Want to learn more about conducting research in the clinical setting?

The Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University are offering a new introductory level research course designed specifically for clinician healthcare professionals. This course will introduce participants to a range of essential research concepts underpinning the development of clinical research projects.

About the course

The full-day face-to-face workshop will involve a combination of theoretical and practical tasks supported by online resources and clinical case studies spanning a range of research methodologies and clinical practice settings. The workshop aims to support individuals to develop their own project idea(s) into future research proposals, however is designed to cater for people both with and without prior research experience.

**Please note: Due to the unpredictable nature regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, we may be required to alter the planned format and/or date upon short notice. Registered participants will be notified in advance if such modifications are necessary.**

What to expect:

This workshop will cover the following topics themed around four session blocks:

1. Research ethics and question design:

• Ethical principles
• Defining answerable research questions
• Searching medical databases

2. Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis:

• Quality improvement and clinical audit
• Bias and spin
• Evidence synthesis (e.g. systematic reviews)

3. Study design and data collection:

• Qualitative and quantitative study designs
• Outcome measurement (e.g. validity, reliability, responsiveness)
• Survey design and implementation

4. Data analysis and application:

• Common statistical approaches
• Data visualisation and analysis
• Developing a research proposal

Additional discussion time will be scheduled upon conclusion of the workshop content to allow opportunity to address individual or group queries.

Who should attend:

The workshop will suit clinicians who are new to participating in or leading quality assurance or research projects in the clinical setting, as well as those who have an interest or responsibility to improve their general skills and knowledge in clinically-oriented research methods. The workshop is suitable for a range of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, but does not focus on clinical drug trials or offer 'Good Clinical Practice' certification.

While we welcome the participation of qualified international clinicians at this workshop, please be mindful of the following points before you register:

1. For all Monash University physiotherapy courses, including short courses, you must meet the minimum English language requirements which is the equivalent to International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 7.0 (no band lower than 6.5)
2. This workshop has been developed for the Australian context and may or may not be relevant to international settings.

Presenters:

Dr. Christian Osadnik and Dr. Melanie Farlie coordinate many aspects of undergraduate research training in the Department of Physiotherapy including final year clinical projects undertaken with clinical partners. They have combined 40 years clinical & research experience to create this workshop specifically for clinicians.

Further information:

Delivery: This course is a face-to-face workshop.**

Facilitation: Active facilitation provided throughout the course by experts.

Date: Wednesday 4th March 2026

Time: 9am - 5pm

Cost: $325 standard $295 Monash staff/Alumni

Location: Monash University, Peninsula Campus, W Building, Room 3.14.

Capacity: A cap on participant numbers applies on a first come, first served basis.

Participants will be provided with course materials, an online companion resource, and food and beverages. To maximise participation in the workshop, we recommend all attendees bring their own laptop. Wifi is available via the Monash Guest account. Onsite parking at Monash University Peninsula Campus is available but subject to Monash University fees (further information available here). Local parking in neighbouring streets is also available but subject to council signed conditions.

About the course

This online course is designed for fitness and exercise providers interested and/or involved in exercise prescription for older adults at risk of falls. It provides participants with an in-depth understanding of the principles behind effective and safe exercise prescription for the prevention of falls and has been designed by falls experts led by NHMRC Excellence Award winner Prof Terry Haines.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss the multifactorial nature of falls, the evidence supporting the efficacy of exercise for falls prevention and principles of exercise prescription.
2. Be able to perform common practical assessment techniques of balance and mobility and use the findings to prescribe and monitor effectiveness of prescribed exercise programs.
3. Develop an exercise plan in a range of health settings with consideration of exercise principles, risk management and consideration of the older adult.
4. Maximise the individual's program adherence through assessment of barriers and facilitators to behaviour change, and practical behaviour change interventions including motivational interviewing skills.

This course is actively facilitated online over four weeks with access to the learning materials for an additional 2 weeks to allow completion of outstanding tasks and a knowledge test. Tasks are set throughout the course to engage the learner and to provide an interactive and reflective learning platform. General feedback describing what was expected in each task will be provided to all the participants after tasks have been submitted. Your facilitator will be available to answer any individual questions that may arise as a result of the general feedback.

Presenters: Prof. Terry Haines and Romi Haas

Professor Terry Haines is Head of the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University. In this role he is responsible for a school with 6 departments, over 150 staff, and over 180 research higher degree students. Terry is an internationally renowned expert in the prevention of falls with over 80 peer reviewed publications in the area of falls prevention. In particular, he led the world’s first trial to demonstrate that falls amongst hospitalised adults could be prevented

Romi Haas is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute as part of the Wiser Healthcare Program. She has clinical and research experience in the area of exercise prescription for falls prevention and has been involved in the development and facilitation of this course since its inception in 2010.

Delivery: This course is conducted online and is self-paced.

Facilitation: Active facilitation provided throughout the course by experts in the field of falls prevention.

Queries: Direct to Dina Pogrebnoy on dina.pogrebnoy@monash.edu.

Date: TBC

Cost: TBC

This course is ideal for: This course is aimed at fitness and exercise professionals who work with older adults at risk of falls. Upon successful completion, participants will be eligible for 6 Continuing Education Credits with Fitness Australia and 2 Professional Development Points with Physical Activity Australia. Please note that this course is not specifically targeted to health care providers working in specialist falls and balance clinics who have undertaken prior postgraduate training in this area.

We understand that the current global pandemic has touched everyone in some way. We hope that the online format of this course will provide an opportunity for up-skilling in times when other formats of education are not possible. Please contact the course facilitator if you wish to participate in this course but are unable to do so due to financial hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Christian Osadnik

About the speaker: Dr. Christian Osadnik is a post-doctoral research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University. His main clinical and research interests centre upon the optimisation of health outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory disease (particularly those with COPD) via the application of evidence-based rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Osadnik is a current Lung Foundation Australia COPD Research Fellow (2016 - 2018) and recent long-term research fellowship recipient of the European Respiratory Society (2014 - 2015) which saw him research innovative training methods in pulmonary rehabilitation in the laboratory of Prof. Thierry Troosters, Leuven (Belgium). He is actively involved in TSANZ, is a co-author of the recently published Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines and is an editor with Cochrane Airways.

The Department of Physiotherapy, Monash University, in conjunction with The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) are pleased to announce the following upcoming evening seminar entitled: "Novel approaches to the rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease". This seminar aims to provide an update on recent advances and innovative approaches to exercise training and pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The presentation will review emerging scientific literature and the recently published Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines to highlight potential opportunities to optimise responses to rehabilitation in this patient group.

Presenter: Dr. Christian Osadnik

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: n/a

Cost: $4.99

This course is ideal for: Any medical professionals with an interest in respiratory rehabilitation, including (but not limited to) physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, respiratory nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

Dr. Rebecca Lane and Ianthe Boden

About the speakers: Dr Lane is a Physiotherapist, Academic and Researcher and Head of Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy at Monash University for 12 years. She completed her PhD on predicting pulmonary risk following upper abdominal surgery in 2005 and has an ongoing passion to improve morbidity and mortality outcomes in the abdominal surgery population through clinically focussed research. She currently supervises a number of PhD, MPhil and advanced research (honours) students in critical care, surgical and chronic health cardiorespiratory research areas. She has successfully partnered with national and international collaborative teams employing a variety of educational and clinically focussed research methods, including qualitative, quantitative, quality of life and health economic measures. Dr Lane is a regularly invited speaker at national and international conferences in the fields of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and education.

Ianthe Boden currently co-ordinates the Department of Anaesthetics Abdominal Surgery Research Group and is Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Supervisor at the Launceston General Hospital. Ianthe has a clinical Masters in cardiopulmonary physiotherapy and is completing her PhD on preventing respiratory complications following major abdominal surgery. Ianthe’s research has won major awards including the Jill Nosworthy Award for excellence in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy research, the Graeme Duffy Award from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), and Best Paper at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) congress. Ianthe recently completed the largest ever physiotherapy-focused international, multi-centre randomised controlled trial in abdominal surgery (LIPPSMAck-POP), and is currently principal investigator on two other abdominal surgery randomised trials (ICEAGE and NIPPER PLUS), and an international multicentre observational trial (CHESTY) which has over 35 collaborating centres across 7 countries.

Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Lane and Ianthe Boden

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: n/a

Cost: $4.99

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals interested in cardiorespiratory medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, respiratory nurses, medical doctors, anaesthetists, surgeons, researchers, students.

Claire Tipping

About the speakers: Claire Tipping is a Senior Physiotherapist in the intensive care unit (ICU) stream of The Alfred Hospital. Claire is a current PhD candidate of Monash University, under the supervision of Dr. Carol Hodgson. Her thesis aims to determine the factors that affect physical function and outcome before, during and after critical illness. Claire has a passion for physiotherapy in the ICU and trauma populations and is keen to implement strategies to improve health outcomes for patients suffering from critical illness. Claire has published 9 articles and presented at national conferences, she is also on the management committee for the Treatment of invasively ventilated adults with Early Activity and Mobilisation (TEAM) trial.

This seminar aims to provide an update on recent advances and innovative approaches to the early mobilisation of patients suffering from critical illnesses. The presentation will review emerging scientific literature, including patient risk stratification, the latest evidence-based recommendations and healthcare impact of early physiotherapy applied for this patient group. The presentation aims to highlight the ways we should approach early mobilisation in ICU and the most appropriate outcomes to use in order to measure our effectiveness. It is hoped this session will allow for engaging interactive discussions regarding the evolution of our practice in this field of research and practice.

Presenter: Claire Tipping

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: 6:00-7:30pm

Cost: $30 (GST inclusive) or $25 for early bird registration (before 02/11/17). Monash students $10.

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals interested in cardiorespiratory medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, respiratory nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

Dr. Annemarie Lee

About the speaker: Dr. Annemarie Lee is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University and research fellow at the Institute for Breathing and Sleep. She has significant expertise in the areas of physiotherapy for people with bronchiectasis and the impact of comorbidities and clinical approaches to optimise their management in chronic respiratory conditions. Annemarie’s research has been informed by clinical and research experience at Alfred Health. She completed her international postdoctoral fellowship in Toronto, Canada in the laboratory of Prof. Dina Brooks and Dr. Roger Goldstein, with a focus on pain and postural changes in COPD and the impact of adjuncts to pulmonary rehabilitation. Annemarie has published 82 articles, 7 book chapters, has presented at national and international conferences in the USA, Canada and Europe and supervised PhD, Masters and Honours students. She is part of the research group of the Australian bronchiectasis registry and is involved in the American Thoracic Society Pulmonary rehabilitation web committee and TSANZ education and training group.

Presenter: Dr. Annemarie Lee

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus, Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: n/a

Cost: $10-30

This course is ideal for: Any medical professionals with an interest in respiratory rehabilitation, including (but not limited to) physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, respiratory nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

A recent systematic review and meta-analysis http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/3/e019656 has cast an interesting spotlight on the role for cardiac rehabilitation in the management of patients with cardiac dysfunction. This seminar aims to review this evidence and provide an update on the latest insights into the ways we should conduct cardiac rehabilitation in clinical practice. It is hoped this session will allow for engaging interactive discussions regarding the evolution of practice in this field.

Kim Gray

About the speaker: Kim Gray is a Senior Physiotherapist at Austin Health, Vice President of ACRA and a co-author of the 2014 Core Components of Cardiovascular Disease Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation. She has a Masters of Rural and Remote Health Practice with the University of South Australia focussing on Chronic Disease Management and Public Health. She has 17 years of experience in the areas of cardiac and heart failure rehabilitation.

Presenter: Kim Gray

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus, Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Cost: $10/$25$/30 student/earlybird (before 6/7/18)/standard (prices are GST inclusive)

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals interested in cardiac and cardiorespiratory medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

The responsibilities of modern-day healthcare clinicians increasingly includes the care and management of cancer survivors. Oncology rehabilitation is known to be a useful vehicle for improving a range of clinically-relevant outcomes in this patient group, yet community awareness, funding and organisational barriers to such programs exist that limits their effectiveness. Exercise is a potent treatment associated with reduced cancer-related mortality, improved cancer-related fatigue and potentially reduced cancer recurrence rates. Yet despite these known benefits, significant potential remains for improvements in the way we approach the rehabilitation of cancer survivors in Australia.

This seminar aims to provide a broad review of some of the pertinent issues affecting this aspect of clinical care in order to shape our focus towards future improvements in this space. The session will review some of the latest evidence and clinical practice rehabilitation and physical activity guidelines relevant to this patient group to help clinicians better understand how to adopt a patient-centred care approach to clinical practice. It is hoped this session will allow for engaging interactive discussions regarding the evolution of practice in this field.

Amy Dennett

About the speaker: Amy Dennett is a Senior Physiotherapist at Eastern Health and St Vincent’s Private Hospital who recently completed her PhD at La Trobe University on the topic of ‘Physical Activity and Oncology Rehabilitation’. Amy’s work has cast a spotlight on the importance of improving the delivery of rehabilitation services in Australia for cancer survivors, with a focus on the role to better recognise ‘exercise as medicine’ in this field. Amy is particularly interested in the area of enhancing physical activity levels of cancer survivors and the role that hospital-based rehabilitation plays to enhance patient engagement to achieve this goal. Amy has published 7 articles in the field and presented at numerous international and national conferences. Amy is currently working with an international group of expert oncology physiotherapists drafting a position statement to raise the profile of the physiotherapist’s contribution to oncology care. She continues her clinical research within her role at Eastern Health and St Vincent’s Private hospital.

Presenter: Amy Dennett

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus, Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Cost: $10/$25$/30 student/earlybird (before 20/09/18)/standard (prices are GST inclusive)

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals interested in cardiac and cardiorespiratory medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

As we manage an ageing population in our clinical care, attention has been increasingly directed towards the negative impact of frailty upon common healthcare targets. The concept of frailty appears intuitively simple to recognise, yet it is a highly complex, multi-dimensional trait that poses significant challenges to define, measure and evaluate its impact upon patient care. Many lessons learned from the field of gerontology highlight a clear need to improve the way we deliver ‘standard care’ for such individuals. Despite this emerging knowledge, few parallel advancements have been observed in our practice of respiratory medicine.

This seminar aims to review some of the key issues in the field of frailty that have arisen from geriatric medicine, and examine its relevance to the field of acute respiratory medicine. It is hoped clinicians will gain a better understanding of the ways in which this ‘treatable trait’ can be integrated into our daily clinical practice, as well as appreciation of the strengths and limitations associated with common methods used to assess frailty. The session aims to allow for engaging interactive discussions regarding the evolution of practice in this field.

About the speakers

Dr Sze-Ee Soh is a lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy and a post-doctoral research fellow with the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. She is a registered physiotherapist with more than 15 years of clinical experience in delivering physiotherapy services for older adults. She has a keen interest in biostatistics and her main areas of research include falls, Parkinson’s disease, osteoarthritis, quality of life and validating outcome measures.

Dr. Christian Osadnik is a post-doctoral research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University. His interests centre upon the optimisation of health outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory disease (particularly COPD) via the application of evidence-based rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Osadnik is a current Lung Foundation Australia COPD Research Fellow, Executive Committee member of TSANZ Victoria, and Co-ordinator of Cochrane Airways Australia.

Presenters: Dr Sze-Ee Soh & A/Prof Christian Osadnik

Session format: The format will be a lecture-style presentation plus open discussion with emphasis on the implications for clinical practice and future research. Light refreshments will be available.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3 of the Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus, Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 4pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building B.

Times: 6:00pm-7:30pm

Cost: $10/$25$/30 student/earlybird (before 06/12/18)/standard (prices are GST inclusive)

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals working in acute care, respiratory medicine and/or gerontology, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, nurses, medical doctors, researchers, students.

All clinicians, whether at the early, middle or later stages of a healthcare career, are required to practice evidence-based medicine. This may involve implementation of guidelines into day-to-day clinical practice, quality improvement evaluations of current practice or conducting clinically-oriented research projects. With clinician-researcher roles still a relatively rare feature of the modern Australian healthcare landscape, many clinicians find themselves necessitating the skills and/or insight to support staff to implement quality improvement and research activities in their clinical practice. And all without undue disruption to clinical patient care responsibilities.

This interactive seminar and panel discussion aims to explore the insights and experiences of three clinician-researchers from different training backgrounds with regards to conducting quality improvement and research activities in the clinical healthcare setting. It aims to review some of the lessons learned and offer strategies to assist with incorporating research into usual clinical responsibilities. These insights may be particularly helpful for anyone curious about what it might take to do quality project / clinical research well (e.g. junior staff), supervisors wondering how to create supportive environments for staff to facilitate research in the clinical setting, or anyone considering commencing a research project (either informally or via post-graduate education pathways). While all presenters come from a field of relevance to cardiorespiratory medicine, this session is hoped to appeal to clinicians of any background working in a diverse range of settings. The session will involve interactive panel discussions and networking among supportive clinician-researchers in this space.

Got an idea for a project to implement in your workplace? Tell us about it here (https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5zHw7GaxpSP6Fhj) and a small selection will be discussed by the panel to highlight the ways it could form an effective quality activity, research project and higher degree research program.

About the speakers

Carla Gordon is a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at Monash Health. She completed her Clinical Masters in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy during 2009-10 and has over 15 years clinical experience in cardiorespiratory, general and special medicine physiotherapy. Carla supports a clinical team comprising >20 physiotherapists across 5 hospitals via the provision of clinical, education, quality and research leadership, as well as maintaining an active portfolio of quality improvement and research projects, often in partnership with Monash University.

Dr. Paul Jansons is an Exercise Physiologist with over 10 years clinical experience in cardiorespiratory community rehabilitation. He completed his PhD through Monash University, Department of Physiotherapy, exploring the impact of different forms of community-based exercise programs for patients with chronic health conditions. He was an elected Director of the Exercise and Sport Science Association Victorian Chapter Committee and is a current member of the Human Research Ethics Committee, Monash Health.

Dr. Christian Osadnik is a Research Fellow / Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy at Monash University and founding Director of the ResPTlab – a unique place for healthcare clinicians to undertake collaborative research centred around respiratory physiotherapy (www.resptlab.com). He is passionate about engaging clinicians to undertake research, particularly those in the early stages of their career. His main areas of clinical research centre upon improving health outcomes for patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Presenters: Carla Gordon, Dr. Paul Jansons & A/Prof Christian Osadnik

Session format: This session will involve short presentations from the guests but will prioritise interactive panel discussions regarding individuals’ insights, challenges and opportunities conducting clinical research. If you complete the short survey above, we might discuss your idea to highlight the ways in which it could be transformed into an effective quality initiative, research project or higher degree research program. Please come along with plenty of questions and allow ample time for professional networking! Light refreshments will be made available during the event.

Location: 'The Peninsula Room' (room 3.14) - Level 3, Monash Physical Activity and Recreation Centre (Building W), Peninsula Campus Monash University. Refer map (Download Map) or visit Peninsula home page for further information.

Parking: Parking is free of charge after 5pm in the Blue permit area located at the rear of Building W.

Times: 6:00 – 7:30pm, Thursday 1st August, 2019.

Cost: $10/$25/$30 student/earlybird (before 25/07/19)/standard (prices are GST inclusive)

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals working in acute or subacute healthcare, respiratory medicine and/or general medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, nurses, medical doctors, clinical researchers.

The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare estimates 1 in 2 adults do not meet recommended Australian physical activity guidelines and only 15% meet both physical activity and muscle strengthening guidelines (https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/risk-factors/insufficient-physical-activity/contents/physical-inactivity). Add to this a chronic lung disease, breathlessness on exertion, and a COVID-19 environment restricting outdoor societal interaction and it is unsurprising the need to keep people with respiratory disease physically active has never been greater.

Changing health behaviour is complex, with individuals’ choices underpinning diet, weight or habits such as smoking influenced by many interacting factors. Healthcare professionals are very well placed to try remediate some of these factors but answers to complex challenges are not always simple. There is no reason to suspect the maintenance or improvement in physical activity levels in patients with chronic lung disease should be any different. Much attention has been given to the complex issue of ‘reactivating’ such individuals, especially those with COPD, yet few would claim to have found the magic bullet. Such challenges have also given rise to a different focus – might it be more realistic to try reduce sedentary behaviour? And if this might be feasible, can we achieve both at the same time?

This webinar aims to examine emerging insights into this field of research to offer clinicians perspective on the potential paths needed to be walked tomorrow. While framed from the perspective of respiratory medicine, this session is hoped to appeal to a diverse range of healthcare professionals spanning a variety of clinical settings.

About the speakers

Associate Professor Kylie Hill (BSc, PhD) is a physiotherapist in the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science at Curtin University. Her research interests focus on respiratory physiotherapy and exercise training for people with chronic lung conditions. She has been a previous Convenor for the Physiotherapy Special Interest Group of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and has over 25 years clinical and teaching experience in cardiorespiratory / general medicine physiotherapy. Kylie currently supervises 10 HDR students and co-founded the Western Australia Respiratory Research Physiotherapy (WARRP) group (@warrp2). She has published more than 100 papers and is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Physiotherapy.

Presenters: Associate Professor Kylie Hill (BSc, PhD)

Session format: Due to the changed situation in Australia regarding COVID-19, we will run this presentation as a live online webinar via Zoom, co-hosted by the presenter and Monash University. Registered participants will attend via a URL link and password that will allow live viewing from the presenter. A pdf of slides will be made accessible to registrants. Opportunities will be provided for questions and discussion towards the end of the seminar, however these will be submitted via text chat box and proposed to the presenter via the co-host (i.e. no personal audio communication).

Location: N/A (via Zoom)

Times: Webinar available soon

Cost: Seminar: $10/$15 student/standard (prices are GST inclusive)

This course is ideal for: Any health professionals working in acute or subacute healthcare, respiratory medicine and/or general medicine, including physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, nurses, medical doctors, clinical researchers.