In March 2019, Dr Joanne George from QCPRRC claimed two prestige awards from the Perinatal Society of Australia & New Zealand (PSANZ) Conference 2019:
- New Investigator Award – Allied Health/Other Specialties or Disciplines (Oral),
- PSANZ President’s Award – New Investigator (Oral)
Working as a clinical paediatric physiotherapist (Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Services) and research fellow (The University of Queensland), Dr George was recognised for her work on PPREMO project, which uses the ability of very early MRI and early clinical measures of motor, neurological and neurobehavioural function to identify infants at high risk of adverse motor outcomes following very premature birth. Jo also focuses on developing and implementing the state-wide Qld Early Detection and Intervention Network (QEDIN), for children at risk of Cerebral Palsy. The ultimate vision of QEDIN-CP is to improve the health and wellbeing of children with CP and their families through early detection and provision of early intervention.
Contact: Dr Jo George for collaborative and PhD project opportunities: j.george@uq.edu.au.
