Research happening in the department
Physiotherapy
Our staff are involved in many research projects. The following are projects that have been led by a member of the Physiotherapy Department:
| Lead investigator | Project title | Funding duration | Project Sponsor |
| Janelle Heine | Reducing Inappropriate Medications for low back pain in the Emergency department (RIME): a controlled interrupted time-series implementation study | 2022-2025 | HCF Translational Grant |
| Joanna Hargreaves | Identifying factors that underlie physiotherapists’ participation in clinical education for entry-level student placements: a cross-sectional analysis of the QPHS physiotherapy workforce. | 2023-2024 | Clinical Education and Training Institute (CETI) |
| Olivia Wright | Peripartum experiences of first-time mothers with a history of genito-pelvic pain: a qualitative study. | 2023-2024 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Beth Cunningham | Access to Physiotherapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease attending the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Movement Disorder Clinic | 2023-2024 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Elise Byrne | Mobilisation On Vasopressors and Inotropes in intensive care (MOVIN in ICU) | 2023-2024 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Physiotherapy Department | “Hitting the refresh button” — co-designing contemporary and inclusive patient education and information resources for the RBWH Physiotherapy Department | 2023 | RBWH Foundation |
| Maree Raymer | Matching multi-disciplinary care to patients needs in the state-wide Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Physiotherapy Screening Clinics and Multidisciplinary Service | 2022-2023 | RBWH Foundation |
| Michelle Cottrell | Partnering with consumers to optimise engagement with telehealth services within Metro North Health: an experience-based co-design approach (Stage 2) | 2022-2023 | Clinical Excellence Queensland – Telehealth Support Unit |
| Miriam Dillon | Time for a new approach? Enhancing patient-centred pain management through collaborative pain neuroscience education. | 2022-2023 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Sally Yin | Can. Do? Understanding whether patients who can mobilise, are mobilising to their potential | 2022-2023 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Laura Murphy-Shaw | Implementing a professional support and clinical supervision framework into a large physiotherapy department in an Australian public hospital | 2022-2023 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Elizabeth Ryan | Improving multidisciplinary management of patients living with obesity: The evaluation of seated bioimpedance measures and relationship to functional performance following targeted intervention | 2022-2023 | RBWH Physiotherapy Department – Internal Grant |
| Anita Plaza | Enablers and barriers to participation in physical activity programs while hospitalised after burn injury | 2022 | RBWH Foundation |
| Julie Adsett | Better get moving: Using implementation science to improve hospital mobility | 2022 | RBWH Foundation |
| Michelle Cottrell | Addressing safety and comprehensive concerns for neurological examination via telehealth in patients with low back pain. | 2021-2022 | RBWH Foundation |
| Peter Window | The effect of simulating functional tasks during an immersive virtual reality environment on pain and fear of movement in people with chronic non-specific low back pain | 2021-2022 | RBWH Foundation |
Papers published by our people
Our staff are involved in many research projects. The following papers involve our staff as authors (bolded) and have been published in national or international peer-reviewed journals.
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