Professor Catherine Granger

👀📰#RCT on home exercise for #LungCancer patients after surgery: While it didn't improve self-report physical function, it ⬆️#ExerciseCapacity , #QOL & #SelfEfficacy up to 6 months! Program had high #PatientAdherence. Promising #HomeRecovery approach! ja.ma/4eZQTJ0

Australian clinical practice guideline for physical rehabilitation and mobilisation in adult intensive care units now published- more evidence to help clinicians get the best outcomes for our sickest patents @chodgsonANZICRC @tessabroadley australiancriticalcare.com/article/S1036-…

🏥 Our New Research: Falls Risk in #ICU Survivors 🚨 61% fell in first year after #ICU, most had multiple falls Highest risk: First 3 months post-discharge Highlights need for: 1️⃣ Screening 2️⃣ Medication optimization 3️⃣ Targeted #exercise #icurehab journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/pag…

@gwhishwilson @dtruongPT @CQU Congrats Georgie!!!!

What a week! Very excited (and a bit overwhelmed) to have delivered my PhD Completion Seminar on Monday and started my new role as Lecturer at @CQU on Tuesday. Onwards with two enormous tasks for the next couple of weeks: finishing thesis write-up and moving my life up to Cairns!

Speaking to @HealioPulm about the results of our RCT in #lungcancer and exercise 👇

@vincavalheri @LaraEdbrooke @gwhishwilson @LindaDenehy @selina_parry Thank you @vincavalheri We are very pleased to share the results!!!

Fantastic to see it published @GrangerCL @LaraEdbrooke @gwhishwilson Shaza @LindaDenehy @selina_parry and team! Great to see the positive change at 3 and 6 months! Congratulations to you all!! #lungcancer #exercise

@gwhishwilson Thank you @gwhishwilson for your wonderful contributions #teameffort

Thank you @GrangerCL for your leadership and the opportunity to be involved in this trial!

🚨New lung cancer exercise RCT🚨 Home-based 🏠 exercise can improve exercise capacity, QoL, self-efficacy for up to 6 months. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ read more below

@TheRMH @PhysioUnimelb @UniMelbMDHS @UniMelb

👀📰#RCT on home exercise for #LungCancer patients after surgery: While it didn't improve self-report physical function, it ⬆️#ExerciseCapacity , #QOL & #SelfEfficacy up to 6 months! Program had high #PatientAdherence. Promising #HomeRecovery approach! ja.ma/4eZQTJ0

🙏#editorial by #BrettBade and #CatherineAlfano on our trial Addressing Unanswered Questions in Lung Cancer Survivorship Care—Home-Based Physical Activity After Surgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… @selina_parry @LindaDenehy @LaraEdbrooke @gwhishwilson

So very proud of @gwhishwilson on winning the Head of School Award for excellence in graduate research #acutept #lungcancer @PhysioUnimelb

So proud!!!! 👏👏⭐️⭐️#superstars #PhD @gwhishwilson @dtruongPT 2x School Research excellence awards. @dtruongPT Best Poster @alisha_da_silva Best Pecha Kutcha at MSHS colloqium! #proudsupervisor 👏👏🏆🏆#acutept #icurehab @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy @UniMelbMDHS

@gwhishwilson Congrats Georgie!!!!

Thrilled to have shared some results of our lung cancer rehabilitation co-design project at the School of Health Sciences Colloquium. Watch this space for our paper! 📄👀 Also thrilled to have won a Head of School award for excellence in graduate research! 🏆

@dtruongPT @selina_parry @ShazaPhysio @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy Congrats Dom!!!!

Excited to share preliminary survey 📊 on #muscleultrasound at the Melbourne School of Health Sciences Grad Research Colloquium - 👀 this space! Also honoured to receive not 1 but 2 awards! 🤩 🏅Best Poster Presentation 🏅Head of School Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

@DrShaneRRR @LittleBigSteps Congratulations. Wonderful news

Today I am absolutely thrilled to announce that @LittleBigSteps has a new Ambassador to help us promote the work we do - giving kids with cancer the support they need to remain strong and active. The amazing Lucy Durack has agreed to join our dedicated team. Lucy is an AACTA, Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award winner and one of Australia’s leading ladies, with major stage and screen roles to her credit including Glinda in Wicked (GFO), Sophie in The Letdown (Netflix/ABC), Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical (GFO), Roxy in Sisters (Network Ten/Netflix), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (GFO), Chantelle “Tugger” Waugh in Doctor Doctor (Nine Network/Acorn TV), Rose Walker in Neighbours (Network Ten) and Audra in A Perfect Pairing (Netflix). Lucy records the I Love With Lucy podcast for Nova Entertainment, is the co-founder of evidence based pep talk app Hey Lemonade which won Best New Business at the 2023 AWSBC Awards and is in development with Gristmill and Jungle Entertainment on multiple television series. We all look forward to working closely with Lucy over the coming years!

@DrShaneRRR @UniMelb An amazing opportunity for a physiotherapist to conduct a PhD with us in paediatric oncology!!! EOIs closing soon

Okay people. This is an incredible opportunity to work alongside leaders at @unimelb and the Cancer charity I lead as CEO that supports kids during treatment. A huge scholarship package. And you get me as a third supervisor! 😁

🎓 Exciting PhD opportunity! The Dept of Physio & @LittleBigSteps are seeking a PhD student to research physiotherapy in paediatric oncology, focusing on exercise participation🏃‍♀️⛹️🏊 Benefit from a generous stipend and expert supervision. More info 👇 findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/13…

This review summarises the morbidities associated with major abdominal surgery, the current management of patients having abdominal surgery with a particular focus on physiotherapy interventions, and future directions for research and clinical practice. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@gwhishwilson @UniMelbMDHS @selina_parry @LaraEdbrooke @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy Congratulations Georgie!!!! Amazing work

Thrilled to have won 1st place in the @UniMelbMDHS “No-Bell Prize” competition! Really enjoyed this opportunity to develop important #scicomm skills. Thankful as always to my supervisors for their support @selina_parry @LaraEdbrooke @GrangerCL 🙏 @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy

@dtruongPT @UniMelb @UniMelbMDHS @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy @selina_parry @ShazaPhysio Congratulations Dom!!!!!

Celebrating being awarded 2nd place in the @UniMelb Visualise Your Thesis #VYT2024 competition! Always thankful for my supervisors, colleagues, and collaborators who continue to support me along my PhD journey in #ICU and #PoCUS. @UniMelbMDHS @PhysioUnimelb @BRT_LungGuy