Mrs Caroline Vafeas

Senior Lecturer

Telephone: (61 8)  6304 3482  
Facsimile: (61 8)  6304 2323  
Email: c.vafeas@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.417  

 

Current Teaching

  • NNI1102 Health and Health Challenges in Older Adults
  • NSP2208 Beginning Nursing Competencies
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Dementia Studies
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Dementia Studies
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Gerontology
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Gerontology
  • Supervisor for Masters by Course Work
  • Course Coordinator for the Post Graduate Diploma in Dementia Studies

Background

  • 2011-present: Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ECU
  • 2007-2011: Lecturer, School of Nursing Midwifery & Post Graduate Medicine, ECU
  • 2006: Staff Development Educator, Royal Perth Hospital
  • 2003-2006: Silver Chain
  • 2001-2003: Senior Lecturer University of Brighton, UK
  • 1988-2001: District Nursing Sister, Eastbourne & County Community Trust, UK

Professional Memberships

  • Royal College of Nursing Australia

Research Areas and Interests

  • Nurse Migration
  • Precetorship and Mentorship
  • Mentoring Undergraduate Student Nurses

Staff Qualifications

  • Certificate, Other WA higher ed institution, 2006 .
  • Certificate, Other WA higher ed institution, 2003 .
  • Master of Arts, England, 2002 .
  • Bachelor of Science, England, 1996 .

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Conference Publications

  • Vafeas, C., Lauva, M., Beament, T., (2011), Cultivating care: Nurturing nurses for a new tomorrow. Developing student skills for the next decade. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Teaching Learning Forum, 1-4, Perth WA .
  • Vafeas, C., (2009), The experiences of UK registered nurses in Perth, Western Australia. The experiences of UK registered nurses in Perth, Western Australia, 26, Perth Western Australia.
  • Vafeas, C., (2009), The lived experience of United Kingdom Migrant Nurses in Western Australia. The lived experience of United Kingdon Migrant Nurses in Western Australia, 7, Perth, Western Australia.