Sessions
(B) Older Australians
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Wed
Cristina Thompson is a PhD candidate in the School of Nursing, University of Wollongong (UOW), investigating loneliness and social isolation in older people and the contribution of primary care in addressing this issue. Prior to this, Cristina spent several years in the health system as a clinician and senior manager, in both rural and metropolitan health settings. She has also worked as a health service researcher within the former Centre for Health Service Development (UOW) supporting mixed methods research projects in the areas of health and social policy evaluation, strategic health service development and planning. Cristina has worked on multiple large-scale evaluation projects, with various state and territory health departments, Australian Government departments and agencies, and non-government organisations, most recently in improving social connectedness for older Australians. Cristina has a long-standing interest in the practical application of health services research and using evidence to influence policy reform.