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Publications and Presentations

Members of the Advance Project team and advisory group have published the following peer reviewed publications and delivered various presentations at industry conferences about the Advance Project, as outlined below.

Peer reviewed journal articles

  1. Vilapakkam Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Halcomb EJ, Rhee J, Tieman J, Clayton J M (2022). Australian general practice experiences of implementing a structured approach to initiating advance care planning and palliative care: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 12(3), e057184. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057184
  2. Vilapakkam Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Halcomb E, Rhee J, Mitchell G, Tieman J, Phillips J, Detering K, Gavin J, Clayton JM (2022). Barriers and facilitators to nurse-led advance care planning and palliative care practice change in Australian primary healthcare: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 28, 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY21081
  3. Deck E, Trevena L, Rhee J, Nagarajan S, Clayton J. Initiating advance care planning in New South Wales general practices using a structured conversation guide. Australian Journal for General Practitioners. 2023;52:135-40 doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-22-6320. https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2023/march/initiating-advance-care-planning-in-new-south-wale

Conference Presentations

  1. Clayton J*, San Martin A*, Nagarajan S, Sinclair C, Tieman J. Supporting aged care staff to initiate advance care planning for people living with dementia. Oral presentation (* joint presenters) at the Advance Care Planning International (ACPi) conference 24-26 September 2025, Gold Coast, Australia.
  2. San Martin A*, Clayton J*, Nagarajan S, Tearall C, Drinkwater L, Parker D, Kurrle S, Burns F, Sinclair C. Implementing a proactive, responsive and structured approach to dementia-specific palliative needs assessment. Oral presentation (* joint presenters) at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, 10-12 September 2025, Brisbane, Australia.
  3. San Martin J, Nagarajan S, Juhrmann M, Sinclair C, Tieman J, Clayton J. Enabling advance care planning and palliative care for people living with dementia. Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, Sept 13-15, 2023, Sydney, Australia.
  4. San Martin J, Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Juhrmann M, Sinclair C. Empowering the aged and primary care workforce to initiate Advance Care Planning conversations with people living with Dementia. ACP-i 2023, 8th International Conference on Advance Care Planning, 24 – 27 May 2023, Singapore.
  5. Clayton J, San Martin J, Nagarajan S, Juhrmann M. The Advance Project: New resources for aged and primary care professionals to initiate advance care planning conversations and assess the palliative care needs of people living with dementia. International Dementia Conference, Sydney Sept 8-9, 2022.
  6. Clayton J, Nagarajan SV, Lewis, V, Morton R, Rhee J, Tieman J., Mitchell GK., Halcomb E, Arthurs K, Detering K, Phillips J, & Costa D. The Advance Project: Team-based initiation of advance care planning and palliative care in general practices. In Palliative Care Australia’s 2021 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference (21OPCC) virtual conference.
  7. Nagarajan S, Rhee J, Mitchell G, Lewis V, Tieman J, Halcomb E, Detering K, Morton R, Phillips J, Costa D, Clayton JM. Evaluation of the Advance Project (Phase 1). In ‘RACGP GP19 Conference’, 26 October 2019, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  8. Clayton JM, Arthurs K, Nagarajan S, Rhee J, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Detering K, Lewis V, Halcomb E, Phillips J, Morton R. What’s new in the Advance Project? In ‘RACGP GP19 Conference’, 26 October 2019, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
  9. Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Rhee J, Lewis V, Tieman J, Mitchell H, Halcomb E, Detering K, Morton R, Phillips J. Evaluation of Phase 1 of the Advance Project – an Australian national program to support nurses to initiate advance care planning and palliative care in general practice. Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, Perth, Australia, September, 2019.
  10. Clayton J, Arthurs K, Nagarajan S, Rhee J, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Halcomb E, Detering K, Lewis V, Advance Project Advisory Group. What’s new in the Advance Project? Training and resources to enable systematic and team-based initiation of advance care planning and palliative care in Australian general practices. Oceanic Palliative Care Conference, Perth, Australia, September, 2019.
  11. Clayton J, Arthurs K, Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Halcomb E, Tieman J, Detering K, Mitchell G, Phillips J, Morton R, Rhee J. The Advance Project: New resources and revised training for general practice nurses to initiate advance care planning and palliative Care. Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) National Conference. Adelaide, Australia, April 6th 2019.
  12. Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Detering K, Halcomb E, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Phillips J, Morton R, Costa D, Gavin J, Stokes J, Livingstone A, Shaw T, Rhee J. The Advance Project: an Australian national program to support nurses to initiate advance care planning in General Practice, 7th Advance Care Planning International (ACP-i) Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands March 13-16, 2019.
  13. Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Costa D, Tieman J, Halcomb E, Mitchell , Detering K, Phillips J, Morton R, Gavin J, Stokes J, Livingston A, Shaw T, Rhee J. Evaluation of the Advance Project: Initiating palliative care and advance care planning. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Melbourne, August 2018.
  14. Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Lewis V, Halcomb E, Rhee J, Mitchell G, Phillips J, Tieman J, Morton R, Gavin J, Stokes J, Shaw T, Detering K. Evaluation of the Advance Project: Initiating palliative care and advance care planning through training and resources for General Practice Nurses. Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) conference, Brisbane May 2018.
  15. Mitchell G, Nagarajan S, Gavin J, Stokes J, Rhee J, Boyd K, Murray S, Phillips J, Tieman J, Halcomb E, Detering K, Morton R, Lewis V, Livingstone A, Shaw T, Clayton J. The Advance program: equipping and training practice nurses in comprehensive end of life care planning. Invited plenary session. SPICT International Conference, February, Edinburgh, Scotland, February 2018.
  16. Deck E, Trevena L, Clayton J, Rhee J. Initiating advance care planning in general practice – adaptation of a structured consultation guide for well older adults. Communication in Healthcare Networking Forum, Melbourne, December 2017.
  17. Livingstone A, Clayton J, Rhee J, Mitchell G, Tran A, Halcomb L, Trevena L. Morton RL. How much advance care planning and palliative care occurs in the primary care setting? A systematic review of resource use and costs. Health Service Research Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Gold Coast, Nov 2017.
  18. Clayton J, Nagarajan S, Gavin J, Stokes J, Rhee J, Phillips J, Tieman J, Halcomb E, Mitchell M, Detering K, Morton R, Lewis V, Livingstone A, Shaw T. Advance Project. Initiating palliative care by training General Practice Nurses. Australian Palliative Care Conference, Adelaide, September 2017.
  19. Halcomb E, Gavin J, Stokes J, Rhee J, Phillips J, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Detering K, Morton R, Lewis V, Stokes J, Livingston A, Nagarajan S, Shaw T, Clayton J. Initiating palliative care and advance care planning in general practice: The Advance Project. Primary Health Care Research & Information Service Conference, Brisbane, August 2017.
  20. Clayton J, Halcomb E, Gavin J, Stokes J, Phillips J, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Detering K, Morton R, Lewis V, Livingstone A, Shaw T, Rhee J. The Advance Project. Initiating palliative care and advance care planning: training and resources for General Practice Nurses. Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association Conference, Hobart, May 2017.
  21. Clayton J, Gavin J, Rhee J, Tieman J, Detering K, Phillips J, Halcomb E, Morton R, Shaw T, Mitchell G. The Advance Project. Initiating palliative care and advance care planning: training and resources for General Practice Nurses. National Advance Care Planning Conference, Melbourne, November 2016.
  22. Gavin J, Phillips J, Rhee J, Tieman J, Mitchell G, Halcomb E, Detering K, Morton R, Shaw T, Cooper K, Dong S, Clayton J. The Advance Project. Initiating palliative care and advance care planning: training and resources for General Practice Nurses. Palliative Care Nurses Australia conference Canberra, September 2016.

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