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ProfessorLiz Halcomb

(She / her)

Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing

School of Nursing

Orcid identifier0000-0001-8099-986X
  • Professor of Primary Health Care Nursing
    School of Nursing
  • Deputy Director, Research Infrastructure, Clinical Trials & Data Science
    Health Innovations Research Centre
  • 0242213784 (Work)
  • Building 41 - School of Nursing, UOW; Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Examples of recent research include:

  • OCEAN: Mapping the nursing and nurse practitioner workforce and their clinical activity in Australian general practice.
  • National Primary Health Care Policy & Advocacy Consortium: Team-based models in chronic condition management.
  • Understanding men's engagement with general practice.
  • Experiences of communities during disaster events, including fires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Exploring the impact of team-based models of care for chronic conditions, including COPD, hypertension, diabetes, cancer.

FUNDING

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  • SEED FUNDING
    Competencies of Rural Nurse Unit Managers- A Systematic Review and Future Research Agenda
    University of Wollongong1 Aug 2026 - 31 Oct 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • PARTNERSHIP GRANT
    A pilot randomised controlled trial of NeuronsVR virtual reality (VR) therapy in the acute care setting for people with dementia
    University of Wollongong8 May 2025 - 7 May 2026
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    National Multidisciplinary Primary Care Research, Policy and Advocacy Consortium
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)28 Feb 2025 - 27 Feb 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • Halcomb L
  • PROJECT GRANT
    A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Clinical TRial to VIrtually Support Self- Management for Inhaler Device Technique and Medication Adherence among PEople with COPD and COmorbidities - The PRISIMA-PECO Trial
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2029
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    A primary care multi-disciplinary team care approach, including pulmonary rehabilitation, to improve uptake and outcomes of comprehensive evidence-based care for COPD (MDT-PuRe-Primary Care)
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)1 Mar 2024 - 29 Feb 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • Halcomb L,
    • Zwar N
  • PROJECT GRANT
    PANDA Trial: Physical Activity in Nature for Cardiometabolic Diseases in People Aged 45y+
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)8 Jan 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
  • PARTNERSHIP GRANT
    Engaging Nurses to Reduce Lifestyle Risk in Small General Practices
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L
  • DISSEMINATION AND IMPACT
    Nurses' Use of mHealth Apps for Chronic Conditions: Cross-Sectional Survey
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROGRAMME
    Solving Australia s hypertension treatment problem
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L
  • DISSEMINATION AND IMPACT
    Understanding health literacy in men: a cross-sectional survey
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Wearables Integrated Technology to support healthy behaviours in people with type 2 diabetes (Wear-IT)
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)1 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • Halcomb L
  • SEED FUNDING
    "Disconnections in chronic care post-transplant: Attitudes to and experience of primary care professionals about the healthcare needs of allogenic blood and marrow transplant (allo-BMT) survivors."
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Activating primary care COPD patients with Multi-morbidity (APCOM) study
    Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)1 May 2021 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • OTHER RESEARCH PROJECT
    A hybrid, implementation-effectiveness trial of a nurse-enabled, shared-care MOdel between primary and acute care for prostate cancer Survivors (The MOSES Trial)
    MRFF1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb E
  • PROJECT GRANT
    The Enhanced Advance care planning and life Review Longitudinal Intervention (EARLI) study: Increasing proactive care planning in Australian community aged care settings
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • Halcomb L
  • OTHER RESEARCH PROJECT
    Impact of COVID-19 and the introduction of telehealth on the provision of preventative services and chronic condition management by primary health care clinicians
    Notre Dame University1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb E
  • SEED FUNDING
    Self-care of older Australians in times of natural disaster and pandemic
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
  • PARTNERSHIP GRANT
    The impact of COVID-19 on primary health care
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • McInnes S
  • OTHER RESEARCH PROJECT
    Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Australian Government, Department of Health1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb E,
    • Thompson C,
    • Gordon R
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    Cutting-edge equipment for a non-invasive vascular lab
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • PROJECT GRANT
    The Advance Project: Initiating palliative care and advance care planning through training and resources for primary and chronic/complex care clinicians
    Department of Health and Aged Care1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb L,
    • Halcomb L
  • SEED FUNDING
    The Milky Way
    University of Wollongong1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • OTHER RESEARCH PROJECT
    Australian Government, Department of Health Public Health & Chronic Disease Grant Program. Initiating palliative care and advance care planning through training and resources for primary and chronic/complex care clinicians.
    1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
  • PROJECT GRANT
    Nursing Workforce (Mental Health) Development Project
    Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (ACMHN)1 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • PARTNERSHIP GRANT
    QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with heart disease (QUEL)
    NHMRC Partnership1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Halcomb E