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Ms Dale Sheehan

School of Health Sciences

Fields of Research

  • Health Professional Education
  • Medical Education
  • Interprofessional Learning
  • Bicultural Learning and Teaching
  • Earthquake research

Researcher Summary

Research interests are centred around heath professionals learning and teaching in clinical learning environments

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Service

  • Member of the organising committe for ANZAHPE annual conference 2011. I was the New Zealand representative on this group organising what is the annual scientific meeting for health professional education in Australasia. I was the reviewer for the theme indeginous health for this annual conference. (2011)
  • Member of the ACoIPCP - Australasian Community of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (2010-present)
  • Collaborative research with the Medical Education and Training Unit CDHB (2006-present)

Publications


  • Burley, M., Brewer, M., Sheehan, D., Gum, L., Ritchie, C., Evans, S., Saunders-Battersby, S. and Tucker, L. (2013) Interprofessional Collaborative Practice across Australasia: An Emergent and Effective Community of Practice. Focus on Health Professional Education 14(2): 71-80. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. (2013) Interprofessional Education. L.O.G.I.C 12(1): 16-19. (Journal Article)
  • Higgs, J., Sheehan, D., Currens, J.B., Letts, W. and Jensen, G.M. (Ed.) (2013) Realising exemplary practice-based education. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. 316pp. (Edited Book)
  • Sheehan, D., Ormond, T. and Meeks, M. (2012) As a supervisor how can I promote interprofessional understanding and collaborative practice? Rotorua, New Zealand: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE), 26-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Wilkinson, T.J. and Bowie, E. (2012) Becoming a practitioner: Workplace learning during the junior doctor's first year. Medical Teacher 34(11): 936-945. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2012.717184. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. (2012) Developing practitioners WPL. Education for Practice Institute, Charles Sturt University, Sydney, Australia: Workshops for staff, Apr 2012. (Oral Presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. and Brown, L. (2012) Meeting the needs for diverse backgrounds. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Mental Health & Addiction Nurse Educators Forum, 27-28 Sep 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2012) Practice-based education and the generation of practitioners. Sydney, Australia: Practice-Based Education Summit, 3-4 Apr 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Wilkinson, T. and Sheehan, D. (2011) Becoming a Practitioner. Auckland, New Zealand: 16th Prevocational Medical Education Forum Conference, 6-9 Nov 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2011) Developing Grass Roots Clinical Education. Alice Springs, Australia: Australian and New Zealand Assocation for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE 2011), 27 Jun-1 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D.C. (2011) Learning and Supervision in Internship: A sociocultural framework for understanding learning and supervision in medical internship. PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5350. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Burley, M., Brewer, M., Stone, J., Saunders-Battersby, S., Tucker, L., Sheehan, D., Gum, L., Ritchie, C., Pront, L., Rainbird, G. and Jones, M. (2010) A Model Framework of the Australasian Community of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Network. Sydney, Australia: 5th All Together Better Health Conference, 6-9 Apr 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Thwaites, J. and Abbott, S. (2010) A needs based simulation curriculum to bridge the Trainee Intern and Postgraduate Year One House Officer Years. International Journal of Clinical Skills 4(1): 41-45. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. (2010) An Interprofessional Clinical Supervisors Forum in a New Zealand Hospital Environment. Sydney, Australia: 5th All Together Better Health Conference, 6-9 Apr 2010. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T. (2010) Becoming a Practitioner - what is Needed in the First Year after Graduation? Townsville, Australia: ANZAME 2010: Overcoming Barriers, RE(E)Forming Professional Practice, 13-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2010) Four Roles for Supervisors of New Graduates - Easing Transition to Practice. Townsville, Australia: ANZAME 2010 Overcoming BARRIERS, RE(E)Forming Professional Practice, 13-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • McKimm, J., Sheehan, D., Poole, P., Barrow, M., Dockerty, J., Wilkinson, T.J. and Wearn, A. (2010) Interprofessional learning in medical education in New Zealand. The New Zealand Medical Journal 123(1320): 96-106. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1320/4270/. (Journal Article)
  • Rudland, J., Bagg, W., Child, S., de Beer, W., Hazell, W., Poole, P., Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T.J. (2010) Maximising learning through effective supervision. New Zealand Medical Journal 123(1309): 117-126. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1309/3988/. (Journal Article)
  • Wilkinson, T.J., Weller, J.M., McKimm, J., O'Connor, B.J., Pinnock, R.E., Poole, P.J., Sheehan, D., Tweed, M.J. and Wearn, A.M. (2010) Programmatic research in New Zealand medical education: a national collaboration. The New Zealand Medical Journal 123(1318): 24-33. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1318/4210/. (Journal Article)
  • Basu, A., Seaton, P., Kirk, R., Hanley, E., Sheehan, D., O'Steen, B. and Allan, M. (2010) Review of the effectiveness of educational tools for teaching Telehealth care. Ako Aotearoa: National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. 43pp. (Report for External Body)
  • Sheehan, D., Bagg, W., de Beer, W., Child, S., Hazell, W., Rudland, J. and Wilkinson, T.J. (2010) The good apprentice in medical education. New Zealand Medical Journal 123(1308): 89-96. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1308/3946/. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D., Wilkinson, T. and Bowie, E. (2010) The junior doctors first year. Townsville, Australia: ANZAME 2010 Overcoming BARRIERS, RE(E)Forming Professional Practice, 13-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T.J. (2010) Who’s going to move first? Practice guidelines for clinical supervision. Focus on Health Professional Education 12(2): 14-29. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D., Bowie, E. and Wilkinson, T. (2009) Becoming a practitioner – what are the professional skills required? Prato, Italy: Third International Clinical Skills Conference, 1-4 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2009) Can research strategies informed by social learning theory enhance the clinical skills movement? Prato, Italy: Third International Clinical Skills Conference, 1-4 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Nugent, J., Thwaites, J., Sheehan, D. and Hardcastle, J. (2009) Inter-Professional Virtual Reality (VR) Simulation - an innovative adjunct to Mannequin-Based Simulation Training (MBST). Gold Coast, Australia: 14th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum, 15-18 Nov 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Robertson, L. and Ormond, T. (2009) What are the views and preferences of allied health professionals on interprofessional supervision? Prato, Italy: Third International Clinical Skills Conference, 1-4 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Wilkinson, T.J. and Paltridge, D. (2008) A Tool to Evaluate Efftective Learning Environments Within Clincial Attachments for Interns. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-disciplinary Journal 10(1): 1-10. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T. (2008) Enhancing learning in clinical settings. Sydney, Australia: ANZAME Conference 2008: Practice, Scholarship and Research in Health Professional Education, 10-13 Jul 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2008) 'Finding Wenger'. Sydney, Australia: ANZAME Conference 2008: Practice, Scholarship and Research in Health Professional Education, 10-13 Jul 2008. (Conference Contribution - Other)
  • Sheehan, D. and Thwaites, J. (2008) From competence to performance in Caring for the Sick and Deteriorating patient. Melbourne, Australia: 13th Ottawa International Conference on Clinical Competence (Ozzawa), 5-8 Mar 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Searle, R. and Sheehan, D. (2008) Innovative Reflection on Nursing Practice: Introducing the Art of Poetry into the Curriculum of a Graduate Nurse Programme. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-disciplinary Journal 10(1): 71-75. (Journal Article)
  • Thwaites, J., Hider, P., Sheehan, D. and Smith, S. (2008) Sick patient simulation training for interns - a New Zealand pilot: Does simulation training improve the ability of interns to manage acutely unwell patients? International Journal of Clinical Skills 2(1): 12-16. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T. (2007) Adding value to clinical teaching in clinical settings. Prato, Italy: Second International Clinical Skills Conference: Teaching, learning and assessing clinical skills: Does one size fit all?, 1-4 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Sheehan, D., Robertson, L. and Ormond, T. (2007) Comparison of language used and patterns of communication in interprofessional and mulitdisciplinary teams. Journal of Interprofessional Care 21(1): 17-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820601025336. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D., Ormond, T. and Robertson, L. (2007) Comparison of Language Used and Patterns of Communication in Interprofessional and Multidisciplinary Teams. Prato, Italy: Second International Clinical Skills Conference: Teaching, learning and assessing clinical skills: Does one size fit all?, 1-4 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Robertson, L. and Ormond, T. (2007) Comparison of language used and patterns of communication in interprofessional and multidisciplinary teams. Journal of Interprofessional Care 21(1, Working Together for Health): 17-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820601025336. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D., Thwaites, J., Hider, P. and Smith, S. (2007) Does simulation training improve junior doctors' ability to deal with the acutely unwell patient in the ward? Prato, Italy: Second International Clinical Skills Conference: Teaching, learning and assessing clinical skills: Does one size fit all?, 1-4 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Full conference paper)
  • Sheehan, D., Thwaites, J.H. and Byrne, I. (2007) General practice rotations for postgraduate year 1 and year 2 house officers - how feasible? The New Zealand Medical Journal 120(1264): 2770-2777. http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1264/2770/. (Journal Article)
  • Endre, R., Sheehan, D. and Thwaites, J. (2007) Is paper work a skill? The importance of documentation - how simulation can help. Prato, Italy: Second International Clinical Skills Conference: Teaching, learning and assessing clinical skills: Does one size fit all?, 1-4 Jul 2007. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, T.J. (2007) Maximising the clinical learning of junior doctors: Applying educational theory to practice. Medical Teacher 29(8): 827-829. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01421590701551730. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D., Wilkinson, T. and Paltridge, D. (2006) Applying Theory To Practice To Train Supervisors For The Future. Adelaide, Australia: 11th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum (11th MedEdForum), 30 Oct-1 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Thwaites, J., Sheehan, D. and Gartly, A. (2006) Assessing The Oral Language And Communication Skills Of Overseas-Trained Doctors And How To Provide Useful Feedback. Adelaide, Australia: 11th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum (11th MedEdForum), 30 Oct-1 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. (2006) Communities of Practice: Are They an Option for Peer Supervision and Professional Development? Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association Biennial Conference, 9-12 Apr 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Sheehan, D., Gartly, A. and Thwaites, J. (2006) Development and trial of tools to assess the oral language and communication skills of international medical graduates. Focus on Health Professional Education: A multi-disciplinary journal 8(2): 58-68. (Journal Article)
  • Thwaites, J., Hider, P., Smith, S. and Sheehan, D. (2006) Does Simulation Training Improve Junior Doctors' Ability to Deal With the Acutely Unwell Patient On The Ward? Adelaide, Australia: 11th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum (11th MedEdForum), 29 Oct-1 Nov 2006. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Sheehan, D. and Thwaites, J. (2006) Introduction of a Global Rating Scale to a Clinical Assessment Form as a Tool to Identify Borderline Candidates. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi-disciplinary Journal 7(3): 15-17. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. and Jansen, D. (2006) The development of a national bicultural and interprofessional programme in clinical teaching and supervision in New Zealand. Journal of Interprofessional Care 20(6): 591-601. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13561820601029577. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. and Wilkinson, Billett. (2005) Junior doctors participation and learning in clinical environments. Academic Medicine 80(3): 312-8. (Journal Article)
  • Sheehan, D. and La Porte, T. (2003) Learning together, thinking together: a critical review of a teaching and learning strategy monitored and adapted over three years. Gold Coast, Australia: 11th International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training, 1-3 Dec 2003. In Enriching learning cultures: proceedings of the 11th annual international conference on post-compulsory education and training 3 78-84. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)
  • Sheehan, D. and La Porte, T. (2000) Learning together: the coexistence of being a teacher and a learner. Gold Coast, Australia: 8th International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education and Training, 4-6 Dec 2000. In Learning together, working together: building communities in the 21st century: proceedings of the 8th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education and Training 2 95-100. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)