Delirium in People with Cancer

Dr Amy Montgomery

Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Aged Care Nurse Practitioner

Dr Amy Montgomery is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation and Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney and an Aged Care Nurse Practitioner.

Her clinical and research expertise spans delirium, dementia and aged care. Amy’s current work focuses on improving delirium recognition, prevention, and management for people with cancer and older adults through education, research, and practice improvement.

She leads the national Foundations of Delirium education program through the Australasian Delirium Association, where she is also a Director.

Professor Meera Agar

Professor, University of Technology Sydney

Professor Meera Agar is Director of the Centre for Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation and Professor of Palliative Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney.

She is an NHMRC Investigator Fellow (Leadership 1) and an internationally recognised clinical researcher and trialist. Her research focuses on the impacts of advanced illness on the brain, including delirium, the care of older people with cancer, and symptom management in cancer and advanced illness. She leads one of Australia’s largest and most successful clinical research and clinical trials programs in these areas, supported by sustained competitive funding.

Meera is a Director of the Australasian Delirium Association.

Joanne Cordina

Lecturer, Registered Nurse

Joanne Cordina is a Lecturer at the University of Wollongong with over 25 years of Intensive Care nursing experience. She coordinates the third‑year subject Managing Deterioration and serves as the Clinical Simulation Coordinator, developing authentic learning experiences that build students’ confidence and clinical judgment.

Joanne is also a PhD candidate at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), with research interests in clinical deterioration and simulation‑based education.