Professor Natalie Bradford
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Personal details
Positions
- Professor Childhood Cancer
Faculty of Health,
School of Nursing
Keywords
Paediatric Palliative and Supportive Care, Child and Adolescent Cancer, Health Services, Digital health, Epidemiology and Outcomes
Research field
Health services and systems, Epidemiology, Nursing
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Queensland)
- Master Public Health (University of Queensland)
- BNur (Australian Catholic Uni)
Professional memberships and associations
Scientific Committee Member and Nursing Network, SIOP -International Society of Pediatric Oncology
Executive Committee Member, Queensland Collaborative Cancer Survivorship
Member of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Publications
Research outputs by year
- Bradford, N. & Chan, R. (2017). Health promotion and psychological interventions for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a systematic literature review. Cancer Treatment Reviews, 55, 57–70. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/104278
- Bradford, N., Caffery, L. & Smith, A. (2016). Correction: Telehealth services in rural and remote Australia: a systematic review of models of care and factors influencing success and sustainability. Rural and Remote Health, 16(4), 1–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/115173
- Bradford, N., Edwards, R. & Chan, R. (2015). Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride intermittent flushing for the prevention of occlusion in long term central venous catheters in infants and children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(11), 1–33. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/90754
- Anazodo, A., Laws, P., Logan, S., Saunders, C., Travaglia, J., Gerstl, B., Bradford, N., Cohn, R., Birdsall, M., Barr, R., Suzuki, N., Takae, S., Marinho, R., Xiao, S., Chen, Q., Mahajan, N., Patil, M., Gunasheela, D., Smith, K. & Sender, L. (2019). The Development of an International Oncofertility Competency Framework: A Model to Increase Oncofertility Implementation. The Oncologist, 24(12). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128552
- Ekberg, S., Herbert, A., Johns, K., Tarrant, G., Sansone, H., Yates, P., Danby, S. & Bradford, N. (2020). Finding a way with words: Delphi study to develop a discussion prompt list for paediatric palliative care. Palliative Medicine, 34(3), 291–299. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/133938
QUT ePrints
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/natalie.bradford
Selected research projects
- Title
- A Co-Designed Adaption of the Adapted Physical Activity Program to Promote Lifestyle Physical Activity Among Young Cancer Survivors
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2036187
- Start year
- 2026
- Keywords
- adolescent health; youth; cancer sequelae; wellbeing; quality of life
- Title
- Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) for Paediatric Palliative Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2035240
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- Paediatric; Palliative Care; Health Services Research; Patient/Professional communication; Priority Setting
- Title
- Engaging Older Australians in Co-Designing An AI App for Grief - Grief Guide, Your 3am Friend
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- WickS2024024
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- Title
- Improving Quality of Life for Young People with Cancer Across the Care Trajectory through Integrated Patient-Centred Palliative Care: A Stepped-Wedge Trial of a New Model of Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- MRF2032214
- Start year
- 2025
- Keywords
- adolescence; palliative care; communication skills; cancer prognosis; best practice
- Title
- Understanding Communication About Advance Care Planning Across the Lifespan
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240100072
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- Title
- Understanding Communication About Advance Care Planning Across the Lifespan
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP240100072
- Start year
- 2024
- Keywords
- Title
- BALANCE: Promoting wellBeing in AdoLescent and young Adult caNCEr survivors
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2006138
- Start year
- 2022
- Keywords
- Adolescent Cancer
- Title
- A Prospective, Multicentre, Randomised, Blinded, Two-Arm Parallel Trial of Medicinal Cannabis Products for Alleviating Symptom Burden in Children with Advanced Cancer
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 2020/MRF2006342
- Start year
- 2021
- Keywords
- cannabinoid analgesics; cannabis; paediatric; medical oncology; palliative treatment
- Title
- Improving the Continuum of Cancer Care in Young People
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1174733
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Symptomatology; Self-management; Patient Outcomes; Health Services Research; Primary Care
- Title
- Extraordinary Yet Mundane Talk: Children Navigating Palliative Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180101941
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
HDR current supervisions
- Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patient Care: The Role of an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Interprofessional Practice
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Fiona Naumann, Associate Professor Rob Robergs, Dr Robert Mullins - And what now? - Exploring information and communication needs of carers of children with cancer transitioning to surveillance
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers - Childhood and adolescent cancer research priorities in Australia: An investigation of the voices of stakeholders
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers - Consumer preferences for paediatric palliative care services in Australia
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Hannah Carter, Dr Pakhi Sharma - Exploring the potential of an electronic symptom management system to support parents of children with cancer
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers, Dr Xiomara Skrabal Ross - Implementation of the Childrens Palliative Outcome Scale (C-POS) in Paediatric Palliative Care Services
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers - Symptom-PROMPT: Optimising Symptom management in young People Receiving Bone Marrow Transplantation
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Samantha Keogh - The Value Of Community-Based Exercise For The Physical Function And Other Health Measurements Of Priority Populations Of Cancer Survivors
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Justin Holland, Dr Xiomara Skrabal Ross - Understanding the place of legacy-making for young people living with life-limiting conditions before, and after their death
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Alison Bowers, Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates - Use of non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea and constipation management among patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander
HDR completed supervisions (Research Doctorates)
- Co-Designing CONNECTS; A Trauma-informed Psychosocial Intervention for Parents of Children with Brain Tumours (2026)
- Exploring the prevalence and management of sleep disturbance in primary brain cancer patients and their caregivers (2026)
- The Financial Burden of Having a Child with Cancer: Navigating Financial Toxicity, Support & Preferences of Families of Children with Cancer (2026)
- Assessment of Immunotherapy-Related Adverse Events among Patients with Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed Methods Study (2024)
- Goal-Directed Therapeutic Exercise in Paediatric Survivors of Posterior Fossa Brain Tumours (2024)
- Assessing family care needs of children with cancer in Thailand: developing a Thai version of the Family Inventory of Needs-Paediatric II (FIN-PED II) (2023)
HDR completed supervisions (Research Masters)
- Quality of Life Disparities among Colorectal Cancer Survivors in Queensland: The Impact of Area Disadvantage and Remoteness (2026)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.