Dr April Morrow

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Dr April Morrow is an early career researcher with experience in implementation science and behavioural research. Her PhD was an in-depth process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial testing approaches to improve detection of Lynch syndrome among colorectal cancer patients. Her current work focusses on the implementation of precision oncology into the health system via a novel, multidisciplinary model of care.

As a practicing cancer genetic counsellor, Dr Morrow is passionate about understanding and improving the uptake of evidence-based practices within health systems, particularly in the hereditary cancer setting.

Journal articles | 2025

Liang S; McKay S; Lin F; Zaheed M; Morrow A; Douglas B; Chan J; Monaghan H; Chan P; Kennedy E; Tyedmers E; Walker S; Leaney K; Napier CE; Middleton S; Butow P; Williams R; Parkinson B; Ballinger ML; Tucker K; Goldstein D; Thomas D; Taylor N, 2025, 'Integration of precision medicine into routine cancer care—protocol for the Precision Care Initiative: a research programme of effectiveness-implementation hybrid trials', BMJ Open, 15,

Journal articles | 2025

Mazariego C; Gul H; Liang S; Kelly-Hanku A; Brady B; Allida S; Baffsky R; McErlean G; Crespo C; Hodgins M; Christie L; Peiris D; Debono D; MacMillan F; Ferguson C; Heneka N; Kennedy SG; Liu H; Morrow A; Fontaine G; Findlay M; Middleton S; Lim D; Straiton N; Taylor N, 2025, 'Critical actions for embedding research evidence into practice: how to get the most out of your implementation scientist', Jbi Evidence Implementation,

Journal articles | 2025

Morrow A; Tyedmers E; Debono D; Chan P; Steinberg J; Tiernan G; Hogden E; Taylor N, 2025, 'Trials and tribulations: a qualitative exploration of researcher perspectives on navigating the challenges of health system implementation research', BMJ Open, 15,

Journal articles | 2025

Taylor N; Mazariego C; Baffsky R; Liang S; Wolfenden L; Presseau J; Fontaine G; Carland J; Shiner C; Wise S; Debono D; McKay S; Best S; Morrow A, 2025, 'Advancing the speed and science of implementation using mixed-methods process mapping – best practice recommendations', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24,

Journal articles | 2024

Morrow A; Baffsky R; Tucker K; Parkinson B; Steinberg J; Chan P; Kennedy E; Debono D; Hogden E; Taylor N, 2024, 'Improving Lynch syndrome detection: a mixed-methods process evaluation of a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation trial', BMC Health Services Research, 24,

Journal articles | 2024

Morrow A; Chan P; Tiernan G; Kennedy E; Steinberg J; Hogden E; Debono D; Taylor N, 2024, 'Bridging the Gap between Intuition and Theory: A Comparison of Different Approaches to Implementation Strategy Development for Improving Lynch Syndrome Detection', Public Health Genomics, 27, pp. 110 - 123,

Journal articles | 2024

Morrow A; Speechly C; Young AL; Tucker K; Harris R; Poplawski N; Andrews L; Nguyen Dumont T; Kirk J; Southey MC; Willis A, 2024, '“Out of the blue”: A qualitative study exploring the experiences of women and next of kin receiving unexpected results from BRA-STRAP research gene panel testing', Journal of Genetic Counseling, 33, pp. 973 - 984,

Journal articles | 2023

Morrow A; Steinberg J; Chan P; Tiernan G; Kennedy E; Egoroff N; Hilton D; Sankey L; Venchiarutti R; Hayward A; Pearn A; McKay S; Debono D; Hogden E; Taylor N, 2023, 'In person and virtual process mapping experiences to capture and explore variability in clinical practice: application to genetic referral pathways across seven Australian hospital networks', Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13, pp. 561 - 570,

Journal articles | 2023

Todio E; Sharp J; Morrow A; Taylor N; Schofield P; Mazariego C, 2023, 'Examining the effectiveness and implementation of patient treatment decision-aid tools for men with localised prostate cancer: A systematic review', Psycho Oncology, 32, pp. 469 - 491,

Journal articles | 2022

Morrow A; Chan P; Tiernan G; Steinberg J; Debono D; Wolfenden L; Tucker KM; Hogden E; Taylor N, 2022, 'Building capacity from within: Qualitative evaluation of a training program aimed at upskilling healthcare workers in delivering an evidence-based implementation approach', Translational Behavioral Medicine, 12, pp. 39 - 62,

Journal articles | 2022

Steinberg J; Chan P; Hogden E; Tiernan G; Morrow A; Kang YJ; He E; Venchiarutti R; Titterton L; Sankey L; Pearn A; Nichols C; McKay S; Hayward A; Egoroff N; Engel A; Gibbs P; Goodwin A; Harris M; Kench JG; Pachter N; Parkinson B; Pockney P; Ragunathan A; Smyth C; Solomon M; Steffens D; Toh JWT; Wallace M; Canfell K; Gill A; Macrae F; Tucker K; Taylor N, 2022, 'Lynch syndrome testing of colorectal cancer patients in a high-income country with universal healthcare: a retrospective study of current practice and gaps in seven australian hospitals', Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 20,

Journal articles | 2022

Tiernan G; Freeman V; Morrow A; Hogden E; Canfell K; Kang YJ; Taylor N, 2022, 'What would I do? Perspectives on the factors underlying Lynch syndrome genetic testing and results sharing decisions for high-risk colorectal cancer patients', Psycho Oncology, 31, pp. 587 - 596,

Journal articles | 2021

Edge R; Meyers J; Tiernan G; Li Z; Schiavuzzi A; Chan P; Vassallo A; Morrow A; Mazariego C; Wakefield CE; Canfell K; Taylor N; Mazariego-Jones C, 2021, 'Cancer care disruption and reorganisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: A patient, carer and healthcare worker perspective', Plos One, 16, pp. e0257420,

Journal articles | 2021

Meiser B; Kaur R; Morrow A; Peate M; Wong WKT; McPike E; Cops E; Nichols C; Austin R; Fine M; Thrupp L; Ward R; Macrae F; Hiller JE; Trainer AH; Mitchell G; Susman R; Pachter N; Goodwin A; James PA; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Shanley S; Young MA; Andrews L; Morrow EA; Tucker K; Lindeman G; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Field M; Goodwin A; Monnik M; Poplawski N; Delatycki M; John T; Harris M; Kerr R; Vora B, 2021, 'Impact of national guidelines on use of BRCA1/2 germline testing, risk management advice given to women with pathogenic BRCA1/2 variants and uptake of advice', Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice, 19,

Journal articles | 2021

Morrow A; Chan P; Tucker KM; Taylor N, 2021, 'The design, implementation, and effectiveness of intervention strategies aimed at improving genetic referral practices: a systematic review of the literature', Genetics in Medicine, 23, pp. 2239 - 2249,

Journal articles | 2021

Southey MC; Dowty JG; Riaz M; Steen JA; Renault AL; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Pope BJ; Mahmood K; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil JJ; Giles GG; Milne RL; Hopper JL; Nguyen-Dumont T, 2021, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for carriers of pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing', npj Breast Cancer, 7,

Journal articles | 2020

Meiser B; Kaur R; Kirk J; Morrow A; Peate M; Wong WKT; McPike E; Cops E; Dowson C; Austin R; Fine M; Thrupp L; Ward R; Macrae F; Hiller JE; Trainer AH; Mitchell G; Susman R; Pachter N; Goodwin A; James P; Mascarenhas L; Morton C; Shanley S; Young MA; Andrews L; Morrow EA; Tucker K; Lindeman G; Field M; Monnik M; Poplawski N; Delatycki M; John T; Harris M; Kerr R; Vora B, 2020, 'Evaluation of implementation of risk management guidelines for carriers of pathogenic variants in mismatch repair genes: a nationwide audit of familial cancer clinics', Familial Cancer, 19, pp. 337 - 346,

Journal articles | 2020

Morrow A; Parkinson B; Kang YJ; Hogden E; Canfell K; Taylor N, 2020, 'The health and economic impact of implementation strategies for improving detection of hereditary cancer patients—protocol for an in-depth cost-effectiveness evaluation with microsimulation modelling', Implementation Science Communications, 1,

Journal articles | 2020

Morrow A; Tucker KM; Shaw TJ; Parkinson B; Abraham C; Wolfenden L; Taylor N, 2020, 'Understanding implementation success: Protocol for an in-depth, mixed-methods process evaluation of a cluster randomised controlled trial testing methods to improve detection of Lynch syndrome in Australian hospitals', BMJ Open, 10,

Journal articles | 2020

Taylor N; Healey E; Morrow A; Greening S; Wakefield CE; Warwick L; Williams R; Tucker KM, 2020, 'Aligning intuition and theory: enhancing the replicability of behaviour change interventions in cancer genetics', Implementation Science Communications, 1, pp. 90,

Journal articles | 2019

Morrow A; Hogden E; Kang YJ; Steinberg J; Canfell K; Solomon MJ; Kench JG; Gill AJ; Shaw T; Pachter N; Parkinson B; Wolfenden L; Mitchell G; Macrae F; Tucker K; Taylor N, 2019, 'Comparing theory and non-theory based implementation approaches to improving referral practices in cancer genetics: A cluster randomised trial protocol', Trials, 20,

Journal articles | 2018

Morrow A; Jacobs C; Best M; Greening S; Tucker K, 2018, 'Genetics in palliative oncology: a missing agenda? A review of the literature and future directions', Supportive Care in Cancer, 26, pp. 721 - 730,

Journal articles | 2018

Nielsen SM; Eccles DM; Romero IL; Al-Mulla F; Balmaña J; Biancolella M; Bslok R; Caligo MA; Calvello M; Capone GL; Cavalli P; Chan TLC; Claes KBM; Cortesi L; Couch FJ; de la Hoya M; De Toffol S; Diez O; Domchek SM; Eeles R; Efremidis A; Fostira F; Goldgar D; Hadjisavvas A; Hansen TVO; Hirasawa A; Houdayer C; Kleiblova P; Krieger S; Lázaro C; Loizidou M; Manoukian S; Mensenkamp AR; Moghadasi S; Monteiro AN; Mori L; Morrow A; Naldi N; Nielsen HR; Olopade OI; Pachter NS; Palmero EI; Pedersen IS; Piane M; Puzzo M; Robson M; Rossing M; Sini MC; Solano A; Soukupova J; Tedaldi G; Teixeira M; Thomassen M; Tibiletti MG; Toland A; Törngren T; Vaccari E; Varesco L; Vega A; Wallis Y; Wappenschmidt B; Weitzel J; Spurdle AB; De Nicolo A; Gómez-García EB, 2018, 'Genetic Testing and Clinical Management Practices for Variants in Non-BRCA1/2 Breast (and Breast/Ovarian) Cancer Susceptibility Genes: An International Survey by the Evidence-Based Network for the Interpretation of Germline Mutant Alleles (ENIGMA) Clinical Working Group.', JCO Precis Oncol, 2,

Journal articles | 2016

Morrow A; Seeho S; Barlow-Stewart K; Fleming J; Meiser B; Karatas J, 2016, 'Referral of patients for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis: A survey of obstetricians', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 56, pp. 585 - 590,
Conference Abstracts | 2024

Park S; Morrow A; Grimison P; Boyle F; King T; Koczwara B; Harris C; Robinson L; Mendoza-Jones P; Mizrahi D; Pitiyarachchi O; Huynh W; Kiernan M; Grogan P; Goldstein D; Taylor N, 2024, 'Using Health Implementation Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes via a Clinical Pathway for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment and Management', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 20, pp. 55 - 56

Conference Papers | 2023

Steinberg J; Chan P; Yap S; Morrow A; Tiernan G; Kang Y-J; He E; Edge R; Debono D; Parkinson B; Canfell K; Macrae F; Tucker K; Hogden E; Taylor N, 2023, 'A clinical implementation trial to inform successful genomic medicine strategies in practice: improving tumour testing and genetic services referral for Lynch syndrome at 7 major hospitals in Australia', in IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, BMC

Conference Abstracts | 2020

, 2020, 'Proceedings of the Virtual 3^rd UK Implementation Science Research Conference Virtual conference. 16 and 17 July 2020', in IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, BMC, Vol. 15,

Conference Papers | 2020

Nguyen-Dumont T; Dowty J; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Trainer A; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Renault A-L; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Steen JA; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Riaz M; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil J; Hopper JL; Southey MC, 2020, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for germline pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing: An Australian perspective', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 85 - 85

Conference Abstracts | 2020

Tu N-D; Dowty J; Tucker K; Kirk J; James P; Trainer A; Winship I; Pachter N; Poplawski N; Grist S; Park DJ; Renault A-L; Hammet F; Mahmoodi M; Tsimiklis H; Steen JA; Theys D; Rewse A; Willis A; Morrow A; Speechly C; Harris R; Riaz M; Sebra R; Schadt E; Lacaze P; McNeil J; Hopper JL; Southey MC, 2020, 'Population-based estimates of breast cancer risk for germline pathogenic variants identified by gene-panel testing: An Australian perspective', in CANCER RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 81, presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium, ELECTR NETWORK, 08 December 2020 - 11 December 2020

Conference Papers | 2014

James PA; Petelin L; Campbell I; Dawkins H; Fox S; Hiller J; Kirk J; Lindeman G; Macrae F; Mascarenhas L; McGaughran J; Meiser B; Morrow A; Nichols C; Pachter N; Saunders C; Scott C; Poplawski N; Thrupp L; Trainer A; Ward R; Young M-A; Mitchell G, 2014, 'THE INHERITED CANCER CONNECT (ICCON) MUTATION-CARRIER DATABASE', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 167 - 168,

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