for Midwifery Practice Chapter in
Brayer, R.M. (Ed) Midwifery Theory 2nd Ed. Palgrave McMillan. UK. June 3. Fahy, K (2008) Power and the Social Construction of Birth Territory. Fahy, K. Foureur, M. & Hastie, C. (Eds)
Chapter 1 in Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship. Elsevier Science. Glasgow. 4. Fahy, K (2008) Theorising the Birth Territory. Fahy, K. Foureur, M. & Hastie, C. (Eds) Chapter 2 in Birth Territory
and Midwifery Guardianship. Elsevier Science. Glasgow. 5. Fahy, K (2008) Midwifery Guardianship: Reclaiming the Sacred in Birth. Fahy, K. Foureur, M. & Hastie, C. (Eds)
Chapter 3 in Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship. Elsevier Science. Glasgow. 6. Fahy, K & Harrison, K (2005), Interpretive and Constructivist Approaches to Qualitative Research, in Research
Methods in the Sports Sciences: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, Tenenbaum, G. & Driscoll, M. Meyer and Meyer Sport. Aachen, Germany
7. Fahy, K & Harrison, K (2005), Feminist and Postmodern Approaches to Qualitative Research, in Research
Methods in the Sports Sciences: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, Tenenbaum, G. & Driscoll, M. Meyer and Meyer Sport. Aachen, Germany.
Major Works
1. Fahy, K & Crepinsek, M (2013) The Bachelor of Midwifery Curriculum Volumes I and II. The Southern Cross
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University. Accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council.
2. Warner, A, Saxton, A, Fahy, K, Indig, D & Horvat, L (2011) Women’s experience of early pregnancy care in five emergency departments in Hunter New England Area Health Service. The Clinical Excellence Commission. Sydney, Australia.
3. Fahy, K & Hastie, C (2010) The Bachelor of Midwifery Curriculum Vol 1 and 2. The University of Newcastle.
Accredited for 6 years with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board. 4. Douglas, N, Fahy, K & Robinson, J (2001) Final Report of the Inquiry into Obstetric and Gynaecological
Services at Kind Edward Memorial Hospital 1990-2000. (Five volumes), Western Australian Government. 5. Fahy, K (1996) The Master of Midwifery Pre-Registration Curriculum. The University of Southern
Queensland. Accredited by the Queensland Nurses Board. 6. Fahy, K (1996) Marginalised Mothers: Teenage Transition to Motherhood and the Experience of Disciplinary
Power. PhD Dissertation. The University of Queensland. 7. Fahy, K (1991) The Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Curriculum. The University of Southern Queensland. 8. Fahy, K (1989) The Bachelor of Nursing Curriculum. Accredited by the Queensland Nurses Board. The
University of Southern Queensland.
Letters to Editor
1. Fahy, K, Douglas, N & Robinson, J (2011) Response to Hood, Fenwick and Butt’s (2010) "A story of scrutiny and fear: Australian Midwives' experiences of an external review of obstetric services, being involved with litigation and the impact on clinical practice". Midwifery. Accepted awaiting publication.
2. Fahy, K (2010) Rejoinder to Smith, R., Leap, N. & Homer, C Advanced midwifery practice or advancing
midwifery practice? Women and Birth. 23, 121 3. Fahy, K (2007) Are minimum clinical requirements in Australia really 'too hard'? Without them new midwives
would not be prepared for autonomous practice. (2007) British Journal of Midwifery. 15 (4) 237. 4. Fahy, K & Tracy, S (2006) Birth Centre Trials are Unreliable. Medical Journal of Australia. 185 (7) 407.
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Conference Presentations
1. Fahy, K (2014) Optimising Psychophysiology in the 3rd and 4th Stages of Labour to Reduce PPH. Invited Keynote speaker. Yonifest. Qubec. Canada. 31st July-3rd August.
2. Fahy, K (2013) Getting Published in Scientific, Impact Factor, Journals: A workshop. Australian College of
Midwives National Conference. Hobart. October 1-4th 3. Fahy, K (2013) Teetering Between Fear and Enthusiasm: Learning to Work in Teams. Invited Keynote Address.
New South Wales College of Midwives Conference. Tweed Heads, August, 30-31st 4. Fahy, K (2012) What is woman-Centred care and why does it matter? Invited Speaker. Nurses and Midwives
Conference. Canberra, October. 5. Fahy, K Is Breech Birth Really Unsafe? Invited Keynote Speaker. International Health Conference. Islamic
University of Malaysia. Kutan. Malaysia. December, 2011. 6. Jefford, E, Fahy, K & Sundin, D Midwifery clinical decision-making in 2nd stage labour. International
Confederation of Midwives Conference. Durban. South Africa. June, 2011. 7. Saxton, A & Fahy, K (2011) The impact of skin to skin contact on breastfeeding and postpartum haemorrhage
rates. International Confederation of Midwives Conference. Durban. South Africa. 8. Wisansakoolwong, P & Fahy, K (2010) The effectiveness of medical interventions to reduce preterm birth rates.
New Zealand College of Midwives Annual Conference. Rotorua, October. 9. Fahy, K, Hastie, C, Bisits, A, Marsh, C, Smith, L & Saxton, A (2009) Active management of the third stage
labour compared with holistic physiological care for women at low risk of postpartum haemorrhage: a cohort study. Accepted follow double-blind peer review for Midwives & Women: A Brilliant Blend: Australia College of Midwives 16th National Conference. Adelaide. September 22-25th. Refereed Abstracts
10. Foureur, M, Parratt, J, Fahy, K & Hastie, C (2008) Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship: A Theory for
Midwifery Practice. The International Confederation of Midwives. Glasgow. June. Refereed Abstracts. 11. Murphy, P, Fahy, K & Bick, D (2008) Scientific Writing for Publication: A Workshop for Midwives. The
International Confederation of Midwives. Glasgow. June. Refereed Abstracts. 12. Fahy, K (2008) Praxis: Systematic Reflection on Practice. Invited Speaker. Australian Nurse Teachers
Association Regional Conference. Toukley. May. 13. Fahy, K, Foureur, M, Hastie, C & Parratt, J (2007) Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship: A Theory for
Midwifery Practice. The Australian College of Midwives National Conference. Canberra. September. Refereed Abstracts.
14. Fahy, K (2006) Treatment Fidelity and Research Validity in Clinical Practice Research. Asia Pacific Evidence-
Based Medicine Conference. Hong Kong. Refereed Abstracts. 15. Fahy, K (2006) Midwifery Guardianship and Collective Responsibility. 3rd Normal and Birth Research
Conference. Grange Over Sands. UK. Refereed Abstracts.Fahy, K. (2006) Birth Territory as Theory. Invited Presenter. Sociology and Midwifery Multidisciplinary Risking Birth Workshop. Sydney.
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16. Fahy, K (2005) Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship: A theory for Midwifery Practice. International Congress of Midwives Conference. Brisbane. Refereed Abstracts.
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17. Thompson, A, MacDonald, S & Fahy, K (2005) Scientific Writing for Publication: A Workshop for Midwives. The
International Confederation of Midwives. Brisbane. June. Referee Abstracts. 18. Fahy, K (2004) Not Only Wine Benefits from Aging, Turning and Expert Handling: A critique of Australian
Midwifery Research. Invited speaker. N.S.W. Midwives Association Conference. Hunter Valley. 19. Fahy, K (2004) Models or Muddles in Maternity Care? Invited Panelist. Royal Hospital for Women’s Centenary
Conference. Sydney.
Community Engagement
Editor Woman and Birth: the Journal of the Australia College of Midwives. Fellow of the College of Midwives Member of the Southern Cross University Ethics Sub-Committee for the Gold Coast Campus. Member of the Research and Education Committee of Gold Coast Health District. (2012-present) Ministerial Appointment: Midwifery Practice Committee of the New South Wales Nurses’ and Midwives’ Board. 2005 – 2010 Member: Australian College of Midwives National Education Standards Taskforce. 2002-5. President College of Nursing (2004-5) Board Member College of Nursing (2003-5) Fellow of the College of Nursing (2002-2009) Ministerial Appointment: Panel of Review of King Edward Memorial Hospital 2000-1. Ministerial Appointment: Darling Downs Regional Health Authority (1991-1995) Member: Darling Downs Regional Health Authority Research Committee (1992-1995) Member: Darling Downs Regional Health Authority Ethics Committee (1992-1995) Ministerial Appointment: Queensland Board of Nursing Studies (1989-1992) Chair: Education Committee Queensland Board of Nursing Studies (1989-1992)