Ashleigh E Butler
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Ashleigh E Butler
@ashleighebutler.bsky.social
Academic and ARC DECRA fellow at La Trobe, focusing on family involvement and end-of-life care in #PICU / #PedsICU.

Book lover, tea drinker, practice baker. All views and opinions are my own.
Thrilled to share my latest publication, undertaken in collaboration with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses End-of-Life Advisory Panel, exploring nurse and family perspectives on #end-of-life care for children in #ICU.

Full text available here:

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Parents’ and nurses’ experiences of end-of-life care in intensive care for children: A systematic review
The provision of end-of-life care for children in intensive care is a stressful and traumatic event for parents with immediate and life-long impacts. …
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November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
How do siblings of critically ill infants experience the #NICU?

Come along to #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear Dr Suza Trajkovski discuss findings from her integrative review and offer suggestions for support!

Date: Nov 18th @ 8am AEDT

Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Interested in how visiting relatives in #ICU or #PICU impacts children?

Come along to the #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear A/Prof Giulia Lamiani discuss her recent study findings & share tips for support!

Date: Aug 18th @ 5:30pm AEST

Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
July 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Want to know more about supporting #siblings in #PICU?

Come along to the #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear Kate Strickland present on the role of CLT, and practical tips to support siblings & families!

Date: May 12th, @ 4:30pm AEST

Find out more: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
May 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Delighted to share my recent scoping review, exploring the current state of #FCC research in #paediatrics. Key findings demonstrate who is and is not included in #FCC research globally.

A huge undertaking with a fantastic co-author ship team 🙂

Open access article available here:
Family-centred care research in paediatrics: A scoping review.
doi.org/10.1177/1367...

Online first. Open Access. Available now.

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May 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Huge congratulations to one of my fantastic PhD students, @jessappleyard.bsky.social, for having two posters at the @anzics.bsky.social and ACCCN ASM this week. Absolutely fantastic work Jess!
April 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Huge congratulations to one of my doctoral candidates, Sal Ngezi, on his first publication! 🥳

Sal's review explores perspectives and experiences of #palliative and #EOL care for African migrant communities:
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Exploring palliative and end-of-life care perspectives and lived experiences among generations of African migrants residing outside the continent: A scoping review | Palliative & Supportive Care |...
Exploring palliative and end-of-life care perspectives and lived experiences among generations of African migrants residing outside the continent: A scoping review - Volume 23
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March 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Absolutely thrilled to share my latest publication, exploring the concept of family in #PICU #FCC research.

An important milestone as the first publication from the #Siblings in #PedsICU International Research Interest Group too!

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Exploring ‘family’ in paediatric intensive care family-centred-care research: A concept analysis
Family-Centred Care (FCC) is a cornerstone of Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) care. While FCC is well defined, debate exists as to how ‘family’ …
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February 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Interested in the experiences of siblings in #PICU?

Come along to the #Siblings in #PedsICU Research Interest Group to hear Dr Lizzie Bichard present her PhD findings from The heArt sibLings imPact Study (ALPS).

Date: Feb 5th, 2025, at 8am AEDT

Find out more at: a.butler@latrobe.edu.au
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Huge congratulations to PhD candidate Jess Appleyard on her first publication, exploring multi-stakeholder perspectives into the experiences of siblings when a child is critically ill!

#PedsICU #PICU

Check out the open access publication here 👇

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Multi-stakeholder perspectives into the experiences of siblings when a child is critically ill: A qualitative systematic review
A child’s critical illness and admission to intensive care can have significant short- and long-term impacts for the parents and hospitalized child. W…
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January 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thrilled to share my latest publication exploring recent #FCC research in #PedsICU and announcing a new section on #FCC care in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine!

journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...

With @josephcmanning.bsky.social, Florencia Krall, Alexis Shinewald, Karen Choong, Karen Dryden-Palmer
December 4, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Hello everyone! I’m Ashleigh, a nurse researcher exploring all things #FCC, #EOL and #Siblings in #PICU in Australia, leading The PICU Siblings Study and founder of the Siblings in PICU international research interest group.

Looking forward to re-connecting with the #PedsICU community here! 🙂
November 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM