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Research Expertise
Priyanka is a Registered Nurse and digital health technology researcher. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying [RePaDD], and works with the End of Life Directions in Aged Care [ELDAC] Project's Flinders University team. Her work focuses on building the capability of the Australian aged care sector in providing quality end of life care using novel approaches. She is particularly interested in developing, implementing, and evaluating novel digital technologies to support end of live care giving processes.
Research Interests
Priyanka’s research interests include digital health, chronic disease management, and aged care. Her mixed methods doctoral project explored the feasibility of using a pain self-management app to help older people better manage their arthritic pain. In addition to her digital technology expertise, Priyanka also has extensive experience in the area of Palliative Care clinical trials, including trial implementation, data monitoring, and safety reporting procedures.
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Nursing
- Palliative care and end of life
Supervisory Interests
- Digital health
- Mixed method research
- Palliative care in aged care
- Chronic condition management and self-management
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Feasibility and acceptability of “LiCPain” pilot randomised controlled trial of continuous subcutaneous infusion of lidocaine or placebo for people with neuropathic cancer pain: a qualitative study of patient and carer perceptions and experiences
Lee, J. T., Agar, M., Phillips, J. L., Rao, A., Huang, E., Ritchie, M., Fazekas, B., Vandersman, P., Aggarwal, G., Mittal, D., Sheehan, C., Aggarwal, R., Seah, D., Kow, M., George, R., Chye, R., Linton, A., Noble, B., Currow, D. & Ayoub, C. & 5 others, , 17 Mar 2026, In: BMC Palliative Care. 25, 1, 10 p., 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finding the Right Time: Aged Care Staff Perspectives on Communicating With Families About Residents' End-of-Life Care Planning
Vandersman, P., de la Perrelle, L. & Tieman, J., Jun 2026, In: Australasian Journal on Ageing. 45, 2, 8 p., e70184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Saying goodbye’.. . A systematic integrative review of palliative caregiving in intergenerational living contexts
Juhrmann, M. L., Vandersman, P., Damarell, R. A., Khamis Sharaf, A., San Martin, A., Donkor, A. & Salifu, Y., Jan 2026, In: Palliative Medicine. 40, 1, p. 31-49 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Lidocaine for Neuropathic Cancer Pain (LiCPain): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Lee, J. T., Lovell, M. R., Ritchie, M., Butcher, B. E., Sheehan, C., Fazekas, B., McLachlan, A., McCaffrey, N., Phillips, J. L., Linton, A., Aggarwal, R., Seah, D., Kow, M., George, R., Chye, R., Noble, B., Currow, D., Aggarwal, G., Mittal, D. & Ayoub, C. & 6 others, , Sept 2025, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 70, 3, p. 267-277.e6 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Early planning makes for a good death’: residential aged care nurses’ views on caring for those in the last months of life
Vandersman, P. & Tieman, J., 1 Jul 2025, In: BMC NURSING. 24, 1, 10 p., 719.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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