A/Prof Annmarie Hosie

PhD (University of Notre Dame Australia), MPallCareAgeCare (Flinders University), BHthSci (Nurs) (Charles Sturt University), Dip Appl Sci (Nurs) (University of Sydney), RN, MACN
Associate Professor, Palliative Care Nursing

Email: annmarie.hosie1@nd.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 8206 4291
Web: https://works.bepress.com/annmarie-hosie/

  • Biography

    Annmarie Hosie is Associate Professor, Palliative Care Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), School of Nursing Sydney and St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney. Annmarie has long-term clinical experience as a registered nurse in acute, sub-acute, community and residential aged care settings, and expertise in palliative care, aged care and clinical trial coordination. In 2016 she graduated from UNDA with a PhD in delirium epidemiology, systems and nursing practice in palliative care units. Her post-doctoral research at IMPACCT, University of Technology Sydney (2016-19) investigated delirium prevention and treatment in people with advanced illness. Annmarie's academic focus is on improving clinical care, function and quality of life of older people with advanced illness through high-quality research, translation and advocacy.

  • Research Expertise and Supervision

    Annmarie has conducted systematic reviews, clinical trials, surveys, mixed methods, observational and qualitative studies. She has supervised one PhD student to completion, and currently supervises two PhD candidates and two medical students in their research projects.

  • Book chapters

    • Phillips, J., Hosie, A. & Davidson, P., ‘Palliative care in the nursing home’, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 6th edition, in press
    • Hosie, A., Amgarth-Duff, I. & Agar, M. ‘Delirium’, Textbook of Palliative Care, 2018
    • Phillips, J., Hosie, A. & Davidson, P., ‘Palliative care in the nursing home’, Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine, 2015, 5th edition

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    Systematic and scoping reviews

    • Agar, M., Siddiqi, N., Hosie, A., Boland, J., Johnson, M., Featherstone, I., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Page, V., Amgarth-Duff, I., Garcia, M., Disalvo, D., Rose, L., Outcomes and measures of delirium interventional studies in palliative care to inform a Core Outcome Set: A systematic review, Palliative Medicine, published online August 2021, DOI: 10.1177/02692163211040186
    • Boehm LM, Jones AC, Selim AA, Virdun, C., Garrard, C.F., Walden, R.L., Ely, E.W., Hosie, A., Delirium-related distress in the ICU: A meta-synthesis of patient and family perspectives and experiences, International Journal of Nursing Studies, October 2021: 122
    • Featherstone, I., Hosie, A., Siddiqi, N., Grassau, P., Bush, S.H., Taylor, J., Sheldon, T., Johnson, M., The experience of delirium in palliative care settings for patients, family, clinicians and volunteers: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis, Palliative Medicine, 2021, Mar 30; doi: 10.1177/02692163211006313.
    • Boehm L, Jones A, Selim A, Virdun, C., Garrard, C.F., Walden, R.L., Ely, E.W., Hosie, A., 792: Delirium-Related Emotional Distress: A Qualitative Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. Critical Care Medicine. 2021;49(1).
    • Hosie, A., Kochovska, S., Ries, N., Gilmore, I., Parker, D., Sinclair, C., Sheehan, C., Collier, A., Caplan, G., Visser, M., Xu, X., Lobb, E., Sheahan, L., Brown, L., Lee, W., Sanderson, C.  Amgarth-Duff, I., Green, A., Edwards, L., Agar, M., "Older persons’ and their caregivers’ perspectives and experiences of research participation with impaired decision-making capacity: a scoping review", The Gerontologist, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa118.
    • Lee, W., Pulbrook, M., Sheehan, C., Kochovska, S., Chang, S., Hosie, A., Lobb, E., Parker, D., Draper, B., Agar, M.R., Currow, D.C. “Clinically Significant Depressive Symptoms are Prevalent in People with Extremely Short Prognoses: A Systematic Review”, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 61 (1), January 2021
    • Amgarth-Duff, I., Hosie, A., Caplan, G. & Agar, M., A systematic review of the overlap of fluid biomarkers in delirium and advanced cancer-related syndromes, BMC Psychiatry, 2020;20(1):182.
    • Koirala, B, Hansen, B.R., Hosie, A., Seal, S., Beaman, A., Davidson, P.M., Delirium Point Prevalence Studies in Inpatient Settings: A Systematic Review, Journal of Clinical Nursing, First published:17 February 2020, https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15219
    • Lee, S.Y. Fisher, J., Wand, A.P.F., Milisen, K., Detroyer, E., Sockalingam, S., Agar, M., Hosie, A., Teodorczuk, A., Developing delirium best practice: A systematic review of education interventions for healthcare professionals working in inpatient settings, European Geriatric Medicine (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-019-00278-x.
    • Fischer, T., Hosie A., Luckett, T., Agar, M., Phillips, J., Strategies for pain assessment in adult patients with delirium: a scoping review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019, 58(3):487-502.e11
    • Watt C.L., Momoli F., Ansari M.T., Sikora L., Bush S.H., Hosie A.,  Kabir M., Rosenberg E., Kanji S., Lawlor P.G., The incidence and prevalence of delirium across palliative care settings: A systematic review, Palliative Medicine, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319854944.
    • Hosie, A., Siddiqi, N., Featherstone, I., Johnson, M., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Amgarth-Duff, I., Edwards, L., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Inclusion, characteristics and outcomes of people requiring palliative care in studies of non-pharmacological interventions for delirium: A systematic review, Palliative Medicine, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319853487.
    • Lawlor, P.G., Rutkowski, N.A., MacDonald, A.R. Ansari, M.T., Sikora, L., Momoli, F., Kanji, S., Wright, D.K. Rosenberg, E., Hosie, A., Pereira, J.L., Meagher, D., Rice, J., Scott, J., Bush, S.H., A scoping review to map empirical evidence regarding key domains and questions in the clinical pathway of delirium in palliative care, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2019, Mar; 57(3): 661-681.e12.
    • Luckett, T., Disler, R., Hosie, A., Johnson, M., Davidson, P., Currow, D., Sumah, A., Phillips, J., Content and quality of websites supporting self-management of chronic breathlessness in advanced illness: a systematic review, 2016, Npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 26, 16025
    • Hosie, A., Davidson, P. M., Agar, M., Sanderson, C. R. & Phillips, J. Delirium prevalence, incidence, and implications for screening in specialist palliative care inpatient settings: A systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 2013, 27(6): 486-498

    Trials

    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., et al, A multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalized people with advanced cancer: a phase II cluster randomized waitlist controlled trial (the PRESERVE pilot study), Journal of Palliative Medicine, Published Online:24 Apr 2020, https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0632.
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G.A., Chye, R., Le, B., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M, Lovell, M., Brown, L., Fazekas, B., Cheah, S.L. Edwards, L. and Agar, M., 'Multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol for a phase II cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open 2019;9:e026177
    • Luckett, T., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Lam, L., Davidson, P.M. McCaffrey, N., Boyle, F., Shaw, T., Currow, D.C. Read, A., Hosie, A. & Lovell, M., Protocol for a phase III pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening and guidelines with, versus without, implementation strategies for improving pain in adults with cancer attending outpatient oncology and palliative care services: the Stop Cancer PAIN Trial, BMC Health Services Research, 2018, 18: 558

    Mixed Methods

    • Hosie A., Agar M., Lobb E., Davidson P.M., Phillips J. Improving delirium recognition and assessment for people receiving inpatient palliative care: a mixed methods meta-synthesis. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2017, 75:123-9

    Observational

    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Chye, R., Lam, L., Phillips, J.L, Measuring delirium point-prevalence in two Australian palliative care inpatient units, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2016, 22(1):13-21
    • SURVEYS
    • Hosie A, Agar M, Caplan GA, et al. Clinicians’ delirium treatment practice, practice change, and influences: A national online survey. Palliative Medicine. 2021:02692163211022183.
    • Amgarth-Duff I, Hosie A, Caplan G, Agar M. Toward best practice methods for delirium biomarker studies: An international modified Delphi study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2020; 35(7):737-748

    Qualitative

    • Amgarth-Duff I, Hosie A, Caplan GA, Agar M. Delirium researchers' perspectives of the challenges in delirium biomarker research: A qualitative study. PloS one. 2021;16(4):e0243254-e0243254.
    • Collier A, De Bellis A, Hosie A, et al. Fundamental care for people with cognitive impairment in the hospital setting: A study combining positive organisational scholarship and video-reflexive ethnography. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020; 29: 1957-1967. 2019/09/09. DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15056.
    • Hosie, A, Agar, M, Lobb, E, Davidson, P, Chye, R, Phillips, J, Nurse perceptions of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale in two palliative care inpatient units: a focus group study, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2015 24(21-22): 3276-85
    • Lobb, E. A., Lacey, J., Liauw, W. S., White, L. W., Hosie, A., & Kearsley, J. H. Making sense of a diagnosis of incurable cancer: The importance of communication. The International Journal of Whole Person Care, 2015, 2(1): 4-20
    • Lobb, E. Lacey, J. Kearsley, J. Liauw, W. White, L. Hosie, A., Living with advanced cancer and an uncertain disease trajectory: An emerging patient population in palliative care? BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2015;5:352-357
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J., Palliative care nurses' recognition and assessment of patients with delirium symptoms: A qualitative study using critical incident technique. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2014, 51(10): 1353-65
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J., Identifying the barriers and enablers to palliative care nurses’ recognition and assessment of delirium symptoms: a qualitative study, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2014, 48(5): 815-20

    Commentary

    • Martin-Khan, M., Bail, K., Yates, M.W., Thompson, J., Graham, F., Cognitive Impairment and COVID-19, Hospital Care Guidance Committee, Interim guidance for health care professionals and administrators providing hospital care to adult patients with cognitive impairment, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, Australasian Journal on Ageing, October, 2020
    • Hosie, A., Vacca, M. & Fernandes, A., Why family is critical to care of the sick, Ethics and Medics, August, 2020
    • Raphael, J.J. Vacca, M.A., Hosie, A., Roddin, N., Golder, B., Fernandes, A. and Ely, E.W., Common and Difficult Questions about Providing Nutrition at End-of-Life: Bedside Application of Catholic Moral Teaching, The Linacre Quarterly, First published online: January 12, 2020
    • Marra, A., Kotfis, K., Hosie, A., MacLullich, A., Pandharipande, P.P, Ely, E.W., Pun, B.T., Delirium Monitoring: Yes or No? - that is the question, American Journal of Critical Care, March 2019, 28: 127-135
    • Goligher, E.C., Ely, E.W., Sulmasy, D.P., Bakker, J., Raphael, J., Volandes, A.E., Patel, B.M., Payne, K., Hosie, A., Churchill, L., White, D.B., Downar, J., 2017. Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the ICU: A Dialogue on Core Ethical Issues. Critical Care Medicine 45(2): 149-155
    • Golder, B., Ely, E.W., Raphael, J., Fernandes, A.K., Hosie, A., 2016. Assisted Nutrition and Hydration as Supportive Care during Illness: Bedside Application of Catholic Moral Teaching. The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 16(3): 435-448
    • Bush, S.H., Leonard, M.M., Agar, M.R., Spiller, J.A., Hosie, A., Wright, D., Meagher, D.J., Currow, D.C., Bruera, E., Lawlor, P.G., End-of-life delirium: issues regarding recognition, optimal management and the role of sedation in the dying phase, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2014 Aug, 48(2): 215-30
    • Lawlor, P., Davis, D., Ansari, M. Hosie, A., Kanji, S. Momoli, F. Bush, S. H. Watanabe, S. Currow, D.C. Gagnon, B. Agar, M. Bruera, E. Meagher, D.J. de Rooij, S.E. Adamis, D. Caraceni, A. Marchington, K. & Stewart, D.J., An Analytic Framework for Delirium Research in Palliative Care Settings: Integrated Epidemiological, Clinician-Researcher and Knowledge User Perspectives. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2014. 48(2): 159-75
    • Hosie A, Fazekas B, Shelby-James T, Hunt J, Mills E, Byfieldt N, Margitanovic V, Phillips J, Palliative care clinical trials: How nurses are contributing to contributing to integrated, evidence-based care, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2011, 17(5): 224-230

    Invited

    • Hosie, A., Bill Lyon's writings about living with Alzheimer's disease (Book review), The Linacre Quarterly, 2020:0024363920923448.
    • Hosie A. Developing delirium recognition and assessment in palliative care: an update on the DePAC Project. Annals of Delirium 2014, 14: 2-6
    • Hosie, A., The Euthanasia Debate at the Sydney Town Hall – Reflections of a palliative care nurse, The Linacre Quarterly, 83 (1): 3-5

    Editorials

    • Fischer T, Agar M, Hosie A. and Teodorczuk A. Unpacking agitation in practice: a call for greater precision. Age and Ageing. 2020; 49: 725-6.
    • Phillips JL and Hosie A Imprecise communication and perceptions of palliative care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2018, 24: 55
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., & Phillips, J., Re-thinking our approach to care of the dying person with delirium: time for a new care paradigm. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2016, 22(10): 472–473
    • Hosie, A. and J. Phillips, Nurses’ role in improving interdisciplinary delirium care in inpatient settings: steps for action, Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2014, 23(21-22): 2995-2997

    Letters to the Editor

    • Hosie, A., Medical assistance in dying—unanswered questions. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018, 178(1): 156-156
    • Hosie, A., No benefit to women or fetuses, The Linacre Quarterly, 2017, 84(2)
    • Hosie, A., What I am learning about You, Jesus, The Linacre Quarterly, 2015, 82(1): 1-2

  • Conference Papers

    Workshops

    • Phillips, J., Hosie, A., & Hickman, L., Managing chronic breathlessness in the palliative care setting, Palliative Care Nurses New Zealand Conference 2019, October 21, Wellington, NZ Hosie A. & Agar M., Assessment and management of delirium at the end of life, European Delirium Association 2019 Meeting, September, Edinburgh, UK
    • Bush, S., Lawlor, P. Agar, M. & Hosie, A., Addressing the Clinical Challenges of Delirium Management in Palliative Care Settings, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Delirium Society (ADS), June 16-18, 2019, Boston, US
    • Bush, S. and Hosie, A., Critical Appraisal and implementation of delirium guidelines, Australasian Delirium Association 4th Biennial Conference 2018, September 6-7, Melbourne
    • Agar, M., Hosie, A. & Lobb, L., An interdisciplinary approach to delirium, 12th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference, Singapore, July 2017 (Invited, panel discussion)
    • Hosie, A., Collier, A., Phillips, J., Agar, M., An interdisciplinary approach to palliative care of people at risk of delirium, Palliative Care Nurses New Zealand 2017 Conference, Oct 9-10, Wellington, NZ
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Bush, S., Lobb, E., Phillips, J.L., Delirium at the end of life: supportive care of the patient and family, American Delirium Society (ADS) 2016 Meeting, July, Nashville, US
    • Hosie, A. and Phillips, J. Delirium and Palliative Care, COSA pre-conference workshop, Managing complex symptoms experienced by women living with Advanced Breast Cancer: A Palliative Care Masterclass, Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, November 14, 2016
    • Agar M, Phillips, J, and Hosie, A., ‘Recognising and effectively managing delirium in palliative care’, Workshop, 13th Annual Palliative Care Australia Conference, 2015, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M, A multicomponent nonpharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: A phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial, Palliative Care Nurses New Zealand Conference 2019, October 22, Wellington, NZ
    • Hosie, A. Current evidence for palliative interventions for delirium, breathlessness and impaired nutrition, End of Life Forum, Catholic Medical Association Educational Meeting, 2019, September 25, Nashville, US
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J. & Agar, M., on behalf of the PRESERVE pilot study investigator and project team, Phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for inpatients with advanced cancer (The PRESERVE pilot study),Oceanic Palliative Care Conference 2019, September, Perth
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M, Brown, L., Currow, D., Caplan, G., Draper, B., Hedger, S., Rowett, D., Tuffin, P., Cheah, S.L. Sidhu, M & Phillips, J., Clinical practice and practice change in the treatment of delirium: an online survey of Australian doctors, nurses and pharmacists, European Delirium Association 2019 Meeting, September, Edinburgh, UK
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Lovell, M., Cheah, S. L., Brown, L.,  Fazekas, B., Edwards, Green, A., L., Agar, M., Phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for inpatients with advanced cancer (ACTRN12617001070325p).Cancer Nurses Australia Annual Congress 2019, June, Brisbane
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Lovell, M., Cheah, S. L., Brown, L.,  Fazekas, B., Edwards, Green, A., L., Agar, M., The PRESERVE pilot study: A phase 2 cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium in patients with advanced cancer, 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, May, Berlin, Germany
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M, A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for in-patients with advanced cancer, European Delirium Association Meeting, 2018, November 1-2, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M., A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for in-patients with advanced cancer (The PRESERVE pilot study), Australasian Delirium Association 4th Biennial Conference 2018, September 06-07, Melbourne Winner of Rotary Club of Eltham Prize for ‘Novel delirium research demonstrating improved patient care’
    • Symons, T., Dadich, A., Collier, A., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Prendergast, J. & Morgan, E., Video reflexive ethnography in hospital with people with dementia and delirium – Can it be done? ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference, Oct 2018, University of Sydney
    • Featherstone I, Johnson M, Jones L, Coppo E, Hosie A, Bush SH, Siddiqi N. Taylor J, Teodorczuk, A, 16 Delirium care of hospice patients: a qualitative interview study with staff and volunteers. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2018;8:365.
    • Agar, M., Kerfoot, J., Kuwahata, L., Davis, J. M., Hauser, K., Lovell, M., Parr, C., Williams, S., Hosie, A., Phillips, J. A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol, Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Conference 2018, September 06-09, Sydney
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G.A., Chye, R., Le, B., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M, Lovell, M., Brown, L., Fazekas, B., Cheah, S.L. Edwards, L. and Agar, M., Non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for people with advanced cancer: protocol of a phase II cluster randomized waitlist controlled trial. Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2018, Brisbane
    • Symonds, T., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Agar, M., Dadich, A., Phillips, J., Prendergast, J., Spiliopoulou, A., Collier, A., Fostering excellence in palliative care for people with dementia and/or delirium: A case study of a Geriatric Evaluation Unit, Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2018, Brisbane
    • Collier, A., Symonds, T., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Agar, M., Dadich, A., Phillips, J., Prendergast, J., Spiliopoulou, A., Safe and high-quality care for older people with dementia and/or delirium in hospital: A video reflexive ethnography, 47th Annual Conference, Jul 2018, University of Manchester
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J.L, Interdisciplinary practice, policy and research to improve delirium care of palliative care inpatients: results from the DePAC project, Australasian Delirium Association Meeting, July 2016, Randwick, Awarded joint first prize for nursing and allied health oral presentations
    • Hosie, A., Davidson, P.M., Agar, M., Lobb, E., & Phillips, J., Building delirium recognition and assessment practice in the palliative care inpatient setting: a mixed methods knowledge translation study, 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference 2015, September 1-4, Melbourne

    Oral

    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M, A multicomponent nonpharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: A phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial, Palliative Care Nurses New Zealand Conference 2019, October 22, Wellington, NZ
    • Hosie, A. Current evidence for palliative interventions for delirium, breathlessness and impaired nutrition, End of Life Forum, Catholic Medical Association Educational Meeting, 2019, September 25, Nashville, US
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J. & Agar, M., on behalf of the PRESERVE pilot study investigator and project team, Phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for inpatients with advanced cancer (The PRESERVE pilot study),Oceanic Palliative Care Conference 2019, September, Perth
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M, Brown, L., Currow, D., Caplan, G., Draper, B., Hedger, S., Rowett, D., Tuffin, P., Cheah, S.L. Sidhu, M & Phillips, J., Clinical practice and practice change in the treatment of delirium: an online survey of Australian doctors, nurses and pharmacists, European Delirium Association 2019 Meeting, September, Edinburgh, UK
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Lovell, M., Cheah, S. L., Brown, L.,  Fazekas, B., Edwards, Green, A., L., Agar, M., Phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for inpatients with advanced cancer (ACTRN12617001070325p).Cancer Nurses Australia Annual Congress 2019, June, Brisbane
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Lovell, M., Cheah, S. L., Brown, L.,  Fazekas, B., Edwards, Green, A., L., Agar, M., The PRESERVE pilot study: A phase 2 cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium in patients with advanced cancer, 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, May, Berlin, Germany
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M, A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for in-patients with advanced cancer, European Delirium Association Meeting, 2018, November 1-2, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Davis, J. M., Lovell, M., Brown, L., Cheah, S. L., Edwards, L., Agar, M., A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for in-patients with advanced cancer (The PRESERVE pilot study), Australasian Delirium Association 4th Biennial Conference 2018, September 06-07, Melbourne Winner of Rotary Club of Eltham Prize for ‘Novel delirium research demonstrating improved patient care’
    • Symons, T., Dadich, A., Collier, A., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Prendergast, J. & Morgan, E., Video reflexive ethnography in hospital with people with dementia and delirium – Can it be done? ACSPRI Social Science Methodology Conference, Oct 2018, University of Sydney
    • Featherstone I, Johnson M, Jones L, Coppo E, Hosie A, Bush SH, Siddiqi N. Taylor J, Teodorczuk, A, 16 Delirium care of hospice patients: a qualitative interview study with staff and volunteers. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2018;8:365.
    • Agar, M., Kerfoot, J., Kuwahata, L., Davis, J. M., Hauser, K., Lovell, M., Parr, C., Williams, S., Hosie, A., Phillips, J. A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol, Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine Conference 2018, September 06-09, Sydney
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G.A., Chye, R., Le, B., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M, Lovell, M., Brown, L., Fazekas, B., Cheah, S.L. Edwards, L. and Agar, M., Non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for people with advanced cancer: protocol of a phase II cluster randomized waitlist controlled trial. Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2018, Brisbane
    • Symonds, T., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Agar, M., Dadich, A., Phillips, J., Prendergast, J., Spiliopoulou, A., Collier, A., Fostering excellence in palliative care for people with dementia and/or delirium: A case study of a Geriatric Evaluation Unit, Palliative Care Nurses Australia 2018, Brisbane
    • Collier, A., Symonds, T., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Bevan, A., Agar, M., Dadich, A., Phillips, J., Prendergast, J., Spiliopoulou, A., Safe and high-quality care for older people with dementia and/or delirium in hospital: A video reflexive ethnography, 47th Annual Conference, Jul 2018, University of Manchester
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J.L, Interdisciplinary practice, policy and research to improve delirium care of palliative care inpatients: results from the DePAC project, Australasian Delirium Association Meeting, July 2016, Randwick, Awarded joint first prize for nursing and allied health oral presentations
    • Hosie, A., Davidson, P.M., Agar, M., Lobb, E., & Phillips, J., Building delirium recognition and assessment practice in the palliative care inpatient setting: a mixed methods knowledge translation study, 13th Australian Palliative Care Conference 2015, September 1-4, Melbourne

    Posters

    • Green, A., Hosie, A., Edwards, L., Hunt, J., Wilcock, J., Phillipson, C., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Qualitative study of patient, family, staff and volunteer perspectives during a phase II trial of a multicomponent non-pharmacological delirium prevention intervention in advanced cancer, 2019 Annual MeetingMultinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC), June 21-23, San Francisco, US
    • Green, A., Hosie, A., Edwards, L., Hunt, J., Wilcock, J., Phillipson, C., Phillips, J., Agar, M., A Qualitative Study of Patient, Family, Staff and Volunteer Perspectives During a Phase 2 Trial of a Multicomponent Non-Pharmacological Delirium Prevention Intervention for Inpatients with Advanced Cancer’, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Delirium Society (ADS), June 16-18, 2019, Boston, US
    • Armgarth-Duff, I., Hosie, A., Caplan, G., Agar, M., Defining Best Practice Methods for Studies of Biological and Clinical Correlates of Delirium: An International Modified Delphi Study, 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Delirium Society (ADS), June 16-18, 2019, Boston, US
    • Hosie, A., Bush, S.H., Siddiq, N., Taylor, J. & Teodorczuk, A., Delirium care of hospice patients: a qualitative interview study with staff and volunteers, Featherstone, I., Johnson. M., Jones, L., Coppo, E., The 2018 Annual Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Conference, ‘From radical to real: Implementing new models of palliative care’, Oct 2018, London, UK
    • Collier, A., Symonds, T., Morgan, E., Hosie, A., De Bellis, A., Dadich, A., Agar, M., Phillips, J., Bevan, A., Prendergast, J., 2018, Making it matter for people with advanced dementia and their family carers:  A model of high-quality care. Canadian Association Gerontology 47th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Oct, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Le, B.,  Ely, E. W., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Lovell, M., Cheah, S. L., Brown, L.,  Fazekas, B., Agar, M., A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol, 21st Cancer Nurses Society Australia Annual Congress, 2018, June 21-23, Brisbane
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Lam, L., Kochovska, S., Bush, S., Lawlor, P., Ely, W. E., Agar, M., Non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for people with advanced cancer: protocol of a phase II cluster randomized waitlist controlled trial, American Delirium Society 8th Annual Meeting 2018, June 10-12, San Francisco, US
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G.A., Chye, R., Le, B., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M, Lovell, M., Brown, L., Fazekas, B., Cheah, S.L. Edwards, L. and Agar, M., A phase II cluster randomised controlled trial of a multi-component non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol, 10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care, Jun 2018, Bern, Switzerland
    • Hosie, A., Phillips, J., Kochovska, S., Brassil, M., Noble, B., Kurrle, S., Cumming, A., Caplan, G.A., Chye, R., Le, B., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M, Lovell, M., Brown, L., Fazekas, B., Cheah, S.L. Edwards, L. and Agar, M., Multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: a phase II cluster randomised waitlist controlled trial, Palliative Care Nurses New Zealand Conference 2017, Oct 9-10, Wellington, NZ
    • Hosie, A., Siddiqi, N., Johnson, M., Taylor, J., Featherstone, I., Lawlor, P., Bush, S., Rose, L., Amgarth-Duff, I., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Non-pharmacological delirium interventions for inpatients with advanced illness: a systematic review, 7th Annual American Delirium Society Meeting, Jun 2017, Nashville, US
    • Fischer, T, Agar, M., Hosie, A, Luckett, T., Phillips, J. Strategies for pain assessment in patients with delirium: a scoping review, European Delirium Association 2016 Meeting, Vilamoura, Portugal
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P.M, Phillips, J.L., What is required to improve recognition and assessment of delirium by nurses in palliative care inpatient units? A mixed methods study, 2016 Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference, Canberra
    • Hosie A, Luckett T, Phillips J, Agar M, Boyle F, Read, A, Hall L & Lovell M, Pain Care in a Regional Australian Comprehensive Cancer Care Setting: Patient and Carer Experiences During the Stop Cancer PAIN Trial, 2016 Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference, Canberra
    • Lovell, M., Luckett, T., Philips, J., Agar, M., Lam, L., McCaffrey, N., Boyle, F., Shaw, T., Currow, D., Hosie, A., Davidson, P. (2016). Cancer Pain: Bridging the Evidence-Practice Gap 9th World Research Congress of the EAPC, 9-11 June 2016, Dublin, Ireland
    • Lovell, M., Luckett, T., Davidson, P., Stubbs, J., Agar, M., Boyle, F., Forster, B., Marie, N., Spruyt, O., Hosie, A., Birch, M.R., Phillips, J., Implementation Strategies for Cancer Pain Management Guidelines, 9th World Research Congress of the EAPC, 9-11 June 2016, Dublin, Ireland (Printed abstract)
    • Hosie, A. Phillips, J.L., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P.M., Examining delirium epidemiology, systems and nursing practice in specialist palliative care inpatient units: a mixed methods study, 9th World Research Congress of the EAPC, 9-11 June 2016, Dublin, Ireland
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J.L, Integration of delirium knowledge tools in palliative care/hospice units: an environmental scan, American Delirium Society (ADS) 2016 Meeting, June 1-3, Nashville, US
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Chye, R., Lam, L., Phillips, J.L, Measuring delirium point-prevalence in palliative care, American Delirium Society (ADS) 2016 Meeting, June 1-3, Nashville, US
    • Hosie, A., Agar, M., Lobb, E., Davidson, P., Phillips, J.L, What is required to improve the recognition and assessment of delirium by nurses in palliative care inpatient units? A mixed methods study, American Delirium Society (ADS) 2016 Meeting, June 1-3, Nashville, US
    • Lovell M, Luckett T, Phillips J, Agar M, Ryan L, Lam L, McCaffrey N, Boyle F, Shaw T, Currow D, Hosie A, Davidson P, Clinical trial protocol - Implementing clinical practice guidelines for cancer pain in adults to ensure equitable, cost-effective, evidence-based, person-centred care: A phase III pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial of guidelines and screening with implementation strategies versus guidelines and screening alone to improve pain in adults with cancer attending outpatients oncology and palliative care centres,  COSA 2015 ASM, 16th - 19th November 2015, Hobart

  • In the media

    • Hosie, A, Dying and the question of dignity, Eureka Street, https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/dying-and-the-question-of-dignity

  • Professional affiliations

    • Leader, Stanford Quality Improvement Program, SPHERE Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group 2021
    • Chair, PaCCSC Mood, Neurological and Cognitive Disorder Symptom Node Sub-Committee (National) 2021-
    • Member, Palliative Care Nurse Leaders Group, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney 2021-
    • Committee Member, Palliative Care NSW 2020-
    • Member, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney End-of-Life Care Committee 2020-
    • SPHERE Nursing and Midwifery Implementation Science & Knowledge Translation Academy 2020
    • Member, St Vincent’s Health Network Delirium Community of Practice 2019-
    • Executive, SPHERE Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group 2019-
    • Palliative Care Clinical Trials Collaborative (PaCCSC) Trial Management Committee (National) 2018-
    • PaCCSC RAPID Nursing Series (National) 2019
    • SUNRISE Delirium Research Collaborative (International) 2017-
    • Committee member, Australasian Delirium Association 2014-

  • Awards

    • 2021 Catholic Press Award, Catholic Media Association (US), Best review, 3rd place for Bill Lyon's writings about living with Alzheimer's disease
    • 2020 Vivien Bullwinkel Award for Best Abstract, Palliative Care Nurses Australia Biennial Conference
    • 2018 & 2019 Top 10 Reviewer, Journal of Gerontological Nursing
    • 2018  BUPA Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher 2018 Commendation Award
    • 2018 Rotary Club of Eltham Prize for ‘Novel delirium research demonstrating improved patient care’, Oral presentation of the PRESERVE pilot study, Australasian Delirium Association Meeting
    • 2016 Joint first prize, nursing and allied health oral presentations, Doctoral research findings, Australasian Delirium Association Meeting

  • Grants (last 5 years)

    2021

    • Driving quality in delirium care through a patient-centred monitoring system in palliative care, CIs: Hosie, A., Agar, M., Hawkins, F., Johnson, C., Walpole, G., Moffat, P., Casey, P., Cook, A., Chye, R., Oehme, J., AIs: Senatore, M.,  Virdun, C., Pearson., M., Featherstone, I., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., NHMRC Ideas Grant (APP2010701), submitted May 5
      $503,477

    2020

    • Trans-Tasman Perspectives on Telehealth for Palliative Care, Collier, A., Sinclair, C., Hosie, A., Agar, M., Chapman, M., Moeke-Maxwell, T., Melrose, V., Brown, L., 2020 NZ Health Delivery Research Activation Grant 1
      $30,000
    • Identifying the mental health effects and support needs of people bereaved during and following COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Project, Lobb, L., MacCallum, F., Breen, L., Luckett, T., Digiacomo, M., Tieman, J., Phillip, J., Phillips, J., Agar, M., Hosie, A., Dadich, A., Moberley, S., Gilmore, I., Hughes, R, Chang, S., Kinchin, I., Harlum, J., Glasgow, N., Grossman, C., Greenland, R., MRFF 2020 – COVID-19 Mental Health Research Grant Proposal
      $780,000

    2018

    • Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, Agar, M., Currow, D., Luckett, T., Parker, D., DiGiacomo, M., Hickman, L., Woods, M.C., Viney, R.C., Hall, J.P., Kennt, P.M., Street, P., Fazekas, B., Brown, L., Ries, N., Pont, L.G., Cheah, S.L., Hosie, A., Kochovska, S., Chandra, M., Faiz, M., Chang, S., Lee, W., Sanderson, C., Stone, E., Aktar, F., Maridulu Budyari Gumal - The Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) (SPHERE Cancer Clinical Academic Group Grant Scheme)
      $400,000 
    • A feasibility study of a non-pharmacological delirium prevention intervention for hospitalised Māori and non-Māori with advanced cancer, Collier, A., Hosie, A., Agar, M., Phillips, J., Jones, V., Basire, K., Gillmore, D., Brassil, M., Cheah, S.L., Kochovska, S., Caplan, G., Chye, R., Kurrle, S., Ely, E.W., Lawlor, P.G., Bush, S.H., Davis, J.M., Cancer Research Trust New Zealand
      $79,123 NZ 
    • Research participation by older people with impaired decision-making capacity: a scoping review of consumers’ perspectives and experiences, Hosie, A., Kochovska, S., Agar, M., Parker, D., Ries, N., Caplan, G., Sheehan, C., Gilmore, I., Lobb, E., Lee, W., Collier, A., Sanderson, C., Brown, L., Visser, M., Xu, X., Sinclair, S., Chye, R., Sheahan, L. & Amgarth-Duff, I. AAA CAG Project Seed Grant Funding Scheme 2018
      $29,963

    2017

    • Phase 2 cluster RCT of a multi-component multi-disciplinary non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced breast cancer; CI: Agar, M, Hosie, A, Phillips, J, AIs: Noble, B, Lam, L, Brassil, M, Kurrle, S, Cumming, A, Chye, R, Caplan, G, Le, B, Ely, EW, Lawlor, P, Bush, S, Davis, JM; National Breast Cancer Foundation Pilot Study Grant 2017
      $200,000
    • Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial of oral melatonin for the prevention of delirium in hospital in people with advanced cancer; APP1127727; CI: Agar M, Currow D, Ely W, Caplan G, Lawlor P, Bartlett D, Lam L, McCaffrey N, Phillips J, and Nikles J. AI: Teodorczuk A, Hosie A, Noble B, Le B, Philip J, Brassil M, Martin P, Chye R, Bush S, Luckett T; Cancer Australia
      $599,820 
    • Non-pharmacological delirium interventions for adult inpatients with advanced, progressive illness: a systematic review; Hosie, A; UTS Health Futures Research Development Fund
      $10,000 

    2016

    • Promoting and maintaining safe and quality care for people with advanced dementia and/or delirium and their families in a geriatric evaluation management unit: A case study using video reflexive ethnography, CI: Collier, A, De Bellis, A, Agar, M, Dadich, A, Hosie, A, Dr Roger Wurm Scholarships and Research Grant, Nurses Memorial Foundation of South Australia
      $29,661

  • Other

    Editorial Board:

    • The Journal of Gerontological Nursing
    • The Linacre Quarterly (Journal of the Catholic Medical Association)