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Professor Katherine Harding (PhD)
Professor of Allied Health (Implementation Science)
Professor Katherine Harding is an Occupational Therapist and Health Services Researcher, and Professor of Allied Health and Implementation Science at Eastern Health. Since completing her PhD in the field of triage systems for allied health services in 2013, she has become one of Australia’s leading researchers in health service waiting lists and managing demand for outpatient and community based-health services.
Professor Nicholas Taylor (PhD)
Professor of Allied Health
Nick is a Professor of Allied Health, a joint position between Eastern Health and La Trobe University. He leads the Allied Health Clinical Research Office at Eastern Health. Nick encourages clinicians to take on research projects, present, publish and to translate research to practice. His own research focuses on improving rehabilitation outcomes both in the way services are delivered and in investigating interventions that increase physical activity.
Email: n.taylor@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Annie Lewis (PhD)
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Annie has been working with the Allied Health Clinical Research Office at Eastern Health to improve access to ambulatory services since 2016. After joining the team as a project officer on the STAT stepped wedge randomised control trial, she completed a PhD applying STAT to a medical outpatient service. Prior to turning her hand to research, Annie had a long career as an Occupational Therapist with clinical and management experience in acute, sub-acute, community and educational settings.
Dr Kellie Angel (PhD)
Project Officer, Community Health Demand Management Project
Kellie Angel is an Occupational Therapist with extensive experience in the community health sector. Kellie is overseeing project work run in collaboration with the Department of Health Victoria to support implementation of the new Demand Management Toolkit for Community Health.
Rosie Harris
Project Support Officer- Audit Assist, Community Health Demand Management Project
Rosie is a Physiotherapist currently working in the Community Health sector. She is working on the Community Health Demand Management Project as an Administration Assistant with a primary focus on the Audit Assist program.
Kate Noeske
PhD candidate, Community Health Demand Management Project
Kate Noeske is a Physiotherapist currently working in the community health sector. She has commenced her PhD candidature exploring the implementation and impact of the Community Health Demand Management Toolkit.
Email: K.Noeske@latrobe.edu.au