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Research Biography
Dr Fathimath Shifaza is a Lecturer in Nursing at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Dr Shifaza is a registered nurse with additional qualification in Midwifery and has over 20 years of clinical nursing and midwifery experience in Australia and Internationally. She has outstanding academic achievements from three Australian Universities. Her current research interest focuses on translating evidence to clinical practice, practice change and academic teaching styles.Fathimath’s work underpins the importance of having Evidence-based Champions is clinical setting in order to implement evidence-based practice. She has conducted number of EBP research projects in clinical settings, academia. Her post-doctoral fellowship at the Ohio State University broadens her knowledge and scope of expertise in Evidence-based Practice. She frequently contributes to international conferences as a keynote speaker, invited speaker and acts as a peer reviewer for a number of International Journals.
Research Interests
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Knowledge translation
- Orthopeadic Nursing
- Mixed Method
- Action Research
- Case Study Research
Completed Supervisions
- Midwifery (1)
- Occupational Stress (1)
- Parental Hope & Cancer (1)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Using EBP Champions to Implement Sustainable Best Practice in the Maldives , University of South Australia
18 Feb 2011 → 15 Feb 2014
Award Date: 15 Mar 2015
Master, An evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of nurse practitioner in an adult emergency department, University of Adelaide
24 Feb 2006 → 30 Oct 2006
Award Date: 18 Dec 2006
External positions
Supervisor-Honors Students, Villa College
18 May 2019 → …
Academic Lead, EBP Health Champions Maldives
18 Feb 2016 → …
Supervisory Interests
- International nurses/overseas educated nurses
- Action research
- Orthopaedic nursing
- Implementing practice change
- Knowledge translation
- Evidence based implementation
- Evidence based clinical practice
- Evidence based practice of invasive procedures
- Clinical nursing research
- Nurse education
- Clinical decision making and case based reasoning
- Qualitative, mixed methods and survey research
- Casemix, classification, utilisation, implementation
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the MISSCARE Survey–Patient—Danish Version
Albrechtsen, M. T., Jørgensen, L., Poulsen, I., Shifaza, F., Bruun, N. H., Mainz, H. & Laugesen, B., 26 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence-based practice usage, knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals: a nationwide survey in the Maldives
Ubbink, D. T., Hamid, A. & Shifaza, F., 30 Apr 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15, 4, 7 p., e093609.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Letter to the editor: “Association between cardiovascular risk factors and dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Mendelian randomization analysis.”
Luthfiyah, S., Lawang, W. & Shifaza, F., 1 Jun 2025, In: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 35, 6, 2 p., 103977.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Ramadan fasting among adults with type 2 diabetes in five geographically different regions of the world: The DAR 2020 global survey
Luthfiyah, S., Lawang, W. & Shifaza, F., Jan 2025, In: Diabetes Epidemiology and Management. 17, 2 p., 100251.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Regional disparities in home health care utilization for older adults and their associated factors at the secondary medical area level: A nationwide study in Japan” [Letter]
Luthfiyah, S., Lawang, W. & Shifaza, F., Feb 2025, In: Geriatrics and Gerontology International. 25, 2, p. 329-330 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
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Journal of Nursing Management (Journal)
Blackman, I. (Reviewer) & Shifaza, F. (Reviewer)
Nov 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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The fundamentals of care matrix
Pinero de Plaza, A. (Speaker), Feo, R. (Speaker), Conroy, T. (Speaker), Blackman, I. (Speaker), Shifaza, F. (Speaker), Mudd, A. (Speaker) & Willis, E. (Speaker)
18 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Unlocking ideas: using escape room to enhance evidence-based practice in undergraduate nursing
Shifaza, F. (Speaker)
8 Sept 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation