Former Exec Dean UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance and PVC Health; Co-Founder and Director of Research: Invictus Pathways Program
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined August 2017
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Photo brings back fond memories of my time at Liverpool FC St Michael’s Ground in 1985. Missing British & Irish Lions Mike Slemen today, but good company with number of current/future Lancs, N England or England reps! Thanks to Simon Robertson for resurrecting from the LFC vault!
Looking forward to hosting symposium/launch of Wellbeing for Australian Veterans and Emergency Services (WAVES) @UniversitySA @MHResearchUniSA @ARENA_UniSA @UniSAIPP @MESHealthAus @WeAreInvictus @hosp_research @wiseshow. @martincolclough Thanks to MESHA/HRF for sponsorship.🙂
Announcing the 2024 Wellbeing for Australian Veterans and Emergency Services Symposium. If you are interested in attending please contact us at [email protected]
Honoured to host co-founder of @PeakState_ Nathan Jones, @UniversitySA to learn more about UniSA’s Invictus Pathways Program @UniSAIPP unisa.edu.au/connect/Communi…. Look forward to exciting partnership peakstate.org mental fitness @wiseshow 🙂
Well said Rob and good on ESSA for demanding a public apology from the APA. It’s a shameful, inappropriate and damaging public statement from an Association that has no right to comment on another professional body - especially when the the information is so blatantly misleading.
Forty+ years working in the field of exercise science and I cannot believe that this turf war between allied health professions is still being perpetuated. This is so damaging to Australian health care.
I was very disappointed and frustrated this week when the Australian Physiotherapy Association released a “factsheet” denigrating Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEPs) with a series of inaccurate and misleading statements.
AEPs are the most qualified and experienced allied health professional for assessment, prescription, and monitoring of clinical exercise. AEPs are especially effective in supporting patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, overweight and obesity, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, COPD, stress, anxiety, and depression. It should be noted that these are the diseases causing most of the health burden in Australia and clinical exercise has been proven through extensive research to be one of and in some cases THE most effective treatment.
AEPs receive far more university education, training, and clinical practice in exercise than ANY other medical or allied health profession. University degrees in exercise physiology are accredited by the professional association, Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA), under stringent requirements. AEPs must be graduates of accredited degrees and meet yearly requirements to retain accreditation.
Medical and allied health professionals should be referring patients to an AEP for clinical exercise because it is a highly complex and specialised field. A cardiologist would never attempt to manage chemotherapy for a patient with cancer. For safety and effectiveness, it is crucial that medical and allied health professionals work within their scope of practice. It is also critical that we don’t denigrate other accredited professions.
The President of Exercise and Sports Science Australia has released a statement essa.org.au/Public/News_Room…
Here is a link to the APA factsheet australian.physio/advocacy/v…
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I had a wonderful surprise yesterday when Alex appeared by the pool with a beer for me! I’ve known Alex for 30+ years since undergrad days at Liverpool and then PhD at Bangor then colleague at Exeter & UniSA. One of my dearest best friends. Well done Gaynor for keeping secret! 🥹
Good to see this study published. Shows importance of @UniSAIPP Invictus Pathways Program for veterans and first responders and evidence of personal impact of the program. Thx @UniversitySA @MESHealthAus and partners for support. @martincolclough @wiseshow journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
So proud of Charlotte singing ‘We Are Australian’ at the Pembroke School Valedictory at Adelaide Convention centre on Friday. 🥹 Great Harmonies.
On behalf of @UniSAIPP Invictus Pathways Program - all best to Aussie Team at Invictus Games. Disappointed can’t be there to celebrate with you. Look ahead and win the day! Life is good on Adelaide morning ride to Henley Beach 😎@UniversitySA @WeAreInvictus @InvictusAus @wiseshow
Delighted and proud to receive the Australian Invictus Games Team shirt today. Thanks to ADF for inviting me to join them in Düsseldorf as a VIP Guest on behalf of @UniversitySA Invictus Pathways Program @UniSAIPP. Look forward to supporting team and inspiration of the Games.🙂
What a great few days at the games supporting my son Richard and the Australian men’s and women’s Gaelic Football teams, sponsored by @UniversitySA. Both teams reached semi finals. Pictured with 4 UniSA alumni. Lovely to spend time w Robert and catch up with my old friends. 🙂
Proud dad moment! James awarded Australian Operational Services Medal (Special Operations). Black represents non-conventional conduct of special ops; single red stripe represents danger, strength & great sacrifices made in defence of Australia. Thank you for your service son. 🥹
I agree Sam! Something is not right here! It’s a puzzling and frankly unbelievable list. Reminds me of a paper I wrote a few years ago of the flaws in JIF as a means of assessing research quality.
When the Journal of Applied Physiology is in Q2 and minor journals are in Q1, we all know that these metrics are now useless @Clarivate
