Postgraduate clinical and research training programs for Physiotherapists
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The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
Postgraduate clinical and research training programs for
Physiotherapists
Centre for Musculoskeletal Studies
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
GDNR & MMT Clinical Programs GDNR & MMT Clinical Programs
Grad. Dipl. in Neurological Rehabilitation [Adult & Paediatric]Master of Manual Therapy & Master of Neurological Rehabilitation
Very high uptake of offers and 99.7% course completions.More than 50% International enrolments:
UK & Ireland, Canada, Europe, Canada, Asia, AU & NZAverage 4 years clinical experience prior to enrolment
Largest number of postgraduates in MSK and Neuro physiotherapy in Australia & New Zealand
[Professor Larkins, Chair, Universities Australia 2008]
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
Visiting Clinical Visiting Clinical LecturersLecturers
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
UWA Strategic Research UWA Strategic Research Priorities *Priorities *
• Plants, Animals, Agriculture and Environment• Exploration, Production: minerals, oils & gas• Fundamental Bio-medical and translational approaches to
health, • Indigenous knowledge• Bio-engineering and Bio-imaging,• Neurosciences
*Strategic review of Research Institutes & Centres at UWA. November 2010
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
CMS Research CMS Research areasareas
• Clinical outcomes after surgery; burns; spasticity Rx
• Anterior knee pain & Botulinum toxin [BJSM]
• Fundamental studies of intervertebral disc mechanics
• Managing spasticity in CP & ABI / stroke populations
• Predicting osteoporotic fracture
• Development of clinical registries in CP. Minimum datasets: Stroke
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
HDR & FundingHDR & Funding
• CMS Staff of 2.7FTE• X-disciplinary
supervision• Graduated 10
MMedSci & 9 PhDs, supported 4 PhDs
• 5.5 publications per PhD enrolment
• 4 PhDs by publication
The Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesThe University of Western Australia : www.cms.uwa.edu.au
International colleaguesInternational colleagues• Prof. Lynne Turner-Stokes
Herbert Dunhill Chair of Academic Rehabilitation at Kings College London & Northwick Park Rehabilitation Hospital, UK
• Prof. Karim Khan MD PhD, Sports Medicine Physician at University of British Columbia, BC, Canada