SPEAKERS
Alex MacKensie
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Alex is the current Chair of CSP Council.
Alex qualified in 1991 in London, where she worked for a couple of years before moving to Aberdeen. Alex spent 19 years working in Acute Oncology and Haematology at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, part of NHS Grampian. More recently she took up a post at ARI as Clinical Lead in Acute Physiotherapy, still working clinically in Short Stay Medicine and GI wards.
Alex has been involved with the CSP for most of her career, starting out as a Steward, then Regional Steward for Scotland, serving as Chair of NGRS and chairing the Industrial Relations Committee. Alex also chaired the Governance review of the CSP, the Council decision of which was voted on at the AGM in 2017. Alex was elected to the new Council and subsequently elected as Chair in April 2018.
Darragh Whelen
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Dr. Darragh Whelan graduated from Trinity College School of Physiotherapy in 2009, placing first in his class. After graduation, he moved to Singapore, where he completed clinical rotations in cardiopulmonary, sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapy before returning to Trinity to obtain an MSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine (2012). He was awarded a Ph.D. from University College Dublin School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science in 2018. His doctoral studies involved the use of wearable sensor technology to identify aberrant movement profiles that may lead to increased injury risk. This work has been disseminated in over 15 peer-reviewed publications and forms the basis of a pre-commercialisation project, which he is currently undertaking. This project combines advances in machine learning and technology to benchmark fitness, enhance performance and assess injury risk in sporting populations. He continues to work clinically predominantly in sports
Andrew Cuff
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I'm a Chartered Physiotherapist working within Advanced Practice who specialises in the assessment and treatment of Musculoskeletal conditions with a specialist interest in the Shoulder & Elbow, Red Flags and Rheumatology. I'm a published researcher and have been invited to teach and speak at numerous national and international Conferences.
As of October 2017, I sit on the Education Committee of the European Society of Shoulder & Elbow Rehabilitation (EUSSER).
Helen Speake
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Dr Helen Speake is a researcher at the Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield Hallam
University. Helen's research focuses on the relationship between physical activity, health, wellbeing and quality of life, particularly for people with long-term conditions, and how to support people to adopt or maintain more active lives. Her work uses principles of human-centred design and involves key stakeholders including patients, clinicians and exercise professionals to develop and implement interventions that reflect the values, needs and desires of intended users and beneficiaries. Helen is also interested in strengths-based approaches and strategies to improve equality and diversity in health and wellbeing.
Rachael Moses
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JennyJohnson
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Jenny Johnson is a senior international faculty member of the McKenzie Institute International and travels both nationally and internationally lecturing and teaching post graduate courses to qualified physiotherapists, chiropractors and medical doctors. She has attained the highest level of post graduate education within the McKenzie method and has completed research into the assessment and management of back and joint pain.
Jenny has been a physiotherapist for both Commonwealth and Olympic Games athletes and has a wide range of experience with local, national and international clients of all levels. Jenny specializes is back and neck pain and after opening Injurytime Ltd in 1990 continues to run clinics in both Aberdeen and Peterhead.
Dr. Valerie Cooper
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Debbie Crerar
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I graduated from QMU in 2001 with a BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy. I have predominantly worked in the NHS, spending the first few years of my career experiencing hospital rotations before settling in MSK. I have worked in NHS Lothian for the last 11 years, moving to my current post of Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Midlothian in January 2018.
My current role was created in Midlothian in recognition of a need for physiotherapists and AHPs to look at new ways of working – which is very exciting for our profession. My main workstream just now is establishing a new first contact physiotherapy service in Midlothian whereby advanced practice physiotherapists see patients as an alternative to a GP for musculoskeletal conditions.
We are very early into the service and so far have seen over 1000 Midlothian patients in less than 4 months. The vast majority having waited less than 48 hours for an appointment. An improved patient, clinician and GP experience is being felt across the board.