PEDro Education and training committee

The PEDro Education and training committee contributes to the development and dissemination of PEDro resources for facilitating evidence-based practice.

2023 Committee members

Dr Giovanni Ferreira

Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia
BPthy, MSc, PhD
Giovanni is a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) research fellow at the University of Sydney. His research interests include the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and surgical management of back pain. He has been part of the PEDro Education and Training Committee since 2021.

Dr Lara Edbrooke

The University of Melbourne and The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
PhD, GDEB, BAppSci(Physio)
Lara is a Senior Lecturer and Victorian Cancer Agency fellow in the Physiotherapy Department at the University of Melbourne and the Allied Health Research Development co-lead at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Her research focuses on evaluating and implementing multi-disciplinary models of pre- and rehabilitation for people with cancer, with a particular focus on lung, gynaecological and haematological cancers.

Dr Aidan Cashin

Neuroscience Research Australia, The University of New South Wales, Australia
PhD, BExPhys
Aidan is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on investigating the mechanisms of healthcare interventions for optimisation and translation into clinical practice and health policy. Most of his work is applied to the management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Aidan also conducts methodological work that aims to improve research transparency and openness.

Dr Emre Ilhan

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
PhD, DPT, BSc Psych (Hons), APAM
Emre is a clinical physiotherapist, researcher and educator within the Department of Health Sciences. Emre’s research focusses on pain across the lifespan (neonatal, infant, paediatric, and adult populations) and its biopsychosocial impacts; equity, inclusion, and diversity in research and healthcare; evidence-based healthcare; applied health ethics; paediatric physiotherapy. Emre teaches units on evidence-based healthcare at Macquarie University.

Dr Joshua Zadro

Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District, Australia
PhD, BAppSc(Phty)(Hons)
Josh is a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) Emerging Leadership Fellow at The University of Sydney. His research interests include improving access to effective and affordable care for musculoskeletal conditions, reducing low-value surgical and non-surgical care, and improving outcomes for people with low back pain and shoulder pain. He joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2021.

Dr Peter Stubbs

University of Technology Sydney, Australia
BSc, MPhty, PhD
Peter is a Physiotherapist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney. Peter teaches Evidence Based Health and attempts to bridge the gap between evidence and practice. He is passionate about rehabilitation in people with neurological injury, research design and the quality of published research. Peter Joined the Education and Training Committee in 2022.

Dr Renae McNamara

Prince of Wales Hospital, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Australia, Australia
PhD, BAppSc(Phty)
Renae is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in pulmonary rehabilitation at the Prince of Wales Hospital, and Clinical Research Fellow of The University of Sydney and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney. Her research focuses on interventions to improve health outcomes for people living with chronic respiratory disease. She supports clinical research in her role on the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee. Renae joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2021.

Dr Sarah Wallwork

IIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Australia
PhD, BPhty(Hons)
Sarah is a Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. Her research aims to make a community-wide generational shift in the way children understand pain, injury, and recovery, to reduce the development of unhelpful misconceptions about pain.

Dr Simone Dorsch

Australian Catholic University, Australia
PhD, BAppSc(Phty)
Simone is a senior lecturer at the Australian Catholic University and a Director of the StrokeEd collaboration. Her research focuses on the associations between impairments and activity limitations after stroke. She regularly teaches workshops on Evidence-based stroke rehabilitation nationally and internationally.

Dr Tiffany Dwyer

School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
PhD, BAppSc(Phty)Hons, FHEA
Tiffany is a Senior Lecturer and Program Director for the Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on physical activity, exercise and airway clearance for people with chronic respiratory conditions. She is the lead for the Australian and New Zealand physiotherapy guidelines for exercise in cystic fibrosis. She joined the PEDro Education and Training Committee in 2019.

Aden Reynolds

Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
MPhty Student, B(ExPhys) MC-CNCRSC
Aden is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist who has completed studies in cancer sciences and is a physiotherapy student. Aden is a PEDro Education and Training Committee student member.

Aesha Amin

Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
MPhty Student, BPhty
Aesha is a Licensed Practioner in India and a current physiotherapy student. Aesha is a PEDro Education and Training Committee student member.

Piotr Lewandowski

Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
MPhty Student, BHlthSc (Sp&ExSc)
Peter is an Accredited Exercise Scientist and Physiotherapy student. Peter is a PEDro Education and Training Committee student member.

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