By Professor Afaf Girgis

Journal articles

Girgis A; Hansen V; Goldstein D, 2009, 'Are Australian oncology health professionals burning out? A view from the trenches', European Journal of Cancer, 45, pp. 393 - 399

Chambers SM; Girgis A; Occhipinti S; Hutchinson SJ; Turner JR; Carter R; Dunn J, 2009, 'Beating the blues after cancer: Randomised controlled trial of a tele-based psychological intervention for high distress patients and carers', BMC Cancer, 9, pp. 189 - 189

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Brief assessment of adult cancer patients’ perceived needs: Development and validation of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF34)', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15, pp. 602 - 606

Girgis A; Butow PN, 2009, 'Cancer survivorship: Research priorities at the national and international levels', Cancer Forum, 33, pp. 194 - 197

Girgis A; Lambert S, 2009, 'Caregivers of Cancer Survivors: The state of the field', Cancer Forum, 33, pp. 167 - 171

Jiwa M; O''shea C; Mckinley R; Mitchell G; Girgis A; Sibbritt D; Burridge LH; Smith M; Chan W; Halkett G, 2009, 'Developing and evaluating interventions for primary care – a focus on consultations in general practice', Australasian Medical Journal, 1, pp. 3 - 7

Tzelepis F; Paul C; Walsh R; Wiggers J; Knight J; Lecathelinais C; Daly J; Neill AM; Girgis A, 2009, 'Impact of telephone recruitment in a randomized controlled trial of quitline support', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, pp. 324 - 329

Girgis A; Breen S; Stacey F; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Impact of two supportive care interventions on anxiety, depression, quality of life and unmet needs in patients with non-localised breast and colorectal cancers', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27, pp. 6180 - 6190

Girgis A; Cockburn J; Butow PN; Bowman D; Schofield PR; Stojanovski E; D'Este C; Tattersall MH; Doran C; Turner JR, 2009, 'Improving patient emotional functioning and psychological morbidity: Evaluation of a consultation skills training program for oncologists', Patient Education and Counselling, 77, pp. 456 - 462

Freund M; Campbell E; Paul C; Sakrouge R; Lecathelinais C; Knight J; Wiggers J; Walsh R; Jones T; Girgis A; Nagle A, 2009, 'Increasing hospital-wide delivery of smoking cessation care for nicotine dependent inpatients: a multi-strategic intervention trial', Addiction, 104, pp. 839 - 849

Paul C; Girgis A; Anniwell L; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Outcomes of solarium industry efforts to improve compliance with recommended practices: A clear case for formal regulation', Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine, 25, pp. 185 - 190

Dimoska A; Girgis A; Hansen V; Butow PN; Tattersall MHN, 2008, 'Perceived difficulties in consulting with patients and families: A survey of Australian cancer specialists', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 612 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02211.x

Dimoska A; Girgis A; Hansen V; Butow PN; Tattersall MHN, 2008, 'A survey of perceived stress in Australian cancer specialists when consulting with patients and their families', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 612 - 615

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C; Currow DC, 2008, 'Cancer specialists’ palliative care referral practices and perceptions: Results of a national survey', Palliative Medicine, 22, pp. 51 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216307085181

Waller A; Girgis A; Currow DC; Lecathelinais C, 2008, 'Development of the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Tool (PC-NAT) for use by multi-disciplinary health professionals', Palliative Medicine, 22, pp. 956 - 964

Saunders C; Girgis A; Butow PN; Crossing S; Penman A, 2008, 'From inclusion to independence – training consumers to review research', Health Research Policy and Systems, 6, pp. 3 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-6-3

Paul C; Tzelepis F; Parfitt N; Girgis A, 2008, 'How to improve adolescents' sun protection behaviour? Age and gender issues', American Journal of Health Behavior, 32, pp. 387 - 398

Butow PN; Cockburn J; Girgis A; Bowman D; Schofield PR; D'Este C; Stojanovski E; Tattersall MH, 2008, 'Increasing oncologists’ skills in eliciting and responding to emotional cues; evaluation of a communication skills training program', Psycho-oncology, 17, pp. 209 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1217

Dimoska A; Girgis A; Hansen V; Butow PN; Tattersall MH, 2008, 'Perceived difficulties in consulting with patients and families: A survey of Australian cancer specialists', The Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 612 - 615

Dobbinson S; Wakefield M; Hill D; Girgis A; Aitken JB; Beckmann K; Reeder A; Herd N; Fairthorne A; Bowles K, 2008, 'Prevalence and determinants of Australian adolescents’ and adults’ weekend sun protection and sunburn, summer 2003-2004', Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 59, pp. 602 - 614

Girgis A; Boyes AW; Hansen V, 2008, 'What are the unmet needs of breast cancer survivors 5-6 years post-diagnosis?', Clinical Updates in Breast Cancer, 3, pp. 15 - 17

Butow PN; Eisenbruch M; Goldstein D; Duggal-Beri P; Jefford M; Schofield P; Girgis A; King M, 2007, 'Unmet needs in Chinese, Greek and arabic speaking cancer patients in Australia', PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY, 16, pp. S77 - S78, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000249687400142&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Clayton JM; Hancock KM; Butow PN; Tattersall MHN; Currow DC; Adler J; Aranda S; Auret K; Boyle F; Britton A; Chye R; Clark K; Davidson P; Davis JM; Girgis A; Graham S; Hardy J; Introna K; Kearsley J; Kerridge I; Kristjanson L; Martin P; McBride A; Meller A; Mitchell G; Moore A; Noble B; Olver I; Parker S; Peters M; Saul P; Stewart C; Swinburne L; Tobin B; Tuckwell K; Yates P, 2007, 'Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers.', The Medical journal of Australia, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01100.x

Saunders C; Girgis A; Butow PN; Crossing S; Penman A, 2007, 'Beyond scientific rigour: Funding cancer research of public value', Health Policy, 84, pp. 234 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.05.002

Saunders C; Crossing S; Girgis A; Butow PN; Penman A, 2007, 'Operationalising a model framework for consumer and community participation in health and medical research', Australian and New Zealand Journal Health Policy, 4

Girgis A; Johnson C; Aoun S; Currow D, 2006, 'CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY INFORMAL CAREGIVERS IN CANCER', CANCER FORUM, 34, pp. 20 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000213382200006&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Girgis A; Johnson C; Aoun S; Currow DC, 2006, 'Challenges experienced by informal caregivers in cancer', Cancer Forum, 30, pp. 21 - 25

Boyes AW; Newell S; Girgis A; McElduff P; Sanson-Fisher R, 2006, 'Does routine assessment and real-time feedback improve cancer patients’ psychosocial well-being?', European Journal of Cancer Care, 15, pp. 163 - 171

Li J; Girgis A, 2006, 'Supportive care needs: Are patients with lung cancer a neglected population', Psycho-oncology, 15, pp. 509 - 516

Paul CL; Stacey F; Girgis A; Brozek I; Baird H; Hughes J, 2005, 'Solaria compliance in an unregulated environment: The Australian experience', European Journal of Cancer, 41, pp. 1178 - 1184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2005.01.019

Ryan H; Schofield P; Cockburn J; Butow P; Tattersall M; Turner J; Girgis A; Bandaranayake D; Bowman D, 2005, 'How to recognize and manage psychological distress in cancer patients', European Journal of Cancer Care, 14, pp. 7 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2005.00482.x

Girgis A; Adams J; Sibbritt D, 2005, 'The use of complementary and alternative therapies by patients with cancer', Oncology Research, 15, pp. 281 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096504005776404580

Girgis A; Adams J; Sibbritt D, 2005, 'he use of complementary and alternative therapies by patients with cancer', Oncology Research, 15, pp. 281 - 289

Girgis A; Boyes AW, 2005, 'Proactive routine monitoring and intervention to reduce the psychosocial impact of cancer therapy', Clinical Psychologist, 9, pp. 70 - 73

Paul C; Stacey F; Girgis A; Brozek I; Baird H; Hughes J, 2005, 'Solaria compliance in an unregulated environment: the Australian experience', European Journal of Cancer, 41, pp. 1174 - 1180

Thewes B; Butow P; Girgis A; Pendlebury S, 2004, 'Assessment of unmet needs among survivors of breast cancer', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 22, pp. 51 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J077v22n01_04

Redman S; Butow P; Girgis A; Sanson-Fisher R, 2004, 'A celebration of the achievements of professor Jill Cockburn - Obituary', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 28, pp. 590 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00054.x

Paul CL; Girgis A; Tzelepis F; Walsh RA, 2004, 'Solaria use by minors in Australia: Is there a cause for concern?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00641.x

Redman S; Butow PN; Girgis A; Sanson-Fisher R, 2004, 'A celebration of the achievements of Professor Jill Cockburn', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 86 - 87

Paul C; Wiggers J; Daly J; Green S; Walsh R; Knight J; Girgis A, 2004, 'Direct telemarketing of smoking cessation interventions: Will smokers take the call', Addiction, 99, pp. 907 - 913

Thewes B; Butow PN; Girgis A; Pendlebury P, 2004, 'The assessment of unmet needs amongst breast cancer survivors', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 22, pp. 51 - 73

Thewes B; Butow PN; Girgis A; Pendlebury S, 2004, 'The psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors: A qualitative study of the shared and unique needs of younger versus older survivors', Psycho-oncology, 13, pp. 177 - 189

Rankin N; Williams P; Davis CJ; Girgis A, 2004, 'The use and acceptability of a one-on-one peer support program for Australian women with early breast cancer', Patient Education and Counseling, 53, pp. 141 - 146

Girgis A; Tzelepis F; Walsh R; McElduff P; McKenzie J, 2003, 'Australians' use of fake tanning lotions: Another piece of the puzzle', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. 529 - 532

Paul C; Tzelepis F; Walsh R; Girgis A; King L; McKenzie J, 2003, 'Has the investment in public cancer education delivered observable changes in knowledge over the past 10 years', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 97, pp. 2931 - 2939

Paul C; Walsh R; Girgis A, 2003, 'Nicotine replacement therapy products over-the-counter: Real-life use in the Australian community', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 27, pp. 491 - 495

Paul C; Tzelepis F; Girgis A; Parfitt N, 2003, 'The Slip, Slop, Slap years: Have they had a lasting impact on today’s adolescents', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 14, pp. 219 - 221

Newell S; Sanson-Fisher R; Girgis A; Davey H, 2002, 'Can personal health record booklets improve cancer screening behaviors', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22, pp. 15 - 22

Boyes AW; Newell S; Girgis A, 2002, 'Rapid assessment of psychosocial well-being: Are computers the way forward in a clinical setting', Quality of Life Research, 11, pp. 27 - 35

, 2001, 'Accuracy of patients' recall of pap and cholesterol screening.', J Low Genit Tract Dis, 5, pp. 113 - 114, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17043593

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