Physiotherapy Conference 2020 Scientific Programme Committee
Miranda Bűhler
Tihei māuri ora!
Ko Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku papakāinga
Ko Hunua te pae maunga
Ko Wairoa te awa
Nō Ngāti Iuropi ōku tupuna. Ko Koterana rātou ko Airani, ko Ingirangi, ko Potukara, ko Witirana ngā iwi.
Ko Ōtepoti tōku kāinga ināianei. Tēnei, ko Araiteuru te uta, ko Araiteuru te tai ē, ko Araiteuru te waka, ko Araiteuru te tangata. Ko Araituru te marae. Ko Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo me Te Whare Tū Taua ngā wānanga. Ko te reo te waka wairua. Ko te reo me ōna tikanga he taonga mō te hauora.
Ko Miranda Bűhler tōku ingoa. He mihi nui ki a tātou katoa.
I grew up in Auckland and though I now live in Dunedin, Auckland is still where I am from. My tupuna are from Europe - Scotland, Ireland, England, Portugal and Switzerland.
My home now is in Dunedin. Here the land as it lines the shores and stretches inland, is that of the Araiteuru waka and Araiteuru people. Araiteuru is also the marae.
I am a physiotherapist and hand therapist at Dunedin Hospital, PSA delegate, PhD student at the University of Otago, and a student of Te Whare Tū Taua.
I am passionate about supporting those working in physiotherapy/health, and health services, to deliver care that enables equitable health and wellbeing outcomes. Māori language and culture are essential kete of knowledge to enable health and wellbeing to flourish for Māori - and us all.
Dr Jennifer Dunn
Jennifer is a Research Fellow based in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch. Her research interests include rehabilitation outcomes following musculoskeletal injury, specifically patient-reported outcome. Jennifer works clinically as a physiotherapist rehabilitating people who have sustained a spinal cord injury. She has experience in all aspects of rehabilitation following spinal cord injury but has particular interests in outcome measurement following surgical reconstruction of the tetraplegic upper limb. She has published a number of journal articles in these areas.
Dr Rachelle Martin
Rachelle graduated as a physiotherapist in 1991 and completed her Master of Health Sciences endorsed in rehabilitation in 2014, and a PhD in 2018. She has worked in various acute neurosurgical, community assessment and long term rehabilitation settings. Rachelle currently works as a research fellow with the Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, and as a clinical researcher with the Burwood Academy of Independent Living, Christchurch. Rachelle uses realist research methods to try and better understand what interventions work for who, in which contexts, to what extent and how. Rachelle is excited about contributing to the development of the 2020 conference programme (with its focus on collaboration) as she believes that there is a need to think beyond what we deliver, to also considering how we deliver health and rehabilitation services. We may have the best technical skills in the world, but if we don’t work in ways that respect and utilise the strengths of the person we are working alongside (as well as the skills of other health professionals who are involved in their care) then the outcomes will be less than optimal, and the process less than empowering, for the person undergoing rehabilitation.
Dr Grant Mawston
Grant Mawston is a senior lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy and a co-director of the Health & Rehabilitation Research Institute. He has a particular interest in exercise-based rehabilitation and neuromuscular control of the lumbar spine. Prior to joining AUT University, Grant worked in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and was the physiotherapist for New Zealand Gymnastics team over a number of years. Grant currently has an active role in clinical practice and has been involved in the recent establishment of the Cardiopulmonary Pre-operative Exercise Testing Unit for the Waitemata District Health Board.
Dr Meredith Perry
Meredith is a physiotherapist and Senior lecturer at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, New Zealand. She completed her undergraduate degree in 1997, PhD in 2011 and has worked in primary and tertiary care internationally. Meredith currently has a mixed work portfolio of clinical education, curriculum development and research. Her research has focused on the rehabilitation and management of long term conditions and persons with disability, and includes advocating for equitable access to health resources and environments. This research typically involves strong community collaboration, therefore she works closely with national and local government, NGO’s and people. Locally, Meredith is an active member of the Centre for Health Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), on the executive committee for the Collaboration of Ageing Research Excellence (CARE), an Associate Editor for the New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy, and the Co-chair of Professional Practice Committee at Physiotherapy New Zealand.
Dr David Rice
David is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy at AUT where he teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in areas related to pain, anatomy, biomechanics and exercise rehabilitation. David also has a part time position in the Pain Service, Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at North Shore Hospital in Auckland. He is a former executive committee member of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy New Zealand. David completed his physiotherapy training at AUT in 2004 and his PhD in clinical neurophysiology in 2013. He remains an active researcher within the Health and Rehabilitation Research Institute, where he currently co-supervises 4 PhD students and 1 Masters student. His research focuses on the neuromuscular consequences and management of joint injury and arthritis, the mechanisms and management of chronic pain conditions and enhanced recovery after surgery. A link to David’s research publications can be found here.
Julie Thorburn
Kia ora koutou, Ko Moehau te maunga, ko Tainui te waka, ko Ngāti Maru te iwi, ko Ngāti Pu te hapu, Ko Julie tōku ingoa. Julie is a physiotherapist and works as the interprofessional practice and research lead, within the Centre for Health and Social Practice at Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) based in Kirikiriroa (Hamilton). Most recently Julie was co-lead in the development of the Wintec physiotherapy programme, which received accreditation and approval in 2018 and welcomed the first cohort of students in 2019. Julie completed her undergraduate degree from AUT in 2001 and worked in both the private and public sector as a physiotherapist, before moving to Scotland for nearly 8 years. During this time she held a range of clinical, academic and leadership roles and completed her Masters in Advanced Practice (practice education), with a focus on interprofessional education, through Dundee University in Scotland. On returning to Aotearoa in 2012 she returned to Waikato DHB, before moving to Wintec in 2014. Julie is excited about the 2020 conference and looks forward to working with the programme committee to develop a programme that has something for everyone.
Dr Jon Warren
Jon graduated from Otago Physiotherapy School with a Diploma of Physiotherapy. Since then he has gained a Postgraduate Diploma of Sports Medicine and a Master of Health Science from Otago University, and a Doctor of Health Science from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in San Diego. Jon has worked professionally in New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. His professional experience includes public, private and academia including twenty years co-owning a musculoskeletal/sports private practice in Hawkes Bay and six years as an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Science in San Diego, California. He has represented the New Zealand profession for many years, including four years as President of Physiotherapy New Zealand. His present role is Professional Advisor to the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand. His conference organising experience includes a New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists conference in the late 90s and The World Health Professionals Regulation Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in 2017.
Keistin Woodman
Ko Whakataha me Turoto ngā maunga
Ko Waitangi me Waiaruhe ngā awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Tauwhara me Ngawha ngā marae
Ko Ngai Tawake ki te tuawhenua me Ngatirangi ngā hapu Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi Ko Taikaha Baker taku tamaiti Ko Keistin Woodman ahau. Keistin is currently working for Northland DHB, based at Bay of Islands Hospital as an inpatient and outpatient Physiotherapist. She also provides her services at Kaikohe Care Home. She is a proud Māori woman and is passionate about health promotion within the Māori community as well as promoting recruitment for Māori within the health professional workforce. She loves working with our kaumātua and kuia and one day hopes to establish a kaupapa Māori aged care facility.