PhD Candidate
Leona Dowman is a senior exercise physiologist in the pulmonary rehabilitation program at Austin Health. She recently completed her PhD in 'Therapeutic interventions in interstitial lung disease. Exercise training and supplemental oxygen'. For her PhD she led a multiāsite randomised controlled trial which defined the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for ILD across disease subgroups. Leona Dowman currently holds a postdoctoral position La Trobe University. Her main role will be to develop and conduct a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical benefits of a high intensity interval training protocol to the standard continuous exercise training method used in pulmonary rehabilitation in people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Through IBAS, she is currently working on a feasibility trial of water-based exercise training in connective tissues related interstitial lung disease.
PhD
SHIFT WORK AND BREASTFEEDING PROJECT
Researchers at Austin Health are looking for volunteers to participate in a study exploring the impact shift work has on breast milk composition. Participants will be compensated with a $100 gift voucher.
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a chronic lung condition that causes stiff lungs and restricts sufferers from taking a deep breath. Exercise in a gym, or swimming, walking or riding a bike, can help...
HEALTHY MALES AND FEMALES WANTED FOR SLEEP STUDY
Interested to participate in a study investigating the effect of fatigue on driving performance?
A/PROF MARK HOWARD AWARDED MAJOR COMPETITIVE MRFF GRANT
IBAS leads project to revolutionize Home Ventilation with $1.2 million grant for Assoc. Prof Mark Howard's research titled "Synchronise non-invasive ventilation at home".
PROF ANNE HOLLAND RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH AWARD
Prof Anne Holland receives prestigious award for Excellent in Research Engagement and Impact from Monash University.
WORLD SLEEP DAY ON 17TH MARCH 2023
The benefits of quality sleep and to acknowledge the issue of sleep problems and their medical, educational, and social aspects as well as the prevention and management of sleep disorders, is promoted on World Sleep Day on the 17th March 2023.
A/PROF MARK HOWARD IS LISTED IN 'THE AUSTRALIAN'
The Australian's Research magazine names the top researcher and top research institution in each field of research, based on the number of citations for papers published in the top 20 journals in each field over the past five years.