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Keynote Speaker
Dr Judy King
Dr King is a physiotherapist and associate professor in the physiotherapy program at the University of Ottawa in Canada where she teaches the cardiorespiratory component of the program.
Her innovative person-centred research program encompasses both patient education and education of health care students and professionals. Her fields of study include chronic disease management, health literacy, interprofessional education and clinical reasoning. She has been privileged to present her research work at many international conferences.
Dr King is grateful to be the recipient of a number of awards for her teaching and mentoring of students and new health professionals including a Chair in University Teaching.
She has been appointed to several national and international committees including being a founding executive committee member of the International Confederation of Cardiorespiratory Physical Therapists (ICCrPT) of World Physiotherapy. And currently is an executive member of the World Physiotherapy’s Education Committee.
Plenary Speaker
Dr Leanne Hassett
Dr Hassett is an Australian physiotherapist with a background as a neurological physiotherapist, working clinically for 15 years in adult traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Leanne is currently the Associate Professor of Allied Health (Western Sydney Local Health District), a conjoint role between the University of Sydney and a local health district in Sydney, Australia. Dr Hassett also co-leads the Implementation Science Academy at Sydney Health Partners, one of 12 Australian Research Translation Centres, with a focus on building capacity and capability in translational research across the health system. Leanne’s current research focuses on synthesis of evidence and testing effectiveness and implementation of physical activity interventions in healthcare and community settings. She has made a significant contribution to the understanding of how to deliver and promote physical activity in people with moderate to severe TBI through the conduct of clinical trials, systematic reviews and the recent development of a national clinical practice guideline.
Plenary Speaker
A/Prof Stephanie Filbay
A/Prof Stephanie Filbay is a physiotherapist, NHMRC Fellow, Dame Kate Campbell Fellow, Principal Research Fellow and co-lead of the Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Stream of the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine at the University of Melbourne.
Drawing on her extensive research, A/Prof Filbay is recognised for promoting evidence-based management of ACL injury and developing strategies to improve outcomes for patients. She has presented her research over 100 times to a variety of stakeholders, serves on committees for international organisations, has supervised 30 individuals at various career stages and received numerous awards, scholarships, and grants for her research.
A/Prof Filbay was recently awarded a consecutive NHMRC Investigator Grant to fund a further five years of research aimed at improving outcomes for people with ACL injury, and was awarded over $2M in funding to lead a large clinical trial comparing ACL injury outcomes between people managed with the Cross Bracing Protocol and ACL reconstruction.