ALLIED HEALTH
The Allied Health Network includes research within, across, and beyond NSLHD, focusing on the role of allied health professionals in patient care, from assessment and diagnosis to the informed and effective management of patients across the life-span. The NSHLD Allied Health Research team works to encourage the participation of allied health clinicians in research activities.
The Allied Health Research Committee (AHRC) assists in building research and promotes evidence-based practice and research within allied health disciplines. In 2020, the committee brought together key allied health clinicians, managers and research leaders from across the district to develop an allied health research action plan. Together the committee and research team will work with key partners to implement the research action plan. Our allied health team at NSLHD has important partnerships with Sydney Musculoskeletal, Bone and Joint Health Alliance (Sydney MSK), University of Sydney, CSIRO, Sydney Health Partners, the Kolling Institute and the NSW Health Agency for Clinical Innovation, as well as many important industry partners. Our early stage research is supported by Allied Health Kickstarter Research Grants, funded by NSLHD and the University of Sydney.
Key 2020 Allied Health Research Projects include: › Neuromuscular mechanisms underlying poor recovery from whiplash injuries › Supervised machine learning methods in the field of deep learning artificial intelligence, to solve complex clinical pattern recognition problems › A stress-diathesis model of chronic musculoskeletal conditions as a new framework to drive prevention and rehabilitation forward › MRI and machine learning to improve early prognosis and clinical management after spinal cord injury › Can changes in oropharyngeal morphometry explain self-reported dysphagia and dysphonia in patient with whiplash associated disorder? › What influences eating behaviours of consumers with chronic schizophrenia? › Diagnostic lung ultrasound in critical care: evaluation of the short-term effectiveness of physiotherapy treatment › Experiences of stigma and discrimination experienced by people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background while accessing mental health services and seeking care for musculoskeletal conditions › Mobile health technology solutions to expand pulmonary rehabilitation services for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The m-PR™ Implementation Project
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RESEARCH ANNUAL REPORT 2020
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