This is the same as what we are finding in our research on social participation ACER_MQ Australian Institute of Health Innovation. transport was one of the common topics at our community aged care stakeholder forum. Great to see initiatives been done to address this common issue for clients!

First day at my new postdoc research fellow role in the department of health professions Macquarie University completed! Really looking forward to the opportunities and challenges this role will bring 😀

Just had our social participation protocol paper published in BMC Geriatrics....an important area of aged care research now gaining more interest ACER_MQ Australian Institute of Health Innovation Dr Mikaela Jorgensen Andrew Georgiou Johanna Westbrook protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jG30Cq71jxf7…

Had my final PhD-related paper published! 8 out of 8 done and dusted! tandfonline.com/eprint/APHA3xV…

Aged Care Crisis We found more than a quarter of residents had at least one pressure injury recorded over two years - nearly 4,000 pressure injuries among 6,500 residents total #agedcareRC isqua.org/news/layman-su…

Dr Kim Lind is with Ita Buttrose Richard M Colbeck at #ADF2019 #NNIDR2019 Check out new research on innovations in monitoring health & meds for people with #dementia in #agedcare. mq.edu.au/research/resea… Johanna Westbrook Andrew Georgiou Dr Mikaela Jorgensen Jeffrey Braithwaite Macquarie University

First successful grant as CI post-PhD! We will be looking into how virtual reality training can impact AHPs perceptions and knowledge of dementia #Dementia #Physiotherapy @POWHFoundation Macquarie University Dementia Australia Daniel Treacy @Julia_M_Hush

Just published our systematic R/V journals.plos.org/plosone/articl… which demonstrates how little is known about the scope of #physiotherapy being provided to older adults in #nursinghomes globally. PLOS One #PLOSONEauthor Dr Mikaela Jorgensen @timnoblet Andrew Georgiou Australian Institute of Health Innovation

Are you a physio that work in Australian RACFs and interested in being involve in an online survey looking at the scope of physio? Follow the link below for further information and to complete the survey. bit.ly/racfphysiosurv…

Just over 7 weeks until the physiotherapy in Australian RACFs survey closes - I encourage any physios who are elligible to complete the survey, and to please share this with any of your RACF physio colleagues. Thank you! bit.ly/racfphysiosurv…

The team ACER_MQ have just published a paper on strategies used to successfully facilitate consumer engagement in a stakeholder forum on social isolation of community-dwelling #older Australians. protect-au.mimecast.com/s/VkITC71R63Cy…

Just one week until the survey for the scope of physiotherapy in Australian RACFs closes, any physios who are elligible and have not yet done so please complete the survey by 17/12/19, and share the link with to your RACF physio colleagues. Thank you! bit.ly/racfphysiosurv…

Characteristics of older Australian community aged care clients who fall: Incidents reported by care staff onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #hcsm #agedcare ACER_MQ Australian Institute of Health Innovation Diagnostic Informatics Dr Mikaela Jorgensen Lindsey Brett Johanna Westbrook

Help us understand more about physiotherapists working in ED. This research being conducted by Macquarie University, aims to investigate the scope of practice and workforce demographics of Australian ED physiotherapists. #physiotherapy Macquarie University redcap.link/edphysiosurvey

APA | Advocating for effective care in a disjointed residential aged care sector australian.physio/inmotion/advoc… - just one piece that has come from our study into the scope of physiotherapy in Australian residential aged care Macquarie University

APA | Advocating for effective care in a disjointed residential aged care sector Snapshot of the valuable insight from our study of physiotherapy in Australian residential aged care australian.physio/inmotion/advoc… Lindsey Brett Dr Tash Pocovi Macquarie University #agedcare #physiotherapy

Getting our message about the need for greater allied health funding in Australian RACFs. Experts call for funding tool to cover allied health - Australian Ageing Agenda australianageingagenda.com.au/clinical/exper… Dr Tash Pocovi #agedcare Macquarie University Australian Physiotherapy Association

Physiotherapy is under utilised in Australian residential aged care facilities - findings from our national survey that detail the type and scope of physiotherapy in this setting rdcu.be/cSBwN

Funding was commonly perceived as a barrier to physiotherapy in Australian RACFs, and collaborative partnerships with older adults and other AHPs was a common facilitator reported by physiotherapists onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/HVUSDR4B… Lindsey Brett Dr Tash Pocovi Macquarie University @UOWADHERe

Are you a musculoskeletal first contact physio (FCP) in a public Australian ED? Would you be interested in completing a questionnaire on how FCP services for musculoskeletal patients changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? See link below for further info surreyfahs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1N…