Welcome to my home page! I'm the course co-ordinator for Physiotherapy Professional Practice (REHB 5066) and a co-cordinator for Acute Care (REHB 3007). I also teach in second year (Physiotherapy Studies: PS200), fourth year (Evidence-Based Practice 3) and several subjects in the Graduate Entry Masters program (GEM).
My career in physiotherapy started in 1997, and over the past 23 years I have remained passionate about promoting excellence in clinical education and physiotherapy practice.
In 2011, I commenced working and PhD studies at UniSA. After completing my PhD, I have continued working at UniSA as a lecturer clinical educator, and continued research in clinical education and... Read more
About me
Welcome to my home page! I'm the course co-ordinator for Physiotherapy Professional Practice (REHB 5066) and a co-cordinator for Acute Care (REHB 3007). I also teach in second year (Physiotherapy Studies: PS200), fourth year (Evidence-Based Practice 3) and several subjects in the Graduate Entry Masters program (GEM).
My career in physiotherapy started in 1997, and over the past 23 years I have remained passionate about promoting excellence in clinical education and physiotherapy practice.
In 2011, I commenced working and PhD studies at UniSA. After completing my PhD, I have continued working at UniSA as a lecturer clinical educator, and continued research in clinical education and physiotherapy.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of South Australia
Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) (Physiotherapy) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) University of South Australia
Anna has published a reporting guideline to assist in the complete and transparent reporting for research in evidence-based practice educational interventions (GREET). Following a published study protocol, the development process for the GREET is included as an exemplar on the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) an international database for reporting guidelines, http://www.equator-network.org/toolkits/developers.
Current collaborations include projects with the Royal Adelaide Hospital investigating physiotherapy students perceptions of stress and anxiety on clinical placements, Flinders Medical Centre investigating how to faciliate early mobilisation for... Read more
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2019 |
6
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| 2019 |
1
|
| 2017 |
Open access
4
2
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
34
33
15
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
1
1
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| 2019 |
Open access
|
| 2019 |
6
|
| 2019 |
1
|
| 2018 |
6
5
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
11
11
39
|
| 2017 |
Open access
6
6
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
1
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
4
2
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
5
3
16
|
| 2016 |
Open access
34
33
15
|
| 2014 |
Open access
18
14
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
24
8
2
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| 2014 |
15
11
1
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| 2013 |
Open access
16
17
8
|
Research
Anna has published a reporting guideline to assist in the complete and transparent reporting for research in evidence-based practice educational interventions (GREET). Following a published study protocol, the development process for the GREET is included as an exemplar on the EQUATOR network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) an international database for reporting guidelines, http://www.equator-network.org/toolkits/developers.
Current collaborations include projects with the Royal Adelaide Hospital investigating physiotherapy students perceptions of stress and anxiety on clinical placements, Flinders Medical Centre investigating how to faciliate early mobilisation for inpatients, Flinders University determing physical activity targets for older adults during hospitalisation, Curtin University developing and implementing an iPad based clinical skills assessment tool and the University of Sydney in the development and validation of a multidisciplinary assessment tool in clincial simulation.
Recently completed project funded by University of South Australia Teaching and Learning Unit Grant ($10000) published in BMC Medical Education, Developing physiotherapy student safety skills in readiness for clinical placement using standardised patients compared with peer-role play: a pilot non-randomised controlled trial.
Conference presentations
Collaborations
National: Current collaborations with industry partners the Central Adelaide Local Health Network CALHN, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University, University of Sydney, Curtin University and University of Queensland.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Bond University | AUSTRALIA |
| Bournemouth University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
| Ottawa Hospital | CANADA |
| Repatriation General Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| St Pius X School | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Ottawa | CANADA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University Of South Carolina - Columbia | UNITED STATES |
| University of Southern California | UNITED STATES |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Member of Australian Physiotherapy Association
SA National delegate for Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Educator Group
Assistant Editor BMC Medical Education
APA Conference Organising comittee member - Educator stream
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Development and evaluation of physical activity and screen time guidelines in out of school hours care (OSHC) settings | Current |
| Exploring the factors that influence a parents decision to use complementary and alternative medicines and therapies for the management of acute respiratory tract infections in children | Current |
