Ms Pauline Hill

Welcome to my web site. I am Pauline Hill, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery within the Division of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia.

My main area of teaching and research is in Diabetes and Patient Education. I also co-ordinate 3 external courses in the Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Specialty Area-Nurse Education) so please contact me if you are interested in undertaking some further study in diabetes or education.

I am an active member of the South Australian (SA) Branch of the Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA), I am a past SA representative on the ADEA National Council and I am currently a member of the ADEA Course Accreditation Committee.

Another area of interest for me is Medication Calculations. In 2000, three colleagues and I produced a CD-ROM to assist students and Registered Nurses with Medication Calculations. Since then we have created the website for Safe Administration of Medicines (SAM).

Regards

Pauline Hill

• Diabetes Education and Research
• Medication Calculations and Mathematics
• Patient and Nursing Education
• Flexible teaching and Learning
• Research Methods

Australian Diabetes Educators Associations (ADEA)

Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA)

Open & Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA)

International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

PhD Candidate

Master of Educational Studies

Bachelor of Nursing (Education)

Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing)

• Diabetes/Patient Education and Management
• Health Professional Competencies
• Cognitive Psychology
• Medication Calculations
• Evidence Based Practice
• Health Service Delivery

Hill, P & Clark R (2008) Australian diabetes educators skills and readiness to meet the tsunami of diabetes in the 21st century? AJAN, Volume 26 Issue 2.

Giles J, Visentin K and Hill P 2008 "Diabetes" Ch 12 in A Practice Manual for Community Nursing in Australia, Blackwell Scientific, UK

Hill, P & Clark R (2008) Investigating Diabetes Educator’s knowledge and skills, in teaching and learning: report from ADEA members teaching and learning survey 2006. Vol. 11 No.2 ADEA Magazine

Hill, P., Hall, C., Gillham, D. & Berk, M. (2000) Medication Calculation: An interactive package for nurses, CD-ROM, University of South Australia.

Siebert, T. & Hill, P. (1999) Measuring Diabetes Nurses' Competence With Performance Indicators Linked To The ADEA National Core Competencies For Diabetes Educators, Final Report, July, North West Adelaide Health Service & University of South Australia.

Hill, P. and Alexander, T., (1996) Continuing professional education: A challenge for rural health practitioners The Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol. 4, pp 275 - 9.

Cheek, J., Doskatsch, I., Hill, P., and Walsh, L., (1995) Finding Out: Information Literacy for the 21st Century. Macmillan, Melbourne.

Cheek, J., Doskatsch, I., Hill, P. and Walsh, L., 'Meeting a need: The development of an Information Literacy Package' pp 157-162. In The Learning Link: Information Literacy in practice (1995) Edited by D. Booker, Adelaide: Auslib.

Alexander, T. and Hill, P., (1993) Towards Professional Recognition in the 21st Century: Innovative Distance Education Meeting the Challenge. In Nunan, T. (Ed) Distance Education Futures: selected papers from the 11th Biennial Forum of the Australian and South Pacific External Studies Association University of South Australia, Adelaide.

Conference Papers

Giles, J, Phillips, P & Hill, P (2006) Developing health professional skills in group education ADEA/ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.

Willson, T., Ross, M., Carapetis, M., Stanton, C., Roberts, L., Phillips, P., Hill, P, Woods, (2006) "Working the swing-shift: developing a shiftwork resource for people with type 1 diabetes (poster presentation) ADEA/ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast.

Behrend M, Clark R, Hall C & Hill, P 2005, 'Online numeracy resources in the context of Safe Administration of Medicines (SAM)', Paper presented at the 12th International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM), Melbourne, 4-7 July.

Giles J & Hill P (2004) Community group education; getting rural and remote health professionals started ADEA/ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney.

Hill P & Hall C (2002) When the desired is imposed upon you! Using CD-ROM technology to teach medication calculations. ANZAME Conference, NSW, University of Sydney. 6-8 July.

Hill P, Berk M, Hall C & Gillham D (2000) Medication calculations for nurses: A strategic, student centred approach to address basic learning needs, Distance education: an open question? Adelaide, South Australia, 11-13 September.

Peterson S, Hill S and Nayda R (2000) Exploring the experiences of the Muslim person with diabetes during Ramadan, ADEA/ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Cairns, August 23 - 25, Australia.

Hill, P. & Alexander, T. (1999) Measuring Diabetes Nurses’ Competence with Performance Indicators and Peer Review, Australian Diabetes Educators Association - Western Australia 8th Annual Conference, Albany, 30th October

Jones, S.L., Brown, K.M., Banwell, H., Hill, P., Alexander, T.,& Messenger, M. (1999) The South Australian Rural Footcare Project, 4th IDF WPR Congress, Sydney, August 25 - 28

Alexander, T. & Hill, P. (1999) Measuring Diabetes Nurses' Competence With Performance Indicators Linked To The ADEA National Core Competencies For Diabetes Educators, 4th IDF WPR Congress, Sydney, August 25 - 28

Hill, P & Alexander, T (1998) Enhancing the Health of Individuals with Diabetes, ADEA/ ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, August 26 - 28th

Hall C, Hill P, Berk M, Gillham D (1998) A CD-Rom for Medication Calculations: A Cross Curriculum Resource The Australian Computers in Education Conference July 5-8 Adelaide.

Hill, P. & Naidu, S. (1997) Learning Contracts in Distance Education: Fostering Independant Learning, International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Conference, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, June 2-6, 1997

Gillham,D., Hall, C., Hill, P. & Berk M. (1997) Medication Calculations: A Mathematics Challenge for Nurses, International Council for Nurses (ICN) Conference, Vancouver, June 15-20, 1997

Hill,P. (1997) Teaching Elderly Clients about Exercise - What are we doing wrong?, ADEA/ ADS Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, October 1-3, 1997

Alexander, T & Hill, P (1996) On the road again! Diabetes professional education in rural settings, ADEA/ ADS Annual Scientific Meeting,Sydney,Oct 2-5

Alexander, T & Hill, P (1996) A model for assessment and accreditation of specialist practitioners, Implementation of Nursing Competencies: Profiling Best Assessment Practices, RNCA & ANC Conference, Melbourne, August 30 - 31

Research Grants

Giles, J and Hill, P (2008) NovoNordisk Regional Diabetes Support Scheme Grant 2008 Web Based Program for Rural Diabetes Educators ($3,000)

Evans D, Hill P, McDermott, R, Vanlint, S (2007) No Pulgi: Evaluation of a health care program for homeless people, Nunkuwarrin Community Health Centre, Adelaide $16,700.

Hill, P, Hall, C, Beattie, J, March, G, Jones, S, Tonkin, A. (2006/7) NPS Inter-Professional Online Learning Module $20,000

McDermott, R, Evans, D, Hill, P, Bradley, H, Aisatullin, A and Schmidt B, (2006) Community diabetic care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Nunkuwarrin Community Health Centre, Adelaide $10,044.

Giles, J and Hill, P (2003) Novo Nordisk Regional Support Scheme 2003 "Community Group Education: A Support & Development Package for Health Professionals" ($3,500)

Willson, T, Hill, P Woods, R, Phillips, P, Carapetis, M & Roberts, L. (2003) Eli Lilly 2003 Diabetes Nurse Educator Grant "Working the swing-shift: assisting people with type 1 diabetes to manage diabetes during shiftwork" ($4,800)

Hill, P.(1999/2000) Investigating Diabetes Nurse Educators knowledge of, and skills in, Teaching and Learning, Diabetes Australia Research Trust Grant, ($20,000)

Hill, P (2005) ADEA Inaugural Research Scholarship for Post Graduate study $10,000

Hill, P., Hall, C., Gillham, D & Berk, M. (1998/9) Medication Calculation: An interactive package for nurses, Innovative Teaching and Learning grant, University of South Australia, ($9,980)

Stewart S, Hill P & Johnson D (2004) Diabetes Australia Rresearch Trust Grant The Diabetes & Australian Teleservice Association (DATA) Study - screening a high risk industry with concurrent workplace and population-wide health promotion $20,000

Hill, P. & Alexander, T (1997/8) Measuring Nurses Competence with Performance Indicators linked to the National Core Competencies for Diabetes Educators, Diabetes Australia Research Trust Grant, ($20,000)

Hill, P. & Alexander (1997/8) Enhancing Health among individuals with diabetes through improved physical activity opportunities in their local environment SAHC Health Enhancement Grant ($13,315)

Hill, P. (1995/6) The Knowledge and Practices of Diabetes Nurse Educators, Dietitians and Podiatrists: Teaching Elderly Clients about Exercise, Faculty Performance Funds Research Grant, ($3,150)

Pincombe, J., Lange, A., Barclay, J., Blue, I., Bradley, H., Hill, P. & Kenworthy, B. (1995/6) Externalisation of the Bachelor of Nursing, National Reserve Priority Fund ($97,000).

Cheek, J., Doskatsch, I., Hill, P & Walsh, L. (1995) Development of a Hypertext Information Literacy Package, Innovative Teaching and Learning Grant ($5,000).

Hill, P. & Muir-Cochrane, E. (1994) An investigation into the psychological problems of people with diabetes, Becton Dickinson and Eli Lilly Diabetes Care Research and Development Grant for Diabetes Educators, ($3,000)

Cheek, J., Doskatsch, I. & Hill, P. (1994) Development of an Information Literacy Package for Open Learning Students, Open Learning Australia ($51,000).

Ballantyne A, Cheek J, Geoghegan M, Hill P, & Pardoe C (1992) An Action Research Approach to the Development of a Quality Assurance Process for Aged Care, ($8,500).

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Nursing

• Diabetes Education