Emeritus Professor Dr Margaret O’Connor AM., CF
DN (La Trobe), MN(RMIT),
B Theol (MCD),
RN, FCNA, MAICD, MPCNA
Margaret is currently Emeritus Professor of Nursing at Monash University and a Clinical Researcher with Melbourne City Mission Palliative Care.
Margaret has extensive healthcare experience as a nurse, researcher and board director with a specialisation in end-of-life care. During her career Margaret has led the development of a number of home-based palliative care services in Melbourne and has held academic roles at La Trobe University and Swinburne University of Technology.
Margaret’s academic qualifications include a Doctor of Nursing, Master of Nursing, Bachelor of Theology and General Nurses Certificate. She has contributed to more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles and is regularly invited as a keynote speaker on the topic of palliative care, ageing and dying.
Margaret is the Chair of the Mission & Identity Committee and a member of the Quality & Safety Committee.