A Neuro Physio Podcast
Sonia Denisenko - Masters of Public Health, Principal Policy Officer, Health System Design
19 Jan 2021
We talk about her varied career journey - Sonia has had about 5 careers as clinician, researcher, project manager, educator and in public health. She explains in detail her career trajectory, taking advantage of tangents, how a Masters of Public Health and volunteering with the Australian Physiotherapy Association supported her path. Sonia also touches on what skills physios do and don't bring to public health roles and we get some insights into life at the Department of Health during the pandemic. Finally, Sonia describes her legacy at the Victorian Clinical Stroke Network establishing vital stroke units and telemedicine, and a few tips on QI cycles!1.21 - Intro1.43 - Career pathway6.40 - Neuro Outcome Measures Manual11.30 - Working at the Victorian Department of Health12.06 - APA Committee & Titling as an APA Neuro Physio13.14 - Masters of Public Health, PhD or MBA?15.55 - Skills physios bring to public health19.00 - Sonia's average day since COVID pandemic20.55 - Establishing community day-hospitals in Victoria22.50 - Sonia's average day pre COVID27.01 - Remote working before COVID28.33 - Victorian Clinical Stroke Network - 10 stroke units across Victoria33.30 - APA Neurology Committee - broadening perspectives35.37 - Interested in a public health career?38.03 - Safer Care Victoria, Opportunities for secondments40.16 - Quality improvement methodologyReferences and Papers:Sonia’s ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Sonia-Denisenko-2035133440Links:Contact SoniaTwitter @SoniaDenisenkoLinkedIn Sonia DenisenkoLike our podcast and want to support us?Share the show with your friends & colleagues, give us a rating on your podcast platform or Buy us a coffee. Matt & Erin run the podcast out of their own time and resources. We'd love to update our recording equipment & cover our podcast publishing costs. Buy us a coffee if you can.
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