Presenters
Anne-Marie Hill
Professor Anne-Marie Hill is Senior Principal Research Fellow in the School of Allied Health, WA Centre for Health & Ageing at The University of Western Australia. Professor Hill (PhD awarded 2011 at UQ) research foci are Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation targeting Fall prevention. Professor Hill is an Australian Physiotherapy Association titled Gerontological physiotherapist, one of the first in Australia awarded this title, which recognises Professor Hill's continued leadership in the Physiotherapy profession nationally over 35 years and expertise in the field of Geriatrics. Professor Hill holds education qualifications and has led undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy teaching and HDR training and holds a NHMRC EL2 Investigator (2020-25) grant focusing on Fall Prevention. In Expertscape Professor Hill ranks in the 0.02% of top researchers in Fall prevention and was recently awarded $220,000 by the WA government for being one of WA's top 21 early/mid researchers
Elizabeth Webb
Elizabeth Webb is a lymphoedema physiotherapist with a clinical and research interest in chronic oedema management. She works in the lymphoedema service at Calvary Public Hospital Bruce in Canberra and has shared the role of Lymphoedema Service Coordinator and Senior Clinician since 2019. Elizabeth is currently completing a PhD through the University of Canberra investigating the impact and cost of compression therapy on recurrent cellulitis.
Ruth Hubbard
Ruth is a Consultant Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane and in October 2020 was appointed as the Masonic Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Queensland. She has published widely on the inflammatory aetiology of frailty, the difficulties of measuring frailty in clinical practice and the relationships between frailty and obesity, smoking, socioeconomic status and exercise. Based on the impact of her publications, she is currently ranked number 3 in a list of frailty experts worldwide.As a passionate advocate for her discipline, she is promoting academic geriatrics among Advanced Trainees, medical students and Allied Health colleagues. She is currently supervising 5 PhDs, 2 MPhils and numerous medical student projects. She has generated more than $9.3 million in grant income in the last 5 years, including as CIA on 2 NHMRC Project Grants.
Kylie Radford
Dr Kylie Radford is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Senior Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), and Conjoint Senior Lecturer with the School of Psychology and UNSW Ageing Futures Institute at the University of New South Wales. She completed her PhD and psychology training at the University of Sydney in 2010. Her diverse clinical research experience has involved studying early onset dementia, alcohol dependence, and cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injuries, mild cognitive impairment and epilepsy. Over the past 10 years, her research has focused on the epidemiology, neuropsychology and sociocultural experience of ageing and dementia with older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Working in close collaboration with Aboriginal communities, this work has highlighted the high prevalence and incidence of dementia in this population, and potentially modifiable risk factors across the life course. Current research aims to promote ageing well, identify dementia prevention and healthy ageing strategies, and translate findings into culturally sensitive dementia education and care.
Natalie Rando
Natalie Rando-Orr focusses her clinical and teaching skills in the fields of Neurological and Vestibular physiotherapy. With over 20 years' experience, Natalie currently splits her professional time between Bond University, Advanced Vestibular Clinics, Vestibular Courses and Vestibular Education Australia. She holds a Masters in Neurological Physiotherapy and has completed advanced training in the area of vestibular rehabilitation. Natalie previously held the position of Assistant Director of Physiotherapy (Rehabilitation) at the Gold Coast University Hospital (2004‐ 2012), where she instigated and managed the physiotherapy service for Vestibular Clients. For the last 8 years, Natalie has enjoyed private practice and is now a Managing Director of Advanced Vestibular Clinics. Since 2005, Natalie has delivered curriculum related to vestibular dysfunction at various universities including graduate-entry level at Bond University, Griffith University, and University of Queensland, as well as conducting post‐graduate level training throughout Australia. Natalie currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy at Bond University and is an APA Titled Neurological Physiotherapist.
