Seventy-eight role titles and inconsistent role scopes: Can we consolidate, streamline and create professional identities for care navigators?
Authors
Yvonne Zurynski
1: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University; 2: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University
Shalini Wijekulasuriya
1: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
Leanne Wahlstrom
1: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University; 2: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University
Christina Rojas
1: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University; 2: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University
Suzanne Lewis
3: Central Coast Research Institute, University of Newcastle; 4: Central Coast Local Health District
Zoi Triandafilidis
1: Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University; 3: Central Coast Research Institute, University of Newcastle
Nicholas Goodwin
3: Central Coast Research Institute, University of Newcastle; 4: Central Coast Local Health District; 6: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Antonina Semkina
5: NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, The Policy Institute, King's College London
Caroline Norrie
5: NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, The Policy Institute, King's College London
Annette Boaz
5: NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, The Policy Institute, King's College London
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC26266 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Page range: 266 - 266
Published on: Sep 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2026 Yvonne Zurynski, Shalini Wijekulasuriya, Leanne Wahlstrom, Christina Rojas, Suzanne Lewis, Zoi Triandafilidis, Nicholas Goodwin, Antonina Semkina, Caroline Norrie, Annette Boaz, published by Ubiquity Press
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