Overview
Availability
- Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity
Forbes, Roma, Beckman, Emma, Tower, Marion, Mandrusiak, Allison, Mitchell, Leander K., Sexton, Christopher T., Cunningham, Brent and Lewis, Peter A. (2020). Interprofessional, student-led community health clinic: expanding service provision and clinical education capacity. Australian Health Review, 45 (2), 255-260. doi: 10.1071/ah20021
2020
Journal Article
New‐graduate physiotherapists' perceptions of their preparedness for rural practice
Martin, Romany, Mandrusiak, Allison, Lu, Andric and Forbes, Roma (2020). New‐graduate physiotherapists' perceptions of their preparedness for rural practice. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28 (5) 12669, 443-452. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12669
2020
Journal Article
A single, early aged care experience improves speech-language pathology students’ attitudes towards older people, communication confidence, and career aspirations in aged care
Wallace, Sarah J., Mathew, Akhila, Mandrusiak, Allison and Hatton, Anna (2020). A single, early aged care experience improves speech-language pathology students’ attitudes towards older people, communication confidence, and career aspirations in aged care. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2020.1779346
2020
Journal Article
Educating students to educate patients
Forbes, Roma and Mandrusiak, Allison (2020). Educating students to educate patients. The Clinical Teacher, 16 (3) tct.13036, 244-248. doi: 10.1111/tct.13036
2020
Conference Publication
Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record
Barry, Benjamin, Lewis, Peter, Braunstein, Mark, Cottrell, Neil, Mandrusiak, Allison, Jauncey-Cooke, Jacqueline, Darlington, Sharon, Oancea, Iulia, Sullivan, Claire, Dobbins, Chelsea, Steel, Jim and Hansen, David (2020). Enabling interprofessional education via a new teaching tool based on an electronic medical record. ANZAHPE 2020 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 12-15 July 2020. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
2019
Journal Article
What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?
Batten, Heather, Lamont, Robyn, Kuys, Suzanne, McPhail, Steven and Mandrusiak, Allison (2019). What are the barriers and enablers that people with a lower limb amputation experience when walking in the community?. Disability and Rehabilitation, 42 (24), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1597177
2019
Journal Article
Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation
Batten, Heather R., McPhail, Steven M., Mandrusiak, Allison M., Varghese, Paulose N. and Kuys, Suzanne S. (2019). Gait speed as an indicator of prosthetic walking potential following lower limb amputation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43 (2), 196-203. doi: 10.1177/0309364618792723
2019
Conference Publication
Feedback provided to physiotherapy students by standardised patients: key stakeholder perspectives
Mandrusiak, Allison, Forbes, Roma and Williams, Katrina (2019). Feedback provided to physiotherapy students by standardised patients: key stakeholder perspectives. Australian Physiotherapy Association National Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 17-19 October, 2019.
2018
Journal Article
Cost-utility analysis of home-based telerehabilitation compared with centre-based rehabilitation in patients with heart failure
Hwang, Rita, Morris, Norman R., Mandrusiak, Allison, Bruning, Jared, Peters, Robyn, Korczyk, Dariusz and Russell, Trevor (2018). Cost-utility analysis of home-based telerehabilitation compared with centre-based rehabilitation in patients with heart failure. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28 (12), 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.11.010
2018
Journal Article
Cultural empathy in physiotherapy students: a pre-test post-test study utilising virtual simulation
Ward, Annika, Mandrusiak, Allison and Levett-Jones, Tracy (2018). Cultural empathy in physiotherapy students: a pre-test post-test study utilising virtual simulation. Physiotherapy, 104 (4), 453-461. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2018.07.011
2018
Journal Article
Development and reliability testing of a patient education performance tool for physical therapy students
Forbes, Roma and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). Development and reliability testing of a patient education performance tool for physical therapy students. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 33 (1), 64-69. doi: 10.1097/jte.0000000000000074
2018
Journal Article
Are people with lower limb amputation changing? A seven-year analysis of patient characteristics at admission to inpatient rehabilitation and at discharge
Batten, Heather, Kuys, Suzanne, McPhail, Steven, Varghese, Paulose and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). Are people with lower limb amputation changing? A seven-year analysis of patient characteristics at admission to inpatient rehabilitation and at discharge. Disability and Rehabilitation, 41 (26), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1492033
2018
Journal Article
A Single Clinical Experience in a Nursing Home Improves Physiotherapy Students' Attitudes Towards, and Confidence to Communicate With, Older People
Hatton, Anna Lucy and Mandrusiak, Allison (2018). A Single Clinical Experience in a Nursing Home Improves Physiotherapy Students' Attitudes Towards, and Confidence to Communicate With, Older People. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 36 (2-3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/02703181.2018.1449164
2018
Conference Publication
Barriers and enablers to community walking in people with lower limb amputation
Batten, Heather R., Mandrusiak, Allison, McPhail, Steven M., Kuys, Suzanne and Lamont, Robyn M. (2018). Barriers and enablers to community walking in people with lower limb amputation. 2018 ACRM American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Annual Conference, Dallas, TX United States, 28 September - 3 October 2018. Maryland Heights, MO United States: W.B. Saunders. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.07.161
2018
Conference Publication
Parents as a vital part of an integrated care pathway in plagiocephaly prevention and management in infants
Leung, Amy, Mandrusiak, Allison, Watter, Pauline, Gavranich, John and Johnston, Leanne (2018). Parents as a vital part of an integrated care pathway in plagiocephaly prevention and management in infants. 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Integrated Care, Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 November 2017. London, United Kingdom: Ubiquity Press. doi: 10.5334/ijic.s1161
2018
Journal Article
New-graduate physical therapistsʼ self-efficacy to perform patient education is influenced by entry-level training experiences
Forbes, Roma, Mandrusiak, Allison, Smith, Michelle and Russell, Trevor (2018). New-graduate physical therapistsʼ self-efficacy to perform patient education is influenced by entry-level training experiences. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 32 (1), 46-54. doi: 10.1097/JTE.0000000000000022
2017
Journal Article
Service learning in developing countries: Student outcomes including personal successes, seeing the world in new ways, and developing as health professionals
Crawford, Emma, Caine, Anne-Maree, Hunter, Lucy, Hill, Anne E., Mandrusiak, Allison, Anemaat, Lisa, Dunwoodie, Ruth, Fagan, Amy and Quinlan, Teresa (2017). Service learning in developing countries: Student outcomes including personal successes, seeing the world in new ways, and developing as health professionals. Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, 9, 74-81. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2017.08.006
2017
Journal Article
Getting to the Heart of the Matter: What Is the Landscape of Exercise Rehabilitation for People With Heart Failure in Australia?
Miller, Simon, Mandrusiak, Allison and Adsett, Julie (2017). Getting to the Heart of the Matter: What Is the Landscape of Exercise Rehabilitation for People With Heart Failure in Australia?. Heart and Lung Circulation, 27 (11), 1350-1356. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.08.016
2017
Journal Article
Training physiotherapy students to educate patients: a randomised controlled trial
Forbes, R., Mandrusiak, A., Smith, M. and Russell, T. (2017). Training physiotherapy students to educate patients: a randomised controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling, 101 (2), 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.08.009
2017
Journal Article
Identification of competencies for patient education in physiotherapy using a Delphi approach
Forbes, Roma, Mandrusiak, Allison, Smith, Michelle and Russell, Trevor (2017). Identification of competencies for patient education in physiotherapy using a Delphi approach. Physiotherapy, 104 (2), 232-238. doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.06.002
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Wellbeing of tertiary academics within health: where to next?
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Can lung ultrasound predict post-operative pulmonary complications in the adult cardiac surgery population, alter physiotherapy practice and decrease treatment times?
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The contribution of patient caseload complexity in bridging the gap between student and new graduate physiotherapist
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roma Forbes
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Master Philosophy
Exploring current practices in the evaluation of interprofessional simulation-based learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adriana Penman
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Doctor Philosophy
Study Strategies in Health Professions Education
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roma Forbes, Professor Jason Lodge
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Doctor Philosophy
Preparing and supporting recent graduate physiotherapists for the private sector
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alana Dinsdale, Dr Roma Forbes
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Doctor Philosophy
The ICU of the future project ¿ can redesigning the ICU environment improve patient outcomes?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring and enhancing physiotherapist competency in clinical documentation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roma Forbes
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Doctor Philosophy
Preparing new graduate physiotherapists to work with First Nations Australians: A cultural safety journey
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Roma Forbes
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Functional Outcomes of People with Lower Limb Amputation Following Inpatient Rehabilitation
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Patient education best practice; enhancing physiotherapy students' self-efficacy and skills.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trevor Russell, Associate Professor Michelle Smith
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Factors associated with the development of positional plagiocephaly in healthy infants
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Preparing and supporting new-graduate physiotherapists for rural practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trevor Russell, Dr Roma Forbes
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The use of active video games for maintaining a physically active lifestyle in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Professor Trevor Russell
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Providing heart failure rehabilitation in the home via telerehabilitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trevor Russell
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Physiotherapy intervention for 4-5 year old children born extremely preterm and/or extremely low birth weight.
Associate Advisor
Media
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- Cystic fibrosis
- Exercise
- Heart failure
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