Professor Stacey George

Professor in Healthy Ageing, Support and Care and Matthew Flinders Professor

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

+61 8 72218287

stacey.george@flinders.edu.au

Sturt North (Sturt North, 210)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Professor Stacey George is an experienced neurological and driver trained occupational therapist and allied health researcher. Research expertise in the evaluation of interprofessional rehabilitation practice and interventions in improving participation in the real world setting. She has coordinated four randomised controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of rehabilitation targeting vision, driving and community mobility, involving government and non government sectors.

Research interests include technological advancements in rehabilitation practice, translation of evidence into practice, occupational therapy and allied health services research. Current research projects include the gaining of patients perspectives of Occupational Therapy intervention in the Emergency Department, effectiveness of driving rehabilitation following acquired brain injury, outpatient service redesign and building allied health research capacity.

Qualifications

PhD, Flinders University

Masters of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy, University of South Australia

Occupational Therapy Driver Assessment and Training, Certificate, University of Sydney

Bachelor of Applied Science, Occupational Therapy, Cumberland College of Health Sciences

Honours, awards and grants

Vice President and Executive Deans Award - Outstanding Individual Engagement 2019

Key responsibilities

Professor in Healthy Ageing Support and Care, Adelaide Primary Health Network

Academic Lead, Occupational Therapy

Research Lead, Occupational Therapy

Teaching interests

Stacey teaches into the both the postgraduate Programs in Clinical Rehabilitation which provides opportunities for training in interdisciplinary approaches to rehabilitation, and the Masters of Occupational Therapy programs. She teaches the Postgraduate course in Driver assessment and rehabilitation to Occupational Therapists and advanced practice topics in neurological rehabilitation.Her areas of teaching expertise include vision, cognition, physical and occupational rehabilitation for neurological conditions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and degenrerative neurological conditions. She supervises higher degree research students in occupational therapy and allied health practice.

Topic coordinator

OCCT8004 Occupational Therapy Evaluation and Practice 2

REHB8037 Occupational Therapy Driver Assessment and Rehabilitation

REHB9043 Advanced Practice in Neurological Occupational Therapy

Supervisory interests

Allied health

Driving performance

Health services research

Neurological rehabilitation

Vision impairment

Higher degree by research supervision

Current

Principal supervisor: Driving in people with mild cognitive impairment (1), Improving and standardizing the care of patients with behaviours of concern in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury (1), Community participation and physical activity of older adults (1), Ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) alterations as a predictor of visual function in optic neuritis (1)

Associate supervisor: Does the introduction of an allied health rural generalist pathway in rural South Australia improve workforce outcomes for early career allied health professionals? (1)

Completion

Principal supervisor: COPD in rural Australia and the influence of pulmonary rehabilitation (1), Client and staff experiences of goal setting and attainment in Transition Care Program (1)

Associate supervisor: Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation (1), Compassion in Care with Adults with Acquired Brain injury (1), Altered Functional self after rehabilitation (1), Driving and Stroke (1), Excitability and Unilateral visual neglect. (1), Clinical reasoning of Occupational Therapy driver rehabilitation interventions. (1), Telerehabilitation Outcomes for Frail Aged Patients Following Fracture and Technology Uptake by Patients and Clinicians (1)

Higher degree by research student achievements

Claire Gough

Industry Choice Best Poster Award, DocFest - SEP 2020

Claire Gough

Best Higher Degree by Research Student Publication - DEC 2019

Professional engagement

Stacey has been appointed the Conference Scientific Program Chair, for the OTA National Conference in 2021.

Working party member, Austroads and National Transport Commission, Australia: Medical Standards for licensing and clinical managements of guidelines, Australia, 2015 - now.

Member, National Driving Taskforce, OT Australia, 2014 - now.

Member of Stroke Guidelines Review Committee, National Stroke Foundation, Australia, 2015- now.

Chair, OT Australia- SA Division – 2015 – 2017. 2017-2020 Member of Council.

Medical expert and Deputy Covenor, expert review panels, Lifetime Support Authority, South Australia, 2014 – now.

Chairperson of the South Australian Statewide Clinical Network Research Group developing a strategic research plan for rehabilitation and hosted a research forum in rehabilitation in 2009-2010.

Chairperson of the Driver Interest Group of Occupational Therapists in South Australia in 2010. Key projects have included the development of a proposal for transport services in South Australia and liaison with key stakeholders including the AMA and licensing services.

Expert for media contact

Allied health

Rehabilitation

Stroke

Allied Health Practice

Occupational Therapy

Stroke and rehabilitation

Transport and Health

Available for contact via

+61 8 72218287

stacey.george@flinders.edu.au

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