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Lin Yuan
Participation by Miao Older People in the new Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (RCMS) in Sichuan Province, P.R. China
My area of research is in rural healthcare services and rural health policy in P.R. China. My PhD study will explore the barriers to, and opportunities for, enhancing the participation of older Miao people in the local development and implementation of the new RCMS. A principal objective in the process will be to analyze how the needs of older Miao people are identified and addressed by the scheme. The study will contribute to the effective development and implementation of health policy and services designed to enhance the health outcomes of marginalized, ethnic minorities in rural China.
Tristan Sharp
Doctor of Philosophy - biomechanical and physiological demands of front row forwards during the scrum
"My PhD is centred on rugby union scrummaging. More specifically the research is examining the biomechanical and physiological demands of front row forwards during the scrum. The reason behind only focusing on the front row guys is because they are the only ones during the scrum that are interlocked and can be influenced by the opposition. In addition, it is these guys who transmit the forces created by both their own team and the opposition. If these players understand their technique more and how it influences others, then it’s intended that the game will be a lot faster and more appealing to the rugby audience."
Jessica Redding
Medical Imaging
"Although I was learning a specific field of medical imaging, the course involved common classes for all disciplines, which allowed me to broaden my knowledge of each modality. The classes were also much smaller than what I was used to, so there was more interaction between students and staff. Throughout the course we undertook four blocks of clinical placements which helped reinforce the theory we were being taught in class. The clinical placements are great because they have the potential to lead to a Professional Development Year position at the end of the course."
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Cone-beam CT in radiotherapy implications of introduction into clinical practice
Cone-beam CT is a new real-time imaging procedure in radiotherapy that needs evaluation of its ability to detect positioning errors and the practicalities of its implementation in the workplace.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Cox, Jennifer (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
Keywords:
Radiotherapy, Cone-beam CT, Electronic portal imaging, Patient positioning, Cancer treatment, Cancer & leukaemia, Pharmacology & therapeutics, Professional practice
Mothers Activities and Participation Study (MAPS)
The Mothers Activities and Participation Study ( MAPS ) addresses the serious social isolation, disadvantage and poorer health experienced by mothers with intellectual disability.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Llewellyn, Gwynnyth (Professor)
Research Location:
Disability and Community Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Keywords:
Disability, Disability studies, Family, health literacy, Antenatal care, Health and social welfare policy, Health and social welfare service utilization and outcomes, Early intervention and prevention in families, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Counselling & patient support, Health system research, Professional practice, Public health & social medicine
Reducing falls in cognitively impaired community-residing older people
This program of studies will develop and trial a new intervention protocol by adapting evidence-based environmental and behavioural approaches to falls prevention and to managing cognitive impairment.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Clemson, Lindy (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
Ageing, Work and Health Research
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
Keywords:
Accidental falls, dementia, Cognitive impairment, Allied health, Community health care, Ageing, Health service utilization, health services research, Behavioural & psychiatric disorders, Counselling & patient support, Movement disorders, Chronic diseases & ageing, Health & lifestyle, Human body, Movement, Professional practice, Public health & social medicine
Whole body vibration training in postmenopausal women: GOOD VIBES Study
Randomized controlled trial of various frequencies of whole body vibration training on bone turnover and neuromuscular adaptation in older women.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Research Location:
Exercise, Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Keywords:
Osteoporosis, sarcopenia, muscle function, Vibration exercise, Bone, postmenopausal women, Counselling & patient support, Health & lifestyle, Human body, Professional practice
Development and evaluation of a reliable and valid image evaluation system for digital mammography
The image evaluation system for digital mammography project will focus on the development of a tool which will maximise optimal outcomes for women participating in breast screening by ensuring that all breast tissue is present on the digital images and can be visualised effectively.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Research Location:
Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
Keywords:
Breast Cancer, Breast imaging, Digital mammography, Breast screening, Image evaluation systems, Cancer & leukaemia, Professional practice, Public health & social medicine
Teaching ankle sprainers to move
This project will test a novel functional training program for the prevention of recurrent ankle sprain.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Refshauge, Kathryn (Professor)
Research Location:
Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
Keywords:
Sports injury, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Ankle sprain, Functional ankle instability, Neuromuscular control, Motor control, Musculoskeletal, Disability, Counselling & patient support, Movement disorders, Human body, Movement, Professional practice
Predicting chronic ankle disability
This project consists of a series of studies to identify mechanisms of ongoing symptoms and disability after ankle injury, to design and test treatments to prevent ongoing symptoms, and prevention strategies to prevent injury occurrence.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Refshauge, Kathryn (Professor)
Research Location:
Clinical Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
Masters/PHD
Keywords:
Sports injury, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Ankle sprain, Functional ankle instability, Neuromuscular control, Motor control, Musculoskeletal, Disability, Counselling & patient support, Movement disorders, Human body, Movement, Professional practice
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Exercise in the heat: a new tool to protect muscle against injury and improve recovery?
This research study aims to demonstrate that prior heat exposure during exercise can subsequently protect the skeletal muscle from injury and improve recovery.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Research Location:
Exercise, Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
PHD
Keywords:
Skeletal muscle injury, Exercise physiology, skeletal muscle damage, human, heat exposure, heat shock proteins, Movement disorders, Human body, Movement, Professional practice
The safety of electronic-prescribing systems
An investigation of the ways in which electronic prescribing systems may contribute to the introduction of new types of medication prescribing errors.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Westbrook, Johanna (Professor)
Research Location:
Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit
Program Type:
N/A
Keywords:
Clinical information systems, pharmacy, medication errors, hospitals, decision support, health informatics, adverse events, safety, quality, health services research, prescribing, decision making, Therapeutics & adverse drug effects, Pharmacology & therapeutics, Professional practice
Walk Again: Enabling Standing and Walking after Neurological Impairment
This project is a cluster of research studies investigating health benefits and functional outcomes using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for standing, walking and leg exercise in spinal cord injury, stroke, head injury and other neurological conditions.. more...
Supervisor(s):
Davis, Glen (Associate Professor)
Research Location:
Exercise, Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences
Program Type:
N/A
Keywords:
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Hemiparesis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Closed Head Trauma, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, Electrical Stimulation, Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), ElectrotherapyNeuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), Neurological, exercise, Closed Loop Control, Engineering, Gait, Brain & nervous system disorders, Movement disorders, Human body, Movement, Neuroscience & psychology, Professional practice