Professor Anna Williams

Professor Anna Williams

Director Academic Career Development, Pre-registration Nursing,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor of Ageing,
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Biography

Professor Anna Williams is an applied health researcher who holds a PhD in Public Health and Community Medicine. Professor Williams engages in a broad healthy ageing research program situated within primary health care that seeks to make a contribution in four key areas including the:(1) Promotion of the intrinsic capacity of persons to achieve health and well-being; (2) Development of age-friendly environments; (3) Health Service Development and quality; and (4) Development and sustainability of a primary health care workforce. Professor Williams has extensive experience in the implementation and evaluation of complex interventions within primary health care, community health and general practice settings; implementation of person-centred care models in acute and sub-acute care settings, and chronic illness self-management and self-management support. Her research areas have also focused on the assessment and management of lifestyle risk factors by clinicians, the prevention and management of chronic illnesses and health workforce and health services development. She has led or coordinated a number of research programs including randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and mixed method studies, and the evaluation of national, state government and non-government primary health care initiatives. Professor Williams has held senior Governance roles including National Deputy Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences and Physiotherapy and  Postgraduate Program Coordinator and has taught previously in both undergraduate education at UNSW, UTS and USYD and postgraduate education at UNSW and University of Notre Dame Australia. At Western Sydney University, Anna  is leading the development of Ageing and Aged Care Research within the School and working broadly within aged and primary health care sectors to address the challenges of providing health care.

This information has been contributed by Professor Williams.

Qualifications

  • PhD University of New South Wales

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Contact

Email: Anna.Williams@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9685 9046
Mobile:
Location: EB.LG
Parramatta

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Laws, R., Kemp, L., Harris, M., Powell Davies, G., Williams, A. and Eames-Brown, R. (2011), 'An exploration of how clinician attitudes and beliefs influence the implementation of lifestyle risk factor management in primary healthcare : a grounded theory study', Social Work in Public Health and Hospitals, Apple Academic Press 9781466562462.

Journal Articles

  • Halcomb, E., Ashley, C., Dennis, S., McInnes, S., Morgan, M., Zwar, N. and Williams, A. (2023), 'Telehealth use in Australian primary healthcare during COVID-19 : a cross-sectional descriptive survey', BMJ Open, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Ashley, C., Williams, A., Dennis, S., McInnes, S., Zwar, N., Morgan, M. and Halcomb, E. (2023), 'Telehealth's future in Australian primary health care : a qualitative study exploring lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic', BJGP Open, vol 7, no 2 .
  • Chenoweth, L., Williams, A., McGuire, J., Reyes, P., Maiden, G., Brodaty, H., Liu, Z., Cook, J., McCade, D., Taylor-Rubin, C., Freeman, M. and Burley, C. (2023), 'Evaluating implementation and outcomes of a person-centered care model for people with dementia in the rehabilitation in-patient setting : project protocol', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, vol 91, no 4 , pp 1409 - 1421.
  • Calma, K., McInnes, S., Halcomb, E., Williams, A. and Batterham, M. (2022), 'Confidence, interest and intentions of final-year nursing students regarding employment in general practice', Collegian, vol 29, no 2 , pp 220 - 227.
  • Halcomb, E., Fernandez, R., Ashley, C., McInnes, S., Stephen, C., Calma, K., Mursa, R., Williams, A. and James, S. (2022), 'The impact of COVID-19 on primary health care delivery in Australia', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 78, no 5 , pp 1327 - 1336.
  • Ashley, C., Halcomb, E., James, S., Calma, K., Stephen, C., McInnes, S., Mursa, R. and Williams, A. (2022), 'The impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of care by Australian primary health care nurses', Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 30, no 5 , pp 2670 - 2677.
  • Halcomb, E., Fernandez, R., Mursa, R., Stephen, C., Calma, K., Ashley, C., McInnes, S., Desborough, J., James, S. and Williams, A. (2022), 'Mental health, safety and support during COVID-19 : a cross-sectional study of primary health care nurses', Journal of Nursing Management, vol 30, no 2 , pp 393 - 402.
  • Calma, K., Halcomb, E., Fernandez, R., Williams, A. and McInnes, S. (2022), 'Understanding nursing students' perceptions of the general practice environment and their priorities for employment settings', Nursing Open, vol 9, no 5 , pp 2325 - 2334.
  • Chenoweth, L., Williams, A., Fry, M., Endean, E. and Liu, Z. (2022), 'Outcomes of person-centered care for persons with dementia in the acute care setting : a pilot study', Clinical Gerontologist, vol 45, no 4 , pp 983 - 997.
  • Halcomb, E., Fernandez, R., Mursa, R., Stephen, C., Calma, K., Ashley, C., McInnes, S., Desborough, J., James, S. and Williams, A. (2022), 'Evaluation of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced scale and exploration of coping among primary health care nurses during COVID-19', Journal of Nursing Management, vol 30, no 7 , pp 2597 - 2608.
  • Jones, D., Randall, S., Williams, A., Waters, D., White, D., Haddadan, G., Erlandsen, A., Hanniver, J., Smith, R. and Parr, S. (2022), 'Strength of cross-sector collaborations in co-designing an extended rural and remote nursing placement innovation : focusing on student learning in preference to student churning', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 30, no 6 , pp 801 - 808.
  • James, S., Ashley, C., Williams, A., Williams, A., Desborough, J., McInnes, S., Calma, K., Mursa, R., Stephen, C. and Halcomb, E. (2021), 'Experiences of Australian primary healthcare nurses in using telehealth during COVID-19 : a qualitative study', BMJ Open, vol 11, no 8 .
  • Calma, K., Halcomb, E., Williams, A., Williams, A. and McInnes, S. (2021), 'Final-year undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of general practice nursing : a qualitative study', Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol 30, no 7-8 , pp 1144 - 1153.
  • Ashley, C., James, S., Williams, A., Calma, K., McInnes, S., Mursa, R., Stephen, C. and Halcomb, E. (2021), 'The psychological well-being of primary healthcare nurses during COVID-19 : a qualitative study', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 77, no 9 , pp 3820 - 3828.
  • Calma, K., Williams, A., Williams, A., McInnes, S. and Halcomb, E. (2021), 'New graduate employment in general practice : perceptions of final-year nursing students', Nurse Education in Practice, vol 54 .
  • Ashley, C., James, S., Stephen, C., Mursa, R., McInnes, S., Williams, A., Calma, K. and Halcomb, E. (2021), 'Primary health care nurses' perceptions of risk during COVID-19 : a qualitative study', Journal of Nursing Scholarship, vol 53, no 6 , pp 689 - 697.
  • Chenoweth, L., Cook, J. and Williams, A. (2021), 'Perceptions of care quality during an acute hospital stay for persons with dementia and family/carers', Healthcare, vol 9, no 9 .
  • Ho, I., Chenoweth, L. and Williams, A. (2021), 'Older people's experiences of living with, responding to and managing sensory loss', Healthcare, vol 9, no 3 .
  • Randall, S., Williams, A., Seale, H. and Beard, F. (2021), 'Influenza vaccinations for high-risk adult populations : how well is general practice doing?', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol 50, no 9 , pp 681 - 686.
  • Halcomb, E., Williams, A. and McInnes, S. (2021), 'Celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in primary health care', Australian Journal Primary Health, vol 27, no 1 .
  • Halcomb, E., McInnes, S., Williams, A., Williams, A., Ashley, C., James, S., Fernandez, R., Stephen, C. and Calma, K. (2020), 'The experiences of primary healthcare nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia', Journal of Nursing Scholarship, vol 52, no 5 , pp 553 - 563.
  • Halcomb, E., Williams, A., Williams, A., Ashley, C., McInnes, S., Stephen, C., Calma, K. and James, S. (2020), 'The support needs of Australian primary health care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic', Journal of Nursing Management, vol 28, no 7 , pp 1553 - 1560.
  • Calma, K., Halcomb, E., Williams, A. and McInnes, S. (2020), 'Final-year undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of general practice as a career path', Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, vol 27, no 1 .
  • Chenoweth, L., Stein-Parbury, J., Lapkin, S., Wang, A., Liu, Z. and Williams, A. (2019), 'Effects of person-centered care at the organisational-level for people with dementia : a systematic review', PLoS ONE, vol 14, no 2 .
  • Jeon, Y., Conway, J., Chenoweth, L., Weise, J., Thomas, T. and Williams, A. (2015), 'Validation of a clinical leadership qualities framework for managers in aged care : a Delphi study', Journal of Clinical Nursing, vol 24, no 7-8 , pp 999 - 1010.
  • Bloomfield, J., Gordon, C., Williams, A. and Aggar, C. (2015), 'Nursing students' intentions to enter primary health care as a career option : findings from a national survey', Collegian, vol 22, no 2 , pp 161 - 167.
  • Gordon, C., Aggar, C., Williams, A., Walker, L., Willcock, S. and Bloomfield, J. (2014), 'A transition program to primary health care for new graduate nurses : a strategy towards building a sustainable primary health care nurse workforce?', BMC Nursing, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Harris, M., Chan, B., Laws, R., Williams, A., Powell Davies, G., Jayasinghe, U., Fanaian, M., Orr, N., Milat, A. and The CN SNAP Project Team, .. (2013), 'The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial)', BMC Public Health, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Chan, B., Jayasinghe, U., Christl, B., Laws, R., Orr, N., Williams, A., Partington, K. and Harris, M. (2013), 'The impact of a team-based intervention on the lifestyle risk factor management practices of community nurses : outcomes of the community nursing SNAP trial', BMC Health Services Research, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Williams, A., Bloomfield, L., Milthorpe, E., Aspinall, D., Filocamo, K., Wellsmore, T., Manolios, N., Jayasinghe, U. and Harris, M. (2013), 'Effectiveness of moving on : an Australian designed generic self-management program for people with a chronic illness', BMC Health Services Research, vol 13, no 1 .
  • Dennis, S., Williams, A., Taggart, J., Newall, A., Denney-Wilson, E., Zwar, N., Shortus, T. and Harris, M. (2012), 'Which providers can bridge the health literacy gap in lifestyle risk factor modification education : a systematic review and narrative synthesis', BMC Family Practice, vol 13 .
  • Taggart, J., Williams, A., Dennis, S., Newall, A., Shortus, T., Zwar, N., Denney-Wilson, E. and Harris, M. (2012), 'A systematic review of interventions in primary care to improve health literacy for chronic disease behavioral risk factors', BMC Family Practice, vol 13 .
  • Christl, B., Chan, B., Laws, R., Williams, A., Powell Davies, G., Harris, M. and The CN SNAP Trial Research Team, .. (2012), 'Clients' experience of brief lifestyle interventions by community nurses', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 18, no 4 , pp 321 - 326.
  • Chan, B., Laws, R., Williams, A., Powell Davies, G., Fanaian, M., Harris, M., The CN SNAP Project Team, .., Jayasinghe, U., Milat, A., Orr, N., Buckman, S., Partington, K., Mitchell, A., Smith, H., Asquith, J., Whitaker, R., Hilkmann, M., Lisle, C., Caines, K., Clark, S. and Dunn, S. (2012), 'Is there scope for community health nurses to address lifestyle risk factors? : the community nursing SNAP trial', BMC Nursing, vol 11 .
  • Williams, A., Dennis, S. and Harris, M. (2011), 'How effective are the linkages between self-management programmes and primary care providers, especially for disadvantaged patients?', Chronic Illness, vol 7, no 1 , pp 20 - 30.
  • Laws, R., Chan, B., Williams, A., Davies, G., Jayasinghe, U., Fanaian, M. and Harris, M. (2010), 'An efficacy trial of brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial)', BMC Nursing, vol 9 .
  • Laws, R., Jayasinghe, U., Harris, M., Williams, A., Powell Davies, G. and Kemp, L. (2009), 'Explaining the variation in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care : a multilevel cross sectional study', BMC Public Health, vol 9 .
  • Amoroso, C., Harris, M., Ampt, A., Laws, R., McKenzie, S., Williams, A., Jayasinghe, U., Zwar, N. and Powell Davies, G. (2009), 'The 45 year old health check : feasibility and impact on practices and patient behaviour', Australian Family Physician, vol 38, no 5 , pp 358 - 362.
  • Powell Davies, G., Perkins, D., McDonald, J. and Williams, A. (2009), 'Integrated primary health care in Australia', International Journal of Integrated Care, vol 9, no 4 .
  • Laws, R., Kemp, L., Harris, M., Powell Davies, G., Williams, A. and Eames-Brown, R. (2009), 'An exploration of how clinician attitudes and beliefs influence the implementation of lifestyle risk factor management in primary healthcare : a grounded theory study', Implementation Science, vol 4, no 1 .
  • Powell, D., Williams, A., Larsen, K., Perkins, D., Roland, M. and Harris, M. (2008), 'Coordinating primary health care : an analysis of the outcomes of a systematic review', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, no 8 , pp 65 - 68.
  • Laws, R., Kirby, S., Davies, G., Williams, A., Jayasinghe, U., Amoroso, C. and Harris, M. (2008), '"Should I and can I?" : a mixed methods study of clinician beliefs and attitudes in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care', BMC Health Services Research, vol 8 .
  • Harris, M., Williams, A., Dennis, S., Zwar, N. and Davies, G. (2008), 'Chronic disease self-management : implementation with and within Australian general practice', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 189, no 10 , pp 17 - 20.
  • Laws, R., Williams, A., Davies, G., Eames-Brown, R., Amoroso, C. and Harris, M. (2008), 'A square peg in a round hole? : approaches to incorporating lifestyle counselling into routine primary health care', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 14, no 3 , pp 101 - 111.
  • Williams, A., Harris, M., Daffurn, K., Davies, G., Pascoe, S. and Zwar, N. (2007), 'Sustaining chronic disease management in primary care : lessons from a demonstration project', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 13, no 2 , pp 121 - 128.
  • Laws, R., Davies, P., Williams, A. and Harris, M. (2006), 'Building capacity for prevention in community nursing services', Australian Nursing Journal, vol 14, no 3 .

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