Biography:
Dr Vera Camoes-Costa is a primary care researcher, and a former mental health clinician, with an expertise and passion in the implementation of evidence-based interventions for improving mental health across the life span. As a Research Fellow at the Department of General Practice at Monash University, Vera currently manages the implementation team of a large NHMRC Partnership Grant to help GPs adhere to a work-related mental-health guideline when caring for their patients with work-related mental health symptoms. Her research output includes 21 peer-reviewed publications, multiple conference presentations and ongoing collaborations with national multidisciplinary research teams in Australia. Her research interests are on implementation science, healthy ageing, prevention of poor mental health outcomes, and evidence-based clinical practice.
Title : Mental health outcomes of family carers after admission to aged care: A cross-sectional survey study