Ms Tanya Bubner

Biography/ Background

Tanya has worked for the past nine years with the University of Adelaide, eight in the Discipline of General Practice. She holds a Master of Health Administration and is currently working as Manager for the Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies (ARCH) within the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her previous work experience includes five years with a Division of General Practice.

 

Her research interests have centred around general practice in the areas of chronic disease management including point of care testing, nursing in general practice and building practice capacity utilising both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

 

Tanya spent five years on a large randomised controlled trial assessing the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction of point of care testing in a general practice setting. Prior to that she worked in collaboration with the University of New South Wales undertaking research to investigate the organisational capacity of general practices to provide quality chronic disease care.

Current Project
Her current research interests focus on maternal and perinatal health.  Her work includes coordinating an individual patient data (IPD) meta-analyses to assess the use of magnesium sulphate in women at risk of preterm birth for fetal neuroprotection. The study, using data already collected in existing individual trials, will reveal which women and/or babies will benefit from antenatal magnesium sulphate.

Qualifications

MHthAdmin, GradDipHlthServMg, BSocSc

Awards & Achievements

The Wyeth/Medical Journal of Australia Award for the best research article published in 2009 for "Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial". Bubner TK, Laurence CO, Gialamas A, Yelland LN, Ryan P, Willson KJ, Tideman P, Worley P, Beilby JJ.

2009 Sir Richard Stawell Memorial Prize awarded for an article on a medical subject of clinical significance published in the Medical Journal of Australia.  The award is for the paper “Does point-of-care testing lead to the same or better adherence to medication: Results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial”. Gialamas A, Yelland L, Ryan P, Willson K, Laurence CO, Bubner TK, Tideman P, Beilby JJ.

Publications

Bubner TK, Laurence CO, Tirimacco R. Assessing pathology training needes - results from a survey of general practice registrars. Aust Fam Physician. 2012 Sept, Vol 41 (9): 721-724.

The AMICABLE Group (including Bubner TK). Antenatal magnesium individual participant data international collaboration: assessing the benefits for babies using the best level of evidence (AMICABLE). Syst Rev. 2012 Mar 21;1(1):21.

Crowther CA, Aghajafari F, Askie LM, Asztalos EV, Brocklehurst P, Bubner TK, Doyle LW, Dutta S, Garite TJ, Guinn DA, Hallman M, Hannah ME, Hardy P, Maurel K, Mazumder P, McEvoy C, Middleton PF, Murphy KE, Peltoniemi OM, Peters D, Sullivan L, Thom EA, Voysey M, Wapner RJ, Yelland L, Zhang S. Repeat prenatal corticosteroid prior to preterm birth: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis for the PRECISE study group (prenatal repeat corticosteroid international IPD study group: assessing the effects using the best level of evidence) - study protocol. Syst Rev. 2012 Feb 12;1(1):12.

Tirimacco R, Glastonbury B, Laurence CO, Bubner TK, Shephard MD, Beilby JJ. Development of an accreditation program for Point of Care Testing (PoCT) in general practice. Aust Health Rev. 2011 May;35(2):230-4.

Holton CH, Proudfoot JG, Jayasinghe UW, Grimm J, Bubner TK, Winstanley J, Harris MF, Beilby JJ; PracCap Research Team. A tool to measure whether business management capacity in general practice impacts on the quality of chronic illness care. Health Serv Manage Res. 2010 Nov;23(4):147-53.

Laurence CO, Gialamas A, Bubner T, Yelland L, Willson K, Ryan P, Beilby J; Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial Management Group. Patient satisfaction with point-of-care testing in general practice. Br J Gen Pract. 2010 Mar;60(572):e98-104.

Gialamas A, St John A, Laurence CO, Bubner TK; members of the PoCT Management Committee.  Point-of-care testing for patients with diabetes, hyperlipidaemia or coagulation disorders in the general practice setting: a systematic review.  Fam Pract 2009 Dec 6.

Gialamas A, Yelland LN, Ryan P, Willson K, Laurence CO, Bubner TK, Tideman P, Beilby JJ.  Does point-of-care testing lead to the same or better adherence to medication? A randomised controlled trial: the PoCT in General Practice Trial.  Med J Aust 2009 Nov 2; 191(9): 487-91.

Shephard M, Mazzachi BC, Watkinson L, Shephard AK, Laurence C, Gialamas A, Bubner T.  Evaluation of a training program for device operators in the Australian Government's Point of Care Testing in General Practice Trial: issues and implications for rural and remote practices.  Rural Remote Health 2009 Jul-Sept; 9(3): 1189.

Proudfoot JG, Bubner T, Amoroso C, Swan E, Holton C, Winstanley J, Beilby J, Harris MF.  Chronic Care Team Profile: a brief tool to measure the structure and function of chronic care teams in general practice.  J Eval Clin Pract 2009 Aug; 15(4): 692-8.

Bubner TK, Laurence CO, Gialamas A, Yelland LN, Ryan P, Willson KJ, Tideman P, Worley P, Beilby JJ.  Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial.  Med J Aust 2009 Jun 1; 190(11): 624-6.

Barton C, Proudfoot J, Amoroso C, Ramsay E, Holton C, Bubner T, Harris M, Beilby J.  Management of asthma in Australian general practice: care is still not in line with clinical practice guidelines.  Prim Care Respir J 2009 June; 18(2): 100-5.

Laurence C, Gialamas A, Yelland L, Bubner T, Ryan P, Willson K, Glastonbury B, Gill J, Shephard M, Beilby J and for members of the PoCT Trial Management Committee.  A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate the safety, clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness and satisfaction with point of care testing in a general practice setting – rationale, design and baseline characteristics.  Trials 2008 Aug 6; 9:50.

Jayasinghe U, Proudfoot J, Holton C, Powell-Davies G, Amoroso A, Bubner T, Beilby J, Harris M.  Chronically ill Australians’ satisfaction with accessibility and patient-centredness.  Int J Qual Health Care. 2008 Apr; 20(2):105-14.

Amaroso C, Proudfoot J, Bubner T, Jayasinghe U, Holton C, Winstanley J, Beilby J, Harris M.  Validation of an instrument to measure inter-organisational linkages in general practice.  Int J Integr Care, 2007 Dec 3; 7. 

Harris M, Proudfoot J, Jayasinghe U, Holton C, Powell Davies G, Amoroso C, Bubner T and Beilby J.  Job satisfaction for staff and the team environment in Australian general practice.  Med J Aust 2007 Jun 4; 186 (11): 570-3.

Proudfoot J; Jayasinghe UW; Infante F; Beilby JJ; Amoroso C; Powell-Davies G; Grimm J Hoton C; Bubner T and Harris M.  Quality of chronic disease care in general practice: the development and validation of a provider interview tool.  BMC Fam Pract 2007, April 19: 8:21.

Proudfoot J, Infante F, Holton C, Powell Davies G, Bubner T, Beilby J, Harris M.  Organisational capacity and chronic disease care: an Australian general practice perspective.  Aust Fam Physician 2007 April, 36 (4): 286-8.

Proudfoot J, Jayasinghe U, Holton C, Grimm J, Bubner T, Amoroso C, Beilby J, Harris M.  Team Climate for innovation: what difference does it make in general practice?  Int J Qual Health Care. 2007 Jun; 19(3): 164-9.

Amaroso C, Proudfoot J, Bubner T, Swan E, Espinel P, Barton C, Beilby J, Harris M.  Quality improvement activities associated with organisational capacity in general practice.  Aust Fam Physician 2007 Jan-Feb; 36(1-2): 81-84.

Barton CA, Proudfoot J, Powell-Davies G, Bubner T, Holton C, Amoroso C, Harris M, Beilby J.  How patient centred is Australian general practice? Health Issues Journal 2005; 83: 14-17.

Skeie S; Perich C, Ricos; Araczki A; Horvath AR; Oosterhuis WP; Bubner T; Nordin G; Delport R; Thue G; and Sandberg S: Postanalytical external quality assessment of blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c: an international survey.  Clin Chem 2005 Jul; 51:7, 1145-53.

Infante FA; Proudfoot, J; Powell-Davies, G; Bubner T; Holton C; Beilby JJ; and Harris MF.  How people with chronic illnesses view their care in general practice: a qualitative study.  Med J Aust 2004 Jul 19; 181(2): 70-3.

Oldroyd, J; Proudfoot, J; Infante FA; Powell-Davies, G; Bubner T; Holton C; Beilby JJ; and Harris MF.  Providing healthcare for people with chronic illness: the views of Australian GPs.  Med J Aust 2003 Jul 7; 179(1): 30-3.

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 19 Sep 2012