Overview
Dr Tiana Gurney has worked in the health care research environment for the past 13 years in both an academic and industry capacity. In her career thus far Dr Gurney has had the privilege of working for a global social research organisation, holding an ARC Fellow position, writing university funding submissions for a wide variety of disciplines, managing and implementing programs in a primary health care setting and directing a social research consulting company. Dr Gurney is passionate about rural health care and providing an evidence base on which decisions and directions can impact rural communities in a positive manner.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Queensland
Journal Articles
Martin, Priya, Argus, Geoff, Fox, Jordan, Gurney, Tiana, McGrail, Matthew, Kumar, Saravana and Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Nature and extent of disruptions to staff clinical supervision practices in health care settings due to COVID‐19: A survey study. Australian Journal of Rural Health. doi: 10.1111/ajr.13036
McGrail, Matthew R., Gurney, Tiana, Fox, Jordan, Martin, Priya, Eley, Diann, Nasir, Bushra and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time. Human Resources for Health, 21 (1) 31, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00819-3
Anderson, Emily, McGrail, Matthew R, Hollins, Aaron, Young, Louise, McArthur, Lawrie, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Gurney, Tiana (2023). Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 218 (9), 408-409. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51930
Young, Louise, Anderson, Emily, Gurney, Tiana, McArthur, Lawrie, McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda and Hollins, Aaron (2023). A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations. BMC Medical Education, 23 (1) 215, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04175-7
Fox, Jordan L., Doolan, Thomas D., Gurney, Tiana M. and McGrail, Matthew R. (2023). Short-term medical student placements completed consecutively at a rural general practice positively impact chronic disease management. Rural and remote health, 23 (2) 7611. doi: 10.22605/RRH7611
Gurney, Tiana, O'Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew and Martin, Priya (2023). Understanding the non‐professional needs of early career doctors: An interview‐based study. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 38 (2), 330-346. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3587
Sheehy, Joshua, Rutledge, Hamish, Acharya, U. Rajendra, Loh, Hui Wen, Gururajan, Raj, Tao, Xiaohui, Zhou, Xujuan, Li, Yuefeng, Gurney, Tiana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Gynecological cancer prognosis using machine learning techniques: A systematic review of last three decades (1990–2022). Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 139 102536, 102536. doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2023.102536
Martin, Priya, Hulme, Adam, Fallon, Tony, Kumar, Saravana, McGrail, Matthew, Argus, Geoff, Gurney, Tiana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student supervision and education in health care settings: A state-wide survey of health care workers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 31 (3), 484-492. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12969
Martin, Priya, Kumar, Saravana, Tian, Esther, Argus, Geoff, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lizarondo, Lucylynn, Gurney, Tiana and Snowdon, David (2022). Rebooting effective clinical supervision practices to support healthcare workers through and following the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 34 (2) mzac030. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzac030
McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana, Eley, Diann and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2021). Exploring doctors’ emerging commitment to rural and general practice roles over their early career. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22) 11835, 11835. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211835
O’Sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Gurney, Tiana and Martin, Priya (2021). Barriers to getting into postgraduate specialty training for junior Australian doctors: An interview-based study. PLoS One, 16 (10) e0258584, e0258584. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258584
O’Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana and Cairns, Alice (2021). Consensus‐based framework for the growth and sustainability of rural health research. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (4) ajr.12746, 563-567. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12746
McGrail, Matthew, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Gurney, Tiana (2021). Critically reviewing the policies used by colleges to select doctors for specialty training: a kink in the rural pathway. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2), 272-283. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12707
O'Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana and McGrail, Matthew (2021). Selection, training and employment to encourage early‐career doctors to pursue a rural postgraduate training pathway. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 29 (2), 267-271. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12744
O’sullivan, Belinda, McGrail, Matthew, Gurney, Tiana and Martin, Priya (2020). A realist evaluation of theory about triggers for doctors choosing a generalist or specialist medical career. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (22) 8566, 8566-17. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228566
O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Cairns, Alice and Gurney, Tiana M. (2020). Understanding the field of rural health academic research: a national qualitative, interview-based study. Rural and Remote Health, 20 (3), 6116-10. doi: 10.22605/RRH6116
O’Sullivan, Belinda, Cairns, Alice and Gurney, Tiana (2020). Exploring how to sustain ‘place-based’ rural health academic research for informing rural health systems: a qualitative investigation. Health Research Policy and Systems, 18 (1) 90, 90. doi: 10.1186/s12961-020-00608-7
Gururajan, Raj, Gurney, Tiana and Hafeez-Baig, Abdul (2009). Confirmatory factor analysis to establish determinants of wireless technology in the Indian healthcare. International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives, 1 (3), 19-37. doi: 10.4018/jhdri.2009070102
Conference Papers
Gurney, Tiana (2018). The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): An opportunity to improve mental health?. Mental Health Services Conference, Adelaide Australia, 28-31 August 2018.
Gurney, Tiana Maree, Gardiner, Shirley-Anne, Passent, Kim, Edge, Jodie and Singh, Manjeet (2014). ClinicalLINKS - How to coordinate and integrate between primary, community and hospital-based care. LONDON: UBIQUITY PRESS LTD.
Gardiner, Shirley-Anne Lee and Gurney, Tiana (2014). ClinicalLINKS Project within DDSWQ Medicare Local. LONDON: UBIQUITY PRESS LTD.
Gurney, Tiana, Stenhouse, Shayne, Guraurajan, Raj and Hafeez-Baig, Abdul (2009). The practical issues in using existing digital stethoscopes for telehealth. Annual International Conference on Successes and Failures in Telehealth, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-11 December 2009.
Bruggemann, Glenn, Gurney, Tiana, Hafeez-Baig, Abdul, March, Judy and Weale, Greg (2009). The trial of PDAs in Queensland public hospitals and its effect on patient safety. 2nd Passionate about Practice Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 29-30 July 2009.
Gurney, Tiana, Hafeez-Baig, Abdul and Guraurajan, Raj (2009). Exploratory study to investigate the applicability of existing digital stethoscopes in a telehealth setting. International Conference on Biomedical Instrumentation and Healthcare Engineering, Chennai, India, 6-8 August 2009.
Gurney, Tiana, Hafeez-Baig, Abdul and Guraurajan, Raj (2009). Trialling wireless handheld devices in a clinical setting: a Queensland case study. 7th Annual Conference on Information Science, Technology and Management, Gurgaon, India, 13-15 July 2009.
Hopper, Tiana, Erwee, Ronel and Hastings, Kathy (2007). An investigation into the relevance of emerging marketing strategy in regional Queensland hospitals. ANZMAC 2007, Dunedin New Zealand, 3-5 December 2007.
Hopper, Tiana (2007). Marketing strategy, organisational strategy and organisational performance: a study of Queensland's hospitals. ANZMAC 2007, Dunedin, New Zealand, 3-5 December 2007.
Ogunmokun, Gabriel, Hopper, Tiana and McClymont, Hoda (2005). Strategy implementation and organizational performance: a study of private hospitals. Australasian Business and Behavioural Sciences Association Conference, Cairns, Australia, 5-7 August 2005.
Hopper, Tiana, Ogunmokun, Gabriel and McClymont, Hoda (2005). The effect of strategic marketing planning practices on performance: a study of Australian private hospitals. Australasian Business and Behavioural Sciences Association Conference, Cairns, Australia, 5-7 August 2005.
Theses
Gurney, Tiana (2009). Marketing strategy and organisational strategy: a study of regional private hospitals. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Business, University of Southern Queensland.
Hopper, Tiana (2004). Strategic marketing planning practices and performance: a study of Australian Private Hospitals. Honours Thesis, Faculty of Business, University of Southern Queensland.