Tag: Clinical Research

Lisa Pagano Receives PhD Scholarship

Posted on July 28, 2018 by - Clinical Research

We would like to congratulate Lisa, one of our physiotherapists, who has been awarded a fulltime Government Research Training Program Scholarship to complete her PhD. Lisa works at our Blacktown rooms and is currently completing her PhD at the University of Sydney. She is looking at creating a health model involving physiotherapists and GPs to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of people with a chronic lung condition called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. We wish her all the best in her studies!

Effect of Physical Activity in the First Five Days After Cardiothoracic Surgery Publication

Posted on January 8, 2017 by - Clinical Research

Congratulations to Sean our Principal Physiotherapist on his latest publication on the “Effect of Physical Activity in the First Five Days After Cardiothoracic Surgery” from our Cardiothoracic Clinical Research stream at Westmead Private Physiotherapy and The Clinical Research Institute. Sean would like to thank his colleagues at Westmead Private Hospital, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Jamestown Fargo, North Dakota. It’s been a great collaborative effort to get this into the open access journal, The Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

https://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/abstract/10.2340/16501977-2165?ref=search

PhD Research Presentation – Does Upper Limb Pain Affect Performance of the LRJT

Posted on November 29, 2016 by - Clinical Research

Partner John Breckenridge travelled to Buenos Aires Argentina to present part of his PhD research entitled “Does upper limb pain affect performance of the LRJT” at the 10th Congress of the International Frderation of Societies of Hand Therapy. The congress is held every three years in conjunction with the hand surgeons and is considered the Olympics of Hand therapy and surgery. Well done JB!

http://www.ifssh-ifsht2016.com/index.php?lang=en

 

International Congress of Shoulder & Elbow Therapists – Korea

Posted on May 22, 2016 by - Clinical Research

John Breckenridge, Principal Physiotherapist recently had a poster presentation at the International Congress of Shoulder & Elbow Therapists in Jeju, Korea.  There was great interest his study on The Shoulder Left/Right Judgement Task: Shoulder Pain & Motor Imagery Performance.  Well done JB, the Practice is very proud of the research work we undertake to improve the clinical services that we provide to our patients.