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| A CusickSummaryAffiliation: University of Western Sydney Country: Australia Publications
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Continuing professional development for occupational therapy emergency department servicesAnne Cusick
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South, New South Wales 1797, Australia
Aust Occup Ther J 57:380-5. 2010..To explore continuing professional development (CPD) resources and needs of Australian emergency department occupational therapists...- Employer-sponsored occupational therapy professional development in a multicampus facility: a quality projectAnne Cusick
College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aust Occup Ther J 56:229-38. 2009..To critically assess and develop recommendations for professional development (PD) for occupational therapists in a multisite specialist cerebral palsy occupational therapy service... - Occupational therapy in emergency departments: Australian practiceAnne Cusick
University of Western Sydney, School of Biomedical and Health Services, Penrith South, Austrlaia
J Eval Clin Pract 15:257-65. 2009.... - University student death response plans using a structural management approach provide effective coordinated institutional actionAnne Cusick
University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC 1797, Australia
Death Stud 32:550-87. 2008.... - On becoming a practitioner-researcher in remote northern Australia: personal commitment and resources compensate for structural deterrents to researchAnne Cusick
College of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 30:1984-98. 2008..This study critically explores the experience of one clinician who developed the practitioner-researcher role in a remote hospital... 
Adapting the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure for use in a paediatric clinical trialAnne Cusick
College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 29:761-6. 2007..In this study it was adapted for very young children by deleting paid/unpaid work and household management categories and having parents act as proxies to rate child performance and their own satisfaction...- The experience of clinician-researchers in occupational therapyA Cusick
Division of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney at Campbelltown 2560, Australia
Am J Occup Ther 55:9-18. 2001..The findings further the understanding of clinician-researchers through the description of their experience and the empirically based theoretical formulation that explains it... - Effect of rater training on reliability of Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function scoresAnne Cusick
College of Social and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC 1797, NSW, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 47:39-45. 2005..We conclude that training for novice users increases familiarity and results in raters' perceiving higher levels of performance in some items. The Melbourne Assessment has high reliability even for novice users... - Managing risk and exerting control: determining follow through with falls preventionL Clemson
School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 21:531-41. 1999..This study used in-depth interviews to explore the perspectives of nine older women who had not followed through with environmental modification recommendations to reduce their risk of falls in the home... - Home-screen: a short scale to measure fall risk in the homeM Johnson
Health at Home Research Center, Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, Campbelltown, Australia
Public Health Nurs 18:169-77. 2001..The use of this scale, both as an initial screening instrument and as a monitoring tool for community nurses working with older people, is recommended... - A comparison of goal attainment scaling and the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure for paediatric rehabilitation researchA Cusick
College of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Pediatr Rehabil 9:149-57. 2006..To investigate the relative utility of Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) (adapted for children) and Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) as outcome measures for paediatric rehabilitation... - Consensus research priorities for cerebral palsy: a Delphi survey of consumers, researchers, and cliniciansSarah McIntyre
Cerebral Palsy Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 52:270-5. 2010..Research funds for cerebral palsy are scarce and competition for them is strong. This study aimed to identify questions for future research that were agreed to be a high priority... - Emergency departments: an emerging context of Australian allied health practiceLucinda Johnson
School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Australia
J Allied Health 38:E29-35. 2009..Issues current in Australia will be relevant to other developed countries where the ED demand, particularly by older people with complex and chronic conditions is outstripping capacity... - Fitting back in: adolescents returning to school after severe acquired brain injuryNicole L Sharp
Occupational Therapy Program, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 28:767-78. 2006..This was either facilitated or hindered by the extent and quality of organization, communication and support from parents, schoolteachers and the rehabilitation team... - Repeat injection of botulinum toxin A is safe and effective for upper limb movement and function in children with cerebral palsyKevin Lowe
Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation, Sydney Children s Hospital and University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 49:823-9. 2007..8 p=0.00: 2.3 p=0.04). BTX-A was not linked to adverse events, suggesting repeated upper limb injections in children with hemiplegia receiving occupational therapy were safe and effective for improvement of movement and function... - A pilot study on the impact of occupational therapy home programming for young children with cerebral palsyIona Novak
Cerebral Palsy Institute, PO Box 184, Brookvale NSW 2100 Sydney, Australia
Am J Occup Ther 61:463-8. 2007..These promising results suggest that further investigation of the impact of occupational therapy home programs is warranted... - Low-dose/high-concentration localized botulinum toxin A improves upper limb movement and function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsyKevin Lowe
Department of Paediatric Rehabilitation, Sydney Children s Hospital and University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 48:170-5. 2006..Moreover, function is better at 1, 3, and 6 months, suggesting BTX-A enhances therapy outcomes beyond the pharmacological effect. One- and 3-month Ashworth and QUEST scores suggest precise needle placement accuracy... - Effects of splinting on wrist contracture after stroke: a randomized controlled trialNatasha A Lannin
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2112 Australia
Stroke 38:111-6. 2007..We sought to determine whether wearing a hand splint, which positions the wrist in either a neutral or an extended position, reduces wrist contracture in adults with hemiplegia after stroke... - Factors affecting patient recruitment in an acute rehabilitation randomized controlled trialNatasha Lannin
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Occup Ther 60:177-81. 2006..001). CONCLUSION: Recruitment practices vary amongst therapists. Selection of therapists with postgraduate qualifications as recruiters may be an effective way to enhance recruitment rate...