Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Melinda is a pharmacist who joined UWA in 2010 to follow her passion for improving the breastfeeding experience for mothers and infants. She initially worked with the Hartmann Human Lactation Research Group and then moved to the School of Allied Health where she founded and is chief investigator for the LactaResearch group. Melinda’s research is aimed at supporting effective lactation through the translation of research to practice.
Her research achievements include LactaPedia, an internationally collaborative glossary of lactation terminology for science and medicine and LactaMap, an online lactation care support system. Translation of research to practice has been widely quoted to take 17 years, LactaMap and LactaPedia bridge this gap and allow new research to be delivered directly to practice soon after publication. These internationally available platforms assist evidence-based lactation knowledge to be easily embedded into medical practice and education curricula.
Melinda was recognised for her work in early nutrition by the Pharmaceutical Association of Australia as Western Australia’s Pharmacist of the Year in 2019.
Research
Key research areas cover two projects:
The conceptualisation and development of an online lactation care support system (LactaMap) to assist with the medical care of mothers and infants experiencing difficulty with lactation.
The development of an online lactation glossary for science and medicine, LactaPedia.
The conceptualisation and development of an online lactation care support system (LactaMap) to assist with the medical care of mothers and infants experiencing difficulty with lactation.
The development of an online lactation glossary for science and medicine, LactaPedia.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Human lactation, Doctor of Philosophy, Integrated approaches to support consistent lactation care, closing the evidence to practice gap, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 26 Jul 2021
Research expertise keywords
- Lactation
- breastfeeding
- Translational primary care research
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Paediatric Eczema Model of Care for Pharmacists
Salter, S., Loh, R., Weidinger, J., Said, M., Vale, S., Brand, R., Schneider, J., Boss, M., Seubert, L., Lee, K. & Popowicz, N., 8 Aug 2022, Australia: The University of Western Australia. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other output
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An evaluation of general practitioners' experience of LactaMap, an online lactation care support system
Boss, M., Turner, J., Hirst, T., Pritchard, D., Perez-Escamilla, R. & Clifford, R., 2021, In: Australian Journal of General Practice. 50, 12, p. 937-943 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrated approaches to support consistent lactation care: Closing the evidence to practice gap
Boss, M., 2021, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Integrating approaches for quality guideline development in LactaMap, an online lactation care support system
Boss, M., Turner, J., Boss, P., Hartmann, P., Pritchard, D. & Clifford, R., Dec 2021, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 21, 1, 322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Interventions supporting medical practitioners in the provision of lactation care: A systematic review and narrative analysis
Boss, M., Saxby, N., Pritchard, D., Pérez-Escamilla, R. & Clifford, R., Jul 2021, In: Maternal and Child Nutrition. 17, 3, e13160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access9 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 5 Finished
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Determinants of human milk-mediated protective immunity against COVID-19
Verhasselt, V., Macchiaverni, P., van den Elsen, L., Imrie, A., Rodriguez, J., McGuire, M., Kollmann, T. & Boss, M.
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/02/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Development and Implementation of an online glossary of lactation for science and medicine
Boss, M. & Hartmann, P.
Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Implementation of practice guidelines for human lactation
Boss, M. & Hartmann, P.
Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
1/01/16 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Development of a Lactation Support Tool
Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Lactation Assessment & Management Programme LAMP
Boss, M., Hartmann, P. & Clifford, R.
Rotary Club of Southern Districts
4/04/13 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Editorial activity
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The University of Western Australia (Publisher)
Melinda Boss (Editor)
1 Aug 2018Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
Press/Media
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Coronavirus and breastfeeding - UWA researchers clarify the facts
20/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Online 'map' to support breastfeeding mums
29/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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LactaPedia takes the guesswork out of breastfeeding
1/08/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media