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Dr. Isabella Garti is a midwifery research fellow at the Molly Wardaguga Institute for First Nations Birth Rights, Charles Darwin University. She has a clinical background in nursing and midwifery with over 15 years of midwifery practice, education, and research and research translation experience. Isabella has a keen interest in addressing health service disparities and improving the quality of midwifery care for women who develop pregnancy complications in poorly resourced settings. Isabella is passionate about researching pre-eclampsia management in LMICs, evidence-based midwifery, midwifery-led care, culturally safe maternity care, undergraduate midwifery education, and innovative continuing professional development approaches.
Isabella currently co-leads the development of a Birthing on Country Toolkit to help maternity services both Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and health services build and expand culturally safe care in Australia. She’s also leading a Gates Foundation–funded sub award to digitise preservice midwifery education in Nigeria, creating innovative tools for the next generation of midwives.
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A multi-level exploration of factors influencing pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management by midwives in a Ghanaian teaching hospital
Garti, I. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
16/03/20 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
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RISE SAFELY: Birthing on Country: RISE SAFELY in rural, remote and very remote Australia
Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator C), West, R. (Chief Investigator D), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator E), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator F), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator G), Moore, S. (Chief Investigator H), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator I), Muir, L. (Other) & Garti, I. (Project Manager)
15/06/22 → 15/05/27
Project: Research
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DIMP: Digital Innovation for the Transformation of Midwifery Pedagogy
Garti, I. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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GO5828 MRFF Rapid Applied Research Translation: Birthing on Country Translational Research Centre
Roe, Y. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kildea, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B), Kruske, S. (Chief Investigator C), Gao, Y. (Chief Investigator D), Campbell, S. (Chief Investigator E), West, R. (Chief Investigator F), Ireland, S. (Chief Investigator G), Maypilama, E. Ḻ. (Chief Investigator H), Hurst, C. (Chief Investigator I), Allen, J. (Chief Investigator J), Hartz, D. (Associate Investigator), McCalman, P. (Associate Investigator), Lindeman, M. (Associate Investigator), Muir, L. (Other), Tafe, A. E. (Other) & Garti, I. (Project Manager)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Adjustment and Coping in Spousal Caregivers of cervical cancer patients in Ghana: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Appiah, E. O., Garti, I., Ani Amponsah, M., Frimpong, E., Toure, H. A., Kappiah, J., Menka, M. A. & Kontoh, S., 5 Jul 2024, In: Medicine. 103, 27, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy management: insights from the 5th preeclampsia scientific symposium in Ghana
On Behalf of APEC-Ghana, Jun 2024, In: BMC Proceedings. 18, Suppl 10, p. 1-12 12 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving success and retention of undergraduate nursing students from rural and remote Australia: A multimethod study protocol
Liu, X. L., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Garti, I., Bressington, D., Wang, T., Wikander, L. & Tan, J. Y., Feb 2024, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 75, p. 1-6 6 p., 103876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Journeying together: spousal experiences with prostate cancer in Ghana
Appiah, E. O., Oti-Boadi, E., Amertil, N. P., Afotey, R., Lavoe, H., Garti, I., Menlah, A. & Sekyi, E. K. N., Apr 2024, In: ecancermedicalscience. 18, p. 1-13 13 p., 1692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Midwives’ experiences of providing pre-eclampsia care in a low- and middle-income country: A qualitative study
Garti, I., Gray, M., Bromley, A. & Tan, J. Y., Mar 2024, In: Women and Birth. 37, 2, p. 332-339 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre-eclampsia training needs of midwives in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital: A cross-sectional study
Garti, I., Gray, M., Bromley, A. & Tan, J. Y., Feb 2024, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 75, p. 1-8 8 p., 103872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acceptance of HPV vaccination in boys among mothers from selected churches in Accra, Ghana
Appiah, E. O., Oti-Boadi, E., Appiah, S., Bakkari, M. A., Menka, M. A., Awuah, D. B., Kontoh, S., Menlah, A., Garti, I. & Boateng, S. A., Dec 2023, In: BMC Public Health. 23, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 1053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-level exploration of factors influencing pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management by Ghanaian midwives
Garti, I. (Author), Tan, P. B. (Supervisor), Bromley, A. (Supervisor) & Gray, M. (Supervisor), 2024Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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