Magnolia Cardona

Associate Professor Magnolia Cardona leads health services research at Bond University's Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, focusing on improving care for disadvantaged populations and reducing overtreatment in end-of-life scenarios.

Her significant contributions include:

• Development of terminal patient identification systems
• Pioneering work on doctor-patient end-of-life conversations
• International analysis of unnecessary end-of-life treatments

She received the Palliative Medicine Paper of the Year Award in 2016 for systematic review work on advance care documentation. Current projects examine:

• Early end-of-life conversations in general practice
• Electronic decision aids for emergency departments
• Risk identification in aged care residents

With qualifications including a medical degree from Universidad del Valle and epidemiology training, her career spans Médecins Sans Frontières, NSW Health, and University of New South Wales.