Ms Alyssa Cormick
School of Nursing and Midwifery
College of Health
Alyssa Cormick is a non-Indigenous research assistant with the Aboriginal Kidney care together: improving outcomes now (AKction) research project. Following the completion of her undergraduate studies at the Australian National University, Alyssa moved to the University of Adelaide to undertake an honours degree in psychology, and while doing so, she became involved with the AKction project. Alyssa's current position involves supporting ongoing research projects with AKction’s Aboriginal reference group members and research team.
Research Projects
Mapping Journeys for Health and Wellbeing (2024-2029)
Aim:
- Identify use of Managing Two Worlds Together (MTWT) patient journey mapping and Health Journey Mapping (HJM) tools and resources
- Evaluate implementation of the MTWT and HJM tools
- Share knowledge and resources about journey mapping tools and methodologies
- Support uptake and implementation of journey mapping activities
Journey Mapping Resources
The Mapping Journeys Project aims to support uptake of journey mapping activities, through sharing information, resources, examples and connecting with one another. For more information or access to journey mapping resources, follow the link:
Community of Practice
The Mapping Journeys team will be hosting bimonthly Mapping Journeys Community of Practice sessions, with guest speakers and opportunities to yarn with each other about mapping.
If you would like to join, you can sign up to be a member of the Mapping Journeys Community of Practice and receive ongoing information about events. To do so please email our team, or fill out your contact details using the link below: Join the Community of Practice
Research Activities
As part of research activities, we are currently recruiting people who have used or adapted the MTWT or HJM tools to map journeys to be involved in a survey and/or interview for our research.
Who Can Participate?
People who:
- Have used or adapted the MTWT or HJM tools to map journeys in any setting.
- Are 18 years or older
To participate in the survey or interview please contact our research team.
Email: mapping.journeys@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 313 0964 (Janet Kelly, Project Lead)
Expressions of Interest
If you have not used the MTWT or HJM tools for mapping, but have an interest in journey mapping or involvement in this project, please reach out to our research team.
We are keen to explore collaborations with different people and services. We will also be recruiting individuals who have an interest in using the MTWT or HJM tools, or adapting versions of these in health care, research, education, and/or community settings in future activities, and are taking expressions of interest.
AKction 2: Aboriginal Kidney Care, Improving Outcomes Now (April 2021 – 2026)
Aim: to improve the experience and outcomes of kidney care for and with Aboriginal patients, families and community members and kidney health services in South Australia.
Substudies:
- Indigenous governance
- Kidney journey mapping
- Patient support & patient navigators
- Cultural safety in kidney care
Health Journey Mapping (The University of Adelaide AKction Research Project & The Lowitja Institute) (2021 –2022)
Aim: to codesign a mapping resource that could be used by healthcare professionals to map health journeys and promote cultural safety
Method: using a codesign and participatory action research approach. Development was informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and family members, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous health professionals.
Results: developed three mapping tools and education resources
AKction 1: Aboriginal Kidney Care, Improving Outcomes Now (2021)
Aim: to provide opportunities for Aboriginal kidney patients and family members, health professionals, health services, academics and researchers to work together to improve kidney care in South Australia.
Methods: Aboriginal community consultations, focus groups, patient journey mapping, identification of barriers and enablers and effective strategies for improvment, education package development for staff and students
Results: Voices of Aboriginal people with kidney disease were heard and their journeys publicised. Their stories and experiences were shared to inform and improve health services in South Australia and beyond.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Research Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2015 - 2020 | Disability Support Worker | Hartley Lifecare |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Flinders University | Australia | Graduate Diploma in Counselling (Behavioural Health) |
| 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychological Science |
| 2020 | Charles Darwin University | Australia | Graduate Certificate in Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases |
| 2016 - 2020 | Australian National University | Australia | Bachelor of Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Medical Science |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Kelly, J., Graham, A., Owen, K., Arnold-Chamney, M., Lester, R., Cormick, A., . . . O'Donnell, K. (2022). Health Journey Mapping for busy clinical settings, detailed care planning and strategic evaluation. In https://eventstudio.eventsair.com/hsr-2022/conference-handbook-e-proceedings. Sydney. |
| Date | Topic | Presented at | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Health Journey Mapping to Identify Strength and Resilience as experienced by an Aboriginal Woman with Kidney Disease | Adelaide Nursing School Conversazione | The University of Adelaide | Australia |
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